Display control device, display control method, and computer program

Abstract

[Object] To provide a display control device that can allow users who are concurrently watching and listening to content to know the scale of the users with ease and allow the users to smoothly communicate with the other users with ease. [Solution] There is provided a display control device including a user information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on presence of one or more users who are using same content as output content, a user position decision unit configured to decide display positions of the presence of the users with the information on the presence of the users acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and a display control unit configured to exert control to display the information on the presence of the users on the basis of the display positions decided by the user position decision unit in a manner that the users appear to be using the content together.

1 . A display control device comprising:
 a user information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on presence of one or more users who are using same content as output content;   a user position decision unit configured to decide display positions of the presence of the users with the information on the presence of the users acquired by the user information acquisition unit; and   a display control unit configured to exert control to display the information on the presence of the users on the basis of the display positions decided by the user position decision unit in a manner that the users appear to be using the content together.   
     
     
         2 . The display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control to display the information on the presence of the users without preventing the content from being displayed, and the content.   
     
     
         3 . The display control device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the user position decision unit decides positions at which the presence of the one or more users is displayed, on the basis of positions of the users who are using the output content.   
     
     
         4 . The display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control to display the presence of the one or more users on the basis of registered setting information.   
     
     
         5 . The display control device according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the display control unit outputs silhouette videos as the presence of the one or more users.   
     
     
         6 . The display control device according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the display control unit outputs avatar images of the one or more users as the presence of the users.   
     
     
         7 . The display control device according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the display control unit outputs shot videos of the one or more users as the presence of the users.   
     
     
         8 . The display control device according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the display control unit outputs letter information converted from audio information input by the one or more users as the presence of the users.   
     
     
         9 . The display control device according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the display control unit outputs audio information input by the one or more users as the presence of the users.   
     
     
         10 . The display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control to display the presence of the one or more users in accordance with a change in a situation in the output content.   
     
     
         11 . The display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the display control unit selects content of information on a presence of a first user on the basis of registered setting information, the content of the information being distributed from the first user.   
     
     
         12 . The display control device according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control in a manner that a shot video of the first user is distributed as the content of the information on the presence of the first user, the content of the information being distributed from the first user.   
     
     
         13 . The display control device according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control in a manner that a silhouette video of the first user is distributed as the content of the information on the presence of the first user, the content of the information being distributed from the first user.   
     
     
         14 . The display control device according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control in a manner that letter information input by the first user is distributed as the content of the information on the presence of the first user, the content of the information being distributed from the first user.   
     
     
         15 . The display control device according to  claim 11 , wherein the display control unit exerts control in a manner that audio information input by the first user is distributed as the content of the information on the presence of the first user, the content of the information being distributed from the first user. 
     
     
         16 . The display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the display control unit exerts control to display the information on the presence of the users in accordance with changes in postures of the users using the output content.   
     
     
         17 . A display control method comprising:
 acquiring information on presence of one or more users who are using same content as output content;   deciding display positions of the presence of the users with the acquired information on the presence of the users; and   exerting control on the basis of decided display positions to display the information on the presence of the users in a manner that the users appear to be using the content together.   
     
     
         18 . A computer program for causing a computer to execute:
 acquiring information on presence of one or more users who are using same content as output content;   deciding display positions of the presence of the users with the acquired information on the presence of the users; and   exerting control on the basis of decided display positions to display the information on the presence of the users in a manner that the users appear to be using the content together.