IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20110316822A1
• Filed: 06/27/2011
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: TAGI, Minoru
• Application Number:
  US13/169,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20110316822A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00405 Output means output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00496 Constructional details of the interface or console not otherwise provided for, e.g. rotating or tilting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2158 using a detachable storage unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

An image display device, which displays image data on a display section, includes a vibration section which vibrates a housing constituting the device, analyzes video data displayed on the display section to detect a changing state of an image of the video data, and controls the driving of the vibration section based on the detected changing state of the image.

Claims

1. An image display device that displays image data on a display section, comprising:

a vibration section which vibrates a housing constituting the image display device;

a detection section which analyzes video data that is displayed on the display section and thereby detects a changing state of an image in the video data; and

a vibration control section which controls driving of the vibration section based on the changing state of the image detected by the detection section.

2. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the detection section analyzes the video data and thereby detects a movement amount of a moving image portion in the video data;

and

the vibration control section controls the driving of the vibration section at a timing at which the moving image portion is replayed on the display section, when the movement amount of the moving image portion detected by the detection section is equal to or more than a predetermined change amount.

3. The image display section according to claim 1, wherein the detection section analyzes the video data and thereby detects any one of a change amount in size, a change amount in color, and a change amount in brightness of a moving image portion in the video data;

and

the vibration control section controls the driving of the vibration section at a timing at which the moving image portion is replayed on the display section, when the change amount of the moving image portion detected by the detection section is equal to or more than a predetermined change amount.

4. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the video data is a composite image in which a video has been combined with a portion of a still image serving as background;

and

the detection section analyzes a video portion in the composite image and thereby detects a changing state of the video portion.

5. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage section which stores a plurality of image data including a still image and a video; and

a display switching section which sequentially switches and displays the plurality of image data stored in the storage section;

wherein the vibration control section operates when the display switching section switches display to display of video data.

6. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a human detection section which detects a person near the display section;

wherein the vibration control section controls the driving of the vibration section on a condition that the human detection section has detected the person.

7. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration control section controls intensity of vibration based on the changing state detected by the detection section when controlling the driving of the vibration section.

8. An image display device that displays image data on a display section, comprising:

a vibration section which vibrates a housing constituting the image display device;

a detection section which analyzes additional data that has been added to the image data that is displayed on the display section and thereby detects a changing state of the additional data; and

a vibration control section which controls driving of the vibration section based on the changing state of the additional data detected by the detection section.

9. The image display device according to claim 8, wherein the detection section analyzes audio data that has been added to the image data and thereby detects a changing state of the audio data where volume becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined volume;

and

the vibration control section controls the driving of the vibration section at a timing at which image data corresponding to an audio portion with the volume equal to or greater than the predetermined volume is displayed on the display section, when the volume detected by the detection section is equal to or greater than the predetermined volume.

10. The image display device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a human detection section which detects a person near the display section;

wherein the vibration control section controls the driving of the vibration section on a condition that the human detection section has detected the person.

11. The image display device according to claim 10, wherein the vibration control section controls intensity of vibration based on the changing state detected by the detection section when controlling the driving of the vibration section.

12. The image display device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a storage section which stores a plurality of image data including a still image and a video; and

a display switching section which sequentially switches and displays the plurality of image data stored in the storage section;

wherein the vibration control section operates when the display switching section switches display to display of video data.

13. An image display device of a photo frame type including a display section, a storage section, a vibration section which vibrates a housing, and a processor;

wherein the storage section stores video data; and

the processor analyzes the video data and thereby detects a changing state of an image in the video data, generates vibration control data based on the detected changing state of the image, and controls driving of the vibration section based on the generated vibration control data when displaying the video data stored in the storage section on the display section.

14. The image display device according to claim 13, wherein the processor analyzes the video data and thereby detects a movement amount of a moving image portion in the video data, and generates control data for driving the vibration section at a timing at which the detected movement amount of the moving image portion becomes equal to or more than a predetermined change amount.

15. The image display device according to claim 13, wherein the video data is a composite image in which a video has been combined with a portion of a still image serving as background;

and

the processor analyzes a video portion in the composite image and thereby detects a changing state of the video portion, and generates the vibration control data.

16. The image display device according to claim 13, wherein the storage section stores a plurality of still image data in addition to the video data;

and

the processor sequentially switches and displays image data including a plurality of still images and a video stored in the storage section, and controls the driving of the vibration section based on the generated vibration control data when switching display to display of video data.

17. The image display device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a human detection section which detects a person near the display device;

wherein the processor controls the driving of the vibration section on a condition that the human detection section has detected the person.