JP2005322086A - Display - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display capable of displaying an operation bar along a slide touch sensor for detecting a touch position to display an objective image by a simple operation of touching the slide touch sensor. <P>SOLUTION: This display 1 has a display means 3 for displaying the image, the slide touch sensor 5 for outputting a signal in response to the touch position, and an operation means including the slide touch sensor. The operation bar 30 corresponding to a length of the whole content including the image is displayed along the slide touch sensor 5 in the display means 3, based on an operation of the operation means, and the image in the content corresponding to the touch position is displayed in the display means 3, by touching the slide touch sensor 5 under the condition where the operation bar 30 is displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device for displaying an image or the like.

Conventionally, in order to display an image in content on a display device and search for an image to be viewed from the content, an operation bar corresponding to the length of the entire content is displayed on the screen, and the operation bar is operated. There is known a method for performing a search. For example, a device that displays a slider corresponding to the operation bar on the screen, moves the knob to the target position by dragging and dropping the slider knob with the mouse cursor, and displays an image corresponding to the position is known. (Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-127420

However, since the device described in Patent Document 1 specifies the position on the slider by a drag-and-drop operation with a mouse cursor or the like, it takes time and effort to adjust the cursor to the position of the knob on the screen. Met.
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an operation bar is displayed along a slide touch sensor capable of detecting a contact position, and the operation can be performed simply by touching the slide touch sensor. A display device capable of displaying a target image is provided.

The present invention is a display device that includes a display unit that displays an image, a slide touch sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to a contact position, and an operation unit that includes the slide touch sensor. An operation bar corresponding to the entire length of the content including the image is displayed on the display unit along the slide touch sensor, and contacts the slide touch sensor in a state where the operation bar is displayed. Thus, the image in the content corresponding to the contact position is displayed on the display means.
The operation bar is displayed on the display unit by touching the slide touch sensor in a state where the image is displayed on the display unit.
The display of the operation bar disappears from the display means when the state of not touching the slide touch sensor continues for a predetermined time or more.
The operation bar is displayed with position instruction means for indicating a position in the content of the image displayed on the display means.

  The present invention provides a display device that displays an operation bar along a slide touch sensor that can detect a contact position, and can display a target image by a simple operation that only touches the slide touch sensor. Can be provided.

  Next, the contents of the present invention will be described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top view of the display device 1 of FIG. The display member 2 is provided at both ends of the display unit 3 such as a liquid crystal panel, slide touch sensors 4 and 5 provided along the vertical direction and horizontal direction of the display unit 3, and slide touch sensors 4 and 5, respectively. It is comprised from the touch sensor 6 grade | etc.,. On the front surface of the main body member 7, a screen operation key 8 for performing a screen operation such as displaying a menu screen on the display unit 3, a menu operation key 9 such as a joystick for selecting and determining a menu, playback, fast forward, recording, etc. Are provided with an AV operation key 10 for performing the above operations, a speaker 11 for outputting sound, and a card slot 12 into which a recording medium can be inserted. On the upper surface of the main body member 7, a power key 13, a screen adjustment key 14 for adjusting brightness, a channel selection key 15, a volume key 16, and a radio for transmitting and receiving signals and data for remotely operating other electronic devices. A transmission / reception unit 17, a wireless transmission / reception unit 18 that transmits and receives data such as an image signal and an audio signal from or to another electronic device are provided.

  The display member 2 is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 19 with respect to the main body member 7. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the display member 2 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the state of FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the display device of the present invention. The display device 1 can insert a recording medium such as an image, a video, music, or an electronic book, a wireless transmission / reception unit 18 that transmits / receives data such as an image signal and an audio signal from / to another electronic device. A card slot 12, an external memory control unit 20 that reads data recorded on a recording medium inserted in the card slot 12, and a switching unit that selects either data received by the wireless transmission / reception unit 18 or data of the external memory control unit 20 21, an audio processing unit 22 that performs signal processing of an audio signal of the data selected by the switching unit 21, a speaker 11 that outputs audio based on a signal from the audio processing unit 22, and an image of the data selected by the switching unit 21 A scaler 23 that performs processing such as signal enlargement and reduction, an image processing unit 24 that performs signal processing of an image signal from the scaler 23, and the entire display device 1 A microcomputer 27 that controls various settings, a ROM 27 that stores various setting values, an operation unit 28 including slide touch sensors 4 and 5 and operation keys, and various types displayed on the screen based on operations of the operation unit 28 An OSD generation unit 29 that generates adjustment values, menus, and the like (hereinafter referred to as OSD), an image signal from the image processing unit 24 and a signal from the OSD generation unit 29 are superimposed on the signal from the superposition unit 25. The display unit 3 is configured to display an image on the basis thereof, and includes a wireless transmission / reception unit 17 that transmits and receives signals and data for remotely operating other electronic devices based on the operation of the operation unit 28.

  With the configuration as described above, the display device 1 of the present invention can be used for various applications. For example, images and sounds of other electronic devices such as televisions and DVDs that can be carried and carried in the home are received by the wireless transmission / reception unit 18, and images and sounds of other electronic devices in a remote place. Can be watched. Further, a signal for remotely operating another electronic device by operating the operation unit 28 can be transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception unit 17 and used as a remote operation device for the other electronic device. In addition, a recording medium can be inserted into the card slot 12 to view images, videos, electronic books, etc., or listen to music. Although not shown, a communication device that can be connected to the Internet can be built in, or a card-type communication device can be inserted, so that a WEB screen can be viewed, an e-mail can be transmitted and received, and the like.

  Further, the display device 1 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 is configured to change the direction of the display unit 3 by rotating the display member 2. Accordingly, when viewing a horizontally long image such as a television or DVD, the display unit 3 is viewed in the horizontally long state of FIG. 1, and when viewing a vertically long image such as an electronic book or a WEB screen, the display unit 3 is vertically long. Since it can be viewed in the state of FIG. 3, it is very easy to see. Furthermore, since the direction of each operation key provided on the main body member 7 does not change in any direction, the image can always be operated from the same direction, and the operability is excellent. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a display device having a configuration in which the display member 2 does not rotate.

  Further, the OSD such as the menu displayed on the display unit 3 is displayed in the orientation corresponding to the horizontally long screen in the state of FIG. 1, and the microcomputer is displayed in the orientation corresponding to the vertically long screen in the state of FIG. 26. For example, a switch that operates in accordance with the rotation position or rotation range of the display member 2 is provided on the opposing surface of the display member 2 and the main body member 7, and the display is adapted to each screen based on the output of the switch. Can be controlled.

Next, the operation of the slide touch sensors 4 and 5 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the slide touch sensors 4 and 5 are provided along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the display unit 3, respectively. The slide touch sensors 4 and 5 can output a signal corresponding to the contact position by touching with a finger or the like, and the microcomputer 26 can determine the contact position. Further, by moving the finger that touches the slide touch sensors 4 and 5, it is possible to determine the moving direction and the moving distance based on the change of the signal according to the contact position. In addition, it is possible to determine whether or not the finger has been in contact for a predetermined time or more and determine whether or not the finger has been pressed for a long time.

Hereinafter, a specific example in which another image in the content including the image viewed on the display device 1 is displayed will be described.
Examples of such content include videos, electronic books, and electronic photo albums recorded on a recording medium inserted into the card slot 12. In the case of video, it is possible to display a scene to be viewed in one title, in the case of an electronic book, the page to be read in one volume, in the case of an electronic photo album, the photograph to be viewed in the album, and the like.

  Hereinafter, a state in which a video is reproduced and an image is displayed on the display unit 3 will be described as an example. First, when a finger touches the slide touch sensor 5 while an image is displayed on the display unit, an operation bar 30 is displayed on the display unit 3 along the slide touch sensor 5 as shown in FIG. The operation bar 30 corresponds to the entire length of the video. Position indicator 31 is also displayed on the operation bar 30 to indicate the position of the currently displayed image in the entire video. Note that the operation means for displaying the operation bar 30 on the display unit 3 may be performed by other operation means (for example, the jump button 32 or the like). In this state, when it is desired to view another image of the video, the position indicating unit 31 touches the slide touch sensor 5 by touching the finger to the position of the slide touch sensor 5 corresponding to the position to be viewed on the operation bar 30. The image is moved to a position corresponding to the position, an image corresponding to the position is displayed on the display unit 3, and reproduction is started from the scene. If the displayed image is different from the desired image, the operation can be repeated to display the desired image. It is assumed that the slide touch sensors 4 and 5 are adjusted so that the switches in the slide touch sensors 4 and 5 are not turned on only by touching the skin but are turned on with a slight press. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such that when the operation bar 30 is displayed during reproduction, the image position is moved by touching the slide touch sensor 5 by mistake.

  Note that when the operation bar is operated when a vertically long image such as an electronic book is viewed in the state of FIG. 3, the slide touch sensor 4 can be used. In this case, by touching the slide touch sensor 4 with a finger, the operation bar is displayed above the screen along the slide touch sensor 4 and the image corresponding to the contact position of the slide touch sensor 4 is displayed. . With such a configuration, since the operation bar is always displayed in the horizontal direction with respect to the position of the image being viewed, the operation can be performed without a sense of incongruity. In addition, if a slide touch sensor is also provided on the left side of the display unit 3 in FIG. 1, the operation bar is operated using the slide touch sensor in the state of FIG. An operation bar can be displayed along the slide touch sensor below the screen.

  Further, the operation bar 30 can be operated by moving in any direction with the finger touching the slide touch sensor 5. In this case, the position indicating means 31 moves with the movement of the finger, and the image is displayed frame by frame while the movement is being performed. When the movement is finished and the finger is released from the slide touch sensor 5, an image corresponding to the position is displayed and video playback is started.

  The “Previous” display displayed at the lower left of the screen of FIG. 5 and the “Next” displayed at the lower right are displays for performing an index search (or fixed interval jump) operation. Yes, the touch sensor 6 provided at both ends of the slide touch sensor 5 can be operated. For example, it can be used when videos of a plurality of titles are recorded on one recording medium or when videos of titles before and after the displayed title are desired to be displayed.

  As described above, the present invention uses the slide touch sensor 5 provided along the operation bar 30 and having the same length as the operation bar as the operation means for operating the operation bar 30. The desired image can be displayed with a simple operation. Further, since one slide touch sensor 5 can perform an operation for displaying the operation bar 30 on the display unit 3 and an operation of the operation bar 30, it is not necessary to provide two operation means, and the number of parts can be reduced. It also contributes to downsizing.

  Control to end the display of the operation bar 30 displayed on the display unit 3 can be performed as follows. First, when the operation bar 30 is displayed on the display unit 3 and the slide touch sensor 5 is not operated for a predetermined time, the display of the operation bar 30 is controlled to disappear. Accordingly, it is possible to solve the problem that the operation bar 30 remains displayed and the image is difficult to see. Further, when the display of the operation bar 30 is forcibly terminated, the following configuration can be adopted. For example, the display of the operation bar 30 may be controlled to be turned off by pressing the jump button 32 or the end key of the screen operation key 8, or another operation is performed by an operation key other than the slide touch sensor 5. It may be controlled so that the display of the operation bar 30 disappears when the operation is interrupted.

The front view of the display apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. The top view of the display apparatus of FIG. The front view which shows the state which rotated the display member 90 degree | times in the display apparatus of FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the state by which the operation bar was displayed on the display part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display apparatus 2 Display member 3 Display part (display means)
4 Slide touch sensor 5 Slide touch sensor 6 Touch sensor 7 Main body member 8 Screen operation key 9 Menu operation key 10 AV operation key 11 Speaker 12 Card slot 13 Power key 14 Screen adjustment key 15 Tuning key 16 Volume key 17 Wireless transmission / reception unit 18 Wireless transmission / reception unit 19 Rotating shaft 20 External memory control unit 21 Switching unit 22 Audio processing unit 23 Scaler 24 Image processing unit 25 Superimposition unit 26 Microcomputer 27 ROM
28 Operation section 29 OSD generation section 30 Operation bar 31 Position indicating means 32 Jump button

Claims (4)

Display means for displaying an image;
A slide touch sensor that outputs a signal according to the contact position;
Operation means including the slide touch sensor,
Based on the operation of the operation means, an operation bar corresponding to the entire length of the content including the image is displayed on the display means along the slide touch sensor,
A display device, wherein an image in the content corresponding to a contact position is displayed on the display unit by touching the slide touch sensor in a state where the operation bar is displayed.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the operation bar is displayed on the display unit by touching the slide touch sensor in a state where the image is displayed on the display unit.   3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display of the operation bar disappears from the display unit when a state where the operation bar is not in contact with the slide touch sensor continues for a predetermined time or more. 4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a position instruction unit for indicating a position in the content of an image displayed on the display unit is displayed on the operation bar. 5. .

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