JP2015052953A - Information display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance visibility of a drawn image even during drawing input by an input person.SOLUTION: An information display unit 10 includes an input display unit 20 and a control part. The input display unit 20 is configured to freely draw and input information and also to freely display the information. The control part divides the screen of the input display unit 20 into a plurality of areas, sets each of the plurality areas as an input area 71 for free drawing and input and as a display area 72 where a drawn image drawn and input in the input area 71 is freely displays, and displays the drawn image in the display area 72.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device used for allowing a viewer to visually recognize images such as characters and figures drawn by an input person in a meeting, a presentation, a class, or the like.

  In meetings, presentations, classes, and other gatherings, it is easy for the input person to explain while showing images such as letters and figures. Sometimes used. The information display device is required to make it easy for the viewer to visually recognize the image drawn and input by the input user.

  Therefore, the screen is divided into a drawing image display area for displaying a drawing image and a reference image display area for displaying a reference image, and the positions and sizes of the drawing image display area and the reference image display area on the screen are arbitrarily set. An information display device configured to be freely set has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this conventional information display device, when a drawing image is displayed in two regions, a drawing image display region and a reference image display region, and the page of the image page displayed in these regions is turned on in any client device. The image pages displayed on the other client devices are also page-turned in cooperation.

JP 2006-238251 A

  However, in the conventional information display device, the image drawn in the drawing image display area is displayed in the drawing image display area, and is not displayed in other areas. For this reason, during the drawing input of the image to the drawing image display area by the input person, the body of the input person blocks the drawing image, and the viewer may have difficulty in visually recognizing the drawing image.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information display device that can increase the visibility of a drawn image even during drawing input by an input person.

  The information display device of the present invention includes an input display device and a control unit. The input display device is configured to freely input and display information. The control unit can divide the screen of the input display device into a plurality of areas, and can display at least one area among the plurality of areas for drawing input and drawing images that are drawn and input in the input area. The display area is set, and the drawn image is displayed in the display area.

  In this configuration, the input person draws and inputs a drawing image in the input area, and the drawing image is displayed in the display area. Since the area where the input person draws and the area where the viewer at the meeting visually recognizes the drawing image is different, the drawing image is prevented from being blocked by the body of the input person.

  In the above configuration, the control unit is preferably configured to set the number of screen divisions based on the first input information by the input person.

  In this configuration, the input person can set the desired number of screen divisions. For example, a plurality of input areas and display areas can be provided. For this reason, when a plurality of input persons simultaneously draw and input, an input area and a display area can be assigned to each of the plurality of input persons.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a control part is comprised so that the area | region classification containing the area | region for an input and the area | region for a display may be set about several area | region based on the 2nd input information by an input person.

  In this configuration, the input person can arbitrarily set which of the plurality of areas is set as the input area and the display area. For this reason, it is possible to set an area that is easy for an input person to input as an input area, and set an area that is easily visible to a viewer as a display area.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the control unit is configured to shape a drawn image input by handwriting in the input area.

  With this configuration, it is possible to shape a drawn image hand-drawn by the input person. For example, a hand-drawn character can be shaped into a type of a preset type such as a Mincho type or a block type. For this reason, it becomes easier for the viewer to visually recognize the drawn image.

  In addition, the image forming apparatus further includes a storage unit that can store a drawing image drawn and input in the input region, and the control unit sets at least one region among the plurality of regions as a thumbnail display region and stores the 1 stored in the storage unit. The above drawing image can be configured to be displayed as a thumbnail in the thumbnail display area.

  In this configuration, drawing images input and drawn in the input area are stored and displayed as thumbnails, so even if the drawn images are erased from the display area, the thumbnail images can be selected and input in the past. The drawn image can be easily displayed again.

  According to the present invention, the visibility of a drawn image can be increased even during drawing input by an input person.

1 is a schematic external view of an information display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of an information display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part in area | region setting mode. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part in the operation mode of the state by which real-time display setting was carried out. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part in the operation mode of the state by which the desired timing display was set. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part in shaping setting mode.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the information display device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an input display device 20, a control unit 30, a hard disk storage device 40, an AC adapter 50, a power supply controller 51, and an input / output. Part 60 is provided. As an example, the information display device 10 is placed upright on the floor.

  The input display device 20 includes a display device 21 that displays information, a display controller 22 that controls the display device 21, a touch panel 23, and a touch panel controller 24 that controls the touch panel 23. An example of the display device is a liquid crystal display device. The touch panel 23 is disposed so that the display device 21 can be seen through and overlapped with the front side of the display device 21. The input display device 20 is configured to freely input and display information such as characters, symbols, figures, and pictures. An example of the input display device 20 is a liquid crystal touch panel.

  Information input on the touch panel 23 is stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) included in the control unit 30 and displayed on the display device 21. Information input on the touch panel 23 is also stored in the hard disk storage device 40 as necessary, and is displayed on the display device 21 later as necessary.

  The AC adapter 50 is connected to a commercial power source and receives power supply.

  The input / output unit 60 performs input / output processing of information with an external device via a LAN (Local Area Network) or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) line.

  The control unit 30 comprehensively controls all the components of the information display device 10 such as the input display device 20 and the hard disk storage device 40.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a processing procedure of the control unit 30 in the area setting mode.

  As an example, the input display device 20 includes a home key in the frame portion of the screen, and when the home key is pressed, various types of preset presets corresponding to the situation, such as an area setting key, a numeric keypad, a display key, and a save key. The key pops up at a predetermined location on the screen.

  When the area setting key is touch-operated (S1), the control unit 30 shifts to the area setting mode, pops up the numeric keypad, and determines the number of divisions to divide the screen of the input display device 20 into. Wait for input (S2). The control unit 30 divides the screen of the input display device 20 into the input number of areas based on the input information in S2 (S3).

  When 1 is input as the number of divisions, the control unit 30 does not need to set an area and thus exits the area setting mode. When the number of divisions is 2 or more (S4), the control unit 30 selects one of the divided areas as a setting target, highlights the setting target area, for example, and this area is an input area. The input of the area type including the display area and the thumbnail display area is awaited (S5). The user inputs whether the setting target area is set as an input area, a display area, or a thumbnail display area.

  The control unit 30 sets at least one area among the plurality of areas as an input area and sets at least one area as a display area based on input information by the input person.

  When an input for making the setting target area a display area is made (S6), the control unit 30 sets this area as a display area (S7).

  In addition, the control unit 30 sets the display area to be set as a real-time display that is displayed simultaneously with the input, or a desired timing display that is displayed when the display key is touched after being input. Wait for input (S8). The control unit 30 sets the real-time display when an input indicating the real-time display is performed (S9), and sets the desired timing display when the input indicating the desired timing display is performed.

  Further, the control unit 30 waits for an input of a correspondence relationship with the input area to display the drawing image drawn and input in which input area in the display area to be set (S10). Correspondence between the display area to be set and the selected input area is set (S11).

  The control unit 30 determines whether or not the area type has been set for all the areas divided in S3 (S12). If there is an area for which the area type has not been set, The area selection is switched so as to set one area as a setting target (S13), and the process returns to S6.

  When an input indicating that the setting target area is not the display area but the input area is made (S14), the control unit 30 sets the setting target area as the input area (S15) and S12. Proceed to the process.

  When the setting target area is not a display area, not an input area, but is input to be a thumbnail display area (S16), the control unit 30 sets the setting target area as a thumbnail display area. (S17), the process proceeds to S12. In this manner, the control unit 30 repeats the processes from S6 to S17 while switching the setting target area between areas where the area type is not set until the setting of the area type is completed for all areas.

  As a result, based on input information by the input person, an area type including an input area, a display area, and a thumbnail display area is set for each of the plurality of areas.

  Note that the input of the number of divisions in S2 can be configured to select one of a plurality of different division types set in advance. Examples of the division type include a type in which the number of divisions is different from each other and a type in which at least one of the input area, the display area, and the thumbnail display area is different from each other. In addition, the screen is divided into a plurality of regions by moving the user to draw a line while touching the screen of the input display device 20, with the portion touched and moved by the user as a boundary. You can also.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the input area 71 is preferably set in the lower area of the screen. This is because it becomes easier for the input person to input. The display area 72 is preferably set in the upper area of the screen. This is because even during the drawing input by the input person, the drawing image displayed in the display area is less likely to be blocked by the input person's body, and the viewer can easily see the drawing image displayed in the display area. .

  As an example, the thumbnail display area 73 is set so that thumbnail images are arranged in the vertical direction at either the left or right end of the screen.

  In FIG. 4, the screen is divided into three areas, one input area 71, one display area 72, and one thumbnail display area 73 are set, and the display area 72 is displayed in real time. An example of the processing procedure of the control unit 30 in the operation mode in the state set in FIG.

  The control unit 30 waits for either drawing input to the input area 71 or selection of thumbnail images displayed as thumbnails in the thumbnail display area 73, and there is drawing input to the input area 71. (S21), the inputted drawing image is displayed in the display area 72 in real time (S22).

  When the update key for initializing or deleting the display of the input area 71 and the display area 72 is touched (S23), the control unit 30 displays the drawing image displayed in the display area 72 on the hard disk. The image is stored in the storage device 40 (S24) and is displayed as a thumbnail in the thumbnail display area 73 (S25).

  When a thumbnail image displayed as a thumbnail in the thumbnail display area 73 is selected (S26), the control unit 30 reads image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail image from the hard disk storage device 40 and displays it in the display area 72. (S27).

  In FIG. 5, the screen is divided into three areas, one input area 71, one display area 72, and one thumbnail display area 73 are set, and the display area 72 has a desired timing. An example of the process procedure of the control part in the operation mode of the state set to display is shown.

  The control unit 30 waits for either drawing input to the input area 71 or selection of a thumbnail image displayed as a thumbnail in the thumbnail display area 73. Even if there is a drawing input in the input area 71 (S31), the control unit 30 does not immediately display it in the display area 72, but displays a drawn image when the display key is touched (S32). It is displayed in the use area 72 (S33).

  When the save key is touched (S34), the control unit 30 saves the drawing image displayed in the display area 72 in the hard disk storage device 40 (S35) and displays the thumbnail in the thumbnail display area 73. (S36).

  When a thumbnail image displayed as a thumbnail in the thumbnail display area 73 is selected (S37), the control unit 30 reads image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail image from the hard disk storage device 40 and displays it in the display area 72. (S38).

  According to the information display device 10, since the area 71 where the input person draws and inputs the area 71 where the viewer visually recognizes the drawn image is different, the drawing image is prevented from being blocked by the body of the input person.

  Further, the input person can set the desired number of screen divisions. For example, a plurality of input areas 71 and display areas 72 can be provided. For this reason, when a plurality of input persons simultaneously draw and input, the input area 71 and the display area 72 can be assigned to each of the plurality of input persons. Therefore, the display area can be completely erased, the thumbnail image can be read out to the display area 72, etc. at the timing desired by each input person, and the operability is improved.

  Further, the input person can arbitrarily set which of the plurality of areas the input area 71, the display area 72, and the thumbnail display area 73 are set to. For this reason, it is possible to set an area that can be easily input by the input person as the input area 71 and an area that can be easily viewed by the viewer as the display area 72.

  Moreover, even if the drawn image is erased from the display area 72 by storing the drawn image drawn and inputted in the input area 71 and displaying it as a thumbnail, it can be input in the past by selecting the thumbnail displayed image. The drawn image can be easily displayed again.

  The information display device 10 according to the second embodiment is configured in the same manner as the information display device 10 according to the first embodiment, except that it has a shaping setting mode. In the information display apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment, it is possible to set so as to shape a drawn image input by handwriting in the input area 71.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the processing procedure of the control unit 30 in the shaping setting mode.

  When the shaping setting key is touch-operated (S41), the control unit 30 receives an operation as to whether or not to turn on the OCR mode for recognizing a character image that has been drawn and inputted as a character, and performs an operation to turn on the OCR mode. Then (S42), the OCR mode is set to ON (S43), and when an operation for turning it OFF is performed, the OCR mode is set to OFF (S44).

  The control unit 30 accepts an operation to turn on the enhancement mode for highlighting the drawn image. When the operation to turn on the enhancement mode is performed (S45), the enhancement mode is set to on (S46) and off. When the operation is performed, the emphasis mode is set to off (S47).

  When the user registration setting key is touched (S48), the control unit 30 performs user registration setting based on information input by the user (S49). For example, the user registration items include character font and character size.

  The control unit 30 determines whether or not the shaping setting has been made for all the display areas (S50). If there is an area for which the shaping setting has not been set, one of the unset areas is set. The area selection is switched so as to be the target (S51), and the process returns to S42. The control unit 30 repeats the processing from S42 to S51 until the shaping setting is made for all the display areas 72.

  In the display area 72 in which the OCR mode is turned on, the character image drawn and input by handwriting in the corresponding input area 71 is recognized as a character and displayed in the display area 72. At this time, if the font is set in S48, the set font type is displayed in the display area 72. If no font is set in S48, the preset font type display area 72 is displayed. Is displayed. Further, when the emphasis mode is set to ON, the emphasis display is performed.

  In this way, it is possible to shape a drawn image hand-drawn by the input person. For example, hand-drawn characters can be shaped into fonts of preset fonts such as Mincho and Block. For this reason, it becomes easier for the viewer to visually recognize the drawn image.

  In the information display device 10 according to the third embodiment, in the process of S23 in the operation mode set to the real-time display shown in FIG. 4, the process of S34 in FIG. This is the same as the information display device 10 according to the first embodiment except that when the save key is touched and the save key is touched, the drawn image is saved in the hard disk.

  Whether or not the information display apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment updates the process of S23 in FIG. 4, that is, the display area 72 in the process of S34 in the operation mode in the state set to the desired timing display shown in FIG. This is the same as the information display device 10 according to the first embodiment, except that when the display area 72 is updated, the drawn image is stored in the hard disk.

  The thumbnail display area 73 does not necessarily need to be set, and the thumbnail display area 73 can be configured not to be set.

  The number of screen divisions is not limited to three, and can be divided into two and four or more. However, when divided into a plurality of areas, at least one input area 71 and at least one display area 72 are set.

  The input display device 20 is not limited to be configured to be arranged upright. For example, the input display device 20 is made into a tablet type, the input area 71 and the display area 72 are arranged side by side vertically, and the input area 71 and the upper side of the display area 72 are opposed to each other. 71 and the display area 72 can be arranged in the opposite directions. According to this configuration, when the input person and the viewer face each other, the input display device 20 is arranged between the two with the two facing each other, so that the drawn image drawn and input by the input person can be obtained. Since the display area 72 can be displayed upside down with respect to the input area 71, the drawn image can be displayed in a direction that is easy for the viewer to see.

  It is conceivable to construct a new embodiment by combining the technical features of the above-described embodiments.

  The above description of the embodiment is to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information display apparatus 20 Input display apparatus 30 Control part 40 Hard disk storage device 71 Input area 72 Display area 73 Thumbnail display area

Claims (5)

An input display device configured to freely draw and display information; and
The screen of the input display device is divided into a plurality of areas, and at least one area among the plurality of areas is a display area that can be freely drawn and a drawing image that is drawn and input in the input area can be displayed. An information display device comprising: a control unit that sets the display area and displays the drawing image in the display area.   The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets the number of divisions of the screen based on first input information by an input person.   The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets an area type including the input area and the display area for the plurality of areas based on second input information by an input person. .   The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit shapes a drawing image input by handwriting in the input area. A storage unit capable of storing a drawing image drawn and input in the input area;
The control unit sets at least one region of the plurality of regions as a thumbnail display region, and displays one or more drawn images stored in the storage unit as thumbnails in the thumbnail display region. 5. The information display device according to any one of 4.

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