Display control method, display control device, display control system, and display control program

Abstract

To provide a display control method that can display information useful for a specific user seated near a display apparatus.SOLUTION: A display control method is executed by a computer for displaying information on a display provided in a display apparatus provided in a facility. The display control method acquires seat management information including seat information on seats provided in the facility for a facility user who uses the facility. The display control method acquires first related information related to a seat user who uses the seats on the basis of the seat management information and information on correspondence between the seats and display apparatuses stored in advance in a storage unit. The display control method displays image data including the first related information on the display of the display apparatus corresponding to the seat.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a display control method, a display control device, a display control system, and a display control program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, lighting fixtures have been known that have a light source that emits light and a display unit that can process the light emitted by the light source and display image data. In Patent Document 1, the applicant has proposed a lighting fixture that uses an electronic panel as the display unit that processes the light emitted by the light source and transmits it, and displays predetermined image data received from an external storage unit separate from the lighting fixture on multiple panels. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2019 / 082789 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] For example, in a lighting fixture having a display unit capable of displaying this image data, there is a demand for displaying useful information to a specific user seated near the lighting fixture.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the problems inherent in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display control method that can display useful information to a specific user who is seated near a display device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problem, a display control method according to an aspect of the present invention is a display control method that is executed by a computer and displays information on a display unit of a display device installed in a facility, and acquires seat management information including seating information of facility users using the facility at seats installed in the facility, acquires first related information related to the seat user using the seat based on the seat management information and correspondence information of seats and display devices stored in advance in a memory unit, and displays image data including the first related information on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat.

[0007] A display control device according to another aspect of the present invention includes a seating information acquisition unit that acquires seating information of facility users using a facility at seats provided in the facility; a seat user identification unit that identifies a facility user who is seated in a specific position based on the acquired seating information; a related information acquisition unit that acquires related information about the seat user identified by the seat user identification unit to be displayed on a display device; a content selection unit that selects content corresponding to the related information determined by the related information acquisition unit from content information previously stored in a memory unit; and a display device control unit that sends a control instruction to a display control unit of a lighting fixture to display the content selected by the content selection unit on the display unit of a display device corresponding to the seat in which the seat user is sitting.

[0008] A display control system according to another aspect of the present invention includes the above-described display control device and a display device having a plurality of display units and displaying predetermined information on the display units in response to a control instruction from the display control device.

[0009] A display control program according to another aspect of the present invention causes a computer to perform the following processes: acquire seating information of facility users using a facility at seats provided in the facility; identify the facility user seated in the seat based on the acquired seating information; acquire related information about the identified seat user to be displayed on a display device; select content corresponding to the determined related information from content information previously stored in a memory unit; and send a control instruction to a display control unit of a lighting fixture to display the selected content on a display unit of a display device corresponding to the seat where the seat user is seated. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a display control method that can display useful information to a specific user who is seated near a display device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a display control system according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining image data displayed on a plurality of display panels of the lighting fixture according to this embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display control device according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the display control device according to this embodiment. [Figure 5A] FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of seat management information applied to the display control device according to this embodiment. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining an example of the display control system according to this embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the display control device according to this embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a display control device according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The display control method, display control device 100, and display control system 10 according to this embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the dimensional proportions in the drawings are exaggerated for the sake of explanation and may differ from the actual proportions.

[0013] (Configuration of display control system 10) Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a display control system 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the display control system 10 includes a display control device 100, a lighting device 200, and a seat management system 300. In this embodiment, the display control device 100 and the seat management system 300 are capable of communicating with each other via a network 50. The display control device 100 and the lighting device 200 are also capable of directly transmitting and receiving data via wireless communication.

[0014] In this embodiment, the display control device 100 is provided as a function (application) in, for example, a personal computer or a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal or a smartphone.

[0015] In display control system 10 shown in FIG. 1, predetermined information is displayed on an image display panel provided in lighting device 200 under control of display control device 100. Note that in this embodiment, the storage location of the information (content) displayed on lighting device 200 does not limit the configuration of this embodiment. The information (content) displayed on lighting device 200 may be, for example, information stored in display control device 100 (see FIG. 4) or information previously stored in lighting device 200 (see FIG. 7).

[0016] (Configuration of lighting fixture 200) Lighting device 200 includes display panel 250 and light source 201. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating lighting device 200 including display panel 250. Lighting device 200 includes multiple display panels 250 that display images in different directions. Display panel 250 is configured, for example, with a liquid crystal display (LCD). Note that the number of panels in display panel 250 is not limited as long as it is possible to display images in each azimuth angle direction using multiple panels.

[0017] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the lighting device 200 includes four image display panels 250a, 250b, 250c, and 250d as the plurality of display panels 250. The four image display panels 250a, 250b, 250c, and 250d each display an image at an azimuth angle of 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270 degrees, respectively, when viewed from above. The four image display panels 250a, 250b, 250c, and 250d each have the same vertically elongated shape. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the image display panels 250a to 250d, they will simply be referred to as "display panel 250." The display unit corresponds to the display panel 250. The plurality of display units corresponds to the plurality of display panels 250.

[0018] Light source 201 of lighting device 200 emits light. Light source 201 lights up at a color temperature, brightness, and lighting method specified by display control device 100 or the like. Light source 201 may also light up based on control information regarding light color information, brightness, and lighting method transmitted from a predetermined user terminal (not shown). The lighting method may be constant, flashing, flickering, or the like.

[0019] Furthermore, the light source 201 is arranged so that the user's field of view in a predetermined direction toward the light source 201 is blocked by the display panel 250, and the light emitted from the light source 201 is visible to the user. In the example shown in Fig. 1, the display panel 250 is arranged so as to surround the light source 201 in the circumferential direction. Furthermore, the light source 201 is housed so as to be surrounded by the display panel 250.

[0020] In lighting device 200, the lower side of display panel 250, which is surrounded in the circumferential direction, is open. The lower side of display panel 250, which is surrounded in the circumferential direction, may be covered with a light-transmitting member. A user viewing display panel 250 from the front cannot see light source 201 itself, but can see light emitted from light source 201 from below display panel 250. Furthermore, a user viewing display panel 250 from the front can see light emitted from light source 201 from below display panel 250.

[0021] 1, lighting fixture 200 is hung from the ceiling by support rod 11 and has an opening at the bottom, but this is not limiting. Lighting fixture 200 may be provided on a wall or the like, or on the floor or a table or the like.

[0022] Note that the display panel 250 may be anything other than a liquid crystal display as long as it can display predetermined image data by transmitting or restricting the transmission of light of a specific wavelength. Specifically, an example of the display panel 250 is an organic electroluminescence (OEL). Other examples of the display panel 250 include an organic light emitting diode (OLED) or electronic paper.

[0023] (Configuration of display control device 100) Next, a description will be given of the configuration of the display control device 100. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display control device 100 according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, the display control device 100 is configured by a general computer including a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, an input / output IF 130 (Interface), and a communication IF 140.

[0024] In this embodiment, an example is shown in which a plurality of information processing functions provided in the display control device 100 is realized by software. The display control device 100 functions as a plurality of information processing circuits provided in the display control device 100 by executing a computer program.

[0025] As another configuration, the display control device 100 may be configured with dedicated hardware for executing each information processing shown in Fig. 4, and the information processing functions may be configured using a system LSI (Large Scale Integration) or the like. A system may also be configured with multiple information processing functions using individual hardware. The control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 will be described in detail later.

[0026] The input / output IF 130 is a component (interface) for a user such as an administrator to exchange data with the display control device 100. The input / output IF 130 includes, for example, an input unit and an output unit (not shown).

[0027] The input unit in the input / output IF 130 has an interface function for the user to input various information, and information is input from outside the display control device 100. The user inputs information to the input unit via, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a trackball, or a voice recognition device connected to the display control device 100. The input unit can also input information as a data input terminal for inputting data from an external storage device (not shown) or the like.

[0028] The output unit in the input / output IF 130 can display seat management information, user information, etc., which will be described later, on a display device (not shown) connected to the display control device 100. The display device is, for example, a display device, a projector device, etc.

[0029] The communication IF 140 is an interface that enables mutual communication between the display control device 100 and the seat management system 300. The communication IF 140 also functions as an interface that enables communication with the lighting fixture 200.

[0030] (Functional configuration of the display control device 100) Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the display control device 100 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, the control unit 110 of the display control device 100 includes, as functions, a seating information acquisition unit 111, a seat user identification unit 112, a related information acquisition unit 113, a content selection unit 114, and a display device control unit 115. Details of each function of the control unit 110 will be described later.

[0031] Furthermore, the control unit 110, for example, operates an operating system to control the entire display control device 100. Furthermore, the control unit 110 operates based on a program stored in the storage unit 120 to execute the above-mentioned functions. Note that the program is not limited to being stored in the storage unit 120, and may be stored in, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like (not shown) within the display control device 100.

[0032] As shown in Fig. 4, the storage unit 120 stores information included in a seat management information DB 121 (DB: Database), a user information DB 122, and a content information DB 123 as data. Note that the number of storage units 120 that store each of these data may be one or more. For example, a single storage unit 120 may be configured to store the data in separate areas. Alternatively, the data may be distributed and stored in multiple storage devices installed in physically separate locations.

[0033] The seating information acquisition unit 111 acquires seating information of facility users who use the facility at seats provided in the facility. The seating information acquisition unit 111 acquires the seating information from, for example, the seat management system 300. The seating information acquisition unit 111 stores the acquired seating information in the seat management information DB 121.

[0034] The seat management system 300 has a function for managing seat reservation information for a predetermined seat, and determines that a facility user has sat in the predetermined seat when the facility user sits in the seat. In addition, the seating information may be determined by, for example, a location information acquisition device such as a beacon to determine whether or not a facility user has sat in the predetermined seat.

[0035] Alternatively, the seating information may be obtained by having the facility user read a two-dimensional code pre-installed on a lighting fixture 200, seat, table, etc. with a user terminal to determine whether the facility user has sat in a specified seat.

[0036] FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of seat management information stored in the seat management information DB 121. The seat management information includes seating information of facility users using the facility at seats provided in the facility. The seating information acquisition unit 111 stores information indicating whether or not a facility user has sat in the seat shown in FIG. 5A in the "Seated" field. In the example shown in FIG. 5A, if a user has sat in the seat, a "○" is stored to indicate that the user is seated.

[0037] The seat user identification unit 112 identifies a facility user who is seated in a specific seat based on the acquired seating information. For example, when the seat user identification unit 112 determines that a facility user has sat in a specific seat based on the seat reservation information of the seat management system 300, the seat user identification unit 112 identifies the facility user as the user reserved in the seat reservation information. Furthermore, when the seating information acquisition unit 111 determines that a user has sat in the seat by reading a two-dimensional code, the seat user identification unit 112 identifies the user who read the two-dimensional code as having sat in the seat. The seat user identification unit 112 stores information about the identified seat user in the seat management information DB 121. That is, the seat management information includes information about the identified seat user in addition to the seating information.

[0038] In this embodiment, a user who uses a facility is referred to as a facility user, and a user who is seated in a specific seat is referred to as a seat user. In the example shown in Figure 5A, it is shown that User 1 is seated in Seat 1 as a seat user.

[0039] The related information acquisition unit 113 acquires related information about the seat user identified by the seat user identification unit 112 to be displayed on a display device. Here, the related information about the seat user may be, for example, information indicating that the seat has been reserved. The related information may also be profile information about the seat user. The related information may also be event information suitable for the seat user. The event information may be, for example, an event that the seat user has previously attended or an event that the seat user is interested in. The related information may also be information that the seat user is interested in. For example, the event information and information of interest may be information that is stored in advance in the user information DB 122. The information stored in the user information DB 122 may be, for example, information that the facility user inputs when registering as a user when using the facility. Alternatively, the user information DB 122 may contain information acquired in advance from management information about facility users that is managed in a server or the like.

[0040] The content selection unit 114 selects content corresponding to the related information determined by the related information acquisition unit 113 from the content information stored in the content information DB 123. The example shown in Fig. 4 illustrates a configuration in which the content information DB 123 is provided in the storage unit 120 of the display control device 100. For example, the content information DB 123 is not limited to being provided in the storage unit 120 of the display control device 100, and may be provided in a server such as a cloud server or in the lighting device 200.

[0041] Display device control unit 115 sends a control instruction to display control unit 210 of lighting device 200 to cause the content selected by content selection unit 114 to be displayed on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat where the seat occupant is seated. For example, display device control unit 115 transmits content information and information indicating which of image display panels 250a-250d of display panels 250 the content information should be displayed on to display control unit 210 of lighting device 200. Upon receiving the control instruction from display device control unit 115, display control unit 210 of lighting device 200 displays the content information on at least one of image display panels 250a-250d corresponding to monitor surfaces A-D in FIG. 4 in accordance with the control instruction.

[0042] 5B shows an example in which seat occupants are seated in seats 1 and 3 in area A and seat 1 in area B. In this case, display device control unit 115 sends a control instruction to display control unit 210 of lighting device 200 to display related information of the seat occupants seated in each seat on image display panel 250a and image display panel 250d based on the seating information. The related information of the seat occupants corresponds to first related information.

[0043] Furthermore, information indicating which of image display panels 250a-250d of display panel 250 of lighting device 200 corresponds to this seat corresponds to the corresponding seat, and corresponds to correspondence information, which is stored in advance in storage unit 120. For example, in the example shown in Fig. 5B, it is assumed that the correspondence information stores information indicating that image display panel 250a corresponds to seat 1 in area A.

[0044] Display control unit 210 of lighting device 200, which receives a control instruction from display device control unit 115, displays predetermined content on image display panel 250a and image display panel 250d, thereby enabling seat occupants to view related information.

[0045] (Outline of processing flow of display control device 100) Next, the processing (display control method) related to display control in the display control device 100 will be described based on the flowchart in Fig. 6. The series of operations for lighting control shown in the flowchart in Fig. 6 starts when the display control device 100 is started, and ends when the power is turned off. In addition to when the power is turned off, the processing in the flowchart shown in Fig. 6 also ends when an interrupt to end the processing occurs. In the following description of the flowchart, the same content as that described in the above description of the display control system 10 and the display control device 100 will be omitted or simplified.

[0046] In step S601, the seating information acquisition unit 111 acquires seating information of facility users using the facility at seats provided in the facility. The seating information acquisition unit 111 acquires the seating information from, for example, the seat management system 300. The seating information acquisition unit 111 stores the acquired seating information in the seat management information DB 121. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S602.

[0047] In step S602, the seat user identification unit 112 identifies the facility user who is seated in the seat based on the acquired seating information. For example, when the seat user identification unit 112 determines that a facility user has sat in the seat based on the seat reservation information of the seat management system 300, the seat user identification unit 112 identifies the facility user as the user reserved in the seat reservation information. Furthermore, when the seating information acquisition unit 111 determines that a user has sat in the seat by reading a two-dimensional code, the seat user identification unit 112 identifies the user who read the two-dimensional code as having sat in the seat. The seat user identification unit 112 stores information about the identified seat user in the seat management information DB 121. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S603.

[0048] In step S603, the related information acquisition unit 113 acquires related information about the seat user identified by the seat user identification unit 112 to be displayed on the display device. Here, the related information about the seat user may be, for example, information indicating that the seat has been reserved. The related information may also be profile information about the seat user. The related information may also be event information suitable for the seat user. The event information may be, for example, an event that the seat user has previously attended or an event that the seat user is interested in. The related information may also be information that the seat user is interested in. For example, the event information and information of interest may be information that has been stored in advance in the user information DB 122. The information stored in the user information DB 122 may be, for example, information entered by the facility user during user registration when using the facility. Alternatively, the user information DB 122 may contain information acquired in advance from management information about facility users that is managed in a server or the like. Then, the process proceeds to step S604.

[0049] In step S604, content selection unit 114 selects content corresponding to the related information determined by related information acquisition unit 113 from the content information stored in content information DB 123. The example shown in Fig. 4 illustrates a configuration in which content information DB 123 is provided in storage unit 120 of display control device 100. For example, content information DB 123 is not limited to being provided in storage unit 120 of display control device 100, and may be provided in a server such as a cloud server or lighting device 200. Then, processing proceeds to step S605.

[0050] In step S605, display device control unit 115 sends a control instruction to display control unit 210 of lighting device 200 to display the content selected by content selection unit 114 on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat where the seat occupant is seated. For example, display device control unit 115 sends content information and information indicating which of image display panels 250a-250d of display panels 250 the content should be displayed on to display control unit 210 of lighting device 200. Upon receiving the control instruction from display device control unit 115, display control unit 210 of lighting device 200 displays the content information on at least one of image display panels 250a-250d corresponding to monitor surfaces A-D in FIG. 4 in accordance with the control instruction. The process then ends.

[0051] That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 6 showing an example of processing by the display control device 100, the display control method acquires seat management information including seating information of facility users using the facility at seats provided in the facility (steps S601 and S602). The display control method also acquires first related information related to the seat user using the seat based on the seat management information and correspondence information between seats and display devices stored in advance in the storage unit 120 (step S603). The display control method also displays image data including the first related information on a display unit of a display device corresponding to the seat (steps S604 and S605). The display device corresponds to the lighting fixture 200. The display unit corresponds to a display panel.

[0052] (Other embodiments) Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present embodiment is not limited to these, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the embodiment. Furthermore, it is also possible to combine some or all of the various embodiments to create a new embodiment.

[0053] In the above-described embodiment, the display panel 250 of the lighting device 200 is configured to display related information about a seat occupant. However, the configuration of this embodiment is not limited to this. For example, a certain seat occupant may be designated as a first seat occupant, and image data including related information about a second seat occupant who is another seat occupant seated around the first seat occupant may be displayed on the display panel 250 arranged in a direction that is visible to the first seat occupant. Here, the related information about the second seat occupant corresponds to second related information.

[0054] In the example shown in FIG. 5B, related information about a second seat user sitting in seat 3 in area A may be displayed on image display panel 250a arranged in a direction visible to a first seat user sitting in seat 1 in area A. The first display unit corresponds to a display panel visible to the first seat user. The second display unit corresponds to a display panel visible to the second seat user. The related information about the second seat user displayed on the first display unit may be profile information about the second seat user.

[0055] As a result, in the display control system 10 of this embodiment, information about facility users seated nearby can be viewed through the display panel 250, which makes it possible to build good relationships with members by stimulating communication, etc.

[0056] Furthermore, the related information displayed on display panel 250 is not limited to information related to the first or second seat user. For example, the display panel may be configured to display image data including information related to conversation information between a first seat user and a second seat user seated around the first seat user. The image data including information related to the conversation information may be displayed on at least one of a first display unit arranged in a direction visible to the first seat user of the display device or a second display unit arranged in a direction visible to the second seat user of the display device. For example, the display device may have a function for acquiring conversation information, transmit the acquired conversation information to display control device 100, and select content related to the conversation information using related information acquisition unit 113 and / or content selection unit 114 of display control device 100. The selected content information related to the conversation information is sent to lighting device 200 (display device) by display device control unit 115 and displayed on the first display unit and / or second display unit. Note that the display device corresponds to lighting device 200.

[0057] As a result, in the display control system 10 of this embodiment, conversation information with facility users seated nearby can be viewed through the display panel 250, which makes it possible to further stimulate communication and build good relationships with members.

[0058] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration is shown in which relevant information about a seat occupant is displayed on the display panel of lighting fixture 200. However, the configuration of the embodiment is not limited to lighting fixture 200 as long as the display device has a display unit as a display panel.

[0059] 4 illustrates a configuration in which content information DB 123 and content selection unit 114 are provided in display control device 100, but the configuration of the embodiment is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, content information DB 223 and content selection unit 214 may be provided in lighting device 200. In this configuration, there is no need for display control device 100 to send content information to lighting device 200, which reduces the communication traffic load between display control device 100 and lighting device 200.

[0060] Furthermore, a computer program (display control program) that causes a computer to execute the processing (display control method) in the display control device 100 described above, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded, are included within the scope of this embodiment. Any type of computer-readable recording medium may be used. Furthermore, the computer program is not limited to being recorded on the recording medium described above, and may be transmitted via a telecommunications line, a wireless or wired communication line, a network such as the Internet, or the like.

[0061] (Addendum) The above description of the embodiments discloses the following techniques.

[0062] (Technology 1) A display control method executed by a computer to display information on a display unit of a display device installed in a facility, acquire seat management information including seating information of facility users using the facility at seats provided in the facility; acquires first related information related to a seat user who uses the seat based on the seat management information and correspondence information between the seat and the display device stored in advance in a storage unit; A display control method for displaying image data including the first related information on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat.

[0063] With this configuration, the display control method causes the display device to display relevant information related to the seat user, and therefore the display control method can display information that is useful to a specific user seated near the display device.

[0064] (Technology 2) A display control method according to Technology 1, wherein the first related information includes information indicating that the seat user has reserved the seat.

[0065] With this configuration, the display control method allows the seat user to confirm that the seat they are sitting in is the reserved seat.

[0066] (Technology 3) The display control method according to Technology 1 or 2, wherein the first related information includes profile information of the seat user.

[0067] With this configuration, the display control method allows seat users to check their own profile information and confirm whether the seat they are sitting in is correct.

[0068] (Technology 4) The display control method according to any one of Technologies 1 to 3, wherein the first related information includes event information suitable for the seat user.

[0069] With this configuration, the display control method allows seat occupants to view event information that is suitable for them, and enables them to obtain information that is useful to them.

[0070] (Technique 5) The display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 4, wherein the first related information includes information in which the seat user is interested.

[0071] With this configuration, the display control method allows the seat occupant to view information that is of interest to the seat occupant, and enables the seat occupant to obtain information that is useful to the seat occupant.

[0072] (Technical 6) The display unit includes at least a first display unit and a second display unit that are arranged facing different directions, A display control method described in any one of techniques 1 to 5, in which image data including second related information about a second seat user seated around the first seat user, who is the seat user, is displayed on the first display unit of the display device, which is positioned in a direction that is visible to the first seat user.

[0073] With this configuration, the display control method according to this embodiment makes it possible to visually confirm information about facility users seated nearby via the display panel 250. Therefore, the display control method enables facility users to build good relationships with members by stimulating communication, etc.

[0074] (Technology 7) The display control method according to any one of Techniques 1 to 6, wherein the second related information includes profile information of the second seat user.

[0075] With this configuration, the display control method according to this embodiment makes it possible for a facility user to view profile information about a facility user seated nearby via the display panel 250. Therefore, the display control method enables a facility user to check the profile information of other seat users, thereby stimulating communication and enabling the user to build good relationships with the members.

[0076] (Technology 8) The display unit includes at least a first display unit and a second display unit that are arranged facing in different directions, A display control method described in any one of techniques 1 to 7, in which, based on conversation information between a first seat user who is the seat user and a second seat user sitting around the first seat user, image data including information related to the conversation information is displayed on at least one of the first display unit of the display device arranged in a direction visible to the first seat user or the second display unit of the display device arranged in a direction visible to the second seat user.

[0077] With this configuration, the display control method according to this embodiment makes it possible for the seat user to visually check conversation information with facility users seated nearby via the display panel 250. Therefore, the display control method allows the seat user to activate communication and build good relationships with members.

[0078] (Technical 9) A seating information acquisition unit that acquires seating information of facility users using the facility for seats provided in the facility; a seat user identification unit that identifies a facility user who is seated in a predetermined seat as a seat user based on the acquired seating information; a related information acquisition unit that acquires related information about the seat user identified by the seat user identification unit to be displayed on a display device; a content selection unit that selects content corresponding to the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit from content information pre-stored in a storage unit; a display device control unit that sends a control instruction to a display control unit of the display device so as to display the content selected by the content selection unit on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat where the seat user is seated; and A display control device comprising:

[0079] With this configuration, the display control device 100 displays relevant information related to the seat user on the display device, which allows the display control device 100 to display useful information to a specific user seated near the display device.

[0080] (Technical 10) The display control device according to Technical 9, A display control system comprising: a display device having a plurality of display units, the display device causing the display units to display predetermined information in response to a control instruction from the display control device.

[0081] With this configuration, the display control system 10 causes the display device to display relevant information related to the seat user, and therefore the display control system 10 can display useful information to a specific user seated near the display device.

[0082] (Technology 11) The display device includes a first display unit and a second display unit arranged facing in different directions, The display control system described in Technology 10, wherein the display device control unit of the display control device sends a control instruction to the display device to display image data including profile information about a second seat user seated around the first seat user, who is the seat user, on the first display unit positioned in a position visible to the first seat user.

[0083] With this configuration, the display control system 10 according to this embodiment can allow a facility user to view profile information about a nearby seated facility user via the display panel 250. Therefore, the display control system 10 allows a facility user to check the profile information of other seat users, which can stimulate communication and build good relationships with the members.

[0084] (Technology 12) The display device includes a plurality of display units, The display control system described in Technology 10 or 11, wherein the display device control unit of the display control device sends a control instruction to the display device to display the related information about the seat user who is different from the first seat user, who is the seat user, on the display unit arranged in a position visible to the first seat user.

[0085] With this configuration, the display control system 10 according to this embodiment can allow related information about seat users other than the first seat user to be viewed via the display panel 250. Therefore, the display control system 10 allows facility users to check related information about other seat users, which can stimulate communication and build good relationships with members.

[0086] (Technology 13) Acquire seating information of facility users using the facility for seats provided in the facility; Based on the acquired seating information, a facility user who is seated in the predetermined seat is identified as a seat user; Acquire related information about the identified seat occupant to be displayed on a display device; selecting content corresponding to the acquired related information from content information stored in advance in a storage unit; A display control program for causing a computer to execute a process of sending a control instruction to the display control unit of a lighting fixture so as to display the selected content on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat where the seat user is seated.

[0087] With this configuration, the display control program causes the display device to display relevant information related to the seat occupant, thereby enabling the display control program to display useful information to a specific occupant seated near the display device.

[0088] Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0089] 10 Display Control System 50 Network 100 Display control device 110 control section 111 Seating information acquisition unit 112 Seat User Identification Unit 113 Related Information Acquisition Department 114, 214 Content selection section 115 Display device control unit 120 Storage section 121 Seat management information DB 122 User Information DB 123, 223 Content Information DB 130 Input / Output Interface 140 Communication Interface 200 lighting fixtures 210 Display control unit 250 display panel 250a, 250b, 250c, 250d Image display panel 300 Seat Management System

Claims

1. A display control method executed by a computer to display information on a display unit of a display device installed in a facility, comprising: acquire seat management information including seating information of facility users using the facility at seats provided in the facility; acquiring first related information related to a seat user using the seat based on the seat management information and correspondence information between the seat and the display device stored in advance in a storage unit; A display control method for displaying image data including the first related information on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat.

2. The display control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first related information includes information indicating that the seat user has reserved the seat.

3. The display control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first related information includes profile information of the seat occupant.

4. The display control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first related information includes event information suitable for the seat user.

5. The display control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first related information includes information in which the seat occupant is interested.

6. the display unit includes at least a first display unit and a second display unit that are arranged facing different directions; The display control method of claim 1, wherein image data including second related information regarding a second seat user seated around the first seat user, who is the seat user, is displayed on the first display unit of the display device, which is positioned in a direction that is visible to the first seat user.

7. The display control method according to claim 6 , wherein the second related information includes profile information of the second seat occupant.

8. the display unit includes at least a first display unit and a second display unit that are arranged facing different directions; A display control method as described in claim 1, wherein, based on conversation information between a first seat user who is the seat user and a second seat user sitting around the first seat user, image data including information related to the conversation information is displayed on at least one of the first display unit of the display device arranged in a direction visible to the first seat user or the second display unit of the display device arranged in a direction visible to the second seat user.

9. a seating information acquisition unit that acquires seating information of facility users using the facility at seats provided in the facility; a seat user identification unit that identifies a facility user who is seated in a predetermined seat as a seat user based on the acquired seating information; a related information acquisition unit that acquires related information about the seat user identified by the seat user identification unit to be displayed on a display device; a content selection unit that selects content corresponding to the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit from content information pre-stored in a storage unit; a display device control unit that sends a control instruction to a display control unit of the display device so as to display the content selected by the content selection unit on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat where the seat user is seated; and A display control device comprising:

10. The display control device according to claim 9 ; A display control system comprising: a display device having a plurality of display units, the display device causing the display units to display predetermined information in response to a control instruction from the display control device.

11. the display device includes a first display unit and a second display unit arranged to face different directions; The display control system described in claim 10, wherein the display device control unit of the display control device sends a control instruction to the display device to display image data including profile information about a second seat user sitting around the first seat user, who is the seat user, on the first display unit located in a position visible to the first seat user.

12. the display device includes a plurality of display units, The display control system of claim 10, wherein the display device control unit of the display control device sends a control instruction to the display device to display the related information regarding a seat user who is different from the first seat user, who is the seat user, on the display unit located in a position visible to the first seat user.

13. acquiring seating information of facility users using the facility for seats provided in the facility; Based on the acquired seating information, a facility user who is seated in the predetermined seat is identified as a seat user; Acquire related information about the identified seat occupant to be displayed on a display device; selecting content corresponding to the acquired related information from content information stored in advance in a storage unit; A display control program for causing a computer to execute a process of sending a control instruction to the display control unit of a lighting fixture so as to display the selected content on the display unit of the display device corresponding to the seat where the seat user is seated.

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