IP Library Granted Patent US 11,954,708
Granted Patent B2
US 11,954,708 · App. 17/944,806 · Granted Apr 9, 2024

Information processing device, display system, display control method

Inventor: Kanami China (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
G06Q30/0271G06F3/013G06V40/10
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Patent No.
US 11,954,708
App. No.
17/944,806
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

At least a main area and a candidate area are provided on a display screen of a display device, and a display control unit that causes content displayed in the candidate area when reproduction of content displayed in the main area ends to be displayed in the main area, and a detection unit that detects a person from a captured image of at least a place where the display screen is visually recognizable are included, wherein the display control unit changes the content displayed in the candidate area depending on the person during reproduction of the content displayed in the main area.

Claims (29)

1. An information processing device comprising:

a unit controller which causes content displayed in a candidate area when reproduction of content displayed in a main area ends to be displayed in the main area, at least the main area and the candidate area being provided on a display screen of a display device comprising an electric signboard for digital signage; and

a detector which detects a person from a captured image of at least a place where the display screen is visually recognizable,

wherein the display controller changes the content displayed in the candidate area depending on the person during reproduction of the content displayed in the main area,

wherein the electric signboard for digital signage, controlled by the display controller, is configured to switch the content displayed in the candidate area to different content with a shorter period than a reproduction period of the content reproduced in the main area.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit changes the content displayed in the candidate area to other content depending on the person.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit rearranges the contents displayed in the candidate area depending on the person.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an attribute estimation unit which estimates attributes of the person detected by the detection unit,

wherein, when content is displayed in the candidate area, the display control unit causes content depending on the estimated attributes to be displayed instead of the content displayed in the candidate area.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the display control unit assigns priorities to a plurality of pieces of content on the basis of the estimated attributes, causes content having a highest priority to be displayed in the candidate area, and causes at least content having a next highest priority to be displayed in another area of the display screen.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a viewing advertisement identification unit which identifies lines of sight directed to the content displayed at least in the candidate area and the other area,

wherein the display control unit further changes the priorities on the basis of the lines of sight and causes content having a highest changed priority to be displayed in the candidate area.

7. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein, when a different person is detected from an image captured after detection of the person, the display control unit switches the content reproduced in the candidate area to content depending on attributes of the different person.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, when content is displayed in the candidate area, the display control unit causes content depending on an action of the detected person to be displayed instead of the content displayed in the candidate area.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit causes information related to the content displayed in the candidate area to be displayed in a part of the display screen.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit causes content based on a defined rule to be displayed in the candidate area when no persons have been detected from the captured image.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays content that is not dependent on a person in the candidate area when no persons have been detected by the detection unit during reproduction of the content displayed in the main area.

12. An information processing device comprising:

a display controller which causes content displayed in a candidate area when reproduction of content displayed in a main area ends to be displayed in the main area, at least the main area and the candidate area being provided on a display screen of a display device comprising an electric signboard for digital signage; and

a detector which detects a person from a captured image of at least a place where the display screen is visually recognizable,

wherein the display controller changes the content displayed in the candidate area depending on the person during reproduction of the content displayed in the main area,

wherein the electric signboard for digital signage, controlled by the display controller, is configured to have the content that is displayed in the candidate area being content generated on the basis of at least some of a plurality of frames constituting the content displayed in the main area.

13. A display control method comprising:

causing, by a display controller, content displayed in a candidate area when reproduction of content displayed in a main area ends to be displayed in the main area, at least the main area and the candidate area being provided on a display screen of a display device comprising an electric signboard for digital signage; and

detecting, by a detector, a person from a captured image of at least a place where the display screen is visually recognizable,

wherein the display controller changes the content displayed in the candidate area depending on the person during reproduction of the content displayed in the main area, and

wherein the electric signboard for digital signage, controlled by the display controller, is configured to switch the content displayed in the candidate area to different content with a shorter period than a reproduction period of the content reproduced in the main area.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jun 26, 2026
From: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 075928/0878 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT INVENTORS NAME IS KANAMI CHINA-WHICH MATCHES THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT ORGINAL FILED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 061132 FRAME: 0781. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 3, 2022
From: CHINA, KANAMI
To: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062023/0750 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: NAITOU, MICHITAKA
To: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061132/0781 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/JP2020/011705 · Mar 17, 2020 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021010831 · Mar 17, 2021
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