JPH04188207A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To broaden the area of a whole video in proportion to the size of the whole device by providing a video projector and a screen as a display output means. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard 3 as an operation input means is provided on this side in the upper face of a case 1 and speakers 4 as a voice output means are provided inside both the right and left sides of a step formed in the center part of the upper face of the case 1. The video projector which constitutes the display output means which displays and outputs the various kinds of input information and processing information of an information processor is provided inside the rear part of the case 1. The rear face of a cover 2 is constituted as the screen 2a which projects the video of the video projector and the displayed video is projected on the screen 2a in a state where the cover 2 is erected. Thus, the area of a display screen by the video projector, that is, the area of the whole video which is projected in the screen 2a is broadened in proportion to the size of the whole device and the whole device is made to be thin and light.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a word processor or a personal computer that is equipped with one display output means.

[Prior Art] In recent years, a so-called laptop type information processing apparatus, the external appearance of which is shown in FIG. 4, has become popular. In the configuration shown in FIG. 4, a display housing 18 housing a liquid crystal display (hereinafter abbreviated as LCD) 19 as a display output means is located on a housing l of the main body of the device, which has a keyboard 3 on the front side of the top surface, as indicated by an arrow. It is provided so that it can be opened and closed as shown. An FDD (floppy disk device) 17 as an external storage device is provided at the rear of the housing 1.

With this configuration, the operator can perform various inputs by operating the keyboard 3 while looking at the display screen of the LCD 19, and can perform information processing such as creating and editing sentences, for example.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the LCD 19 is used as the display output means of a laptop-type information processing device as in the above conventional example, it is difficult to mount the LCD 19 inside the display housing 18. Due to the required space and the configuration of the LCD 1S itself, the area of the display screen of the LCD 19 is relatively small compared to the size of the display housing 18. In addition, the display housing 18 becomes considerably large, and the entire device becomes large.

For this reason, in a laptop-type information processing device, if you try to display the full length and width of A4 paper size, which is the most frequently used paper size, the single display housing 18 will become extremely large, making it impractical. There was a problem that there was.

In addition, the LCD 19 is quite heavy and thick, which poses a problem in making the information processing device lighter and thinner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus of this type with a configuration in which the area of the display screen of the display output means can be increased relative to the overall size of the apparatus, and the apparatus can be made thinner and lighter.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the information processing device of the present invention employs a configuration in which a video projector and a screen on which the projector projects images are provided as display output means. did.

[Operation 1] According to such a configuration, the area of the display screen by the video projector, that is, the area of the entire image projected onto the screen, can be made larger relative to the overall size of the device by increasing the size of the screen. In addition, by making the video projector smaller and lighter, the overall device thickness can be reduced.
Lighter weight can be achieved.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 illustrate the configuration of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 showing the exterior of the device and FIG. 2 showing the inside as seen through. This device is configured as a word processor or a personal computer.

In both figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of the main body of the apparatus, and a cover 2 covering the top surface of the housing 1 is provided on the housing 1 so that it can be rotated as shown by the arrow, that is, can be opened and closed. It is being The cover 2 is erected (opened) on the housing 1 as shown in the figure when the device is in use, and is folded down (closed) to cover the top surface of the housing 1 when the device is not in use.
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A keyboard 3 as an operation input means is provided on the front side of the top surface of the casing 1, and speakers 4 as audio output means are provided inside the left and right sides of a step formed in the center of the top surface of the casing 1.
is provided. Speaker 4 is driven via amplifier 16.

Further, inside the rear part of the housing 1, a video projector 7 constituting a display output means for displaying and outputting various input information and processing information of the information processing device is provided. The video projector 7 is configured as a projection screen 2a, and when the cover 2 is erected (opened) as shown in FIG.
A displayed image can be projected onto a screen 2a through a window 1c provided on the rear upper surface of the housing 1a.

Further, inside the housing 1, an optical disc device (multi-disc player) 8 for recording or reproducing information on an optical recording disc, a so-called optical disc, is provided. An optical disc (not shown) is inserted into the optical disc device 8, and recording or reproduction can be performed.

A TV/FM tuner 9 for receiving TV broadcasts and FM broadcasts is provided on the rear left side of the housing l, and its antenna 10 protrudes above the housing l so that it can be expanded and contracted.

Also provided within the housing 1 are a power supply circuit 15 for supplying power to each part of the apparatus using a commercial AC power supply, and a battery 14 for supplying power without using the commercial AC power supply. The battery 14 is charged via a power supply circuit 15.

Furthermore, a CPU board 22 is provided at the bottom of the housing 1, and is provided with a control circuit mainly composed of a CPU, which is a microprocessor that controls each of the above-described components. FIG. 3 shows the circuit configuration of the entire device centering on the CPU.

As shown in FIG. 3, each of the above-mentioned configurations
2 and is controlled by the CPU 12. CPU12
controls the entire system by executing a control program stored in the memory 13, and performs data processing using the memory 13 as a data buffer, working area, etc.

In addition to the configuration described above, a printer 6 separate from the main body of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is connected to the CPU 12.

The printer 6 is detachably connected to a printer output terminal 11 provided at the rear of the CPU board 12, as shown in FIG.

Also, with the configuration shown in Figure 3, F is used as an optional external storage device.
DD17 is connected to CPU12.

The FDD 17 is mounted by being inserted inside the hidden part 1b of the housing l shown in FIG.

In addition, a game-only computer (not shown) can also be connected via the game-only computer connection terminal 20 shown in FIG.

Based on the above configuration, data such as characters are input by operating the keyboard 3, and an image of the input data is projected and displayed on the screen 2a by the video projector 7. The operator can create and edit sentences while looking at the display, and when saving files such as created sentences, they can be saved on an optical disk using the optical disk device 8, or on a floppy disk if an FDDi7 is installed. You can also. Further, the file can also be printed out to the printer 6.

Furthermore, it is also possible to load an optical disk on which image data has been recorded into the optical disk device 8 for reproduction, and to project and display the image on the screen 2a using the video projector 7.

Furthermore, it is also possible to load an optical disc on which audio data has been recorded into the optical disc device 8, perform playback, and output the audio through the speaker 4. In addition, TV broadcasting or
A TV/FM tuner 9 receives the M-nasal broadcast, and a video projector projects the received image onto the screen 2a.

It is also possible to output the received audio through the speaker 4.

Furthermore, it is also possible to connect a game-specific computer, project the game image onto the screen 2a using the video projector 7, output the game sound from the speaker 4, and input game operations using the keyboard 3 to play the game.

According to the information processing apparatus of this embodiment as described above, since the video projector 7 projects the image onto the screen 2a for display output, the display screen is not changed as in the case where a conventional LCD is used as the display output means. The area is not limited, and the area of the display screen can be increased depending on the size of the screen 2a, that is, the size of the cover 2. In other words, the area of the display screen can be increased relative to the overall size of the device, and as shown in Figure 1,
Full-size vertical/horizontal display in four sizes is also possible.

Furthermore, since the video projector 7 is made ultra-small and its weight is significantly lighter than that of a conventional LCD, the weight of the entire device can be reduced considerably. Furthermore, the cover 2 serving as the screen is of course much thinner than the LCD, and the device can be made thinner accordingly.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the speaker 4 is installed, and the optical disc device 8 and TV/FM tuner 9 are mounted, thereby making the device multi-functional.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, a configuration including a video projector and a screen on which the projector projects images is adopted as the display output means. The area of the display screen of a video projector, that is, the area of the entire image projected onto the screen, can be made larger relative to the overall size of the device by increasing the size of the screen. Furthermore, by making the video projector small and lightweight, the excellent effect of making the entire device thinner and lighter can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the device.
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the entire device;
The figure is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional information processing device. l--- Housing of the device body 2-- Cover 2a... Screen 3-- Keyboard 4--... Speaker
6...Printer 7--Video projector 8...Optical disc device 9...TV/FM tuner 17-FDD 3 Keyboard External perspective view of information processing device Fig. 1 Fig. 2 shows the circuit configuration of the device Block diagram Figure 3

Claims (1)

Claims: 1) An information processing device comprising a video projector and a screen on which the projector projects images as display output means. 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an optical disk device as an external storage device. 3) Claim 1, characterized in that a cover that covers a housing of the information processing device is configured to also serve as the screen.
The information processing device according to item 1 or 2.