JP2010021902A - Information display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control a portable apparatus, even under a condition where both hands are not free and a switching operation of an instrument, such as, of a wristwatch cannot be performed. <P>SOLUTION: The information display apparatus is wearable on a wrist. This apparatus detects one among vertical vibration, horizontal vibration, and rotating operation of the wrist with a vertical vibration sensor 3a, a horizontal vibration sensor 3b, and a rotating operation sensor 3c. On the basis of the detected operations, a receiving part 35 of this apparatus receives data from a portable terminal other than this apparatus to display it on a display part 32, or a transmitting part 34 of this apparatus transmits an instruction command to the portable terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device that can be worn on a wrist.

Conventionally, mobile devices such as mobile phones and mobile mail terminals have become widespread. Users carry these devices in their pockets or bags, and when there is an incoming call, they take them out of their pockets or bags and hold them in their hands while watching the display.
However, if you are in a bag, you may not notice that you received an incoming call.

  In order to solve this problem, a vibrator is provided on a wristwatch that is worn separately by the user and that is always worn by the user, and when there is an incoming call, this is communicated to the vibrator wirelessly, and the vibrator detects this. A method of vibrating a wristwatch has been proposed (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Of course, it is also conceivable that the contents of the received mail are transmitted to the wristwatch and the contents are disclosed to the user (for example, Patent Document 3).
In the configuration of Patent Document 3, whether or not the incoming voice or data is transferred to the watch is operated by operating a switch on the watch.

However, even if the contents are known, it is not possible to respond to this situation if, for example, both hands are occupied in a train or luggage.
Also, the patent is that such operations can be performed only when both hands are free.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-262065 JP 2002-335567 A JP 2002-223475 A

However, with the configurations of Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is only possible to notify the user that an incoming call has been received, and the content of the incoming call cannot be confirmed unless the mobile device body is taken out and operated.
Patent Document 3 is a case where the user can know the content of the incoming call but is in a state where the user can perform a switch operation. If your hands are blocked by a train or luggage, you cannot know the content, and of course you cannot respond to it.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to control a portable device even when both hands are occupied and a switch such as a worn wristwatch cannot be operated.

  An object of the present invention is to detect a plurality of types of movements of a transmitting means, a receiving means, and the wrist in an information display device having a band that can be attached to the wrist and a display unit provided on the band. Corresponding to the instruction signal transmitted by the transmission means by the receiving means, the transmission control means for transmitting to the transmitting means an instruction signal corresponding to the type of wrist motion detected by the sensor means And information display means for receiving the information and displaying the information on the display means.

  In addition, the information display device starts display on the display unit when the receiving unit receives the incoming notification from the mail transmitting / receiving unit that transmits and receives the mail and transmits the incoming notification when the mail is received. In addition, it is desirable to further include display control means for stopping the display means when a first type of wrist movement is detected by the sensor means.

  The display control means preferably includes incoming call display means for starting display on the display means and causing the display means to perform display corresponding to the incoming call notification received by the receiving means.

  The transmission control means instructs the mail transmitting / receiving apparatus to send the received mail when the sensor means detects a second type of wrist movement after the receiving means receives the incoming call notification. Preferably, the information display means receives the received mail corresponding to the instruction signal by the receiving means and causes the display means to display the content of the received mail.

  Further, the mail transmitting / receiving apparatus is configured to be able to transmit a standard mail, and the transmission control means detects a third type of wrist operation by the sensor means after an incoming notification is received by the receiving means. In this case, it is desirable to cause the transmission means to transmit an instruction signal instructing the mail transmitting / receiving apparatus to send the standard mail.

  In addition, the sensor means detects a wrist horizontal movement as a first type of wrist movement and a wrist rotational vibration action as a second type of wrist movement detection. It is desirable that the second sensor means and a third sensor means for detecting the vertical vibration action of the wrist as the third kind of movement of the wrist.

  The information display device starts the display of the display means when the sensor means detects the first type of wrist movement, and the sensor means detects the second type of wrist movement. It is desirable to further have a display control means for stopping the display means when it is done.

  The transmission control means starts the operation of a receiver capable of receiving a television broadcast when the sensor means detects the first type of wrist movement, and receives the television received by the receiver. An instruction signal requesting transmission of a broadcast image is transmitted to the receiver by the transmission unit, and the information display unit displays the television broadcast image received by the reception unit on the display unit. desirable.

  The transmission control means may create an instruction signal for stopping the receiver when the sensor means detects a second type of wrist motion, and transmit the instruction signal to the receiver. desirable.

  Further, the transmission control means creates an instruction signal for changing the channel of the receiver when the sensor means detects a third type of wrist movement, and transmits the instruction signal to the receiver. It is desirable.

  The sensor means detects a wrist horizontal vibration operation as a first type of wrist motion, and detects a wrist vertical vibration operation as a wrist second type of motion. It is desirable to comprise second sensor means and third sensor means for detecting wrist rotation as the third type of wrist movement.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to control a portable device even when both hands are occupied and a switch such as a wristwatch that is worn cannot be operated.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show an information display device of the present invention, in which bands 2 and 2 made of rubber or synthetic resin are attached to both ends of a case 1 made of synthetic resin, and the bands 2 and 2 are wound around the wrist. It is worn by.
The wristwatch case 1 is curved in outer shape so as to follow the curvature of the wearer's wrist, and has a recess 3 in which various members to be described later are accommodated. In the recess 3 of the case 1, a support surface 4 that partitions the interior of the recess 3 up and down is integrally formed. The support surface 4 is curved in accordance with the curvature of the case 1, and an opening 5 is formed on one end side (right end side in the illustrated example), and the upper portion and the lower portion in the recess 3 communicate with each other through the opening 5. . Reference numeral 6 denotes a support piece provided at the end of the opening 5.

The upper part of the recess 3 of the case 1 is provided with a film liquid crystal display member 7 and a transparent member 8 for display made of transparent glass, while the lower part is provided with a flexible circuit board 9, a piezoelectric element member 10, and a back cover member. 11 is disposed. The film liquid crystal display member 7 is disposed on the upper surface of the support surface 4 of the recess 3.
The film liquid crystal display member 7 has flexibility, and is provided on the support surface 4 so that it is in a curved state similar to that of the support surface 4. In this case, the film liquid crystal display member 7 is arranged so as to be supported also on the upper surface of the support piece 6 at the end of the support surface 4, thereby sealing the opening 5 without partially falling into the opening 5. Yes. As shown in FIG. 2, the film liquid crystal display member 7 displays a mail incoming notification screen, the contents of a mail text, or a television reception image.

  The display transparent member 8 is attached to the concave portion 3 of the case 1 so as to be positioned above the film liquid crystal display member 7. In order to attach the display transparent member 8, a step 12 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the recess 3 of the case 1. The step portion 12 is formed to be slightly higher than the thickness of the film liquid crystal display member 7, and is bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the recess 3 while being supported by the step portion 12. The transparent member 8 is fixed to the film liquid crystal display member 7 with a small gap.

  Since the entire film liquid crystal display member 7 is covered by the mounting of the display transparent member 8, the film liquid crystal display member 7 is protected and prevented from falling off from the case 1. In this case, a transparent spacer (not shown) having elasticity may be inserted between the display transparent member 8 and the film liquid crystal display member 7, thereby enabling the film liquid crystal display member 7 without backlash to be attached. It becomes. Thus, the structure can be reduced in thickness by sandwiching only the film liquid crystal display member 7 between the display transparent member 8 and the support surface 4. Further, since the film liquid crystal display member 7 is curved, the display area can be enlarged, and the time and the like can be easily viewed.

  A frame 13 made of synthetic resin is provided at the lower part of the recess 3 of the case 1, and a flexible circuit board 9 and a fixing plate 14 made of conductive metal are provided in a laminated state below the frame 13. A piezoelectric element member 10 and a back cover member 11 are provided on the lower side. The frame 13 is attached in contact with the lower surface of the support surface 4, and the lower surface is in contact with the flexible circuit board 9.

  Concave grooves 15 are formed at a plurality of predetermined positions of the frame body 13, and in addition to batteries serving as power sources, electronic circuits 16 such as a transceiver unit including an LSI, a memory, and an antenna are housed in the concave grooves 15. Has been. The electronic circuit I6 is housed in the recessed groove 15 of the frame 13 in a state of being mounted on the flexible circuit board 9. In the recess 3 of the case 1 is also housed a sensor 21 that detects an operation applied to the case 1, for example, rotation, vibration in the vertical direction or horizontal direction. The electronic circuit 16, the sensor 21, and the flexible circuit board 9 serve as an electronic circuit member that outputs a display signal to the film liquid crystal display member 7 and outputs a drive signal to the piezoelectric element member 10.

  A display signal is output to the film liquid crystal display member 7 by a connector member 17. The connector member 17 is connected at both ends to the flexible circuit board 9 and the film liquid crystal display member 7 and supplies a display signal to the film liquid crystal display member 7. In order to make such a connection, an opening 18 is formed in the frame 13 so as to oppose the opening 5 of the support surface 4, and the connector member 17 is inserted through these openings 18 and 5 to make the connection. In this case, both ends of the connector member 17 are connected to the flexible circuit board 9 and the film liquid crystal display member 7 by heat sealing.

  The piezoelectric element member 10 vibrates when a drive signal is input, and performs notification by this vibration. The piezoelectric element member 10 is attached in close contact with the back cover member 11. The back cover member 11 is formed to be curved upward by a conductive metal, and the upper surface on the outer peripheral side thereof is fixed to the lower surface of the case 1 via the seal member 19. Then, the contact terminal 20 elastically contacts the back cover member 11 from the fixing plate 14 on the lower surface of the flexible circuit board 9, whereby a drive signal is supplied to the piezoelectric element member 10. The piezoelectric element member 10 is attached to and integrated with the back cover member 11 by baking. In such baking, since the piezoelectric element member 10 is naturally bent along the back cover member 11, it can be securely attached without being broken and can be reliably vibrated.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the information display apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the first embodiment, this apparatus is configured to be able to perform notification of incoming mail, display of contents of received mail, and request for transmission of standard mail at a separate mail transmission / reception terminal. .
In the figure, a CPU 30 controls the operation of the entire apparatus, and a memory 31 has an area for storing a program for determining a processing procedure of the CPU 30 and a work area for the CPU 30. The display unit 32 is composed of the above-mentioned film liquid crystal display member 7 and is used for displaying a screen indicating incoming mail and the content of the mail. Moreover, the alerting | reporting part 33 consists of the above-mentioned piezoelectric element member 10, and notifies an incoming call alerting | reporting. The transmission unit 34 and the reception unit 35 exchange data wirelessly between the apparatus and the mail transmission / reception terminal.

The sensor 3 includes a vertical vibration sensor 3a, a horizontal vibration 3b, and a rotation sensor 3c that detect three types of movements of the worn wrist, vertical vibration, horizontal vibration, and rotation. Each of these sensors includes a sensor that detects acceleration and a direction sensor that detects a vibration direction and a rotation direction.
In the present embodiment, the sensor 3 is configured to include three types of sensors, but may be configured to detect each operation by, for example, one three-axis acceleration sensor.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a mail transmitting / receiving terminal provided separately from the present apparatus. This terminal is portable and is used within a range where data can be exchanged wirelessly with the information display device of the present invention. For example, the user may wear an information display device on the wrist and carry the terminal in a bag.
In FIG. 4, the CPU 40 controls the operation of the entire terminal, and the memory 41 has an area for storing a program for determining the processing procedure of the CPU 40 and a work area for the CPU 34. The SW unit 43 is used by the user to perform desired operations such as mode change, display of received mail, mail creation and transmission on the terminal.

  The mail unit 44 has a mail box for storing received mails, and provides notification of incoming calls, creation of mails to be transmitted, and instructions for transmission. Based on the operation of the mail unit 44, the display unit 45 is for displaying a screen representing incoming mail and the contents of the received or transmitted mail. The transmission unit 45 and the reception unit 36 exchange data between the terminal and the information display device wirelessly.

Next, the processing operation of the CPU 30 in FIG. 3 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, when a battery as a power source is turned on, the CPU 30 is set to an initial state, and ONF that is a flag indicating lighting / extinguishing of the display unit 32 is set to “0” (step S1). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the receiving unit 35 has received data from the mail transmitting / receiving terminal (step S2). If not received here, the process proceeds to step S10 described later.

  If it is determined that it has been received, it is determined whether or not the received data is data indicating an incoming call notification (step S3). If it is determined that the data indicates an incoming call notification, the display unit 32 is turned on (step S4), an incoming call screen indicating that the incoming call notification has been received is displayed (step S5), and the drive signal is transmitted to the piezoelectric element member. 10 to vibrate. This incoming screen may be a fixed screen that simply indicates an incoming call, or may be a screen that represents a destination. In this case, it is performed by receiving destination data from the mail transmitting / receiving terminal. Then, a flag ONF indicating lighting of the display unit 32 is set to “1” (step S6). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S10.

  If it is determined that the data received in step S3 is not data indicating an incoming call notification, it is determined whether or not the received data is data indicating the contents of the mail (step S7). If it is determined that the data indicates the contents of the mail, the data is taken into the memory unit 31 (step S8), and the contents of the taken mail are displayed on the display unit 32 (step S9). If the received data is not data indicating the contents of the mail, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, it is determined whether or not the display unit 32 is lit, that is, whether or not the flag ONF is “1”. If it is not “1”, the process returns to step S2. If “1”, it is determined whether the wrist motion is detected by the sensors 3a, 3b, and 3c.
First, it is determined whether or not the rotation sensor 3c has detected a wrist rotation operation (step S11). If a rotation operation is detected, mail body data representing the content of the received mail is sent to the mail transmitting / receiving terminal. Is received (step S12), and is sent to the transmission unit 34 to send the created command to the mail transmitting / receiving terminal (step S13). Thereafter, the process returns to step S2.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S11 that the wrist rotation operation has not been detected, the process proceeds to step S14, where it is determined whether or not the wrist vertical vibration operation has been detected by the vertical vibration detection sensor 3a. If it is determined that it has been detected, a fixed mail transmission command for instructing a mail transmission / reception terminal to transmit a fixed mail is created (step S15), and the created command is sent to the transmission unit 34 to send / receive the created command. An instruction is sent to the terminal (step S13). Thereafter, the process returns to step S2.

  If it is determined in step S14 that the wrist vertical vibration operation has not been detected, the process proceeds to step S116, where it is determined whether or not the wrist horizontal vibration operation has been detected by the horizontal vibration detection sensor 3b. If it is determined that it has been detected, the display unit 32 is turned off (step S17), and the flag ONF is returned to “0” (step S18). Thereafter, the process returns to step S2.

  As described above, in the information display device according to the present embodiment, when an incoming notification is received from the mail transmission / reception terminal, a screen indicating that there is an incoming call is displayed on the display unit 32 and vibration is generated to notify the user. . Thereafter, when the user wants to know the contents of the received mail, when the user rotates his / her wrist, a command for sending the received mail body data is sent to the mail transmitting / receiving terminal. In response to this, when the received mail main body data is sent from the mail transmitting / receiving terminal, it is received and displayed on the display unit 32.

If it is not possible to confirm the contents of the mail here, but wants to be contacted later, if the wrist is vibrated up and down, a command for instructing the mail transmission / reception terminal to transmit a standard mail can be sent. If the received mail is to be completely ignored, the display unit 32 is extinguished by horizontally vibrating the wrist to end the operation.
In this way, a desired response to incoming mail can be performed by simply performing a simple wrist operation. In particular, both hands can be taken out and the mail transmission / reception terminal can be taken out, and even if an incoming mail arrives in a state where even the switch operation cannot be performed, it is possible to cope sufficiently.

6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the processing operation of the CPU 40 of the mail transmitting / receiving terminal.
First, when the power switch is turned on by the switch unit 42, the CPU 40 is set to an initial state (step S20). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the mode has been switched by the switch unit 42 (step S21). This mode includes a normal mode (flag MODEF is “0”) in which mail is transmitted / received only by the mail transmitting / receiving terminal by operating the switch unit 42 and a control mode (flag MODEF) in which mail is transmitted / received using the information display device of the present invention. Is “1”). If the mode is switched, the flag MODEF is reversed (step S22), and the process proceeds to the next step S23. If the mode is not switched, the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, it is determined whether or not a mail is received by the receiving unit 46. If it is determined that the mail has been received, the received mail is taken into the mailbox of the mail unit 44 (step S24), and the process proceeds to step S25. If it is determined that the mail has not been received, the process proceeds to step S25. .
In step S25, it is determined whether or not the flag MODEF is “1”. If “1”, that is, in the control mode, the transmission unit 45 is instructed to send an incoming notification to the information display apparatus of the present invention (step S26). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the receiving unit 46 has received a sending request signal from the information display device that has sent the incoming notification (step S27). If received, the received mail body taken into the mailbox is displayed in this manner. The transmission unit 45 is instructed to send the information to the information receiving device (step S28).
Further, it is determined whether or not the receiving unit 46 has received a standard mail sending request from this information display device (step S29). If it is determined that the request has been received, the mail unit 44 will send a standard mail, for example, the content of the text “ The mail is received. I will reply later. ”(Step S30), the transmission unit 45 is instructed to send the created mail to the information display device (Step S31). The process returns to S21.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S25 that the flag MODEF is “0”, that is, it is in the normal mode, a so-called incoming notification is made to notify the user that the mail has been received by sound, vibration, display, or the like (step S32). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not an instruction operation for displaying the received mail has been performed by the switch unit 42 (step S33). If it is determined that the received mail has been performed, the received mail is read from the mailbox of the mail unit 44 and this is displayed on the display unit 43. The contents of the read received mail are displayed (step S34). Next, it is determined whether or not a mail transmission instruction operation has been performed (step S35). If it is determined that the mail transmission has been performed, the mail unit 44 creates a mail (step S36). It is controlled to transmit via 45 (step S37).

  As described above, in the mail transmission / reception terminal, in addition to receiving the mail, in the normal mode, it operates to display the mail received by the user's switch operation and to send the mail, but in the control mode, When an e-mail is received, an incoming notification is sent to the information display device. When an incoming e-mail sending request is received, an incoming e-mail is sent. When a standard e-mail sending request is received, a standard e-mail is created. And send it.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when a mail is received by a mail transmission / reception terminal placed in a bag or the like, the mail is received by an information display device that is separate from this and attached to the wrist. This can be notified to the user. Further, after this mail, it is possible to perform a desired response to the incoming mail (display received mail, send reply mail) simply by performing a simple wrist operation. In particular, both hands can be taken out and the mail transmission / reception terminal can be taken out, and even if an incoming mail arrives in a state where even the switch operation cannot be performed, it is possible to cope sufficiently.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, a television image from a mobile receiving terminal that receives and displays a television broadcast wave can be transmitted and displayed on an information display device worn on the wrist.
Since the block diagram of the information display device according to the second embodiment is the same as the block diagram of the information display device of the first embodiment described above, description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of the portable receiving terminal.
The CPU 50 controls the entire operation of the portable receiving terminal, and the memory unit 51 has an area for storing a program for controlling the operation of the CPU 50 and a work area for the CPU 50 for temporarily storing data. The television receiver 52 receives and demodulates the television broadcast wave, and displays the image obtained by the demodulation on the display unit 53. The SW unit 54 performs on / off of the television reception and switching operation of the reception channel. To do.
And the transmission part 55 and the receiving part 56 are used for transmission / reception with the information display apparatus of this invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU 30 of the information display device in the second embodiment.
First, when a battery as a power source is turned on, the CPU 30 is brought into an initial state (step S40). Subsequently, it is determined whether the vertical vibration sensor 3a of the sensor 3 has detected the vertical vibration operation of the wrist (step S41). If it is determined that this operation has been detected, an on command for turning on the operation of the television receiver 52 of the portable receiving terminal is created (step S42), and the display unit 32 is turned on (step S43). Then, the transmission unit 34 is instructed to transmit the created on command to the mobile receiving terminal (step S44).

  On the other hand, if the vertical vibration operation is not detected in step S41, it is determined whether or not the wrist horizontal vibration operation is detected by the horizontal vibration sensor 3b (step S45). If it is determined, an off command for turning off the operation of the television receiver 52 of the portable receiving terminal is created (step S46), and the display 32 is turned off (step S47). Then, it progresses to step S44 and instruct | indicates the transmission part 34 to transmit the produced | generated off command to a portable receiving terminal.

After the process of step S44 or when the horizontal vibration operation is not detected in step S45, the process proceeds to step S48 to determine whether or not the display unit 32 is lit (step S49). If not, the process returns to step S41.
If it is lit, it is determined whether or not television broadcast image data transmitted from the mobile receiving terminal has been received. If it is determined that it has not been received, the process returns to step S41 to determine that it has been received. If so, the image is displayed on the lit display unit 32 (step S50).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the rotation detection sensor 3c has detected a wrist rotation operation (step S51). Here, when it is not determined that the rotation operation has been detected, the process returns to step S41. On the other hand, if it is determined that the channel has been detected, a channel change command for changing the reception channel of the portable receiving terminal is created (step S52), and the transmission unit 34 is configured to transmit the created channel switching command to the portable receiving terminal. (Step S53). Thereafter, the process returns to step S41 again.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to detect the wrist movement, and to turn on / off the TV reception of the portable receiving terminal and to switch the channel based on the detected movement form. The television broadcast received at the receiving terminal can be viewed on the display unit of the information display device.

10 and 11 are flowcharts showing the processing operation of the CPU 50 of the portable receiving terminal shown in FIG.
First, when the power switch is turned on by the switch unit 42, the CPU 40 is set to an initial state (step S60). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the mode is switched by the switch unit 54 (step S61). In this mode, a normal mode in which a television image is viewed only by the portable receiving terminal by operating the switch unit 42 (flag MODEF is “0”), and a control mode in which the information display device of the present invention is viewing a television image (flag). MODEF is “1”). If the mode is switched, the flag MODEF is inverted (step S62), and the process proceeds to the next step S23. If the mode is not switched, the process proceeds to step S63.

In step S63, it is determined whether or not the flag MODEF is “1”, that is, the control mode. If it is in the control mode, the receiving unit 56 determines whether or not an on or off command transmitted from the information display device has been received (step S64). If it is determined that an on or off command has been received, it is further determined whether an on or off command has been received (step S65).
If it is determined that an on command has been received, the television receiver 52 is turned on to start receiving a television broadcast wave (step S66). Then, the flag ONF indicating that the television receiver is turned on is set to “1” (step S67). If it is determined that an off command has been received, the television receiver 52 is turned off and reception of television broadcast waves is stopped (step S68). The flag ONF is set to “0” (step S69).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S64 that the on / off command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S70 to determine whether or not a channel change command has been received. If it is determined that the signal has been received, the television receiver is instructed to switch the reception channel (step S71).

  After the process of step S67, S69 or S71, or if it is determined in step S70 that a channel change command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S72, and a flag ONF indicating that the television receiver is turned on. Is “1” or not. If “1” is determined here, the transmission unit 56 is controlled to transmit the image data received and demodulated by the television receiver 52 to the information display device (step S73). Then, the process returns to step S61. If it is determined in step S72 that the flag ONF is “0”, the process returns to step S61.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S63 that the flag MODEF is “0”, that is, in the normal mode, the process proceeds to step S74 and it is determined whether or not the switch unit 54 has been turned on. If it is determined that the on operation has been performed, the television receiver 52 is turned on (step S75), and a flag ONF indicating that the television receiver is turned on is set to “1” (step S76). If it is not determined that the on operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S77, and it is determined whether or not the switch unit 54 has performed the off operation. If it is determined that an off operation has been performed, the television receiver 52 is turned off (step S78), and the flag ONF is set to “0” (step S79).

  If it is not determined in step S77 that the off operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S80, and it is determined whether or not the receiving channel change operation has been performed in the switch unit 54. If it is determined that the change operation has been performed, the television receiver 52 is instructed to change the reception channel (step S81).

  After the process of step S76, S79, or S81, or when the channel change operation is not determined in step S80, the process proceeds to step S82, where the flag ONF is “1”, that is, whether the television receiver 52 is on. It is determined whether or not. If it is determined to be on, the received image demodulated / demodulated by the television receiver 52 is displayed on the display 53 (step S83), and the process returns to step S61. If it is determined in step S82 that it is off, the process returns to step S61.

As described above, the mobile receiving terminal according to the second embodiment displays the received television image on the display unit 53 in the normal mode, and performs reception on / off and channel change based on the operation of the switch unit 54. Television viewing can be performed only with this portable receiving terminal.
On the other hand, when the control mode is entered, the received television image is sent to the information display device, and reception on / off and channel change are also performed according to instructions from the information display device.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, a television broadcast can be viewed on an information display device that is separate from a portable receiving terminal that can receive and view a television broadcast and is worn on the wrist. In addition, since it is possible to turn on / off the reception as well as to change all channels according to instructions from the information display device, there is no need to bother to take out the portable receiving terminal and hold it in hand. Furthermore, since this operation can be performed only by the operation of the wrist, it is possible to perform the operation even with the baggage in both hands and the hand being blocked.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an information display device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of the information display device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the information display device of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a mail transmission / reception terminal provided separately from the information display apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU 30 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing operation of the CPU 40 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the remainder of the processing operation of the CPU 40 of FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a portable receiving terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU 30 of the information display device in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing operation of the CPU 50 of FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the rest of the CPU 50 processing operation of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

3 Sensor 3a Vertical Vibration Sensor 3b Horizontal Vibration Sensor 3c Rotation Sensor 30 CPU
31 Memory Unit 32 Display Unit 33 Notification Unit 34 Transmitting Unit 35 Receiving Unit 40 CPU
41 memory unit 42 SW unit 43 display unit 44 mail unit 45 transmission unit 46 reception unit 50 CPU
51 Memory Unit 52 Television Receiver 53 Display Unit 54 SW Unit 55 Transmitter 56 Receiver

Claims (11)

In an information display device comprising a band that can be worn on the wrist and having a display unit provided on the band,
A transmission means;
Receiving means;
Sensor means for detecting a plurality of movements of the wrist;
Transmission control means for causing the transmission means to transmit an instruction signal corresponding to the type of wrist movement detected by the sensor means;
Information display means for receiving information corresponding to the instruction signal transmitted by the transmission means by the receiving means and displaying the information on the display means;
An information display device.   The information display device starts and displays the display unit when the reception unit receives the incoming notification from the mail transmission / reception device that transmits and receives the mail and transmits the incoming notification when the mail is received. The information display device according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for stopping the display means when a first type of wrist movement is detected by the sensor means.   3. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the display control means includes an incoming call display means for starting display of the display means and causing the display means to perform display corresponding to the incoming call notification received by the receiving means.   The transmission control means instructs the mail transmission / reception apparatus to send the received mail when the sensor means detects a second type of wrist movement after receiving the incoming notification by the receiving means. 3. The information according to claim 2, wherein a signal is transmitted to the transmission means, and the information display means receives the received mail corresponding to the instruction signal by the receiving means and causes the display means to display the contents of the received mail. Display device.   The mail transmission / reception apparatus is configured to be able to transmit a standard mail, and the transmission control means is configured to detect a third type of wrist movement by the sensor means after receiving an incoming notification by the receiving means. 5. The information display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an instruction signal for instructing the mail transmitting / receiving apparatus to send the standard mail is transmitted to the transmitting means.   The sensor means detects a wrist horizontal vibration action as a first type of wrist movement, and a second sensor detects a wrist rotational vibration action as a wrist second type of movement. 6. The information display device according to claim 5, comprising: a sensor means for detecting a wrist vertical vibration as a third kind of movement of the wrist.   The information display device starts display of the display means when the sensor means detects the first type of wrist movement, and the sensor means detects the second type of wrist movement. The information display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for sometimes stopping the display means.   The transmission control means starts the operation of a receiver capable of receiving a television broadcast when the sensor means detects the first type of wrist movement, and transmits the television broadcast received by the receiver. 8. The instruction signal for requesting image transmission is transmitted to the receiver by the transmission means, and the information display means displays the television broadcast image received by the reception means on the display means. Information display device.   9. The transmission control means creates an instruction signal for stopping the receiver when the sensor means detects a second type of wrist movement, and transmits the instruction signal to the receiver. Information display device.   The transmission control means creates an instruction signal for changing the channel of the receiver when the sensor means detects a third type of wrist movement, and transmits the instruction signal to the receiver. 9. The information display device according to 9. The sensor means detects first wrist horizontal vibration as a first type of wrist movement, and second sensor detects wrist vertical vibration as a second type of wrist movement. 11. The information display device according to claim 10, further comprising: a sensor means for detecting a wrist rotation as a third type of movement of the wrist.

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