JP2001251403A - Telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display fine information such as character information by an information display part and to display information of a human, a body, etc., as a stereoscopic image by a stereoscopic image display part by constituting the stereoscopic image display part which can make a stereoscopic display as only part of the information display part. SOLUTION: The telephone device equipped with a liquid crystal display which can display information is provided the stereoscopic image display part which can information as a stereoscopic image as part of the liquid crystal display 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device having an information display unit capable of displaying information as an image, and more particularly to a telephone device capable of displaying a part of information as a stereoscopic image. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a telephone device provided with an information display unit capable of displaying information such as a face of a communication partner in a stereoscopic image, for example, a stereoscopic videophone as shown in FIG. 10 is known. . The three-dimensional video phone 1 includes an outer case 2 in which a telephone body is housed, an information display device 3 capable of displaying information such as the face of the other party in a three-dimensional image, a receiver 4 for exchanging voice information, and the like. It is provided with.

[0003] The outer case 2 of the three-dimensional videophone 1 is formed of a housing whose upper surface is inclined forward and downward. On the upper surface of the outer case 2, a dial key switch 5a and other operation key switches 5b are provided. . This exterior case 2
One end of a telephone cord 6 is connected to the telephone body accommodated in the telephone, and the other end of the telephone cord 6 is connected to the receiver 4. The receiver 4 is placed on the upper surface of the outer case 2, and the main switch of the telephone body is turned off by the receiver 4 at this time. An information display device 3 is integrally provided at a rear portion of the upper surface of the outer case 2.

The information display device 3 includes two video cameras 7
a, 7b, a liquid crystal display 8, an operation switch 9, and the like, which are attached to a display device case 10. The two video cameras 7a and 7b capture the face and the like of the user using the stereoscopic videophone 1 from a position shifted left and right and take in the stereoscopic video information. The information on the stereoscopic video obtained by the two video cameras 7a and 7b is supplied as a stereoscopic video information signal to the display device main body accommodated in the display device case 10. The display device main body is converted into a predetermined signal based on the stereoscopic video information signal, supplied to the telephone main body, and transmitted to the other party's stereoscopic video phone 1 from the telephone main body.

[0005] An information signal relating to a stereoscopic video transmitted from the other party's stereoscopic videophone 1 is supplied to the display device main body via the telephone main body. Thus, the display device main body supplies the video signal to the liquid crystal display 8 based on the transmitted information signal, and displays the face of the other party on the liquid crystal display 8 as a stereoscopic video. In this way, the same stereoscopic videophone 1 is used by both the speaker and the receiver, and image information equivalent to that seen by the left and right eyes is transmitted to each other in each stereoscopic videophone 1, and the other stereoscopic videophone 1 transmits the image information. By displaying as a stereoscopic video, communication by voice can be performed while watching the stereoscopic video.

As a stereoscopic video display system used in the stereoscopic videophone 1, for example, a lenticular lens is arranged on the entire front surface of a liquid crystal display 8, and image information is stereoscopically viewed through the lenticular lens. Some are configured to be able to do so. In this lenticular method, left and right images are alternately arranged in a stripe pattern on the focal plane of a semi-cylindrical lens part of a lenticular lens,
The liquid crystal display 8 is observed at a predetermined position through the lens plate. Thus, the left and right images are separated by the directivity of the lenticular lens and enter both eyes, so that the image can be stereoscopically viewed with the naked eye.

[0007]

However, in the stereoscopic videophone 1 as described above, since the entire surface of the liquid crystal display 8 is covered with a lenticular lens, the resolution in the horizontal direction is reduced by half, so There has been a problem that some information such as information becomes difficult to see or obscure, making it difficult to read the information.

That is, the lenticular lens has a configuration in which image information for the right eye and image information for the left eye are arranged in a stripe shape continuous in the vertical direction and alternately arranged in the horizontal direction. Therefore, since the image information for the right eye and the image information for the left eye are arranged alternately in the horizontal direction, the resolution in the horizontal direction is halved. As a result, for example, when fine character information or the like is displayed as an image, there is a problem that the shape of the character is broken and cannot be read.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems. By providing only a part of the information display part with a three-dimensional image display part capable of three-dimensional display, detailed information such as character information is usually stored. It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problem by allowing information such as people and things to be displayed as a stereoscopic image on a stereoscopic image display unit while displaying the information on the information display unit.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and the like and to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to claim 1 of the present application.
The described telephone device is characterized in that in a telephone device provided with an information display portion capable of displaying information, a stereoscopic image display portion capable of displaying information as a stereoscopic image is provided in a part of the information display portion.

[0011] A telephone device according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the stereoscopic image display section is configured to be able to change the display position in the information display section.

A telephone device according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of recording medium storage sections into which information recording media into which information can be written and / or from which information can be read are detachably mounted. .

A telephone device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of information recording media mounted in a recording medium storage section are separately written according to the content of information to be recorded.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone device, wherein three-dimensional image information for displaying information as a three-dimensional image is written on an information recording medium mounted in a specific recording medium storage part of the recording medium storage part. And / or readable.

[0015] With the configuration described above, in the telephone device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the display position is classified according to the type of information, and specific information such as a communication partner is displayed as a stereoscopic image. And information such as other characters and symbols is displayed on a normal information display unit. for that reason,
The user can firmly see even detailed information such as characters and symbols, and can see the face of the communication partner in a three-dimensional image.

In the telephone device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the display position of the stereoscopic image display unit can be changed, so that the stereoscopic image can be displayed at an arbitrary position in the information display unit and visually enjoyed. Can be.

In the telephone device according to the third aspect of the present invention, by mounting information recording media in a plurality of recording medium storage sections, necessary information can be recorded and stored or dubbed in these information recording media. can do.

In the telephone device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, management of the information recording medium is performed by separately recording the information on the plurality of information recording media stored in the recording medium storage unit according to the content of the information. It can be simple and convenient.

In the telephone device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a specific information recording medium is specified as a three-dimensional image-related one by specifying a specific recording medium storage part as a three-dimensional image-related one. Media management can be simple and convenient.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the telephone device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an information recording medium used in the telephone device of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is an embodiment of an electric circuit according to the telephone device of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the three-dimensional display method according to the telephone device of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a second embodiment of the three-dimensional display method according to the telephone device of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an example, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a lenticular plate position changing mechanism according to the telephone device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a three-dimensional display telephone 11 according to a first embodiment of the telephone apparatus of the present invention has an outer case 12 containing a telephone body and an information display attached to the outer case 12. Means 13 and three recording medium storage sections 14a, 14 in which three information recording media are individually stored.
b, 14c and the like. Outer case 12
Consists of an elongated rectangular parallelepiped housing that can be gripped with one hand. A plurality of openings 15a and 15b are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of one surface of the outer case 12, and a speaker is built in the inside of one opening 15a on the upper side and the other opening on the lower side. A microphone is built inside 15b.

The lower side in the longitudinal direction of one surface of the outer case 12 is set one step lower than the other portions.
A dial key switch 16 comprising ten keys 9 to 9 and other keys is attached. Information display means 13 is provided between the dial key switch 16 and the upper opening 15a. This information display means 1
3 has a two-dimensional display unit 13a for displaying information in a two-dimensional manner.
And a three-dimensional display unit 13b, which is a stereoscopic image display unit capable of displaying information stereoscopically as a stereoscopic image.

The information display means 13 has a configuration as shown in FIGS. That is, the information display means 13
Is a monochrome liquid crystal display or a full color liquid crystal display (LCD) 20 with a color filter, a printed wiring board 21 provided with an electric circuit for driving the liquid crystal display 20, and a liquid crystal display 20 Has a lenticular lens 22 and the like covering a part of. The part covered by the lenticular lens 22 constitutes a three-dimensional display unit 13b, and the display part of the liquid crystal display 20 other than the three-dimensional display unit 13b constitutes a two-dimensional display unit 13a.

The lenticular lens 22 is a lens plate having a special shape such that a number of semi-cylindrical lens portions 23 are arranged side by side. This lenticular lens 2
The left and right images are arranged alternately and in a stripe pattern on the focal plane 2 and the left and right images are viewed at predetermined positions through the lenticular lens 22. Thus, the left and right images are separated by the directivity of the lens plate and enter both eyes, so that the observer can stereoscopically view the object with the naked eye.

The principle of stereoscopic vision by the lenticular lens 22 will be described with reference to FIG. A polarizing plate 25 is superimposed on the rear surface of the lenticular lens 22 via a diffusion plate 24 and is bonded by a fixing means such as an adhesive. Thereby, the lenticular screen 26 is formed.
The semi-cylindrical lens portion 23 of the lenticular lens 22
Is 1 pitch (P). Correspondingly, the polarizing plate 25 has a width (P) of １ ／ of one pitch P of the lens portion 23.
/ 2) a horizontal polarization element 25R having a horizontal polarization direction,
A vertical polarizing element 25 having the same width (P / 2) and a vertical polarization direction.
And L are alternately arranged.

Striped images are projected from the back of the screen 26 by two projectors. At this time, when the projection light for the left eye from the left projector passes through the vertical polarizing element 25L of the polarizing plate 25, the polarization direction is rotated by 90 ° and becomes the vertical direction. The right-eye projection light from the right projector is supplied to the horizontal polarizing element 2 of the polarizing plate 25.
When passing through 5R, the polarization direction is maintained in the horizontal direction. When the observer sees such projection light, the image for the left eye can be seen only by the left eye, and the image for the right eye can be seen only by the right eye, so that a three-dimensional image can be seen. . As described above, due to the optical characteristics of the polarizing plate 25 of the screen 26 and the lenticular lens 22, it is possible to very easily enjoy a three-dimensional image without using special polarizing glasses.

As another example of the principle of stereoscopic vision, an image splitter system as shown in FIG. 8 can be applied. The image splitter-type stereoscopic vision device 30 produces a stereoscopic effect of an image using the parallax between the left eye and the right eye. The stereoscopic vision device 30 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 31, a backlight 32, an image splitter 33, and the like.

A large number of pixels are arranged side by side on the liquid crystal display 31 in a striped manner, and an image 31L for the left eye and an image 31R for the right eye are alternately displayed for each pixel. . A backlight 32 is arranged on the back of the liquid crystal display 31, and an image splitter 33 is attached on the front. With this image splitter 33, the image 3 for the left eye of the liquid crystal display 31 is displayed.
1L and the image 31R for the right eye are separated. The image splitter 33 has a large number of light shielding portions 33a and openings 33b provided in a stripe shape on a glass plate at regular intervals. By adjusting the interval between the stripes of the image splitter 33 (the interval between the light-shielding portion 33a and the opening 33b), the left eye sees only the image for the left eye, and the right eye sees only the image for the right eye. To do. Thereby, it is possible to enjoy a three-dimensional image without using special polarized glasses.

The lenticular lens 22 as described above
And the like, and a display unit using the stereoscopic vision device is provided as a three-dimensional display unit 13b in a part of the information display unit 13. Thereby, at the same display position as the two-dimensional display unit 13a for displaying an image two-dimensionally, a three-dimensional image on the three-dimensional display unit 13b can be simultaneously enjoyed.

The liquid crystal display 20 and the lenticular lens 22 of the information display means 13 are housed in the outer case 12, and the upper surface thereof is covered by a transparent protective cover 26. As shown in FIG.
The periphery of 6 is bordered by an opaque frame portion 26a, and is configured to hide the periphery of the liquid crystal display 20.

The information display means 13 of the outer case 12
Below, are provided three recording medium storage units 14a, 14b, and 14c for storing information recording media.
Each of the recording medium storage portions 14a to 14c is opened side by side on one side surface of the outer case 12, so that three information recording media can be individually stored at the same time. As this information recording medium, for example, a so-called memory stick can be applied. The memory stick 40 is an IC recording medium capable of recording and reproducing data such as images and sounds. This memory stick 40
Can record many pictures of the face of a person who can be a caller, the telephone number, address, and other information of the person.
Further, by using a PC card adapter for the memory stick 40, still image data, character information, and the like recorded on the memory stick 40 can be taken into a personal computer.

The memory stick 40 has an external configuration as shown in FIGS. That is, the memory stick 40 has a case main body 41 formed of a thin and flat casing that forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and a memory having a large storage capacity is built in the case main body 41. As a material of the case main body 41, for example, plastic is preferable. A notch 42 for preventing the memory stick 40 from being erroneously inserted is provided at one corner on the front end side in the longitudinal direction which is the direction in which the case main body 41 is inserted into the electronic device.

Notch 42 of memory stick 40
Is a circular arc portion on the convex side, and a concave portion 42a opened forward and laterally is provided on one surface of the case body 41 of the cutout portion 42. The concave portion 42a is for positioning the memory stick 40 at a predetermined position of the recording medium storage sections 14a to 14c provided on the stereoscopic display telephone 11. When the memory stick 40 is stored in the recording medium storage sections 14a to 14c in a normal state, the recess 42
a is engaged with a convex portion provided at a predetermined position of the recording medium accommodating portions 14a to 14c.
Zero positioning is performed.

On the same surface of the case main body 41 as the surface on which the concave portion 42a is provided, concave portions 43a and 43b opened laterally on both sides in the width direction are provided. These recesses 43a and 43b are provided for the purpose of positioning the memory stick 40, detecting the state of the memory stick 40, and the like. Furthermore, the case body 4
A terminal connection portion 44 is provided at the front end portion in the longitudinal direction, and is open on the same surface as the front surface and the surface provided with the concave portion 42a. The terminal connection portion 44 includes a plurality of partition pieces 44a.
Are equally spaced in the width direction. The distal end of the connector pin 45 is exposed in each section partitioned by the partition pieces 44a. Therefore, the plurality of connector pins 45 are arranged side by side, and the other end of each is electrically connected to the memory in the case main body 41.

The plurality of connector pins 45 are individually connected to terminals of the telephone body inserted from the front when the memory stick 40 is mounted on the stereoscopic display telephone 11. In order to facilitate the connection with the terminal connection part on the telephone body side, the tip corner of the terminal connection part 44 and each partition piece 4
Chamfers 44b and 44c are provided at the tip corners of 4a, respectively. Further, an erroneous erasure prevention switch 46 for preventing erroneous erasure of information recorded in a built-in memory is provided inside the terminal connection part 44. By sliding the erroneous erasure prevention switch 46 in the direction of the arrow, the erroneous erasure prevention function operates to prevent new information from being recorded in the memory. On the other hand, the erroneous erase prevention switch 4
By sliding 6 in the direction opposite to the arrow, the erroneous erasure prevention function is released and new information can be recorded in the memory.

The stereoscopic display telephone 11 in which three memory sticks 40 having such a configuration can be used simultaneously.
Is configured so that information can be classified into two types according to the contents and individually recorded on three memory sticks 40. That is, the first information is 3
One piece of information is two-dimensional information.
It is dimension information. Correspondingly, the first recording medium storage section 14a is a three-dimensional information recording section. This first
In the memory stick 40 stored in the recording medium storage section 14a, stereoscopic image information that can be stereoscopically displayed such as a face photograph or a portrait of a person expected to be a call partner is recorded,
Further, the three-dimensional information recorded in advance on the memory stick 40 is read out and three-dimensionally displayed on the three-dimensional display unit 13b.

The second and third recording medium storage sections 14
b and 14c are two-dimensional information recording units for character information and the like. The second and third recording medium storage sections 14b, 14
c, the memory sticks 40, 40 stored in
For example, two-dimensional information that can be displayed in a plane such as a message relating to an answering machine recording function is recorded, and characters and symbols such as a telephone number and an address of a person expected to be the other party recorded in advance are recorded. The two-dimensional information displayed on the two-dimensional display section is read out and displayed on the two-dimensional display section 13a. Further, between the memory sticks 40, 40 stored in the second and third recording medium storage sections 14b, 14c, information can be mutually transmitted, for example, from one memory stick 40 to the other. Dubbing of information to the memory stick 40 and the like are enabled.

The first to third recording medium storage sections 14a
14c, the protective cover 26 is provided with an operation switch 27 for selecting the memory stick 40, switching between writing and reading, and selecting and operating other functions. Further, the protective cover 26 is provided with a three-dimensional display window 28 for displaying that the first recording medium storage part 14a is a three-dimensional information recording part. Reference numeral 29 shown in FIG. 1 is an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves. Reference numeral 47 denotes a plug inserted into a jack provided on a side surface of the outer case 12. One end of a lead wire 48 is connected to the plug 47, and the other end is divided into two forks and left and right earphones 49L and 49R are connected.

The display device main body 50 built in the outer case 12 has, for example, a configuration as shown in FIG. That is, the display device main body 50 has a central processing unit (CPU) 51 including a control device, a storage device, and an arithmetic device. The central processing device 51 is connected to operating means such as the operation switch 27 described above. ing. This operation means 27
The central processing unit 51 is driven by an operation signal input through the operation of (1). Further, the central processing unit 51 includes an internal memory 52 and four signal conversion circuits 53, 54a, and 54.
b and 54c are connected.

The first signal conversion circuit 53 is connected to a portable telephone circuit 55 of the telephone body. The antenna 29, the speaker 56, and the microphone 57 are connected to the mobile phone circuit 55. The communication signal input from the antenna 29 is converted into a predetermined signal by the mobile phone circuit 55, transmitted as an audio signal, and a predetermined sound is output from the speaker 56. The audio signal input from the microphone 57 is converted into a predetermined signal by the mobile phone circuit 55 and emitted from the antenna 29 as a communication signal.

The second to fourth signal conversion circuits 54a to 54a
54c have connectors 58a, 58b and 58, respectively.
c is connected. These connectors 58a to 58c
Are three recording medium storage units 14 provided in the outer case 12.
a to 14c are individually installed. The terminal connection portions 44 of the three memory sticks 40 described above are individually mounted on these connectors 58a to 58c.
These signal conversion circuits 54a to 54c and connector 58
Signals are exchanged between the central processing unit 51 and the three memory sticks 40 via a to 58c.

The central processing unit 51 outputs 2 as a control signal.
The type of signal is output. One control signal is stereoscopic image information (3D information) 60 capable of displaying information stereoscopically as a stereoscopic image, and the other control signal is a planar image that displays information planarly as a planar image. Information (2D information) 61. These pieces of image information 60 and 61 are input to the image composition circuit 62. The image synthesizing circuit 62 outputs a predetermined image signal to the information display means 13 based on the input image information 60 and 61. As a result, the information display unit 13 displays a predetermined three-dimensional image on the three-dimensional display unit 13b by an image signal based on the three-dimensional image information 60, and displays a character on the two-dimensional display unit 13a by an image signal based on the two-dimensional image information 61. Display a planar image such as an image or a figure. Note that a memory 63 is connected to the image synthesizing circuit 62 so that image information can be temporarily stored as necessary.

The stereoscopic display telephone 11 having such a configuration
Can be used, for example, as follows. Three
The memory stick 40 contains telephone numbers, addresses, portraits, other related information,
Alternatively, music information, game information, video information, stereoscopic video information, and the like are recorded in a predetermined genre. As such a classification means, for example, a document file (.doc), an image compression file (.jpg), a bitmap file (.bmp), a WAVE sound file (.wav), and the like can be used.

For the document file (.doc), it is preferable to classify planar image information that can be represented by characters such as telephone numbers and addresses. In the compressed image file (.jpg), for example, it is preferable to classify stereoscopic image information that gives a sense of realism and enhances power by being represented three-dimensionally, such as a portrait or a portrait of the other party. Also,
The WAVE sound file (.wav) is suitable for use, for example, when capturing and recording music information transmitted through a telephone line. It is needless to say that an appropriate genre can be classified by using a bitmap file (.bmp) or other files and recorded for each genre.

The stereoscopic display telephone 11 having such a function
For example, when a communication signal is input to, for example, first, character information such as the telephone number and name of the other party's telephone is displayed as a two-dimensional image on the two-dimensional display unit 13a. At this time, the face of the communication partner is three-dimensionally displayed on the three-dimensional display unit 13b automatically by the operation of the central processing unit 51 or by manual operation of the receiver. Therefore, by turning on the reception switch to make the telephone main body communicable, it is possible to talk in a state where the other party's face can be seen in three dimensions.

For example, when simultaneously recording the voice of the other party, or when recording the music played from the other party, the central processing unit 51 operates to output the audio information.
For example, it is classified into a document file (.doc) and is stored in a predetermined information medium storage unit (for example, the second information medium storage unit 14).
It is automatically recorded on the memory stick 40 stored in b). In the case where game information, video information, and other three-dimensional image information are transmitted, the three-dimensional image information is classified into, for example, an image compression file (.jpg) by the operation of the central processing unit 51, and a predetermined The information is automatically recorded on the memory stick 40 stored in the information medium storage unit (for example, the first information medium storage unit 14a).

Incidentally, the information display means 13 capable of stereoscopically viewing a part of the display unit as shown in the above-described embodiment is not limited to the telephone device, but includes a display and other information display devices. Electronic devices, such as video cameras, video camera recorders, personal computers,
Of course, the present invention can be applied to an electronic book player, a tape recorder, a radio, and other electronic devices. In addition, the device used by simultaneously mounting a plurality of memory sticks is not limited to the above-described telephone device, and may be, for example, a personal computer, an electronic book player, an audio device, a portable music device ( Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices such as a cassette tape recorder and a portable radio.

FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the information display means according to the telephone device of the present invention. The information display means 70 of the second embodiment is configured such that a lenticular lens 72 disposed above a liquid crystal display 71 is movable so that a two-dimensional display part 73a and a three-dimensional display
The display area 3b is configured to be changeable. The lenticular lens 72 has a size that can substantially cover the entire upper surface of the liquid crystal display 71. An operation knob 74 protrudes from one side of the lenticular lens 72 in a direction intersecting the direction in which the semi-cylindrical lens portion extends, and an operation protrusion 75 protrudes from the other side.

Operation knob 7 for lenticular lens 72
Reference numeral 4 penetrates one side wall surface of the outer case and protrudes to the outside, and is slidable by manual operation from the outside. A position detector 76 for detecting the position of the lenticular lens 72 is provided on the operation protrusion 75 protruding on the opposite side of the operation knob 74. Position detector 76
Is a scale section having a scale, and a pickup section 77 configured to be movable relative to the scale section.
And a detection circuit section for outputting a detection signal as a result of the detection by the pickup section 77. The scale portion is housed in a casing 78, and the other end of the pickup portion 77, one end of which is opposed to the scale portion, protrudes out of the casing 78. The other end of the pickup portion 77 is formed in a forked shape, and the operating projection 75 of the lenticular lens 72 is engaged with the forked portion.

Thus, the position of the lenticular lens 72 is detected by the position detector 75 by sliding the lenticular lens 72 with the operation knob 74. By detecting the position of the lenticular lens 72, the area where the lenticular lens 72 overlaps the liquid crystal display 71, that is, the size of the three-dimensional display 73b can be known. A detection signal corresponding to the size of the three-dimensional display unit 73b is output from the detection circuit unit, and based on the detection signal, the central processing unit 51
The output ratio of the three-dimensional display unit 73b to the two-dimensional display unit 73a is increased or decreased for output.

As a result, when the three-dimensional display 73b is widened, the ratio of the output signal relating to the stereoscopic image information is increased. Conversely, when the three-dimensional display 73b is narrowed, the plane of the two-dimensional display 73a is flat. The ratio of output signals related to image information increases. Thus, the stereoscopic image display can be changed in size according to the size of the three-dimensional display unit 73b, and the stereoscopic image can be enjoyed in an arbitrary size.

That is, according to this embodiment, by sliding the lenticular lens 72, the ratio between the display area of the two-dimensional display 73a and the display area of the three-dimensional display 73b can be freely adjusted as necessary. can do.
As a result, a normal planar image (2D image) can be displayed on the entire display surface by retracting the lenticular lens 72 from the upper surface of the liquid crystal display 71, and the entire upper surface of the liquid crystal display 71 is covered with the lenticular lens 72. Thus, a stereoscopic image (3D image) can be displayed on the entire display surface.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a lenticular screen system is applied as a three-dimensional (3D) display system for displaying an object three-dimensionally. Although the above example has been described, it is a matter of course that other three-dimensional display methods can be applied. For example, a backlight splitting method for selecting left and right images by giving directivity to the backlight of a liquid crystal display, a film by placing a microlens plate consisting of a large number of pinholes or convex lenses in front of a photographic film when taking an image Integral photography system that forms a large number of small element images according to the number of convex lenses upward, detects the viewpoint position of the observer, moves the display surface of the three-dimensional display back and forth based on the detected signal,
Focus adjustment compensation stereoscopic display that moves in the horizontal direction to match focus adjustment and congestion, and other various types such as a cape type display, a diffraction grating type 3D display method, a depth sampling method, a holographic display, etc. A scheme can be applied.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a memory stick (IC recording medium) is used as an information recording medium has been described. However, a memory card (for example, a PC card or the like) or another information recording medium can be used. Of course. Thus, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit thereof.

[0055]

As described above, claim 1 of the present application.
According to the described telephone device, since a stereoscopic image display section is provided in a part of the information display means, the display position is classified according to the type of information, and specific information such as the face of the communication partner is converted into a stereoscopic image. The information displayed on the stereoscopic image display unit and represented by characters, symbols, and the like of the person's telephone number and address can be displayed on a normal information display unit. Therefore, detailed information such as characters and symbols can be firmly viewed by the information display unit, and information that can be stereoscopically displayed, such as the face of a communication partner, is stereoscopically viewed on the stereoscopic image display unit as a stereoscopic image. The effect that it can be obtained is obtained.

According to the telephone device of the present invention, the display position of the three-dimensional image display unit can be changed in the information display unit, so that the display position of the three-dimensional image display unit can be changed according to preference. Thus, an effect that a stereoscopic image can be displayed at an arbitrary position in the information display unit and visually enjoyed can be obtained.

According to the telephone device of the third aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of recording medium storage sections in which information recording media can be mounted are provided, the information recording medium can be mounted in the plurality of recording medium storage sections. In addition, necessary information can be recorded and stored in these information recording media, and dubbing can be performed. Through such functions, the convenience of the telephone device can be improved.

According to the telephone device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the information is separated according to the content and can be written to a plurality of information recording media, the information can be divided into a plurality of information recording media according to the content of the information. Recording can be performed separately, and an effect that management of the information recording medium can be made simple and convenient can be obtained.

According to the telephone device of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the information recording medium mounted on the specific recording medium storage section is configured to be able to write or read stereoscopic image information. By specifying and handling the information recording medium stored in the section as that related to the stereoscopic image, it is possible to obtain an effect that the management of the information recording medium can be made simple and convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of a telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing information display means of the telephone device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the information display means shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a memory stick showing an embodiment of an information recording medium according to the telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the memory stick shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of an information display unit according to the telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of a three-dimensional display method of the information display means according to the telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the three-dimensional display method of the information display means according to the telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the information display mechanism according to the telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 three-dimensional display telephone (telephone device), 12 outer case, 13, 70 information display means, 13a, 73a
2D display unit, 13b, 73b 3D display unit, 1
4a, 14b, 14c Recording medium storage section, 20, 71
Liquid crystal display, 22, 72 lenticular lens, 23 lens portion, 40 memory stick (information recording medium), 50 display device main body, 51 central processing unit, 58a, 58b, 58c connector, 6
2 Image composition circuit, 74 operation knob, 76 position detection circuit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yumiko Honma 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Yoshihiko Nakamura 6-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Naoki Kamagaya 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo F-term inside Sony Corporation (reference) BB04 EE02 FF02 FF23 HH23 KK15

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A telephone device comprising an information display unit capable of displaying information, wherein a stereoscopic image display unit capable of displaying information as a stereoscopic image is provided in a part of the information display unit. apparatus. 2. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional image display unit is configured to change a display position in the information display unit. 3. The telephone device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of recording medium storage sections into which information recording media to and from which information can be written and / or read out are detachably mounted. 4. The telephone device according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of information recording media mounted in said recording medium storage section are configured to be separately written according to the content of information to be recorded. 5. An information recording medium mounted on a specific recording medium storage section of the recording medium storage section, wherein stereoscopic image information for displaying information as a stereoscopic image can be written and / or read. The telephone device according to claim 3, wherein: