JP2000284852A - Electronic apparatus with display part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a person other than a user to easily and simultaneously see information to be displayed. SOLUTION: When the user desires to show the display contents to the person other than the user and display of the main display 3 is difficult to see on the side of the person, the display contents are shown to the side of the person as well by drawing a sub-display 11 outside by drawing a supporting substrate 22 outside by holding a knob part 20 and displaying the information contents displayed on the main display 3 on the sub-display 11 by this electronic apparatus.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device having a display (display section) such as various portable electronic devices and small computers (so-called notebook personal computers).

[0002]

[Prior Art] In the diversification of information and the huge amount of information,
In many cases, a decision is made based on a lot of information. In recent years, for example, even a sales person stores a lot of information in a portable computer (personal computer: PC) and stores necessary information. In some cases, the information is taken out as appropriate and displayed on a display to provide judgment information. In some cases, a business partner needs to show the information to another person.

Usually, in a notebook PC, a display is installed so as to face a keyboard surface, and an information display surface is limited to one direction on the keyboard surface side. It is necessary to point the whole body to the other party. For this reason, every time the information content is changed, it is necessary to operate the keyboard, and it is necessary to turn the main body toward and away from the user and the other party.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-340134 describes an electronic device having a structure in which a display is provided so as to be pivotable with respect to a main body of a keyboard. Persons other than those who directly use the electronic device are described. In addition, the contents displayed on the display can be shown.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-340131 discloses an electronic apparatus having a structure in which a keyboard can be separated from a main body, and includes a display in a situation according to a user's preference. The keyboard can be arranged on the main body.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional installation structure of the display in the electronic device, when the opponent faces the user of the electronic device in a situation where the opponent faces each other. When the display is turned to the user, the user cannot see the information content. That is, the user and the other party cannot see the display contents at the same time, and therefore cannot make a judgment while viewing the same information at the same time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide an electronic device with a display unit in which displayed information can be easily viewed by another person at the same time.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information input unit, an arithmetic processing unit for processing input information, and an information display unit for receiving and displaying information from the arithmetic processing unit. A first information display unit and a second information display unit are provided in the device main body, and the first information display unit is installed so as to face the information input unit; The information display unit is installed so as to be able to be taken in and out of the device main body, and can be rotated at an arbitrary angle with respect to the information input unit, and a display direction of a display surface in the first information display unit With this configuration, the second information display unit can be pulled out of the device main body independently of the first information display unit, and the display surface can be turned at an arbitrary angle. ， Because the display surface can be directed in the direction, Even others are in any position by, the other person can view the information content by the second information display section. When the information display by the second information display unit is unnecessary, the second information display unit is stored in the apparatus main body, so that the second information display unit does not interfere with normal use only by the user. Nor.

The present invention also provides the second information display unit,
It is slidably disposed below the information input section inside the device body.

Further, according to the present invention, the first information display section and the second information display section are configured to display the same information, and a user and another person can use one apparatus. , You can see the same information at the same time.

Further, according to the present invention, the first information display section and the second information display section are configured to display different information, so that a user and another person can use one device. , You can see different information at the same time.

Further, the present invention is provided with a switching means for switching and displaying the information content displayed on the first information display portion and the information content displayed on the second information display portion. With this configuration, the display content of the first information display unit and the display content of the second information display unit can be appropriately switched, so that the display content of the other party can be easily confirmed.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a notebook PC for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the notebook PC of FIG. Body 1
, A main display unit (first information display unit), a hinge portion for rotatably supporting the main display unit 3 at an end of the keyboard unit 2 of the device body 1, and a keyboard unit 5; An infrared interface unit 6 for transmitting and receiving to and from an external device is a pointing device.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a circuit board installed inside the device main body 1 below the keyboard unit 2, and reference numeral 11 denotes a circuit board installed between the lower side of the circuit board 10 and the inner wall of the device main body 1. A secondary display (second information display unit),
The auxiliary display 11 is held by a support substrate 12, and the support substrate 12 is provided with a first guide portion 15 having a cylindrical long hole provided inside the apparatus main body 1 and a second guide portion having a long convex shape. It is guided and slidably supported by the portion 16 and is provided so as to be able to be taken in and out of the device main body 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the sub-display is pulled out from the main body of the apparatus, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a connecting portion between the sub-display and the main body of the apparatus in the state shown in FIG. In 3, reference numeral 20 denotes a knob provided outside the cylindrical portion 12 a of the support substrate 12, and reference numeral 21 denotes a cable for electrically connecting the sub-display 11 and the circuit board 10 for transmitting and receiving signals.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 22 denotes a rotary support portion provided integrally with an end of the cylindrical portion 12a of the support substrate 12, and 23 denotes a concave portion 23a which is slidably coupled to the convex portion 22a of the rotary support portion 22. The rotation receiving portion, and the rotation receiving portion 23
A step portion 24 is formed on a part of the outer periphery of the device, and the step portion 24 comes into contact with a step portion 25 provided on a part of the inner periphery of the first guide portion 15 of the device main body 1, thereby pulling out the support substrate 22. When the stopper. Hollow holes 22b and 23b are formed in the rotation supporting portion 22 and the rotation receiving portion 23, respectively, so that the cable 21 can pass therethrough.

In the first embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the user uses the personal computer alone, as shown in FIG. 1, the sub-display 11 is used while housed in the main body 1 of the device.

When the user wants to show the display contents to a person other than the user, and when the display on the main display 3 is difficult to see from the other party, as shown in FIG.
When the user pulls out the knob 20, the support substrate 22 slides outward while being guided by the first guide portion 15 and the second guide portion 16, so that the sub-display 11 is taken out. The auxiliary display 11 allows the other party to show necessary information.

Further, since the support substrate 12 can be rotated about the rotation support portion 22 and the rotation receiving portion 23, it may be necessary when the other party is at a position facing the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, by rotating the support substrate 12 in the pulled-out state, the display surface of the sub-display 11 can be made to be opposite to the display surface of the main display unit 3.

This eliminates the need for the user to point the entire device body 1 at the other party, improves the usability of the PC such as the keyboard 2 while showing it to the other party, and furthermore, while viewing the display. The explanation is also performed smoothly.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a PC control unit mounted on the first embodiment. Reference numeral 30 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) for controlling each unit of the PC, 31 denotes a system bus, and 32 denotes a basic PC. (ROM) storing a general operation program, 33 is a system memory (RAM) for providing a work area or a program area in the operation of the PC, 34 is a controller for the keyboard unit 2 and the pointing device 6, and 35 is an infrared interface External interface (I
/ F) controller, 36 is an audio controller connected to a speaker 37 or the like, 38 is a hard disk controller for controlling a hard disk 39 for storing a basic OS (operating system) or application programs and various data, 40 is Main display unit 3 and sub display 11
Is a display memory for storing data to be displayed on each of the displays 3 and 11.

In the first embodiment, since the configuration is as shown in FIG. 6, the same information is displayed on the main display unit 3 and the sub display 11.

FIG. 7 shows a PC according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a control unit. Members corresponding to the members described in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the display controller 40 (40a, 40a,
40b) and a display memory 41 (41a, 41b).

With the configuration of the second embodiment, the data to be displayed on the main display unit 3 and the sub-display 11 is stored in each of the display memories 41a and 41b, and the main display unit 3 and the sub-display 1 are stored.
1 makes it possible to selectively display different information.

By doing so, for example, when the user needs to display detailed information, but the other party only needs to display simplified information of only the essential points,
Alternatively, when it is desired to delete information or the like that the user does not want to disclose to the other party, data of another display content is created and stored in each of the display memories 41a and 41b.
Since different information can be selectively displayed on the sub-display 11 and the sub-display 11, the degree of freedom of display is increased.

As a selection operation configuration, the system memory 3
3, the same data as the data in the display memories 41a and 41b can be stored, and a specific key input is performed by a preset key (switching means) on the keyboard unit 2. Sometimes the CPU 30
Can determine the key input and switch and display the contents displayed on the main display unit 3 and the sub display 11.

As described above, in the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the user and the user other than the user can easily confirm the contents displayed on the other party by using the same PC.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Independently of the first information display unit, the second information display unit can be pulled out of the device main body and the display surface can be turned at an arbitrary angle and direction. Other people can see the information content on the second information display unit even if they are in the proper position. In addition, when the information display by the second information display unit is unnecessary, the second information display unit is stored in the apparatus main body, so that the second information display unit does not interfere with normal use only by the user. Nor.

Further, since the same information can be displayed on the first information display section and the second information display section, the user and another person can simultaneously view the same information in one device. it can.

Further, different information can be displayed on the first information display section and the second information display section, so that a user and another person can simultaneously view different information on one device. it can.

Since the display contents of the first information display section and the second information display section can be switched as appropriate, the display contents of the other party can be easily confirmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a notebook PC for describing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the notebook PC according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which a sub-display according to the first embodiment of the present invention is pulled out of a device main body.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a connection portion between a sub-display and a device main body according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the sub-display according to the first embodiment of the present invention is pulled out and rotated.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a PC control unit mounted on the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a PC control unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device main body 2 Keyboard part 3 Main display part (1st information display part) 4 Hinge part 10 Circuit board 11 Sub display (2nd information display part) 12 Support board 22 Rotation support part 23 Rotation receiving part 30 CPU 33 System Memory 40, 40a, 40b Display controller 41, 41a, 41b Display memory

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An electronic apparatus comprising: an information input unit; an arithmetic processing unit that processes input information; and an information display unit that receives and displays information from the arithmetic processing unit. Unit and a second information display unit, the first information display unit is installed facing the information input unit, and the second information display unit is installed so as to be able to be inserted into and removed from the device body. And a configuration in which the display surface can be turned at an arbitrary angle with respect to the information input unit, and the display surface can face in a direction opposite to a display direction of the display surface in the first information display unit. An electronic device with a display unit, characterized in that: 2. The electronic device with a display unit according to claim 1, wherein the second information display unit is slidably disposed below the information input unit inside the device main body. 3. The electronic device with a display unit according to claim 1, wherein the first information display unit and the second information display unit are configured to display the same information. 4. The electronic device with a display unit according to claim 1, wherein the first information display unit and the second information display unit display different information. 5. A switching means for switching and displaying information content displayed on the first information display portion and information content displayed on the second information display portion. Item 6. An electronic device with a display unit according to Item 4.