IP Library Granted Patent US 12,265,705
Granted Patent B2
US 12,265,705 · App. 17/380,036 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Control apparatus, display system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for controlling displayed images in response to positional change of terminal device

Inventor: Momoko Fujiwara (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F3/04886G06F3/0482G06F3/04842H04N23/62H04N23/667
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Patent No.
US 12,265,705
App. No.
17/380,036
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus controls a display device equipped with a display unit, and controls the display device that allows a user to view back of the display unit through the display unit in a case where the user views the display unit, and the control apparatus includes a processor configured to: change display of some of images displayed on the display unit, in response to a change in a position of a terminal device with respect to the display device, the terminal device being located behind the display unit and viewed by the user through the display unit, and maintain some other images displayed on the display unit in a state of being displayed at predetermined places, regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device.

Claims (55)

1. A control apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

control a display device equipped with a display screen so as to allow a user facing the display screen from a first side of the display screen to view through the display screen;

change a display location of a first image of a plurality of images displayed on the display screen, in response to a change in a position of a terminal device with respect to the display device, the terminal device being located in a second side of the display screen, the second side being opposite to the first side and viewed by the user through the display screen; and

maintain a display location of a second image of the plurality of images regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device, wherein the processor is configured to change the display location of the first image of the plurality of images displayed on the display screen comprising:

change the display location of the first image of the plurality of images by moving the first image to display next to terminal device displayed on the display screen.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second image of the plurality of images are displayed at predetermined places on the display screen, and

the processor is configured to maintain the second image of the plurality of images displayed at the predetermined places on the display screen regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image has a first positional relationship with the terminal device that is displayed in a way as though the image is visible through the display screen and the second image has a second positional relationship with the terminal device.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to:

while the first image is displayed next to the terminal device

maintain the second image located above or below the terminal device that is visible through the display screen at the predetermined place.

5. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to:

move the first image having the first positional relationship, in a same direction of movement of the terminal device, in response to the change in the position of the terminal device.

6. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display information regarding a selection item displayed on the terminal device, on the display screen.

7. The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display the information regarding the selection item on the display screen, in a case where a user's finger approaches the selection item.

8. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

out of a higher-ranked image which includes the first image having a higher order of display and a lower-ranked image which includes the second image having a lower order of display than the order of display of the higher-ranked image, among images sequentially displayed on the display screen by a user operating the terminal device, change display of the higher-ranked image, in response to the change in the position of the terminal device, and

maintain the lower-ranked image in a state of being displayed at a predetermined place, regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device.

9. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

change a display position of the higher-ranked image, in response to the change in the position of the terminal device.

10. The control apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:

set a position that does not overlap with the terminal device of which a position changes, as a change destination of the display position of the higher-ranked image.

11. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

move the higher-ranked image displayed on the display unit along with the terminal device that is visible through the display screen.

12. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

maintain the lower-ranked image in a state of being displayed closer to either an upper end portion or a lower end portion of the display unit, regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device.

13. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display the lower-ranked image at a specific place behind the display screen, the specific place being visible through the display screen.

14. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display images of the plurality of images other than the first image and the second image at specific places behind the display unit, the specific places being visible through the display screen.

15. A display system comprising:

the terminal device

a display device equipped with the display screen; and

a control apparatus that controls the display device, wherein the display device allows a user to view back of the display unit through the display unit in a case where the user views the display unit, and

the control apparatus according to claim 1 .

16. A method of controlling a display device having a display screen, applicable to a control apparatus having a processor, the method comprising:

controlling the display device equipped with the display screen so as to allow a user facing the display screen from a first side of the display screen to view through the display screen;

changing a display location of a first image of a plurality of images displayed on the display screen, in response to a change in a position of a terminal device with respect to the display device, the terminal device being located in a second side of the display screen, the second side being opposite to the first side and viewed by the user through the display screen; and

maintaining a display location of a second image of the plurality of images regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device, wherein the processor is configured to change the display location of the first image of the plurality of images displayed on the display screen comprising:

changing the display location of the first image of the plurality of images by moving the first image to display next to terminal device displayed on the display screen.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a processor of a control apparatus to execute:

controlling the display device equipped with the display screen so as to allow a user facing the display screen from a first side of the display screen to view through the display screen;

changing a display location of a first image of a plurality of images displayed on the display screen, in response to a change in a position of a terminal device with respect to the display device, the terminal device being located in a second side of the display screen, the second side being opposite to the first side and viewed by the user through the display screen; and

maintaining a display location of a second image of the plurality of images regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device, wherein the processor is configured to change the display location of the first image of the plurality of images displayed on the display screen comprising:

changing the display location of the first image of the plurality of images by moving the first image to display next to terminal device displayed on the display screen.

18. A control apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

control a display device equipped with a display screen so as to allow a user facing the display screen from a first side of the display screen to view through the display screen;

display a first virtual screen and a second virtual screen on the display screen of the display device in response to the user operating on a terminal device;

change a display location of the first virtual screen displayed on the display screen, in response to a change in a position of a terminal device with respect to the display device, the terminal device being located on a second side behind the display screen, the second side is opposite to the first side, and viewed by the user through the display screen; and

maintain a display location of the second virtual screen as displayed on the display screen in at a predetermined location, regardless of the change in the position of the terminal device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2021
From: FUJIWARA, MOMOKO
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-053350 · Mar 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220308749A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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