JP3111430B2 - Glasses type display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spectacle type display in which a user wears his / her ear and watches screen display information such as a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a handy type word processor, as shown in FIG.
The size of the display unit 3 provided above the keyboard 2 of the word processor 1 is reduced, or the size of the display unit 3 is made equal to the size of the keyboard 2 as shown in FIG.
I was trying to fold them together.

[0003]

However, the structure shown in FIG. 8 has a problem that the number of rows is small and the display content is insufficient because the display unit 3 is small. Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 9, both the weight and the capacity are large, which is disadvantageous for miniaturization.

[0004] In addition, in word processing work, blind touch can only be performed by a person who is skilled in keyboard operation. Therefore, the user must work while looking at the display 3 and the keyboard 1 alternately, which is time-consuming and tired. There was a problem. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, α formed by the line 5 connecting the eye of the worker 4 to the center of the display 3 and the line 6 connecting the eye to the center of the keyboard 2 is usually about 42 degrees.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and makes it easy to carry an electronic device such as a word processor, so that information displayed by the electronic device and the outside world such as a keyboard can be slightly moved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a glasses-type display which can be easily viewed simply by moving the keyboard, and which allows an operation of a keyboard or the like to be performed in a short time without fatigue.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems] spectacle-type display according to claim 1, in spectacle type display comprising housed a magnifying lens and a liquid crystal display device to the glasses type frame, the liquid crystal display device and the magnifying lens is , Liquid crystal display
The image displayed on the
Arranged so that it is displayed in front of the user of the
From the front of the user of the glasses-type display.
The light is blocked out, and is in front of the user of the glasses-type display.
External light from below to the user of the glasses-type display.
It is characterized by being incident on the eye .

[0007] The glasses-type display according to the second aspect is displayed on a liquid crystal display device, and is displayed through a magnifying lens.
Use up to virtual images displayed to users of the nematic display
The distance from the eye of the person is the image displayed on the LCD.
The distance from the user's eyes to the operation unit for input,
It is characterized by being substantially equal .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the user can wear the glasses-type display while wearing normal glasses.
It is characterized by having such a configuration .

[0009]

In the glasses-type display having the structure of the first aspect, the display is attached to the user's ear, so that the electronic apparatus main body can be reduced in size and weight and can be easily carried. Also , since the display image is viewed from the front and the outside world is viewed from below , it is possible to alternately view both of them with less movement of the line of sight. In addition, for example,
Viewing the display by placing a professional keyboard
Authentication and keyboard operation alternately and easily.
Wear. Furthermore, it shields external light from the front and blocks the outside world from below.
You can see.

[0010] The glasses-type display having the structure of claim 2 is provided.
The distance from the user's eyes to the virtual image
Is approximately equal to the distance at Therefore, slight eye movement
You can perform keyboard and other operations without fatigue by using only movements
It becomes possible.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a glasses-type display.
In, the glasses type display wore normal glasses
It is configured so that it can be mounted as it is. Therefore, the optical system
There is no need to adjust the diopter of the
Throats can be visually recognized with certainty.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glasses-type display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, screen display information output from a word processor main body 12 equipped with a keyboard 11 is transmitted to a glasses-type display 14 via a connection code 13. The word processor main body 12 has a minimum size necessary for the apparatus, and the user can view the screen display information of the word processor by attaching the glasses type display 14 to the user's ear 15 as shown in FIG. Can be.

FIG. 1 shows the structure of the glasses-type display 14. An LCD drive circuit 17 to which one end of the connection cord 13 is connected, and a power supply 18 for providing power to the LCD drive circuit 17 are housed in the glasses-type frame 16.
An LCD 19, which is a pair of left and right liquid crystal display devices, and a backlight 20 for illuminating the LCD 19 from the back are mounted on the front surface of the frame 16, and an inner surface of the frame 16 between the LCD 19 and the user's eyes 21. Has a magnifying lens 2
2 are provided. The screen display information sent from the word processor 12 via the connection code 13 is LC display information.
The data is decoded by the D drive circuit 17 and displayed by the LCD 19.

The LCD 19 is an ultra-compact full-color or monochrome L having a screen size of about 0.7 inch to 1 inch.
As shown in FIG. 3, the CD is enlarged to about 14 inches by a magnifying lens 22 at a position with a viewing distance of about 500 mm, so that a user can see the image as a virtual image. One set of the LCD 19, the backlight 20, and the magnifying lens 22 is incorporated for each of the left and right eyes 21. Usually, the LCD 19, the backlight 20, and the magnifying lens 22 are arranged so that the same screen is displayed and one natural display screen 23 can be seen by both eyes. Have been.

The display screen 23 is arranged so that it can be seen when looking in the front direction indicated by an arrow A in FIG.
When viewed in the downward direction indicated by, the hand can be seen through the lower part 24 of the front surface of the frame 16 shown in FIG.
The light transmittance of the lower portion 24 is as high as about 70% to 80%. The light transmittance of the upper part 25 on the front surface of the frame 16 is reduced to about 0% to 10% so that the inside cannot be seen from the outside.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be invented. In the case of the glasses-type display 14, since the position of the virtual image on the LCD 19 can be freely set, the position of the virtual image is brought as close as possible to the position of the keyboard 11, and the keyboard 11 is moved from the lower portion 24 shown in FIG.
To be seen. At this time, assuming that the posture of the user 26 is as shown in FIG. 4, the viewing angle α of the center 27 of the keyboard 11 and the center 28 of the virtual image of the display from the eye 21 can be about 18 degrees. As a result, the virtual image of the display and the keyboard 11 can be stably viewed only by the movement of the eyeball. Therefore, a person who is unfamiliar with the keyboard operation can work while easily confirming the position of the key and the display content, and can reduce the working time and the fatigue. Conversely, a person who is accustomed to keyboard operation can operate in a comfortable posture while monitoring only the display virtual image.

In the above-described embodiment, the invention has been described in which the light transmittance of the lower portion 24 of the field of view on the front surface of the frame 16 is increased and the light transmittance of the upper portion 25 is reduced, but as shown in FIG. The frame 16 may be removed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the frame 16 is made of, for example, polycarbonate, and the front surface is gradually colored by a material color or a coating as a light shielding means so that the light transmittance is gradually increased from the upper part to the lower part. Is also good. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the shape of the frame 16 may be close to the shape of sports sunglasses, and the frame 16 may be hooked on the upper part of the frame of the ordinary glasses 31 and over the user's ear. If the spectacles-type display having such a shape is used, the spectacle user can wear the spectacles while wearing the spectacles, so that the diopter adjustment of the optical system is not necessary and the user can easily see the hand.

In the above embodiments, the glasses type display 14 for viewing the screen display information of the word processor has been described.
The present invention is not limited to word processors, but can be applied to electronic devices such as laptop computers, notebook computers, multifunctional electronic organizers, and automatic translators. In addition, not only character information but also a video may be displayed, or different information may be output and synthesized for each eye.

[0021]

As described above, in the glasses-type display of the present invention, the display is visually recognized by a part of the field of view in front of the frame, and the outside world is viewed by the other part. In addition to making it easy to carry the device, the information displayed by the electronic device and the outside world such as the keyboard can be easily seen by slightly moving the position of the eyes. It can be done without.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a glasses-type display of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the glasses-type display shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a word processor main body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an operation of the glasses-type display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a word processor is operated while wearing the glasses-type display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a glasses-type display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a glasses-type display according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a fourth embodiment of the glasses-type display of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of an example of a conventional handy type word processor.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of another example of a conventional handy type word processor.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation state of a conventional word processor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 Glasses-type display 16 Frame 19 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 22 Magnifying lens 24 Lower part 25 Upper part

Continuation of front page (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G02B 27/02 G02C 11/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A glasses-type display having a liquid crystal display device and a magnifying lens housed in a glasses-type frame, wherein the liquid crystal display device and the magnifying lens are the liquid crystal display device.
Is displayed on the screen, and the image magnified by the magnifying lens is
Displayed in front of the user of the glasses-type display
It is arranged to, external light from the front of a user of the glasses-type display
Shielded from below from the front of the user of the glasses-type display
Outside light into the eyes of the user of the glasses-type display.
Glasses-type display characterized by being exposed . 2. The enlarged image displayed on the liquid crystal display device.
Displayed to the user of the glasses-type display through the lens
The distance from the user's eye to the virtual image shown is the
An operation unit for inputting an image displayed on the liquid crystal display device
The eyeglasses type display according to claim 1 , wherein the distance from the eye of the user to is substantially equal to: 3. The glasses-type display according to claim 1, wherein
Is designed so that the wearer can wear it while wearing ordinary glasses.
Glasses-type display according to claim 2, characterized in that they are.