JP2007183826A - Electronic appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic appliance capable of displaying conformity certification information for indicating conformity to a predetermined standard without impairing a design property. <P>SOLUTION: The conformity certification information for indicating the conformity to an RoHS instruction by a public certifying organization is previously stored in a flash memory of a digital camera. When the power is turned on after a display mode is set in a power-off state, a through image is displayed on an LCD after the certification mark is displayed on an opening screen for a predetermined period of time. Further, when content information is transmitted from a cellular phone to the digital camera, the power is turned on in a display mode and a content list of an environmentally harmful material is displayed after the certification mark is displayed on the opening screen. Then, the through image is displayed afterward. Furthermore, even when the power is turned on after a non-display mode is set, the certification mark or the content list is not displayed on the LCD. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device to which conformity certification information indicating that it has been certified by a public accreditation body as conforming to a predetermined standard is given.

  In recent countries around the world, in consideration of global environmental problems, laws and regulations focusing on the harmfulness of chemical substances are being developed. In July 2006, the European Union (EU) established the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation, which is a restriction on the use of specific chemical substances. Lead (Pb), It is obliged not to contain six environmental hazardous substances such as cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr6 +), polybromobiphenyl (PBB), and polybromodiphenyl ether (PBDE).

For this reason, various measuring methods and measuring apparatuses for accurately measuring the content of environmentally hazardous substances from electronic devices have been proposed (see Patent Documents 1 to 3). Official accreditation organizations in each country use these measurement methods and equipment to measure environmentally hazardous substances contained in electronic equipment, and if these measurement results comply with the RoHS Directive, they are certified. .
2004-61223 2004-271229 2005-3440 gazette

  When the official accreditation body measures the content of environmentally hazardous substances in electronic equipment using the measuring method or apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the accreditation inspection of whether or not the electronic equipment complies with the RoHS Directive. Can be done accurately. For this reason, it is preferable to display conformity certification information such as a certification mark indicating that the electronic equipment is compliant with the RoHS directive. However, there is a problem that designability is hindered when the conformity certification information is displayed on the appearance of the electronic device. Further, since the display area of the external appearance of the electronic device is limited, there is a problem that detailed information such as the inspection result of the certification inspection cannot be displayed in addition to the certification mark.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic apparatus that displays conformity certification information indicating conformity to a predetermined standard on a display unit.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in an electronic device having a display means for displaying an image or text, conformity certification information indicating that it conforms to a quality standard is stored by a certification inspection by a public certification body. It is characterized by comprising storage means and display control means for reading the conformity certification information from the storage means and displaying it on the display means.

  Further, the display device includes a display mode setting unit that can set either the display mode in which the conformity certification information is displayed on the display unit or the non-display mode in which the display is not performed, and the display mode setting unit sets the display mode. Thereafter, when a predetermined operation is performed by the user, it is preferable that the display control unit reads the conformity certification information from the storage unit and displays it on the display unit.

  In addition, a communication unit that communicates with an external device that has acquired a test result by the certified test is provided, and the storage unit stores the test result received from the external device via the communication unit, and the display control The means may read the inspection result from the storage means and display it on the display means. In the display mode, at least one of the conformity certification information or the inspection result is displayed on the display unit, and after the display mode setting unit sets the display mode, the user performs a predetermined operation. It is preferable that the display control means reads at least one of the conformity certification information or the inspection result from the storage means and displays it on the display means. Moreover, it is preferable that the said predetermined operation is operation which turns on a power supply.

  According to the electronic device of the present invention, in the electronic device provided with the display means for displaying images or characters, the conformity certification information indicating that the product conforms to the quality standard by the accreditation inspection by the official accreditation body is stored. Since the storage means and the display control means for reading the conformity certification information from the storage means and displaying it on the display means are provided, the conformity authentication information can be displayed on the electronic device without impairing the design.

  In addition, it comprises a display mode setting means that can be set to either a display mode for displaying the conformity certification information on the display means or a non-display mode that does not display it, and after setting the display mode by the display mode setting means, by the user When a predetermined operation is performed, the display control means reads out the conformity certification information from the storage means and displays it on the display means, so that the user can check the conformity certification information as appropriate.

  In addition, the communication device includes a communication unit that communicates with the external device that has acquired the inspection result obtained by the certification inspection, the storage unit stores the inspection result received from the external device via the communication unit, and the display control unit includes the storage device. Since the inspection result is read out and displayed on the display means, it can be easily confirmed that the electronic apparatus conforms to a predetermined standard. In addition, even if a component is changed due to repair or the like, it can be displayed that it conforms to the standard by receiving the inspection result.

  The display mode displays at least one of the conformity certification information or the inspection result on the display means, and after the display mode setting means sets the display mode, when the user performs a predetermined operation, the display control means at least from the storage means Since one of the conformity certification information or the inspection result is read out and displayed on the display means, the user can appropriately confirm the conformity authorization information and the inspection result. Further, since the predetermined operation is an operation to turn on the power, the conformity certification information can be confirmed without performing any special operation.

  The digital camera 2 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 has been certified by a public accreditation body that the content of environmentally hazardous substances in each component complies with the RoHS directive. The RoHS Directive is a hazardous substance regulation directed by the European Union (EU) from July 2006, and prohibits the inclusion of environmentally hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment changes. Examples of the environmental harmful substances are lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr6 +), polybromobiphenyl (PBB), and polybromodiphenyl ether (PBDE). The official accreditation body, for example, inspects the content of environmentally hazardous substances in the component parts using the quality control method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-271229, etc., and confirms whether it complies with the European RoHS directive. Perform a certification inspection. Conformity certification information is given to the digital camera 2 that is certified as conforming.

  On the front surface of the camera body 5 of the digital camera 2, a lens barrel 12 in which a photographing lens 11 is incorporated, a finder objective window 13 constituting an optical finder, a strobe light emitting unit 14, and a slide type power switch 15 are provided. . The power switch 15 constitutes a grip part together with a part of the camera body 5 and is held by the user when shooting. The power switch 15 is slidable between an ON position shown in FIG. 1 and an OFF position (position covering the photographing lens) in which the power switch 15 is slid rightward in the drawing. The side surface of the camera body 5 is provided with a card slot 21 into which a memory card 20 as a recording medium is inserted, and a communication I / F 22 for connecting a communication cable when transmitting / receiving data to / from an external device.

  A shutter button 23 is provided on the upper surface of the camera body 5 and is a two-stage pressing type. When the shutter button 23 is half-pressed and the first-stage switch is turned on, the digital camera 2 performs shooting preparation processing such as focus adjustment and exposure adjustment, and the shutter-button 23 is fully pressed and the second-stage switch is turned on. When it is turned on, shooting processing is performed.

  Also, on the back are a liquid crystal panel (LCD) 24 as display means, a mode switching button 25 for switching various modes of the digital camera 2, a zoom button 26 for changing the zoom lens of the photographing lens 11 to the wide side and the tele side, A cross button 27 for moving the cursor displayed on the LCD 24, a display mode switching button 27 described later in detail, and the like are provided. The LCD 24 displays captured images, so-called through images at the time of shooting, and various menu images.

  In FIG. 2, the digital camera 2 is comprehensively controlled by the CPU 30. The CPU 30 controls the operation of each unit based on operation signals input from the various operation buttons described above.

  The flash memory 31 is connected to the data bus 32 and is a rewritable nonvolatile memory. The flash memory 31 stores in advance a program for operating each part of the digital camera 2 and various data. The stored various data includes conformity certification information indicating conformity with the RoHS directive. Further, as will be described in detail later, information on the content of environmental hazardous substances (hereinafter referred to as content information), which is the inspection result when the components of the digital camera 2 are certified and inspected, is stored in the flash memory 31. This content information is received from an external device to be described later.

  The photographing lens 11 includes a focus lens and a zoom lens. A lens motor 33 is connected to the imaging lens 11, and an iris motor 36 is connected to the diaphragm 34. These motors 33 and 36 are stepping motors, and their operation is controlled by drive pulses transmitted from a motor driver 38 connected to a photometry / ranging circuit 37.

  The lens motor 33 moves the zoom lens in the imaging lens 11 to the wide side or the tele side. The lens motor 33 moves the focus lens in the imaging lens 11 in accordance with zoom lens zooming or the like, and performs focus adjustment so that the shooting conditions are optimized. The iris motor 36 adjusts the exposure by operating the diaphragm 34. The focus adjustment and exposure adjustment by the motors 33 and 36 are performed based on the photometry and distance measurement results of the subject by the photometry / ranging circuit 37.

  A CCD image sensor (solid-state imaging device) 39 is disposed behind the diaphragm 34. The CCD image sensor 39 photoelectrically converts subject light that has passed through the photographing lens 11 and formed an image on the light receiving surface. The signal charge accumulated in each light receiving element is transferred based on the drive pulse supplied from the CCD driver 40, and voltage signals (imaging signals) corresponding to the charge amount of each signal charge are sequentially output to the outside.

  The imaging signal output from the CCD image sensor 39 is input to the A / D converter 41. The A / D converter 41 performs a predetermined process on the input imaging signal and digitizes it, and inputs it to the buffer memory 31 as image data. Note that it is preferable to perform gain adjustment and correlated double sampling processing before digitization of the imaging signal. The A / D converter 41 and the CCD driver 40 are synchronized by a timing signal transmitted from a timing generator (TG) 43.

  The image data output from the A / D converter 41 is input to the buffer memory 42, and the buffer memory 42 temporarily stores the input image data. The image data stored in the image processing circuit (DSP) 44 and the buffer memory 42 is subjected to predetermined image processing such as synchronization (color interpolation), YC conversion, gamma correction, contour correction, and white balance correction. The image data stored in the buffer memory 42 is displayed on the LCD 24 as a through image as needed by the LCD driver 45.

  The compression / decompression processing circuit 46 performs compression processing according to a predetermined compression format (for example, JPEG format) on the image data subjected to predetermined image processing by the DSP 44 when the shutter button 23 is fully pressed in the shooting mode. Apply.

  The image data compressed by the compression / decompression processing circuit 46 is recorded in the memory card 20 with an image file structure as shown in FIG. The image file 50 is recorded in the Exif format, and image data 51 (JPEG format) and Exif tag data 52 are recorded in the image file 50. The image file 50 is given a serial number of 1 to n file names so that each frame can be identified in the memory card 20. All the image files 50 are stored together in the image folder 53. Note that. The image data 51 may be recorded in an uncompressed Tiff format in addition to the JPEG format. The image file 50 can also include a thumbnail image 55 for index display.

  The Exif tag data 52 stores shooting condition data 56 relating to shooting conditions such as shooting date / time, shutter speed, aperture value, exposure amount, focal length, and presence / absence of strobe light emission. Further, when the content information 57 is stored in the flash memory 31, the content information 57 is read from the flash memory 31 and stored in the Exif tag data 52.

  The card slot 21 reads the compressed image data 51 from the memory card 20 when a predetermined operation is performed in the reproduction mode. The compression / decompression processing circuit 46 decompresses the read image data 51 to restore the original format, and causes the LCD driver 45 to reproduce and display it on the LCD 24.

  A communication cable is connected to the communication I / F 60, and communication with an external device is performed via the communication cable. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a case where a mobile phone 62 is used as an external device will be described. The server 64 is a server 64 such as a publicly accredited organization or a manufacturer of the digital camera 2. The server 64 is provided with an inspection result obtained by performing an accreditation test on whether or not the component parts of the digital camera 2 conform to the RoHS directive by an official accreditation body, that is, content information of environmental harmful substances in the component parts. Yes. Therefore, the user connects to the Internet 63 with the mobile phone 62, transmits the serial number of the digital camera 2 and the like to the server 64, and acquires content information for the components of the digital camera 2 from the server 64.

  The content information acquired by the mobile phone 62 is transmitted from the mobile phone 62 to the digital camera 2 via the communication cable 65 and the communication I / F 60. The transmitted content information is stored in the flash memory 31. Note that the content information stored in the flash memory 31 is stored in the Exif tag data 52 together with the image data 51 and recorded as one image file 50 when shooting is performed as described above (see FIG. 4). .

  The power switch 15 inputs an ON signal to the power control unit 67 by being slid from the OFF position to the ON position. A battery 68 is connected to the power supply control unit 67 as a power supply, and the power supply control unit 67 supplies power from the battery 68 to each unit of the digital camera 2 based on the ON signal.

  The display mode setting button 27 is a display for displaying the certification mark 70 (see FIG. 6A) on the LCD 24 based on the conformity certification information stored in the flash memory 31 when the power of the digital camera 2 is turned on. Either the mode or the non-display mode in which the certification mark 70 is not displayed on the LCD 24 even when the power is turned on is set. After the display mode is set by the display mode setting button 27, when the digital camera 2 is turned on, a display signal is input to the CPU 30. Based on the display signal, the CPU 30 reads the conformity certification information from the flash memory 31 and displays the authentication mark 70 on the opening image of the LCD 24 for a certain period of time as shown in FIG. As the certification mark 70, it is preferable to display characters and designs indicating that the certification has been certified by a public certification organization, the name of the certification organization, the date of certification, and the like. Further, although the certification mark 70 is displayed on the LCD 24, the present invention is not limited to this, and any symbol, character, or the like that informs the certification may be used.

  Further, when the content information is stored in the flash memory 31, after displaying the authentication mark 70 for a certain time, the CPU 30 reads the content information from the flash memory 31, and as shown in FIG. The LCD 24 displays a list 71 of contents of environmentally hazardous substances as content information. When the display of the content list 71 is completed, a through image is displayed on the LCD 24 and photography is possible.

  When the non-display mode is set by the display mode setting button 27, the authentication mark 70 and the content list 71 of environmental hazardous substances are not displayed on the LCD 24 even when the power of the digital camera 2 is turned on. A through image is displayed after a lapse of time.

  Next, the effect | action by the said structure is demonstrated using the flowchart shown in FIG. The digital camera 2 is certified by a public accreditation body that various components comply with the RoHS directive before being shipped from the manufacturing factory.

  The user sets whether or not to display the certification mark 70 before using the digital camera 2. In the case of displaying, the display mode is set by the display mode setting button 27 while the digital camera 2 is powered off. Thereafter, when the power switch 15 is slid from the off position to the on position, power is supplied to the digital camera 2 to activate each unit, and an authentication mark 70 shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the opening screen of the LCD 24 for a certain period of time. Is done. At this time, if the content information is not stored in the flash memory 31, the through image is displayed after the authentication mark 70 is displayed on the opening screen, and the photographing can be performed. Thus, when the power of the digital camera 2 is turned on, it can be confirmed that the digital camera 2 conforms to the RoHS command on the opening screen of the LCD 24.

  Further, when the content information is acquired from the server 64 and stored in the flash memory 31, the digital camera 2 and the mobile phone 62 are connected via the communication cable 65, for example, as shown in FIG. Then, the cellular phone 62 transmits the serial number of the digital camera 2 to the server 63 via the Internet 63. Thereby, the content information of the components of the digital camera 2 is transmitted from the server 63 to the mobile phone 62. The content information transmitted to the mobile phone 62 is transmitted from the mobile phone 62 to the digital camera 2 via the communication cable 65. The content information is stored in the flash memory 31.

  As an external device, a personal computer, a PDA, a GPS device, or the like may be used in addition to the mobile phone 62. As information acquired by the external device from the server 64, when the digital camera 2 performs a model change or repair using a new part, it is recognized that the replaced new part is compliant with the RoHS directive. In this case, new certification information and content information stored in the flash memory 31 can be obtained by acquiring new certification information and content information from the server 64 and transmitting the information to the digital camera 2 from an external device. May be updated. Further, although the digital camera 2 and the mobile phone 62 are connected by the connection cable 65, the connection may be performed using radio waves such as infrared rays.

  When the compliance authentication information and the content information are stored in the flash memory 31, after the display mode is set, the power switch 15 is slid from the off position to the on position, as shown in FIG. Thus, the authentication mark 70 is displayed on the LCD 24 for a certain period of time on the opening screen. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, a list 71 of contents of environmentally hazardous substances is displayed on the LCD 24. As a result, the user can check the authentication mark 70 and the list 71 of environmentally hazardous substances before the digital camera 2 can shoot. Therefore, it is possible to display that the digital camera 2 conforms to the RoHS command without impairing the design of the digital camera 2. Furthermore, the content of environmentally hazardous substances in the components of the digital camera 2 can also be known.

  When the display of the content list 71 of the environmental harmful substances is completed on the LCD 24, a through image is displayed, and the user can appropriately take a picture. The image data obtained by shooting is recorded together with the Exif tag data 52 in the image file 50 with the frame number in the memory card 20. The Exif tag data 52 stores content information stored in the flash memory 31.

  Further, when the non-display mode is set by the display mode setting button 27, the authentication mark 70 and the content list 71 are displayed on the opening screen of the LCD 24 even when the power switch 15 is slid from the off position to the on position. I will not.

  In the above embodiment, the display mode and the non-display mode are provided, the display mode is set with the power off, and then the digital camera 2 is turned on. Although the content list 71 of environmentally hazardous substances is displayed, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the digital camera 2 is turned on, the authorization mark 70 and the content list 71 may be always displayed on the LCD 24.

  Further, the display mode setting button 27 for setting the display mode and the non-display mode is not provided, but a display selection button is provided, and only one of the certification mark 70 or the content list 71 can be selectively displayed by a user operation. Good. As a result, the user can check the authorization mark 70 and the content list 71 on the LCD 24 at any time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case of the RoHS directive has been described as the predetermined standard. However, the predetermined standard is not limited to this, and a mark indicating that the standard has been certified by the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) or the standard related to recycling. It may be displayed.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the front of the digital camera to which the present invention is applied. It is an external appearance perspective view of the back of the digital camera to which the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a digital camera. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of an image file. It is the schematic explaining the flow which transmits the content information which the mobile telephone acquired from the server to a digital camera. It is explanatory drawing which shows the authentication mark and content list which are displayed on LCD. It is a flowchart which displays an authentication mark and content list on LCD, and shows a processing procedure.

Explanation of symbols

2 Digital camera 24 LCD
15 Power switch 27 Display mode setting button 30 CPU
31 Flash memory 60 Communication I / F
62 Mobile phone 65 Communication cable 70 Certification mark 71 List of contents of environmentally hazardous substances

Claims (5)

In an electronic device provided with display means for displaying images or characters,
Storage means for storing conformity accreditation information indicating that the product conforms to quality standards by accreditation inspection by a public accreditation body;
An electronic apparatus comprising: display control means for reading the conformity certification information from the storage means and displaying the information on the display means. Comprising display mode setting means capable of setting either the display mode in which the conformity certification information is displayed on the display means or the non-display mode in which the information is not displayed;
The display control means reads out the conformity certification information from the storage means and displays it on the display means when a predetermined operation is performed by the user after setting the display mode by the display mode setting means. The electronic device according to claim 1. It has a communication means for communicating with an external device that has acquired the inspection result by the certification inspection,
The storage means stores the inspection result received from the external device via the communication means,
3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit reads the inspection result from the storage unit and displays the result on the display unit. In the display mode, at least one of the conformity certification information or the inspection result is displayed on the display means,
When a predetermined operation is performed by a user after setting the display mode by the display mode setting means, the display control means reads at least one of the conformity certification information or the inspection result from the storage means, and the display means The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is displayed.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined operation is an operation of turning on a power source.

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