JP2003345322A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust a display screen from an input device such as a keyboard or the like and to precisely provide display condition that is required by a user. <P>SOLUTION: When the user inputs a control instruction into the keyboard connected to a computer main body 1a in order to adjust the display screen of a display device 1b, a control signal superimposition circuit 16 generates a control signal corresponding to the control instruction and superimposes the signal onto video signals generated by a display control circuit 15 or a vertical blanking interval of synchronization signals. A control signal extracting circuit 18 extracts the superimposed control signal from the video signals or the synchronization signals from the circuit 16 and outputs the extracted control signal. A display control circuit 19 generates adjustment signals based on the control signal from the circuit 18 to adjust a video circuit 20 and a deflection circuit 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display which receives image data such as a digital signal or a video signal and a synchronizing signal as input signals and displays an image based on these input signals, and more particularly, to a screen of a display device. The present invention relates to a display with improved usability because various adjustments such as display size, position, and brightness can be adjusted from an input device such as a keyboard (without going through the computer body).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, in display devices such as computer terminals, there are various types of display positions and display sizes of screens and deflection frequencies of video signals to be displayed. For this reason, as a display device such as a computer terminal, a single display device capable of handling various video signals (video signals) has come to be used.

As a display device of this type, there is a device that uses a microcomputer, a memory LSI or the like to provide an optimum screen display for each type of video signal. As such a conventional example, for example, , JP 1-
Examples thereof include those described in Japanese Patent No. 3214475.

In this conventional example, a memory for storing the display position and display size information of the screen for each type of video signal is controlled by a microcomputer or the like in advance to display the optimum screen according to the input video signal. The position and display size information is read from the memory, and the deflection circuit and the like of the display device are controlled based on the read information. If the video signal input to the display device is not known, the corresponding information is not stored in the memory, so the adjustment switch or the like arranged on the front surface of the display device is operated to display the screen. Input adjustment information such as the display position and display size. Based on this input information, the control circuit such as the microcomputer creates control information such as deflection, and the adjustment is performed.

In the above-mentioned conventional example, the display device side attempts to obtain an optimum screen display in accordance with the input video signal, but as another conventional example, the display state is switched under the control of the computer main body side. As such a conventional example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-60193
And the like can be mentioned.

In this conventional example, the computer main body outputs the discrimination pulse by superimposing it in the blanking period of the video signal,
The display device switches the deflection frequency based on the discrimination pulse.

[0007]

Among the two conventional examples described above, in the former conventional example, the control of the display position and the display size of the screen is all managed by the display device side, so that adjustment is required or When a request is made, it is necessary to remove the hand from the input device such as a keyboard connected to the computer body and reach for the adjustment switch of the display device to operate, which is troublesome in terms of usability. .

Further, in the latter conventional example, the operation can be performed from an input device such as a keyboard connected to the computer main body, but since the deflection frequency can only be switched between two values, the computer user can There is a problem that the required display state cannot be obtained sufficiently.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to adjust the display screen from an input device such as a keyboard at hand without reaching for the adjustment switch of the display device. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image display device capable of accurately obtaining a display state required by a user.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, in a general computer system, a superimposing means for superimposing a control signal of a display screen on a video signal or a synchronizing signal in a computer main body. The display device is provided with extraction means for extracting the superimposed control signal and control means for adjusting the display state by the extracted control signal.

Alternatively, the computer body is provided with a creating means for creating a control signal and outputting the control signal in a predetermined manner, and the display device is provided with a control means for receiving the control signal and adjusting a display state.

Alternatively, a display processing means for outputting both the created image data and the control signal of the display screen in the form of a digital signal to the display device is provided in the computer main body, and the display device stores the image data from the image data in the display device. A control means for generating an analog video signal and a synchronizing signal and outputting an adjustment signal for adjusting a predetermined portion of the display device from the control signal is provided.

Alternatively, a modulation means for superimposing a control signal for a display screen on an AC power supply for operating the computer body is provided in the computer body, and a demodulation means for extracting the modulated control signal in the display device, The control circuit from the demodulation means adjusts the internal circuit of the display device to obtain a predetermined display screen.

Furthermore, or alternatively, a display device receives a control signal from an input device such as a keyboard as it is, and a command identifying means for identifying a control signal relating to adjustment of a display screen in the display device, and a command identifying means from the command identifying means. A control means for adjusting the display screen by a signal is provided.

[0015]

When the command input from the input device such as the keyboard is related to the adjustment of the display screen of the display device, the superposition means in the computer main body sends the control signal of the display device to the video signal or the synchronizing signal output from the computer main body. On the display device side, the extraction means extracts the superimposed control signal on the display device side, and the control means adjusts the internal circuit of the display device according to the control signal to obtain a desired screen display.

Alternatively, the creating means creates a control signal in accordance with a control command of the display screen from the input device such as the keyboard and outputs the control signal through a dedicated connection line, and the control means on the side of the display device sends the control signal. When is input, a predetermined portion of the internal circuit of the display device is adjusted according to the control signal to adjust the display screen.

Alternatively, the display processing means processes a drawing command created by the CPU in the computer main body, creates image data for displaying an image, and also creates a control signal for the display screen to generate the image data. And a control signal are output to the display device by a predetermined method of digital signal transmission and reception. Further, the control means receives the image data and the control signal from the display processing means, and creates a video signal, a synchronization signal, and an adjustment signal for an internal circuit of the display device.

Alternatively, the modulation means creates a control signal for the display screen from the information or command relating to the adjustment of the display screen, superimposes the control signal on the AC power supply supplied to the computer main body, and transmits the control signal. The demodulation means extracts the control signal superimposed by the modulation means. The control means adjusts a predetermined portion of the internal circuit of the display device by the control signal from the demodulation means to adjust the display screen.

Furthermore, the command identifying means identifies a signal relating to the adjustment of the display screen among the signals directly coming from the input device such as the keyboard and creates the control signal for the adjustment. The control means adjusts a predetermined part of the internal circuit of the display device according to the control signal from the command identification means to adjust the display screen.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1a indicates a computer main body, in which 11 is a CPU, 12 is a keyboard controller for processing various commands input from a keyboard (not shown) connected to the computer main body 1a,
Reference numeral 13 is a memory circuit, 14 is an input / output port for connecting to a peripheral device, 15 is a display control circuit for generating a video signal and a sync signal for driving a display device, 16
Is a control signal superimposing circuit for superimposing a control signal on the video signal or the synchronizing signal output from the display control circuit 15, and 17 is a floppy disk drive circuit. Reference numeral 1b denotes a display device, in which 18 is a control signal extracting circuit for extracting the control signal from the video signal or the synchronizing signal output from the control signal superimposing circuit 16, and 19 is a control signal extracting circuit 18. A display control circuit that generates an adjustment signal for a predetermined circuit based on the extracted control signal, 20 is a video circuit, 21 is a deflection circuit, and 22 is a cathode ray tube for displaying an image.

The operation of FIG. 1 is as follows. In the computer main body 1a, the part excluding the control signal superimposing circuit 16 has the same general configuration as that of a conventional personal computer or workstation.

First, when a computer user inputs a control command for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1b from a keyboard connected to the computer main body 1a, the keyboard controller 12 digitally encodes the control command, After that, the CPU 11 recognizes the control command and controls the control signal superimposing circuit 16.

The control signal superimposing circuit 16 creates a control signal corresponding to the control command, and a vertical blanking period of the video signal or the synchronizing signal generated by the display control circuit 15 for driving the display device 1b. Superimpose on.

Next, the control signal extraction circuit 18 of the display device 1b extracts the superimposed control signal from the video signal or the synchronization signal output from the control signal superposition circuit 16 and outputs it to the display control circuit 19. With
The video signal is sent to the video circuit 20, and the synchronizing signal is sent to the deflection circuit 21.
Output to each.

In the display control circuit 19, the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 are based on the input control signal.
For adjusting the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21.

In this way, the display screen is adjusted and the image displayed on the cathode ray tube 22 becomes that desired by the computer user.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the control signal superimposing circuit 16 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram showing the waveform of the main signal of FIG.

In FIG. 2, 161 is an address decoder, 162 is a data latch circuit, 163 is a pulse edge detection circuit, 164 is a shift register circuit, 165 and 170 are AND circuits, 166 is a level conversion circuit for converting a signal level, 167 is an analog switch, 168 is a counter circuit for counting 17 clock pulses, and 169 is a set-reset type flip-flop circuit (hereinafter,
RSFF circuit).

The operation of the figure is as follows.

As described above, from the keyboard connected to the computer main body 1a, the computer user
When a control command for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1b is input, the keyboard controller 12 digitally encodes the control command, and then the CPU 11 recognizes the control command and instructs the control signal superimposing circuit 16 to send a computer to the control signal superimposing circuit 16. Send control data over the bus.

When the transmitted control data is control data for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1b, the address decoder 161 fetches the control data in the data latch circuit 162. Next, the edge detection circuit 163 detects the head portion of the vertical synchronization signal Vs by using the horizontal synchronization signal Hs, and the edge detection pulse is detected by the shift register circuit 164, the counter circuit 168, and the RSF.
Output to the F circuit 169.

In the counter circuit 168, the edge detection pulse is used as a reset signal, the horizontal synchronizing signal Hs is used as a clock signal, a counting operation is performed at the rising edge of the counter signal, and when 17 clocks are counted after the reset signal is input, the carry output is RS.
It is sent to the reset input terminal of the FF circuit 169. Therefore, R
The SFF circuit 169 outputs the V gate pulse shown in FIG. The control signal for the display device 1b is superimposed during the high level period of the V gate pulse.

On the other hand, the shift register circuit 164 reads the control data held in the data latch circuit 162 by the edge detection pulse from the edge detection circuit 163. Next, the shift register circuit 164 performs a shift operation using the horizontal synchronizing signal Hs output by the AND circuit 170 only during the high level period of the V gate pulse as a clock signal, and outputs the control data shown in FIG.

Further, this control data is the AND circuit 16
After being multiplied by the horizontal synchronization signal Hs in 5, the level conversion circuit 166 converts the product into a video signal level, which is input to the switch circuit 167. A B (blue) video signal of the video signals is input to the other input of the switch circuit 167. The V gate pulse is used as a switch switching control signal and the output of the level conversion circuit 166 is output during a high level period. , The B video signal is selected in the other low level periods, and the B signal on which the control signal is superimposed as shown in FIG. 3 is selected.
A video signal can be obtained. Here, the control signal is superimposed on the B video signal having low color visual sensitivity, but it may be superimposed on the other R (red), G (green) video signals and the synchronization signal.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the control signal extraction circuit 18 of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the display control circuit 19, and FIG. 5 is a waveform diagram showing waveforms of essential signals of FIG.

In FIG. 4, 401 is a distributor, 402 is a low pass filter (hereinafter referred to as LPF), 403 is a level conversion circuit, 404 and 405 are buffers, and 406 is 1.
7 count circuit, 407 is RSFF circuit, 408 and 40
Reference numeral 9 is an AND circuit, 410 is an inverter, 411 is a 16-stage shift register circuit, 412 is a decoder circuit, 413 is a D / A conversion circuit (hereinafter referred to as DAC), and 414 is an edge detection circuit.

The operation of FIG. 4 will be described below with reference to FIG.

The B video signal from the control signal superimposing circuit 16 is input to the distributor 401, divided into two, one is output to the video circuit 20 shown in FIG. 1 together with the other video signal, and the other is output. It is output to the LPF 402. LPF40
An LPF 402 removes unnecessary frequency components such as noise from the B video signal input to the B video signal 2, and then the level conversion circuit 403 at the next stage converts the B video signal to a digital signal level.

Further, the vertical synchronizing signal Vs is transferred to the buffer 40.
4 is input to the edge detection circuit 414, where
The leading edge is detected and the edge detection pulse 4 shown in FIG.
18, a 17 count circuit 406, an RSFF circuit 4
07 and 16-stage shift register circuits 411, respectively.

First, when the 17-count circuit 406 is reset by the edge detection pulse 418, the 17-count circuit 406 performs a counting operation by using the horizontal synchronizing signal Hs input through the buffer 405 as a counting clock, and the rising edge thereof is set to 17
When the clocks are counted, 17 detection pulses are output. next,
The RSFF circuit 407 receives the edge detection pulse 418 as a set signal and the 17 detection pulse as a reset signal, and creates the V gate pulse 419 shown in FIG.

The AND circuit 408 is the level conversion circuit 40.
3 is multiplied by the V gate pulse from the RSFF circuit 407, and the control signal 420 superimposed on the B video signal is extracted and output. Also, another AND circuit 40
9 takes the product of the V gate pulse and the horizontal synchronizing signal Hs from the buffer 405 which is logically inverted by the inverter 410, and outputs the 16-stage shift register circuit 411 and the DAC 413.
Make a clock signal for.

The 16-stage shift register circuit 411 resets the held contents by the edge detection pulse 418 and sequentially holds the control signal 420 by the clock signal from the AND circuit 409. In the decoder circuit 412, 1
The first stage, the second stage, the fifteen stages of the six-stage shift register circuit 411,
When the hold value in the 16th stage is decoded and the start bit and stop bit in the control signal 420 are detected, the load pulse 422 for the DAC 413 shown in FIG. 5 is output. The output of the second stage of the 16-stage shift register circuit 411 is used as the serial data 421 of the DAC 413 shown in FIG.

The DAC 413 is a serial data input multi-channel built-in type D / A converter, and according to the DAC control address in the serial data 421 shown in FIG. Is selected, and the D / A conversion output value is updated with the value of the control data portion. At this time, the serial data 421 is sequentially fetched in synchronization with the clock signal from the AND circuit 409, and the fetched data is determined at the rising portion of the load pulse 422 from the decoder circuit 412.

In this way, the adjustment of the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 shown in FIG. 1 can be performed by the adjustment voltage or the adjustment current output from the DAC 413 as the adjustment signal.

Next, FIG. 6 shows the control signal extraction circuit 18 of FIG.
9 is a block diagram showing another specific example of the display control circuit 19. FIG. In the figure, 601 is a selector, 60
Reference numeral 2 is a one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter, referred to as a microcomputer), 603 is a writable read-only memory (hereinafter, referred to as EEPROM), and the same numbers as those in FIG. 4 have the same functions.

The operation of the figure is as follows.

The AND circuit 408 extracts the control signal superimposed on the B video signal, and the AND circuit 409 prepares a clock signal for writing the 16-stage shift register circuit 411 up to the case of FIG. The operation is exactly the same. In this specific example, the microcomputer 602 is used to process a control signal for the display device 1b sent from the computer main body 1a side shown in FIG.

First, normally, the microcomputer 602 controls the selector 601 to select the clock signal for writing from the AND circuit 409, and the 16-stage shift register circuit 4
The control signal is written in the memory cell 11. At this time, the edge detection pulse from the edge detection circuit 414 is input to the microcomputer 602 as an interrupt signal, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the selector 601 is controlled so that the clock signal for reading from the microcomputer 602 is selected. To do.

The control signals held in the 16-stage shift register circuit 411 are sequentially read by the clock signal for reading from the microcomputer 602, and the microcomputer 602
Entered in. If the captured signal is a correct control signal, the microcomputer 602 outputs control data to the DAC 413 and adjusts a predetermined circuit in the display device 1b. Further, this control data is stored in the EEPROM 60.
3, the control data is read from the EEPROM 603 when the power of the display device 1b is turned on next time, and predetermined adjustment is performed.

Further, in this specific example, EEPRO is previously set.
By storing the control data in M603, necessary control data can be read according to the control signal from the computer main body 1a. Therefore, in addition to the control command from the keyboard, by pre-programming the control information for the display device 1b in the software for operating the computer main body, it is possible to deal with each software.

As described above, in this embodiment, the case of using the method of superimposing the control signal on the vertical blanking period of the video signal or the synchronizing signal has been described.
The DC level itself of the video signal may be used as the control signal. In this case, the control signal extraction circuit 18 may reproduce the DC level of the video signal and adjust the predetermined circuit of the display device 1b according to the voltage value. Further, in this embodiment, the display device 1b
Although the example of adjusting the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 is described, it is of course possible to control the high-voltage circuit part to adjust the focus and the like.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1c shows a computer main body different from the computer main body shown in FIG. 1, in which 70 is a control signal generating circuit. 1d shows a display device different from the display device shown in FIG. 1, in which 71 is a display control circuit different from the display control circuit 19 shown in FIG.
In addition, the same numbers as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same functions.

The operation of FIG. 7 will be briefly described below.

In the figure, the video signal and the synchronizing signal are output from the display control circuit 15 similar to a general personal computer or workstation.

Here, when a computer user inputs a control command for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1d from a keyboard (not shown) connected to the computer main body 1c, the control command is the keyboard. It is sent to the control signal generation circuit 70 via the computer bus via the controller 12 and the CPU 11.

The control signal creating circuit 70 holds the control command, creates a control signal corresponding to the control command, and outputs it to the display device 1d at an appropriate timing. As an output method at this time, for example, RS-232
Existing interfaces such as C, GP-IB, Centronics, and SCSI can be used. Therefore, the control signal generation circuit 70 includes a corresponding interface circuit.

Next, the display control circuit 71 of the display device 1b includes the control signal output from the control signal generation circuit 70 in the display control circuit 71.
The video signal is input through an interface circuit similar to the above interface circuit, and an adjustment voltage or an adjustment current as an adjustment signal for the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 is generated based on the control signal, and the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit are generated. Adjust 21.

In this embodiment, since the control signals are exchanged by the general-purpose interface, bidirectional communication is possible between the display device 1d side and the computer main body 1c side. Therefore, it is also possible to monitor whether the display device 1d correctly receives the control signal, how the display device 1d is currently controlled, or whether the display device 1d side is operating normally. .

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1e indicates a computer main body different from the computer main body shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, in which 81 is a display processing circuit for creating image data of a display image and 82 is an interface circuit. is there. Reference numeral 1f shows a display device different from the display device shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, 83 is an interface circuit, and 84 is a display controller that creates various signals for driving the display device 1b. An interface circuit (hereinafter, I / F
Circuits 82 and 83 are for exchanging signals between the display processing circuit 81 in the computer main body 1e and the display controller 84 in the display device 1f.
In addition, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 7 denote the same functions.

The operation of FIG. 8 will be briefly described below.

The image processing command issued from the CPU 11 is sent to the display processing circuit 81 via the computer bus. The display processing circuit 81 receives the image processing command and creates image data of a display image.

At this time, when a computer user inputs a control command for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1f from a keyboard (not shown) connected to the computer main body 1e, the control command is the keyboard. It is sent to the display processing circuit 81 via the computer bus via the controller 12 and the CPU 11. Display processing circuit 81
Then, when the control command is sent, a control signal is created at a predetermined location outside the image data area.

The image data and the control signal thus created are directed to the display device 1f as image information in accordance with a predetermined interface specification in the I / F circuit 82, for example, a SCSI standard having a large transfer rate. Is output.

In the display device 1f, the I / F circuit 8
3 inputs the image information from the I / F circuit 82 and sequentially sends it to the display controller 84. The display controller 84 sequentially writes the transmitted image information in the internal memory, and creates R, G, B video signals and synchronization signals from the image data portion of the written image information.
Further, if the control signal is present in the image information, an adjustment voltage or an adjustment current as an adjustment signal for the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 is generated, and the video circuit 20 is generated.
And the deflection circuit 21 is adjusted.

Further, the display controller 84 is
If the image information written in the internal memory is not updated within a predetermined time, the video circuit 20 is controlled to set the amplitude of the video signal to the minimum level so that the cathode ray tube 22
To prevent image sticking.

Also in this embodiment, the computer main body 1
Since the interface between e and the display device 1f is bidirectional, not only the image data and control signals are sent from the computer body 1e side, but also the reception confirmation signal and the operation status report are sent from the display device 1f side. Is possible. Also, the connection between the computer body 1e and the display device 1f is the interface cable 1
Since it becomes a book, the trouble of connection can be eliminated.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1g indicates a computer main body different from the computer main body shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, and 91 is a modulation circuit in the computer main body. Reference numeral 1h denotes a display device different from the display device shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, in which 92 is a display control circuit, 93 is a demodulation circuit, and 94 and 95 are power plugs. In addition, the same numbers as those in FIG. 1 have the same functions. The operation of FIG. 9 is as follows.

When a computer user inputs a control command for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1h from a keyboard (not shown) connected to the computer main body 1g, the control command causes the keyboard controller 12 to operate. It is sent to the CPU 11 via the. The CPU 11 processes the control command and sends a control signal corresponding to the control command to the modulation circuit 91 via the computer bus. The modulation circuit 91 modulates the received control signal,
After being superimposed on the AC power, the power is transmitted from the power plug 94 to the display device 1h side through the power line.

In the display device 1h, when AC power is supplied from the power plug 95 through the power line, the demodulation circuit 93 demodulates the modulated control signal superimposed on the AC power and reproduces the original control signal. To do. The reproduced control signal is input to the display control circuit 92, and the display control circuit 92 generates an adjustment voltage or an adjustment current as an adjustment signal for the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 according to the instruction content of the control signal. , The video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 are adjusted.

In this way, in this embodiment, since the control signal for the display device 1h is transmitted through the power supply line, the display device 1h can be controlled without increasing the number of control signal lines.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1i denotes a computer main body showing a general personal computer or workstation, and 1i denotes FIG. 1, FIG. 7, FIG.
10 shows a display device different from the display device shown in FIG. 9, in which 101 is a command identification circuit,
102 is a display control device. Reference numeral 1k indicates a keyboard connected to the computer main body 1i and the display device 1j. In addition, the same numbers as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same functions.

The operation of FIG. 10 is as follows.

In FIG. 10, when the computer user operates the keyboard 1k, the key input signal is input to the computer main body 1i and further to the display device 1j. Of these, in the display device 1j, the key input signal is processed in the command identification circuit 101, and if the key input signal is a control command for adjusting the display screen of the display device 1j, it is taken out as a control signal. The display control circuit 102 adjusts the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 by generating an adjustment voltage or an adjustment current as an adjustment signal for the video circuit 20 and the deflection circuit 21 according to the instruction content of the control signal.

In this embodiment, since the control signal for the display device 1j is not generated by the computer body 1i, there is no load on the CPU on the computer body 1i side. In this way, the computer user can control from the keyboard 1k without directly touching the display device 1j.

Here, as the signal line connected from the keyboard 1k to the display device 1j, the signal line connected to the computer main body 1i may be distributed as it is, or a dedicated signal line for handling only the control command for the display device 1j. It may be a signal line. In the former case,
A general keyboard 1k can be used as it is. In the latter case, a dedicated key for display control is added to the keyboard 1k.

Further, in order to reduce the number of connecting lines between the keyboard 1k and the display device 1j, a remote control circuit using infrared rays or the like is used, so that the troublesomeness of wiring can be suppressed. Further, in this embodiment, the keyboard 1k is used as the input means of the control command, but it is of course possible to use an input device such as a mouse, a touch panel, a light pen or the like.

[0078]

According to the present invention, a user of a computer can adjust a display screen from an input device such as a keyboard at hand, without having to reach for an adjustment switch of the display device. It is possible to accurately obtain the display state required by the. Therefore, the operability of the computer system and the usability of the display device can be improved. Also, the control hardware can be realized with a necessary minimum configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a control signal superimposing circuit 16 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram showing a waveform of a main part signal of FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a control signal extraction circuit 18 and a display control circuit 19 of FIG.

5 is a waveform diagram showing a waveform of a main part signal of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another specific example of the control signal extraction circuit 18 and the display control circuit 19 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a, 1c, 1e, 1g, 1i ... Computer body, 1
b, 1d, 1f, 1h, 1j ... Display device, 16
... control signal superimposing circuit, 18 ... control signal extracting circuit, 19,
71, 92, 102 ... Display control circuit, 70 ... Control signal generation circuit, 81 ... Display processing circuit, 84 ... Display controller, 91 ... Modulation circuit, 92 ... Demodulation circuit,
1k ... keyboard, 101 ... command identification circuit.

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[Submission date] June 24, 2003 (2003.6.2
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Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yuji Sano             Stock, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Inside Hitachi Media Media Research Laboratories F term (reference) 5C082 AA01 AA21 BB01 CA81 CB05                       MM09

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display capable of displaying a screen, comprising: an image control circuit to which image data or a video signal and a synchronization signal are input for displaying the screen; and a signal output from the image control circuit. A display comprising: a display unit that is controlled and displays a screen; and a control circuit that receives a control signal for adjusting the display screen of the display unit from an input device and controls the display unit. 2. The display according to claim 1, wherein the control signal is transmitted by a signal line different from a signal line through which the image data or the video signal and the synchronization signal are transmitted. . 3. The display according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit has means for identifying the control signal and means for controlling the display section based on the control signal. 4. An exclusive terminal for inputting the control signal from an input device.
Display as described. 5. The display according to claim 1, wherein the control signal is input using infrared rays or radio waves.