JP2004219637A - Information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information display device that efficiently informs a resident of the presence/absence of newly arrived information. <P>SOLUTION: The information display device 1 is composed of a communication means 2 for receiving information externally, an information storing means 3 for storing information received by the communication means 2, an operation means 4 for accepting operation by a person, a control means 5 for reading out information from the storing means 3 depending on the operation content accepted by the operation means 4, a display means 6 for displaying information read out by the storing means 3, a human sensory means 8 for detecting existence of a person, and a newly arrived information management means 7 which manages newly arrived information undisplayed in the display means 6 and which displays the newly arrived information on the display means 6 through the control means 5 when existence of a person is detected by the human sensory means 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information display device that is installed in a house and receives and displays information from outside.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art A conventional information display device has been devised that, when receiving new arrival information from the outside, notifies the information display by displaying a lamp or the like.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-57805 A (FIG. 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, this conventional information display device has the following problems. A small display device such as an LED is used as a lamp for notifying the presence of new information, and it is difficult to know whether there is new information. Further, when the new arrival information is received without using the notification lamp, the one that displays the new arrival information on an image display device such as a liquid crystal consumes power uselessly and shortens the life of the image display device.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and provides an information display device that efficiently notifies residents of the presence of new arrival information.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an information display device of the present invention includes a human feeling means for detecting the presence of a person and a new information management means for managing new information. Therefore, when there is new arrival information and the resident approaches the apparatus, the existence of the new arrival information can be efficiently notified.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication unit that receives information from the outside, an information storage unit that stores information received by the communication unit, an operation unit that receives a human operation, and an operation that is received by the operation unit. Control means for reading information from the storage means according to the contents; display means for displaying the information read by the information means; human sense means for detecting the presence of a person; and managing new arrival information not displayed on the display means. And a new arrival information managing means for displaying new arrival information on the display means through the control means when the human sensing means detects the presence of a person.
Therefore, the presence of the new arrival information can be accurately notified to the resident.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in particular, the new arrival information managing means stops the display of the display means through the control means when the human sensation means no longer detects the presence of a person. It is intended to be.
Therefore, even if there is new arrival information, if the resident does not exist around the device, the display of the information can be stopped, and the existence of the new arrival information can be efficiently notified.
[0009]
【Example】
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
(Example 1)
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the information display device of the present invention.
[0011]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an information display device. The information display device 1 is installed in a house and provides information service to residents by displaying information obtained from outside on a screen. In the information display device 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a communication unit, which communicates with the information center 10 to obtain information 10a. Reference numeral 3 denotes an information storage unit which receives and stores information obtained by the communication unit 2 as an information file 2a. An operation unit 4 receives an operation from a resident and transmits operation contents 4 a to the control unit 5. The control means 5 reads the selected information 3a from the information storage means 3 according to the operation content 4a, and sends a screen display instruction 5a to the display means 6. The display means 6 displays the information based on the display instruction 5a. As the display means 6, an image display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal capable of displaying characters and images is used. However, since these display devices and peripheral devices such as a backlight have a lifetime, it is not preferable to always display them. In addition, the constant display consumes considerable energy. Numeral 7 denotes a new arrival information management means, which inputs and manages information not read by the control means 5 from the information storage means 3 as new arrival information 3b. Reference numeral 7 denotes a human feeling means for detecting the presence of a person around the information display device 1 and outputting the presence or absence of a person to the new arrival information managing means 7 as a human feeling state 8a. Based on the new arrival information 3b and the human presence situation 8a, the new arrival information management means 7 sends the new arrival information to the control means 5 when the human presence state changes from "absence" to "present" while the new arrival information 3b exists. A control instruction 7a is output to display information. The control unit 5 that has received the control instruction 7a reads the new arrival information from the information storage unit 3 based on the instruction content and causes the display unit 6 to display the new arrival information.
[0012]
Next, an operation procedure of the information display device of the first embodiment will be described.
[0013]
FIG. 2 shows an operation procedure of the information display device of the first embodiment.
[0014]
In FIG. 2, it is assumed that there is no new arrival information at first and the display means 6 does not display. When the communication unit 2 newly receives the information 10a at the time t1, the information storage unit 3 stores the information 10a as the information file 2a and outputs the new arrival information 3b to the new arrival information management unit 7. The new arrival information management means 7 having input the new arrival information 3b recognizes that there is new arrival information. Next, when the resident approaches the information display device 1 at the time t2, the human sensation means 8 detects the presence of a person and outputs to the new arrival information management means 7 the presence of a person as the human sensation state 8a. When there is new arrival information, the new arrival information management means 7 that has input that the presence of a person is present as the human feeling situation 7a outputs a control instruction 7a to the control means 5 to read and display the new arrival information. The control means 5 reads the new arrival information from the information storage means 3 based on the control instruction 7a, and outputs a screen control instruction 5a to the display means 6 to display the new arrival information. The display means 6 displays the new arrival information in accordance with the screen control instruction 5a. At this time, the resident is alerted by the fact that the display of the information display device is activated when he / she approaches, and notices the presence of new information. The control means 5 reads and displays information according to the operation performed by the resident on the operation means 4 and outputs a new arrival confirmation 5b signal to the new arrival information management means 7 when all the new arrival information is displayed. Upon receiving the new arrival confirmation 5b, the new arrival information management means 7 recognizes that the new arrival information has been lost. Then, when the resident performs an end operation, the screen display disappears. Next, when the human sensation unit 8 detects the presence of a person at time t5, the new arrival information management unit 7 does not output the control instruction 7a to the control unit 5 because it recognizes that there is no new arrival information.
[0015]
As described above, according to the information display device of the first embodiment, the display is activated when there is new information and the resident approaches the information display device, thereby calling attention of the resident and determining the presence of the new information. We can inform you effectively.
[0016]
(Example 2)
Next, an information display device according to a second embodiment will be described.
[0017]
FIG. 3 shows an operation procedure of the information display device of the second embodiment.
[0018]
The operation up to the point where the presence of a person is detected at time t2 and the display is activated is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. In spite of the fact that the display is activated at time t2, there is no operation input from the resident, and at time t6, when the human sensation means 8 does not detect the presence of a person, the new arrival management means 7 controls the display 7a to erase the display. Is output. Upon receiving this instruction, the control means 5 outputs a screen control instruction 5a to the display means 6 to erase the display, and the display means 6 erases the screen display.
[0019]
Next, when the presence of a person is detected at time t7, a screen is displayed in the same manner as at time t2, and the process is repeated until an operation is performed by the resident.
[0020]
As described above, according to the information display device of the second embodiment, the display is activated when there is new information and the resident approaches the information display device. However, when the resident does not operate, the display is temporarily turned off. Reduces energy consumption and extends the life of the display device. Further, until the resident checks the new arrival information, the screen is repeatedly activated and alerted each time the resident approaches the information display device, so that the presence of the new arrival information can be effectively notified.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by activating the display when there is new information and the resident approaches the information display device, the information display device that alerts the resident and effectively notifies the presence of the new information is provided. Can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of the information display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. Showing the operation procedure of the information display device in the embodiment of the present invention [Explanation of reference numerals]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 information display device 2 communication means 3 information storage means 4 operation means 5 control means 6 display means 7 new arrival information management means 8 human feeling means

Claims (2)

Communication means for receiving information from the outside, information storage means for storing the information received by the communication means, operation means for receiving a human operation, and reading information from the information storage means based on the operation content received by the operation means Control means, display means for displaying the information read by the information storage means, human feeling means for detecting the presence of a person, new arrival information not displayed on the display means, and the human feeling means An information display device, comprising: a new arrival information management means for displaying new arrival information on the display means through the control means when the presence of the information is detected. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the new arrival information management unit stops displaying the display unit through the control unit when the human sense unit stops detecting the presence of a person.

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