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WO2018163604A1 - Dispositif d'affichage, dispositif de réception d'image de télévision, procédé de commande d'affichage, programme de commande d'affichage, dispositif de commande, procédé de commande, programme de commande et support d'enregistrement - Google Patents

Dispositif d'affichage, dispositif de réception d'image de télévision, procédé de commande d'affichage, programme de commande d'affichage, dispositif de commande, procédé de commande, programme de commande et support d'enregistrement Download PDF

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WO2018163604A1
WO2018163604A1 PCT/JP2018/001273 JP2018001273W WO2018163604A1 WO 2018163604 A1 WO2018163604 A1 WO 2018163604A1 JP 2018001273 W JP2018001273 W JP 2018001273W WO 2018163604 A1 WO2018163604 A1 WO 2018163604A1
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正博 田井
渥美　忠道
青山　雅之
岳野　壮一郎
悠 松村
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  • One aspect of the present invention relates to a control device or the like that displays recommended content information.
  • a technique for recommending a program according to the user's preference is known as a conventional technique.
  • a technology in which a plurality of objects are arranged on a display image of a display device, and when a user selects any object, the screen changes to a screen corresponding to the selected object (Patent Document 1).
  • a technology for displaying a content icon on a background image and playing a corresponding content item when the content icon is selected highlights the content icon to be noticed, and displays information on the content icon to be noticed.
  • a technique for displaying is disclosed (Patent Document 2).
  • Japanese Patent Publication Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-165354 (released on July 29, 2010)” Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2011-54205 A (published March 17, 2011)”
  • the recommended method of recommending content is to make the recommended content object larger than other content objects.
  • An object of one aspect of the present invention is to convey to a user in an easy-to-understand manner that a certain content among a plurality of contents is recommended.
  • a display device is a display device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display unit, a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information, and a recommended screen
  • the screen generation unit is a recommended screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, among the objects for each content,
  • a recommendation screen that highlights objects related to the most recommended content is generated and the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit 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 recommended screen and the recommended screen are displayed on the display section. To display the background.
  • a display control method for a display device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display unit, and obtains background information.
  • the background information related to the most recommended content is included in the background information acquired in the step of generating a recommended screen in which objects related to the most recommended content are highlighted, and the background information acquisition step. If included, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content above is recommended.
  • the step of setting the background surface is displayed in the display step, the recommendation screen, and the background of the recommendation screen.
  • a control device is a control device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display device, a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information, and a recommendation screen A screen generation unit that generates an image, and the screen generation unit is a recommended screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, and the most recommended among the objects for each content If the recommended screen that highlights the objects related to the content of the content is generated and the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit includes the background information related to the most recommended content, the most recommended The background indicated by the background information related to the content is set as the background of the recommended screen.
  • a control method is a control method of a control device that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display device, and a background information acquisition step of acquiring background information;
  • a screen generation step for generating a recommended screen wherein the screen generation step is a recommended screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, and among the objects for each content,
  • the background information acquired in the background information acquired in the background information acquired in the background information acquisition step including the step of generating the recommended screen in which objects related to the most recommended content are highlighted, Set the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content as the background of the recommended screen. Including the step.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment.
  • the recommendation system 5 of this embodiment includes an STB (Set Top Box) 3 (control device) and a terminal device 4.
  • the STB 3 is a device that displays recommended content information on the terminal device 4.
  • the terminal device 4 is a television receiver (hereinafter sometimes referred to as TV)
  • TV television receiver
  • the terminal device 4 is not limited to a television receiver. Details of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 will be described later.
  • the STB 3 when the STB 3 detects the user by the human sensor, as shown in FIG. 1B, the STB 3 is sent from the server 1 not shown in FIG. The recommended information is acquired and displayed on the terminal device 4.
  • the STB 3 is a server 1 (not shown in FIG. 1).
  • the recommended information is acquired from the terminal device 4 and displayed on the terminal device 4.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recommendation screen.
  • four cards 70A to 70D are arranged in a horizontal row near the center of one screen.
  • curd 70 only when it is not necessary to distinguish each card
  • the card 70 arranged on the recommended screen shown in the figure can be selected by a user input operation.
  • each card 70 is an object for selecting content recommended by the card 70.
  • the STB 3 displays the content on the terminal device 4 in accordance with the input operation, or reserves viewing or recording of the content.
  • the input operation is not particularly limited.
  • any of the cards 70A to 70D may be selected in response to the user pressing the right key, the left key, or the like on the remote controller of the terminal device 4.
  • the card 70 (the card 70A in FIG. 2) related to the most recommended content among the four recommended content is highlighted.
  • the card relating to the most recommended content is highlighted by displaying the card size larger than other cards.
  • the background indicated by the background information is set as the background of the recommended screen.
  • an image 71 related to the most recommended content is displayed on the background of the recommended screen.
  • an operation object 72 of the text “promotion video” is displayed near the upper right of the recommended screen shown in the figure.
  • the operation object 72 is an object for displaying related information regarding the most recommended content.
  • the STB 3 displays the playback screen of the promotion video of the most recommended content on the terminal device 4 instead of the recommended screen.
  • the recommendation screen may include information not related to the recommended content.
  • the information is not particularly limited, but may be information displayed near the upper side of the recommended screen shown in the figure, for example.
  • the information includes current time, current date and day of the week, tomorrow's weather (weather forecast), and maximum and minimum temperatures. These pieces of information are updated by the STB 3 periodically acquiring from the server.
  • buttons 74a, 74b, and 74c are displayed in a horizontal row near the lower right of the recommended screen shown in the figure.
  • the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 execute processing corresponding to the icon.
  • the left icon 74a is an object for causing the terminal device 4 to end the display of the recommended screen and start the display of the broadcast content.
  • the STB 3 displays the broadcast content on the terminal device 4 instead of the recommended screen. That is, the terminal device 4 is caused to perform output switching from the external output (output of the STB 3) to the internal output (output of the terminal device 4).
  • the center icon 74b is an object for allowing the user to set a recommended screen.
  • the STB 3 displays a setting screen for setting a recommended screen on the terminal device 4 instead of the recommended screen.
  • the right icon 74c is an object for displaying right-related information.
  • the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display a screen that presents information regarding the rights of each content displayed on the recommended screen as the card 70, instead of the recommended screen.
  • the icon displayed on the recommendation screen and the processing when the icon is selected by the user are not limited to the above-described example.
  • arrow icons 76a and 76b are displayed on the left and right of the recommended screen shown in the figure.
  • the arrow icons 76a and 76b are objects for switching the cards 70 arranged on the recommended screen.
  • the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 switch the cards 70 arranged on the recommended screen.
  • an indicator 78 indicating which card group is arranged on the recommended screen is displayed below the area where the card 70 is arranged.
  • the indicator 78 includes a plurality of circles. When the arrow icons 76a and 76b are selected, the highlighted circle is switched.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the recommendation system 5 according to the present embodiment.
  • the recommendation system 5 according to 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 transmits recommended information generated based on a user's viewing history or the like to the STB 3 instead of the terminal device.
  • each function which the server 1 has may be implement
  • the STB 3 receives the recommendation information transmitted from the server 1, generates a recommendation screen (see FIG. 2), and displays the recommendation screen on the TV (terminal device 4).
  • the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to execute display of content (broadcast content or external content) selected from the recommendation screen as described above, reservation for viewing broadcast content, and the like.
  • the STB 3 is provided with a human sensor as shown in the figure, and when the user is detected as described above, the STB 3 displays recommended information on the terminal device 4.
  • the TV is the terminal device 4 described above.
  • the terminal device 4 has a function of acquiring and displaying external content (such as net content distributed via the Internet) in addition to the function of displaying broadcast content provided in a general TV. Thereby, the terminal device 4 can display the external content selected from the recommendation screen.
  • external content such as net content distributed via the Internet
  • the STB 3 and the TV (terminal device 4) are separate devices, but the function of the STB 3 may be mounted on the TV (terminal device 4).
  • the remote control shown is the same as a conventional remote control.
  • FIG. 3 an arrow is described so that the STB 3 directly receives the signal output from the remote controller.
  • the terminal device 4 receives the signal output from the remote controller. .
  • the terminal device 4 transfers the received signal to the STB 3 so that the STB 3 recognizes the operation content by the remote controller.
  • the terminal device 4 acquires a signal indicating that the determination key or the up key of the remote controller has been pressed while the recommended screen is displayed, the terminal device 4 transmits the signal to the STB 3.
  • the STB 3 can know from the signal that the card 70 has been selected.
  • the STB 3 may be directly operated by a remote controller (remote control device).
  • the content distribution server transmits external content to the terminal device 4.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the server 1.
  • the server 1 includes a server control unit 10 that controls each unit of the server 1, a server storage unit 11 that stores various data used by the server 1, and the server 1 communicates with an external device.
  • the server communication unit 12 is provided.
  • Examples of the communication partner device via the server communication unit 12 include an external server that provides a predetermined service in addition to the STB 3. Further, it is possible to provide recommended information to a plurality of STBs with one server 1. That is, the communication partner device via the server communication unit 12 may include, for example, a user's living STB, a bedroom STB, and the like. In addition, since vehicles such as automobiles have a communication function, such a vehicle may be used as the communication partner STB 3. Also, devices with different owners, such as televisions in other homes, may be included in the communication partner. 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 partner.
  • the server control unit 10 includes a terminal authentication unit 100, a user identification unit 101, a recommended information generation unit 102, an information management unit 103, a layout selection unit 104, and an information transmission unit 105.
  • the server storage unit 11 stores an individual / family / device DB 110, a history DB 111, service information 112, a knowledge DB 113, and layout information 114.
  • Terminal authentication unit 100 authenticates STB3. Specifically, the terminal authentication unit 100 determines whether the device ID received from the STB 3 matches a device ID registered in advance. If they match, the terminal authentication unit 100 determines authentication success, and if they do not match, the terminal authentication unit 100 determines authentication failure.
  • the terminal device 2 that has succeeded in authentication is a target for notification of recommended information.
  • the user identification unit 101 identifies a user for whom recommended information is to be presented. Specifically, the user specifying unit 101 specifies the user with the user ID notified from the STB 3 as the user to whom the recommended information is to be presented.
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 generates recommended information. Specifically, the recommended information generation unit 102 generates recommended information corresponding to at least one of the following information. (1) User specified by the user specifying unit 101 (2) User's personal profile (gender, age, hobby, preference, etc.) (3) User's family profile (address, family structure, family preferences) (4) Device profile (device type, device function, etc.) of devices owned by the user (devices other than STB3 and STB3) (5) STB3 usage history information by the user and his / her family (information such as which content was displayed to which user and when) (6) Usage history information of devices owned by users (7) Usage history information of devices owned by other users by other users (8) Association knowledge database (9) Index information of external services (10) Recommended Information output time (current time zone) (11) Information to be recommended (content recommended by the server 1, content list acquired from an external server, etc.) When the user specifying unit 101 specifies two or more users, the recommended information generating unit 102 may generate recommended information corresponding to the plurality of
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 may generate recommended information corresponding to a combination of a plurality of users. For example, when the identified users are a father and a mother, recommended information of content of a genre that is frequently viewed by these two users in the past may be generated. Further, when a predetermined user is included in a plurality of users, recommended information corresponding to the predetermined user may be generated. For example, when a 12-year-old son is included in a plurality of users, recommended information for a movie (content) suitable for 15-year-olds or more is not generated, but recommended information for content that can be viewed even at age 12 is generated. May be.
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 uses only content that matches all registered users (for example, all members of the family) as recommended information based on the use history information / operation history information of the STB 3. May be included.
  • the information management unit 103 acquires and manages various types of information that are referred to when generating recommended information and selecting layout information. For example, the information management unit 103 acquires situation information indicating a situation when the STB 3 outputs recommended information and operation history information of another STB different from the STB 3. Examples of the status information include time and time zone, user IDs of users around the STB 3, and the number of users.
  • the operation history information is information indicating an operation history of the other terminal device.
  • the operation history information may be operation history information including a start start date and time and a start stop date and time, for example.
  • the activation start date and time may be the date and time when the power ON or display ON operation was performed, and the activation stop date and time may be the date and time when the power OFF or display OFF operation was performed.
  • the operation history information may be operation history information indicating a history of user operations accepted by the other device. In this case, in addition to operations such as power ON and display ON, an operation history for selecting output content can be included in the operation history information, so by acquiring operation history information, users of other terminal devices It is also possible to generate recommended information regarding the content that the user likes.
  • the operation history information may be content viewing history information in the other terminal device.
  • the operation history information may include information indicating a user who operates the other terminal device (views content). This makes it possible to generate recommended information according to the operation history (viewing history) of other STB users who have similar preferences to the STB3 user.
  • the layout selection unit 104 selects layout information used for outputting recommended information from the plurality of layout 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 layout selected by the layout selecting unit 104, and causes the recommended information to be output in the layout.
  • the personal / family / device DB 110 is a database storing a user's personal profile, a profile of the family, and a profile of a device used by the user or family.
  • the personal profile includes various information related to the user (for example, age, gender, hobby, occupation, family structure, owned equipment, etc.).
  • the personal profile may be the following information, for example.
  • Personal profile user ID P1234, age 38, sex female, hobby cooking, dance
  • the family profile includes various information about the family (for example, constituent members, common hobbies, etc.) in addition to the family ID.
  • the family profile may be the following information, for example.
  • Family Profile Family ID K2299, Member User ID P2234, User ID P3455
  • the device profile includes various information related to the device (for example, the owner or the family, the installation location, the type of the device, etc.).
  • the device profile may be the following information, for example.
  • the installation location is indicated by a zip code, but information other than the zip code and address can be applied if the installation location can be specified. For example, it may be indicated by latitude / longitude information, or may be indicated in relation to the user such as the user's room of the user ID (P1234).
  • Device profile Device ID X2345, device type TV, screen size 52 inches, installation location
  • the history DB 111 is a database in which an operation history (also referred to as a use history, an operation history, a viewing history, or an operation history) of the STB 3 is recorded.
  • the history DB 111 also records operation histories of devices other than the STB 3 (including devices owned by the user of the STB 3 or his family and devices whose owner is different from the user).
  • an operation history for each user may be recorded in the history DB 111.
  • the on / off time (including date and time) of the television display, and (ii) the viewed TV program (recorded Program information) and (iii) viewing time may be recorded.
  • a viewing history of network contents, a download history of applications, and the like may be recorded.
  • the service information 112 is information (external service index information) related to the external service acquired from the external server.
  • the service information 112 related to broadcast content may include broadcast date and time, broadcast station, content title, content content, genre (for example, drama, movie, SF, etc.) and the like.
  • the service information 112 related to VOD (Video On Demand) content may include a content title, performers, content details, genre, and the like.
  • the service information 112 related to the application may include a title (application name), application content, genre (such as a map application and a game application), and user evaluation of the application.
  • the service information 112 may be stored in a temporary storage unit (not shown).
  • Knowledge DB 113 is a database in which other information for generating recommended information is recorded. For example, annual events (what day is today), local information (trash day, etc.), etc. are recorded in the knowledge DB 113. In addition, a dictionary indicating the distance between words may be recorded in the knowledge DB 113. The knowledge DB 113 can be updated as appropriate to obtain the latest knowledge. Information recorded in the knowledge DB 113 can be learned by visiting an external server. In addition, the knowledge DB 113 may store an output phrase for outputting recommended information by voice or text.
  • Layout information 114 is information indicating a display layout in a format for outputting recommended information.
  • layout information selected from a plurality of layout information 114 will be described, but a plurality of candidates are similarly applied to other output formats (for example, audio output formats). Can be selected and the recommended information can be output in that format.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow from card generation to display.
  • the learning server acquires the viewing history of the content in the terminal device 4 from the STB 3 or the terminal device 4 and records the viewing history as the viewing history in the STB 3 or the terminal device 4. In addition, when the user who viewed the content is identified, it may be recorded as the viewing history of the user.
  • the distribution server acquires the meta information that is the basis of the card 70 from the content provider.
  • intent information indicating the intention and request of the content provider regarding the display of the card 70 may be acquired.
  • the intend information may be information indicating, for example, whether or not thumbnail images can be displayed, display expiration dates, and priorities.
  • the distribution server determines the card 70 to be displayed on the terminal device 4 from the meta information and the viewing history. Further, the distribution server determines the background corresponding to the card 70 determined from the meta information.
  • the background is preferably a background indicating information related to the determined card 70, but if there is no information related to the determined card 70, it is not related to the determined card 70, but information corresponding to the card 70 is displayed.
  • the background to be shown is determined as the background.
  • the distribution server transmits the determined card 70 and the background corresponding to the determined card 70 to the STB 3. As described above, the distribution server determines the card 70, so that recommended information of content provided by various content providers can be presented to the user in the form of the card 70. In other words, the distribution server provides a platform that can recommend content regardless of the content provider.
  • the STB 3 displays the background corresponding to the received card 70 and the most recommended content card 70 on the terminal device 4. At this time, the STB 3 may change the display content of the card 70 based on the intent information for the card 70. Note that the STB 3 processing at this time may be executed by installing content provider application software (CP-Apps) in the STB 3.
  • CP-Apps content provider application software
  • the information management unit 103 acquires and records content viewing history in the terminal device 4. Note that the viewing history may be acquired directly from the terminal device 4 or may be acquired via the STB 3. The acquired viewing history is stored in the history DB 111 in association with the device ID of the terminal device 4.
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 generates recommended information in which various data necessary for displaying the card 70 and the background of the card 70 are associated with the intent information.
  • One card 70 and one background of the card 70 are generated for one recommended content.
  • one card 70 and the background of the card 70 are displayed for one recommended content.
  • generation of recommended information will be described.
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 determines recommended content by the following three methods. It is preferable to determine a plurality of contents in each method so that recommended contents are not biased. Note that a method for determining recommended content is not particularly limited, and for example, the content may be determined by the method described in the premise configuration. (1) Recommendation based on viewing history (2) Recommendation from external service (3) Recommendation based on ranking Note that the above (1) is a content that is often viewed on the terminal device 4 and is often viewed. The content in which a performer who appears in common with content of a certain genre and content that is often viewed is recommended content.
  • the content specified by the content provider, or the content with the highest rank of the number of times of viewing or recording or the number of reservations for viewing by the content provider is recommended content.
  • the recommended content is a content having a large audience rating or the number of viewers at that time.
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 acquires meta information and intend information of recommended content from the content provider of the content.
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 generates each data to be displayed on the card 70 from the acquired meta information. Also, background information data indicating the background corresponding to the card 70 is generated. Then, the above-described data or intent information generated or acquired is associated with each other and generated as recommended information corresponding to one card 70.
  • the recommended information generated by the recommended information generating unit 102 is transmitted to the STB 3 by the information transmitting unit 105.
  • the recommended information when the content is broadcast content may include, for example, a reason for recommending the content, a broadcast station name, a broadcast date and time, a title and content of the content, and a thumbnail of the content.
  • the broadcast station name may be changed to the content provider name, and the broadcast date and time may be changed to the playback time.
  • the number of recommended information to be transmitted, that is, the number of cards 70 is preferably 5 or more. This leaves room for selecting the card 70 to be displayed on the STB 3 side.
  • the recommended information generating unit 102 generates a card 70 as recommended information
  • the layout selecting unit 104 arranges the card 70 in a layout as shown in FIG. 2 and synthesizes a background related to the most recommended content.
  • the recommended screen may be generated, and the information transmission unit 105 may transmit the recommended screen to the STB 3.
  • the STB 3 may display the received recommended screen on the terminal device 4 as it is.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4.
  • 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.
  • the STB control unit 30 includes a user presence / absence determination unit 300, a recommended information acquisition unit 301, a recommended content determination unit 302, a recommendation control unit 303, and an FB processing unit 304.
  • the STB control unit 30 controls and controls each part of the STB 3, and the STB storage unit 31 stores various data used by the STB 3.
  • the STB communication unit 32 is for the STB 3 to communicate with an external device (for example, the server 1), and the STB-terminal communication unit 33 is for the STB 3 to communicate with the terminal device 4.
  • the communication method between the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 is not particularly limited, but here, an example of wired connection using HDMI (registered trademark) will be described.
  • the STB audio output unit 35 outputs audio according to the control of the STB control unit 30.
  • the user presence / absence determination unit 300 detects users around the STB 3 and activates the STB 3 (transition to a state in which an image can be output to the terminal device 4).
  • the recommended information acquisition unit (background information acquisition unit) 301 acquires recommended information from the server 1, that is, information in which various data necessary for displaying the card 70 and intent information are associated with each other.
  • 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 displaying the background corresponding to the card 70 includes background information associated with any one of predetermined background information and content indicated by an object included in the recommended screen. included.
  • the recommended content determination unit 302 determines recommended information to be displayed on the terminal device 4. At this time, the recommended content determination unit 302 does not use the recommended content to be displayed on the terminal device 4 for broadcast content whose broadcast time is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time (for example, 2/3 of the broadcast time has passed). It is preferable.
  • the “predetermined time” may be a time determined according to the length of the broadcast time of the recommended broadcast content as in the above example, or may be a fixed time such as 10 minutes. There may be.
  • the recommended information that recommends recording reservation for the content is not recommended information to be displayed on the terminal device 4. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which recommended information is selected but the content cannot be recorded from the beginning.
  • the recommended content determination unit 302 may determine recommended information to be displayed on the terminal device 4 according to at least one of the terminal device 4 and its user. For example, the recommended information of content with age restriction may not be displayed on the terminal device 4 viewed by the user who has the age restriction. In addition, what content recommended information is displayed (or not displayed) may be set by the user. In this case, the recommended content determination unit 302 selects the recommended information according to the user setting. . As described above, by allowing the user to set the recommended information selection criteria not on the server 1 side but on the STB 3 side possessed by the user, the server 1 can collectively transmit recommended information common to a plurality of STBs 3. It becomes possible and efficient transmission becomes possible. The STB 3 has received the recommended information from the server 1 but does not display it according to the selection criteria. Therefore, if the selection criteria are changed, the recommended information is displayed without accessing the server 1. Can be made.
  • the recommended content determination unit 302 changes the display content of the recommended information according to the timing at which the recommended information is displayed. Specifically, when the recommended information includes a thumbnail image of the content, the recommended content determination unit 302 determines whether information that permits display of the thumbnail image is included as intent information. To do. If it is determined that the thumbnail image is included, it is determined to display the thumbnail image. If it is determined that the thumbnail image is not included, it is determined not to display the thumbnail image. If the intent information includes information indicating a period during which thumbnail images are permitted to be displayed, the recommended content determination unit 302 determines whether or not the current time is within the period, and outside the period. If not, it is decided not to display. If not displayed, the recommended content determination unit 302 may leave the image display area blank or display an image indicating the genre of the recommended content in the image display area.
  • the recommended content determination unit 302 determines recommended information to be displayed according to the priority.
  • Information indicating the priority of the recommended information may be included in the intent information, for example.
  • the recommended information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301 includes essential recommended information including display-required information indicating that display is essential
  • the recommended content determination unit 302 Displays mandatory recommended information regardless of the priority. Display essential information may also be included in the intent information.
  • display of recommended information can be controlled on the content provider side. That is, the content provider can always display recommended information of a specific content or display it with a high probability by including display-required information and high priority settings in the intent information.
  • the recommended content determination unit 302 determines the most recommended content.
  • the recommended control unit (screen generation unit) 303 generates a recommended screen according to the determination by the recommended content determination unit 302.
  • the recommended screen includes an object for each content for starting display of each content.
  • the recommendation control unit 303 generates a recommendation screen in which an object related to the most recommended content determined by the recommended content determination unit 302 among objects for each content is highlighted.
  • the recommendation control unit 303 displays background information related to the most recommended content.
  • the background shown is set as the background of the recommended screen.
  • the recommended control unit 303 receives the other information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301.
  • the background indicated by the background information is set as the recommended screen background.
  • the recommended control unit 303 outputs information on the recommended screen in which the background is set to the terminal device 4.
  • the content recommended by the object included in the recommended screen is broadcast content
  • the broadcast time of the content is equal to or less than a predetermined time
  • the recommended control unit 303 displays the recommended screen for the object. End the display on.
  • the broadcast content object whose broadcast time is not less than the predetermined time or the object such as external content may continue to be displayed on the recommended screen, and a new object in place of the object whose display has been terminated may be continued. May be added.
  • it is preferable to add an object related to the object whose display is terminated for example, an object having the same reason for recommendation or an object recommending viewing of broadcast content).
  • the recommended screen itself may be updated.
  • the recommendation control unit 303 causes the content of the recommended information selected by the terminal device 4 to be output to the terminal device 4. Specifically, when any key on the remote controller of the terminal device 4 is pressed while the recommended screen is displayed, the STB cooperation control unit 400 of the terminal device 4 generates a signal indicating the pressed key. Transmit to STB3. And the recommendation control part 303 specifies the recommendation information selected from the said signal, and instruct
  • the FB processing unit 304 specifies the recommended information displayed and selected on the terminal device 4 and the recommended information displayed on the terminal device 4 but not selected, and the specified result is sent to a predetermined notification destination device.
  • the specific result is notified to the server 1, and the notified specific result is acquired by the information management unit 103 of the server 1 and recorded in the history DB 111.
  • the information management unit 103 records the content, the ID of the terminal device 4 (and the user ID if the user can be specified), and information indicating whether or not the information is selected in association with each other. Also, the date and time when the content is recommended may be recorded together.
  • the “predetermined notification destination device” is a server that determines recommended information to be provided to the STB 3, that is, a learning server. .
  • the recommended information generation unit 102 determines that the content selected by the user matches the user's preference of the terminal device 4. Then, content related to the content, such as content of the same genre as the content and content in which the same performer as the content appears, is preferentially used as recommended information. Conversely, content not selected by the user is determined not to match the user preference of the terminal device 4. Then, the content related to the content such as the content of the same genre as the content and the content in which the same performer as the content appears is reduced in the priority of being recommended information.
  • the recommended information matches the user's preference, it is not selected when the user does not have time to view the content, etc., so the recommended information that was not selected does not match the user's preference. It is good also as intermediate evaluation that it does not suit taste if it suits taste. This reduces the likelihood of such content to be recommended over content known to match the user's preference, but prioritizes content known to not meet the user's preference. It becomes possible to do.
  • the viewing of the content is started by selecting the recommended information, the viewing may be terminated without viewing the content to the end.
  • the FB processing unit 304 may measure the time when the recommended content is viewed and notify the server 1 of the time.
  • the server 1 can select the recommended information of the content that suits the user's preference by a method such as weighting according to the viewing time.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the terminal device 4.
  • the terminal device 4 includes a terminal control unit 20 that controls each unit of the terminal device 4 in an integrated manner, a terminal storage unit 21 that stores various data used by the terminal device 4, and the terminal device 4 includes an external device.
  • a terminal communication unit 22 for communication is provided.
  • the terminal device 4 includes a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a terminal audio output unit (for example, a speaker).
  • the terminal device 4 may be provided with the audio
  • 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 broadcast receiving unit 26 receives broadcast content.
  • the display unit 27 displays an image according to the control of the terminal control unit 20.
  • the input unit 28 receives an input operation of the user of the terminal device 4.
  • the input unit 28 may be, for example, a receiving unit for a signal (for example, an infrared signal) generated by a remote controller.
  • the broadcast content control unit 205 displays the broadcast 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 target of the terminal device 2 to any of broadcast content, internal content, external content, and a recommended screen. Note that the switching target may include other objects.
  • the terminal-STB communication unit 40 is for the terminal device 4 to communicate with the STB 3. As described above, an example in which communication is performed using HDMI (registered trademark) will be described here.
  • the STB cooperation control unit 400 performs control to switch the output of the terminal device 4 according to the control of the STB 3. Specifically, the STB cooperation control unit 400 instructs the output switching unit 209 in response to receiving the recommended screen from the STB 3, and displays the image to be output to the display unit 27 on the recommended screen received from the STB 3. Let them switch.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition from a recommended screen that recommends a television program as content.
  • FIG. 7A In the example shown in FIG. 7A, four cards are arranged in a horizontal row as objects related to the recommended television program on the recommended screen, and the card 70A is highlighted as the object related to the most recommended television program. It is displayed. In addition, an operation object 72A for displaying a promotion video as related information regarding the most recommended television program is displayed on the upper right of the recommendation screen.
  • the card 70A relating to the most recommended television program is selected by the key operation of the remote controller by the user.
  • the display screen of the display unit 27 transitions to a screen for displaying the TV program schedule shown in FIG. 7B. .
  • the user can reserve a television program recommended on the screen shown in FIG.
  • the operation object 72 is selected as shown in FIG. 7C.
  • the display screen of the display unit 27 is recommended to be a YouTube (registered trademark) or the like as shown in FIG. 7D.
  • the screen changes to a screen for playing and displaying a promotion video related to the TV program. The user can view the promotion video of the recommended television program on the screen shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition from a recommended screen for recommending external content.
  • FIG. 8A In the example shown in FIG. 8A, four cards are arranged in a horizontal row as objects related to recommended external content on the recommended screen, and the card 70A ′ is the most recommended object related to external content. Is highlighted. An operation object 72A 'for displaying related information regarding the most recommended external content is displayed on the upper right of the recommendation screen.
  • 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.
  • the display screen of the display unit 27 displays related information related to the most recommended external content shown in FIG. 8B. Transition to the screen.
  • the display unit 27 supplies information that the final story of the content “Cat Story” is added and the selected content “Cat Story” as related information. Information introducing other contents that can be supplied may be displayed.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing relating to display of a recommendation screen and selection of the card 70.
  • the user presence / absence determination unit 300 determines that a person (user) is detected around the STB 3 from the detection result of the human sensor 34 (S100).
  • the recommended information acquisition unit 301 transmits a recommended information request together with the ID of the terminal device 4 to the server 1 (S101). In this way, by transmitting the ID of the terminal device 4, it is possible to acquire recommended information that matches the user preference of the terminal device 4. Note that when the STB 3 is connected to another terminal device, the ID of the other terminal device is transmitted, so that it is possible to obtain recommended information that matches the user's preference of the other terminal device.
  • the recommended information acquisition unit 301 receives the recommended information from the server 1 as a response to the recommended information request (S102: background information acquisition step), and the content that the recommended content determination unit 302 displays on the terminal device 4 To decide. Further, the recommendation control unit 303 determines four cards 70 to be displayed on the recommendation screen (see FIG. 2) and one card to be highlighted among the four pieces of recommendation information received. , Generate a recommended screen. Further, the recommendation control unit 303 sets the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content as the background of the recommended screen (S103: screen generation step).
  • the recommended control unit 303 transmits a recommended screen via the STB-terminal communication unit 33 and displays it on the terminal device 4 (S104). Thereby, the STB cooperation control unit 400 of the terminal device 4 instructs the output switching unit 209 to switch the image to be output to the display unit 27 to the image received from the STB 3, that is, the recommended screen.
  • the FB processing unit 304 After displaying the recommended screen, the FB processing unit 304 is in a state of waiting for selection of the card 70 (S105).
  • the card 70 is selected (for example, a signal indicating that any key indicating that the remote controller has been selected has been pressed) (YES in S105)
  • the FB processing unit 304 displays the selected content.
  • content other than the selected content is specified as non-selected content and notified to the server 1 (S106).
  • the FB processing unit 304 has not selected the card 70 (for example, without receiving a signal from the STB cooperation control unit 400 indicating that any key indicating selection of the remote controller has been pressed,
  • a signal for turning off the terminal device 4 is received (NO in S105)
  • the contents of all the cards 70 are notified to the server 1 as non-selected contents (S107).
  • the process of STB3 ends.
  • the terminal device 4 is turned off in accordance with a signal from the remote controller.
  • the terminal device 4 transmits a notification (OFF notification) indicating that the terminal device 4 is in the OFF state.
  • STB3 can recognize that the terminal device 4 was in the OFF state.
  • the method of setting the terminal device 4 to the OFF state is not limited to this example.
  • the terminal device 4 may be in an OFF state when the user goes out of the detection range of the human sensor 34.
  • the STB 3 detects that the user has gone out of the detection range of the human sensor 34, the STB 3 transmits an end instruction to the terminal device 4.
  • the terminal device 4 enters an OFF state according to the end instruction, and transmits an OFF notification to the STB 3.
  • STB3 can recognize that the terminal device 4 was in the OFF state as instructed.
  • the recommendation information generation unit 102 Upon receiving the recommendation information request transmitted from the STB 3, the recommendation information generation unit 102 generates recommendation information (S110). Then, the information transmission unit 105 transmits the generated recommended information to the STB 3 (S111). Further, when notified of selected content and non-selected content, or only non-selected content, the information management unit 103 records the notified content in the history DB 111 (S112). Above, the process of the server 1 is complete
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a display device 5 ′ according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • the display device 5 ' includes a control unit 20', a storage 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 storage unit 21 ′, the communication unit 22 ′, the broadcast reception unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28 of the display device 5 ′ are respectively the terminal storage unit 21 and the terminal communication unit 22 of the terminal device 4 according to the first embodiment.
  • the human sensor 34 ′ of the display device 5 ′ corresponds to the human sensor 34 of the STB 3 of the first embodiment.
  • the control unit 20 ′ of the display device 5 ′ includes a broadcast content control unit 205, an internal content control unit 206, an external content control unit 207, an output switching unit 209, a user presence / absence determination unit 300 ′, a recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′, It functions as a recommended content determination unit 302 ′ and a recommended control unit 303 ′.
  • the broadcast 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 ′ are respectively the terminal control unit 20 of the terminal device 4 according to the first embodiment.
  • the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ′, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′, the recommended content determination unit 302 ′, and the recommended control unit 303 ′ of the control unit 20 ′ of the display device 5 ′ are respectively the same as those in the first embodiment. This corresponds to the user presence / absence determination unit 300, the recommended information acquisition unit 301, the recommended content determination unit 302, and the recommended control unit 303 of the STB control unit 30 of the STB 3.
  • the display device 5 ′ alone functions as the recommendation system 5 in the first embodiment.
  • the display device 5 ′ is a television receiver, but the display device 5 ′ is not limited to the television receiver.
  • the background information acquisition function (recommended information acquisition unit 301) and the screen generation function (recommendation control unit 303) are provided in the STB 3, and in the second embodiment, background information acquisition.
  • the display device 5 ′ (recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′) and screen generation function (recommended control unit 303 ′).
  • the background information acquisition function and the screen generation function may be provided in devices other than these. For example, a recorder, a game machine, a PC, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile terminal, and the like may be provided.
  • This embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that the recommendation control unit 303 'sets the background of the recommendation screen according to the reference information.
  • Reference information can include time information, weather information, temperature information, information acquired from an external device, and user selection information.
  • the recommendation control unit 303 ′ sets a background when generating a recommendation screen, when obtaining reference information, or in a specific case that is determined in advance. That is, the background set by the recommended control unit 303 ′ is switched.
  • 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 recommendation screen to an image having a temporal position corresponding to the reference information. That is, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame included in the moving image according to the reference information.
  • the background information includes information indicating which frame is what image, and the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a frame with reference to the information.
  • the information indicating which frame is what image is, for example, information determined by the recommended control unit 303 ′ according to chromaticity information, luminance information, and the like of a certain frame. Specifically, whether an image in a frame contains a blue sky, sunset sky, clear weather, rainy pattern, summer-like image, winter-like image, or a warm image Information, whether it includes a refreshing image, a cherry tree image, or the like.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ When the recommended control unit 303 ′ acquires time information indicating time as reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame according to the time information from the moving image indicated by the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background of the recommended screen. . For example, when the time information indicating the morning time is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame of a refreshing blue sky image as illustrated in FIG. 11A and sets it as the background 71′a. be able to. In addition, when the time information indicating the afternoon time is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects the frame of the sunset sky image as illustrated in FIG. 11B and sets it as the background 71′b. Can do.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ When the recommended control unit 303 ′ acquires the weather information indicating the weather as the reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame according to the weather information from the moving image indicated in the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when weather information indicating that the weather is clear is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a clear image frame and set it as the background. When the weather information indicating rain is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of a rainy pattern image and set it as the background.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ When the recommended control unit 303 ′ acquires temperature information indicating the temperature as reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame according to the temperature information from the moving image indicated in the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when the temperature information indicating that the temperature is 25 degrees or higher is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a summer-like image frame and set it as the background. When the weather information indicating less than 10 degrees is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of an image that seems to be winter and set it as the background.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ When the recommended control unit 303 ′ acquires information from the external device as reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame according to the information from the external device from the moving image indicated in the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background.
  • the external device include household electrical appliances such as cooking appliances, air conditioners, lighting fixtures, and the like.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame of an image related to the cooked ingredients or recipe and sets it as the background. be able to.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a refreshing image frame and set it as the background.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of a warm image and set it as the background.
  • the display device 5 ′ may display a screen 71 a ′′ prompting the user to input a background request as shown in FIG.
  • the screen 71 a ′′ includes an object 79 a indicating a desired word “I want to concentrate”, an object 79 b indicating a desired word “I want to change the atmosphere in the room”, and “I want to relax”.
  • An object 79c indicating the desired wording.
  • the user can select a desired background via the remote controller 6.
  • the user may select a background by operating keys on the remote controller 6 or may select a background by speaking to the remote controller 6.
  • the input unit 28 acquires selection information by the user indicating the background selected by the user from the remote controller 6.
  • the display device 5 ′ may acquire selection information from a smartphone instead of the remote controller 6.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ When the recommended control unit 303 ′ acquires selection information by the user as reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame according to the selection information from the moving image indicated in the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when the selection information indicating that the user desires to “relax” is acquired, the recommended control unit 303 ′ displays the frame of the image 71 ′′ b as illustrated in FIG. Can be selected and set as background.
  • the reference information may be information indicating an event such as an event.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ may set a cherry blossom image as the background at the time of cherry blossom viewing.
  • the display device 5 ′ of the present embodiment is integrated with the space where the display device 5 ′ is installed, and can produce a space.
  • the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ may request new background information from the server via the communication unit 22 ′. .
  • This embodiment is different from the above 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 according to the user position information.
  • FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a display device 5 ′ ′ ′ according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the display device 5 ′′ includes a control unit 20 ′′, a storage 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 storage 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 ′ are respectively the storage unit 21 ′ and the communication unit of the display device 5 ′ according to the second embodiment. 22 ′, the broadcast receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28.
  • the human sensor 34 '' detects the position of the user within the detection range relative to the display device 5 '', and outputs the detection result to the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ′ and the screen generation unit 303 ′′. It is different in point.
  • Information indicating the position of the user relative to the display device 5 ′′ detected by the human sensor 34 ′′ is referred to as user position information.
  • the control unit 20 ′′ of the display device 5 ′′ includes a broadcast content control unit 205, an internal content control unit 206, an external content control unit 207, an output switching unit 209, a user presence / absence determination unit 300 ′, and a background information acquisition unit 301 ′′. , Function as a recommended content determination unit 302 ′ and a screen generation unit 303 ′′.
  • 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 / absence determination unit 300 ′, and the recommended content determination unit 302 ′ of the control unit 20 ′′ are respectively embodiments.
  • 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 / absence determination unit 300 ′, and the recommended content determination unit 302 of the control unit 20 ′ of the display device 5 ′.
  • the background information acquisition unit 301 ′′ functions in the same manner as the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ of the display device 5 ′ according to the second embodiment.
  • the screen generation unit 303 '' sets the background of the recommended screen to an image having a spatial position according to the reference information. For example, the screen generation unit 303 ′′ sets an image in which only a partial area of the frame is enlarged as a background. Further, the recommended control unit 303 ′ sets the image as the background so that the region to be enlarged in the frame moves so that the position of the user viewing the screen is moving.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ acquires user position information from the human sensor 34 ′ as reference information, and sets a background according to the user position information.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ When acquiring the user position information, the screen generation unit 303 ′′ cuts out the image from the frame set as the background at a position and size determined according to the user position information, and resets the cut-out image as the background.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ can cut out an image and reset the cut out image as a background when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
  • the predetermined condition includes a first condition and a second condition.
  • the screen generation unit 303 '' displays an image 71 '' '' b as shown in FIG. 14B.
  • the screen generating unit 303 '' Compared with the image 71 ′ ′′ b shown in FIG. 14B as shown in FIG. 14A, an image (zoomed-out image) 71 ′ ′′ a including the peripheral portion is set as the background. be able to.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ Compared with the image 71 ′ ′′ b shown in FIG. 14B as shown in FIG. 14B, an image 71 ′ ′′ c (zoomed-in image) with an enlarged central portion can be set as the background. it can.
  • the cutout area of the screen when the user 7c is closer to the display device 5 ′′ than the cutout area of the user 7c than the cutout area of the image when the user 7b is located.
  • Set to a smaller value thereby, the user can feel that the background is approaching. By moving away or approaching the background, the user can feel that the user is moving away from or approaching the display device 5 ′′.
  • the second condition when the user's line of sight is facing the display device 5 ′′, when the display device 5 ′′ is not popping up, it is compared with the usual most recommended If there is nothing more strongly recommended, you can list it.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ zoomed in An image may be set as the background. That is, when the first condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user is farther from the display device 5 ′′ than the certain position is smaller than the cutout area of the image when the user is at the certain position. Set.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ may set the zoomed out image as the background.
  • the cutout area of the screen when the user is closer to the display device 5 ′′ than the certain position is larger than the cutout area of the image when the user is at the certain position.
  • the display device 5 ′′ may further include a line-of-sight detection unit (not shown) that detects the direction of the line of sight, and the screen generation unit 303 ′′ may set the background according to the direction of the line of sight.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ zooms in.
  • the set image can be set as the background.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ can set the zoomed out 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.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ is closer to the display device 5 ′′ than the position where the user is, while the display device 5 ′′ is popping up notifications, advertisements, etc. from the display device 5 ′′.
  • the zoomed out image can be set as the background.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ can set the zoomed-in image as the background. Thereby, a user's interest can be attracted to a pop-up display.
  • the display device 5 ′′ is pop-up displayed, this is an example of the case where the first condition is satisfied.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ can be controlled so that the card 70 is further highlighted when it is desired to strongly recommend it compared to the normal most recommended.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ can set the zoomed out image as the background.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ can set the zoomed-in image as the background.
  • the user's interest can be attracted to the card 70 that the user wants to strongly recommend.
  • the case where it is desired to strongly recommend compared with the usual most recommended is an example in which the first condition is satisfied.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ acquires user position information indicating that the user is on the right side in a plane parallel to the display device 5 ′′ from a certain position
  • the right region in the frame is enlarged.
  • the screen generation unit 303 ′′ acquires user position information indicating that the user is on the left side in a plane parallel to the display device 5 ′′ from a certain position
  • the left region in the frame is enlarged.
  • the set image can be set as the background.
  • the screen generation unit 303 '' when acquiring information indicating that the user's line of sight is upward from a predetermined direction, the screen generation unit 303 '' can set an image in which the upper region in the frame is enlarged as a background. Conversely, when the screen generation unit 303 '' acquires information indicating that the user's line of sight is downward from a predetermined direction, the screen generation unit 303 '' sets the image in which the lower region in the frame is enlarged as the background. Can do.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ superimposes an additional object on the background.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ superimposes a specific object at a specific time, for example, as shown in FIG. Generate a screen that will be placed in Thereby, a user's interest can be further attracted.
  • the recommended control unit 303 ′ is a character that walks on the upper side of the card 70, jumps from one card 70 to another card 70, falls from the card 70, or makes a gesture of lifting the card 70. Is superimposed on the background. For example, content can be recommended more strongly by superimposing a character object related to the most recommended content on the background.
  • the control blocks (particularly the recommended information acquisition unit 301 and the recommended control unit 303) of the STB 3 are the control blocks (particularly the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ and the recommended control unit 303 ′) of the display device 5 ′, and the display device 5.
  • the control blocks (particularly the background information acquisition unit 301 ′′ and the screen generation unit 303 ′′) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or a CPU ( It may be realized by software using a Central Processing Unit.
  • the STB 3, the display device 5 ′, and the display device 5 ′′ are readable by a computer (or CPU) that executes a program command that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data. It includes a recorded ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like.
  • the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of one aspect of the present invention.
  • a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used.
  • the program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program.
  • an arbitrary transmission medium such as a communication network or a broadcast wave
  • one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.
  • the display device 5 ′ is a display device 5 ′ that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display unit, and a background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301 that acquires background information. '), A screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303') for generating a recommended screen, and a display unit 27.
  • the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ') starts displaying each content.
  • a recommended screen that includes objects for each content to be displayed, and highlights an object related to the most recommended content among the above-mentioned objects for each content.
  • the background information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′) includes background information related to the most recommended content
  • the background information related to the most recommended content is indicated.
  • the scene is set to the background of the recommendation screen is displayed on the display unit 27, the recommendation screen, and the background of the recommendation screen.
  • the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303) is the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′). If the background information related to the most recommended content is not included, the background indicated by the other background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit may be set as the background of the recommended screen.
  • the display device 5 ′ displays related information regarding the most recommended content in the background set by the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′) in the above-described aspect 1 or 2.
  • An operation object may be included.
  • the display device 5 ′ according to aspect 4 of the present invention is the display apparatus 5 ′ according to any one of the aspects 1 to 3, wherein the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′) is predetermined. It may consist of background information and background information associated with any one of the contents indicated by the objects included in the recommended screen.
  • the amount of information to be acquired can be reduced, so that the transmission load and the memory load can be reduced.
  • the screen generation unit uses the background as the most recommended content.
  • the image may be switched to an image that is included and has a temporal position or a spatial position according to the reference information.
  • the reference information includes time information
  • the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′) is the most recommended.
  • An image may be selected from images included in the content according to the time information, and the selected image may be set as the background.
  • the user can be made aware of the time.
  • the reference information includes at least one of weather information and temperature information
  • the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′). ) May select an image from images included in the most recommended content according to at least one of the weather information and the temperature information, and set the selected image as the background.
  • the user can be made aware of the outside situation.
  • the reference information includes information acquired from an external device, and the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′) An image may be selected from images included in the most recommended content according to information acquired from the external device, and the selected image may be set as the background.
  • the user can feel a sense of unity between the display device 5 'and the external device.
  • the reference information includes selection information by the user, and the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′) An image may be selected from images included in the recommended content according to the selection information by the user, and the selected image may be set as the background.
  • a desired image can be provided to the user.
  • the reference information includes user position information indicating the position of the user.
  • An image may be cut out from a frame included in the recommended content at a position and size determined according to the user position information, and the cut out image may be set as the background.
  • the user can feel a sense of unity between the user and the display device 5 '.
  • the display device 5 ′ according to aspect 11 of the present invention is the display apparatus 5 ′ according to aspect 10, in which the screen generation unit 303 ′′ uses the frame included in the most recommended content when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
  • An image may be cut out at a position and size determined according to position information, and the cut out image may be set as the background.
  • the cutting operation can be performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
  • the predetermined condition includes a first condition and a second condition
  • the screen generation unit satisfies the first condition. If the user is at a certain position, the clip area when the user is closer to the display device than the certain position is set larger than the clip area when the user is at a certain position, and the second condition is satisfied. In this case, the cutout area when the user is at a position closer to the display device than the certain position may be set smaller than the cutout area of the image when the user is at a certain position.
  • the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′) superimposes an additional object on the background. May be.
  • the user can be more interested.
  • the display control method is a display control method of the display device 5 ′ that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on the display unit 27, and includes a background information acquisition step of acquiring background information, A screen generation step for generating a recommendation screen, and a display step, wherein the screen generation step is a recommendation screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, Among them, the background information acquired in the background information acquired in the step of generating the recommended screen in which the object related to the most recommended content is highlighted and the background information acquisition step includes the background information related to the most recommended content.
  • the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is the background of the recommended screen.
  • the step of setting, in the display step, the recommendation screen and displays the background of the recommendation screen.
  • the control device (STB3) is a control device (STB3) that displays recommended information of a plurality of contents on a display device, and a background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition) that acquires background information.
  • the recommended screen including the objects of the content is generated, and the recommended screen on which the object relating to the most recommended content among the objects for each content is highlighted is generated, and the background information acquisition unit (recommended information acquisition unit 301) is generated.
  • the control method according to the sixteenth aspect 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, and generates a background information acquisition step for acquiring background information and a recommendation screen.
  • a screen generation step wherein the screen generation step is a recommended screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, and relates to the most recommended content among the objects for each content.
  • the control device and the display device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer.
  • the control device is operated as each unit (software element) included in the control device.
  • the control program for the control device realized by the above, the display control program for the display device for realizing the display device by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the display device, and the computer recording them A readable recording medium falls within the scope of the present invention.

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La présente invention a pour objet d'informer un utilisateur d'une manière facilement compréhensible qu'une instance donnée de contenu est recommandée parmi une pluralité d'instances de contenu. Une unité de commande de recommandation (303') : génère un écran de recommandation qui comprend des objets pour chaque instance de contenu, lesdits objets servant à démarrer l'affichage de chacune des instances de contenu, et dans lequel, parmi les objets de chacune des instances de contenu, l'objet qui se rapporte au contenu le plus recommandé est affiché d'une manière améliorée ; lorsque des informations d'arrière-plan associées au contenu le plus recommandé sont incluses avec des informations d'arrière-plan acquises une unité d'acquisition d'informations de recommandation (301'), définit un arrière-plan de l'écran de recommandation à un arrière-plan qui est désigné par les informations d'arrière-plan associées au contenu le plus recommandé ; et affiche l'écran de recommandation et l'arrière-plan de l'écran de recommandation sur une unité d'affichage (27).
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