CN101868774A - Improvements in or relating to user interfaces and associated apparatus and methods - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to user interfaces and associated apparatus and methods Download PDF

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CN101868774A
CN101868774A CN200780101605.8A CN200780101605A CN101868774A CN 101868774 A CN101868774 A CN 101868774A CN 200780101605 A CN200780101605 A CN 200780101605A CN 101868774 A CN101868774 A CN 101868774A
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M·安德森
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M·加亭格尔
L·马莱特
N·拉尔斯顿
E·香农
S·埃古琦
J·舍林
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Abstract

An apparatus comprising a controller (140) for a display (130), the display for use in providing one or more of the functions of a hand-portable electronic device, the display itself having in-use maximum operational dimensions (135), the controller arranged to be user-actuatable to partition the display from its maximum operational dimensions into respective display portions (170/180) partitioned along a particular dimension, said display portions user-alterable to provide a plurality of user-alterable sizes of the display portions partitioned along the particular dimension such that the respective size of display portions in the partitioned dimension are inversely user-alterable with respect to one another within the particular maximum operational dimension, and wherein said display portions are arranged for use in conjunction with one another to provide respective one or more functions of the hand-portable electronic device (100).

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Improvement user interface or relative and related apparatus and method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to method, computer program and the device field of user interface, association.Certain embodiments of the invention relate to portable electric appts, particularly, can Shou Chi so-called Portable electronic equipment (although they can be placed in the support in use) in use.This Portable electronic equipment comprises so-called PDA(Personal Digital Assistant).
Portable electric appts of the present invention can provide one or more audio frequency/texts/video communication function (telecommunications for example, video communication, and/or text transmission (Short Message Service (SMS)/Multimedia Message service (MMS)/Email) function), alternately/(for example web browses the nonreciprocal function of browse, navigation, TV/ program browsing function), musical recording/playing function (for example MP3 or extended formatting and/or (FM/AM) radio broadcasting record/broadcast), data download/sending function, image capturing functionality (for example using (as embedded) digital camera), and game function.
Background technology
Some computer packages can be used for dividing the window of display.On display, these windows can be minimized into icon (tile), its can be selected with pop-up window once more.For example, under the situation of some word processing bag, the window of browsing document can be divided into two districts, thereby two parts of identical document can be browsed simultaneously in each district independently.In addition, in some e-mail packet, the window of browsing Email can be divided into the videotex district and show any annex icon area.Such word processing and E-mail software bag are all operated in the window level.
The appearance of Digital Television has allowed the electronic program guides on the browse screen (EPG) when browsing program.
The tabulation of previous disclosed document in this manual or any background or discussion should not regarded as must admit that the document or background are a part or the common practise of the state of this area.One or more aspect/embodiment of the present invention perhaps can handle one or more in the background problems.
Summary of the invention
In first aspect, a kind of device is provided, it comprises the controller that is used for display, described display is used to provide one or more functions of Portable electronic equipment, described display self has the maximum operation yardstick in the use, it is activatable that described controller is set to the user, be divided into each display part of separating with maximum operation yardstick along particular dimensions from display, described display part is that the user is changeable, to provide along the changeable size of a plurality of users of the display part that described particular dimensions is separated, thereby each size of display part relative to each other is but that customer reverse changes in specific maximum operation yardstick in the yardstick of separating, and the use that is set to be bonded to each other of wherein said display part, so that one or more functions separately of Portable electronic equipment to be provided.
Except window/icon level operation, described device is operating as from the maximum operation yardstick of display self cuts apart (that is, described device from the window operation of display, is not operated but operate yardstick from the maximum of display) to it.Different with EPG, described device provides a plurality of users of described display part can change size.In addition, the display part use (and not independently of one another) that is set to be bonded to each other, so that the difference in functionality of Portable electronic equipment to be provided, promptly display part (part of separation) is not used between the difference in functionality of equipment and selects, but one is used from the specific function that equipment is provided.
The function of described equipment can be the one or more functions from the group selection that comprises following content: audio frequency/text/video communication function, mutual/the nonreciprocal function of browse, musical recording/playing function, data download/sending function, image capturing functionality and game function.
Described device can comprise first display part that is used for user's output and second display part that is used for user's input, and described device is set to provide described user's input in described second display part, be used for the demonstration in described first display part.Described second display part can be provided for the quick qwerty keyboard that touches of user's input.Described second display part can provide the part that detects user's handwriting input.
Part or all of described demonstration can be set to be used for the touch-screen of user's input.Described touch-screen can be one of pressure-sensitive screen, capacitance touch screen and light beam screen.
Described controller can be set to user's actuating, cuts apart described display to use one or more sliding members, and described device is provided so that the position of one or more sliding members and the location association of separator.Described device can comprise one or more sliding members.
Described device can be provided so that one or more ad-hoc locations of one or more sliding members are related with the removal of one or more separators.
Described device can be provided so that one or more sliding members do not hinder browsing of display.Described device can be set to use by one or more sliding members, and described one or more sliding members are set to (for example partly, fully) cross over display or extend on the face of the equipment that comprises display.
Described device can be set to use by one or more (for example opaque) sliding members, described one or more sliding members is set to (for example partly, fully) cross over display or on the face of the equipment that comprises display, extend, and do not influence browsing of display substantially.
Described device can be provided so that one or more sliding members are used for not having the face of the equipment of display to slide on it.Described display can be used on first of described equipment, and one or more sliding members can be arranged on described first relative face on or on the face of first side.
Described device is configured to use by each sliding members, and described each sliding members is set to slide respectively along two (for example quadrature) faces of equipment, its each corresponding separator is provided.
Described one or more sliding members can be the U-shaped actuator, and described U-shaped actuator is disposed thereon not to be had on the face of the equipment of the display part of the back side and side (for example by).
Described one or more sliding members can be virtual sliding members, and it is that the user is activatable under the certain operational modes of equipment.Can be when the particular actuators (for example button) of presses, when the user has carried out the certain menu selection of particular virtual sliding members pattern, and/or when the user selects the specific function mode (for example Email, web page browsing, MMS send, image capturing) of equipment automatically, the start-up operation pattern.
Alternatively, described controller can not comprise sliding members or virtual sliding members, but can comprise rotatable handgrip or virtual rotatable handgrip etc.
Described device can be provided so that the display part provides corresponding user interface I/O according to the specific function mode of equipment.Therefore, under a functional mode, one or more display parts can provide the input and output function, but under another functional mode, identical display part can only provide input function or output function.
Described device can be set to provide the display part of three or more separations.
Described device can be provided so that divides the particular dimensions that display separator is partly crossed over display fully.
Described device can be set to the X yardstick of described specific separation yardstick in being to use, and/or the Y yardstick in using.Described device can be set to display is divided into (equal/unequal size) tetrad.
Described device can be set to cross over two yardsticks (for example X and Y) and cut apart display, the display part of three or more to define (for example four) definition.
In certain embodiments, described device is set to cross over two yardsticks and cuts apart display, to create non-rectangle (for example (rule/irregular) the polygon part on triangle or other non-four limits) display part.
Described device can be the module that is used for the Portable electronic equipment.
Described device can be the user interface that is used for the Portable electronic equipment.
The all operations pattern that is not equipment all needs display, for example listens to the FM radio broadcasting and can close display.Described equipment can in use have one or more orientation.Described device can be set to display is divided into left display part and right display part with respect to the user.Described device can be set to display is divided into display part and following display part with respect to the user.
In second aspect, the invention provides a kind of Portable electronic equipment, comprise the device of first aspect.
In the third aspect, the invention provides a kind of computer program, comprise the computer code of controlling display, described display is used to provide one or more functions of Portable electronic equipment, described display self has the maximum operation yardstick in the use, it is activatable that described computer code is set to the user, be divided into each display part of separating with maximum operation yardstick along particular dimensions from display, described display part is that the user is changeable, to provide along the changeable size of a plurality of users of the display part that described particular dimensions is separated, thereby each size of display part relative to each other is but that customer reverse changes in specific maximum operation yardstick in the yardstick of separating, and the use that is set to be bonded to each other of wherein said display part, so that one or more functions separately of Portable electronic equipment to be provided.
In fourth aspect, the invention provides a kind of method, use the device of related assembly assembling, with sub-component or the Portable electronic equipment that is provided for the Portable electronic equipment according to first aspect.
Aspect the 5th, a kind of device is provided, be used to control the device that is used to provide vision output, the described device that is used for providing vision output is used to provide function one or more of the device that is used to provide the Portable electric function, the described device self that is used for providing vision output has the maximum operation yardstick of use, it is activatable that the described device that is used to control is set to the user, to be used to provide the device of vision output to be divided into each vision output of separating along particular dimensions from its maximum operation yardstick with described, described vision output is that the user is changeable, to provide along the changeable size of a plurality of users of the described vision output of described particular dimensions separation, thereby each size of vision output relative to each other is but that customer reverse changes in specific maximum operation yardstick in the yardstick of separating, and the use that is set to be bonded to each other of wherein said vision output, with separately one or more of function that the described device that is used to provide the Portable electric function is provided.
The present invention individually or in each combination, comprise one or more aspect, embodiment or feature, no matter have not in combination or specifically statement individually (comprising the statement protection).The corresponding component of carrying out one or more functions of being discussed is also among the present invention is open.
Above summary of the invention only is exemplary and nonrestrictive.
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Only by example, provide explanation now with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 a and Fig. 1 b illustrate front view (FV) and the back view according to the Portable electronic equipment of an embodiment;
Fig. 2 a, Fig. 2 b and Fig. 2 c are illustrated in the embodiment of three Fig. 1 under the active configuration; And
Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b illustrate front view (FV) and the back view of other embodiment of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the Portable electronic equipment 100 according to present embodiment.Fig. 1 a illustrates the front view (FV) of equipment 100, and Fig. 1 b illustrates back view.Equipment 100 comprises main body 120, display 130 and controller 140.In the present embodiment, equipment 100 is set to PDA etc.
Display 130 is set on the front 125 of main body 120 of equipment 100.Display 130 provides by LCD (LCD), but can understand, and can use alternative display.Display 130 also is set to capacitance touch screen.Display 130 is set up, so that maximum operation yardstick 135 is provided.Maximum operation yardstick 135 is rectangle substantially.
Equipment 100 also comprises treating apparatus 150.This treating apparatus comprises processor 160 and memory block 165 (being circuit).Use software and/or firmware to come deal with data by treating apparatus 150 in a known way, so that vision output is provided on display 130.Treating apparatus 150 is provided with extraly, to receive user's input from touch-screen 130.Those of ordinary skills understand easily and can realize such setting.
Treating apparatus 150 is set to provide first display part 170 and second display part 180 in display 130.Each display part 170,180 is set to differ from one another, thereby display 130 is provided with separator 185 along particular dimensions.In the present embodiment, display 130 is separated along axle, thereby first display part 170 and second display part 180 all are rectangle substantially.Separator 185 passes whole display 130 substantially.
In the present embodiment, first display part 170 is set to user input, virtual key plate for example, and second display part 180 is set to user's output terminal, for example video display.
Controller 140 comprises sliding members 190 and guide piece 192, and sliding members 190 provides by the U-shaped actuator.Guide piece 192 provides by the groove on the back side 155 of main body 120.Sliding members 190 is set to supporting device with the sidepiece 154 and the back side 155 of main body 120.Sliding members 190 also is set up, and makes the additional ridge 195 that is provided with on it be contained in the groove of guide piece 192, and wherein sliding members 190 can move with sliding type along guide piece 192.
Although substantially sliding members 190 is arranged on the back side of equipment 100 in the present embodiment, to understand easily, other configurations also are possible.For example, sliding members can pass the part of display 130.In this set, sliding members can be translucent, transparent or opaque in some instances, for example works as sliding members and is overlapped in separator etc.
Controller 140 is communicated by letter with treating apparatus 150, and is set to estimate the position of sliding members 190 with respect to guide piece.In the present embodiment, this can realize by the first conductor rail 196a and the second conductor rail 196b that be arranged in parallel, and its part for the length of guide piece 192 is extended.In operation, ridge 195 makes the conductive path electrical short between two rail 196a, the 196b.In this was provided with, controller 140 can be counted as variohm.It is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that and have arbitrary number applicatory other configurations.
In use, equipment 100 is set up, so that sliding members 190 causes the change of the impedance of guide piece 192 to discern along the mobile of guide piece 192, the position of sliding members 190 with respect to the length of guide piece 192 represented in described impedance.
This impedance is observed by treating apparatus 150, and wherein treating apparatus 150 is set to the position based on the position change separator 185 of sliding members 190, thereby the configuration of first display part 170 and second display part 180 relative to each other changes.In the present embodiment, sliding members 190 increases in the mobile size of one of display part 170,180 that makes of a direction, and another is scaled.In the opposite direction mobile of sliding members 190 has reverse effect.In this was provided with, customer reverse changed but first and second display parts 170,180 can be regarded as each other.In this was provided with, the maximum of display 130 operation yardstick 135 kept constant substantially.
Fig. 2 a illustrates the front view (FV) that has at the equipment 100 of the sliding members 190 of primary importance, and Fig. 2 b illustrates the front view (FV) that has at the equipment 100 of the sliding members 190 of the second place.In Fig. 2 c, sliding members 190 is being removed separator and is being made display present the position of full size.
Fig. 3 illustrates the equipment 200 according to other embodiment, and it is similar to the equipment 100 according to the foregoing description.Equipment 200 comprises main body 220 and display 230.In the present embodiment, equipment 200 is set to PDA etc.
Display 230 is arranged on the front 225 of main body 220 of equipment 200 equally, and provides by LCD (LCD).Display 230 also is set to capacitance touch screen.Display 230 is set up, and makes it that maximum operation yardstick 235 is provided.Maximum operation yardstick 235 is rectangle substantially.
Equipment 200 also comprises treating apparatus 250.Treating apparatus 250 comprises processor 260 and memory block 265.Can use software and/or firmware handle data by treating apparatus 250 in a known way, so that vision output is provided on display 230.Treating apparatus 250 is provided with extraly, to receive user's input from touch-screen 230.
Treating apparatus (for example circuit) 250 is set to provide first display part 270, second display part 280 and the 3rd control section 240 in display 230.The 3rd control section can be regarded Virtual Controller 240 as.
First and second display parts 270,280 are set to differ from one another, thereby display 230 is provided with separator 285 in mode similar to the above along particular dimensions.Yet in this was provided with, separator 285 did not extend in the Virtual Controller 240.
Equally, first display part 270 is set to user input, virtual key plate for example, and second display part 280 is set to user's output terminal, for example video display.
Controller 240 comprises virtual sliding members 290.Virtual sliding members 290 is integrated in the display 230, and is set to control in the window 295 virtual removable.
Controller 240 is communicated by letter with treating apparatus 250, and is set to estimate that the user on the virtual sliding members 290 on the display 230 activates.
In use, equipment 210 is set up, and moves along the control window so that user's contact causes virtual sliding members 290.This moves the position that is set to based on the position change separator 285 of virtual sliding members 290, and the configuration of the win display part 270 and second display part 280 is relative to each other changed.
In the present embodiment, virtual sliding members 290 increases in the mobile size of one of display part 270,280 that makes of a direction, and another is scaled.In the opposite direction mobile of virtual sliding members 290 has reverse effect.In this was provided with, customer reverse changed but first and second display parts 270,280 can be regarded as each other.In this was provided with, the maximum of display 230 operation yardstick 235 kept constant substantially.
It is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that controller 240 can not can operate all the time.For example, in other are provided with, can press or selector button or menu part etc. at sliding members 290, but to become the clear operating function of using and/or can using by the user by the user.In certain embodiments, controller 240 can be as the separator between the display part 270,280 and can be by the user by contacting movably dummy line.Similarly, for example when user's actuation button, but dummy line can be changed into the clear operating function of using and/or can being used by the user by the user.
Understand easily, virtual sliding members 290 does not need to be integrated in the display 230, and can be arranged on other touch displays.This can be arranged on the front of equipment 200, maybe can be arranged on any other faces.Those of ordinary skills can realize so alternative setting easily.
Also understand easily, equipment 100,200 can comprise an arbitrary number controller, for example 2,4,10 or arbitrary number therebetween.For example, this equipment can be set up, and makes display comprise more than a separator, for example 2 separators that quadrature intersects.In this set, the slidably controller that is parallel to each separator substantially can be provided, for example a controller is on the upper part, and another controller is on lateral section.In this is provided with, understand easily, display comprises 4 display parts, its each can control via 2 controllers.
In one was provided with, equipment 100,200 was set in use provide the telephone key plate on a display part, and calls another information.Moving of sliding members 190,290 is feasible with the function button that adds to this key plate more or less.
In alternative the setting, equipment 100,200 is set in use provide the Email input on a display part, and provides Email Information on another display part, for example inbox, Composite Display etc.
In another was provided with, equipment 100,200 was set in use provide video output (for example MPEG-4 video output) on a display part, and provides control panel on another display part.Equally, the mobile user of making of sliding members 190,290 can use control more or less when increasing or reducing this video output display part.In this is provided with, when control panel increases, present the control that those frequently do not use at last.
Should be understood that said apparatus can have other functions except described function, and these functions can be carried out by same apparatus.
Thus, the applicant discloses each the independent individual characteristics described here and the combination in any to a certain degree of two or more this features, be that these features or combination can integrally be implemented based on this instructions according to those of ordinary skills' general knowledge, and no matter whether these features or characteristics combination have solved any problem disclosed herein, and do not limit the scope of claim.The applicant points out that many aspects of the present invention can comprise these personal features or characteristics combination arbitrarily.According to above description, for those of ordinary skills clearly, can make various modifications within the scope of the invention.
Although illustrated and described and pointed out the of the present invention basic novel features that is applied to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but can understand, those of ordinary skills can carry out various omissions and replacement and change aspect the form of described equipment and method and the details under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention.For example, significantly, in order to realize that identical result is carried out those elements of essentially identical function in essentially identical mode and/or all of method step make up within the scope of the invention.In addition, will be appreciated that, in conjunction with shown in any open form of the present invention or the embodiment and/or described structure and/or element and/or method step can be incorporated into arbitrarily in other disclosed or that describe or suggestion forms or embodiment, as general design alternative.Therefore, be intended to only be limited by the indicated content of the scope of claims.In addition, in the claims, the statement that device adds function is intended to structure described herein is contained for carrying out described function, not only contains equivalent structures, and contains the structure of equivalence.Therefore, although because nail adopts periphery that wooden part is fixed together, and screw adopts helical surface, so nail and screw are not equivalent structures, in the environment of fastening wooden part, nail and screw may be the structures of equivalence.

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1. device, comprise the controller that is used for display, described display is used to provide one or more functions of Portable electronic equipment, described display self has the maximum operation yardstick in the use, it is activatable that described controller is set to the user, be divided into each display part of separating with maximum operation yardstick along particular dimensions from display, described display part is that the user is changeable, to provide along the changeable size of a plurality of users of the display part that described particular dimensions is separated, thereby each size of display part relative to each other is but that customer reverse changes in specific maximum operation yardstick in the yardstick of separating, and the use that is set to be bonded to each other of wherein said display part, so that one or more functions separately of described Portable electronic equipment to be provided.
2. device as claimed in claim 1, the function of wherein said equipment are the one or more functions from the group selection that comprises following content: audio frequency/text/video communication function, mutual/the nonreciprocal function of browse, musical recording/playing function, data download/sending function, image capturing functionality and game function.
3. as claim 1 or the described device of claim 2, wherein said device comprises first display part that is used for user's output and second display part that is used for user's input, described device is set to provide described user's input in described second display part, to show in described first display part.
4. device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said second display part are provided for the quick qwerty keyboard that touches of user's input.
5. as claim 3 or 4 described devices, wherein said second display part provides the part that detects user's handwriting input.
6. as arbitrary at the described device of preceding claim, part or all of wherein said demonstration is set to be used for the touch-screen of user's input.
7. as arbitrary at the described device of preceding claim, wherein said controller is set to user's actuating, to use one or more sliding members to cut apart described display, described device is provided so that the position of described one or more sliding members and the location association of separator.
8. device as claimed in claim 7 comprises described one or more sliding members.
9. as being subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said device is provided so that one or more ad-hoc locations of described one or more sliding members are related with the removal of one or more separators.
10. as being subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said device is provided so that described one or more sliding members does not hinder browsing of described display.
11. as be subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said device is set to use by one or more sliding members, described one or more sliding members is set to cross over described display or extends on the face of the equipment that comprises display, and does not influence browsing of described display substantially.
12. as be subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said device is provided so that described one or more sliding members is used for not having the face of the equipment of display to slide on it.
13. as be subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said display is used on first of described equipment, and described one or more sliding members be arranged on described first relative face on or on the face of described first side.
14. as be subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said device is configured to use by each sliding members, described each sliding members is set to respectively to slide along two faces of equipment, so that each provides corresponding separator.
15. as be subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said one or more sliding members are U-shaped actuators, described U-shaped actuator is disposed thereon not to be had on the face of equipment of display.
16. as be subordinated to the device of arbitrary claim of claim 7, wherein said one or more sliding members are virtual sliding members, it is that the user is activatable under the certain operational modes of equipment.
17. device as claimed in claim 16, automatically, start described operator scheme when the certain menu that wherein said device is set to when the particular actuators of pushing described equipment (for example button), carried out particular virtual sliding members pattern as the user is selected and/or when the user selects the specific function mode of described equipment.
18. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is provided so that the display part provides corresponding user interface I/O according to the specific function mode of described equipment.
19. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is set to provide the display part of three or more separators.
20. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is provided so that cuts apart the particular dimensions that display described separator is partly crossed over described display fully.
21. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is set to the X yardstick of described specific separator yardstick in being to use, and/or the Y yardstick in using.
22. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is set to cross over two yardsticks and cuts apart display, to define the display part of three or more definition.
23. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is set to cross over two yardsticks and cuts apart display, to create the non-rectangle display part.
24. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is the module that is used for the Portable electronic equipment.
25. as arbitrary device in preceding claim, wherein said device is the user interface that is used for the Portable electronic equipment.
26. a Portable electronic equipment comprises the one or more device among the claim 1-25.
27. computer program, comprise the computer code of controlling display, described display is used to provide one or more functions of Portable electronic equipment, described display self has the maximum operation yardstick in the use, it is activatable that described computer code is set to the user, be divided into each display part of separating with maximum operation yardstick along particular dimensions from display, described display part is that the user is changeable, to provide along the changeable size of a plurality of users of the display part that described particular dimensions is separated, thereby each size of display part relative to each other is but that customer reverse changes in specific maximum operation yardstick in the yardstick of separating, and the use that is set to be bonded to each other of wherein said display part, so that one or more functions separately of described Portable electronic equipment to be provided.
28. a method uses related assembly assembling according to the one or more device among the claim 1-25, with sub-component or the Portable electronic equipment that is provided for the Portable electronic equipment.
29. device, be used to control the device that is used to provide vision output, the described device that is used for providing vision output is used to provide function one or more of the device that is used to provide the Portable electric function, the described device self that is used for providing vision output has the maximum operation yardstick of use, it is activatable that the described device that is used to control is set to the user, to be used to provide the device of vision output to be divided into each vision output of separating along particular dimensions from its maximum operation yardstick with described, described vision output is that the user is changeable, to provide along the changeable size of a plurality of users of the described vision output of described particular dimensions separation, thereby each size of vision output relative to each other is but that customer reverse changes in specific maximum operation yardstick in the yardstick of separating, and the use that is set to be bonded to each other of wherein said vision output, with separately one or more of function that the described device that is used to provide the Portable electric function is provided.
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