Information display apparatus, information display method and program therefor
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1. An information display apparatus comprising:
- a display device configured to display a video;
a speech detection unit configured to detect a playback state of a playback speech;
a closed caption generating unit configured to generate a closed caption video comprising character information associated with the playback speech; and
a closed caption control unit configured to display the closed caption video on the display device and to change display state of the closed caption video depending upon the detected playback state.
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Abstract
An information display apparatus includes a display device configured to display a video, a speech detection unit configured to detect a playback state of a playback speech, a closed caption display unit configured to generate character information associated with the playback speech and display it on the display device together with the video, and a closed caption display unit configured to carry out a changing control for changing according to the detected playback state a display state of the character information that is displayed on the display device by the closed caption display unit.
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1. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a display device configured to display a video;
a speech detection unit configured to detect a playback state of a playback speech;
a closed caption generating unit configured to generate a closed caption video comprising character information associated with the playback speech; and
a closed caption control unit configured to display the closed caption video on the display device and to change display state of the closed caption video depending upon the detected playback state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a display device configured to display a video;
an ambient noise detection unit configured to determine an ambient noise level other than a playback speech referring to a playback speech signal;
a closed caption display unit configured to display, on the display device, character information associated with the playback speech; and
a closed caption display control unit configured to change according to the detected noise level a display state of the character information that is displayed on the display device by the closed caption display unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An information display apparatus using a storage medium storing a video and a speech, comprising:
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a playback unit configured to playback the video and the speech from the storage medium;
a display device configured to display the playback video;
a playback control unit configured to control a playback state of the video and the speech that are played back by the playback unit;
a closed caption display unit configured to display, on the display device, character information associated with the speech;
a closed caption display control unit configured to change according to the playback state a display state of the character information displayed on the display device by the closed caption display unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a playback unit configured to playback a video and a speech;
a display device configured to display the video;
a subtitles display unit configured to generate character information associated with the video and the speech and display it on the display device;
a display selection unit configured to select a multi-screen display mode for displaying a plurality of videos on multi-screens or a single-screen display mode for displaying a single video on a single screen; and
a closed caption display control unit configured to change a display state of the character information concerning each of the videos displayed on the multi-screens when the multi-screen display mode is selected. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An information display method comprising:
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generating a playback speech;
detecting a playback state of the playback speech; and
changing a display state of character information associated with the playback speech according to the detected playback state.
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36. An information display method comprising:
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generating a playback speech;
determining a noise level of an ambient noise other than the playback speech referring to a playback speech signal; and
changing a display state of the character information associated with the playback speech according to the noise level.
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37. An information display method comprising:
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playing back a video and a speech from a storage medium;
controlling a playback state of the video and the speech; and
changing a display state of character information associated with the video and the speech according to the playback state.
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38. An information display method comprising:
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selecting a single-screen display mode or a multi-screen display mode;
playing back a video and a speech with respect to a single screen on the single-screen display mode and each of a plurality of screens on the multi-screen display mode; and
changing a display state of the character information associated with the video and the speech with respect to each of the screens when the multi-screen display mode is selected.
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39. A program stored in a computer readable medium for displaying character information on a display device, comprising:
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means for instructing a computer to playback a video and a speech from a recording medium;
means for instructing the computer to change a playback state of the video and the speech;
means for instructing the computer to display character information associated with the video and the speech; and
means for instructing the computer to change a display state of the character information according to the display state of the video and the speech.
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