Picture display device, and setting modification method and setting modification program therefor

• US 10,097,900 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2017
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yoshizawa, Kazuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): He, Yingchun
• Application Number:
  US15/596,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20170251269A1
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/20 Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/168 Feature extraction; Face representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/08 Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4415 using biometric characteristics of the user, e.g. by voice recognition or fingerprint scanning cryptography using biological data H04L9/3231; authentication in networks using biometric H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

Provided is a picture display device having greater ease of use even when shared by a plurality of users. The picture display device may include an individual information storage unit for correlating and storing individual setting information and operator information; an operator identification unit for identifying an operator operating the picture display device. Additionally, an operation confirmation unit may confirm whether the information of the operator identified by the operator identification device and who will operate the picture display device matches the operator information stored in the individual information storage unit. Further, a control unit may read out the individual setting information correlated and stored with the operator information in the individual information storage unit and apply, to the picture display device, the setting modification based on the individual setting information thus read out.

Claims

1. A picture display device capable of displaying picture content, the picture display device comprising:

an audio input unit configured to obtain a voice uttered by an operator who is a person;

an imaged picture input unit configured to obtain an image picture of the operator;

a storage configured to store settings information related to a settings change applied to the picture display device and operator information related to an operator instructing the settings change to the picture display device so that the settings information and the operator information are associated with each other;

an operator identification unit configured to newly acquire information related to an operator operating the picture display device and compare the information related to the operator newly acquired with the operator information stored in the storage to perform an operator identification process;

a display which is capable of displaying picture content; and

a controller configured to be capable of controlling a plurality of control states including;

a first control state in which, in a case where as a result of the identification process in the operator identification unit, operator information corresponding to the information related to the operator newly acquired is stored in the storage, the settings change based on the settings information stored in the storage in association with the corresponding operator information is applied to the picture display device, and

a second control state which enables, in case where no operator information corresponding to the information related to the operator newly acquired is stored in the storage, a storing process for newly storing operator information related to a new operator into the storage without applying the settings change based on the settings information already stored in the storage, the storing process for newly storing the operator information related to the new operator into the storage is performed before a termination process for turning the picture display device off,

wherein the settings information is settings information related to a layout on a display screen to be displayed on the display, on which a picture content, an icon related to an acquisition source of information acquirable via a network by a network connecting function of the picture display device, and an icon related to an application executable in the picture display device are displayed together,

wherein the operator identification process is performed by comparing the information related to the operator newly acquired based on the imaged picture obtained by the imaged picture input unit with the operator information stored in the storage,

wherein the operator identification process is performed after a predetermined keyword, that is to be a trigger of starting the operator identification process, is recognized as being included in the voice obtained by the audio input unit, and

wherein the display displays an indication indicating who operates the picture display device based on a result of the operator identification process.

2. The picture display device according to claim 1, wherein:

the imaged picture input unit obtains an imaged picture imaged by a camera configured integrally with the picture display device, and

the audio input unit obtains a voice acquired by a microphone configured integrally with the picture display device.

3. The picture display device according to claim 1, wherein:

the imaged picture input unit obtains an imaged picture imaged by a camera configured separately from the picture display device, and

the audio input unit obtains a voice acquired by a microphone configured integrally with the picture display device.

4. The picture display device according to claim 1, wherein:

the imaged picture input unit obtains an imaged picture imaged by a camera configured integrally with the picture display device, and

the audio input unit obtains a voice acquired by a microphone configured separately from the picture display device.

5. The picture display device according to claim 1, wherein:

the imaged picture input unit obtains an imaged picture imaged by a camera configured separately from the picture display device, and

the audio input unit obtains a voice acquired by a microphone configured separately from the picture display device.

6. A setting modification method for a picture display device including an audio input unit configured to obtain a voice uttered by an operator who is a person, and an imaged picture input unit configured to obtain an image picture of the operator, the setting modification method comprising:

a storage step of storing settings information related to a settings change applied to the picture display device and operator information related to an operator instructing the settings change to the picture display device so that the settings information and the operator information are associated with each other;

an operator identification step of newly acquiring information related to an operator operating the picture display device and comparing the information related to the operator newly acquired with the operator information stored in the storage step to perform an operation identification process;

a display step capable of displaying a picture content; and

a control step capable of controlling a plurality of control states including;

a first control state in which, in a case where as a result of the identification process in the operator identification step, operator information corresponding to the information related to the operator newly acquired has already been stored in the storage step, the settings change based on the settings information stored in the storage step in association with the corresponding operator information is applied to the picture display device, and

a second control state in which, in a case where no operator information corresponding to the information related to the operator newly acquired is stored in the storage step, a storing process for newly storing operator information related to a new operator is enabled without applying the settings change based on the setting information already stored in the storage step, the storing process for newly storing the operator information related to the new operator into the storage is performed before a termination process for turning the picture display device off,

wherein the settings information is settings information related to a layout on a display screen on which a picture content, an icon related to an acquisition source of information acquirable via a network by a network connecting function of the picture display device, and an icon related to an application executable in the picture display device are displayed together,

wherein the operator identification step is performed by comparing the information related to the operator newly acquired based on the imaged picture obtained by the imaged picture input unit with the operator information stored in the storage step,

wherein the operator identification step is performed after a predetermined keyword, that is to be a trigger of starting the operator identification step, is recognized as being included in the voice obtained by the audio input unit, and

wherein the display step includes displaying an indication indicating who operates the picture display device based on a result of the operator identification process.

7. The setting modification method according to claim 6, wherein:

the imaged picture that is obtained by the imaged picture input unit and used in the operator identification step is an imaged picture imaged by a camera configured integrally with the picture display device, and

the voice used in the keyword identification process is a voice obtained by a microphone configured integrally with the picture display device.

8. The setting modification method according to claim 6, wherein:

the imaged picture that is obtained by the imaged picture input unit and used in the operator identification step is an imaged picture imaged by a camera configured separately from the picture display device, and

the voice used in the keyword identification process is a voice obtained by a microphone configured integrally with the picture display device.