CN1756321A - Image display equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an image displaying device, which is used for selectively displaying a thumbnail image (401) based on the information read from a memory and displaying the images (501) based on the image data read from a memory through selecting the thumbnail image. The image displaying device also displays images with information which belongs to the images, and displays an operating instruction (502) used for carrying out a certain function according to the displaying status of the images. The image displaying device of the invention can set that if the information of a displaying image is displayed. Additionally, when switching a displaying window under a condition without displaying the information that belongs to the images, the image displaying device on the invention enforcedly displays the information that belongs to the images.

Description

Image display

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used to show and to play and be recorded in the image display of medium such as the static or moving image on the storage card, relate in particular to except image, suitably carry out the functional demonstration of operating sequence etc. also complementaryly, thereby improve the image display of operability.

Background technology

In recent years, high-resolution digital camera comes into vogue.As the equipment of the image of show taking, can be with television set with large screen display device.

Just, digital camera has at medium goes up the static or moving image of records photographing such as storage card (comprising flash memory etc.), and when storage card is inserted television set the function of picture signal, generation and the display video signal of playback record.

As the storage card of digital camera, can use various types of storage cards, such as smart media (smart media (registered trade mark)), the memory stick of SD (Secure Digital, secure digital) storage card and various criterion.Therefore, television set can be dealt with these storage cards.The capacity of storage card is in continuous rising.For example, the storage card of existing 1GB capacity on the market.Therefore, the quantity of documents that is stored in the static or moving image in the storage card is also rising.

Therefore, when will be with television set during as the card image browser, television set must have the function that is easy to select the image file that will show.In addition, television set also must have the function that realizes various display formats, for example, switches in proper order and shows a plurality of images, amplification and image of demonstration, the image angles of display is changed 90 degree etc. by the magic lantern Presentation Function.

Traditionally, the television set to the browser of the image taken as digital camera has proposed the some of the recommendations scheme, and the television product with above-mentioned functions has been arranged.But television set can't provide the user the required operability that is entirely satisfactory.

For example, a kind of technology being disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2002-135676: when the storage card that will store the image of being taken by digital camera inserts television set, activates a display application (program) automatically.In watching the process of program, the image of reading from storage card is displayed on the sprite.Four icons that color button has same color and layout on demonstration and the remote controller are to carry out various processing.But the document only discloses a few function, can not carry out processing in multipurpose ground, thereby produce problem.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of image display, be used for, when carrying out a plurality of function, the user is directed to more accurate operation approx, thereby improves operability.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of image display comprises: be used for reading view data and belonging to the read-out device of the information of described a plurality of images from the medium that record comprises the view data of a plurality of images and belongs to the information of described a plurality of images; The output device that is used to handle the view data of reading and reads about the information of described image, this output device is optionally exported corresponding to the picture signal of first display format with corresponding to the picture signal of second display format, in first display format, on a window, show a plurality of images, in second display format, on a described window, show in described a plurality of images; The display unit that shows described picture signal; And control described read-out device and output device and just whether show that with first display format or second display format image based on described picture signal switches, and control, on a window of described display unit, show described image, about the information of described image and be used for carrying out certain function operations guide according to the show state of image based on picture signal.

Other purpose of the present invention and advantage will be described in the following description, and these purposes and advantage partly can be found out from specification, perhaps recognize by enforcement of the present invention.Objects and advantages of the present invention can be by means and their combination realization and the acquisition of pointing out below.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing is bonded in the specification and constitutes the part of specification, is used for illustrating embodiments of the invention, and with the general description of front and back to the detailed description of embodiment, be used to explain principle of the present invention.In the accompanying drawing:

The circuit block diagram of Fig. 1 illustrates the structure of the television set that image display of the present invention is housed;

The schematic illustration of Fig. 2 be applied to the example of key arrangement of the remote controller of equipment shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 illustrates an example of the medium selection window in image display of the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates an example of the rest image thumbnail display window in image display of the present invention;

Fig. 5 illustrates an example of the state of a rest image of selecting the image of independent demonstration from window shown in Figure 4;

The flow chart of Fig. 6 is used to illustrate an example selecting the processing of the photographed image-related information that shows on the window at medium;

The flow chart of Fig. 7 is used to illustrate an example of the processing of display image, and this processing becomes along with the quantity of the storage card that inserts;

The view of Fig. 8 is used to illustrate the example that the window when the information that stops to show about display image is arranged;

The view of Fig. 9 is used to illustrate the example that the window when stopping to show about the information of display image and icon is arranged;

The view of Figure 10 is used to illustrate under the state that stops to show about the information of display image, the example that window shows when switching display image;

The flow chart of Figure 11 is used to illustrate that image shown in Figure 10 shows an example of handling;

Figure 12 is used to illustrate an example of the demonstration when changing the angles of display of thumbnail;

Figure 13 is used to illustrate an example of the demonstration when changing the angles of display of single display image;

The flow chart of Figure 14 is used to illustrate an example that shows the treatment of picture shown in Figure 12 and 13;

The view of Figure 15 is used to illustrate an example of magic lantern demonstration;

The view of Figure 16 is used for explanation when carrying out the magic lantern demonstration, is used to change the example of window in the demonstration time interval of image;

The flow chart of Figure 17 is used to explain an example when the processing of carrying out the demonstration time interval that is used to change image when magic lantern shows;

The view of Figure 18 is used for the key diagram picture and amplifies an example that shows processing;

The figure shows of Figure 19 an example of demonstration * 2 images;

The figure shows of Figure 20 an example of demonstration * 4 images;

The flow chart of Figure 21 is used for the key diagram picture and amplifies an example that shows processing;

The flow chart of Figure 22 is used for the moving example of handling that shows of key diagram image drift;

The figure shows of Figure 23 show an example of the thumbnail of moving image;

The view of Figure 24 is used for an example of the single display of account for motion image.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing one embodiment of the present of invention are described.The circuit block diagram of Fig. 1 illustrates the summary of the television set 100 that image display of the present invention is installed.

In Fig. 1, television set 100 that can the receiving digital broadcast program comprises input terminal 102, the digital video broadcast-satellite signal that input terminal 102 receives by BS (broadcasting satellite)/CS (communication satellite) digital broadcasting reception antenna 101 receives.The described broadcast singal that is provided for this input terminal 102 is provided for satellite digital broadcasting tuner 103 then, and this tuner 103 is tuned to the broadcast singal of required channel.

Just, based on the control signal from control unit 106, tuner 103 is tuned to required channel from the satellite digital broadcasting that receives.Tuning broadcast singal is provided for PSK (phase shift keying) demodulator 104, is demodulated into digital video and audio signal.Afterwards, be output to signal processing unit 105 by the signal of demodulation.

Included identification information (ID) in the bit stream based on the signal that receives, signal processing unit 105 is divided into video and packets of audio data with signal, and additional information is such as programme information.Perhaps, the ground digital television broadcast that terrestrial broadcasting reception antenna 107 is received (received terrestrial digital broadcasting) signal offers received terrestrial digital broadcasting tuner 109 by input terminal 108.Use is from the broadcast singal of the tuning required channel of control signal of control unit 106.

Tuner 109 tuning broadcast singal be provided for OFDM (Orthodoxy Frequency Division Multiplex) demodulator 110, be demodulated into digital video and audio signal.Afterwards, be output to signal processing unit 105 by the signal of demodulation.

Signal processing unit 105 also in the bit stream based on the signal that receives included identification information (ID) signal is divided into packet and additional information.

The ground simulation television broadcasting signal that terrestrial broadcasting reception antenna 107 receives also is provided for terrestrial analog broadcast tuner 111 by input terminal 108.Based on the control signal from control unit 106, terrestrial analog broadcast tuner 111 is tuned to the broadcast singal of required channel.Tuner 111 tuning broadcast singal be provided for analog demodulator 112 then, be demodulated into analog video and audio signal.Afterwards, be output to signal processing unit 105 by the signal of demodulation.

For example, the digital video that provides of 105 pairs of PSK demodulators 104 of signal processing unit and ofdm demodulator 110 and audio signal selectively are carried out predetermined Digital Signal Processing.Vision signal is output to Graphics Processing Unit 113, and audio signal is output to audio treatment unit 114.

Just, in digital broadcasting, based on predetermined format video and audio signal is carried out compressed encoding and handle.Signal processing unit 105 has the signal decoding to compressed encoding, and decoded conversion of signals is the function of non-compressed word signal.Signal processing unit 105 also has carries out the predetermined decoding processing to the Still image data of reading from storage card, motion image data and voice data, these decoded data is converted to the function of non-compressed word signal.

A plurality of (being four in Fig. 1) input terminal 115,116,117 and 118 is connected to signal processing unit 105.In these input terminals 115 to 118 each can receive analog video and audio signal from the external equipment of digital TV broadcast receiving equipment 100.

Signal processing unit 105 is converted to digital signal with each analog video that provides and the audio signal selectively in analog demodulator 112 and the input terminal 115 to 118.Described digital video and audio signal are carried out described predetermined Digital Signal Processing.Afterwards, digital video and audio signal output are arrived Graphics Processing Unit 113 and audio treatment unit 114.

Graphics Processing Unit 113 has the osd signal that OSD (On Screen Display, screen display) signal generating unit 119 is generated and is added on the digital video signal that signal processing unit 105 provides, and the function of output composite signal.Graphics Processing Unit 113 can optionally be exported from the outputting video signal of signal processing unit 105 with from the output osd signal of osd signal generating unit 119, and described two output signals of array output on the two halves of window respectively.

Osd signal generating unit 119 generates the osd signal with character indicating image content under the control of control unit 106, perhaps be used to show the osd signal as the icon of operating guidance.The back will be described osd signal generating unit 119 in detail.

Be provided for video processing unit 120 from the digital video signal of Graphics Processing Unit 113 outputs.Video processing unit 120 is converted to input digital video signal the vision signal of the form that can be shown by video display apparatus 121.Afterwards, the vision signal after the conversion is exported to the video display apparatus 121 that is used for display video signal.Vision signal also is output to external equipment by lead-out terminal 122.

Audio treatment unit 114 is converted to the digital audio and video signals of input the simulated audio signal of the form that can be play by loud speaker 123.Afterwards, the audio signal after the conversion is exported to the loud speaker 123 of playing audio signal.Audio signal also is output to external equipment by lead-out terminal 124.

Notice that control unit 106 is systematically controlled various operations, comprise the above-mentioned various reception operations of whole digital TV broadcast receiving equipment 100.

The control unit 106 that mainly comprises CPU (central processing unit) comprises the ROM (read-only memory) 125 of the control program that storage is carried out by this CPU, provides the RAM (random access memory) 126 of service area and the nonvolatile memory 127 that is used to store various configuration informations and control information for this CPU.

Operating unit 128 and reception are connected to control unit 106 from the light receiving unit 130 of the infrared signal of remote controller 129 emissions.Operating unit 128 comprises a plurality of console switchs on the anterior casing that is arranged in television set 100 for example.When user's operating operation unit 128 or remote controller 129, operation signal can be sent to control unit 106, can begin channel tuning and handle, and can adjust function or can setting operation in television set 100.

The draw-in groove 133 that can insert first storage card 132 is connected to control unit 106 by card 131.The draw-in groove 136 that can insert second storage card 135 is connected to control unit 106 by card 134.

In first and second storage cards 132 and 135 each is for example stored Still image data, motion image data and the voice data that digital camera obtains.Because these storage cards 132 and 135 are inserted into draw-in groove 133 and 136, control unit 106 is read these view data and voice data, and the data of reading are output to signal processing unit 105.

For example, first storage card 132 is SD storage card or memory stick, and second storage card 135 is smart media (smart media).Because the external dimensions of SD storage card is identical with memory stick, draw-in groove 133 can be shared.

The one LAN (local area network (LAN)) terminal 138 is connected to control unit 106 by communication interface 137.Like this, control unit 106 can send to video recording apparatus with information by communication interface 137, such as the HDD (hard disk drive) (not shown) of the LAN compatibility that is connected to a LAN terminal 138.In this case, control unit 106 has DHCP (DHCP) server capability.Control unit 106 is to the compatible HDD distributing IP (Internet Protocol) of the LAN that is connected to a LAN terminal 138 address, control HDD.

The 2nd LAN terminal also is connected to control unit 106 by communication interface 139.Like this, control unit 106 can send to information the equipment (not shown) that is connected to the 2nd LAN terminal 140 by communication interface 139.

A USB terminal 142 also is connected to control unit 106 by usb 1 41.Like this, control unit 106 can send to information the equipment (not shown) that is connected to USB terminal 142 by usb 1 41.

An i.link terminal 144 also is connected to control unit 106 by i.link interface 143.Like this, control unit 106 can send to information the equipment (not shown) that is connected to i.link terminal 144 by i.link interface 143.

Fig. 2 figure shows the example of key arrangement of remote controller 129.Remote controller 129 comprises the power key 201 of the on off state that is used to switch television set 100, the numerical key 202 that is used for switching channels and input digital data, be used for input switch key 203 according to the signal source that will watch from the signal and the switching of broadcast reception signal of storage card 132 and 135, be used for end process or window returned the ESC Escape 204 of adjacent previous state, cursor is moved to the cursor key 205 of the destination item on the window that is presented at video display apparatus 121, be used to register definite key 206 of cursor place project, and four color keys: blue color keys 207, red color keys 208, green color key 209 and yellow key 210.

Describe the operation that is installed to the image display of the present invention on the television set 100 shown in Figure 1 below in detail.

In Fig. 1, when first and second storage cards 132 and 135 were inserted draw-in groove 133 and 136 respectively, control unit 106 detected the storage card that inserts, automatic setting storage card play mode.Just, control unit 106 utilizes osd signal generating unit 119 fully, generates osd signal, is used for medium and selects window to select one of two kinds of storage cards 132 and 135.Control unit 106 will offer video display apparatus 121 by video processing unit 120 from the osd signal of Graphics Processing Unit 113 then, select window to show on screen.

Fig. 3 illustrates the example that medium is selected window.In the central authorities of window 301, schematically shown the icon of expression storage card.From left to right, arranged the icon of expression SM (smart media) 302, SD (SD storage card) 303 and MS (memory stick) 304.In Fig. 3, be to represent each storage card with initial.But, be easy to use sign (emblem mark, trade mark) to come identification memory card.

In Fig. 3, MS 304 has been drawn many horizontal lines.This represents that this icon becomes ash, does not just have MS 304 to insert draw-in groove 133.The icon of remaining expression SM 302 and SD 303 is highlighted demonstration, and this expression SM 302 and SD 303 have inserted draw-in groove 133 and 136.SD 303 is painted as the oblique line frame around around the SD 303 among the figure, and this expression cursor 305 is positioned on the SD 303.

In addition, on window 301, the image type (static or moving image) and the amount (quantity of documents) that write down in the SD storage card (SD 303) at cursor 305 current places have been shown.Camera sign 306 expression rest images, TV video camera sign 307 expression moving images.In example shown in Figure 3, shown to record 14 rest images (file) and two moving image programs (file).

When storage card 132 and 135 inserted draw-in grooves 133 and 134, when cursor 305 was positioned on the icon of given storage card, the fileinfo that is recorded on this given storage card was read Be Controlled unit 106 for the first time.After generating osd signal, show the information of expression recorded content based on the information of reading.The sense information that control unit 106 will show nonvolatile memory 127 or ROM 125 storages.

Afterwards, when inserting same storage card, show medium selection window 301 shown in Figure 3, from the image information of nonvolatile memory 127 or ROM 125 playback records, to show sense information.Therefore, each time can be with image information than speed displayed record higher when storage card is read.

At the foot of window shown in Figure 3 301, arranged an icon display area 308, wherein show icon corresponding to the key on the remote controller 129.In Fig. 3, thumbnail display icon 309 and input switching icon 310 have been shown.Thumbnail display icon 309 is used for thumbnail is shown as tabulation, and these thumbnails are recorded on the cursor 305 determined storage cards.Input is switched icon 310 and is used for window is switched to the window that is used for watching television program.

309 expressions of thumbnail display icon can show thumbnail when key 206 is determined in operation, determine that key 206 by the arrow indication, is arranged in the central authorities of cursor key 205 on remote controller 129.Because input switch key 310 is identical with sign on the remote controller 129, this shows and can carry out the input hand-off process by the input switch key 203 on the remote controller 129.

The data in advance of representing these icons 309 and 310 is stored among the ROM 125.Control unit 106 is read required data, and osd signal generating unit 119 is converted to sense data the osd signal that will show.

In Fig. 3, when the definite key 206 on the remote controller 129, control unit 106 is read thumbnail information from storage card 132, and this sense information is sent to signal processing unit 105 to handle the information that sends.Control unit 106 makes Graphics Processing Unit 113 show 12 (4 row * 3 row) rest images at most then on the window of video display apparatus 121.

In addition, control unit 106 is read the image information that is stored in record among nonvolatile memory 127 or the RAM, storage card.Control unit 106 utilizes osd signal generating unit 119 to generate osd signals fully, comprises the character information of in the shown thumbnail of indication (cursor choose).The osd signal that is generated is provided for Graphics Processing Unit 113.Control unit 106 read can be used for the thumbnail show state, corresponding to the identification data of the key on the remote controller 129.Afterwards, osd signal generating unit 119 generates osd signal, and the osd signal that is generated is sent to Graphics Processing Unit 113.

Graphics Processing Unit 113 will superpose from the thumbnail signal of signal processing unit 105 and osd signal from osd signal generating unit 119.From video processing unit 120 superposed signal is sent to video display apparatus 121, show by video display apparatus 121.

As a result, show window shown in Figure 4.In the central authorities of window 401, show thumbnail.In these images, the details of the image at oblique line frame cursor 402 places are displayed on the bottom of thumbnail viewing area.In this example, described details comprise the sequence number and the resolution of shooting date, filename, image (file).

In addition, at the foot of window 401, be furnished with a icon display area 403 corresponding to the key on the remote controller 129.In this district, 6 icons have been shown.Leftmost icon is to be used for the icon 404 of when key 206 is determined in operation display highlighting 402 determined single images.Second to the 5th icon is corresponding to four color keys 207 to 210 on the remote controller 129.In the oval frame of having of they color identical, shown the symbol of corresponding function with corresponding color key.

Particularly, from left to right, second icon is that magic lantern is play icon 405, has shown the symbol that so-called magic lantern is play in blue oval frame, and it is exactly sequentially to automatically switch and show all rest images that so-called magic lantern is play.The 3rd icon is that angles of display switches icon 406, has shown the symbol that is used to switch the image angles of display in red oval frame.

The 4th icon is the screen protection time icon 407 to be set, and has shown the symbol that is used to be provided with the screen protection time in green oval frame.The 5th icon is the moving image thumbnail display icon 408 that is used for window is switched to the moving image thumbnail display mode, has shown a TV video camera symbol in yellow oval frame.When color key corresponding on the remote controller 129, carry out the function of these icons.

Attention is put at blue, red, green and yellow map and have been added Reference numeral B, R, G and Y, to identify these icons color separately in Fig. 4.

Rightmost icon is to withdraw from icon 409, and when it was illustrated in operation ESC Escape 204, window can return adjacent medium before current window and select window (Fig. 3).

Except these icons, show the symbol (being actually sign) 410 of the card type memory of an expression storage display image data in the upper right corner of window 401.In Fig. 4, symbol 410 indication SD storage cards.

On window shown in Figure 4, during definite key 206 on remote controller 129, on window, show individually by cursor 402 determined images.Just, control unit 106 is from the data of storage card read cursor 402 determined images.The view data of reading is sent to signal processing unit 105, decoded and be converted to non-compressed word vision signal.Non-compressed word vision signal after the conversion is sent to Graphics Processing Unit 113.

In addition, control unit 106 makes display device show the information of the image that belongs to current demonstration constantly.In addition, control unit 106 is from the ROM125 sense data, showing new icon at icon display area, and makes osd signal generating unit 119 that the data of reading are converted to osd signal.Osd signal after the conversion is sent to Graphics Processing Unit 113.

As a result, image shown in Figure 5 is shown on the video display apparatus 121.On window shown in Figure 5 501, shown an image of from thumbnail shown in Figure 4, selecting individually.Bottom in Fig. 5 has shown the information of shown image.In the icon display area 502 of window foot, shown icon corresponding to the key on the remote controller 129.

Just, the Far Left part in the icon display area 502 on window has shown to be used for image switching is selected icon 503 to the previous image of adjacent previous image.Second icon is to be used for image switching is selected icon 504 to next image of next image of next-door neighbour.These icons 503 and 504 expressions can be carried out the pairing processing of these icons when on the remote controller 129 during corresponding to the white arrow key of cursor key 205.

Next four icons are corresponding to the color key on the remote controller 129.Blue icon is that magic lantern is play icon 505.Red icon is that angles of display switches icon 506.Green icon is to amplify display icon 507.When operation green color key 209, display image is exaggerated.Yellow icon is that information shows switching icon 508.When operation yellow key 210 1 times, stop to show that described information disappears from window such as information such as shooting date, filenames.When yellow key 210 was operated twice, icon display area 502 also disappeared from window 501, only shows rest image.When yellow key 210 was operated three times, window returned state shown in Figure 5.

At last, rightmost icon is to withdraw from icon 509.In this example, when the ESC Escape 204 on the remote controller 129, window returns thumbnail and shows show state just shown in Figure 4.

As mentioned above, storage card 132 and 135 at first is inserted into respective card slot shown in Figure 1 133 and 136.Display medium is selected window (Fig. 3), shows thumbnail display window (Fig. 4) then.Afterwards, show single image display window (Fig. 5).The fundamental procedure that shows rest image described above.During input switch key 203 on remote controller 129, be used for that the television program viewed status is switched to medium shown in Figure 3 and select the operation sequence of window also to be implemented as the aforesaid operations program.But this operation sequence does not comprise the image information write non-volatile memory 127 of storage card or the process of ROM125.

When the storage card that only inserts one type, do not show that medium shown in Figure 3 selects window, directly the thumbnail display window in the displayed map 4.

In addition, when when the equipment that inserts a storage card inserts storage card in addition, show the thumbnail of the storage card that adds.

According to top description, when showing window shown in Figure 3, if the definite key 206 on the remote controller 129 then shows the thumbnail of rest image.But, also can show the thumbnail of moving image.Certainly, when not writing down rest image, directly show the thumbnail of moving image.

Based on Fig. 6 and flow chart shown in Figure 7 said process is described once more below.

The flow chart of Fig. 6 is used to illustrate the processing of the relevant information that is presented at the image that writes down on the storage card.Flow process starts from the processing of step S601, judges whether to have inserted a plurality of storage cards at step S602.If step S602 is a "Yes", then select window at step S603 display medium, flow process advances to step S604.

At step S604, read out related data, and store among nonvolatile memory 127 or the ROM125 from the document image of the determined storage card of cursor.Next, at step S605, show the quantity of documents of each image in rest image and the moving image based on the data of described storage.

At step S606, judge whether to have sent thumbnail and show request.If at step S606 is "Yes", then flow process advances to step S607, shows thumbnail.In addition, show that individually thumbnail shows the image that treatment of selected is selected.

At step S608, judge whether to have sent the program viewing request.If at step S608 is "Yes", then carry out program viewing at step S609.Just, control unit 106 makes signal processing unit 105 receiving broadcast signals, the vision signal that receives is sent to Graphics Processing Unit 113, the audio signal that receives is sent to audio treatment unit 114.

At step S610, judge whether to have sent the medium playing image and show request.If step S610 is a "Yes", then select window at step S611 display medium.Afterwards, at step S612, the storage card that control unit 106 is selected to be determined by cursor on the window from medium is read the relevant information that is stored in the document image file nonvolatile memory 127 or the ROM 125, makes display device show the quantity of documents of static/moving image.

According to above-mentioned processing, can promptly be presented at the type of the image of storing in the storage card and the quantity of documents of image.

In addition, the flow chart of Fig. 7 is used for the quantity display image corresponding to the storage card that inserts.

In Fig. 7, flow process starts from step S701, judges whether to have sent the medium play instruction at step S702.If at step S702 for being then to judge whether to have inserted two kinds of storage cards at step S703.If at step S703 is "Yes", then flow process advances to step S704.

At step S704, display medium (storage card) is selected window.At step S705, the number of files of each image in the static and moving image that writes down on the determined storage card of display highlighting.

At step S706, judge whether to have selected storage card.If at step S706 is "Yes", then show thumbnail, as the listed files of the storage card of being chosen at step S707.

At step S708, judge whether to have sent single image and show or the magic lantern playing request.If at step S708 is "Yes", then carry out single image demonstration or magic lantern broadcast at step S709.

At step S710, judge whether to have sent thumbnail and show request, if be "Yes" at step S710, then flow process is returned step S704.If at step S710 is "No", then judges whether to have sent card and play the demonstration END instruction at step S711.If at step S711 is "Yes", then flow process finishes at step S712.

When step S703 judgement has only been inserted a kind of storage card, then show thumbnail, as the listed files of the storage card that inserts at step S713.

At step S714, judge whether to have sent single image and show or the magic lantern playing request.If at step S714 is "Yes", then show or the magic lantern broadcast at step S715 fill order image.

At step S716, judge whether to have sent thumbnail and show request.If at step S716 is "Yes", then flow process is returned step S713.If step S716 is a "No", then judges whether to have sent card and play the demonstration END instruction at step S717.If step S717 is a "Yes", then processing procedure finishes at step S712.

As mentioned above, processing procedure becomes according to the quantity (type) of the storage card that inserts.Therefore, when only inserting a storage card, window (medium selection window) that can skip useless.Therefore, process becomes simply, thereby has improved operability.

Next describe the image display function of image display of the present invention in detail.In state shown in Figure 5, show the image of from shown thumbnail, selecting separately.Under this state, for example, when the yellow key 210 on the remote controller 129, control unit 106 control osd signal generating unit 119 or Graphics Processing Unit 113.Like this, as shown in Figure 8, stop demonstration about the information of display image.On window 801, show the icon in single image and the icon display area 802.

When the yellow key 210 on the remote controller 129, control unit 106 stops display icon.Therefore, as shown in Figure 9, at window 901 on display image.In addition, operate yellow key one speech again, window returns show state shown in Figure 5.

Play the blue color keys 207 on the remote controller 129 in order to carry out magic lantern at state shown in Figure 5.Like this, control unit 106 calls over the view data that is recorded on the storage card, and the data of reading are sent to signal processing unit 105, and the data that send are converted to non-compressed digital image data.Non-compressed digital image data after the conversion is output to Graphics Processing Unit 113.

The information signal that belongs to the image that will show that Graphics Processing Unit 113 superposes and provides from osd signal generating unit 119 on view data is exported the signal of stack then, to show on video display apparatus 121.

Notice that in this case, under as Fig. 8 or the state that stops to show about the information of display image shown in Figure 9, control unit 106 is read and belonged to the information that is stored in the image among nonvolatile memory 127 or the ROM 125, and shows on window.Control unit 106 is also operated with the information of will read and is forced to show the scheduled time.

As mentioned above, except carry out the situation that magic lantern plays under not showing about the state of the information of display image, even display image is switched in user's manual operation, the information that preferably also will belong to image forces to show the scheduled time.

At this moment, can after showing new images or before switching image, show described information.Perhaps, can during new images, show described information in image switching from current demonstration.In addition, described information can be inserted between the image rather than overlap on the image.

Figure 10 illustrates when switching display image under the state that does not show the information that belongs to image, shows the state of the information that belongs to image.On the window 1001 that switches image, show the information 1002 that belongs to new images.

The flow chart of Figure 11 is used to illustrate the processing when switching display image under the state that stops to show the above-mentioned information that belongs to image.In Figure 11, flow process starts from the processing of step S1101, judges whether to have sent storage card (medium) image at step S1102 and shows request.If at step S1102 is "Yes", then select window to show thumbnail from medium at step S1103, tabulate as rest image.

At step S1104, select the image that to show separately from thumbnail images shown, and it is together shown together with the information that belongs to it.

At step S1105, judge whether to have sent the information display stop instruction, if be "Yes", then at step S1106 display image (perhaps: image and icon) only at step S1105.

At step S1107, judge whether to have sent next image idsplay order.If at step S1107 is "Yes", then show next image at step S1108.At step S1109, the information of the image that newly shows is shown the scheduled time.Notice that these processing among step S1108 and the S1109 can be carried out inversely with said sequence.

At step S1110, judge whether to have sent thumbnail and show request.If at step S1110 is "Yes", then flow process is returned step S1103.If at step S1110 is "No", then judges whether to have sent storage card and play END instruction at step S1111.If at step S1111 is "Yes", then handles at step S1112 and finish.If at step S1111 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1107.

If at step S1105 is that then flow process does not advance to step S1113, and judges whether to have sent next idsplay order.If at step S1113 is "Yes", then show the image of appointment together with information.

At step S1115, judge whether to have sent thumbnail and show request.If at step S1115 is "Yes", flow process is returned step S1103.If at step S1115 is "No", then judges whether to have sent storage card and play END instruction at step S1116.If at step S1116 is "Yes", then in step S1112 end process.If at step S1116 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1113.

As mentioned above, when automatic or manual switchover display image, under the state that shows about the information of display image, the information of the image that the next one will be shown forces to show the scheduled time.Like this, can accurately discern the content of display image.In addition, select target image promptly can the many images on being recorded in storage card.

The processing that changes the image angles of display is described below.On window shown in Figure 4, when the red key 208 on the remote controller 129, switch the angles of display of the image of cursor 402 indications.Just, control unit 106 control Graphics Processing Unit 113 or video processing units 120, the angles of display of the image that switching is selected from thumbnail.At this moment, control unit 106 also makes the information of the change of nonvolatile memory 127 or ROM125 storage indicating image angles of display.

As the result who changes the image angles of display, as shown in figure 12, image is rotated counterclockwise 90 degree and is shown.

Under state shown in Figure 12, for window being switched to the state of the postrotational image of independent demonstration, the definite key 206 on the remote controller 129, it shows corresponding to the single image in the icon display area on the window 1,201 1202 and switches icon 1203.

Therefore, as shown in figure 13, in Figure 12, switched under the state of angles of display, directly shown postrotational image separately.

According to this embodiment, the information that the presentation video angles of display has been changed is stored among nonvolatile memory 127 or the RAM.Like this, for example,, when being switched to storage card playing image viewed status then, also read the information of postrotational image from memory even be switched to viewed status of TV shows at window.Like this, window can return the state shown in Figure 12 or 13.

The flow chart of Figure 14 is used to illustrate the angles of display hand-off process.In Figure 14, flow process starts from the processing of step S1401, and judges whether to have sent card image demonstration request at step S1402.If at step S1402 is "Yes", then show thumbnail at step S1403, tabulate as rest image.

At step S1404,, carry out thumbnail demonstration or single image and show based on the rest image tabulation that shows.Next,, judge whether to have sent the image angles of display and change instruction,, then will change storage in nonvolatile memory 127 or ROM125 at step S1406 as if being "Yes" at step S1405 at step S1405.Next, at step S1407, according to angle display image based on described data.If at step S1405 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1404.

At step S1408, judged whether to send and be different from the image that card image shows request and show request, if be "Yes", then show the image of being asked at step S1409 at step S1408.If at step S1408 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1404.

At step S1410, judge whether to have sent card image and show request.If at step S1410 is "Yes", then show the image of storage card according to the angles of display of the data of storing based on memory at step S1411.If at step S1410 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1409.

At step S1412, judge whether to have sent storage card and play END instruction.If at step S1412 is "Yes", then in step S1413 end process.If at step S1412 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1403.

As mentioned above, according to this embodiment, when changing the image angles of display, with the information stores that changed of expression angles of display in memory.Like this, watch, switch to the storage card playing image then and watch, also according to the angles of display display image after the change of the information that has changed the angles of display of being stored based on indication even be switched to television program at window.Therefore, this makes it possible to save time, and reduces the trouble that changes the image angles of display.

Describe below and change the processing that magic lantern is play the demonstration time interval.For example, in window shown in Figure 8, when the blue color keys 207 on the remote controller 129, the beginning magic lantern is play under the control of control unit 106.Window state is shown among Figure 15.

In Figure 15, order is switched and display image on window 1501, shows the information about display image simultaneously.In icon display area 1502, show icon corresponding to the color key on the remote controller 129.Demonstration is corresponding to the time-out icon 1503 of red color keys, and the image switching that is used for temporarily stopping the magic lantern playing process is handled, and icon 1504 is set corresponding to the demonstration time interval of green color key, is used to be provided with the demonstration time interval that magic lantern is play.

In state shown in Figure 15, on remote controller 129 during green color key 209, as shown in figure 16, on window 1601, show to be used to be provided with magic lantern reproduction time window 1602 at interval.In window 1602, shown that six are provided with the time.By the cursor key on the remote controller 129 205, will there be hatched cursor 1603 to place on the object time display box, determine key 206 by operating, can change magic lantern and play the demonstration time interval.By the ESC Escape on the remote controller 129 204, can stop the demonstration of the window 1602 that is used to set interval.

The processing at magic lantern reproduction time interval is set in conjunction with the flow chart description of Figure 17 as mentioned above, below once more.

In Figure 17, flow process starts from the processing of step S1701, judges whether to have sent the magic lantern playing request at step S1702.If at step S1702 is "Yes", then read view data from storage card, switch in proper order according to the time interval of the data of storing in based on memory and display image data continuously at step S1703.

At step S1704, judge whether to have sent the change request of the demonstration time interval.If at step S1704 is "Yes", then show that at step S1705 the time interval is provided with window.At step S1706, change the time interval, update stored in the data in the memory.Afterwards, flow process is returned step S1703 once more, carries out magic lantern according to the new time interval and plays.

If at step S1704 is "No", then judges whether to have sent magic lantern and play END instruction at step S1707.If at step S1707 is "Yes", then in step S1708 end process.If at step S1707 is "No", then flow process is returned step S1703.

According to the foregoing description, when carrying out the magic lantern broadcast, call the window that is used to change the time interval.The time interval can change based on window, and magic lantern is play and can be recovered according to the time interval after changing immediately, thereby improves operability.

Describe below to amplify and show processing.For example, on window shown in Figure 8, when the green color key 209 on the remote controller 129, amplify and display image.Perhaps, in another embodiment, the pattern that shows entire image is set.

Just, for example, as shown in figure 18, shown the image that is slightly less than image shown in Figure 8.Under show state shown in Figure 180, when the green color key 209 on the remote controller 129, show * 2 images as shown in figure 19 then.

In Figure 19, be of a size of the mark 1902 of the twice of original image at the upper right portion demonstration presentation video of display window 1901.End in the upper and lower, left and right of window also shows triangular marker 1903, and these triangular markers are illustrated in the remainder that also has image outside the mark 1903.Note, entire image shown in Figure 180 can be shown the scheduled time, automatically switch to shown in Figure 19 * 2 display images then.

During green color key 209 under state shown in Figure 19 on the remote controller 129, as shown in figure 20, for example, show * 4 images.The mark 2002 that shows expression * 4 images in the upper right portion of window shown in Figure 20 2001.As shown in figure 19, also show triangular marker 2003 in the upper and lower, left and right of window part.

Note, when amplifying display window, can carry out two control procedures.One is the processing of enlarged image, another be show and control about the information processing of display image.In icon display area shown in Figure 19 1904, shown that corresponding to the color key on the remote controller 129 green amplification icon 1905 and yellow information show switching icon 1906.Do not have displaying symbol in blue and red oval frame, therefore, on window shown in Figure 19, blueness on the remote controller 129 and red color keys 207 and 208 do not have function.

Note, redescribe above-mentioned image processing and amplifying below in conjunction with flow chart shown in Figure 21.In Figure 21, flow process starts from step S2101, shows rest image separately at step S2102.

At step S2103, judge whether to have sent amplification and show request.If at step S2103 is "Yes", then show whole rest image at step S2104.At step S2105, show * 2 images.

At step S2106, judge whether to have sent amplification and show request.If at step S2106 is "Yes", then show * 4 images at step S2107.

At step S2108, judge whether to have sent once more amplification and show request.If at step S2108 is "Yes", then flow process is returned step S2107, continues to show * 4 images.Just, in this embodiment, the image maximum is * 4 images.

If at step S2108 is "No", then judges whether to have sent amplification and show END instruction at step S2109.If at step S2109 is "Yes", then window is switched to standard picture and show that process finishes at step S2111 at step S2110.

If at step S2106 is "No", then judges whether to have sent amplification and show END instruction at step S2112.If at step S2112 is "Yes", then flow process advances to step S2110, window is switched to standard picture show that process finishes.If at step S2112 is "No", then flow process is returned step S2105, continues to show * 2 images.

Note, in above-mentioned flow process, automatic treatment step S2104 and S2105 after the judgment processing of step S2103.But at step S2104, processing is interrupted, and sends then to amplify to show request, and flow process can be from step S2105.

Amplify in the demonstration processing at above-mentioned image, realized showing the step of entire image.Therefore, the user can discern the ratio of amplifying from original image reliably, thereby improves operability.

Further, will describe display image below and move processing.For example, in Figure 19, show under the state of * 2 images,, can change the image display position by the cursor key on the remote controller 129 205.

Can whether show that triangular marker 1903 comes mobile display image according to the upper and lower, left and right part of window.If shown triangular marker 1903, then can move display image in the direction of this triangular marker 1903.But when not showing triangular marker 1903, display image has just arrived the end of image.

Flow chart below in conjunction with Figure 22 is described above-mentioned processing once more.In Figure 22, flow process starts from the processing of step S2201, judges whether to have sent to amplify at step S2202 to show request.If at step S2202 is "Yes", then show enlarged image with the upper and lower, left and right mark.

At step S2204, judge whether to have sent display position and change request.If at step S2204 is "Yes", then change display position at step S2205, and with four mark display images.

At step S2206, judge whether display image has reached end.If at step S2206 is "No", then flow process is returned step S2204.

If at step S2206 is "Yes", then stop the demonstration of the mark of end direction (end direction).Next, judge whether to have sent display position at step S2208 and return request.If at step S2208 is "Yes", flow process is returned step S2203.If at step S2208 is "No", then judges whether to have sent amplification and show END instruction at step S2209.If at step S2209 is "Yes", then in step S2210 end process.If at step S2209 is "No", then flow process is returned step S2207.

Notice that if be "No" at step S2204, then flow process advances to step S2211.Next, judge whether to have sent amplification and show END instruction.If at step S2211 is "Yes", processing finishes.If at step S2211 is "No", then flow process is returned step S2204.

According to the foregoing description, when image is moved and arrive end, stop the demonstration of the mark of this direction.Therefore, the user is the mobile status of recognition image reliably, thereby eliminates invalid operation.This has also improved operability.

In the above description, only show rest image.The demonstration example of moving image is described below.Note and since moving image show basically with rest image show identical, below main describe that moving image shows show slightly different part with rest image.

As shown in Figure 4, when showing thumbnail, when the yellow key 210 on the remote controller 129, control unit 106 work as described below.The thumbnail information that control unit 106 is read motion pictures files from storage card sends to signal processing unit 105 with the thumbnail information of reading, and handles the thumbnail information that sends.Thumbnail information after the processing is output to Graphics Processing Unit 113.Afterwards, control unit 106 is read moving-picture information from nonvolatile memory 127 or RAM 126, and the moving-picture information of reading is offered osd signal generating unit 119.In addition, control unit 106 is read icon data from ROM 125, and the icon data of reading is offered osd signal generating unit 119, generates osd signal.The osd signal that generates is output to Graphics Processing Unit 113.

Graphics Processing Unit 113 is mixed these signals.The signal that obtains is sent to video display apparatus 121 by video processing unit 120.Like this, as shown in figure 23, show the thumbnail of moving image.

In Figure 23, show the symbol (being actually sign) 2302 of the type of expression storage card at the upper right quarter of window 2301.In the central authorities of window, the same with the rest image demonstration, show thumbnail.

Part below the zone of display image shows the image information of being determined by the cursor 2303 that is with oblique line frame part.This information also is the same with rest image basically.Shooting date, filename and the sequence number etc. of the image at described message identification cursor 2303 places, and resolution.

Moving image also has audio-frequency information sometimes.Whether note mark 2304 expressions have added audio-frequency information.In example shown in Figure 23, motion pictures files has audio-frequency information.Note, if do not add audio-frequency information, for example, with there being hatched note mark 2304 to represent this state.

In Figure 23, show below icon at icon display area 2305.The icon of icon 2306 for being used for beginning playing moving images when single image is play in that window is switched to.Icon 2307 is provided with icon for being used for when moving image is used as the screen protection image screen protection of demonstration time being set.Icon 2308 is to be used for window is switched to the rest image thumbnail demonstration switching icon that the rest image thumbnail shows.Icon 2309 is the icons that withdraw from that are used for display window is returned previous window.

In Figure 23, when the definite key 206 on the remote controller 129, control unit 106 is from the actual motion view data of storage card read cursor 2303 place thumbnails.Control unit 106 offers signal processing unit 105 with described exercise data, and makes signal processing unit 105 carry out processing.Exercise data after the processing is shown by video display apparatus 121 by Graphics Processing Unit 113 and video processing unit 120.

Figure 24 illustrates the state that shows moving image.In the central authorities of window 2401, show moving image.On the top of window, arrange to show the display unit 2402 of over and done with reproduction time with analog form.In the bottom of moving image, the information of display image.In addition, arrange an icon display area 2403 at foot.

In icon display area 2403, arrange the following icon.Icon 2404 and 2405 is the icons that are used for display image is switched to the next or previous image that the thumbnail of moving image is close to.Icon 2406 is the icons that are used for temporarily stopping the broadcast of (time-out) moving image.Icon 2407 is blue rewind down icons, corresponding to the colorful key on the remote controller 129.Icon 2408 is red fast forward icon, corresponding to the colorful key on the remote controller 129.Icon 2409 is the green icons that amplify, corresponding to the colorful key on the remote controller 129.Icon 2410 is that yellow information shows the control icon, corresponding to the colorful key on the remote controller 129.In addition, also arranged to be used for to withdraw from icon 2411 with what window returned that thumbnail shows.When these icons of operation, can realize various functions.

As mentioned above, in image display according to the present invention, display image and the information that belongs to image on single window are such as shooting date and filename.In addition, on display window, show the icon of the corresponding function of indicating to carry out corresponding to the button on the remote controller.Like this, the user can easily operate this equipment.

To those skilled in the art, other advantage and modification are conspicuous.Therefore, illustrated in the present invention should have the scope of broad rather than be confined to here and detail and the representative embodiment described.Therefore, under the prerequisite of the essential scope of the present general inventive concept of the present invention that does not exceed claims and equivalents thereof and limited, can make various modifications.

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1. image display is characterized in that comprising:

Be used for comprising the view data of a plurality of images and reading view data and about the read-out device of the information of described image about the medium of the information of described image from record;

The output device that is used to handle the view data of reading and reads about the information of described image, this output device is optionally exported corresponding to the picture signal of first display format with corresponding to the picture signal of second display format, in first display format, on a window, show a plurality of images, in second display format, on a described window, show in described a plurality of images;

The display unit that shows described picture signal; And

Control device, be used to control described read-out device and output device and just whether show that with first display format or second display format image based on described picture signal switches, and control, with on a described window of described display unit, show described image based on picture signal, about the information of described image and be used for carrying out certain function operations guide according to the show state of image.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described read-out device comprises the view data of a plurality of images and reads described view data and about the information of described image about a plurality of media of the information of described image from record separately under the control of described control device; And

Described control device is controlled described display unit to show a medium therefrom reading described image.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, when described medium recording had the view data that comprises voice data, described control device was controlled described display unit and included voice data with demonstration.

4. equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, whether described control device has control and shows on described display unit about the information of described display image and the function of described operating guidance, and when not being shown, change the display position of described display image about the information of display image and in the described operating guidance at least one described.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, whether described control device has control and shows on described display unit about the information of described display image and the function of described operating guidance, and according to preset time at interval on described display unit order show function based on the image of described a plurality of view data, and, when order under the state that will be stopped demonstration in the information about display image during display image, the control display unit is to show the information about display image at interval according to preset time.

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