Display device, display method, and display program

Abstract

To provide a display device, a display method, and a display program which enable a user to easily recognize a peripheral device connected to the display device.SOLUTION: The display device comprises: an acquisition processing unit which acquires identification information of a peripheral device connected to the display device; a search processing unit which searches for an image corresponding to the peripheral device via a network on the basis of the identification information acquired by the acquisition processing unit; and a display processing unit which causes the display device to display a device image corresponding to the peripheral device in association with the identification information on the basis of the image searched by the search processing unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[[Technical Field]]

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

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a system that, on a setting screen for setting devices (peripherals) such as cameras, microphones, and speakers used in web conferences, displays devices connected to an information processing apparatus (display device) in a predetermined display order in a selectable manner (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [[Prior Art Literature]] [[Patent Literature]]

[0003] [[Patent Document 1]] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2016-164781 [[Summary of the Invention]] [[Problem to be Solved by the Invention]]

[0004] However, in the conventional technology, device information (identification information) such as the model number of a device is displayed as text characters on the setting screen, so it is difficult for a user to intuitively recognize the devices connected to the display device.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a display device, a display method, and a display program that allow a user to easily recognize peripherals connected to the display device. [[Means for Solving the Problem]]

[0006] A display device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an acquisition processing unit, a search processing unit, and a display processing unit. The acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of a peripheral device connected to the display device. The search processing unit searches for an image corresponding to the peripheral device via a network based on the identification information acquired by the acquisition processing unit. The display processing unit causes the display device to display an image of the peripheral device corresponding to the image found by the search processing unit, in association with the identification information.

[0007] A display method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a method in which one or more processors perform the following actions: acquiring identification information of a peripheral device connected to a display device; searching for an image corresponding to the peripheral device via a network based on the identification information; and displaying an image of the peripheral device in the display device in association with the identification information based on the image found.

[0008] A display program according to another aspect of this disclosure is a program that causes one or more processors to perform the following actions: to acquire identification information of a peripheral device connected to a display device; to search for an image corresponding to the peripheral device via a network based on the identification information; and to display an image of the peripheral device in the display device, in association with the identification information based on the searched image. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to this disclosure, it is possible to provide a display device, a display method, and a display program that enable users to easily identify peripheral devices connected to the display device. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a display system according to an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 2] Figure 2 shows an example of a settings screen displayed on a conventional user terminal. [Figure 3] Figure 3 shows an example of an image stored in a data server according to an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 4] Figure 4 shows an example of a settings screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 5] Figure 5 shows an example of a settings screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 6] Figure 6 shows an example of a settings screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] Figure 7 shows an example of a settings screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] Figure 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure for device configuration processing performed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0011] The embodiments of this disclosure will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the following embodiments are merely examples of the embodiments of this disclosure and do not limit the technical scope of this disclosure.

[0012] The display system described herein can be applied, for example, to cases where multiple users conduct online meetings (such as web conferences) using their own user terminals and devices such as cameras, microphones, and speakers. The camera, microphone, and speaker are peripheral devices connected to or built into the user terminal. Each user can launch a designated application (such as a meeting application) on their user terminal, configure their camera, microphone, and speaker, and communicate by sending and receiving video and audio.

[0013] [Display System 10] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a display system 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The display system 10 includes a user terminal 1, a data server 2, and peripheral devices (such as a camera C1, microphones M1 and M2, and speakers P1 and P2). The display system 10 includes one or more user terminals 1. Further, the peripheral devices may be connected to the user terminal 1 via a wired or wireless connection, or may be built into the user terminal 1. In the example shown in FIG. 1, for example, the camera C1 is wired-connected to the user terminal 1, the microphone M1 and the speaker P1 are built into the user terminal 1, and the microphone M2 and the speaker P2 are wired-connected to the user terminal 1.

[0014] The data server 2 is a storage device that stores various types of information. The user terminal 1 and the data server 2 can communicate with each other via a communication network N1 such as the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, or a public telephone line.

[0015] The camera C1 is a digital camera that captures an image of a subject and outputs the captured image as digital image data. Image data captured by the camera C1 is transmitted to the user terminal 1. For example, the camera C1 is installed on or around the user terminal 1, and captures an image of a predetermined area including a user who uses the user terminal 1.

[0016] The microphones M1 and M2 collect uttered speech of a user of the user terminal 1, and transmit audio data to the user terminal 1. The speakers P1 and P2 output (emit) audio data transmitted from other user terminals 1.

[0017] The display system 10 may include a conference server that executes a conference application for online conferences. The conference server manages conference information. Each user terminal 1 activates the conference application, and transmits and receives video and audio via the conference server. This enables a plurality of users to hold an online conference.

[0018] Here, when holding an online conference, each user performs an operation to set the peripheral devices to be used. For example, the user activates a conference application and performs an operation to set a microphone, a speaker, and a camera on the setting screen D10. FIG. 2 shows an example of a conventional setting screen D10. The setting screen D10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a microphone setting field Km for setting a microphone, a speaker setting field Ks for setting a speaker, and a camera setting field Kc for setting a camera. On the setting screen D10, the user presses (clicks) the microphone setting field Km and selects a microphone to be used from one or more microphones displayed in the microphone list. Also, on the setting screen D10, the user presses (clicks) the speaker setting field Ks and selects a speaker to be used from one or more speakers displayed in the speaker list. Also, on the setting screen D10, the user presses (clicks) the camera setting field Kc and selects a camera to be used from one or more cameras displayed in the camera list.

[0019] In the conventional setting screen D10, device information (identification information) such as device model numbers is displayed as text characters, so it is difficult for the user to intuitively recognize the device that the user wants to use. Therefore, for example, when a plurality of microphones are connected to the user terminal 1, the user cannot grasp what model number the desired microphone is, and there is a risk that the user makes an incorrect setting. In contrast, the user terminal 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration that allows the user to easily recognize the peripheral devices connected to the user terminal 1, as described below.

[0020] [User Terminal 1] As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 1 is an information processing device including a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation display unit 13, a communication unit 14, and the like. The user terminal 1 is, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The user terminal 1 is an example of the display device of the present disclosure.

[0021] The communication unit 14 is a communication unit that connects the user terminal 1 to peripheral devices such as the camera C1, microphones M1 and M2, and speakers P1 and P2 via wired or wireless connections, and performs data communication in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The communication unit 14 is also a communication interface that connects the user terminal 1 to a communication network N1 (e.g., the Internet) via wired or wireless connections, and performs data communication in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol with external devices such as the data server 2 via the communication network N1.

[0022] The operation display unit 13 is a user interface comprising a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts input.

[0023] The memory unit 12 is a non-volatile memory unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), or flash memory that stores various types of information. Specifically, the memory unit 12 stores information about peripheral devices such as the camera C1, microphones M1 and M2, and speakers P1 and P2.

[0024] Furthermore, the storage unit 12 stores control programs, such as a device setting program, which causes the control unit 11 to execute the device setting process described later (see Figure 8). For example, the device setting program may be non-temporarily recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD or DVD, read by a reading device (not shown) such as a CD drive or DVD drive provided by the user terminal 1, and stored in the storage unit 12.

[0025] The control unit 11 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that performs various arithmetic operations. The ROM is a non-volatile memory unit that stores control programs such as a BIOS and OS in advance to cause the CPU to perform various arithmetic operations. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile memory unit that stores various information and is used as a temporary memory (work area) for the various processes performed by the CPU. The control unit 11 controls the user terminal 1 by executing various control programs that have been stored in advance in the ROM or memory unit 12 using the CPU.

[0026] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1, the control unit 11 includes various processing units such as a reception processing unit 111, an acquisition processing unit 112, a search processing unit 113, and a display processing unit 114. The control unit 11 functions as these various processing units by executing various processes according to the control program using the CPU. Some or all of the processing units may be composed of electronic circuits. The control program may be a program that causes multiple processors to function as processing units.

[0027] The reception processing unit 111 receives various user operations. For example, the reception processing unit 111 receives requests from the user to configure peripheral devices used for online meetings.

[0028] The acquisition processing unit 112 acquires identification information (model number, device number, product number, etc.) of peripheral devices connected to the user terminal 1. For example, if camera C1, microphones M1 and M2, and speakers P1 and P2 are connected to the user terminal 1, the acquisition processing unit 112 acquires the identification information of camera C1, microphone M1, microphone M2, speaker P1, and speaker P2, respectively.

[0029] The search processing unit 113 searches for images corresponding to peripheral devices via the network based on the identification information of the peripheral devices acquired by the acquisition processing unit 112. Specifically, the search processing unit 113 sends a search request containing the device information of the peripheral devices to the data server 2 via the internet (communication network N1). Here, the search processing unit 113 sends a search request to the data server 2 that includes the identification information of camera C1, microphone M1, microphone M2, speaker P1, and speaker P2.

[0030] The data server 2 searches for images corresponding to the search request from the images stored in the storage unit (database DB). Figure 3 shows an example of the database DB. As shown in Figure 3, the database DB stores images of various peripheral devices (device images). The device images may be photographs (still images), videos, or illustrations. The data server 2 searches for camera images that match or are similar to the identification information of camera C1, microphone images that match or are similar to the identification information of microphone M1, microphone images that match or are similar to the identification information of microphone M2, speaker images that match or are similar to the identification information of speaker P1, and speaker images that match or are similar to the identification information of speaker P2. The data server 2 sends the search results (device images) to the user terminal 1. When the search processing unit 113 obtains the device images from the data server 2, it stores them in the storage unit 12.

[0031] The search processing unit 113 identifies the type of peripheral device based on the identification information of the peripheral device and searches for images of the identified type. Specifically, if the peripheral device is a camera, the search processing unit 113 sends a search request for camera images to the data server 2; if the peripheral device is a microphone, it sends a search request for microphone images to the data server 2; and if the peripheral device is a speaker, it sends a search request for speaker images to the data server 2.

[0032] The display processing unit 114 displays an image of a peripheral device corresponding to the device, based on the image retrieved by the search processing unit 113, and associates it with the identification information.

[0033] For example, as shown in Figure 4, the display processing unit 114 displays the microphone image Pm corresponding to the microphone identification information displayed in the microphone setting field Km on the setting screen D1, associating it with the said identification information. The display processing unit 114 also displays the speaker image Ps corresponding to the speaker identification information displayed in the speaker setting field Ks on the setting screen D1, associating it with the said identification information. The display processing unit 114 also displays the camera image Pc corresponding to the camera identification information displayed in the camera setting field Kc on the setting screen D1, associating it with the said identification information.

[0034] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4, the display processing unit 114 displays each device image alongside the identification information. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 5, the display processing unit 114 may display each device image instead of the identification information. In the example shown in Figure 5, for example, when the user presses the microphone setting field Km, the display processing unit 114 displays a list of microphone images Pm corresponding to the identification information of microphone M1 and microphone images Pm corresponding to the identification information of microphone M2. The user can then select the microphone image Pm of the microphone they wish to use from the list of microphone images Pm.

[0035] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 6, the display processing unit 114 may overlay each device image onto the identification information.

[0036] In another embodiment, the search processing unit 113 may search for a predetermined number of device images with a high degree of matching to the peripheral device based on the identification information of the peripheral device, and the display processing unit 114 may display the predetermined number of device images in a list corresponding to the identification information. For example, the data server 2 searches for the top four microphone images with a high degree of matching (similarity) to the microphone identification information, and the search processing unit 113 retrieves the four microphone images. The display processing unit 114 displays the four retrieved microphone images Pm in a list on the settings screen D1, for example, as shown in Figure 7. On the settings screen D1, the user selects the microphone image Pm corresponding to the microphone to be used from the four microphone images Pm.

[0037] Similarly, the display processing unit 114 displays the four searched speaker images Ps and the four searched camera images Pc in a list on the settings screen D1 shown in Figure 7. On the settings screen D1, the user selects the speaker image Ps corresponding to the speaker to be used from the four speaker images Ps, and selects the camera image Pc corresponding to the camera to be used from the four camera images Pc.

[0038] The display processing unit 114 displays the device image selected by the user from a predetermined number of device images displayed in a list, associating it with the identification information of the peripheral device. The display processing unit 114 may also display the identification information corresponding to the device image selected by the user in each setting field. For example, in the setting screen D1 shown in Figure 7, if the user selects the microphone image Pm in the lower right, the display processing unit 114 displays the identification information of the microphone corresponding to the selected microphone image Pm in the microphone setting field Km. The display processing unit 114 may also display information that allows the user to identify the device image selected by the user from the list (a checkbox in Figure 7).

[0039] Furthermore, the display processing unit 114 may, in the settings screen D1, display only the identification information of the peripheral device before the device image is searched (see Figure 2), and after the device image is searched, display the device image alongside the identification information (see Figure 4), display the device image in place of the identification information (see Figure 5), display the device image overlaid on the identification information (see Figure 6), or display the device images in a list (see Figure 7).

[0040] Once the user selects a peripheral device as described above, the control unit 11 completes the peripheral device configuration process and starts the online meeting. The user can also change the peripheral device settings after the online meeting has started (during the online meeting).

[0041] [Device configuration process] The following describes an example of the procedure for the device configuration process performed by the control unit 11 of the user terminal 1, with reference to Figure 8.

[0042] This disclosure can be understood as a disclosure of a device configuration method (a method of representation of this disclosure) that performs one or more steps included in the device configuration process. Furthermore, one or more steps included in the device configuration process described herein may be omitted as appropriate. In addition, the execution order of each step in the device configuration process may differ to the extent that similar effects are produced. Furthermore, although this description uses the case in which the control unit 11 executes each step in the device configuration process as an example, in other embodiments, one or more processors may distribute and execute each step in the device configuration process.

[0043] First, in step S1, the control unit 11 determines whether or not it has acquired identification information (model number, device number, product number, etc.) for the peripheral devices. For example, if the control unit 11 recognizes the camera C1, microphones M1 and M2, and speakers P1 and P2 connected to the user terminal 1, it acquires the identification information for each peripheral device. Alternatively, if the user selects the identification information for a peripheral device on the settings screen D1 (see Figure 4, etc.), the control unit 11 may acquire the identification information for the selected peripheral device. If the control unit 11 acquires the identification information for the peripheral devices (S1: Yes), it proceeds to step S2. The control unit 11 waits until it has acquired the identification information for the peripheral devices (S1: No).

[0044] In step S2, the control unit 11 searches for device images of peripheral devices. The control unit 11 searches for device images corresponding to the identification information of the peripheral devices. For example, the control unit 11 sends a search request containing the device information of the peripheral devices to the data server 2 via the internet (communication network N1). Specifically, the search processing unit 113 sends a search request to the data server 2 containing the identification information of camera C1, microphone M1, microphone M2, speaker P1, and speaker P2. The data server 2 searches for one or more device images that match or are similar to the identification information of each peripheral device and sends the search results (device images) to the user terminal 1.

[0045] In step S3, the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is a device image. If a device image matching the identification information of the peripheral device exists (S3:Yes), the control unit 11 proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, if a device image matching the identification information of the peripheral device does not exist (S3:No), the control unit 11 proceeds to step S31.

[0046] In step S4, the control unit 11 stores the retrieved device images in the storage unit 12. For example, the control unit 11 acquires one or more device images from the data server 2 that match the identification information of the peripheral devices and stores them in the storage unit 12. After step S4, the control unit 11 moves the process to step S5.

[0047] On the other hand, in step S31, the control unit 11 obtains a default image corresponding to the device information from the device images (default images) pre-stored in the storage unit 12 of the user terminal 1. The default images may be stored in the storage unit 12, for example, when the peripheral device is connected to the user terminal 1 and installed. After step S31, the control unit 11 moves the process to step S5. In this way, if the control unit 11 is unable to find an image corresponding to the peripheral device in the network-based search process, it displays a default image pre-registered in the user terminal 1 as the device image, associated with the identification information. The default image is an example of a registered image in this disclosure.

[0048] In step S5, the control unit 11 displays the device image corresponding to the identification information of the peripheral device on the setting screen D1.

[0049] For example, as shown in Figure 4, the control unit 11 displays a microphone image Pm corresponding to the microphone identification information displayed in the microphone setting field Km on the setting screen D1, associating it with the said identification information. The control unit 11 also displays a speaker image Ps corresponding to the speaker identification information displayed in the speaker setting field Ks on the setting screen D1, associating it with the said identification information. The control unit 11 also displays a camera image Pc corresponding to the camera identification information displayed in the camera setting field Kc on the setting screen D1, associating it with the said identification information.

[0050] Furthermore, the control unit 11 may display each device image alongside the identification information, as shown in Figure 4; it may display each device image in place of the identification information, as shown in Figure 5; or it may display each device image superimposed on the identification information, as shown in Figure 6.

[0051] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 7, the control unit 11 may display a list of a predetermined number of device images with a high degree of matching with the peripheral devices, associating them with the identification information. In the example shown in Figure 7, the control unit 11 displays multiple device images from the list so that the user can select one.

[0052] Furthermore, if an equipment image exists in the search process (S3:Yes), the control unit 11 displays the equipment image acquired from the data server 2 on the setting screen D1. If no equipment image exists in the search process (S3:No), the control unit 11 displays a default image previously stored in the storage unit 12 on the setting screen D1.

[0053] On the settings screen D1, the user selects the peripheral device to be used while viewing the device image. The control unit 11 configures the selected peripheral device and starts the online meeting.

[0054] Each user terminal 1 will perform the above-mentioned device configuration process in parallel before starting an online meeting.

[0055] As described above, the user terminal 1 in this embodiment acquires identification information of peripheral devices connected to the user terminal 1, and searches for images corresponding to the peripheral devices via the network based on the acquired identification information. The user terminal 1 then displays the device image corresponding to the peripheral device, associating it with the identification information, based on the searched image.

[0056] For example, if user terminal 1 searches for a single image corresponding to the identification information of a peripheral device, it will display that image as the device image corresponding to the peripheral device. Alternatively, if user terminal 1 searches for multiple images corresponding to the identification information of a peripheral device, it will display the image that matches or is most similar to the peripheral device as the device image corresponding to the peripheral device. The display processing unit 114 may also display multiple images for the user to select.

[0057] With the above configuration, the settings screen D1 displays device images corresponding to the peripheral devices, allowing the user to intuitively understand which peripheral devices are available for use with user terminal 1. Therefore, the user can appropriately select the peripheral device they wish to use. In other words, user terminal 1 of this disclosure makes it possible for the user to easily understand which peripheral devices are connected to user terminal 1.

[0058] This disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, the search processing unit 113 may search for images corresponding to peripheral devices based on the identification information of the peripheral devices and the usage status of the peripheral devices. For example, if the user is conducting an online meeting, the search processing unit 113 may search for images suitable for online meetings from the database DB. Also, for example, if the user is conducting a private online conversation, the search processing unit 113 may search for images suitable for private use from the database DB. This makes it possible to display device images according to the usage status on the settings screen D1.

[0059] In another embodiment, the control unit 11 may display the device image on the setting screen D1 based on the setting information of the peripheral device that has been set in the past. This prevents the search process from being executed each time a peripheral device is set up.

[0060] In another embodiment, the reception processing unit 111 may receive an operation from the user to select whether or not to display the device image on the settings screen D1. When the reception processing unit 111 receives an instruction from the user to display the device image, the display processing unit 114 displays the device image in association with the identification information. For example, if the user cannot identify the peripheral device to be used using only the identification information of the peripheral device on the settings screen D1, the user configures the settings screen D1 so that the device image is displayed. Alternatively, if the user can identify the peripheral device using only the identification information, the user can set the device image to be hidden. The display processing unit 114 displays the device image on the settings screen D1 when the user has set it to display the device image. This ensures that the device image is displayed only when the user requests it, thus preventing the inconvenience of displaying the device image uniformly.

[0061] Furthermore, this disclosure may consist of the user terminal 1 alone, or it may consist of the control unit 11 (control device) of the user terminal 1 alone.

[0062] [Note on disclosure] The following is an overview of the disclosures extracted from the above-described embodiments. Note that each configuration and processing function described in the following notes can be selected and combined as desired.

[0063] <Note 1> An acquisition processing unit that acquires identification information of peripheral devices connected to the user terminal, A search processing unit that searches for images corresponding to the peripheral device via the network based on the identification information acquired by the acquisition processing unit, The user terminal includes a display processing unit that displays an image of a peripheral device corresponding to the device based on the image searched by the search processing unit, and associates this image with the identification information. A display device equipped with the following features.

[0064] <Note 2> The display processing unit, Before the aforementioned image is searched, the identification information is displayed. After the aforementioned image has been found, the device image is displayed alongside the identification information, or the device image is displayed in place of the identification information. The display device described in Appendix 2.

[0065] <Note 3> The search processing unit searches for a predetermined number of images with a high degree of matching with the peripheral device based on the identification information. The display processing unit displays the predetermined number of images as device images, associating them with the identification information, in a list. The display device described in Appendix 1 or 2.

[0066] <Note 4> The display processing unit displays the image selected by the user from the predetermined number of images displayed in the list, associating it with the identification information. The display device described in Appendix 3.

[0067] <Note 5> The search processing unit identifies the type of peripheral device based on the identification information and searches for images of the identified type. A display device as described in any of the appendices 1 to 4.

[0068] <Note 6> The search processing unit searches for an image corresponding to the peripheral device based on the identification information and the usage status of the peripheral device. A display device as described in any of the appendices 1 to 5.

[0069] <Note 7> If the search processing unit fails to find an image corresponding to the peripheral device during the network-based search process, the display processing unit displays a registered image previously registered on the user terminal as the device image, associating it with the identification information. A display device as described in any of the appendices 1 to 6.

[0070] <Note 8> The system further includes a reception processing unit that receives an operation from the user to select whether or not to display the aforementioned device image. The display processing unit, when the reception processing unit receives an instruction from the user to display the device image, displays the device image in association with the identification information. A display device as described in any of the appendices 1 to 7. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0071] 1: User terminal 2: Data Server 10: Display System 11: Control Unit 12: Storage section 13: Operation display section 14: Communications Department 111: Reception Processing Section 112: Acquisition Processing Unit 113: Search Processing Unit 114: Display Processing Unit C1: Camera D1: Settings screen D10: Settings screen Km: Microphone settings section Ks: Speaker settings section Kc: Camera settings section M1: Microphone M2: Microphone P1: Speaker P2: Speaker Pm: Microphone image Ps: Speaker image PC: Camera image

Claims

1. An acquisition processing unit that acquires identification information of peripheral devices connected to the display device, A search processing unit searches for a predetermined number of images with a high degree of matching with the peripheral device via the network based on the identification information acquired by the acquisition processing unit, The display device includes a display processing unit that displays a predetermined number of images retrieved by the search processing unit in a list, and displays the image selected by the user from the list of predetermined number of images as a device image corresponding to the peripheral device, associated with the identification information. A display device equipped with the following features.

2. The display processing unit, Before the aforementioned image is searched, the identification information is displayed. After the aforementioned image has been found, the device image is displayed alongside the identification information, or the device image is displayed in place of the identification information. The display device according to claim 1.

3. The search processing unit identifies the type of peripheral device based on the identification information and searches for images of the identified type. The display device according to claim 1.

4. The search processing unit searches for an image corresponding to the peripheral device based on the identification information and the usage status of the peripheral device. The display device according to claim 1.

5. If the search processing unit fails to find an image corresponding to the peripheral device during the network-based search process, the display processing unit displays a pre-registered image on the display device as the device image, associated with the identification information. The display device according to claim 1.

6. The system further includes a reception processing unit that receives an operation from the user to select whether or not to display the aforementioned device image. The display processing unit, when the reception processing unit receives an instruction from the user to display the device image, displays the device image in association with the identification information. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. To obtain identification information of peripheral devices connected to the display device, Based on the aforementioned identification information, a predetermined number of images with a high degree of matching with the peripheral device are searched via the network, The display device displays a predetermined number of images to be searched in a list, and displays the image selected by the user from the displayed predetermined number of images as a device image corresponding to the peripheral device, associated with the identification information. A display method executed by one or more processors.

8. To obtain identification information of peripheral devices connected to the display device, Based on the aforementioned identification information, a predetermined number of images with a high degree of matching with the peripheral device are searched via the network, The display device displays a predetermined number of images to be searched in a list, and displays the image selected by the user from the displayed predetermined number of images as a device image corresponding to the peripheral device, associated with the identification information. A display program that causes one or more processors to run.

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