TW201834460A - Display apparatus, television receiver, display control method, control apparatus, control method, and recording media - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to inform a user in an easily understood manner that a given instance of content is being recommended from among a plurality of instances of content. A recommendation control unit (303'): generates a recommendation screen which includes objects for each instance of content, said objects serving to start display of each of the instances of content, and wherein, from among the objects of each of the instances of content, the object which relates to the most highly recommended content is displayed in an enhanced manner; when background information associated with the most highly recommended content is included with background information which a recommendation information acquisition unit (301') has acquired, sets a background of the recommendation screen to a background that is denoted by the background information associated with the most highly recommended content; and displays the recommendation screen and the background of the recommendation screen upon a display unit (27).

Description

Display device, television receiver, display control method, control device, control method, and recording medium

One aspect of the present invention relates to a control device or the like for displaying recommended information of contents.

As a prior art, a technique of recommending a program according to a user's preference is known.

A technique is disclosed in which a plurality of objects are placed on a display image of a display device, and if any one of the objects is selected by the user, the image is transferred to a screen according to the selected object (Patent Document 1). Further, a technique is disclosed in which a content image is displayed on a background image, and if a content image is selected, a corresponding content item is played, and the content image to be noted is highlighted, and the content image to be noted is displayed. Relevant information.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2010-165354 (published on July 29, 2010). [Patent Document 2] Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2011-54205 (2011) Open on the 17th)

In the above prior art, as a method of recommending content, the following recommended method is to set the object of the recommended content to be larger than the other contents.

An aspect of an aspect of the present invention is to easily and intuitively convey to a user a situation in which a certain content is recommended among a plurality of contents.

In order to solve the above problems, the display device of the present invention displays recommendation information of a plurality of contents on the display unit, wherein the display device includes: a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information; and a screen generation unit that generates a recommendation screen; and the display unit The screen generating unit generates a recommendation screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, and an object related to the most recommended content among the objects of each content is highlighted, and the background information obtaining unit When the obtained background information includes background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen, and the display unit displays the recommended screen. And the background of the recommended screen.

In order to solve the above problems, the display control method of the present invention displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display unit, wherein the display control method includes: a background information obtaining step of acquiring background information; and a screen generating step of generating a recommended screen; a step of displaying, comprising: generating a recommendation screen including an item for each content for starting the display of each content and an item of the content of each of the items related to the most recommended content being highlighted; and When the background information obtained by the background information obtaining step includes background information related to the most recommended content, the background of the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen. In the display step, the recommended screen and the background of the recommended screen are displayed.

In order to solve the above problems, the control device of the present invention displays recommendation information of a plurality of contents on the display device, wherein the control device includes: a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information; and a screen generation unit that generates a recommendation screen, the screen The generating unit generates a recommendation screen including an object for each content for starting the display of each content, and an item of the content of each of the objects related to the most recommended content is highlighted, and is obtained by the background information obtaining unit. When the background information contains background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen.

In order to solve the above problems, the control method of the present invention is a control method for a control device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display device, wherein the control method includes: a background information obtaining step of acquiring background information; and a screen generating step, Generating a recommendation screen, the screen generating step comprising: generating an item containing each content for starting the display of each content, and the recommended item of the object of each content related to the most recommended content is highlighted And when the background information obtained by the background information obtaining step includes background information related to the most recommended content, setting a background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content as the recommended screen The steps of the background.

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to convey an effect of easily understanding to the user that one of the plurality of contents is recommended.

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 9 .

[Outline] An outline of the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1 . Fig. 1 is a view for explaining the operation of the recommendation system 5 of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1(a), the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment includes an STB (Set Top Box) 3 (control device) and a terminal device 4. The STB 3 is a device that displays recommended information of the content in the terminal device 4. In the present embodiment, the terminal device 4 is an example of a television receiver (hereinafter sometimes referred to as TV), but the terminal device 4 is not limited to a television receiver. The details of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 will be described later.

In the recommendation system 5, as shown in FIG. 1(a), if the STB3 detects the user by the human sensor, as shown in FIG. 1(b), the STB3 obtains a recommendation from the server 1 not shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the terminal device 4.

Further, in the recommendation system 5, as shown in FIG. 1(c), when the user presses the home key of the remote controller, as shown in FIG. 1(b), the STB3 is not shown in FIG. The server 1 displays the recommendation information and displays it on the terminal device 4.

[Recommended Screen] The recommended screen displayed for STB3 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 . FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a recommendation screen. In the illustrated example, the cards 70A to 70D are arranged in a row of four in the vicinity of the center of one screen. Furthermore, when it is not necessary to distinguish each card, it is only described as the card 70.

The card 70 disposed on the recommended screen of the illustration can be selected by the user's input operation. In other words, each card 70 is an item for selecting content recommended by the card 70. As shown in the figure, when the card 70 is recommended to play content such as content or network content, the STB 3 displays the content on the terminal device 4 in accordance with the above input operation, or performs preview viewing or scheduled recording of the content in the terminal device 4. Furthermore, the input operation is not particularly limited. For example, any one of the cards 70A to 70D can be selected according to the right button, the left button, and the like of the remote controller of the user pressing the terminal device 4.

On the recommended screen, among the four recommended contents, the card 70 (card 70A in Fig. 2) related to the most recommended content is highlighted. In the present embodiment, by displaying the size of a larger card than other cards, the card related to the most recommended content is highlighted.

Moreover, when the background information related to the most recommended content exists, the background displayed by the background information is set as the background of the recommended screen. In the illustrated example, an image 71 related to the most recommended content is displayed on the background of the recommended screen. Further, in the background, an operation object 72 of a character of "promotional movie" is displayed in the vicinity of the upper right side of the recommended screen shown. The operation object 72 is an item for displaying related information related to the most recommended content. In the present embodiment, when the operation object 72 is selected, the STB 3 displays the playback screen of the promotion movie of the most recommended content on the terminal device 4 in place of the recommended screen.

Also, as shown, the recommendation screen may contain information that is not related to the recommended content. The information is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, information displayed near the upper side of the recommended screen shown. The information is current time, today's date and day of the week, tomorrow's weather (weather forecast) and maximum and minimum temperatures. This information is updated by the STB3 periodically obtained from the server.

Further, three images 74a, 74b, and 74c are displayed in a row in the horizontal direction in the vicinity of the lower right of the recommended screen shown. If the images 74a, 74b, 74c are selected by the user's input operation, the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 perform processing according to the image.

The image 74a on the left is an object for causing the terminal device 4 to end the display of the recommended screen and start the display of the content to be played. When the image 74a is selected, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display the playback content in place of the recommended screen. That is, the terminal device 4 is caused to perform output switching from the external output (output of STB3) to the internal output (output of the terminal device 4).

Further, the central image 74b is an object for causing the user to set the recommended screen. When the image 74b is selected, the STB 3 displays a setting screen for setting the recommended screen on the terminal device 4 instead of the recommended screen.

Further, the image 74c on the right is an object for displaying information on the right relationship. When the image 74c is selected, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display a screen instead of the recommended screen: a screen for presenting information relating to the right of each of the contents of the recommended screen displayed on the card 70. Furthermore, the processing when the image displayed on the recommended screen and the image are selected by the user is not limited to the above example.

Further, arrow images 76a and 76b are displayed on the left and right of the recommended screen shown. The arrow images 76a and 76b are objects for switching the card 70 placed on the recommended screen. When the arrow images 76a and 76b are selected by the user's input operation, the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 switch the card 70 placed on the recommended screen.

Furthermore, when the displayable card 70 is less than four, the displayed card 70 may be three or less.

Further, below the area where the card 70 is placed, an indication 78 is displayed which indicates which card group is displayed on the recommended screen. The indication 78 includes a plurality of circular marks, and when the arrow images 76a, 76b are selected, the circular marks highlighted are displayed.

[Outline of Recommendation System 5] Next, an outline of the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 3 . Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the recommendation system 5 of the embodiment. As shown in the figure, the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment includes a server 1, an STB 3, a TV (terminal device 4), a content distribution server, and a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller).

The server 1 of the present embodiment transmits recommendation information generated based on the user's viewing history or the like to the STB 3 instead of the terminal device. Furthermore, the functions of the server 1 can be implemented by individual servers.

The STB 3 receives the recommended information transmitted by the server 1, generates a recommended screen (see FIG. 2), and displays the recommended screen on the TV (terminal device 4). Further, as described above, the STB 3 makes the display of the content (play content or external content) selected from the recommended screen and the scheduled viewing of the broadcast content equal to the execution of the terminal device 4. Further, the STB 3 includes a human sensor as shown in the figure. As described above, when the user is detected, the STB 3 causes the recommendation information to be displayed on the terminal device 4.

The TV is the above-described terminal device 4. The terminal device 4 has a function of acquiring external content (network content distributed via the Internet) and displaying it in addition to the broadcast content of the general TV. Thereby, the terminal device 4 can display the external content selected from the recommended screen.

In the present embodiment, the STB3 and the TV (terminal device 4) are different devices, but the function of the STB 3 may be mounted on the TV (the terminal device 4).

The remote control shown is the same as the previous remote. Further, in FIG. 3, an arrow is described in such a manner that the STB 3 directly receives the signal output from the remote controller. However, when the remote controller of the terminal device 4 is used, the terminal device 4 receives the signal output from the remote controller. Further, the terminal device 4 transmits the received signal to the STB 3, whereby the STB 3 recognizes the operation content performed by the remote controller. For example, when the terminal device 4 obtains a signal indicating that the remote controller's decision button or the up button is pressed in the state in which the recommended screen is displayed, the terminal device 4 transmits the signal to the STB 3. The STB3 can know that the card 70 is selected by the above signal.

Of course, it is also possible to directly operate the STB 3 by a remote controller (remote operation device).

The content distribution server transmits the external content to the terminal device 4. Furthermore, there may be multiple content distribution servers.

[Main Configuration of Server 1] Next, the configuration of the main part of the server 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 4 . 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of the server 1. As shown in the figure, the server 1 includes a server control unit 10, a server storage unit 11, and a server communication unit 12, and the server control unit 10 controls each part of the server 1 to control the server storage unit 11. Various data used by the server 1 are stored, and the server communication unit 12 is a server 1 for communicating with an external device.

As the communication target device via the server communication unit 12, in addition to the STB3, an external server or the like having a predetermined service can be provided. Further, it is possible to provide recommendation information to a plurality of STBs by one server 1. That is, the object communication device by the server communication unit 12 may include, for example, an STB of a user's living room, an STB of a bedroom, or the like. Further, since a vehicle having a communication function is also present in a vehicle such as an automobile, such a vehicle can be used as the communication target STB3. Further, the communication target may include a machine different from the owner such as other home televisions. Although only one server communication unit 12 is illustrated in FIG. 4, a plurality of communication units may be provided, and different communication units may be used depending on the communication target.

Further, the server control unit 10 includes a terminal authentication unit 100, a user identification unit 101, a recommendation information generation unit 102, an information management unit 103, a layout selection unit 104, and an information transmission unit 105. Further, the server memory unit 11 stores a personal ‧ family ‧ a machine DB 110 , a recording DB 111 , service information 112 , a knowledge DB 113 , and layout information 114 .

The terminal authentication unit 100 performs authentication of the STB3. Specifically, the terminal authentication unit 100 determines whether or not the device ID received from the STB 3 matches the device ID registered in advance, and if the matching is successful, the authentication is successful, and if not, the authentication is failed. The terminal device 2 that has successfully authenticated becomes the notification target of the recommended information.

The user-specific unit 101 specifies the user of the presentation object of the recommendation information. Specifically, the user identification unit 101 specifies the user of the user ID notified from the STB 3 as the user of the presentation target of the recommendation information.

The recommendation information generating unit 102 generates recommendation information. Specifically, the recommendation information generating unit 102 generates recommendation information based on at least one of the following information. (1) Profile of the user (2) of the user specified by the user-specific unit 101 (gender, age, taste, hobbies, etc.) (3) Family profile of the user (address, family composition, family total) (4) Introduction to the machine owned by the user (machines other than STB3 and STB3) (type of machine, function of the machine, etc.) (5) Information on the use of STB3 by the user and his family (6) Information on the use of the machine when the user displays (6) The usage record information of the machine owned by the user (7) The usage record information of the machine owned by the other user from other users ( 8) Relevant knowledge database (9) Index information of external service (10) Time when the recommended information is output (current time zone) (11) Information to be recommended (Server 1 recommended content, from external servo Further, when the user specifying unit 101 specifies a user of two or more users, the recommended information generating unit 102 may generate a plurality of uses based on the plurality of uses. The recommendation information. In this case, the recommendation information generating unit 102 may generate recommendation information based on a combination of a plurality of users. For example, when the identified user is a father or a mother, it is possible to generate recommendation information of the content of the type that the users of the two persons have watched frequently in the past. Moreover, when a plurality of users include a predetermined user, recommendation information based on the predetermined user may be generated. For example, when a plurality of users include a 12-year-old son, it is possible to generate recommendation information for a movie (content) suitable for 15 years or older, and to generate recommended information for a 12-year-old viewable content.

Further, it is also expected that the user-specific unit 101 is in a specific failure of the user. In this case, the recommended information generating unit 102 can include only the contents of all users (for example, all members of the family) who are suitable for registration in the recommended information based on the usage record information and the operation record information of the STB 3.

The information management unit 103 acquires and manages various types of information that are referred to when the generation of the recommendation information and the selection of the layout information are selected. For example, the information management unit 103 acquires status information indicating the status when the STB 3 outputs the recommended information, and operation record information of other STBs different from the STB 3. Examples of the status information include a time or time zone, a user ID of a user located around the STB 3, and the number of the users. Further, the operation record information is information indicating an operation record of the other terminal device. The above operation record information may be, for example, operation record information including a start start date, a time, a start stop date, and a time. In this case, the start start date and time may be a date and time when the power is turned ON or the display is turned ON, and the start stop date and time may be a date and time when the power is turned OFF or the display is turned OFF. Further, the operation record information may be operation record information indicating a record of a user operation received by the other device. In this case, in addition to operations such as power-on or display ON, it is also possible to include a record of the operation of selecting the output content in the operation recording information. Therefore, it is also possible to generate the user-like preference of the other terminal device by acquiring the operation record information. Recommended information about the content. Further, when the other terminal device is the output device of the content, the action log information may be the view record information of the content in the other terminal device. Further, the operation record information (view record information) may include information indicating a user who operates the other terminal device (viewed content). Thereby, it is possible to generate recommendation information that is similar to the user of the STB 3 and recorded according to the operation of other STB users.

The arrangement selecting section 104 selects arrangement information for outputting the recommendation information from the plurality of arrangement information 114.

The information transmitting unit 105 notifies the terminal device 2 of the recommended information generated by the recommended information generating unit 102 and the arrangement selected by the arrangement selecting unit 104, and the recommended information is output by the arrangement.

Personal ‧ Family ‧ The machine DB 110 is a database that stores a personal profile of the user, a profile of the family, and a profile of the machine used by the user or family.

In addition to the user's ID, the profile also contains various information related to the user (such as age, gender, interests, occupation, family composition, ownership of the machine, etc.). The personal profile can be, for example, information as described below. Personal profile: User ID P1234, age 38, gender Female, interest Cuisine, dancing Family profile In addition to family ID, it also contains various information related to the family (such as constituent members, common interests, etc.). The family profile can be, for example, information as described below. Family Profile: Family ID K2299, Member User ID P2234, User ID P3455 Machine Profile In addition to the machine ID of the machine, it also contains various information related to the machine (such as owner or all family, setting place, machine category) Wait). The machine profile can be, for example, information as described below. In the following example, the installation location is indicated by a postal code. However, if the installation location can be specified, the postal number or the information outside the residence may be applied. For example, it may be represented by latitude and longitude information, or may be arranged in a relationship with a user, such as a user's room of the user ID (P1234). Machine Description: Machine ID X2345, Machine Category TV, Screen Size 52吋, Setup Location〒123-4567 Record DB111 is a database that records the action record (also known as usage record, operation record, watch record or operation record) of STB3. Further, in the recording DB 111, an operation record of a device other than the STB 3 (including a device owned by the user of the STB 3 or a family owned by the owner and a device different from the owner) is also recorded. In this way, various machines and various user record information are collected and recorded, thereby being able to prompt the recommended information recorded according to the actions of other users. For example, when there is a content having a high viewing rate via a television of a predetermined model, it is possible to present recommendation information of content similar to the content. Further, for example, it is possible to present recommendation information of content viewed by other users who are similar to the user.

For example, an operation record of each user can be recorded in the record DB 111. In this case, in addition to the machine ID of the STB3 and the user ID of the user being viewed, (i) the start and stop times of the display of the television (which may also include the date and time), and (ii) the television program being watched may be recorded. Program information (which can be a videographer) and (iii) viewing time. Furthermore, it is also possible to record the viewing history of the web content or the download record of the application.

The service information 112 is information related to an external service (index information of an external service) obtained from an external server. For example, the service information 112 related to the travel content may include a play date and time, a station, a title of the content, a content of the content, and a category (eg, drama or movie, science fiction, etc.). Further, for example, the service information 112 related to the VOD (Video On Demand) content may include the title of the content, the artist, the content of the content, the category, and the like. Moreover, for example, the service information 112 related to the application may include a title (application name), an application content and a category (a map application, a game application, etc.), a user's evaluation of the application, and the like. Furthermore, the service information 112 can be stored in a temporary storage unit (not shown).

The knowledge DB 113 is a database that records other information for generating recommended information. For example, the annual calendar (why today, etc.), local information (day of littering, etc.) are recorded in the knowledge DB 113. In addition to this, a dictionary or the like indicating the distance between words may be recorded in the knowledge DB 113. The knowledge DB 113 can be updated as appropriate to be the latest knowledge. Further, the information recorded in the knowledge DB 113 can be learned by an external server tour or the like. Alternatively, an output phrase for sound output or text output recommendation information may be stored in the knowledge DB 113.

The layout information 114 is information indicating the display arrangement in the format of the output recommendation information. In this example, although an example in which the recommended information is displayed by the arrangement information selected from the plurality of arrangement information 114 is described, other output formats (for example, the format of the sound output) can also be selected from a plurality of back-ups, and borrowed. The recommended information is output by this format.

[Flow from Card Generation to Display] Next, the flow from the generation of the card 70 to the display will be described with reference to Fig. 5 . Fig. 5 is a view showing a flow of generation and display of a card. The learning server acquires the viewing record of the content in the end device 4 by the STB 3 or the terminal device 4, and records the viewing record as the viewing record in the STB 3 or the terminal device 4. Furthermore, when the user who views the content is identified, it can also be recorded as the viewing record of the user.

The distribution server obtains meta information that is the source of the card 70 by the content provider. Further, at this time, intent information indicating the intention or desire of the content provider related to the display of the card 70 can be obtained. The intention information may be, for example, information indicating whether the thumbnail can be displayed or displayed, such as expiration date, priority, and the like.

Then, the distribution server determines the card 70 to be displayed on the terminal device 4 from the background information and the viewing history. Also, the distribution server determines the background of the card 70 corresponding to the background information determined from the background information. Preferably, the background indicates the background of the information related to the determined card 70. However, when there is no information related to the determined card 70, although it is not related to the determined card 70, the background is determined to correspond to the display. The background of the information on the card 70. The distribution server sends the determined card 70 and the background corresponding to the determined card 70 to the STB 3. In this manner, the distribution server determines the card 70, whereby the recommendation information of the content provided by the plurality of content providers can be presented to the user in the form of the card 70. That is, the distribution server provides a platform that can recommend content regardless of the content provider.

Further, the STB 3 displays the background of the received card 70 and the card 70 corresponding to the most recommended content on the terminal device 4. At this time, the STB 3 may change the display content of the card 70 or the like based on the intention information with respect to the card 70. Furthermore, the processing of the STB 3 at this time can be performed by installing the content provider's application software (CP-Apps) in the STB 3.

[Processing Performed by Server] The functions of the above-described learning server and distribution server can be realized by one server 1 shown in FIG. This will be described based on Fig. 4 .

The information management unit 103 acquires and records the viewing record of the content in the terminal device 4. Further, the viewing history may be acquired directly by the terminal device 4 or may be acquired via the STB 3. The acquired viewing history is stored in the recording DB 111 in association with the device ID of the terminal device 4.

The recommended information generating unit 102 generates recommended information associated with various data and intention information necessary for displaying the background of the card 70 and the card 70. A card 70 and the background of the card 70 are generated relative to a recommended content. Thereby, the background of one card 70 and the card 70 is displayed with respect to one of the recommended contents. The following describes the generation of recommended information.

First, the recommended information generating unit 102 determines the recommended content by the following three methods. It is preferable to determine a plurality of contents by each method in such a manner that the recommended content is not biased. Further, the method of determining the content of the recommendation is not particularly limited, and may be determined, for example, by a method described as a premise. (1) Recommendations based on the viewing history (2) Recommendations from external services (3) Recommendations based on rankings, (1) In the terminal device 4, the content that is frequently viewed, the content of the frequently viewed category, and the common The content performed by the performer who performs the content that is frequently viewed is set as the recommended content. Further, in the above (2), the content specified by the content provider or the content of the content provider or the content of the video or the number of reserved viewings is set as the recommended content. Then, the above (3) the content of the viewing rate or the number of viewers at this time point is set as the recommended content.

Next, the recommended information generating unit 102 acquires the background information and the intention information of the recommended content from the content provider or the like of the content.

The recommended information generating unit 102 generates data to be displayed on the card 70 from the acquired background information. Further, data indicating background information indicating the background of the corresponding card 70 is generated. Further, it is associated with the generated or acquired data and the intention information, and is generated as recommendation information corresponding to one card 70.

The recommendation information generated by the recommendation information generating unit 102 is transmitted to the STB 3 via the information transmitting unit 105. The recommendation information when the content is the content to be played may include, for example, the reason for recommending the content, the name of the station, the date and time of the broadcast, the title and content of the content, and a thumbnail of the content. Further, when the content is external content, the station name and the broadcast date and time can be changed to the content provider name and the playback time length, respectively. Furthermore, the number of recommended pieces to be transmitted, that is, the number of cards 70 is preferably set to 5 or more. Thereby, the room for selecting the card 70 displayed on the STB3 side is generated.

Furthermore, the recommendation information generating unit 102 may generate the card 70 as the recommendation information, and the layout selecting unit 104 configures the card 70 as the arrangement as shown in FIG. 2, and generates a recommended screen in which the background related to the most recommended content is synthesized. The information transmitting unit 105 transmits the recommended screen to the STB 3. In this case, the STB 3 may directly display the received recommended screen on the terminal device 4.

[Main part configuration of STB] The main part configuration of STB3 will be described based on Fig. 6 . FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4. As shown in the figure, the STB 3 includes an STB control unit 30, an STB storage unit 31, an STB communication unit 32, an STB-terminal communication unit 33, and a human sensor 34. Further, the STB control unit 30 includes a user presence determination unit 300, a recommendation information acquisition unit 301, a recommended content determination unit 303, and an FB processing unit 304.

The STB control unit 30 is a controller that integrates each part of the STB 3, and the STB memory unit 31 stores various data used by the STB 3. Further, the STB communication unit 32 is the STB 3 for communicating with an external device (for example, the server 1), and the STB-terminal communication unit 33 is the STB 3 for communicating with the terminal device 4. Further, the communication method of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 is not particularly limited, but an example of wired connection by HDMI (registered trademark) will be described here. Further, the STB sound output unit 35 outputs a sound in accordance with the STB control unit 30.

The user presence determination unit 300 detects the user around the STB 3 and activates the STB 3 (shifts to a state in which the terminal device 4 can output a video).

The recommended information acquisition unit (background information acquisition unit) 301 acquires recommendation information from the server 1, that is, information related to various data and intention information necessary for displaying the card 70. Further, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 also acquires background information indicating the background corresponding to the card 70 from the server 1.

The background information for indicating the background of the corresponding card 70 includes predetermined background information and background information associated with any of the contents indicated by the objects included in the recommended screen.

The recommended content determining unit 302 determines the recommended information displayed on the terminal device 4. At this time, the recommended content determining unit 302 preferably does not set the recommended content displayed on the terminal device 4 for the playback content whose playback time is equal to or shorter than the predetermined time (for example, 2/3 of the playback time). Furthermore, the "determined time" may be a time determined according to the length of the playback time of the recommended content, as in the above-described example, and may be, for example, a fixed time of ten minutes or the like. Further, regarding the playback content immediately before the start of playback (for example, five minutes before the start of playback), it is preferable that the recommended information for the scheduled recording of the recommended content is not set as the recommended information displayed on the terminal device 4. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the recommendation information from being selected but not being able to record the content from the beginning.

Furthermore, the recommended content determining unit 302 can determine the recommended information displayed on the terminal device 4 based on at least one of the terminal device 4 and the user. For example, the recommendation information of the age-restricted content may not be displayed on the terminal device 4 that the user of the age limit views. Further, it is possible to set the recommendation information (or not to display) which the user can set what kind of content to display, and in this case, the recommended content determining unit 302 selects the recommended information according to the setting of the user. In this way, it is assumed that the recommendation information selection criterion can be set on the STB 3 side of the user, not on the server 1 side, whereby the server 1 can transmit the recommendation information common to the plurality of STBs 3 together. , can be sent efficiently. Further, although the STB 3 finishes receiving the recommendation information from the server 1, it does not display it based on the selection criteria. Therefore, if the selection criterion is changed, the recommendation information can be displayed without accessing the server 1.

Further, the recommended content determining unit 302 changes the display content of the recommended recommended information based on the timing at which the recommended information is displayed. Specifically, when the recommended information includes a thumbnail image of the content, the recommended content determining unit 302 determines whether or not the information indicating the display of the thumbnail image is included as the intention information. Then, when it is determined that it is included, it is determined that the thumbnail image is displayed, and when it is determined that it is not included, it is determined that the thumbnail image is not displayed. In addition, when the information indicating the period during which the thumbnail image is permitted to be displayed is included in the intention information, the recommended content determining unit 302 determines whether or not the current time is within the period, and determines that the current time is not displayed. When it is not displayed, the recommended content determining unit 302 may set the video display area to a blank or display an image indicating the type of the recommended content in the video display area.

When the recommended content determination unit 302 sets a priority to the plurality of recommended information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301, the recommended content determination unit 302 determines the recommended information to be displayed based on the priority. Information indicating the priority of the recommended information can be included, for example, in the intent information. In addition, when the recommended information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301 includes necessary recommendation information indicating the display necessary information that must be displayed, the recommended content determination unit 302 displays the necessary recommended information regardless of the priority. Displaying required information can also be included in the intent information. In this case, the display of the recommended information can be controlled on the content provider side. That is to say, the content provider can display the recommendation information of the specific content or display it at a high probability by displaying the necessary information or including the high priority setting in the intention information.

Further, the recommended content determining unit 302 determines the most recommended content.

The recommendation control unit (screen generation unit) 303 generates a recommendation screen based on the determination of the recommended content determination unit 302. The recommendation screen includes an object for each content for starting the display of each content. The recommendation control unit 303 generates, on the object of each content, a recommendation screen in which the object related to the most recommended content determined by the recommended content determination unit 302 is highlighted. Further, when the background information related to the most recommended content is included in the background information acquired by the recommended information obtaining unit 301, the recommendation control unit 303 sets the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content as the background information. The background of the most recommended picture. On the other hand, when the background information related to the most recommended content is not included in the background information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301, the recommendation control unit 303 displays the recommended information acquisition unit 301. The background shown in other background information is set to the background of the recommended screen.

The recommendation control unit 303 outputs the information of the recommended screen on which the background is set to the terminal device 4. Further, when the content recommended by the object included in the recommended screen is the content to be played, when the playback time of the content is equal to or less than the predetermined time, the recommendation control unit 303 ends the display of the object to the recommended screen. In this case, the object such as the object or the external content whose playback time has not become the playback content of the predetermined time or less may continue to be displayed on the recommended screen, or a new object may be added instead of the object that ends the display. In the case of addition, it is preferable to add an object related to the object to be displayed (for example, the same reason for the recommendation or the viewer who recommended the content to be played). Also, the recommended screen itself can be updated.

Further, the recommendation control unit 303 outputs the content of the recommendation information selected by the terminal device 4 to the terminal device 4. Specifically, when any button of the remote controller of the terminal device 4 is pressed in the state in which the recommended screen is displayed, the STB cooperative control unit 400 of the terminal device 4 transmits a signal indicating that the pressed button is pressed to the STB 3. Then, the recommendation control unit 303 specifies the recommendation information selected from the above signals, and instructs the terminal device 4 to output the content of the recommended information.

The FB processing unit 304 specifies the recommended information displayed on the terminal device 4 and the recommended information displayed on the terminal device 4 and is not selected, and notifies the specific result to the predetermined notification destination device. Specifically, the specific result is notified to the server 1, and the specific result notified is acquired by the information management unit 103 of the server 1, and is recorded in the record DB 111. Specifically, the information management unit 103 records in association with the information indicating the content, the ID of the terminal device 4 (including the user ID when the user can specify), and whether or not the information is selected. Further, it is also possible to record by combining the date and time of the recommended content. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the distribution server and the learning server are distinguished, the "determined notification destination device" is a server that determines the recommendation information supplied to the STB 3, that is, the learning server.

This record is reflected in the generation of the recommendation information after the next time by the recommendation information generating unit 102. In other words, the recommended information generating unit 102 determines that the user's preference is in accordance with the content selected by the user. Further, the content of the same category as the content, the content of the performer of the same content as the content, and the content related to the content are preferentially set as the recommendation information. On the other hand, for the content that is not selected by the user, it is determined that the user's preference of the terminal device 4 is not satisfied. Further, the content of the same category as the content, the content of the same performance as the artist, and the content related to the content are set as the priority of the recommendation information.

However, even if the recommendation information conforming to the user's preference is not selected when the user does not watch the content, the unselected recommendation information is not set to be inconsistent with the user's preference, and can be set to An evaluation that matches the hobby and the incompatibility. Thereby, compared with the content which is known to conform to the preference of the user, the possibility of being recommended is lowered, and the recommendation can be given more preferentially than the content which is known to be inconsistent with the preference of the user.

Furthermore, although the recommendation information is selected to start viewing the content, it is also considered that the content is not viewed until the end and the viewing is ended. In particular, when the viewing time of the content is short, there is a possibility that the content does not conform to the user's preference. Here, the FB processing unit 304 may measure the time at which the recommended content is viewed after selecting the recommended information, and notify the server 1 of the time. Thereby, the server 1 can select the recommendation information that matches the taste of the user by the method of giving weights or the like according to the viewing time.

[Main Configuration of Terminal Device] Next, a configuration of a main part of the terminal device 4 will be described with reference to Fig. 6 . FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of the terminal device 4. As shown in the figure, the terminal device 4 includes a terminal control unit 20 that controls each part of the terminal device 4, and a terminal storage unit 21 and a terminal device 4 that store various data used by the terminal device 4 for communicating with an external device. Terminal communication unit 22. Further, the terminal device 4 further includes a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a terminal sound output unit (for example, a speaker). Further, although not shown, the terminal device 4 may include a voice input unit (for example, a microphone) that converts an audio signal into a user's voice.

Further, the terminal control unit 20 includes a broadcast content control unit 205, an internal content control unit 206, an external content control unit 207, an output switching unit 209, and an STB cooperation control unit 400.

The play receiving unit 26 receives the played content. The display unit 27 displays an image in accordance with the control of the terminal control unit 20. The input unit 28 accepts an input operation of the user of the terminal device 4. The input unit 28 can be, for example, a receiving unit of a signal (for example, an infrared signal) sent from a remote controller.

. The play content control unit 205 displays the play content on the display unit 27, the internal content control unit 206 displays the internal content on the display unit 27, and the external content control unit 207 displays the external content on the display unit 27.

The output switching unit 209 switches the output object of the terminal device 2 to any of the playback content, the internal content, the external content, and the recommended screen. Furthermore, the switching object may also include those other than those.

The terminal-STB communication unit 40 is a terminal device 4 for communicating with the STB 3. As described above, an example of communication is explained by HDMI (registered trademark).

The STB cooperation control unit 400 performs control for switching the output of the terminal device 4 in accordance with the control of the STB 3. Specifically, the STB cooperation control unit 400 instructs the output switching unit 209 to switch the video output to the display unit 27 to the recommended screen received by the STB 3, based on the reception of the recommended screen from the STB 3.

[Example of Screen Transition of Terminal Device 4 (An Example of Displaying Recommendation Information of Television Program)] An example of screen transition of the display unit 27 in the terminal device 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 . FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition from a recommended screen of a television program recommended as content.

In the example shown in Fig. 7(a), four cards are arranged on the recommended screen in a horizontal row as objects related to the recommended television program, and the card 70A is highlighted as an object related to the most recommended television program. Further, an operation object 72A is displayed on the upper right side of the recommendation screen, and the operation object 72A is a promotion movie for displaying related information related to the most recommended television program.

Further, in the screen shown in (a) of FIG. 7, the card 70A related to the most recommended television program is selected by the key operation of the remote controller by the user. In the screen shown in FIG. 7(a), when the user presses the decision button of the remote controller, the display screen of the display unit 27 shifts to the program list of the television program shown in FIG. 7(b). Picture. The user can reserve the recommended television program using the screen shown in (b) of FIG.

Further, in the screen shown in (a) of FIG. 7, when the user presses the up button of the remote controller, the operation object 72 is selected as shown in FIG. 7(c). In the screen shown in (c) of FIG. 7, when the user presses the decision button of the remote controller, the display screen of the display unit 27 is moved to the play display and youtube (registered trademark) as shown in FIG. 7(d). ) Screens of promotional videos related to recommended TV shows. The user can view the promotion movie of the recommended television program by the screen shown in (d) of FIG.

[Screen Transition of Terminal Device 4 (An Example of Displaying Recommendation Information of External Content)] Another example of screen shift of the display unit 27 in the terminal device 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of screen transition from a recommended screen for recommending external content.

In the example shown in Fig. 8(a), four cards are arranged on the recommended screen in a horizontal row as objects related to the recommended external content, and the card 70A' is highlighted as an object related to the most recommended external content. Further, an operation object 72A' is displayed on the upper right side of the recommendation screen, and the operation object 72A' is for displaying related information related to the most recommended external content.

Further, in the screen shown in (a) of Fig. 8, the operation object 72A' for displaying the related information related to the most recommended external content is selected by the key operation of the remote controller by the user. In the screen shown in FIG. 8(a), when the user presses the decision button of the remote controller, the display screen of the display unit 27 shifts to the display and the most recommended external content shown in FIG. 8(b). A screen about related information. As shown in FIG. 8(b), the display unit 27 can display, as related information, information on the last episode in which the content of "Cat Story" is added, and the provider who provides the content of the selected "Cat Story". Information about other content provided.

[Processing Process (Display of Recommended Screen and Selection of Card 70)] Next, a flow of processing (control method of the control device) related to the display of the recommended screen and the selection of the card 70 executed by the STB 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing related to the display of the recommended screen and the selection of the card 70.

First, the processing of STB3 will be explained. The user presence determination unit 300 determines that a person (user) is detected around the STB 3 by the detection result of the human sensor 34.

Next, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 transmits the recommended information request to the server 1 together with the ID of the terminal device 4 (S101). As described above, by transmitting the ID of the terminal device 4, it is possible to obtain recommendation information that matches the taste of the user of the terminal device 4. Further, when the STB 3 is connected to another terminal device, since the ID of the other terminal device is transmitted, it is possible to obtain recommendation information that matches the preference of the user of the other terminal device.

Then, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 receives the recommendation information from the server 1 as a response to the recommendation information request (S102: background information acquisition step), and the recommended content determination unit 302 determines the content displayed on the terminal device 4. Further, the recommendation control unit 303 determines four cards 70 to be displayed and one card highlighted in the four sheets from the plurality of pieces of recommended information (see FIG. 2) received, and generates a recommended screen. Further, the recommendation control unit 30 sets the background indicating the background information related to the most recommended content as the background of the recommended screen (S103: screen generation step).

The recommendation control unit 303 transmits the recommendation screen via the STB-terminal communication unit 33, and displays it on the terminal device 4 (S104). Thereby, the STB cooperative control unit 400 of the terminal device 4 instructs the output switching unit 209 to switch the video output to the display unit 27 to the video received from the STB 3, that is, the recommended screen.

When the recommended screen is displayed, the FB processing unit 304 waits for the selection of the card 70 (S105). When the card 70 is selected (for example, receiving a signal indicating that the button is pressed, and the button is any one of the buttons selected by the remote controller) (YES in S105), the FB processing unit 304 specifies the selected content. And the content other than the selected content is specified as the non-selected content, and the server 1 is notified (S106).

On the other hand, the FB processing unit 304 receives a signal for turning off the terminal device 4 without receiving a signal indicating that the button has been pressed from the STB cooperative control unit 400, and the card is not selected. When the button is a button indicating that one of the remote controllers is selected (NO in S105), the contents of all the cards 70 are notified to the server 1 as non-selected contents (S107). This completes the processing of STB3.

Thereafter, when the user presses the power button of the remote controller, the terminal device 4 is turned OFF in accordance with the signal from the remote controller. At this time, the terminal device 4 transmits a notification (OFF notification) indicating that the state is OFF to STB3. Thereby, the STB 3 can recognize that the terminal device 4 is in the OFF state. Furthermore, the method of setting the terminal device 4 to the OFF state is not limited to this example. For example, the terminal device 4 may be in an OFF state when the user leaves the detection circle of the human sensor 34. In the case of this example, if the STB 3 detects that the user has left the detection circle of the human sensor 34, the STB3 transmits an end instruction to the terminal device 4. The terminal device 4 is turned OFF in accordance with the end instruction, and transmits an OFF notification to the STB 3. Thereby, the STB 3 can recognize that the terminal device 4 is in an OFF state as instructed.

Next, the processing of the server 1 will be described. The recommendation information generating unit 102 generates recommendation information if it receives the recommendation information request transmitted from the STB 3 (S110). Then, the information transmitting unit 105 transmits the generated recommendation information to the STB 3 (S111). When the selected content and the non-selected content are notified or only the non-selected content is notified, the information management unit 103 records the notified content in the recording DB 111 (S112). This completes the processing of the server 1.

(Embodiment 2) Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 10 as follows. Incidentally, for convenience of explanation, the description of the members having the same functions as those of the members described in the above embodiments will be omitted.

[Display device 5'] Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of a display device 5' according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The display device 5' includes a control unit 20', a memory unit 21', a communication unit 22', a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a human sensor 34'. The memory unit 21', the communication unit 22', the broadcast receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28 of the display device 5' correspond to the terminal storage unit 21, the terminal communication unit 22, and the broadcast receiving unit of the terminal device 4 of the first embodiment, respectively. 26. The display unit 27 and the input unit 28. Further, the human sensor 34' of the display device 5' corresponds to the human sensor 34 of the STB3 of the first embodiment.

The control unit 20' of the display device 5' serves as the broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence determination unit 300', the recommended information acquisition unit 301', and the recommended content. The determination unit 302' and the recommendation control unit 303' function.

The content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, and the output switching unit 209 of the control unit 20' of the display device 5' and the playback control of the terminal control unit 20 of the terminal device 4 of the first embodiment The unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, and the output switching unit 209 correspond to each other. Further, the user presence determination unit 300', the recommendation information acquisition unit 301', the recommended content determination unit 302', and the recommendation control unit 303' of the control unit 20' of the display device 5' are respectively associated with the STB control unit of the STB 3 of the first embodiment. The user presence determination unit 300, the recommendation information acquisition unit 301, the recommended content determination unit 302, and the recommendation control unit 303 correspond to each other.

That is, in the present embodiment, the display device 5' achieves the function of the recommendation system 5 of the first embodiment in a single unit. Further, in the present embodiment, the display device 5' is a television receiver, but the display device 5' is not limited to the television receiver.

[Process of Process (Display of Recommended Screen and Selection of Card 70)] The flow of the process related to the display of the recommended screen and the selection of the card 70 (the control method of the display device) executed by the display device 5' of the present embodiment, The flow of the processing of STB3 of the embodiment described with reference to Fig. 9 is the same.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the STB 3 includes a background information acquisition function (recommended information acquisition unit 301) and a screen generation function (recommended control unit 303). In the second embodiment, the display device 5' includes a background information acquisition function (recommended information acquisition). Part 301') and screen generation function (recommended control unit 303'). However, machines other than these can also have the functions of background information acquisition and screen generation. For example, it may be provided in a recorder, a game machine, a PC, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a mobile terminal, or the like.

(Embodiment 3) Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 11 to 12 as follows. Incidentally, for convenience of explanation, the description of the members having the same functions as those of the members described in the above embodiments will be omitted.

The present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that the recommendation control unit 303' sets the background of the recommended screen based on the reference information.

As reference information, time information, weather information, temperature information, information obtained from an external device, and selection information obtained by the user can be cited.

The recommendation control unit 303' sets the background in the case of generating the recommended screen, the case where the reference information is acquired, the specific situation determined in advance, and the like. That is, the background set by the recommendation control unit 303' is switched.

In the present embodiment, an example of the image indicated by the background information is an image included in the most recommended content, and is a moving image. The recommendation control unit 303' sets the background of the recommended screen to an image having a temporal position based on the reference information. That is, the recommendation control unit 303' selects the frame included in the animation based on the reference information. The background information includes information indicating which frame is the image, and the recommendation control unit 303' can select the frame by referring to the information. Here, the information on which image is the frame is, for example, information determined by the recommendation control unit 303' based on chromaticity information, brightness information, or the like of a certain frame, and more specifically, whether the image of a certain frame contains a blue sky. Whether it contains the sunset sky, whether it is sunny, whether it contains rain, whether it contains images like summer, whether it contains scenes like winter, whether it is a warm image, whether it contains refreshing images, whether it contains images of cherry blossoms, etc. .

When the recommendation control unit 303' obtains the time information indicating the time as the reference information, the animation indicated by the background information selects a frame based on the time information, and sets the selected frame as the background of the recommended screen. For example, when the time information indicating the time of the morning is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303' can select the frame of the image of the blue sky shown in Fig. 11(a) and set it as the background 71'a. Further, when the time information indicating the time of the afternoon is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303' can select the frame of the sky image of the sunset shown in Fig. 11(b) and set it as the background 71'b.

When the weather control weather information is acquired as the reference information, the recommendation control unit 303' selects a frame from the animation shown in the background information based on the weather information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when obtaining weather information indicating that it is sunny, the recommendation control unit 303' can select a frame of a clear image and set it as a background. Further, when the weather information indicating the rain is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303' can select the frame of the image of the rain scene and set it as the background.

When the recommended control unit 303' obtains the temperature information indicating the temperature as the reference information, the animation is selected from the animation indicated by the background information based on the temperature information, and the selected frame is set as the background. For example, when the temperature information indicated as 25 degrees or more is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303' can select a frame of a video such as a summer and set it as a background. Further, when the temperature information indicating that the temperature information is less than 10 degrees is obtained, the recommendation control unit 303' can select a frame such as a winter image and set it as the background.

When the information is obtained from the external device as the reference information, the recommendation control unit 303' sets the selected frame as the background from the animation selection frame indicated by the background information based on the information from the external device. Examples of the external device include household electrical appliances, such as conditioning appliances, air conditioners, lighting fixtures, and the like. For example, when the information indicating the conditional food or the recipe is obtained from the conditioning appliance such as the microwave oven, the recommendation control unit 303' can select a frame of the image related to the processed food or recipe and set it as the background. Further, when the information indicating the output of the cold air is obtained from the air conditioner, the recommendation control unit 303' can select the frame of the cool image and set it as the background. Further, when the information indicating that the light of the warm color is irradiated is acquired from the lighting fixture, the recommendation control unit 303' can select the frame of the warm image and set it as the background.

Further, as shown in (a) of Fig. 12, the display device 5' may display a screen 71a'' for prompting the user to input a desired background. In the example shown in FIG. 12(a), the screen 71a'' includes an object 79a indicating a desired sentence of "want to concentrate", an object 79b indicating a desired sentence of "want to change the atmosphere of the room", and "want to relax". The object 79c of the desired statement. When the screen of (a) of FIG. 12 is displayed, the user can select the desired background via the remote controller 6. The user can select the background by operating the buttons of the remote controller 6, or can select the background by speaking to the remote controller 6. The input unit 28 acquires selection information obtained by the user indicating the background selected by the user from the remote controller 6. Further, the display device 5' can take the selection information from the smart phone instead of the remote controller 6.

When the selection control unit 303' obtains the selection information obtained by the user as the reference information, the recommendation control unit 303' sets the selected frame as the background from the animation selection frame displayed on the background information based on the selection information. For example, when obtaining a selection information indicating that the user desires "want to relax", the recommendation control unit 303' can select a frame of the image 71''b as shown in Fig. 12(b) and set it as a background.

Further, the reference information may be information indicating activities such as periodic activities. For example, the recommendation control unit 303' can set the image of the cherry blossom as the background during the viewing period.

As described above, the display device 5' of the present embodiment is integrated with the space in which the display device 5' is provided, and the space can be presented.

Further, when the background information does not include a suitable image based on the reference information, the recommended information acquisition unit 301' can request new background information from the server via the communication unit 22''.

Further, although the above description has been made on the display device 5' of the second embodiment, it can be realized by the STB 3 of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 4) Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 13 to 14 as follows. Incidentally, for convenience of explanation, the description of the members having the same functions as those of the members described in the above embodiments will be omitted.

This embodiment differs from the above-described embodiment in that user position information indicating the position of the user is acquired as reference information, and the background of the recommended screen is set based on the user position information.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of a display device 5'' according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

The display device 5'' includes a control unit 20'', a memory unit 21', a communication unit 22', a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a human sensor 34''. The memory unit 21', the communication unit 22', the broadcast receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28 of the display device 5'' correspond to the memory unit 21' and the communication unit 22' of the terminal device 5' of the second embodiment, respectively, and play. The receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28.

The human sensor 34 ′′ is different in that the relative position of the user in the detection circle to the display device 5 ′′ is detected, and the detection result is output to the user presence determination unit 300 ′ and the screen generation unit 303 ′′. '. The information indicating the relative position of the human sensor 34'' and the display position of the user's display device 5'' is referred to as user position information.

The control unit 20'' of the display device 5'' functions as the broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence determination unit 300', and the recommended information acquisition unit 301'' The recommended content determining unit 302' and the screen generating unit 303'' function. The playback content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence determination unit 300', and the recommended content determination unit 302' of the control unit 20'' are displayed in the second embodiment. The broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence determination unit 300', and the recommended content determination unit 302' of the control unit 20' of the device 5' correspond to each other. The background information acquisition unit 301'' functions in the same manner as the recommended information acquisition unit 301' of the display device 5' of the second embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the screen generating unit 303'' sets the background of the recommended screen to an image having a spatial position based on the reference information. For example, the screen generating unit 303'' sets the image of the area in which only a part of the frame is enlarged to the background. Further, the recommendation control unit 303' sets the video as the background such that the area of the enlargement target in the frame moves so that the position of the user who views the screen is moving.

The screen generating unit 303'' obtains the user position information from the human sensor 34' as the reference information, and sets the background based on the user position information.

When the user position information is acquired, the screen generating unit 303'' cuts out the image from the frame set as the background by using the position and size determined based on the user's position, and resets the cut image to the background. When the screen generating unit 303'' satisfies the predetermined condition, the screen can be cut out and the cut screen can be reset to the background. The conditions have been determined to include the first condition and the second condition.

For example, when the user position information indicates that the user 7b is at a certain position, the screen generating unit 303'' displays the image 71'''b as shown in Fig. 14(b). In this case, when the second condition is satisfied, when the user position information indicates that the user 7a is located farther from the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating portion 303'' is as shown in FIG. As shown in a), compared with the image 71'''b shown in FIG. 14(b), an image (zoom out image) 71'''a including the peripheral portion can be set as the background. That is, when the second condition is satisfied, the user 7a is located farther from the position of the display device 5'' than a certain position, compared to the cut area of the image of the user 7b at a certain position. The cutting area of the screen is set to be large. Thereby, the user can feel the background away. Further, in the case where the second condition is satisfied, when the user position information indicates that the user 7c is located closer to the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating portion 303'' is as shown in Fig. 14(c). As shown in the image 71'''b shown in FIG. 14(b), the image 71'''c (zoom in image) in which the center portion is enlarged can be set as the background. That is, when the second condition is satisfied, the user 7c is located closer to the position of the display device 5'' than a certain position than the cut area of the image of the user 7b at a certain position. The cut area of the screen is set to be small. Thereby, the user can feel the background close. By being away from or close to the background, the user can feel more distant or close to the display device 5''. As an example of satisfying the second condition, a case where the user's line of sight is directed to the display device 5'' and a case where the display device 5'' is not popped up may be cited, and there is no further improvement than the usual recommendation. The situation of highly recommended people, etc.

On the other hand, when the first condition is satisfied, when the user position information indicates that the user is located farther from the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating unit 303'' can set the enlarged image as the background. . That is to say, when the first condition is satisfied, the screen of the user is located farther from the display device 5'' than the position of the image of the user in a position where the user is located at a certain position. The cutting area is set to be small. Further, when the user position information indicates that the user is located closer to the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating portion 303'' can set the reduced image as the background. That is to say, when the first condition is satisfied, the screen of the user is located closer to the position of the display device 5" than the position of the image of the user in a certain position. The cutting area is set to be large. By zooming in or out of the background, it is seen that the card 70 is as sinking or floating as it is, so that the user's interest can be more attracted to the card 70.

Further, the display device 5'' further includes a line of sight detecting unit (not shown) for detecting the direction of the line of sight, and the screen generating unit 303'' can set the background according to the line of sight direction. When the user's line of sight is not facing the display device 5'', when the user position information indicates that the user is located farther from the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating portion 303'' may zoom in. The image settings are used as the background. Further, when the user position information indicates that the user is located closer to the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating portion 303'' can set the reduced image as the background. The case where the user's line of sight does not face the display device 5'' is an example of the case where the first condition is satisfied as described above.

Further, when the display device 5 ′′ pops up the display device 5 ′′, the display device 5 ′′ displays a notification from the display device 5 ′′, an advertisement, or the like, and when the user is located closer to the display device 5 ′′ than a certain position, The reduced image can be set as the background. Further, when the user is located farther from the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating unit 303'' can set the enlarged image as the background. Thereby, the user's interest can be attracted to the pop-up display. The case where the display device 5'' performs pop-up display is an example of a case where the first condition is satisfied.

Further, the screen generating unit 303'' can control the card 70 more strongly when it is more strongly recommended than in the normal best recommendation. In this case, the screen generating unit 303'' can set the reduced image as the background when the user is located closer to the display device 5'' than a certain position. Further, when the user is located farther from the display device 5'' than a certain position, the screen generating portion 303'' can set the enlarged image as the background. The user's interest can be drawn to the card 70 that is more strongly recommended. This case, which is more strongly recommended than the usual most recommended one, is an example of the case where the first condition is satisfied as described above.

Further, when the screen generating unit 303'' obtains the user position information located on the right side in the plane parallel to the display device 5'', the screen generating unit 303'' can enlarge the area on the right side of the frame. The image is set as the background. On the other hand, when the screen generating unit 303'' obtains the user position information on the left side in the plane parallel to the display device 5'', the screen generating unit 303'' can enlarge the area on the left side of the frame. The image is set as the background.

Further, when the screen generating unit 303'' obtains information indicating that the user's line of sight is higher than the predetermined direction, the screen generating unit 303'' can set the image in which the upper side of the frame is enlarged as the background. On the other hand, when the screen generating unit 303'' obtains information indicating that the user's line of sight is more downward than the predetermined direction, the screen generating unit 303'' can set the image in which the area on the lower side of the frame is enlarged as the background.

By interlocking the movement of the user with the background, the sense of attachment of the user to the display device 5'' becomes stronger.

(Embodiment 5) Another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the present embodiment, the recommendation control unit 303' superimposes the added object on the background.

The recommendation control unit 303' superimposes the specific object at a specific time. For example, as shown in Fig. 15, the glass shoe 77 is placed on the upper side of the card 70 related to the most recommended content at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. Thereby, the user's interest can be more attractive.

Further, the recommendation control unit 303' superimposes the object of the character who walks on the upper side of the card 70, flies the other card 70 from the card 70, falls from the card 70, or lifts the card 70. For example, by overlapping an object of a character related to the most recommended content to the background, the content can be recommended more strongly.

[Example of Realization by Software] The control block of the display device 5' (in particular, the recommended information acquisition unit 301' and the recommendation control unit 303 in the control block of the STB3 (particularly, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 and the recommendation control unit 303) The control block of the display device 5'' (in particular, the background information acquisition unit 301'' and the screen generation unit 303'') can be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It can also be implemented via software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

In the latter case, the STB 3, the display device 5', and the display device 5'' are provided with a CPU that executes a command as a program for realizing the software of each function, the program, and various data are readable to the computer (or CPU). ROM (Read Only Memory) or a memory device (referred to as "recording medium"), a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the above program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium to execute the above program, thereby achieving the object of one aspect of the present invention. As the recording medium, "non-transitory tangible media" such as a magnetic tape, a disc, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, the above program can be supplied to the computer by any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Furthermore, an aspect of the present invention can be realized even in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave embodied by the above-described program by electronic transmission.

[Summary] The display device 5' according to the first aspect of the present invention displays recommendation information of a plurality of contents on the display unit, wherein the display device 5' includes a background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301'), which acquires the background. a screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') that generates a recommended screen, and a display unit 27 that generates an object including each content for starting display of each content. And the recommended information of the object related to the most recommended content in the object of each content is highlighted, and the background information obtained by the background information obtaining unit (recommended information obtaining unit 301 ′) is related to the most recommended content. In the case of the background information, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen, and the display unit 27 displays the recommended screen and the background of the recommended screen.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily and intuitively convey to the user that a certain content is recommended among a plurality of contents.

In the aspect 1 of the display device 5' of the aspect 2 of the present invention, the background information acquired by the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') in the background information obtaining unit (recommended information obtaining unit 301') does not include In the case of background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the other background information acquired by the background information obtaining unit may be set as the background of the recommended screen.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to convey information that is not related to the most recommended content.

In the aspect 1 or 2 of the aspect 3 of the aspect 3 of the present invention, the background set by the screen generating unit (the recommendation control unit 303') may include a display for displaying the most recommended content. The operating object of related information.

According to the above configuration, the related information related to the recommended content can be further displayed by the selection of the operation object by the user.

In any aspect of the above aspect 1 to 3, the background information obtained by the background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301') can be determined by predetermined background information and The background information related to the content of any of the contents shown in the object of the recommended screen is composed.

According to the above configuration, when the acquired background information is the predetermined background information, the amount of information acquired can be reduced, so that the transmission load and the memory load can be reduced.

In any aspect of the above aspect 1 to 4, the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') can switch the background to be included in the most recommended content and An image with a temporal or spatial location corresponding to the reference information.

According to the above configuration, since the background is switched, the user's interest can be further attracted.

In the aspect 5 of the display device 5' of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the reference information includes time information, and the screen generating unit (the recommendation control unit 303') can select the content from the most recommended content based on the time information. The selected image selects the image and sets the selected image as the background.

According to the above configuration, the user can recognize the time.

In the above aspect 5, the display device 5' of the aspect 7 of the present invention includes at least one of weather information and temperature information, and the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') can be based on the weather information and At least one of the temperature information sets an image selected from the most recommended content to set the selected image as the background.

According to the above configuration, the user can be made aware of the external situation.

In the aspect 5 of the display device 5' according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the reference information includes information acquired from an external device, and the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') can obtain information based on the external device. Selecting an image from the image contained in the most recommended content, and setting the selected image as the background.

According to the above configuration, the user can feel the sense of the display device 5' and the external device.

In the aspect 5 of the display device 5' of the aspect 9 of the present invention, the reference information includes selection information obtained by the user, and the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') can be based on the user. The selection information is selected from the image selected by the most recommended content, and the selected image is set as the background.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide the user with the desired image.

The display device 5' of the aspect 10 of the present invention is characterized in that the reference information includes user location information indicating the location of the user, and the screen generating unit 303" can be based on the user location information. The position and size of the decision are made, and the image is cut out from the frame contained in the most recommended content, and the cut image is set as the background.

According to the above configuration, the user can feel the feeling of the user and the display device 5'.

In the above aspect 10, the display device 5' of the aspect 11 of the present invention, when the screen generating unit 303'' satisfies the predetermined condition, can be determined by the position and size determined based on the user position information. The frame contained in the most recommended content cuts out the image, and sets the cut image as the background.

According to the above configuration, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the cutting operation can be performed.

In the above aspect 11, the display device 5' of the aspect 12 of the present invention includes the first condition and the second condition, and the screen generating unit is located with the user when the first condition is satisfied. The cutting area of the image in which the user is located closer to the position of the display device than the position of the image in a certain position is larger, and when the second condition is satisfied, The cutting area of the image in which the user is located closer to the display device than the certain position can be made smaller than the cut area of the image in the case of a certain position.

According to the above configuration, different backgrounds can be displayed depending on conditions.

In the aspect of the above aspect 1 to 12, the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303') can superimpose the added object on the background.

According to the above configuration, the user's interest can be more attracted.

In the display control method of the aspect 14 of the present invention, the display unit 27 displays recommended information of a plurality of contents, wherein the display control method includes: a background information obtaining step of acquiring background information; and a screen generating step of generating a recommended screen. And a display step of the step of generating a recommendation screen for highlighting the object containing the content for each of the contents of the content and the most recommended content of the object of each content to be displayed And when the background information obtained by the background information obtaining step contains background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen In the step of displaying, the recommended screen and the background of the recommended screen are displayed.

In the control device (STB3) of the aspect 15 of the present invention, the display device displays recommendation information of a plurality of contents, wherein the control device includes: a background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301) that acquires background information; The screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303) generates a recommended screen, and the screen generating unit (recommended control unit 303) generates an object including each content for starting the display of each content, and the object of each content is When the background information acquired by the background information obtaining unit (recommended information obtaining unit 301) contains the background information related to the most recommended content, the recommended information related to the most recommended content is displayed. The background information shown in the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen.

The control method of the aspect 16 of the present invention is a control method of the control device for displaying the recommended information of the plurality of contents on the display device, wherein the control method includes: a background information obtaining step of acquiring background information; and a screen generating step Generating a recommendation screen, the screen generating step comprising the step of generating a recommendation screen for highlighting the object related to the most recommended content among the objects of each content for starting the display of each content, And when the background information obtained by the background information obtaining step includes background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen. step.

According to the above configuration, the same effect as that of the aspect 1 can be exhibited.

The control device and the display device according to various aspects of the present invention can be realized by a computer. In this case, the scope of the present invention also includes: operating a computer (software element) included in the control device via a computer The computer realizes a control program of the control device, and realizes a display control program of the display device via a computer by operating a computer (software element) included in the display device, and stores a record readable by the computer media.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments in which various technical means disclosed in the respective embodiments are appropriately combined are also included in the technology of the present invention. range. Further, by combining the technical means respectively disclosed in the respective embodiments, it is possible to form new technical features.

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301, 301'‧‧‧Recommended Information Acquisition Department (Background Information Acquisition Department)

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Fig. 1 is a view for explaining the operation of the recommendation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a recommendation screen. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the recommendation system. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of a server according to the first embodiment. Fig. 5 is a view showing a flow of generation and display of a card. Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of an STB and a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a view showing an example of screen shift of the terminal device. 8 is a diagram showing an example of screen shift of a terminal device. Fig. 9 is a flow chart showing the processing related to the display of the recommended screen and the selection of the card. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of a display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a view showing an example of the background of the display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 12 is a view showing an example of the background of the display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of a display device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 14 is a view showing an example of the background of the display device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 15 is a view showing an example of the background of the display device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (19)

A display device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display unit, wherein the display device includes: a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information, a screen generation unit that generates a recommended screen, and a display unit that generates the screen And generating a recommendation screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, and an object related to the most recommended content in the object of each content is highlighted, and the background obtained by the background information acquisition unit When the information includes background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen, and the display unit displays the recommended screen and the recommended screen. Background. The display device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the screen generating unit generates the background information obtaining unit when the background information acquired by the background information obtaining unit does not include background information related to the most recommended content. The background shown by the other background information obtained is set as the background of the recommended screen. A display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the background set by the screen generating unit includes an operation object for displaying related information related to the most recommended content. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit is determined by predetermined background information and content included in an object included in the recommended screen. The background information associated with the content of either one. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the screen generating unit switches the background to an image including a temporal position or a spatial position of the most recommended content and having corresponding reference information. . The display device of claim 5, wherein the reference information includes time information, and the screen generating unit selects an image from the image included in the most recommended content based on the time information, and sets the selected image as The background. The display device of claim 5, wherein the reference information includes at least one of weather information and temperature information, and the screen generating unit selects at least one of the weather information and the temperature information from the most recommended The image selection image contained in the content sets the selected image as the background. The display device of claim 5, wherein the reference information includes information obtained from an external device, and the screen generating unit selects an image from the image included in the most recommended content based on the information acquired from the external device. , set the selected image as the background. The display device of claim 5, wherein the reference information includes selection information obtained by a user, and the screen generation unit includes, based on the selection information obtained by the user, from the most recommended content. The image selects the image and sets the selected image as the background. The display device of claim 5, wherein the reference information includes user location information indicating a location of the user, and the screen generation unit determines the location and size based on the user location information. The frame contained in the recommended content cuts out the image, and sets the cut image as the background. The display device according to claim 10, wherein the frame generating unit selects a frame included in the most recommended content by determining the position and size based on the user position information when the predetermined condition is satisfied. The image is cut out and the cut image is set to the background. The display device of claim 11, wherein the predetermined condition includes a first condition and a second condition, and the screen generating unit is in a situation where the user is located at a certain position when the first condition is satisfied. Compared with the cut area of the image, the cutting area in which the user is located closer to the position of the display device than the certain position is set to be larger, and when the second condition is satisfied, the user is located at a certain position. The cutting area of the image is set to be smaller when the user is located closer to the display device than the certain position. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the screen generating unit superimposes the added object on the background. A television receiver comprising the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 13. A display control method for displaying a plurality of content recommendation information in a display unit, wherein the display control method includes: a background information obtaining step of acquiring background information, a screen generating step, and generating a recommended screen, and a step of displaying, comprising: generating a recommendation screen including an item for each content for starting the display of each content, and an item of the content of each of the items related to the most recommended content being highlighted, and The step of setting the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content as the background of the recommended screen when the background information obtained by the background information obtaining step includes background information related to the most recommended content In the display step, the recommended screen and the background of the recommended screen are displayed. A computer-readable recording medium having a recording display control program for causing a computer to function as a display device according to any one of claims 1 to 13 and for using a computer as a The background information acquisition unit and the screen generation unit function. A control device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display device, wherein the control device includes: a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information, and a screen generation unit that generates a recommendation screen, wherein the screen generation unit generates and includes An object for each content for starting the display of each content, and a recommendation screen for highlighting the object related to the most recommended content among the objects of each content, and the background information obtained by the background information acquisition unit includes In the case of the background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen. A control method for controlling a display device for displaying a plurality of content recommendation information on a display device, wherein the control method includes: a background information acquisition step of acquiring background information, and a screen generation step for generating a recommendation a screen, the step of generating a picture comprising: generating a recommendation screen including an item for each content for starting the display of each content and an item of the content of each of the items related to the most recommended content being highlighted; and When the background information obtained by the background information obtaining step includes background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen. A computer-readable recording medium having a recording control program for causing a computer to function as a control device of claim 17 and for using a computer as the background information acquisition unit and the screen The generation unit functions.