Display control method

Abstract

To visualize the connection of appreciation from person to person.SOLUTION: A method for controlling display of appreciation information on a display device includes at least first appreciation information expressing first appreciation from a first person to a second person and second appreciation information expressing second appreciation from a second person to a third person, displays the first person as a first node, displays the second person as a second node, displays the third person as a third node, and allows the predetermined display to move from the second node to the third node on the display device after the predetermined display moves from the first node to the second node.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a display control method. [Background technology]

[0002] When someone is kind to us, such as when vehicles give way to each other, when vehicles and pedestrians give way to each other at crosswalks, or when someone gives us useful information at a travel destination, we feel grateful. And when we feel grateful, we want to be kind to others in turn. In this way, gratitude can be passed on from person to person, creating a better society.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a service providing method that detects vehicle conditions, obtains road conditions, determines a yielding state based on the detected vehicle conditions and the obtained road conditions, and provides a service according to the yielding. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-13656 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2019-53624 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2016-186767 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] By visualizing the expression of gratitude or the transmission of intentions from person to person, people can reaffirm the kindness they have shown and the kindness they have received, which motivates them to be more kind and grateful to others.

[0006] The present disclosure aims to provide a technique for visualizing gratitude or connections of intent from person to person. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A display control method according to the present disclosure is a display control method for displaying thank-you information on a display device, the thank-you information including at least first thank-you information expressing a first gratitude from a first person to a second person and second thank-you information expressing a second gratitude from the second person to a third person, the first person is displayed on the display device as a first node, the second person is displayed as a second node, and the third person is displayed as a third node, and on the display device, a specified display moves from the first node to the second node, and then the specified display moves from the second node to the third node.

[0008] A display control method according to the present disclosure is a display control method for displaying expression of intention information on a display device, the expression of intention information including at least first expression of intention information representing a predetermined expression of intention from a first person to a second person, and second expression of intention information representing the predetermined expression of intention from the second person to a third person, the first person is displayed on the display device as a first node, the second person is displayed as a second node, and the third person is displayed as a third node, and after the predetermined display moves from the first node to the second node on the display device, the predetermined display moves from the second node to the third node.

[0009] Furthermore, these comprehensive or specific aspects may be realized by a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a recording medium, or may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to visualize connections of gratitude or intentions from person to person. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system according to a first embodiment; [Diagram 2]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a thanks information DB according to the first embodiment; [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a thank-you linked video according to the first embodiment; [Figure 4] A flowchart showing an example of a process performed by the image capturing device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] A flowchart showing an example of a process performed by the in-vehicle terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] A flowchart showing an example of a process performed by a user terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] A flowchart showing an example of a process performed by the server device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a method of processing thank-you information when a thank-you linked video is displayed on the personal display device according to the first embodiment; [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a method for processing thank-you information when a thank-you linked video is displayed on a public display device according to the first embodiment; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed description of already well-known matters and duplicated description of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. Note that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0013] (Embodiment 1) <System configuration> FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0014] The information processing system 1 includes an image capturing device 10, a user terminal 11, an in-vehicle terminal 12, a server device 20, and a display device 30. The server device 20 transmits and receives data to and from the image capturing device 10, the user terminal 11, the in-vehicle terminal 12, and the display device 30 through a communication network 2. Examples of the communication network 2 include the Internet, a mobile communication network (LTE, 4G, 5G, 6G, etc.), a Virtual Private Network (VPN), a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

[0015] The photographing device 10 is installed in various places such as a street corner and inside a building, and photographs people, vehicles, etc., to generate a photographed image. Examples of the photographing device 10 include a surveillance camera and a live camera. The photographing device 10 may be an in-vehicle camera installed inside and / or outside a vehicle. The photographed image may be a moving image or a still image. The photographing device 10 analyzes the photographed image and detects that a first person has performed an action expressing gratitude to a second person. The detection of the action may be realized using a known technology. When the photographing device 10 detects the action expressing gratitude, it generates thank-you information and transmits the thank-you information to the server device 20. The thank-you information will be described in detail later (see FIG. 2).

[0016] The user terminal 11 is a terminal carried by a person. Examples of the user terminal 11 include a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a smart watch, and smart glasses. The user terminal 11 measures current location information using, for example, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The user terminal 11 generates thank-you information in response to an operation by the person or automatically, and transmits the thank-you information to the server device 20. Details of the thank-you information will be described later (see FIG. 2).

[0017] The in-vehicle terminal 12 is a terminal installed in a vehicle driven by a person. The vehicle is not limited to an automobile, but also includes a bicycle and a motorcycle. Examples of the in-vehicle terminal include an IVI device, a car navigation system, and a portable navigation system. The in-vehicle terminal 12 measures current location information using, for example, GNSS. The in-vehicle terminal 12 generates thank-you information in response to an operation by the person or automatically, and transmits the thank-you information to the server device 20. Details of the thank-you information will be described later (see FIG. 2).

[0018] <Thank you information DB> Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of the thanks information DB 28 according to embodiment 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the server device 20 has the thanks information DB 28 that manages a plurality of pieces of thanks information as a database.

[0019] The thank-you information has the following items: thank-you ID, date, time, thank-you sender ID, thank-you recipient ID, latitude, and longitude.

[0020] The thanks ID is an ID for uniquely identifying the thanks information.

[0021] The date and time indicate the date and time when the thank-you message was generated. Hereinafter, the date and time are collectively referred to as date and time information.

[0022] The thank-to ID indicates the person ID of the person who expressed gratitude. The thank-to ID indicates the person ID of the person who received the gratitude. The person ID is an ID for uniquely identifying a person, and is assigned in advance to a person who uses the information processing system 1.

[0023] The latitude and longitude indicate the latitude and longitude of the location where the thank-you message was generated. Hereinafter, the latitude and longitude are collectively referred to as location information.

[0024] The image capturing device 10, the user terminal 11, and the in-vehicle terminal 12 transmit the generated thank-you information to the server device 20. The server device 20 registers the thank-you information received from each of the image capturing device 10, the user terminal 11, and the in-vehicle terminal 12 in the thank-you information DB 28. In this way, thank-you information relating to thanks generated at various places is registered in the thank-you information DB 28.

[0025] For example, when two vehicles stop temporarily before entering an intersection and the first vehicle acts to encourage the second vehicle to enter the intersection, the driver of the second vehicle performs an operation (for example, pressing a thank you button) on the in-vehicle terminal 12 to express gratitude to the driver of the first vehicle. In this case, the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the second vehicle generates thank you information in which the date and time when the operation to express gratitude was performed is set as date and time information, the person ID of the driver of the second vehicle is set as a thank source ID, the person ID of the driver of the first vehicle is set as a thank destination ID, and the location where the operation to express gratitude was performed is set as location information, and transmits the thank you information to the server device 20. The server device 20 receives the thank you information and registers it in the thank you information DB 28. The thank you source ID may be a person ID that is preset in the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the second vehicle. The thank-recipient ID may be a person ID that is pre-set in the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the first vehicle, and the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the second vehicle may receive the person ID that is set in the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the first vehicle.

[0026] For example, when a pedestrian makes an action to encourage a vehicle stopped in front of a pedestrian crossing to proceed without crossing the pedestrian crossing, the driver of the vehicle performs an operation to express gratitude to the pedestrian on the in-vehicle terminal 12 (for example, pressing a thank button). In this case, the in-vehicle terminal 12 generates thank-you information in which the date and time when the operation to express gratitude is performed is set as date and time information, the person ID of the driver of the vehicle is set as a thank-source ID, the person ID of the pedestrian is set as a thank-destination ID, and the location where the operation to express gratitude is performed is set as location information, and transmits the thank-you information to the server device 20. The server device 20 receives the thank-you information and registers it in the thank-you information DB 28. The thank-source ID may be a person ID preset in the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the vehicle. The thank-destination ID may be a person ID preset in the user terminal 11 carried by the pedestrian, and the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the vehicle may receive the person ID set in the user terminal 11 of the pedestrian.

[0027] For example, when a driver of a vehicle stopped in front of a pedestrian crossing makes an action to encourage a pedestrian who is stopped in front of the pedestrian crossing to cross the pedestrian crossing, the pedestrian performs an operation (for example, pressing a thank button) on the user terminal 11 to express gratitude to the driver of the vehicle. In this case, the user terminal 11 generates thank information in which the date and time when the operation to express gratitude is performed is set as date and time information, the person ID of the pedestrian is set as a thank source ID, the person ID of the driver of the vehicle is set as a thank destination ID, and the location where the operation to express gratitude is performed is set as location information, and transmits the thank information to the server device 20. The server device 20 receives the thank information and registers it in the thank information DB 28. The thank source ID may be a person ID previously set in the user terminal 11 of the pedestrian. The thank destination ID may be a person ID previously set in the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the vehicle, and the user terminal 11 of the pedestrian may receive the person ID set in the in-vehicle terminal 12 of the vehicle.

[0028] For example, when a first walker is helped by a second walker with carrying a baggage, the first walker performs an operation (e.g., pressing a thank button) on the user terminal 11 to express gratitude to the second walker. In this case, the user terminal 11 generates thank information in which the date and time when the operation to express gratitude is performed is set as date and time information, the person ID of the first walker is set as a thank source ID, the person ID of the second walker is set as a thank destination ID, and the location where the operation to express gratitude is performed is set as location information, and transmits the thank information to the server device 20. The server device 20 receives the thank information and registers it in the thank information DB 28. The thank source ID may be a person ID preset in the user terminal 11 of the second walker. The thank destination ID may be a person ID preset in the user terminal 11 of the first walker, and the user terminal 11 of the second walker receives the person ID set in the user terminal 11 of the first walker.

[0029] For example, when the photographing device 10 analyzes a photographed image and detects that a first person has performed an action to express gratitude to a second person, it generates thanks information in which the date and time when the action to express gratitude was performed is set as date and time information, the person ID of the first person is set as thanks source ID, the person ID of the second person is set as thanks recipient ID, and the location where the action to express gratitude was performed is set as location information, and transmits the thanks information to the server device 20. The server device 20 receives the thanks information and registers it in the thanks information DB 28.

[0030] Through the above process, a large amount of thank-you information occurring at various dates and places is registered in the thank-you information DB 28.

[0031] Returning to the explanation of Figure 1.

[0032] The server device 20 generates thanks connection information based on the thanks information registered in the thanks information DB 28. The server device 20 then generates thanks connection video 100 using map information and the thanks connection information stored in advance, and displays it on the display device 30. The display device 30 includes a display area 31 (screen), as shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later, and displays the thanks connection video 100 generated by the server device 20.

[0033] The server device 20 may include a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a communication I / F (Interface) 24, an input I / F 25, and an output I / F 26. The processor 21 cooperates with at least one of the memory 22, the storage 23, the communication I / F 24, the input I / F 25, and the output I / F 26 to realize the functions of the server device 20 described in this embodiment. For example, the processor 21 of the server device 20 realizes the functions of the server device 20 described in this embodiment by executing a computer program stored in the memory 22 or the storage 23. That is, the process performed by the server device 20 in this embodiment can be read as the process performed by the processor 21. The processor 21 may be read as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), a controller, or the like. The memory 22 is configured by a volatile storage medium (and / or a non-volatile storage medium). The storage 23 is configured by a non-volatile storage medium, such as a flash memory, a solid state drive (SSD), or a hard disk drive (HDD). The communication I / F 24 is an interface for connecting the server device 20 to the communication network 2. The communication I / F 24 may be an interface for either wired communication or wireless communication. An input device is connected to the input I / F 25. Examples of the input device include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a microphone, and a camera. An output device is connected to the output I / F 26. Examples of the output device include a display, a speaker, and a headphone.

[0034] The photographing device 10, the user terminal 11, and the in-vehicle terminal 12 may also include a processor, a memory, a storage, and a communication I / F, similar to the server device 20. Furthermore, the photographing device 10, the user terminal 11, and the in-vehicle terminal 12 may also include a GNSS positioning sensor, a camera, a button, and the like in addition to those.

[0035] <Thank you connection video> 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a gratitude connected video 100 according to embodiment 1. The gratitude connected video 100 expresses a connection of gratitude between people through a video.

[0036] For example, suppose that first thanks information expressing a first gratitude from a first person to a second person and second thanks information expressing a second gratitude from the second person to a third person are pre-recorded in the thanks information DB 28 configured in the storage 23 of the server device 20. That is, the thanks source ID of the first thanks information is the person ID of the first person, and the thanks destination ID is the person ID of the second person. The thanks source ID of the second thanks information is the person ID of the second person, and the thanks destination ID is the person ID of the third person.

[0037] The first thank-you information includes first location information, and the second thank-you information includes second location information. In the display device 30, the location of the first node 101 corresponds to the first location information 201. The location of the second node 102 corresponds to the second location information 202. The server device 20 displays a map image 200 corresponding to the first location information and the second location information in the display device 30. This makes it possible to visualize the relationship between the nodes and their locations on the map. The map image 200 is an image of a map corresponding to an area of ​​a predetermined range including a predetermined point. The predetermined range can be expanded or narrowed by the user of the display device 30, etc.

[0038] The first thank-you information may be generated based on an operation attributable to the thank-you of the first person. The second thank-you information may be generated based on an operation attributable to the thank-you of the second person.

[0039] The first thank-you information and / or the second thank-you information may be generated based on image recognition from an image captured by the image capture device 10 (camera). For example, the server device 20 may hold in advance a facial image of a person using the information processing system 1, and may identify the person and specify the person ID by using an image recognition technology to compare the facial image contained in the image captured by the image capture device 10.

[0040] The first thank-you information and / or the second thank-you information may be based on a detection result of a gesture expressing gratitude in an image captured by a predetermined photographing device 10 (camera). The gesture expressing gratitude may be, for example, at least one of a smile in a predetermined direction, a bow in a predetermined direction, a thumbs-up in a predetermined direction, and a hand gesture in a predetermined direction. The predetermined direction may be a direction toward the photographing device. The photographing device 10 may be a camera mounted on a vehicle. For example, the server device 20 may perform image recognition of the gesture expressing gratitude on the photographed image, and generate thank-you information if the gesture is recognized. For example, the server device 20 may apply an emotion estimation technique to the photographed image, and generate thank-you information if it is estimated that a person is expressing gratitude.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 3, the server device 20 displays the first person as the first node 101, the second person as the second node 102, and the third person as the third node 103 on the display device 30. Here, the server device 20 recognizes that the first person has expressed gratitude to the second person and the second person has expressed gratitude to the third person from the first thanks information and the second thanks information registered in the thanks information DB 28. Therefore, the server device 20 moves the movement line 110A from the first node 101 to the second node 102 on the display device 30 (display area 31), and then moves the movement line 110B from the second node 102 to the third node 103. As a result, the gratitude connected video 100 can visually express a chain (circulation) of gratitude occurring, in which a first person represented by the first node 101 expresses gratitude to a second person represented by the second node 102, and the second person represented by the second node 102, having received the gratitude, in turn expresses gratitude to a third person represented by the third node 103.

[0042] The server device 20 may move the moving line 110A from the first node 101 to the second node 102, and after the moving line 110A arrives at the second node 102, may start moving the moving line from the second node 102 to the third node within a predetermined time. In this way, the gratitude linked video can visually express that a chain (circulation) of gratitude has occurred within a predetermined time, in which a first person represented by the first node expresses gratitude to a second person represented by the second node, and in turn, the second person represented by the second node 102, who has received the gratitude, expresses gratitude to a third person represented by the third node 103.

[0043] The first thank-you information includes a first time (date and time information) when the first thank-you was generated, and the second thank-you information includes a second time (date and time information) when the second thank-you was generated. The second time is later than the first time, and the first time and the second time are within a predetermined time difference. This makes it possible to exclude thank-you information that deviates from the intention of visualizing the chain of thanks described above because the time between the first thank-you and the second thank-you is too long (e.g., several weeks or several years later).

[0044] The server device 20 may start the movement of the movement line 110A from the first node 101 to the second node 102 on the display device 30 based on a predetermined trigger. Examples of the predetermined trigger include the screen update cycle of the display device 30, the timing when a new gratitude is generated, an operation of the user terminal 11, etc.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 3, in the display device 30, a first icon corresponding to a first person may be displayed in a first node 101, a second icon corresponding to a second person may be displayed in a second node 102, and a third icon corresponding to a third person may be displayed in a third node 103. The first icon may include a first photo of the first person, the second icon may include a second photo of the second person, and the third icon may include a third photo of the third person. This allows the gratitude connected video 100 to visually express the people represented by each node.

[0046] In the display device 30, an edge line 120 of a predetermined width (second width) facing in a direction from the first node 101 to the second node 102 connects the first node 101 and the second node 102. Also, in the display device 30, an edge line 120 of a predetermined width (second width) facing in a direction from the second node 102 to the third node 103 connects the second node 102 and the third node 103. In this way, the gratitude connected video 100 can visually represent nodes (people) with a gratitude connection due to the connection of the edge lines 120.

[0047] In the display device 30, the moving line 110A faces the direction from the first node 101 to the second node 102 and has a predetermined width (first width). In the display device 30, the moving line 110B faces the direction from the second node 102 to the third node 103 and has a predetermined width (first width). The width (second width) of the edge line 120 is narrower than the width (first width) of the moving line 110. In other words, the width (first width) of the moving line 110 is wider than the width (second width) of the edge line 120. In addition, in the display device 30, the color of the edge line 120 and the color of the moving line 110 may be different. Thereby, the gratitude connected video 100 can express the edge line 120 and the moving line 110 in a distinguishable manner.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 3, at least one of the first node 101, the second node 102, and the third node 103 is disposed above the vertical median line 130 of the display device 30. At least a part of the map image 200 is disposed below the median line 130 of the display device 30. The server device 20 maps the position where the first person of the first node 101 exists or has existed on the map image 200 displayed below the median line 130, and connects the mapped position and the first node 101 displayed above the median line 130 with a vertical line, and displays the same on the display device 30. The second node 102 and the third node 103 may be displayed in the same manner. This allows the position where the person corresponding to the node exists or has existed to be expressed on the map image 200.

[0049] Furthermore, in the display device 30, a route 210 traveled by a person or a vehicle may be displayed on a map image 200.

[0050] <Processing flow of the imaging device> FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the imaging device 10 according to the first embodiment.

[0051] The photographing device 10 detects a gesture expressing gratitude from a photographed image by, for example, image recognition technology or emotion estimation technology (S101).

[0052] The photographing device 10 determines whether or not a gesture expressing gratitude has been detected from the photographed image in step S101 (S102).

[0053] If the gesture of thanks cannot be detected from the captured image (S102: NO), the photographing device 10 returns the process to step S101.

[0054] If a gesture of gratitude is detected from the captured image (S102: YES), the photographing device 10 identifies the person who performed the gesture of gratitude (the person giving the thanks), the person who received the gesture of gratitude (the person receiving the thanks), and the date, time, and location at which the gesture of gratitude was performed (S103).

[0055] Based on the identification in step S103, the image capturing device 10 generates thank-you information including the person ID of the thank-you source person as a thank-you source ID, the person ID of the thank-you recipient person as a thank-you recipient ID, the date and time when the thank-you action was performed as date and time information, and the location where the thank-you action was performed as location information, and transmits the thank-you information to the server device 20 (S104). Then, the image capturing device 10 returns the process to step S101.

[0056] <Processing flow of in-vehicle terminal> FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a process performed by the in-vehicle terminal 12 according to the first embodiment.

[0057] The in-vehicle terminal 12 determines whether or not the thanks button has been pressed (S201).

[0058] If the thanks button has not been pressed (S201: NO), the vehicle-mounted terminal 12 returns the process to step S201.

[0059] When the thanks button is pressed (S201: YES), the vehicle-mounted terminal 12 identifies the person who pressed the thanks button (the person giving the thanks), the person who was thanked (the person receiving the thanks), and the date, time, and location when the thanks button was pressed (S202).

[0060] Based on the identification in step S202, the vehicle-mounted terminal 12 generates thanks information having the person ID of the thanks sender as a thanks sender ID, the person ID of the thanks recipient as a thanks recipient ID, the date and time when the thanks button was pressed as date and time information, and the location where the thanks button was pressed as location information, and transmits the thanks information to the server device 20 (S203). Then, the vehicle-mounted terminal 12 returns the process to step S201.

[0061] <User terminal processing flow> FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the user terminal 11 according to the first embodiment.

[0062] The user terminal 11 determines whether or not the thanks button has been pressed (S301).

[0063] If the thanks button has not been pressed (S301: NO), the user terminal 11 returns the process to step S301.

[0064] When the thanks button is pressed (S301: YES), the user terminal 11 identifies the person who pressed the thanks button (the person giving the thanks), the person who was thanked (the person receiving the thanks), and the date, time, and location when the thanks button was pressed (S302).

[0065] Based on the identification in step S302, the user terminal generates thanks information having the person ID of the thanks sender as a thanks sender ID, the person ID of the thanks recipient as a thanks recipient ID, the date and time when the thanks button was pressed as date and time information, and the location where the thanks button was pressed as location information, and transmits the thanks information to server device 20 (S303). Then, user terminal 11 returns the process to step S301.

[0066] <Server device processing flow> FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the server device 20 according to the first embodiment.

[0067] The server device 20 receives thank-you information from each of the image capturing device 10, the in-vehicle terminal 12, and the user terminal 11, and registers the thank-you information in the thank-you information DB 28 (S401). Note that this process may be performed every time thank-you information is received.

[0068] The server device 20 obtains multiple pieces of thank-you information from the thank-you information DB28, for example, where the date and time information is within a specified period and / or the location information is within a specified range, and sorts the multiple pieces of thank-you information based on the date and time information (for example, from oldest to newest) (S402).

[0069] The server device 20 determines whether the thank you connected video 100 is to be displayed on the personal display device 30 or the public display device 30 (S403). The personal display device 30 is, for example, a display device 30 viewed by an individual person, such as the user terminal 11, the in-vehicle terminal 12, or a personal PC. The public display device 30 is, for example, a display device 30 that can be viewed by an unspecified number of people, such as a display installed on a street corner, a public facility, or a service area on a highway. When the server device 20 receives a request for the thank you connected video 100 from the personal display device 30, the server device 20 may determine to display the thank you connected video 100 on the personal display device 30, and when the server device 20 receives a request for the thank you connected video 100 from the public display device 30, the server device 20 may determine to display the thank you connected video 100 on the public display device 30.

[0070] When it is determined that the thank you linked video 100 is to be displayed on the display device 30 for an individual (S403: for an individual), the server device 20 selects, from the plurality of thank you information items sorted in step S402, a plurality of thank you information items that are connected by a thank you source ID and a thank you destination ID, starting from the person ID of the individual on whose behalf the thank you linked video 100 is to be displayed (S404). A specific example of this process will be described later (see FIG. 8).

[0071] The server device 20 connects each node with an edge line 120 based on the thank you source ID and thank you destination ID of the multiple thank you information selected in step S403, and arranges each node to correspond to the map image 200 based on the location information, thereby generating a thank you connected video 100 (S405).

[0072] The server device 20 displays the thank you linked video 100 generated in step S404 on the personal display device 30 (S406). Then, the server device 20 returns the process to step S401.

[0073] When it is determined that the thank-you linked video 100 is to be displayed on the public-facing display device 30 (S403: public-facing), the server device 20 selects, from the plurality of thank-you information items sorted in step S402, a plurality of thank-you information items whose position information is within a predetermined range starting from the position information of the public-facing display device 30 on which the thank-you linked video 100 is to be displayed (S411). A specific example of this process will be described later (see FIG. 9).

[0074] The server device 20 connects the nodes with edge lines 120 based on the thank you source ID and thank you destination ID of the selected multiple pieces of thank you information, and arranges each node to correspond to the map image 200 based on the location information, thereby generating a thank you connected video 100 (S412).

[0075] Server device 20 displays the thank-you linked video 100 generated in step S412 on the public display device 30 (S413). Then, server device 20 returns the process to step S401.

[0076] Through the above process, the server device 20 can display the gratitude connected video 100 suitable for each of the personal display device 30 and the public display device 30. Note that the personal display method based on the personal ID may be displayed for the public, and the public display method based on the location information may be displayed for the personal.

[0077] <Processing method for displaying thank you video on a personal display device> 8 is a diagram for explaining a method of processing thank-you information when the thank-you linked video 100 is displayed on the personalized display device 30 according to the embodiment 1. This processing method corresponds to a specific example of the process of step S404 shown in FIG.

[0078] Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a method for selecting a plurality of pieces of thank-you information that are linked by a thank-source ID and a thank-recipient ID, starting from an individual person ID "A", will be described.

[0079] For example, the server device 20 selects the thanks information with the thanks source ID "A" and the thanks destination ID "B" as shown in the third line (thanks ID "8") of Fig. 8. Hereinafter, the selected thanks information in the third line will be referred to as the starting thanks information.

[0080] First, the upstream direction will be described.

[0081] As shown in the second line of Fig. 8 (thanks ID "7"), server device 20 selects thanks information in which the thanks source ID "A" of the starting thanks information is the thanks destination ID as the upstream direction. This selected thanks information has thanks source ID "Bb" and thanks destination ID "A". Next, server device 20 selects thanks information in which the thanks source ID "Bb" is the thanks destination ID as the upstream direction as shown in the first line of Fig. 8 (thanks ID "1")

[0082] Next, the downstream direction will be described.

[0083] As shown in the fifth row (thanks ID "10") of Fig. 8, the server device 20 selects, in the downstream direction, thanks information whose thanks source ID is the thanks destination ID "B" of the starting thanks information. This selected thanks information has thanks source ID "B" and thanks destination ID "D".

[0084] By repeating this process, the server device 20 can select multiple pieces of thank-you information that are connected by the thank-you source ID and the thank-you destination ID, starting from the person ID "A" of the individual on whose behalf the thank-you linked video 100 is to be displayed, as shown in Fig. 8. The server device 20 may sort the multiple pieces of thank-you information selected in this manner by date and time information.

[0085] Based on the multiple pieces of thank-you information selected and sorted in this way, the server device 20 generates a thank-you connected video 100 by connecting the node of the thank-you source ID and the node of the thank-you destination ID with an edge line 120. At this time, the thank-you connected video 100 may be generated so that the node of the individual person ID "A" that is the starting point is positioned at the center. This makes it possible to visualize the thank-you connections centered on the individual.

[0086] Based on the multiple pieces of thank-you information selected and sorted in this way, the server device 20 may generate a thank-you linked video 100 including an animation of a moving line 110 moving from an upstream node of the thank-you source ID to a downstream node of the thank-you recipient ID. This makes it possible to visualize a chain (circulation) of thanks centered on an individual.

[0087] Through the above process, the server device 20 can generate the thank-you linked video 100 suitable for the personalized display device 30 and display it on the personalized display device 30.

[0088] <Processing method for displaying thank you videos on a public display device> 9 is a diagram for explaining a method for processing thank-you information when the thank-you linked video 100 is displayed on the public-facing display device 30 according to embodiment 1. This processing method corresponds to a specific example of the process of step S411 shown in FIG.

[0089] Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a method of selecting a plurality of pieces of thank-you information whose location information is within a predetermined range from a point at latitude "35.50951" and longitude "139.56315" or its vicinity as a starting point will be described.

[0090] For example, the server device 20 selects the thanks information at latitude "35.50951" and longitude "139.56315" which are the starting point location, as shown in the second row (thanks ID "6") of Fig. 9. Hereinafter, this selected thanks information will be described as starting point thanks information.

[0091] First, the upstream direction will be described.

[0092] As shown in the first line of Figure 9 (thank you ID "3"), the server device 20 selects, from among the thank you information that is within a specified range from the location information of the starting point location, thank you information whose date and time information is earlier than the date and time information of the base thank you information in the upstream direction.

[0093] Next, the downstream direction will be described.

[0094] As shown in the third line (thanks ID "8"), fourth line (thanks ID "9"), and fifth line (thanks ID "12") of FIG. 9, the server device 20 selects, in the downstream direction, thank-you information whose date and time information is later than the date and time information of the starting thank-you information from among the thank-you information within a predetermined range from the location information of the starting location. Then, for the thank-you information selected in this way that is connected between the thank-you source ID and the thank-you destination ID, the server device 20 generates a thank-you connection video 100 by connecting the nodes with an edge line 120. At this time, the thank-you connection video 100 may be generated such that the location information of the starting thank-you information (i.e., the starting location) is located at the center. This makes it possible to visualize the connection of thanks centered on the starting location.

[0095] Based on the multiple pieces of thank-you information selected in this way, the server device 20 may generate a thank-you linked video 100 including an animation of a moving line 110 moving from an upstream node of the thank-you source ID to a downstream node of the thank-you destination ID. This makes it possible to visualize a chain (circulation) of thanks centered on the starting point.

[0096] Through the above process, the server device 20 can generate a thank-you linked video 100 suitable for the public display device 30 and display it on the public display device 30.

[0097] (Embodiment 2) In the first embodiment, a method for displaying a thank you linked video 100 as shown in Fig. 3 has been described as a method for controlling the display of thank you information on the display device 30. In the second embodiment, a method for controlling the display of intention expression information on the display device 30 will be described.

[0098] The image capturing device 10, user terminal 11, in-vehicle terminal 12, and server device 20 according to the second embodiment may have the same configuration as the image capturing device 10, user terminal 11, in-vehicle terminal 12, and server device 20 according to the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the thank you information in the first embodiment is replaced with intention expression information. The intention expression information is generated when a first person expresses a predetermined intention to a second person, and is transmitted to the server device 20. In addition to the gratitude explained in the first embodiment, the predetermined intention includes a broader meaning such as praise, support, compromise, and help.

[0099] The server device 20 according to the second embodiment may display an intention linking video (not shown) similar to that shown in FIG.

[0100] For example, the intention information includes at least a first intention information expressing a predetermined intention from a first person to a second person, and a second intention information expressing a predetermined intention from the second person to a third person. The server device 20 displays an intention connection image on the display device 30, in which the first person is displayed as a first node, the second person is displayed as a second node, and the third person is displayed as a third node. In addition, in the intention connection image, a predetermined display (e.g., a moving line 110A) moves from the first node to the second node on the display device 30, and then a predetermined display (e.g., a moving line 110B) moves from the second node to the third node.

[0101] This makes it possible to display a connected intention video that visualizes the connection of intentions from person to person on the display device 30. In addition, the connected intention video can express the transmission of intentions from person to person as an animation using the movement of a moving line.

[0102] Summary of the Disclosure Based on the above description of the present disclosure, the following techniques are disclosed.

[0103] <Technology 1> A method for controlling the display of thank-you information on a display device (30) according to the present disclosure includes, as the thank-you information, at least a first thank-you information expressing a first gratitude from a first person to a second person and a second thank-you information expressing a second gratitude from the second person to a third person, and displays, on the display device, the first person as a first node (101), the second person as a second node (102), and the third person as a third node (103), and, on the display device, a specified display (e.g., movement line 110A) moves from the first node to the second node, and then the specified display (e.g., movement line 110B) moves from the second node to the third node. This makes it possible for the display control method to visualize connections of gratitude between people and exchanges of gratitude.

[0104] <Technology 2> In the display control method described in Technology 1, the specified display (e.g., a movement line 110) moves from the first node to the second node, and after arriving at the second node, starts moving from the second node to the third node within a specified time. In this way, the display control method can visualize that the first node expresses gratitude to the second node, and then the second node expresses gratitude to the third node, i.e., a chain of gratitude has occurred between the first node, the second node, and the third node.

[0105] <Technology 3> In the display control method described in Technology 1 or 2, the first gratitude information includes a first time when the first gratitude was expressed, and the second gratitude information includes a second time when the second gratitude was expressed, the second time being later than the first time, and the first time and the second time being within a predetermined time difference. This makes it possible to exclude gratitude information where the time between the first gratitude and the second gratitude is too long (e.g., several weeks or years) and thus falls outside the scope of our intention to visualize the chain of gratitude described above.

[0106] <Technology 4> In the display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 3, the movement of the predetermined display (for example, the movement line 110) from the first node to the second node in the display device is started based on a predetermined trigger. As a result, the movement of a predetermined display (for example, the movement line 110) starts appropriately, so that the exchange of gratitude between people can be visualized.

[0107] <Technology 5> A display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 4 displays, on the display device, a first icon corresponding to the first person on the first node, a second icon corresponding to the second person on the second node, and a third icon corresponding to the third person on the third node. This allows a user to recognize the person corresponding to a node by looking at the icon corresponding to the node.

[0108] <Technology 6> In the display control method described in Technology 5, the first icon includes a first photo of the first person, the second icon includes a second photo of the second person, and the third icon includes a third photo of the third person. This allows a user to view a photograph of a person corresponding to a node and recognize the person corresponding to the node.

[0109] <Technology 7> In the display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 6, on the display device, the predetermined display (for example, the movement line 110) faces a direction from the first node to the second node and has a predetermined width. This allows a given display (eg, the movement line 110) to be visualized.

[0110] <Technology 8> In the display control method described in Technique 7, the specified width of the specified display is a first width, and in the display device, a line (e.g., edge line 120) having a second width extending in a direction from the first node to the second node connects the first node and the second node, and the second width is narrower than the first width. This allows a predetermined display (for example, the moving line 110) to be distinguished from a line (for example, the edge line 120) by the difference in line width.

[0111] <Technology 9> In the display control method described in Technique 8, the color of the line and the color of the predetermined display are different in the display device. This allows the lines (eg, edge lines 120) and the predetermined display (eg, movement lines 110) to be distinguished by the difference in color.

[0112] <Technology 10> In the display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 9, the first thank-you information and the second thank-you information are recorded in advance in a predetermined storage device (eg, storage 23). This makes it possible to carry out processing using the first thank-you information and the second thank-you information that are recorded in advance.

[0113] <Technology 11> In a display control method described in any one of Techniques 1 to 10, the first gratitude information is based on an operation resulting from gratitude from the first person (e.g., pressing a thanks button), and / or the second gratitude information is based on an operation resulting from gratitude from the second person (e.g., pressing a thanks button). This makes it possible to detect, based on the operations, that a first person has expressed gratitude to a second person and / or that the second person has expressed gratitude to a third person.

[0114] <Technology 12> In the display control method described in any one of Techniques 1 to 10, the first thank-you information and / or the second thank-you information is based on image recognition on an image captured by a specified camera (e.g., an image capture device 10). This makes it possible to automatically detect from the captured image that a first person has expressed gratitude to a second person and / or that a second person has expressed gratitude to a third person.

[0115] <Technology 13> In the display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 12, the first thank-you information and / or the second thank-you information is based on a detection result of a predetermined action in an image captured by the predetermined camera. This makes it possible to automatically detect from the captured image that a first person has expressed gratitude to a second person and / or that a second person has expressed gratitude to a third person.

[0116] <Technology 14> In the display control method described in Technology 13, the specified action is at least one of a smile in a specified direction, a bow in a specified direction, a thumbs up in a specified direction, and a hand gesture in a specified direction. This makes it possible to automatically detect from the captured image that a first person has expressed gratitude to a second person and / or that a second person has expressed gratitude to a third person.

[0117] <Technology 15> In the display control method described in Technique 14, the predetermined orientation is an orientation toward the predetermined camera. This makes it possible to automatically detect from the captured image that a first person has expressed gratitude to a second person and / or that a second person has expressed gratitude to a third person.

[0118] <Technology 16> In the display control method according to any one of Techniques 12 to 15, the predetermined camera is a camera mounted on a vehicle. This makes it possible to capture an image of the driver of the vehicle or a pedestrian or the like near the vehicle.

[0119] <Technology 17> A display control method described in any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the first gratitude information includes first location information, the second gratitude information includes second location information, and in the display device, a position of the first node corresponds to the first location information, and a position of the second node corresponds to the second location information. This makes it possible to visualize location information corresponding to the node positions.

[0120] <Technology 18> The display control method according to Technique 17 displays, on the display device, a map (for example, a map image 200) corresponding to the first location information and the second location information. This makes it possible to display a map including location information corresponding to the node positions.

[0121] <Technology 19> In the display control method described in Technology 18, at least one of the first node, the second node, and the third node is positioned above a vertical midline (130) of the display device, and at least a portion of the map is positioned below the midline of the display device. This allows the node connections to be displayed in the upper part of the display device, and the map to be displayed in the lower part of the display device, making it possible to display the correspondence between the nodes and the location information in an easily understandable manner.

[0122] <Technology 20> A display control method for expression of intention information on a display device according to the present disclosure includes at least first expression of intention information representing a predetermined expression of intention from a first person to a second person, and second expression of intention information representing the predetermined expression of intention from the second person to a third person, the first person is displayed on the display device as a first node, the second person is displayed as a second node, and the third person is displayed as a third node, and after the predetermined display moves from the first node to the second node on the display device, the predetermined display moves from the second node to the third node. In this way, the display control method can visualize the connections between people and the exchange of their intentions.

[0123] Although the embodiments have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can conceive of various modifications, corrections, substitutions, additions, deletions, and equivalents within the scope of the claims, and it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the components in the above-mentioned embodiments may be arbitrarily combined within the scope of the invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0124] The technology of the present disclosure is useful for an apparatus or method for visualizing gratitude or communication of intentions from person to person. [Explanation of symbols]

[0125] 1. Information Processing Systems 2. Communication Network 10. Imaging Device 11 User terminal 12 Vehicle-mounted terminal 20 Server device 21 Processors 22 Memory 23. Storage 24 Communication I / F 25 Input I / F 26 Output I / F 28 Thank You Information DB 30 Display device 31 Display area 100 Thank You Videos 101 1st Node 102 2nd Node 103 3rd Node 110,110A,110B moving line 120 Edge Line 130 Central line 200 map images 201 1st location information 202 Second location information 210 Routes

Claims

1. A method for controlling display of thank-you information on a display device, comprising: The thank you information is: first gratitude information expressing a first gratitude from the first person to the second person; and second thank-you information expressing a second thank-you from the second person to a third person, displaying the first person as a first node, the second person as a second node, and the third person as a third node on the display device; In the display device, a predetermined display is moved from the first node to the second node, and then the predetermined display is moved from the second node to the third node. Display control method.

2. The display control method according to claim 1 , the predetermined display moves from the first node to the second node, and after arriving at the second node, begins moving from the second node to the third node within a predetermined time; Display control method.

3. The display control method according to claim 1 , The first gratitude information includes a first time when the first gratitude occurred; the second gratitude information includes a second time when the second gratitude occurred; The second time is later than the first time, The first time and the second time are within a predetermined time difference. Display control method.

4. The display control method according to claim 1 , The movement of the predetermined display from the first node to the second node in the display device is initiated based on a predetermined trigger. Display control method.

5. The display control method according to claim 1 , In the display device, Displaying a first icon corresponding to the first person on the first node; displaying a second icon corresponding to the second person on the second node; displaying a third icon corresponding to the third person on the third node; Display control method.

6. The display control method according to claim 5, the first icon includes a first photograph of the first person; the second icon includes a second photograph of the second person; the third icon includes a third photograph of the third person; Display control method.

7. The display control method according to claim 1 , In the display device, the predetermined display is oriented in a direction from the first node to the second node and has a predetermined width. Display control method.

8. The display control method according to claim 7, the predetermined width of the predetermined representation is a first width; In the display device, a line having a second width extending in a direction from the first node to the second node connects the first node and the second node; The second width is smaller than the first width. Display control method.

9. The display control method according to claim 8, In the display device, the color of the line and the color of the predetermined display are different. Display control method.

10. The display control method according to claim 1 , The first thank-you information and the second thank-you information are pre-recorded in a predetermined storage device. Display control method.

11. The display control method according to claim 10, The first thank-you information is based on an operation caused by the thank-you of the first person, and / or The second thank-you information is based on an operation caused by the thank-you of the second person. Display control method.

12. The display control method according to claim 10, The first thank-you information and / or the second thank-you information is based on an image captured by a predetermined camera and is based on image recognition. Display control method.

13. The display control method according to claim 10, The first thank-you information and / or the second thank-you information is based on a detection result of a predetermined action in an image captured by the predetermined camera. Display control method.

14. The display control method according to claim 13, The predetermined operation is A smile facing in a specific direction, Bowing in the designated direction, Thumbs up in a given orientation, and Hand gestures pointing in a specific direction At least one of the following: Display control method.

15. A display control method according to claim 14, comprising: The predetermined orientation is an orientation toward the predetermined camera. Display control method.

16. The display control method according to claim 12, The predetermined camera is a camera mounted on a vehicle. Display control method.

17. The display control method according to claim 1 , The first thank-you information includes first location information; The second thank-you information includes second location information; In the display device, the location of the first node corresponds to the first location information; The location of the second node corresponds to the second location information. Display control method.

18. The display control method according to claim 17, a map corresponding to the first location information and the second location information is displayed on the display device; Display control method.

19. The display control method according to claim 18, At least one of the first node, the second node, and the third node is disposed above a center line in a vertical direction of the display device; At least a portion of the map is positioned below the midline of the display device. Display control method.

20. A method for controlling display of intention expression information on a display device, comprising: The expression of intention information is A first expression of intention information representing a predetermined expression of intention from a first person to a second person; and second expression of intention information from the second person to a third person, the second expression of intention representing the predetermined expression of intention, displaying the first person as a first node, the second person as a second node, and the third person as a third node on the display device; In the display device, a predetermined display is moved from the first node to the second node, and then the predetermined display is moved from the second node to the third node. Display control method.

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