JP2002058883A - Method and system for appreciation support - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To visualize information related to an object to be appreciated, by an image with the eyes turned on the object to be appreciated. SOLUTION: In this system for providing a spectator P appreciating a play or the like performed on a stage Q, with information related to current scenes, at real time during performance, the spectator P holds an optical device 5 having an information display region in a visual field, and information related to the current scenes of the play is transmitted to a seat S when the spectator P sees the play through the optical device 5. The image of the information is displayed on the display region of the optical device 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a viewer who views performing arts mainly performed on the stage, such as drama, kabuki, joruri, noh, and kyogen (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "appreciation objects"). The present invention relates to a viewing support method and a viewing support device for providing information about a viewing target in real time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when watching theatrical performances and classical performing arts, if the knowledge of the background of the story or the characters is insufficient,
Sometimes you lose your interest in appreciation because you lose track of your story. In particular, in theaters where foreigners appear, it is difficult to understand dialogue due to language barriers. The same goes for classical performing arts, such as kabuki and joruri, except for some people who are familiar with ancient languages, because they cannot accurately grasp dialogue, and cannot be viewed with interest without prior knowledge.

[0003] For this reason, each theater prepares a pamphlet that briefly describes the storyline or characters, etc., and distributes it to the audience free of charge, or sells a detailed commentary on the story and characters for a fee. ing. In some theaters, an electronic bulletin board is installed at one corner of the stage, and commentary and dialogue are displayed in characters at appropriate times.

[0004]

However, although pamphlets and commentary books can be read before the performance or during breaks, it is difficult to read them during the performance due to the dark lighting. There is a risk that the viewer will be troubled. Also, reading through pamphlets and commentary books before the performance does not necessarily give a deep understanding of the scene at that time.

On the other hand, since the electronic bulletin board is installed at a corner of the stage or the like, if the user wants to see the display on the electronic bulletin board, he or she must turn his / her eyes off the stage and miss a good scene. Also, if the focus is on the stage, the display on the electronic bulletin board will be overlooked, and the understanding of drama and the like may be reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. When a viewer views an object to be viewed through an optical device, information relating to the object to be viewed can be obtained while keeping his / her eyes in that direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a viewing support method and a viewing support system that can be visually recognized using images such as characters.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a viewing support method for providing information on a viewing object in real time to a viewer who views the viewing object, and has a display area for information in a visual field. When the viewer holds the optical device, and when the viewer views the viewing target via the optical device, the information related to the viewing target is transmitted to the place where the viewer is located,
An image of the information is displayed in a display area of the optical device.

[0008] The term "appreciation object" as used herein refers to, for example, performing arts mainly performed on the stage, such as drama, kabuki, joruri, noh, and kyogen, but is not limited to this. It may be a competition, or may be an exhibit such as a painting or a craft. If the appreciation target is an entertainment performed on the stage, information relating to the scene is provided as information relating to the appreciation target. The "information related to the scene" includes, for example, dialogue of characters in addition to the commentary on the current scene. The information image is mainly a character image, but may be accompanied by a figure or the like. In addition, a method of making the viewer hold the optical device is typically lending or transfer. In addition, the transmission of information,
Either wired or wireless methods can be adopted.

According to the present invention, if the performing art is performed on the stage, the information relating to the object to be viewed can be visually recognized by an image such as a character while keeping the line of sight to the stage. Also, the display is not overlooked.

In a preferred embodiment, the information relating to the object to be viewed is transmitted to the seat of the viewer, and the received information is converted into image data and displayed on the display area of the optical device.

A viewing support system according to the present invention includes a plurality of optical devices individually owned by a plurality of viewers, an information output device for transmitting information relating to a viewing object, and receiving and converting the information into image data. And an image conversion device. Each optical device has a display area for information in a field of view, and displays image data obtained by the image conversion device in the display area.

In a preferred embodiment, the information relating to the viewing object is transmitted by outputting it to a communication line in the form of text data. Further, the information to be transmitted does not necessarily have to be one type, but may be a plurality of types.
In this case, the receiving apparatus is provided with a channel switching means for selecting information. Note that the optical device and the image conversion device are connected by image transmission means such as an optical fiber, but the image conversion device can be integrated into the optical device.

According to this viewing support system, when information relating to the viewing target is transmitted from the information output device, the information is received by the image conversion device and converted into image data. This image data is displayed in the display area of the optical device, but since the display area is within the field of view of the optical device, the image can be visually recognized while keeping the line of sight toward the viewing target.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the information output device includes a voice input device for inputting information related to a viewing object by voice, and a voice for converting voice input from the voice input device into text data and outputting the text data to a communication line. And a recognition device. According to this embodiment, since information relating to the object to be viewed is generated by the voice input device, for example, a specific commentator checks the stage directly or while monitoring the stage, and prepares a script of the commentary sentence according to the progress of the stage. You only need to read it and can provide timely commentary. As the information output device, information relating to the viewing object may be stored in the memory in the form of text data in advance, and the commentator may read out the text data from the memory and output the text data as appropriate.

As the optical device, for example, an opera glass is used. This opera glass does not necessarily need to be a telescope, and may have a magnification of 1 or less. Note that spectacles can be used as the optical device instead of the opera glass.

[0016]

FIG. 1 shows a viewing support method and a viewing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the performing arts (drama, classical performing art, etc.) performed on the stage Q such as a theater are to be appreciated. Provide information in real time during the performance. In addition, the "information related to the viewing object" here is a commentary according to each scene in the play, an introduction of the person who appeared, dialogue of the person appearing, etc.
It is information according to the progress of the stage.

At appropriate places in the theater, two television cameras T1 and T2 are installed toward stage Q. The entire stage Q is put in the field of view by the two television cameras T1 and T2, and the progress of the stage and the characters can be reliably grasped from the images obtained by the television cameras T1 and T2.

Behind the stage, there is a soundproof structure management room R where the commentator x waits. The management room R includes two monitors M1 and M2 for individually displaying images captured by the two television cameras T1 and T2, and communication information 2 in the form of text data on information relating to the viewing object. And an information output device 1 for outputting the information to the computer.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the viewing support system according to the embodiment of FIG. 1. The information output device 1 is connected to an observation device 3 of each seat via a communication line 2.
The information output device 1 of this embodiment includes a first information output unit 1A.
And a second information output unit 1B. The first information output unit 1A is for generating and outputting information related to the viewing target on the spot, and the commentator x reads the script of the commentary and inputs the information related to the viewing target by voice. Input device 10 such as a microphone for voice input, and voice input device 10
And a voice recognition device 11 that converts the input voice into text data by a recognition process and outputs the text data.

The second information output section 1B is for outputting information relating to the viewing object prepared in advance, and a memory 12 for storing information relating to the viewing object in the form of text data; An information reading device 13 for sequentially reading and outputting information relating to the viewing object from the memory 12 by the operation of the commentator x in accordance with the progress. In this embodiment, both the first information output unit 1A and the second information output unit 1B are used, but not limited to this.
Either one may be used.

As shown in FIG. 3, an observation device 3 for each seat is an image conversion device 4 incorporated in an elbow rest of the seat S or the like.
And an optical device 5 lent to each viewer p, and an optical fiber 6 as an image transmission means connecting the image conversion device 4 and the optical device 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the image conversion device 4 has a liquid crystal display panel 40 for converting text data fetched from the communication line 2 into a character image. The image of the character is projected on the diffusion plate 42 by the light from the light source 41. The optical image projected onto the diffusion plate 42 is reduced to a size corresponding to the diameter of the optical fiber 6 by an optical system 43 for coupling with the optical fiber 6.

The optical device 5 has a display area in which a character image can be displayed in the field of view. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured using eyeglasses 51 that can be worn on the face as shown in FIG.

A prism lens 52 connected to the optical fiber 6 is incorporated in the opera glass 50, and a sheet-like holographic optical element (hereinafter, simply referred to as the holographic optical element) constituting the display area is provided in the objective lens 53. An “optical sheet.” 54 is attached. The image of the character transmitted by the optical fiber 6 is deflected by the prism lens 52 and the image is enlarged, and then enters the optical sheet 54. This optical sheet 54
Reflects only light of a specific wavelength in the direction of a certain angle and transmits the other spectrum, so that the user can simultaneously see the scene in the field of view while viewing the image generated by the liquid crystal display panel 40. . In the glasses 51 shown in FIG.
The prism lens 52 and the sheet 54 are attached to the lens 56, respectively. Observation device 3
It is needless to say that is not limited to the configuration and the principle described above. Further, the image conversion device 4 is replaced with an optical device 5.
Various design changes are also possible, such as integration into the system.

In the viewing support system having the above-described configuration, the audience p rents the opera glass 50 as the optical device 5 and uses the opera glass 50 as the seat image conversion device 4.
To an optical fiber 6. In this embodiment, the opera glass 50 connected to the optical fiber 6 is lent to the spectator p. However, only the opera glass 50 is lent to the spectator p, and this is transmitted to the optical fiber 6 connected to the image converter 4. You may make it connect.

After the start of the performance, the audience p, if necessary,
Appreciate drama and the like performed on stage Q using 0. On the other hand, commentator x is waiting in management room R, and commentator x
Reads the script of the commentary text while confirming the progress of the stage and the characters on the monitors M1 and M2, and inputs the commentary corresponding to the occasional scene from the voice input device 10 by voice. The input speech is subjected to recognition processing by the speech recognition device 11, converted into text data, and output to the communication line 2. In this case, since the management room R has a soundproof structure, noise from outside is cut off, and the recognition rate of the voice recognition processing is kept high. In order to increase the recognition rate, the speech of the commentator x is learned and registered in the speech recognition apparatus 11 before the performance date.

The commentator x appropriately performs a data reading operation to cause the information reading device 13 to read text data of a commentary on a predetermined scene from the memory 12.
This is output to the communication line 2. As described above, the text data representing the commentary according to the scene is output from the information output device 13 to the communication line 2. The text data is transmitted to the observation device 3 of each seat, and the observation device 3
And converted into a character image. The image of this character is transmitted to the opera glass 50 as the optical device 5 through the optical fiber 6 and displayed on the optical sheet 54 attached to the objective lens 53 by the prism lens 52. Since the optical sheet 54 is within the field of view of the opera glass 50, the character image can be visually recognized while keeping the line of sight directed to a desired direction on the stage.

In the above-described embodiment, the performances performed on the stage such as a theater are to be watched. However, outdoor sports such as baseball may be viewed. In this case, for example, a batter's profile or the like may be provided to the audience as information relating to the viewing object. In addition, it is also possible to view exhibits such as paintings and crafts exhibited in facilities such as art museums and museums. In this case, for example, commentary on the exhibits and profile of the creator may be viewed. Provide to the audience as information. It is to be noted that since the viewers usually move while viewing the exhibits, the image converter 4 of the observation device 3 is installed in a suitable place near the exhibition place.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the viewer can see the object to be viewed through the optical device, so that information on the object to be viewed can be visually recognized by an image such as a character while keeping the line of sight at the object to be viewed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an appreciation support system in which the present invention is implemented for appreciation of a play.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the viewing support system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an observation device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an image conversion device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an opera glass embodying the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance of eyeglasses in which the present invention is implemented.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 information output device 2 communication line 3 observation device device 4 image conversion device 5 optical device 6 optical fiber 10 voice input device 11 voice recognition device 50 opera glasses 51 glasses

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Yoshiro Tasaka, inventor Omron Co., Ltd. (10) Hanazono Todocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (72) Inventor Sadao Sugio Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Yawata 10th Hanazono Todocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture OMRON Corporation F-term (reference) 2H039 AA04 AC09

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A viewing support method for providing a viewer who views a viewing object with information related to the viewing target in real time, wherein the viewer holds an optical device having an information display area in a field of view. When a viewer views a viewing target via the optical device, information related to the viewing target is transmitted to a place where the viewer is located, and an image of the information is displayed in a display area of the optical device. How to help. 2. The appreciation support method according to claim 1, wherein the appreciation object is an entertainment performed on a stage, and information relating to a scene is provided as information relating to the appreciation object. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information relating to the object to be viewed is transmitted to a seat of the viewer, and the received information is converted into image data and displayed on a display area of the optical device.
Appreciation support method described in. 4. An appreciation support system for providing real-time information relating to a viewing object to a viewer who views the viewing object, wherein the plurality of optical devices individually owned by the plurality of viewers are provided. An information output device for transmitting information related to the image output device, and an image conversion device for receiving the information and converting the information into image data, each optical device has a display area of information in the field of view, the image conversion device A viewing support system configured to display the obtained image data in the display area. 5. An information output device, comprising: a voice input device for inputting information relating to a viewing target by voice; and a voice recognition device for converting voice input from the voice input device into text data and outputting the text data to a communication line. The appreciation support system according to claim 4, comprising: 6. The viewing support system according to claim 4, wherein the optical device is an opera glass.