CN101192047A - Display device and display method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a display device and a display method. The display device is a timepiece display device which can improve the easiness for watching the display information and external appearance design remarkably. The timepiece comprises: a time keeping unit for keeping time; a display panel (30) for displaying hour display (510), minute display ten's place (521) and minute unit's place display (522) respectively at dispersed positions according to the time keeping information by the time keeping unit, and the time display area is alterable. The hour display (510), minute display ten's place (521) and minute unit's place display (522) are displayed on the display panel (30) in a mode that at least one of the respectively determined display mode and respectively determined display position is determined.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to display device and display packing.
Background technology
In recent years, proposed the clock and watch (for example, patent documentation 1) of display panel along the ring-type that circumferentially is provided with.The show state of the display panel in the patent documentation 1 for the expression hour numeral and the expression minute numeral clip the state that colon shows.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2006-171412 communique (Figure 15)
But, because the show state of the such display panel of above-mentioned patent documentation 1 is identical with the clock and watch of existing ordinary numbers display type, so as the ornamental high clock and watch of annular shape, shortage designability.That is, though display panel is provided with greatlyyer along the ring periphery, because only in the part demonstration moment of this display panel, so, also can't obtain the ornamental of display panel integral body even improved the designability that shows in the moment that this part shows.Therefore, the display packing of annular shape of can not having said so flexible utilization.
In addition, in these type of clock and watch,, can't see the problem that on display panel, shows part constantly easily so exist because the viewing area of display panel is along the circumferential broad of ring, and encircles easy thorny wrist rotation when wearing.
Have, the raising of the easily property seen of the information of demonstration and the raising of aesthetic appearance are the general problems that comprises the display device of clock and watch again.Particularly because clock and watch are interesting high, so clock and watch are not limited to annular shape, for example, be arranged on clock and watch on the external shell front etc. for display panel with rectangular shape, also exist and improve the easily leeway of the property seen and aesthetic appearance.
Summary of the invention
So, the purpose of this invention is to provide the easily property seen that can significantly improve shown information and the display device and the display packings such as clock and watch of appearance design.
Display device of the present invention is characterised in that described display device has: the timing portion of timing; And display body, it is according to the clocking information by the timing of institute of above-mentioned timing portion, each numeral of representing hour position information to the major general, each numeral of expression minute ten information, and each numeral of an expression minute position information is presented at respectively on the position of dispersion, position information was relevant with hour position constantly in above-mentioned hour, above-mentioned minute ten information are relevant with constantly minutes ten, above-mentioned minute position information is relevant with a minute position constantly, each numeral based on above-mentioned hour position information of expression, each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute ten information, and the position changeable of moment viewing area of representing each numeral of above-mentioned minute position information, on above-mentioned display body, each numeral of representing above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute ten information, and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, mode to be limited by at least one side in demonstration style of determining respectively and the definite respectively display position shows.
In addition, display packing of the present invention shows following each numeral at least according to clocking information: each numeral of expression hour position information; Each numeral of expression minute ten information; And each numeral of an expression minute position information, position information was relevant with hour position constantly in above-mentioned hour, above-mentioned minute ten information are relevant with constantly minutes ten, above-mentioned minute position information is relevant with a minute position constantly, it is characterized in that, each numeral with above-mentioned hour position information of expression, represent above-mentioned minute each numeral of ten, and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position, in the viewing area of display device, be presented on the position of dispersion respectively, make each numeral based on above-mentioned hour position information of expression, each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute ten information, and the position changeable of moment viewing area of representing each numeral of above-mentioned minute position information, and each numeral that will represent above-mentioned hour position information, represent above-mentioned minute each numeral of ten, and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position, mode to be limited by at least one side in demonstration style of determining respectively and the definite respectively display position shows.
Here, " demonstration style " for example is the general name of form (italic, overstriking show), Show Color, the contrast (gray scale of Show Color) of font (for example Gothic font or artistic font etc.), the numeral of size, the numeral of the numeral that shows, the direction (the inside and outside upset of the inclination of above-below direction, numeral) of numeral etc.This demonstration style can be defined as different styles according to each information categories such as hour position information, minutes ten information, minute position information.Perhaps, this demonstration style can be defined as: for example in identical information category such as hour position information, according to clocking information and be different styles in information specific and the out of Memory.
In addition, " display position " is the general name of left end, right-hand member, central portion etc. in the picture area of for example display body.This display position is defined as different styles according to each information categories such as hour position information, minutes ten information, minute position information.
According to these inventions, because can be according to the demonstration style or the display position of each numeral, easily differentiate information such as hour position information, minutes ten information, a minute position information kind and according to seasonal effect in time series information specific temporal information, so can realize easily seeing wield display device.
In addition, because each digital dispersed placement promptly, can be effective to viewing area integral body show, so can significantly improve the appearance design of display device.
That is, according to the present invention, owing to can take into account easily property seen and appearance design, and can significantly improve its easily property seen and appearance design, so can provide as having the display device of the ornament of Presentation Function.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: above-mentioned hour position information, among at least one side in above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the position information, according to above-mentioned clocking information and specific successively customizing messages shows with the first predetermined style as above-mentioned demonstration style, above-mentioned hour position information, among at least one side in above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the position information, specific in the information of above-mentioned customizing messages, at least one side about the front and back information of above-mentioned customizing messages before and after becoming on time series shows with second style as the above-mentioned demonstration style different with above-mentioned first style.
In addition, in display packing of the present invention, preferably: above-mentioned hour position information, among at least one side in above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the position information, will be according to above-mentioned clocking information and specific successively customizing messages, show with the first predetermined style as above-mentioned demonstration style, above-mentioned hour position information, among at least one side in above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the position information, specific in the information of above-mentioned customizing messages, at least one side of the front and back information before and after will becoming on time series about above-mentioned customizing messages shows with second style as the above-mentioned demonstration style different with above-mentioned first style.
According to these inventions, among at least one side in hour position information, minutes ten information and a minute position information, according to the information before or after the specific successively customizing messages of seasonal effect in time series information, show with the style different with the demonstration style of customizing messages.For example, current hour be 8 o'clock, customizing messages under the situation of " 8 ", " 7 " or " 9 " show with second style different with related first style of the demonstration of " 8 ".Promptly, when a plurality of information of seasonal effect in time series (for example show, 1,2,3,4 ... when 12) being scattered in the diverse location of viewing area respectively, before or after information according to its style showing with the style that customizing messages differentiates, thus, show by the information before or after seeing,, also can carry out the prediction of this customizing messages even do not see the demonstration of customizing messages.Like this, because the assurance of clocking information becomes easily, so can realize easily seeing wield display device and display packing.
In addition, owing in the viewing area, show that branches such as the numeral distribution of clocking information is put, that is, viewing area integral body can be effective to show, so can significantly improve appearance design.
That is,, even a plurality of information is disperseed the structure of demonstration in the viewing area, also find shown information easily, and can significantly improve easily property seen and appearance design, so can provide as having the display device of the ornament of Presentation Function according to the present invention.
Here, kind as the seasonal effect in time series clocking information, a hour position, a position, minute ten, minutes and calendars such as date and week etc. are arranged, wherein, also can be only to a hour position, only to minutes ten, only to a minute position etc., only to a part of clocking information etc., show customizing messages and front and back information.
That is, for example to minute etc. the information of multidigit, can only for example numeral of a position be shown as customizing messages with first style, and the information that will become before and after it shows with second style.
Have again,, these each information can be shown configuration regularly, also (at random) configuration brokenly about becoming the layout that each information of seasonal effect in time series shows.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: among at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, neither belong to the information that above-mentioned customizing messages does not belong to above-mentioned front and back information yet, show with the 3rd style as the above-mentioned demonstration style different with above-mentioned first, second style.
According to the present invention,,, can obtain ornamental from display body integral body so design considerations increases owing to except customizing messages and front and back information, also show other information.That is, because display body integral body becomes a decorative picture, so can further improve appearance design.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: the different of contrast that are not both by the Show Color that shows on above-mentioned display body of above-mentioned first style and above-mentioned second style cause, or are caused by the difference of the color of the Show Color that shows on above-mentioned display body.
According to the present invention,, and can become demonstration with unified sense because therefore the difference that is not both contrast of first, second style or the difference of color can easily realize first, second style.
Here, adopting electrophoretic display device (EPD) to be used as under the situation of display body, in electrophoretic display device (EPD), in the time of can improving electrophoresis particle and move to a substrate-side and the contrast when moving to another substrate-side, so have the advantage that available bigger poor contrast shows first, second style.Like this, can more easily see demonstration clearly.
In addition, in electrophoretic display device (EPD), show in difference under the situation of first, second style, for example by color, can use as white, blue color difference and two different particles of polarity the Show Color that utilization and the position of these particles in electrophoretic layer are corresponding different.
Have, electrophoretic display device (EPD) can be stacked a plurality of and constitute with the panel with a pair of substrate of having got involved electrophoretic layer again, and under this situation, color of the color by the particle in each panel, the solution of electrophoretic layer etc. shows contrast and color.
In addition, for above-mentioned the 3rd style, also can by with different the same different performance of first, second style.These first, second, third styles can be showed as for example contrast level such as black, lead, light gray respectively.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: the opposing party of above-mentioned front and back information shows with the demonstration style different with above-mentioned first, second style.
According to the present invention, by the demonstration style of front and back information being divided into second style and other style, according to front and back information demonstration style separately, can differentiate this front and back information is customizing messages information or information afterwards before at once, and ease of use improves.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively demonstration style of position information institute.
In addition, in display packing of the present invention, preferably: will represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, and show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively demonstration style of position information institute.
According to these inventions, can easily differentiate information categories such as a hour position, a position, minute ten, minutes according to the demonstration style, so can realize easily seeing wield display device.
In addition, because each information dispersion layout promptly, can be effective to viewing area integral body show, so can significantly improve the appearance design of display device.
That is, according to the present invention, owing to can take into account easily property seen and appearance design, and can significantly improve its easily property seen and appearance design, so can provide as having the display device of the ornament of Presentation Function.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively size of position information institute.
In addition, in display packing of the present invention, preferably: will represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, and show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively size of position information institute.
According to these inventions,, can easily differentiate information categories such as a hour position, a position, minute ten, minutes, so can realize easily seeing wield display device owing to demonstration size according to each shown information.
In addition and since each numeral and literal, mark, label, pattern etc. be presented at dispersed placement on the display body, that is, the viewing area integral body of display body can be effective to demonstration, so can significantly improve the appearance design of display device.
Promptly, according to the present invention, even a plurality of information is disperseed the structure of demonstration in the viewing area of display body, owing to can easily differentiate the kind of displayed information, and can significantly improve easily property seen and appearance design, so can provide as having the display device of the ornament of Presentation Function.
Have, each information can configuration regularly in the viewing area of display body, also (at random) configuration brokenly again.
Promptly, according to the present invention, varying in size of the numeral that wait " 1 ", kind is different but identical of a position of ten " 1 " of " 1 " by making 1 o'clock of expression, expression minute and expression minute can easily be differentiated each kind that shows (ten of hour, minutes or minute) according to the size of this numeral.
That is, as the present invention, in shown information, comprise a succession of numeral of representing hour, minute, these hours and minute differentiation become easily the difficulty structure in, the scalable especially above-mentioned effect that is easy to differentiate.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the position information, but above-mentioned each numeral is configured under the degree of its information of Visual Confirmation, and a part exceeds from the viewing area of above-mentioned display body.
According to the present invention, by showing in the mode that exceeds from the viewing area, the viewing area of display body is empty, the configurable more demonstration so utilize this empty zone.That is, by like this configuration, the space efficiency in the viewing area of display body improves, and a plurality of information can be contained in the viewing area, can well and easily arrange with exceeding.
In addition,, can increase the size that this exceeds demonstration, can improve the visibility of this demonstration, have again,, compare, can give brand-new impression, also can improve designability with the direct situation of display message integrally by exceeding configuration by adopting such style that exceeds.
Have again, owing to can differentiate the kind of display message such as a hour position, a position, minute ten, minutes according to exceeding style, so by the different stack big or small with demonstration, the differentiation of kind becomes and is more prone to, and can improve the easily property seen of information.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, be presented on the definite respectively display position of above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information institute.
In addition, in display packing of the present invention, preferably: will represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, and be presented on the definite respectively display position of above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information institute.
According to these inventions,, can easily differentiate information categories such as a hour position, a position, minute ten, minutes, so can realize easily seeing wield display device and display packing owing to difference according to the shown display position of each numeral in display body.
In addition, because each digital dispersed placement promptly, can be effective to viewing area integral body show, so can significantly improve the appearance design of display device.
That is, according to the present invention, owing to can take into account easily property seen and appearance design, and can significantly improve its easily property seen and appearance design, so can provide as having the display device of the ornament of Presentation Function.
Have, each information can configuration regularly in the viewing area of display body, also (at random) configuration brokenly again.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, along the predetermined direction in the above-mentioned display body, in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, dispose regularly respectively.
According to the present invention, by the configuration of rule, information is seen clearly easily, becomes easier according to the differentiation of the information category of its display position.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: above-mentioned display body is an electrophoretic display device (EPD).
According to the present invention,, can carry out the demonstration of high-resolution, and can show, so can further improve the easily property seen of information with the style of discriminant information clearly by adopting the electrophoretic display device (EPD) that uses small electrophoresis particle.
In addition, electrophoretic display device (EPD) carries out the demonstration in the display surface, the switching of non-demonstration, when not applying voltage by apply voltage so that electrophoresis particle moves between a pair of substrate, electrophoresis particle rests on its position, and the formed show state of this particle is held.Have again, under the situation that keeps this show state for a long time, can apply what is called that voltage implements to make particle get back to suitable position with reasonable time at interval and upgrade and handle, but basically, because the retentivity height of electrophoretic display device (EPD) when not switching demonstration is so can realize power saving.
The type of drive of electrophoretic display device (EPD) can be a dot matrix way, also can be segmented mode.In the present invention, because the decentralized configuration on display body such as numeral of each information of expression, so can carry out representing the demonstration of image freely that seven sections institutes such as demonstrations of what is called of a numeral can't capture by existing 7 or 13 sections.
Have again, adopting under the situation of segmented mode, electrode can be formed the shape (electrode that on substrate, forms) of the numeral etc. of each information of expression.
In addition, can freely design the font, size, direction (above-below direction, inside and outside upset etc.) etc. of the numeral etc. of expression information.Between a plurality of numerals, font, size also can be different.In addition, for example, the numeral etc. of " 1 " at a plurality of 1 o'clock of expression can be set, a plurality of identical seasonal effect in time series same numbers that belong to can be set respectively, the design of the font between the same numbers under this situation, size etc. also can freely be carried out.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: have the roughly housing of ring-type, above-mentioned display body is along being located on this housing under the state of the circumferential skewing of above-mentioned housing.
According to the present invention and since can along housing display body circumferentially widely is set, so can realize the display device of big picture, and, can be provided at the bracelet-shaped display device of passing wrist etc. in the ring of housing.
Here, can with become big picture, be used for information along the whole face of the display body of the circumferential setting of the housing of ring-type roughly and show.That is, utilize to have roughly that the housing and the global shape of ring-type also form the roughly situation of ring-type, can in the display body of this big picture, further improve appearance design.Like this, can be ornamental from its whole performance on display body, can make the appearance design of this display body not stay in the aesthetic appearance of display body self, but can relate to the roughly design of the display device integral body of ring-type that forms of housing with ring-type roughly.
Have, roughly the housing of ring-type can not be the shape of continuous circle, for example, can be C word shape etc. again.In addition, in the hull shape of ring-type roughly, comprise circle, ellipse, polygon etc.
Above-mentioned electrophoretic display device (EPD) can be flexible by adopting flexible substrate that display body is had, so be suitable for as structure of the present invention.
In addition, in display device with so roughly circular shell, be not to determine the front position that shows, numeral relevant with clocking information etc. freely can be arranged on display body, but, as mentioned above, owing to show customizing messages and front and back information with first, second style, so can see shown information easily clearly.Have again,, also can not cannot see shown information even housing changes around wrist.That is, can improve the visibility of information.
In display device of the present invention, preferably: on the diverse location of above-mentioned display body, dispose a plurality of demonstrations of on time series, representing identical information.
According to the present invention, because customizing messages and front and back information shows at a plurality of positions of display body respectively, so can improve from the visibility of the crooked display body of a plurality of direction Visual Confirmations.
According to the present invention, can significantly improve the easily property seen and the appearance design of shown information.
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Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure of the clock and watch of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the drawing in side sectional elevation of the clock and watch of above-mentioned embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view along the III-III line among Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is the display panel of above-mentioned embodiment and the planimetric map of circuit substrate.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view of the display panel of above-mentioned embodiment.
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of the electrophoretic layer of expression display panel.
Fig. 7 is the planimetric map of the display panel of above-mentioned embodiment.
Fig. 8 A is the figure that hour shows in the display panel of the above-mentioned embodiment of expression.
Fig. 8 B is the figure of minute ten demonstrations in the display panel of the above-mentioned embodiment of expression.
Fig. 8 C is minute figure that the position shows in the display panel of the above-mentioned embodiment of expression.
Fig. 9 A is the figure of the decoration demonstration etc. in the display panel of the above-mentioned embodiment of expression.
Fig. 9 B is the figure of the time code (time code) etc. in the display panel of the above-mentioned embodiment of expression.
Figure 10 is the figure that shows in the moment in the display panel of the above-mentioned embodiment of expression.
Figure 11 is the figure that shows in the moment in the display panel of expression second embodiment of the invention.
Figure 12 is the figure that shows in the moment in the display panel of expression third embodiment of the invention.
Figure 13 is the figure of the clock and watch of expression four embodiment of the invention.
Figure 14 is the figure of the clock and watch of expression fifth embodiment of the invention.
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1,8,9: clock and watch (display device); 2: housing; 30,60,70,80,90: display panel (electrophoretic display device (EPD)); 331A: black particles; 331B: white particles; 510: hour demonstration; 521: minute ten demonstrations; 522: a minute position shows; D1: first style (demonstration style); D2: second style (demonstration style); D3: the 3rd style (demonstration style).
Embodiment
Come with reference to the accompanying drawings embodiments of the present invention are described.
In addition,, be marked with same numeral for the formation identical with first embodiment about the later explanation of second embodiment, and omission or simplified illustration.
First embodiment
With reference to Fig. 1～Figure 10 first embodiment of the present invention is described.
(1. whole formation)
Fig. 1 is the stereographic map as the electronic watch 1 of the display device of present embodiment.These clock and watch 1 are bracelet-shaped table, and its outer peripheral face along circular housing 2 is provided with display panel 30, by making wrist etc. by wearing in this ring.
Fig. 2 is the drawing in side sectional elevation of clock and watch 1, and Fig. 3 is the sectional view along the III-III line among Fig. 2.Have again, in Fig. 2, omitted the diagram of the profile line of expression section.
Clock and watch 1 have: the housing 2 of ring-type (annular); With the display unit 3 that has as the display panel 30 of electrophoretic display device (EPD).As shown in Figure 3, housing 2 has from ring thickness direction two ends the protuberance of giving prominence to the radial outside of housing 2 respectively 21,21, is the bobbin shape on the whole, is assembled with display unit 3 between protuberance 21,21.
In addition, housing 2 has: the cover glass 22 that covers display unit 3; With in interior all sides configuration of this housing 2, cover 23.In the lid 23 usefulness screws 24 be fixed on the protuberance 21.
(the 2. formation of display unit)
Fig. 4 is the display panel 30 in the display unit 3 and the planimetric map of circuit substrate 42, and Fig. 5 is the sectional view of display panel 30.Have again, in Fig. 5,, electrophoretic display device (EPD) is not represented with plane (having crooked state) for ease of understanding.
As shown in Figure 4, make circuit substrate 42 and display panel 30 respectively, and use the distribution component 412 that forms by anisotropic conductive film (ACF:Anisotropic Conductive Film) etc. that both are connected.
(the 3. formation of driving circuit portion)
In addition, though display driver circuit element 426 and distribution component 412 have omitted detailed icon, they are connected to each other.
(the 4. formation of display panel)
As shown in Figure 2, this type of display panel 30 is bent into roughly 360 ° circle, and its two ends are engaged with each other.Among Fig. 2, label 34 is exterior members of hiding this interface.
On the surface of display base plate 31 (with transparency carrier 32 opposed faces), be provided with segment electrode 310, and be provided with the electrode 321,322 with the electrode conduction of transparency carrier 32 sides at the both ends of length direction respectively.
On the surface of segment electrode 310, by bonding agent (adhesive linkage) AD is set, and be bonded with a plurality of microcapsules 330.These microcapsules (microcell) 330 constitute electrophoretic layer 33.
At the back side of display base plate 31, be formed with distribution 312, segment electrode 310 that distribution 312 will form on display base plate 31 surfaces and electrode 321,322 are by distribution component 412 (Fig. 4) and circuit substrate 42 conductings.Connect by the passage (via) 314 that on thickness direction, runs through display base plate 31 between each distribution 312 and each electrode.
Tin indium oxide) etc. on the other hand, on the back side of transparency carrier 32 (with display base plate 31 opposed faces), be provided with (Indium Tin Oxide: the transparent common electrode 320 that forms by ITO.This common electrode 320 roughly is provided with in the entire scope at the back side of transparency carrier 32, its be and each segment electrode 310 between be applied in the shared electrode of each segment electrode 310 of voltage respectively.Between this common electrode 320 and each electrode 321,322, get involved conducting parts 321A, 322A have been installed.Have again,, transparency carrier 32, microcapsules 330 and display base plate 31 etc. are sealed by the moistureproof sheet 32A that is provided with in the face side of transparency carrier 32 and at the moistureproof sheet 31A that the rear side of display base plate 31 is provided with.
(demonstration that 5. utilizes electrophoresis to carry out)
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of the electrophoretic layer 33 in the expression display panel 30.Electrophoretic layer 33 is by many microcapsules 330 intensive configurations are formed, and in each microcapsules 330, enclosing respectively has the electrophoretic particle dispersion liquid 331 that has disperseed a large amount of charged particles.In electrophoretic particle dispersion liquid 331, be dispersed with electrophoresis particle (hereinafter referred to as the black particles) 331A of black and electrophoresis particle (hereinafter referred to as the white particles) 331B of white, thereby constituted the electrophoretic layer of the powder fluid-type of dichromatism.These black particles 331A and white particles 331B are charged with mutually different polarity, in the present embodiment, and black particles 331A positively charged (just), white particles 331B electronegative (bearing).
Promptly, at segment electrode 310 is low level current potential (L current potential), common electrode 320 is under the situation of high level current potential (H current potential), by its potential difference (PD), generation is from the electric field of common electrode 320 towards segment electrode 310, the black particles 331A of positively charged is to segment electrode 310 side shiftings, and electronegative white particles 331B is to common electrode 320 side shiftings.
Situation about showing with this white is opposite, switch to make segment electrode 310 for high level current potential (H current potential), make common electrode 320 under the situation of low level current potential (L current potential), the upset of the direction of electric field, the demonstration in the display panel 30 becomes black.In the example of Fig. 7, the section that constitutes each numeral and literal shows with black respectively.
In addition, by according to the voltage application time with apply voltage and wait the amount of movement of adjusting black particles 331A, white particles 331B, the Neutral colour that also can carry out the color gray scale between black and the white shows.
In addition, when stopping electric field and apply, moving of black particles 331A, white particles 331B also stops, thereby keeps current demonstration look.
In the present embodiment, can show the color gray scale (Se Bands Tone on the segment electrode 310) be at least four kinds of black, lead, light gray and whites, difference by these black, lead, light gray and white contrast can show the demonstration of four gray scales that style is different.
(6. each segment electrode of display panel)
Fig. 7 is the planimetric map of display panel 30.In the roughly entire scope of display panel 30, branches such as numeral and literal scatter and put like this.Be respectively equipped with the segment electrode 310 of the shape that forms these digital and literal correspondingly with these numerals and literal.Though these segment electrodes 310 are divided into multiple demonstration key element,, they are referred to as segment electrode 310 not needing to distinguish under the situation of its kind.
The show state of Fig. 7 becomes on display panel 30 state that will the zone corresponding with nearly all segment electrode 310 shows with black.
In addition, in length direction one end of display panel 30, seven sections display parts 35 of seven sections of each numeral use have been disposed.Seven sections and the colon of each numeral of these seven sections display parts 35 are made of segment electrode 310 respectively.
Have, display panel 30 has two not shown drive electrodes in order to carry out the demonstration of background display part again, and described background display part is from the zone except all segment electrodes 310 and seven sections display parts 35, the rectangular area of display panel 30 integral body.
(7. respectively showing in the display panel key element)
In Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the demonstration that each segment electrode 310 that will be provided with on display panel 30 is carried out is separately represented according to each kind.Have, the same with Fig. 7, in Fig. 8, Fig. 9, the zone corresponding with each segment electrode 310 of display panel 30 also shows with black again.
Fig. 8 A with expression " hour " time series (Time series) represent to show 510 in a series of 12 hours that each hour shows that 510 long sides along display panel 30 dispose regularly with predetermined space.
In addition, Fig. 8 B represents ten demonstrations 521 in a series of six minutes with ten time series of expression " branch ", and each minute ten demonstrations 521 are disposed with predetermined space regularly along the length direction with the opposite side of side configuration hour demonstration 510 display panel 30.
And, Fig. 8 C represents that with the time series of a position of expression " branchs " a series of ten minutes positions show 522, each minute a position show 522 be disposed at becoming of display panel 30 hour show 510 and minutes ten demonstrations 521 between the Width substantial middle.
According to showed 510 in such hour, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show the difference of the display position in 522 each comfortable display panel 30, can easily judge these hours show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show 522.
Here, hour demonstration 510 of expression respectively among these Fig. 8 A～Fig. 8 C, minute ten demonstrations 521 reach a minute position demonstration 522 and represent with numeral that all its digital font size (size of word) is different.In the present embodiment, the descending order of font size is: minutes ten show 521, a minute position shows 522, hour show 510, except the difference of above-mentioned display position, according to the difference (difference of demonstration style) of font size, also can easily judge these minutes ten demonstrations 521, a minute position demonstration 522, hour demonstration 510.
In addition, for hour show 510 and minutes ten show 521, become such demonstration style: with can Visual Confirmation this be shown as limit, its part is configured to exceed the viewing area of display panel 30.Specifically, exceed respectively, show that with minutes ten of maximum about 1～3 one-tenth of digital integral width size of 521 corresponding each numeral exceed respectively with hour showing 510 corresponding each digital left part.
Like this, near the configuration of two long sides of display panel 30 hour show 510 and minutes ten show between 521, a minute position shows that 522 become such layout: roughly along the length direction of display panel 30, and have amount of movement to the skew of the Width both sides of display panel 30.
Owing to hour demonstration 510 reaches minute ten demonstration 521 configurations regularly, so minute individual demonstration 522 based on the layout with this amount of movement, can easily be distinguished with hour demonstration 510 and minute ten demonstrations 521 and come.
Have again, have on the display panel 30 hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show 522 overlapped parts.
Fig. 9 A represents the slight crack demonstration 531 with the crackle of image appearance panel, the sleep demonstration 532 of drawing out eyes and the not enough demonstration 533 of battery allowance respectively.
Have, slight crack shows that 531 is that shown decoration shows when the beginning of each animation display action of carrying out on schedule the time again, and sleep shows that 532 show than the battery saving mode of general mode power saving ground work the time.
Fig. 9 B illustrates respectively: the time code of representing the time code (time code) in function zebra time with the voice Pinyin code shows 541; Show 542 with the daylight-saving time that shows starlike mark when the daylight-saving time.
(the 8. demonstration style of time information)
Figure 10 represents the general mode of clock and watch 1, in this general mode, shows current time on display panel 30.
The shown current time of Figure 10 is 8: 27, and what relate to " 8 " hour shows 510, and relate to " 2 " minutes ten a minute position that show 521, relate to " 7 " show that 522 show with the black as first style respectively.In Figure 10, represent the demonstration of first style with D1.
Have again, in the general mode of present embodiment, in seven sections display parts 35, also shown current time.
Here, in the present embodiment, show from a plurality of minutes positions 522 according to current time and specific " 7 " related minute position show 522 as first style with black display, a minute position related as " 6 " and " 8 " of the front and back information before and after becoming in the time series of this information specific shows 522, shows with lead (Dark grey) as second style.Being presented among Figure 10 of this second style represented with D2.
In addition, in the present embodiment, except showing with light gray (light gray) respectively as the 3rd style with the position demonstration 522 of each hour demonstration 510 the demonstration of black and lead demonstration, each minute ten demonstrations 521 and each minute.Being presented among Figure 10 of the 3rd style represented with D3.
And, the zone corresponding and the zone of background show electrode (not shown) with each segment electrode of not showing with first style (black), second style (lead), the 3rd style (light gray) 310, show with white, thereby the background that constitutes in the display panel 30 shows.
Process according to the time, from each hour show 510, ten of each minutes show 521 and each minute a position show and select successively respectively 522 as customizing messages and with the information of black display, accompany therewith, also change with the information that lead shows as front and back information.That is, show that position constantly transfers to diverse location on the display panel 30 because of the process of time, so, the user of clock and watch 1 is felt pleasure for the variation of this time.
(demonstrations under the 9. various patterns)
In clock and watch 1, have the various modes of switching by the operation of action button 43, for example, can make demonstration confuse right and wrong in the display panel 30 by mode switch.
Carry out this confuse right and wrong, by driving circuit portion 40 make to common electrode 320 apply current potential and to the polarity reversal that applies current potential of segment electrode 310.
During demonstration confuse right and wrong in making Figure 10, first style that becomes black display becomes white and shows, background shows to put upside down from white and is black.At this moment, second style that becomes the lead demonstration switches to light grey demonstration, and the 3rd style switches to lead from light gray.
In addition, in the animation mode of when each waits on schedule, carrying out, for example, showing that slight crack shows after 531, slight crack show 531 and slight crack show in the 531 folded presumptive areas, become such show state: the numeral corresponding with each segment electrode 310 and literal etc. have the action that becomes the non-show state of show state with from a distolateral mode to other end side flow of the length direction of display panel 30 repeatedly.
As other pattern, when constantly modification model and power connection are arranged the whole image of display panel 30 is switched to the flicker pattern of black and white etc.
(10. section conducting)
Conducting to the segment electrode in the present embodiment 310 describes simply.
In the present embodiment, the numeral that shows on display panel 30 etc. has more than two or overlaps each other more than three, but the segment electrode 310 relevant with literal with these numerals is divided into overlapping part and non-overlapping portions, and overlapping part is individually carried out distribution by different passage 314 (Fig. 5) respectively with non-overlapping portions.
Have again, in display panel 30,, some numeral etc. have the part that overlaps each other though not only overlapping each other at a position with other numeral etc. at a plurality of positions, but these a plurality of positions that overlap each other are when showing some numeral etc. or other numeral etc., it is the part that shows in specie with phase simultaneously, so each one of the segment electrode 310 that these a plurality of positions that overlap each other are related, by different passage 314 in the dorsal part of display base plate 31 and shared distribution 312 conductings.And, be connected with the same terminal of display driver circuit element 426 by this distribution 312 and distribution component 412.
Have, when distribution, flexible substrate that (face of a side opposite with transparency carrier 32) stacked distribution is used at the back side of display base plate 31 etc. is effective again.
In addition, though sometimes owing to overlapping each other between numeral etc. has some a plurality of numeral etc. and nonoverlapping non-overlapped parts such as other numeral, but because these non-overlapped parts also are the parts that shows with identical style simultaneously, so each non-overlapped part is connected to the same terminal of display driver circuit element 426 by shared distribution 312 (Fig. 5).
That is, to show each electrode of (synchronous working) mutually in specie,, make display panel 30 whole required number of terminals below the output terminal subnumber of display driver circuit element 426 by making the terminal sharing for simultaneously.
(effect that 11. present embodiments are produced)
According to above present embodiment, can obtain following effect.
(1) shows as the moment in the display panel 30 of clock and watch 1, the customizing messages specific by current time shows with first style (black), for this customizing messages, the front and back information before and after becoming on time series (showing for a minute position in the present embodiment) shows with second style (lead).Like this, because front and back information shows style according to it and showing with the style of customizing messages difference, therefore only has a look its front or rear information to show that just can carry out the prediction of customizing messages, it is easy that the assurance of clocking information becomes.Like this, can realize easily seeing wield ring-type clock and watch 1.
(2) in addition, in the viewing area of display panel 30 dispersed placement have hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show 522 etc. numeral etc., that is, the viewing area integral body of display panel 30 can be effective to show, so can increase substantially appearance design.
That is, can provide take into account the easily property seen and appearance design, as clock and watch 1 with ornament of Presentation Function.
(3) because except the customizing messages and front and back information thereof of expression current time, out of Memory also shows with the 3rd style (light gray), so design considerations increases, can bring into play ornamental on the whole from display panel 30.That is, because display panel 30 integral body become a decorative picture, so can further improve appearance design.
Here, the contrast of the demonstration style (white) that three style (light gray) relevant with out of Memory and background show, lower than the contrast between first style (black) and second style (lead) and the background demonstration (white), so can take into account visibility and the designability that the moment under first, second style shows.
(4) have again, because display panel 30 is an electrophoretic display device (EPD), thus can carry out the demonstration of high-resolution, owing to show with the style that can clearly differentiate first style and second style, so can further improve the easily property seen of clocking information.
In addition, electrophoretic display device (EPD) is owing to the retentivity height that shows, so can realize province's electrification.
(5) because the white in the display panel 30 and the contrast height of black so can utilize the difference of the contrast of black, lead, light gray, four gray scales of white respectively, are distinguished the style that performance first, second, third style and background show clearly.
(6) have flexible display panel 30 by employing, can realize display panel 30,, make display panel 30 integral body have ornamental by like this display panel 30 being disposed in the form of a ring at the ring-type clock and watch 1 that upwards are 360 ° of settings week.
(7) in having the clock and watch 1 of the housing 2 of ring-type roughly, be not to determine the front position that shows, can on display panel 30, freely arrange numeral and literal etc., but as mentioned above, owing to show each information with the different style of contrast, even, also see display message easily so display panel 30 is big picture and bending.In addition, even housing 2 changes around wrist, also can improve the visibility of current time.
(8) show as the moment in the display panel 30 of clock and watch 1, hour show that each numeral of 5 10, minutes ten show that each numeral and a minute position of 521 show each numeral of 522, show with the different style of font size respectively, so ten of hour, minutes and a minute position (kind) can easily be differentiated in each digital font size according to these.Like this, can realize easily seeing wield ring-type clock and watch 1.
(9) though hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show that 522 show respectively as a succession of numeral of seasonal effect in time series, on display panel 30, dispose a plurality of diverse same numbers, the difficulty but the differentiation of these hours, a position, minute ten, minutes can't become, according to hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show the size of 522 numeral, can easily differentiate shown numeral and be ten of hour, minutes, an or minute position.
(10) but since hour show 510 and minutes ten show that 521 are configured under the degree of Visual Confirmation its part and exceed from the viewing area of display panel 30, so space efficiency height in the viewing area of display panel 30, a plurality of information can be housed in the viewing area of display panel 30, can arrange easily and well.
In addition, exceed mode, can as minute ten demonstrations 521, increase the literal size, can improve the visibility of this demonstration by such employing.
Have again, for hour demonstration 510 and minute ten demonstrations 521, can be according to exceeding the kind of judging this demonstration.
(11) except the difference of above-mentioned font size, hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show 522, each kind according to ten of hour, minute, minutes, be presented on the diverse location of display panel 30, so, can easily discern a position, hour, minute ten, minutes each other according to the difference of this display position.Like this, the easily property seen of the time information in the clock and watch 1 has obtained further improving.
(12) and, since hour show 510 and minutes ten show that 521 dispose regularly along the length direction of display panel 30 respectively, show 510 and minute ten demonstrations 521 so see these hours easily clearly.Thus, according to this display position hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show 522 mutually between differentiation become and be more prone to.
Second embodiment
Below, the clock and watch of second embodiment of the invention are described.The clock and watch of the present embodiment also clock and watch 1 with first embodiment are the same, constitute along the peripheral part of circular shell and are provided with display panel, and except content displayed on the display panel, other clock and watch with above-mentioned embodiment are identical.
Figure 11 represents the display panel 60 usefulness planes of the clock and watch of present embodiment.In the first embodiment, though shown with the 3rd style and not belonged to the specific customizing messages of current time and the out of Memory (D3 among Figure 10) of front and back information thereof, and in the present embodiment, thereby these out of Memory show that with white constituting background shows.
In Figure 11, current time is 8: 27, and hour demonstration 510 and minute ten demonstration 521 and first embodiments similarly show.
On the other hand, show 522 about a minute position, with respect to the customizing messages " 7 " that shows with first style (black), the information " 6 " that becomes in time series before it shows with light gray, with respect to customizing messages, the information " 8 " that becomes on time series after it shows with lead (being equivalent to second style).That is, different with demonstration style as " 8 " of back information as the demonstration style of " 6 " of preceding information.
According to present embodiment, except have with the roughly the same effect in first embodiment described (1), (2) and (4)～(7), also have following effect.
(8) different according to the demonstration style (lead) of the side in the information of front and back and the opposing party's demonstration style (light gray), it is still its information " 8 " afterwards of customizing messages " 7 " information " 6 " before that but moment is judged its front and back information, has improved ease of use.
The 3rd embodiment
Below, the clock and watch of third embodiment of the invention are described.The clock and watch of the present embodiment also clock and watch 1 with first, second embodiment are the same, constitute along the peripheral part of circular shell and are provided with display panel, and except content displayed on the display panel, other clock and watch with first, second embodiment are identical.
Figure 12 represents the display panel 70 usefulness planes of the clock and watch of present embodiment.In the present embodiment, hour show that 510 show with first style (black), minutes ten show that 521 show with second style (lead), and a minute position shows that 522 show that with the 3rd style (middle gray) background shows and shows with light gray.In Figure 12, first style with D1 represent, second style with D2 represent, the 3rd style with D3 represent, background shows and to represent with D4.
That is, on display panel 70, the demonstration of expression hour, branch, out of Memory is by dispersed placement, by (D1～D3) show can show style identifying information easily according to it with different styles according to each kind with various information like this.
According to present embodiment, have the effect roughly the same with above-mentioned effect, can increase substantially the easily property seen and the appearance design of clock and watch.
The 4th embodiment
Below, the clock and watch of four embodiment of the invention are described with reference to Figure 13.
Figure 13 is the outward appearance planimetric map of the clock and watch 8 of present embodiment.Clock and watch 8 are different with the clock and watch of the respective embodiments described above, and it has and the electrophoretic display panel 80 on the plane of non-annularity but essentially rectangular shape.
In the substantial middle of display panel 80, be provided with minute hand 85 by the drive train driving of display panel 80 dorsal parts, in clock and watch 8, utilize this minute hand 85 to simulate demonstration about branch.
On the other hand, display panel 80 has each segment electrode 3 10 of numerical switch of " 1 "～" 12 " of decentralized configuration in the roughly integral body of the viewing area of display panel 80, by these segment electrodes 310, come with first embodiment in a minute position similarly show hour (hour show 510).
Promptly, as with the specific customizing messages of current time " hour ", in Figure 13 be " 4 ", the numeral of being somebody's turn to do " 4 " shows with the first style D1 (black), and each numeral of " 3 " and " 5 " that becomes the front and back information of these " 4 " shows that with the second style D2 (lead) other numeral shows with the 3rd style D3 (light gray).
According to above present embodiment, has the roughly the same effect in (1)～(5) with first embodiment.
The 5th embodiment
Next, the clock and watch of the 5th embodiment of present embodiment are described with reference to Figure 14.
Figure 14 is the outward appearance planimetric map of the clock and watch 9 of present embodiment.Has plane electrophoretic display panel 90 though clock and watch 9 are the same with the 4th embodiment, but this display panel 90 is different with the display panel of the section type of drive of the respective embodiments described above, and it is provided with transistorized dot matrix type of drive (active mode) for each pixel (picture point) at display image.
That the display panel 90 of present embodiment switches to by the show state with each picture point is white/and black, can carry out multiple image appearance, though various display modes are arranged, but in display mode shown in Figure 14, disposed branch display part 95 according to each update displayed of assigning on the upper left side of display panel 90, hour by a plurality of numeral, show (hour show 510) with the method identical with first embodiment or the 4th embodiment in the diverse location decentralized configuration of display panel 90.In Figure 14, shown comprise current hour " 4 " and as before and after it hour a plurality of numerals of " 3 " and " 5 ".
Here, in the dot matrix type of drive, the black white area ratio corresponding in the set of the picture point that shows with the picture point of black display with white can carry out the demonstration of a plurality of greyscale color such as first～the 3rd style.
By above present embodiment, also has the roughly the same effect in (1)～(5) with first embodiment.
Variation of the present invention
Though above embodiments of the present invention have been carried out concrete expression, be not limited to the respective embodiments described above, the present invention can carry out various improvement, distortion in the scope that does not break away from its purport.
In first, second embodiment, only a minute position is shown 522, show customizing messages with first style, and show front and back information with the style different with first style, but be not limited to this, also can show 521 and hour show 510 to minutes ten, respectively with different style demonstration customizing messages and front and back information.
In addition, under the situation that shows the moon and day on the display panel, can show customizing messages and front and back information respectively with different styles to these months and day.
In the above-described embodiment, to hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show that 522 make the font size difference show respectively, in addition, these hours demonstration 510, minute ten demonstrations 521 are reached the diverse location that a minute position demonstration 522 is configured in display panel 30 regularly, but also can make a hour demonstration 510, minute ten demonstrations 521 reach minute display position of a position demonstration 522 and at random dispose with not having systematicness, only also can constitute and judge a position, hour, minute ten, minutes according to the difference of font size.
In addition, also can: make hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show that a font size of 522 is for fixing, with hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show that 522 are presented on the diverse location of display panel 30 according to each kind, only differentiate a position, hour, minute ten, minutes according to the difference of this display position.Show at this moment, hour 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show a display position of 522 can be well-regulated also can be arbitrarily.
In addition, will be with a hour demonstration 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show that 522 are configured on the display position of determining according to each kind, being not limited to as above-mentioned embodiment roughly, the predetermined direction along display panel 30 is configured, for example can divide these hours along the Width of display panel 30, minutes ten, minute the position the viewing area, with display panel 30 respectively in length direction and Width last two minute, be divided into four parts etc., the Region Segmentation of display panel 30 is become a plurality of, in each zone respectively the configuration hour, minute the position, minutes ten etc. demonstration.
Have again, the multiple information that on display panel 30, shows be not limited to above-mentioned embodiment such hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show 522, also can be for example month and day.For these months and day,, can easily differentiate its kind by making font size difference or display position difference.
Though the display mode section of the being type of drive of above-mentioned first～the 4th embodiment is not limited to this, also can be the dot matrix type of drive.Different with the section type of drive of the shape of determining by the shape of segment electrode 310 to show, in the dot matrix type of drive, can switch the direction of the numeral that shows the moment and big or small, digital arrangement etc. according to pattern.Promptly, except the above-below direction of length direction that makes display panel 30 as shown in Figure 10 for demonstration, also can switch the direction of demonstration, feasible Width with display panel 30 is the above-below direction of demonstration, or the direction that tilts with the length direction with respect to display panel 30 is the above-below direction of demonstration.In the dot matrix type of drive, can under more display modes, carry out more kinds of demonstrations.
In addition, on the display panel 30 of the respective embodiments described above, reach in minute each of a position demonstration in a hour demonstration, minute ten demonstrations, the numeral of expression identical information respectively is provided with one on time series, but be not limited to this, a plurality of numerals of representing identical information on time series also can be set at the diverse location of display panel.The numeral of " 1 " at a plurality of 1 o'clock of expression for example, can be set.Can constitute the number of these digital directions, size, font, demonstration simultaneously etc. arbitrarily.
That is, because customizing messages and front and back information are presented at a plurality of positions of display panel respectively, so can improve visibility from a plurality of each information of direction Visual Confirmation of display panel.
In the above-described embodiment, carried out utilizing the electrophoresis of the black and white two particles system of black particles 331A and white particles 331B, but be not limited to this, also can carry out the electrophoresis of particle system such as Lan Bai, in addition, the combination beyond the black and white is good.
And, in the respective embodiments described above, hour show 510, minutes ten show 521 and a minute position show that 522 length directions along display panel 30 dispose regularly, but these hours demonstration 510, minute ten demonstrations 521 reach minute configuration of a position demonstration 522 and are not limited to this, also can at random dispose.
Here, display device of the present invention can be widely used in having the various electronic equipments of clock function, as such equipment, personal digital assistant), mobile phone, storage card, digital camera, video camera, printer, personal computer etc. for example, can exemplify PDA (Personal Digital Assistants:.
Have, the present invention shows to have the information that sequence ground shows successively again, if the different multiple information of display category then also can be applicable to show the display device of the information beyond the clocking information promptly, also can be applicable to not have the display device of clock function.
It is open at foregoing to be used for implementing best formation of the present invention, method etc., but the present invention is not limited to this.Promptly, the present invention has mainly carried out diagram especially to specific embodiment and has been illustrated, but those skilled in the art can carry out various distortion to above-mentioned embodiment in shape, material, quantity and other detailed formation under the situation that does not break away from technological thought of the present invention and purpose scope.
Therefore, the record that is defined in above-mentioned disclosed shape, material etc. is the illustrative record for the ease of understanding the present invention, it does not limit the present invention, therefore, the record with the title of the parts of part or all qualification of having broken away from qualifications such as these shapes, material all comprises in the present invention.
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1. a display device is characterized in that, described display device has:
The timing portion of timing; With
Display body, it is according to the clocking information by the timing of institute of above-mentioned timing portion, each numeral of representing hour position information to the major general, each numeral of expression minute ten information, and each numeral of an expression minute position information is presented at respectively on the position of dispersion, position information was relevant with hour position constantly in above-mentioned hour, above-mentioned minute ten information are relevant with constantly minutes ten, above-mentioned minute position information is relevant with a minute position constantly, each numeral based on above-mentioned hour position information of expression, each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute ten information, and the position changeable of moment viewing area of representing each numeral of above-mentioned minute position information
On above-mentioned display body, represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, mode to be limited by at least one side in demonstration style of determining respectively and the definite respectively display position shows.
2. display device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Among at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, according to above-mentioned clocking information and specific successively customizing messages shows with the first predetermined style as above-mentioned demonstration style,
Among at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, at least one side of specific in the information of above-mentioned customizing messages, the front and back information before and after becoming on time series about above-mentioned customizing messages shows with second style as the above-mentioned demonstration style different with above-mentioned first style.
3. display device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Among at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, neither belong to the information that above-mentioned customizing messages does not belong to above-mentioned front and back information yet, show with the 3rd style as the above-mentioned demonstration style different with above-mentioned first, second style.
4. according to each the described display device in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that,
The different of contrast that are not both by the Show Color that shows on above-mentioned display body of above-mentioned first style and above-mentioned second style cause, or are caused by the difference of the color of the Show Color that shows on above-mentioned display body.
5. according to each the described display device in the claim 1～4, it is characterized in that,
The opposing party of above-mentioned front and back information shows with the demonstration style different with above-mentioned first, second style.
6. display device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively demonstration style of position information institute.
7. display device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively size of position information institute.
8. display device according to claim 7 is characterized in that,
For at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the position information, but above-mentioned each numeral be configured under the degree of its information of Visual Confirmation, a part exceeds from the viewing area of above-mentioned display body.
9. display device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, be presented on the definite respectively display position of above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information institute.
10. display device according to claim 9 is characterized in that,
Represent each numeral of above-mentioned hour position information, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information, along the predetermined direction in the above-mentioned display body, in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, dispose regularly respectively.
11. each the described display device according in the claim 1～10 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned display body is an electrophoretic display device (EPD).
12. each the described display device according in the claim 1～11 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned display device has the roughly housing of ring-type,
Above-mentioned display body is along being located on this housing under the state of the circumferential skewing of above-mentioned housing.
13. display device according to claim 12 is characterized in that,
On the diverse location of above-mentioned display body, dispose a plurality of demonstrations of on time series, representing identical information.
14. a display packing, it shows following each numeral at least according to clocking information: each numeral of expression hour position information; Each numeral of expression minute ten information; And each numeral of an expression minute position information, above-mentioned hour position information is relevant with hour position constantly, and above-mentioned minute ten information are relevant with constantly minutes ten, and above-mentioned minute position information and the moment minute individual is relevant, it is characterized in that,
With each numeral, above-mentioned minute each numeral of ten of expression of above-mentioned hour position information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position, in the viewing area of display device, be presented on the position of dispersion respectively, the position changeable of moment viewing area that makes each numeral of each numeral based on above-mentioned hour position information of expression, above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and represent each numeral of above-mentioned minute position information, and
With each numeral, above-mentioned minute each numeral of ten of expression of above-mentioned hour position information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position, mode to be limited by at least one side in demonstration style of determining respectively and the definite respectively display position shows.
15. display packing according to claim 14 is characterized in that,
Among at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, will be according to above-mentioned clocking information and specific successively customizing messages shows with the first predetermined style as above-mentioned demonstration style,
Among at least one side in above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information, specific in the information of above-mentioned customizing messages, at least one side of the front and back information before and after will becoming on time series about above-mentioned customizing messages shows with second style as the above-mentioned demonstration style different with above-mentioned first style.
16. display packing according to claim 14 is characterized in that,
Each numeral, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information that will above-mentioned hour position information of expression show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively demonstration style of position information institute.
17. display packing according to claim 14 is characterized in that,
Each numeral, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information that will above-mentioned hour position information of expression show with above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute the definite respectively size of position information institute.
18. display packing according to claim 14 is characterized in that,
Each numeral, each numeral of above-mentioned minute ten information of expression and each numeral of representing above-mentioned minute position information that will above-mentioned hour position information of expression be presented on the definite respectively display position of above-mentioned hour position information, above-mentioned minute ten information and above-mentioned minute position information institute.
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