JP3267282B2 - Information display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user interface technology of an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an information display apparatus which realizes the same operability as a book.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An information display device that realizes operability such as information display and page turning similar to a book has been conventionally used as a user interface for general users because it can be easily operated even by a user unfamiliar with computer operation. However, this conventional information display device does not sufficiently reproduce the operability of an actual book, and thus has a problem that the user's understanding and operation load are large.

As a first prior art for solving this problem, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 6-68191, entitled "Electronic Book with Double-sided Display" is known. The first prior art discloses an information display device called an electronic book or an electronic organizer that displays information similar to a book.
Operations such as turning pages and moving to a heading position are realized by physical buttons or virtual buttons on the screen. However, there is a problem that the user cannot perform a natural operation because the operation is different from an operation for an actual book, and a certain degree of training is required for the operation. In addition, when a button or the like on the screen is used, there is a problem that the amount of information that can be displayed is reduced because an operation component occupies a part of the screen.

[0004] As a second prior art, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-121 is disclosed.
No. 559, “information processing device” is known. This second prior art discloses an information display device using a roller or a touch panel capable of performing an operation similar to an actual page turning operation in order to realize a natural page turning operation. The operability when turning is improved. However, when turning pages continuously, a continuous operation such as continuing to rotate a roller is required, and there is a problem that an operation amount increases and operability decreases. In addition, there is a problem that training is necessary because the operability is different from that of an actual book.

A third prior art is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-141.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 398, “Method for Setting Automatic Page Turning Interval in Electronic Book” is known. This third prior art is:
There is shown an information display device in which a user sets a reading speed of one page and automatically turns a page in order to reduce an operation amount of a continuous page turning. Sex has been improved. But,
There is a problem that the effect cannot be expected when pages are moved discontinuously like a dictionary or a manual. In addition, there is a problem that training is necessary because the operability is different from that of an actual book.

A fourth prior art is disclosed in, for example,
332,862, "Foldable electronic system organizer"
It has been known. In the fourth conventional technique, an information display device using a transparent sheet corresponding to a large number of display surfaces or pages in order to realize the same operability as a book is shown, and operability similar to a book is provided. It is possible. However, there is a problem that a page turning operation exceeding the number of display surfaces or transparent sheets to be provided is restricted, and an apparatus having a plurality of pages is operated even when viewing one page of information, resulting in reduced operability. is there. Further, since the required screen or the required number of transparent sheets changes according to the information to be presented, there is a problem in that the advantage of electronic information that information can be handled without limitation irrespective of physical form is impaired.

[0007]

These conventional information display devices have the following problems.

As a first problem, as shown in the first, second, and third prior arts, there is a problem that training is necessary because the operability differs from the actual operability of a book.

As a second problem, as shown in the first prior art, there is a problem that the amount of information that can be displayed is reduced because parts for operation occupy a part of the screen.

As a third problem, as shown in the second prior art, when turning pages continuously, a continuous operation such as continuing to rotate a roller is required, so that the operation amount increases and operability decreases. There is a problem to do.

As a fourth problem, as shown in the third prior art, there is a problem that an effect cannot be expected when pages are moved discontinuously by automatic page turning.

As a fifth problem, as shown in the fourth prior art, a page turning operation exceeding the number of display surfaces or transparent sheets to be provided is restricted, and a plurality of information is required even when one page of information is viewed. There is a problem that an apparatus having a page is operated and operability is reduced.

As a sixth problem, as shown in the fourth prior art, the required number of screens or transparent sheets changes according to the information to be presented, so that the information is unlimited regardless of the physical form. There is a problem that the advantage of the electronic information that can handle the information is lost.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information display device which solves the problems of the conventional information display devices.

[0015]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a display component on a screen with physical characteristics as if a force such as gravity is acting on the display component, for example, to turn a page in a book. It is intended to provide a user with natural operability that does not require special training. In the information display device of the present invention, the user can operate only by tilting the display screen, reducing the amount of continuous input operation of the user,
The problem of the conventional information display device is solved by providing a means capable of presenting a change in input or screen display to a user by a tactile response.

Furthermore, the information display device of the present invention has a continuous input control means for repeatedly outputting the output of the coordinate input means, so that the operation amount of the continuous operation can be reduced, and the third problem is solved.

Further, in the information display device of the present invention,
By having the rotation driving means for driving the rotation input device, the operation amount of the continuous operation can be reduced and the tactile response of the page turning state is possible, and the first, second, third, fourth, Fifth and sixth problems are solved.

[0018]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Further, there are nine embodiments in this description, and the correspondence with the claims described in the claims is that claims 1 and 2 correspond to the fifth embodiment, and claim 3 is the sixth embodiment. , Claim 4 corresponds to the seventh embodiment, and claims 5 and 6 correspond to the second embodiment. For the first, third, fourth, eighth and ninth embodiments,
It is an embodiment related to the present invention.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the first embodiment related to the present invention. In the information display device of this embodiment, the display means 7 performs two-dimensional display. The display acceleration generation means 3 detects a force applied to the device when the device is moved or the two-dimensional display surface is inclined with respect to the direction of gravity, and a display existing on a screen displayed by the display means 7. Calculate the acceleration that should occur on the part. Processing means 5
Processing is performed according to this acceleration, and the display control means 6 is instructed to move and display. The display control unit 6 generates a display screen for moving and displaying the display component on the display screen, and outputs the display screen to the display unit 7.

Referring to FIG. 10 showing an example of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, when the information display device of the present invention is tilted from the horizontal plane, the display components on the screen change according to the tilt angle between the display surface and the horizontal plane. Is displayed.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the information display device of the present invention is supported so that the display surface is horizontal, the display acceleration generation means 3
Detects that the display surface is horizontal by detecting the inclination of the device with respect to the direction of gravity using a gyro sensor or the like, and outputs acceleration as 0. The processing means 5 receives 0 as the value of the acceleration, performs processing for static display, and the resulting electronic information is statically displayed on the display means 7 by the display control means 6. Next, when the display surface is tilted from the horizontal plane as shown in FIG. 10, the display acceleration generation means 3 detects that the display surface is tilted at a certain tilt angle, and the Similarly to the acceleration, the acceleration of the display component on the inclined display surface is calculated and output. The processing unit 5 receives the acceleration, performs a process for moving and displaying the display component, and outputs the result to the display control unit 6. The display control unit 6 generates a screen for performing the moving display based on the result, and displays the screen on the display unit 7. Further, when a friction attribute similar to the friction of a physical component is set for each display component on the screen, when the display acceleration generation unit 3 outputs the acceleration, the processing unit 5 performs processing, and the display control is performed. The means 6 calculates and outputs the speed at which each display component moves on the screen according to the friction attribute given in advance, so that each display component moves and is displayed at a different speed on the screen of the display means 7. You.

As described above, in the information display device of the present invention, the state of the device is detected by the display acceleration generation means 3 and
By generating a display screen according to the state by the display control means 6, it is possible to give a virtual display component on the display screen the same characteristics as a physical component.
This makes it possible to move a piece of paper by an operation similar to the operation of a physical paper, for example, when displaying virtual paper made up of a plurality of papers on a screen, and no special learning or training is required. Natural operability is provided, and operability for a user unfamiliar with the operation such as a first-time user is greatly improved.

Also, as compared with a conventional information display device which provides a page switching button and a scroll bar on a screen,
Since the screen is not occupied by the display components, there is an advantage that the screen can be effectively used even on a small display screen of the portable terminal.

Furthermore, continuous movement display can be easily performed simply by holding the camera in an inclined state, and continuous operation can be performed more easily than a conventional relative coordinate input device such as a trackball or a touch pad. It is possible to greatly reduce the operation amount.

Furthermore, since the display acceleration generating means 3 and the display means 7 for displaying a response thereto are integrated, the user can perform an operation while checking the display on the display means 7, for example, a gyro. The operability is greatly improved as compared with a conventional information display device to which a peripheral device that performs only input such as a mouse using a sensor is connected.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the configuration of the embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the information display device of this embodiment, the first
In addition to the configuration of the information display device of the embodiment, at least one heading input means 4 is provided. This heading input means 4
Receives the user input and, if the input instructs storage of the display state, receives and stores the display screen state from the display control means 6. When the input instructs the selection of the storage state, the display control unit 6 compares the display screen state received from the display control unit 6 with the stored display screen state and outputs display difference information to the display acceleration generation unit 3. The display acceleration generating means 3 further has a function of correcting the calculation method of the acceleration according to the display difference information.

Referring to FIG. 11 showing an example of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, the information display device of the present invention has two two-dimensional display surfaces joined via a movable part on one side,
A plurality of heading input means 4 are arranged on the opposite side of the joint of each screen. When one (left side) of the two two-dimensional display surfaces is tilted, the other two-dimensional display surface is tilted according to the tilt angle of the other display surface (left side) when one display surface (right side) near the horizontal plane is used as a reference plane. The page turning display is performed from the screen on the display surface (left side) to the other display surface (right side). In this page turning display, the speed changes according to the tilt angle, and the last page of the display information or the pressed heading input means 4 is displayed.
Are continuously performed up to the page position stored in.

Referring to FIG. 12 showing an example of the output operation of the display acceleration generating means 3 in the present invention, FIG. 12 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the tilt angle of the display surface and the generated acceleration. The display acceleration generating means 3 has an inclination angle of the display surface of 60 °.
In the above case, the acceleration corresponding to the page turning display of four pages is output per second. Similarly, the inclination angle is 45 ° to 6 °.
0 ° corresponds to an acceleration of 2 pages / second, 30 ° to 15 ° corresponds to 1 page / second, and 0 ° to 15 ° corresponds to stationary 0.
Is output.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the information display device of the present invention having two facing screens is supported so that both screens are horizontal, the display acceleration generating means 3 calculates the inclination angle of the two screens from the inclination of each screen with respect to the direction of gravity. It detects that it is 0 ° and outputs the acceleration as 0 as shown in FIG. In this case, the processing unit 5 performs processing in the same manner as described in the first embodiment, and the display control unit 6 statically displays information (for example, two pages of book spread) on each screen of the display unit 7. Next, when one display surface (left side) is tilted by 40 ° as shown in FIG. 11, the display acceleration generating means 3 detects that the tilt angle of the two screens is 40 °, and as shown in the graph of FIG. An acceleration corresponding to a page turning speed of 1 page / second is output, and the page turning display is performed on the display means 7 (from the left screen to the right screen) via the processing means 5 and the display control means 6.

When a state storage operation is performed on the heading input means 4 (for example, the heading input means 4 is pushed in the direction of the joint surface between the two screens), the heading input means 4 becomes a display control means 6.
The current display screen state is received from and stored. Further, if the screen (left side) is tilted while performing a selection operation (for example, pressing down in the screen normal direction like a physical heading) on the heading input means 4, the display means is displayed in accordance with the acceleration output from the display acceleration generating means 3. The page turning display is performed on the screen 7. In this case, the heading input unit 4 compares the current display screen state received from the display control unit 6 with the stored display screen state, generates display difference information, and outputs it to the display acceleration generation unit 3. Display acceleration generating means 3
Detects that the display screen selected from the display difference information matches the display screen state stored in the heading input means 4, and outputs 0 as acceleration. This allows
The display screen is statically displayed at the screen position stored in the heading input means 4. This still display is continued until the user stops the selection operation of the heading input unit 4 and the heading input unit 4 does not output the display difference information indicating the coincidence of the screen to the display acceleration generating unit 3.

As described above, in the information display device of the present invention, a display similar to the book double-page display on a plurality of screens is provided.
In order to provide the same page turning operation as a book by changing the tilt angle of the screen and the same operability as the heading or bookmark of the book by using the heading input means and the change in the tilt angle, it is possible to use Similarly, effective operation can be easily performed, and the operability of the conventional information display device is greatly improved.

Further, it is possible to provide a display / operation equivalent to the spread of a book on at least two screens, and it depends on the physical form as compared with a conventional information display apparatus using a transparent sheet corresponding to many screens and pages. It is possible to provide an effective operation utilizing the advantage of electronic information that can handle information without limitation.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of one embodiment of a third embodiment related to the present invention. In the information display device of this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the information display device of the first embodiment, an input means 1 for receiving a user input, and a display screen received from the input of the input means 1 and the display control means 6 It has an input control means 2 for generating a processing command from the state and modifying and outputting the processing command in accordance with the acceleration received from the display acceleration control means 3.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 10 described in the first embodiment of the present invention. In a state where no input is made to the input means 1, display components are moved and displayed on the screen of the display means 7 in accordance with the inclination angle detected by the display acceleration generation means 3 as described in the first embodiment. You. For example, using a touch panel attached to the front of the display surface of the display means 7 as the input means 1, when a virtual paper piece is moved and displayed on the screen, it is pressed to a position corresponding to this paper piece on the screen (touch panel). When input is performed, the input control means 2 recognizes that a press input has been performed on a paper piece which is a display component displayed at the input position from the current display screen state, and moves and displays the display component. Generate a processing command to suspend. The processing means 5 receives the processing command, performs processing for interrupting the movement display, and outputs the result to the display control means 6. The display control means 6 generates a screen for moving and displaying a display component other than the corresponding piece of paper based on the result, and outputs the screen to the display means 7. Further, when the input position is moved without releasing the finger from the screen (touch panel), the input control means 2 recognizes from the display screen state that the user has moved while holding down the piece of paper, and moves this display component to the input position. Output the processing command to be executed. This processing command is processed by the processing means 5 and is reflected as a moving display of the paper piece on the display screen via the display control means 6. This still or moving display is continued until the press input on the touch panel ends. Similarly, in the case of a touch input in which the inclination between the display surface and the horizontal plane is small and the output acceleration of the display acceleration generating means 3 is 0, processing is performed on the display component at the touch input position and reflected on the display screen. .

As described above, in the information display device of the present invention, the display component is displayed by touch input.
Can be displayed stationary and moving independently of the acceleration output by By providing the input means in this manner, in addition to being able to realize various processes similar to the conventional information display device capable of handwriting and selection input, for example,
The display acceleration generation means 3 was used, such as turning the page one page at a time while keeping the device horizontal, or pressing the touch panel to continuously display only the required pages while tilting the device to continuously turn the pages. The operability of the display component operation is also improved.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a fourth embodiment related to the present invention. The information display device of this embodiment has the heading input means 4 described in the second embodiment in addition to the configuration of the third embodiment.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. By having the heading input means 4,
In addition to the operation on the currently displayed display component as described in the third embodiment, the operation on the display screen stored in advance separately from the current display screen as described in the second embodiment is performed. It is possible to provide. For example, it is possible to edit information by grasping a display component as a touch input, changing the display screen to the position of the heading input means 4, and releasing the display component at that position.

As described above, according to the information display apparatus of the present invention, services such as physical notebooks and notebooks in which a plurality of pages are spelled, not only for information reference but also for information input and editing, are the third services. As in the embodiment, it can be provided with simple and natural operability.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment 5 of the present invention. In the information display device of this embodiment, the display means 7 performs two-dimensional display. The touch input unit 16 receives a user's relative coordinate input corresponding to the screen coordinates of the display unit 7. The continuous input control means 17 includes the touch input means 1
The relative coordinate input received from 6 is repeatedly output according to the instruction of the processing means 5. The processing means 5 includes the continuous input control means 1
7 executes a process corresponding to the relative coordinate input repeatedly output, and displays the result on the display means 7. The touch input unit 16 forms the continuous relative input unit 15 together with the continuous input control unit 17.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. For example, in a page turning operation using a touch panel, when the user performs an operation of stroking the touch panel so as to turn over the paper, the touch input unit 16 detects a relative coordinate input including a direction of the user input and a moving amount, and performs continuous input control. The means 17 continuously outputs the relative coordinate input in accordance with the magnitude of the movement amount of the obtained relative coordinate input and the time interval specified in advance by the processing means 5. The processing unit 5 receives the relative coordinate input, performs the same processing as when the user performs a continuous page turning operation, and outputs the result to the display unit 7. The output of the continuous input control means 17 can also be changed by user input, for example, if the user inputs fast, it repeats at short time intervals, and if it slows down, it repeats at long time intervals. For example, in order to turn a page, if the user quickly inputs a stroke on the touch panel, the continuous input control means 17 repeatedly outputs the data to start page turning. Is interrupted, the page turning display is stopped. Further, when the user inputs slowly, the continuous input control means 17 outputs the user input to the processing means 5 without repetition, whereby the page turning display is performed one by one in the same manner as in the conventional information display device. The processing unit 5 can instruct such a relationship between the user input and the amount of change. For example, when the time interval is increased in proportion to the number of repetitions, when the user performs a page turning input (an operation of stroking the touch panel) quickly, first, the continuous input control unit 17 repeatedly outputs the user input at a short time interval, The page turning display is performed at a high speed on the display means 7 via the processing means 5. Next, the processing means 5 sets a long time interval at which the continuous input control means 17 repeats in accordance with the number of page turning repetitions, and displays the page turning according to the repeated output from the continuous input control means 17 at a long time interval. I do. By repeating the repetitive output and the time interval setting, on the display screen, a fast page turning corresponding to the stroke speed of the user is first performed, and the speed gradually decreases, and the page turning display is performed slowly.

As described above, the information display apparatus of the present invention provides the same operability as turning a page in a page turning operation by repeatedly performing a user operation, and continuously turns the page. It is possible to greatly reduce the amount of operation when performing, and to greatly improve the operability of the conventional information display device.

(Embodiment 6) FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment 6 according to the present invention. The information display device of this embodiment includes the continuous relative input means 15 described in the fifth embodiment, in addition to the configuration described in the second embodiment.
The continuous relative input unit 15 repeatedly outputs a user input according to the output of the processing unit 5 and the display acceleration generating unit 3.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 10 described in the first embodiment. For example, when a touch panel is mounted on the display unit 7 in FIG. 10 as the continuous relative input unit 15 and continuous page turning is performed by the continuous relative input unit 15 as in the fifth embodiment, the direction of the display moving direction is changed. When the user makes an input to the continuous relative input means 15, the page turning is started. The page turning speed is determined according to the acceleration output by the display acceleration generating means 3 according to the tilt angle of the display surface, and the tilt angle is reduced (the display surface approaches a horizontal plane).
The page is turned slowly, and when the tilt angle is increased, the page is turned quickly. The user inputs the continuous relative input means 15
If no input is made, no input is made to the processing means 5 even if the user tilts the apparatus, so that the screen display does not change.

As described above, in the information display device of the present invention, since the start and end of the page turning are performed by the user input, the display is performed because the terminal is accidentally tilted, for example, when the terminal is used in a place with much vibration. In addition, it is possible to avoid an erroneous input such as a change in the page turning speed, and it is possible to easily control the page turning speed according to the amount of inclination at the time of the page turning operation. For this reason, while reducing the operation amount of the continuous page turning operation, erroneous input can be reduced and the operation efficiency of the user can be greatly improved.

(Embodiment 7) FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment 7 of the present invention. In the information display device according to this embodiment, the rotation input device 11 detects a user input due to rotation of a ball, a roller, or the like. The rotation detecting means 12 detects and outputs a rotation amount of the rotation input device 11. Rotation driving means 1
3 rotates the rotation input device 11 according to the output of the rotation detecting means 12. The processing unit 5 performs a process according to the output of the rotation detecting unit 12 and outputs the result to the display unit 7. The display means 7 performs two-dimensional display. The rotation input device 11, the rotation detecting unit 12, and the rotation driving unit 13 form a tactile response type display input unit.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when a book page is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 7, the user inputs the rotation input device 11.
Is rotated, the rotation detecting means 12 detects the amount of rotation,
The processing unit 5 performs a process for performing the page turning display according to the rotation amount, and outputs the result to the display unit 7. At this time, the rotation driving means 13 receives the rotation amount which is the output of the rotation detecting means 12, and uses this rotation amount to output the rotation input device 1
By turning 1, the page turning operation is continued. At this time, by touching the rotary input device 11, the user can perceive the display state of the moving display in which direction and at which speed by touch. Further, when the user stops the rotation of the rotation input device 11, the rotation drive unit 13 stops the rotation drive to the rotation input device 11 via the rotation detection unit 12, and the processing unit 5 interrupts the page turning display. Then, the result is output to the display means 7.

As described above, in the information display device of the present invention, the rotation input device 11 is maintained while maintaining the speed of the user input.
By continuing to rotate, the operation for continuing to rotate is greatly reduced, and the amount of rotation of the rotation input device 11 can be easily adjusted while checking the amount of rotation tactilely. Greatly improve the performance.

(Eighth Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an eighth embodiment relating to the present invention. In the information display device of this embodiment, the tactile response type input unit 10 has a speed control unit 14 in addition to the configuration described in the seventh embodiment. The speed control unit 14 receives the rotation amount output from the rotation detection unit 12, modifies the rotation amount according to the instruction of the processing unit 5, and outputs the corrected rotation amount to the rotation driving unit 13.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the user operates the rotation input device 11, the rotation drive unit 13 rotates the rotation input device 11 as in the seventh embodiment. At this time, the speed control means 14
By changing the amount of rotation, which is the output of the rotation detecting means 12, at a specific rate of change, it is possible to reproduce the same operation as, for example, a ball with high inertia or a ball with high friction. In addition, the rotation input device 11 that is not rotating can be rotated by an instruction of the processing unit 5. Accordingly, even when the screen is moved not by the user input but by the processing result of the processing unit 5 and the screen movement does not depend on the user input, the rotation input device 11 can provide a tactile response to the user. . Further, at this time, when the user operates the rotation input device 11, the user input is received and processed by the processing unit 5 via the rotation detection unit 12, so that even in the case of the screen movement independently performed by the processing unit 5, The user can easily control the moving speed and direction.

As described above, the information display apparatus of the present invention has the speed control means 14 for controlling the rotation of the rotary input device 11 independently of the user input, so that the display screen of the display means 7 can be moved and rotated. The rotation of the input device 11 can always be matched. Accordingly, it is possible to always detect a tactile response to the user and to detect a correction input by the user irrespective of the presence or absence of a user input, thereby greatly improving the operability of the conventional information display device.

Further, the processing means 5 can always receive the same input information as input by the user by instructing the rotation amount to the speed control means 14, so that, for example, the specific information can be received without user input. There is no need for a module that internally reproduces user input, such as a batch processing module that performs processing, and the configuration of the processing means is simplified, and processing efficiency is improved.

(Embodiment 9) FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment 9 relating to the present invention. In the information display device of this embodiment, in addition to the configuration described in the second embodiment,
The tactile response type input means 10 described in the embodiment is provided. The haptic response type input unit 10 rotates the rotation input device 11 according to the output of the processing unit 5 and the display acceleration generation unit 3.

Referring to FIG. 11, which shows an example of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, the information display device of the present invention is joined via one side movable portion as described in the second embodiment. It has two two-dimensional display surfaces and a plurality of heading input means 4. Furthermore, as the rotary input device 11 of the tactile response type input means 10, the device can be operated with the thumbs of the left and right hands when the device is supported with both hands as if holding a book so that the same operation as turning a page of a book can be performed. Roller is installed at an appropriate position. When one side (left side) of the two-dimensional display surface is tilted, the roller attached to the tilted display surface rotates in the direction of page turning according to the tilt angle, and the other of the two-dimensional display surface is shifted from the screen of the tilted display surface (left side). A page turning display is performed on the display surface (right side).

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When the user tilts one (left side) screen, the display acceleration generating means 3 generates an acceleration according to the tilt angle. The tactile response type input means 10 rotates the roller according to the acceleration as shown in FIG. 11 and outputs the amount of rotation to the processing means 5. The processing means 5 executes a process according to the rotation amount and outputs a result. The display control means 6 generates a page turning display screen as shown in FIG. 11 according to the result, and outputs the screen to the display means 7. When the user stops the rotation of the roller, the page turning display is stopped. However, since the display acceleration generating unit 3 continues to output the acceleration corresponding to the inclination angle, the roller has a force to rotate according to the inclination angle. Then, the rotation speed and direction when the user releases the hand from the roller are presented to the user by tactile sensation.

As described above, in the information display device of the present invention, the spread display and the page turning operation are equivalent to the operation of the book, and the device for performing the tactile response display and the device for performing the input are integrated, and the tilt angle is changed. Since the change of the page turning display due to is presented to the user by tactile sensation, operability very similar to a book can be provided. As described above, since the user can easily understand and operate efficiently without training, the operability of the conventional information display device is greatly improved.

[0056]

As described above, the information display device of the present invention has the following effects.

By having the display acceleration generating means,
It provides natural operability that requires no special learning or training, and greatly improves operability especially for a user who is unfamiliar with the operation, such as a first-time user.

Further, as compared with a conventional information display device which provides a page switching button and a scroll bar on a screen,
Since the screen is not occupied by the display components, there is an advantage that the screen can be effectively used even on a small display screen of the portable terminal.

Further, it is possible to easily perform continuous movement display only by holding the camera in an inclined state, and it is possible to perform continuous operation display as compared with a conventional relative coordinate input device such as a trackball or a touch pad. It is possible to greatly reduce the operation amount.

Furthermore, since the display acceleration generating means 3 and the display means 7 for displaying a response thereto are integrated, the user can perform an operation while checking the display on the display means 7, for example, a gyro. The operability is greatly improved as compared with a conventional information display device to which a peripheral device that performs only input such as a mouse using a sensor is connected.

Also, by using the headline input means together, a display similar to the book spread display on a plurality of screens can be provided.
In order to provide the same page turning operation as a book by changing the tilt angle of the screen and the same operability as the heading or bookmark of the book by using the heading input means and the change in the tilt angle, it is possible to use Similarly, effective operation can be easily performed, and the operability of the conventional information display device is greatly improved.

Further, it is possible to provide a display / operation equivalent to the spread of a book on at least two screens, and it depends on the physical form as compared with a conventional information display device using a transparent sheet corresponding to many screens and pages. It is possible to provide an effective operation utilizing the advantage of electronic information that can handle information without limitation.

Further, by providing the input means, various processes can be realized similarly to the conventional information display device capable of handwriting and selection input. In addition, for example, the device can be kept horizontal and one page at a time. The operability of the display component operation using the display acceleration generation means is also improved, such as performing page turning or pressing the touch panel while continuously turning pages by tilting the apparatus to statically display only necessary pages.

Further, by using both the input means and the heading means, it is possible to provide a simple and natural service not only for information reference but also for information input and editing, such as a physical notebook or notebook with a plurality of pages. It can be provided with simple operability.

Further, by providing the continuous relative input means, in the page turning operation, the same operability as turning the paper can be provided, and the amount of operation for continuously turning the page can be greatly reduced. Yes, the operability of the conventional information display device is greatly improved.

Further, when the continuous relative input means and the display acceleration generating means are used in combination, the start and end of page turning are performed by a user input, so that the display is changed because the terminal is erroneously tilted. In addition to avoiding erroneous input, it is possible to easily control the page turning speed according to the amount of inclination during the page turning operation. For this reason, while reducing the operation amount of the continuous page turning operation, erroneous input can be reduced and the operation efficiency of the user can be greatly improved.

Further, by having the tactile response type input means, continuous input is possible with a small amount of operation while confirming the amount of rotation of the rotary input device by tactile sense, and the operability of the conventional information display device is greatly improved. I do.

Further, since the tactile response type input means has the speed control means, the tactile response to the user in response to the screen movement and the detection of the user's correction input can be always performed regardless of the presence or absence of the user input. In addition, the operability of the conventional information display device is greatly improved. Also, since it is possible to always receive the same input information as the user input, there is no need for a module that internally reproduces user input, such as a batch processing module that performs specific processing without user input Therefore, the configuration of the processing means is simplified and the processing efficiency is improved.

Further, by using a book-type device configuration in which the display acceleration generating means and the tactile response type input means are used in combination, the operability very similar to a book which can be easily understood and efficiently operated by the user without training is provided. It can be provided and greatly improves the operability of the conventional information display device.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an output operation of a display acceleration generation unit according to the present invention.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input means 2 Input control means 3 Display acceleration generation means 4 Heading input means 5 Processing means 6 Display control means 7 Display means 10 Tactile response input means 11 Rotation input device 12 Rotation detection means 13 Rotation drive means 14 Speed control means 15 Continuous relative Input means 16 Touch input means 17 Continuous input control

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. An information display apparatus for displaying electronic information as a processing result of a processing means of a computer as a display part simulating one or a plurality of papers on a display means having a two-dimensional display surface. Receives an input corresponding to the coordinates of the two-dimensional display surface from the input device, and the input corresponds to the display component such as a page turn.
The movement table,
Coordinate input means for generating a relative coordinate input comprising the indicated direction and the movement amount; and receiving the relative coordinate input, and
Number or time of repetitive output set by processing means
Continuous input control means for repeatedly outputting to the processing means based on the interval, wherein the processing means displays the display component based on the repeated output of the relative coordinate input output from the continuous input control means.
Performs processing for continuously moving display, processing results are displayed on the display means, further wherein said the number of iterations output also <br/> continuous input control means in response to said the relative coordinate input An information display device comprising means for controlling a time interval. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said coordinate input means is provided on said two-dimensional display surface.
The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is a mounted touch panel or a pen input mechanism . 3. When a physical part having mass or friction placed on a plane moves on the plane under the action of the movement or the action of gravity when the plane moves or tilts. When the device is moved or the two-dimensional display surface is tilted with respect to the direction of gravity, in order to provide a display component displayed on the two-dimensional display surface with mechanical characteristics similar to Further comprising a display acceleration generating means for detecting a force applied to the display component, and calculating a force acting on the display component when the display component on the two-dimensional display surface has a mass or friction characteristic. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means includes means for correcting the number of times of repeated output or the time interval according to the calculated force acting on the display component.
An information display device according to item 1. 4. An information display device for displaying electronic information as a processing result of a processing means of a computer as one or a plurality of display parts on a display means having a two-dimensional display surface, wherein the rotation means includes a ball or a roller. Rotation detection means for detecting the amount of rotation of the input device, and, according to the direction and speed of rotation detected by the rotation detection means, as in the case where the user continuously operates the rotation input device, the rotation input Rotation processing means for driving a ball or a roller of the device to rotate, wherein the processing means performs processing according to the rotation amount detected by the rotation detection means and displays the processing result on the display means. Characteristic information display device. 5. The display means is connected to at least two two-dimensional display surfaces via a movable portion on one side of each display surface so that display and operation similar to spread display and opening / closing of a book can be performed. The display acceleration control means detects the amount of inclination of each of the two-dimensional display surfaces with respect to the direction of gravity and acts on a display component displayed by the display means over a plurality of display screens. 4. The information display device according to claim 3, further comprising means for outputting force information. 6. A display control means for performing display control for moving and displaying the display component on the display screen, and at least one heading input so as to enable display and operation similar to a book heading or bookmark. Means, and the processing means further includes means for instructing the display control means to perform moving display according to the force acting on the display component calculated by the display acceleration generating means, Receiving the user's input, and when the user input indicates display state storage, receiving and storing a display screen state from information controlled by the display control means for display, and storing the user input. When instructing state selection, the display screen state received from the display control means is compared with the stored display screen state, and display difference information is sent to the display acceleration generation means. 6. The information display according to claim 3, further comprising: means for applying a force, wherein the display acceleration generating means includes means for correcting a calculation method of a force acting on the display component according to the display difference information. apparatus.