JP2014110628A - Picture display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture display unit capable of three-dimensionally displaying an object so as to be seen easily.SOLUTION: A picture display unit includes: screens 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 disposed on at least each of four surfaces on a rectangular parallelepiped; video output means for outputting a video image on each screen; control means used for the video image output means. The control means allows the video output means to output a video image of an object seen from the front of the object, and to output video images of the object seen from various angles on the other screens while synchronizing the video images seen from the front with the ones seen from the various angles.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device for simultaneously displaying an image of an object viewed from each viewpoint direction by rotating the viewpoint by 90 degrees with respect to the object as shown in a six-sided view of an orthographic projection view.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for displaying a moving image or a still image on a large multi-screen (monitor) is known. For example, in a system that reproduces video on a multi-screen, the video signal of each screen is synchronized, so that the video is reproduced on each screen at the correct timing, and one smooth and natural video is reproduced on the entire screen.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a multi-screen video playback system that enables synchronized video playback and irregular playback such as color processing and content switching.

JP-A-2005-250445

  However, the conventional multi-screen video reproduction system only displays the display object viewed from one viewpoint two-dimensionally on the entire multi-screen, and it is difficult to display the display object in a three-dimensional manner. .

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and a main object of the present invention is to provide an image display device capable of displaying a display object in a three-dimensional manner so as to be easily seen.

  An image display device according to the present invention includes a screen provided on each of at least four surfaces of a rectangular parallelepiped, a video output unit that outputs a video to each screen, and a control unit for the video output unit. The video output means outputs the video viewed from the front direction of the display object, and outputs the video viewed from each surface direction of the display target to the other screens in synchronization with the video viewed from the front direction. It is characterized by making it.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to simultaneously display the images of the back, side, or plane of the display object on each of the other screens with reference to the screen on which the image of the front of the display object is displayed.

  According to the image display device of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously display the back, side, or plane images of the display object on each of the other screens based on the screen on which the image of the front of the display object is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to display the display object in a three-dimensional manner.

The perspective view which shows the image display apparatus of this embodiment It is a figure which shows the image display apparatus of this embodiment, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right view. The figure which shows the internal structure of the image display apparatus of this embodiment (A) is a figure which shows the block structure of a main controller, (b) is a figure which shows the block structure of a controller.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same or similar members in the respective drawings, or only the subscripts are displayed differently, and the duplicate description is omitted. However, the description of the present embodiment is the technical idea of the present invention. It should be construed for the purpose of understanding and should not be construed as limited to the description of the embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an image display apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image display device 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and has a front monitor 1, a back monitor 2 (not shown), a right side monitor 3, and a left side monitor 4 (not shown) on each side. An upper (planar) monitor 5 is provided.

  An input / output unit 6 is provided on the right side of the image display device 10, and an adjuster 7 for adjusting the height is provided on the bottom of the image display device 10. Inside the image display device 10, there is one main controller (video output device) (not shown), four controllers (video output devices), a network for connecting the main controller and another controller, specifically, Has a HUB and Ethernet (registered trademark) cable, and a cable for connecting the main controller and the controller to each of the monitors 1 to 5, respectively.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the image display apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2A is a front view, and FIG. 2B is a right side view. As shown in FIG. 2A, the image display device 10 is provided with a front monitor 1 on the front. For example, a square type 19-inch liquid crystal display may be used for the front monitor 1. As shown in FIG. 2B, the image display device 10 is provided with a right side monitor 3 and an input unit 6 on the right side. For example, a square type 15-inch liquid crystal display may be used for the right side monitor 3. Each of the monitors 1 to 5 may change the size and shape of the screen as appropriate. The input / output unit 6 includes a network interface 6a for connecting to an external network, and a power connector 6b for connecting a power cable. The input / output unit 6 may be provided with another input / output interface, or may be provided on a surface different from the right side surface.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal structure of the image display apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the image display apparatus 10 includes one main controller 20, four controllers 30, a network including an Ethernet (registered trademark) cable and HUB 8, the main controller 20, and the front monitor 1. And cables for connecting the controller 30 to the rear monitor 2, the right side monitor 3, the left side monitor 4, and the upper monitor 5, respectively. The main controller 20 is connected to the four controllers 30 via the HUB 8 with an Ethernet (registered trademark) cable. Further, various standards such as VGA and HDMI can be used to connect the main controller 20 and the controller 30 to the monitors 1 to 5.

  The internal network of the image display device 10 is connected to the network interface 6 a of the input / output unit 6. Each device such as the main controller 20, the controller 30, the monitors 1 to 5, and the HUB 8 may be configured to be connected to the power connector 6 b of the input / output unit 6.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a block configuration of the main controller 20, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a block configuration of the controller 30. As shown in FIG. 4A, the main controller 20 includes a CPU 21 for controlling the entire apparatus, a storage device 22 such as a flash memory and a hard disk, a temporary storage means 23 such as a RAM, a network interface 24, and a control means. 25, video output means 26 and the like are provided in one housing. The storage device 22 records the OS, video data in front of the display object, a program for outputting video, a program for synchronizing with the controller 30, and stores the calculation results by the CPU 21 as data. The storage device 22 may use an SD card. Further, an SD slot and an SD card may be provided separately from the storage device 22 as a device for storing video data. If such an SD card is used, the video data can be easily changed.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the controller 30 includes a CPU 31 for controlling the entire apparatus, a storage device 32 such as a flash memory and a hard disk, a temporary storage means 33 such as a RAM, a network interface 34, and a control. Means 35, video output means 36 and the like are provided in one housing. The storage device 32 synchronizes with the OS, the video data corresponding to each of the monitors 2 to 5 of the display object, the right side, the left side, or the upper part, video output program, and the main controller 20. The program for recording is recorded, and the calculation result by CPU31 is preserve | saved as data. The storage device 32 may use an SD card. Further, an SD slot and an SD card may be provided separately from the storage device 32 as a device for storing video data. If such an SD card is used, the video data can be easily changed.

  The control means 25 and 35 cause the CPUs 21 and 31 to execute the following processing. A synchronization signal is transmitted and received between the main controller 20 and the four controllers 30 via a network so that the controller 30 operates in synchronization with the main controller 20. Specifically, the main controller 20 outputs the image of the front of the display object to the front monitor 1 and at the same time, each controller 30 adjusts the timing in the rear monitor 2, the right side monitor 3, the left side monitor 4, and the upper monitor 5. The video of the back, right side, left side, and top of the display object is output.

  The main controller 20 may use BrghtSign HD1020 (trade name, manufactured by BrghtSign LLC.), And each controller 20 may use BrghtSign HD220 (trade name, manufactured by BrghtSign LLC.).

  In the image display device 10 of the present embodiment, the main controller 20 causes the front monitor 1 to output a front image of the display object, and at the same time, each controller 30 outputs a rear monitor 2, a right side monitor 3, a left side monitor 4, and an upper monitor. Since the images of the back surface, right side surface, left side surface, and upper part of the display object are output to 5 respectively, it is possible to display the display object in a three-dimensional manner.

  The image display device 10 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which monitors other than the front monitor are reduced, for example, a configuration without the upper monitor 5. In this case, the image display apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment synchronizes the monitors 1 to 4 to the front monitor 1, the back monitor 2, the right side monitor 3, and the left side monitor 4. , And display the video on the left side.

  In the image display apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, a server is newly connected to a network to which the main controller 20 and the four controllers 30 are connected, and video data corresponding to each controller 20 and 30 is distributed from the server, respectively. You may make it replace with a new image | video.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front monitor 2 Back monitor 3 Right side monitor 4 Left side monitor 5 Upper monitor 6 Input / output part 7 Adjuster 10 Image display apparatus 20 Main controller (video output device, main | base station)
21 CPU (Central Processing Unit)
22 Storage (storage device)
23 Temporary storage means (RAM)
24 network interphase 25 control means 26 video output means 30 controller (video output device, slave unit)
31 CPU (Central Processing Unit)
32 Storage (Storage device)
33 Temporary storage means (RAM)
34 Network interphase 35 Control means 36 Video output means

Claims (6)

Screens provided on at least four sides of the rectangular parallelepiped,
Video output means for outputting video to each screen;
Control means for the video output means,
The control means includes
While outputting the image seen from the front direction of the display object to the image output means,
An image display device, wherein the video viewed from each surface direction of the display object is output to another screen in synchronization with the video viewed from the front direction. The video output device comprises a master unit and a slave unit connected via a local network,
The master unit and the slave unit are each connected to one of the different screens,
The control means includes
The image display device according to claim 1, wherein a synchronization signal is transmitted and received between the parent device and the child device via the local network. The screen is provided on each of the front, back, right side, left side, and plane of the rectangular parallelepiped,
The video output device is composed of one master unit and four slave units,
The control means includes
While letting the master unit output the image of the display object viewed from the front on the front screen,
Synchronizing all of the slave units with the master unit, outputting images of the display object viewed from the back, right side, left side, and plane on the back, right side, left side, and plane screens, respectively. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image display apparatus is characterized. The screen is provided on each of the front, back, right side, and left side of the rectangular parallelepiped,
The video output device is composed of one master unit and three slave units,
The control means includes
While letting the master unit output the image of the display object viewed from the front on the front screen,
The slave unit is synchronized with the master unit, and the images of the display object viewed from the back side, the right side, and the left side are output to the back, right side, and left side screens, respectively. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the video output devices includes an SD card for storing video data. The image display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a server for updating video data is further connected to the local network.

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