JP5888054B2 - Display device and pointer display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device for displaying preset information and a pointer display device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a pointer type display device that points information with a plurality of hands such as an analog electronic timepiece. In recent years, there is a pointer display device configured to display a variety of information.

  For example, it is equipped with a multi-function analog electronic clock that can display not only time information but also measurement values of measurement sensors, and a pager function that displays various information acquired from external devices using communication means. There is an analog electronic timepiece (for example, Patent Document 1). Conventionally, in such an analog electronic timepiece, it is possible to selectively notify preset information by pointing to a plurality of signs provided on the periphery of the dial or the bezel corresponding to each information. ing. Various information can be displayed by giving meanings in the directions from 1 o'clock to 12 o'clock indicating the time, or by using them as numbers.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique related to a display device that indicates the presence of additional information using not only a pointer but also whether or not an LED (Light Emitting Diode) is turned on.

JP-A-6-66963 Japanese National Patent Publication No. 9-506710

  However, in a display device that selects and displays a plurality of information in an analog manner, the dial is provided with a large number of signs so that more information can be displayed, or a plurality of information can be selectively displayed with a single display mechanism. There is a problem that it is complicated for the user to read the information. In particular, there is a problem that it is often difficult for a user to read such complicated instruction information in a dark place.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a display device and a pointer display device that can read information displayed in a dark place more easily with a simple configuration.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
A light emitting unit that emits light emitted from the light emitter in a predetermined direction;
A rotating reflector disposed opposite to the light emitting side of the light emitting unit;
A reflection plate rotation control unit that rotates the rotary reflection plate according to information to be displayed and reflects light emitted from the light emitting unit in a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed ;
The rotating reflector is integrally provided with a pointer.
The reflector rotation control unit instructs the direction corresponding to the information to be displayed by reflected light from the rotating reflector when the light emitter emits light, and displays the information by the pointer when the light emitter does not emit light. The display device is characterized in that a direction corresponding to information to be displayed is indicated.

  According to the present invention, in the display device and the pointer display device, there is an effect that information displayed in a dark place can be read more easily with a simple configuration.

It is a figure which shows the information display system containing the analog electronic timepiece of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the analog electronic timepiece of the first embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a second hand. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of an analog electronic timepiece. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a smart phone. It is a front view which shows the example of a display of the analog electronic timepiece of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the alerting | reporting process in the analog electronic timepiece of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the analog electronic timepiece of the second embodiment. It is a flowchart of the time illumination process in the analog electronic timepiece of the second embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the structure of a second hand. It is a front view of the analog electronic timepiece of the third embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the analog electronic timepiece of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the alerting | reporting process in the analog electronic timepiece of 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information display system including an analog electronic timepiece which is a first embodiment of a pointer display device of the present invention.

  The information display system 1 includes an analog electronic timepiece 40 and a smartphone 10. The analog electronic timepiece 40 and the smartphone 10 are configured to be able to transmit and receive information using short-range wireless communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the analog electronic timepiece 40.

  The analog electronic timepiece 40 includes an hour hand 461 in the casing 2, the bezel 3, the dial 4, and a windshield glass (not shown) that is provided on the inner periphery of the bezel 3 and covers the top of the dial 4. A minute hand 462 and a second hand 47. Further, four push button switches B1 to B4 are provided on the side surface of the casing 2.

  The hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462 (rotation pointer) rotate around the center of the dial 4 as a common rotation axis. On the other hand, the second hand 47 rotates with respect to a rotary shaft provided at a position away from the center of the dial 4 in the 6 o'clock direction. Further, an LED 59 (light emitting body, light emitting portion) is provided at the peripheral portion in the 6 o'clock direction, and is arranged so as to emit light toward the center direction (12 o'clock direction) of the dial 4. A sign “TEL” is provided in the 4 o'clock direction of the dial 4, and a sign “MAIL” is provided in the 8 o'clock direction of the dial 4.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the structure of the second hand 47.
The second hand 47 of this embodiment includes a pointer portion 471 (pointer) and a mirror portion 472 (rotary reflection plate) arranged perpendicular to the pointer portion 471. The mirror part 472 has a plate shape, and both side surfaces are mirror surfaces. The length of the mirror part 472 is set long in a range in which the mirror part 472 can rotate, and the thickness of the mirror part 472 is set so as to be inconspicuous when the analog electronic timepiece 40 is viewed from above. Further, by making the upper surface of the mirror portion 472 the same color as the dial 4, the normal visibility can be further reduced.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the analog electronic timepiece 40. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the smartphone 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the analog electronic timepiece 40 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41 (reflector rotation control unit, pointer rotation control unit), ROM (Read Only Memory) 42, and RAM (Random Access Memory) 43. A step motor 51 for rotating the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462 via the train wheel mechanism 48, and the second hand 47 via the train wheel mechanism 50. Step motor 53, step motor drive circuit 54 for step driving step motors 51, 53, antenna AN4, Bluetooth module 55 and UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) 56 as wireless communication means, vibration motor 57 and its Driver 58, LED (light emitting diode) 59 and its driver 60, piezo element 61 and its driver 6 When, and a like bus 63 for exchanging signals between the CPU41 and Part.

  The CPU 41 performs control over the entire operation of the analog electronic timepiece 40 and various arithmetic processes. The CPU 41 causes the step motor driving circuit 54 to drive the step motors 51 and 53 based on the current time counted by the time measuring circuit 45 and causes the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462 to display the time. Further, the CPU 41 determines the display content based on the information acquired from the smartphone 10 via the Bluetooth module 55, causes the step motor driving circuit 54 to drive the step motor 53 according to the display content, and the second hand 47 as described later. Information is displayed by rotating.

  The ROM 42 stores various programs executed by the CPU 41 and initial setting data. The ROM 42 includes a communication program for performing Bluetooth communication with the smartphone 10. The RAM 43 provides a working memory space to the CPU 41 and stores temporary data.

  The operation unit 44 includes four button switches B1 to B4, converts an operation performed on the switch by the user into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the CPU 41 as an input signal. Alternatively, the operation unit 44 may be a touch panel.

  The timer circuit 45 is a counter that counts and holds the current time. The current time is read and displayed by the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462, or the present time data is compared with the set time data related to various functions, and various operations are performed.

  The Bluetooth module 55 is a control module for performing Bluetooth communication with an external device via the antenna AN4. The transmission data sent from the CPU 41 is subjected to processing such as serial / parallel conversion by the UART 56 and is sent from the Bluetooth module 55 to an external device such as the smartphone 10. The received data received from the external device using the Bluetooth module 55 is subjected to processing such as serial / parallel conversion by the UART 56 and is output to the CPU 41.

  The vibration motor 57, the LED (light emitting diode) 59, and the piezo element (PZT) 61 are for notifying the user by generating vibration, light, and buzzer sound, respectively. When control signals are sent from the CPU 41 to the drivers 58, 60, 62, the drivers 58, 60, 62 convert the voltage signals necessary for operating the vibration motor 57, the LED 59, and the piezo element 61, respectively, and output them. To do.

  The step motor drive circuit 54 receives drive commands for the step motors 51 and 53 from the CPU 41 and outputs drive pulses for driving the step motors 51 and 53 independently. The step motors 51 and 53 are each step-driven by the drive pulse input from the step motor drive circuit 54 and rotate by a predetermined angle (for example, 180 degrees) in the forward direction or the reverse direction based on the voltage waveform of the drive pulse. . Each of the gear train mechanisms 48 and 50 includes a plurality of gear trains. The gear train mechanism 48 adjusts the rotation angle of the step motor 51 by the gear ratio to rotate the minute hand 462 at a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree). give. The hour hand 461 further rotates in conjunction with the minute hand 462. Further, the train wheel mechanism 50 adjusts the rotation angle of the step motor 53 with the gear ratio to give the second hand 47 rotation at a predetermined angle (for example, 6 degrees). The step motor drive circuit 54 can independently move the minute hand 462 and the second hand 47 forward or backward at a predetermined rapid feed speed (for example, 64 pps (Pulse per second)).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the smartphone 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a storage unit 14, an operation unit 15, a built-in clock 16, a display unit 17 and its driver 18, a speaker 19, The microphone 20, the codec 21, the RF transmission / reception circuit 22, the RF transmission / reception antenna AN11, the communication circuit 23, the Bluetooth module 24, the UART 25, the Bluetooth transmission / reception antenna AN12, and the CPU 11 are connected to each other. A bus 26 is provided.

  The CPU 11 performs overall control of the overall operation of the smartphone 10 and various arithmetic processes. Further, the CPU 11 establishes a communication connection with the analog electronic timepiece 40 by sending a control signal to the Bluetooth module 24 based on setting information by an input operation to the operation unit 15. The CPU 11 causes the analog electronic timepiece 40 to transmit incoming information when there is an incoming call or an incoming e-mail to the smartphone 10.

  The ROM 12 stores various programs executed by the CPU 11 and initial setting data. The RAM 13 provides a work memory space to the CPU 11 and stores temporary work data.

  The storage unit 14 is a non-volatile readable / writable memory, for example, a flash memory or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory). The storage unit 14 stores, for example, phone book data for storing registered telephone numbers, address book data for storing registered e-mail addresses, and various application programs executed on the smartphone 10 and saved data relating to various functions. And setting data are stored.

  The operation unit 15 detects an operation input of the touch panel, converts the operation content input by the user based on the menu displayed on the display unit 17 into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the CPU 11 as an input signal. Alternatively, the operation unit 15 may include a configuration in which a plurality of operation keys are provided and an input signal converted into an electric signal based on an operation performed by the user on the key is output to the CPU 11.

  The built-in clock 16 is a counter that counts and holds the current time. This current time is read and displayed on the display unit 17. Further, the present time data and the set time data related to various functions are compared, and various operations are performed. The current time data of the internal clock 16 is corrected at any time during communication with the mobile base station by the RF transceiver circuit 22.

  The display unit 17 is, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display). A driver 18 (liquid crystal driver) is operated by a control signal sent from the CPU 11 and drives the LCD to display various functions of the smartphone 10. The display unit 17 may be based on other methods, for example, an organic ELD (Electro-Luminescent Display), and the driver 18 is appropriately selected depending on the display method. Further, the display unit 17 displays a menu for allowing the user to perform an input operation as a touch panel.

  The speaker 19 converts an electrical signal into an audio signal based on a signal from the codec 21 and outputs audio. The microphone 20 detects sound waves, converts them into electric signals, and outputs them to the codec 21. The codec 21 decodes the encoded and compressed digital audio signal and sends it as an analog signal to the speaker 19, and encodes the audio signal acquired from the microphone 20 and outputs it to the CPU 11 and the communication circuit 23. Note that a speaker for calling and a speaker for outputting sound to the outside may be provided separately.

  The RF transmission / reception circuit 22 performs transmission / reception processing of packet communication such as telephone communication and mail performed with the mobile base station using the RF transmission / reception antenna AN11. The communication circuit 23 performs various processes of transmission / reception data transmitted / received by the RF transmission / reception circuit 22, and exchanges data with the CPU 11 and the codec 21.

  The Bluetooth module 24 is a control module for performing Bluetooth communication with other electronic devices such as the analog electronic timepiece 40 via the antenna AN12. The transmission data sent from the CPU 11 is subjected to processing such as serial / parallel conversion by the UART 25 and is sent from the Bluetooth module 24 to another electronic device. Received data received from another electronic device using the Bluetooth module 24 is subjected to processing such as parallel / serial conversion by the UART 25 and is output to the CPU 11.

  Next, an operation for notifying incoming calls and mails to the smartphone 10 executed in the analog electronic timepiece 40 of the first embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a front view of the analog electronic timepiece 40 in the incoming call notification state.

  In the analog electronic timepiece 40 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the incoming call notification is acquired from the smartphone 10, the LED 59 is turned on and the second hand 47 is fast-forwarded to the position of 22 seconds or 52 seconds. As shown by the broken line, the light emitted from the LED 59 is reflected in the direction of the 4 o'clock position of the dial 4 by the mirror unit 472 to selectively irradiate the sign “TEL” and its surroundings. On the other hand, on the back side of the mirror part 472, the amount of light reaching the LED 59 after being blocked is reduced. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the mail arrival notification is acquired from the smartphone 10, the LED 59 is turned on and the second hand 47 is moved forward to the position of 8 seconds or 38 seconds, as indicated by a broken line. The light emitted from the LED 59 is reflected by the mirror unit 472 toward the 8 o'clock position of the dial 4 to selectively irradiate the sign “MAIL” and its surroundings. Since the mirror portion 472 can reflect on both sides, the second hand 47 may be moved from the pointer position at the start of movement to the pointer position that can be reached in a shorter time.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 41 of a notification process for notifying an incoming call in the analog electronic timepiece 40.

  This notification process is called and executed as part of a reception process performed each time data is received in a data reception standby state by Bluetooth communication from the smartphone 10.

  First, the CPU 41 determines whether or not data has been received from the smartphone 10 (step S401). This process is repeated until it is determined that data has been received. If it is determined that data has been received, the CPU 41 next determines whether or not the received data is a signal indicating an incoming call (step S402). If it is determined that the signal is an incoming call signal, the CPU 41 next determines whether or not the current second hand position is between 7 seconds and 37 seconds (step S403). When it is determined that the position of the second hand 47 is between 7 seconds and 37 seconds, the CPU 41 outputs a control signal to the step motor drive circuit 54, and moves the second hand 47 to the position of 22 seconds by fast-forwarding movement. (Step S404). On the other hand, when it is determined that the position of the second hand 47 is not between 7 seconds and 37 seconds, that is, between 38 seconds and 59 seconds, and between 0 seconds and 6 seconds, the CPU 41 performs step A control signal is output to the motor drive circuit 54, and the second hand 47 is moved forward and moved to a position of 52 seconds (step S405). By the processing of these steps S404 and S405, the mirror unit 472 is directed in the direction connecting the 7-second position and the 37-second position. Then, the process of the CPU 41 proceeds to step S406.

  If it is determined in the determination process in step S402 that the received data is not an incoming call signal, the CPU 41 then determines whether the received data is a mail incoming signal (step S412). If it is determined that it is a mail incoming signal, the CPU 41 next determines whether or not the current second hand position is between 53 seconds and 59 seconds, or between 0 seconds and 23 seconds ( Step S413). When it is determined that the position of the second hand 47 is between 53 seconds and 23 seconds, the CPU 41 outputs a control signal to the step motor drive circuit 54, and moves the second hand 47 to the position of 8 seconds by fast-forwarding movement. (Step S414). On the other hand, when it is determined that the position of the second hand 47 is not between 53 seconds and 23 seconds, that is, between 24 seconds and 52 seconds, the CPU 41 outputs a control signal to the step motor drive circuit 54. The second hand 47 is fast-forwarded and moved to the position of 38 seconds (step S415). By the processing of these steps S414 and S415, the mirror unit 472 is directed in the direction connecting the 23-second position and the 53-second position. Then, the process of the CPU 41 proceeds to step S406.

  When the second hand 47 is rotated in the processes of steps S404, S405, S414, and S415 and the mirror unit 472 is directed to any position, the CPU 41 outputs an output signal to the driver 60 to turn on the LED 59 (step S406). At this time, the CPU 41 may also send an output signal to the drivers 58 and 62 to cause the vibration motor 57 and the piezo element 61 to perform a notification operation. Then, the CPU 41 ends the notification process.

  If it is determined in step S412 that the received data is not an incoming mail process, the process corresponding to the other received data is executed (step S422), and the process ends.

  As described above, according to the analog electronic timepiece 40 of the first embodiment, the second hand 47 is provided in the light emission direction from the LED 59 separately from the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462, and the second hand 47 has a mirror portion 472. Is provided. The dial 4 is provided with a sign “TEL” at the 4 o'clock direction and a sign “MAIL” at the 8 o'clock direction, so that the incoming call notification and mail received from the smartphone 10 via the Bluetooth module 55 are provided. The incoming call notification is performed in response to the incoming call notification. In this incoming call notification, the second hand 47 is rotated so that the emitted light of the LED 59 irradiates any of the signs depending on the type of incoming call, and is reflected by the mirror unit 472. Therefore, the user can easily know which incoming call notification operation is performed even in a dark place.

  Further, by rotating the mirror unit 472, even a small display device can perform a display operation using illumination much more easily than rotating the LED 59 itself.

  Further, by displaying information using the LED 59 that is not normally lit, it is easy to prevent an oversight by the user, while the rotation operation of the second hand 47 is not conspicuous. The troublesomeness due to the operation can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the sign provided on the dial 4 is selectively irradiated, the user can selectively recognize only necessary information.

  Further, the second hand 47 includes a pointer portion 471 and a mirror portion 472. In a bright place or in a normal use state, the pointer portion 471 can display a pointer, so that it can be selectively selected depending on the surrounding conditions. Easy-to-see display can be performed.

  In addition to the second hand 47 provided with the mirror portion 472, a normal pointer (hour hand 461 and minute hand 462) is provided, and display can be performed by the emitted light of the LED 59 in combination with display by the pointer operation. Even when information is displayed, it is easy to identify what information is displayed by the pointer and the emitted light.

  In addition, since notification processing based on incoming notification information acquired from an external device such as the smartphone 10 by Bluetooth communication is performed, even when the external device is put in a bag or the like and the incoming notification is not noticed, the user can It is possible to acquire information from the analog electronic timepiece 40 such as a unified and easy.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, an analog electronic timepiece according to the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the analog electronic timepiece 40a of the second embodiment.

  The analog electronic timepiece 40a is the same as the analog electronic timepiece 40 of the first embodiment except that the dial 4a is not provided with the sign “TEL” and the sign “MAIL”. The components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the second hand 47 in the analog electronic timepiece 40a of the second embodiment will be described.

  In the analog electronic timepiece 40a of the present embodiment, when the user instructs to turn on the LED 59, not only the LED 59 is turned on, but also the time at which the second hand 47 is rotated so as to reflect the emitted light from the LED 59 in the direction of the time. Lighting processing is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, in the analog electronic timepiece 40a, for example, when the LED 59 is instructed to be turned on at 3 am, the second hand 47 is rotated, and the light emitted from the LED 59 is mirrored as indicated by a broken line. It is reflected by the part 472 and operates to irradiate the 3 o'clock position.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 41 of the time illumination process executed in the analog electronic timepiece 40a of the second embodiment.

  This time illumination process is called and executed when a push button switch (for example, B1) is pressed by the user and a lighting command for the LED 59 is detected by the CPU 41. When the time illumination process is started, the CPU 41 first acquires the current time and determines the value of the current time unit (step S501). In each process of steps S502a to S502l, the CPU 41 outputs a control signal to the step motor driving circuit 54, and rotates the second hand 47 so that the emitted light from the LED 59 is reflected in the direction corresponding to the determined time. For example, when the current time is in the 6 o'clock range or the 18 o'clock range, the second hand 47 is fast-forwarded to either the 0 second position or the 30 second position. Thereby, the emitted light of LED59 is reflected in the direction of LED59, and irradiates 6 o'clock position. The second hand position when irradiating other time is a value determined by the position of the axis of the second hand 47 on the dial 4a. For example, the second position corresponding to the time is associated and stored in the ROM 42 as table data. By setting, the movement destination of the second hand 47 can be easily set.

  When the second hand 47 is fast-forwarded to the set position, the CPU 41 sends an output signal to the driver 60 to turn on the LED 59 (step S503). Then, the CPU 41 counts the lighting time of the LED 59. CPU41 discriminate | determines whether lighting time of LED59 passed predetermined time (step S504). The CPU 41 repeats this determination process until it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, and when it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the CPU 41 sends a control signal to the driver 60 to turn off the LED 59. (Step S505). Then, the CPU 41 sends a control signal to the step motor drive circuit 54 to move the second hand 47 in a fast-forward manner so that the second hand 47 moves to a position where the current time is displayed (step S506). When the second hand 47 returns to the normal time display state, the CPU 41 ends the time illumination process.

  As described above, according to the analog electronic timepiece 40a of the second embodiment, when the LED 59 is turned on based on the user's operation in a dark environment such as at night, the emitted light from the LED 59 is reflected by the mirror unit 472. Since it is possible to irradiate the direction of the current time, for example, in units of one hour, the user can easily know the rough current time.

[Modification]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the second hand.
The second hand 47 a is disposed so that the pointer portion 471 a is parallel to the length direction of the mirror portion 472. With such an arrangement, the relationship between the reflection direction of the LED emitted light and the second hand position in the first embodiment and the second embodiment is shifted by 90 degrees, so that the movement control of the second hand 47 is slightly different.

  By using the second hand 47a of this modified example, when the LED 59 is turned on, the half of the pointer portion 471a is always on the shadow side, that is, the back side of the mirror portion 472 with respect to the emitted light of the LED 59. The user can more easily identify that the information is indicated by the reflected light.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, an analog electronic timepiece according to a third embodiment will be described.
FIG. 11 is a front view of an analog electronic timepiece 40b according to the third embodiment.

  The analog electronic timepiece 40b according to the third embodiment includes a dial that is the same as the dial 4a according to the second embodiment. Further, the analog electronic timepiece 40 b is provided with a second hand 463 that rotates around the same rotation axis as the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462. Further, the mirror 47b is not provided with a pointer portion, and is used only for turning the mirror portion 472. About another structure, it is the same as that of the analog electronic timepiece 40a of 2nd Embodiment, attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits description.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the analog electronic timepiece 40b according to the third embodiment. In the analog electronic timepiece 40b according to the third embodiment, the train wheel mechanism 49 is rotated by driving the step motor 52 and the second hand 463 is rotated, and the train wheel mechanism 50 is rotated by driving the step motor 53 and the mirror 47b. Rotate. The RAM 43b stores a registration number table 431. This registered number table 431 is a table showing correspondence between the incoming call number notified from the smartphone 10 together with the incoming call notification in Bluetooth communication with a preset number. For example, each of the integer values 1 to 11 is assigned as the setting number, and the second hand 463 can indicate the incoming call notification from any number by indicating the hour direction from 1 o'clock to 11 o'clock.
About another structure, it is the same as that of the analog electronic timepiece 40 of 1st Embodiment, attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits description.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure by the CPU 41 of a notification process for notifying an incoming call to the smartphone 10 in the analog electronic timepiece 40b of the third embodiment.

  Similar to the notification process of the first embodiment, this notification process is a process that is performed as part of the reception data process when waiting for reception data by Bluetooth communication from the smartphone 10.

  First, the CPU 41 determines whether or not data has been received from the smartphone 10 (step S601), and repeats this determination processing until it is determined that data has been received. If it is determined that data has been received, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the received data is an incoming call signal (step S602). If it is determined that the signal is an incoming call signal, the CPU 41 refers to the registration number table 431 and determines the indication position of the second hand 463 corresponding to the incoming call number and the irradiation position by the emitted light of the LED 59 (step S603). ).

Then, the CPU 41 outputs a control signal to the step motor drive circuit 54 to drive the second hand 463 and the mirror 47b to fast forward and move them to the determined positions (step S604). Then, the CPU 41 sends an output signal to the driver 60 to turn on the LED 59 (step S605). Then, the CPU 41 ends the notification process.
If it is determined that the incoming data is not a telephone incoming call signal, the CPU 41 executes another reception process related to the received data (step S613) and ends the process.

  In the above description, the LED 59 is turned on after the fast-forward of the second hand 463 is completed. However, when the mirror 47b reaches the previously determined position, the arrival of the second hand 463 at the set position is not detected. The LED 59 may be turned on first without waiting.

  As described above, the analog electronic timepiece 40b according to the third embodiment can notify information set in advance by the indication position of the second hand 463 having the rotation axis at the center of the dial 4a, and can rotate the mirror 47b. By reflecting the emitted light of the LED 59 and irradiating the second hand 463, it is possible to use both the indication by the pointer and the indication by the light, so that information can be easily read even in a dark place or a bright place. By irradiating the indication direction of the second hand 463 particularly in a dark place, the user can easily know the indication position of the second hand 463. Further, since the reading can be easily performed only by irradiating the vicinity of the indication direction of the second hand 463 as a whole without condensing the emitted light of the LED 59, the display device can be easily manufactured.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the second hand 47 having the mirror portion 472 is provided in addition to the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462 of the analog electronic timepiece 40, but it is not necessary to use it as a set with a normal hand. The display device may have only a configuration in which the emitted light of the LED 59 is reflected by the mirror 47b to indicate a sign provided on the dial 4. Also, it can be used in combination with a hand other than a watch. For example, the display using the light emitting unit and the rotating reflector of the present invention may be applied to a device that displays various measurement values with a pointer, such as a thermometer, a barometer, an acceleration sensor, and a speed sensor.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the second hand 47 provided with the mirror portion 472 rotates around a rotation axis different from that of the hour hand 461 and the minute hand 462, but may rotate around the same axis.

  In the above embodiment, the LED 59 has been described as an example of the light emitter, but another light emitter may be used. For example, a miniature light bulb or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescent) diode may be used, and for example, laser light having a higher concentration may be used according to the amount of power supply.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although both the side surfaces of the reflecting plate rotation control part were made into a mirror shape, only one side may be a mirror shape. Further, the reflection direction by the mirror does not need to be within one plane on the dial 4. While suppressing reflection of light from the outside, in order to illuminate the dial 4 more efficiently, the light may be reflected by being inclined slightly toward the dial. Further, the mirror does not have to be a flat surface. For example, the degree of light collection may be increased as a concave mirror.

  Further, the arrangement of the LEDs 59 and the direction of the emitted light are not limited to the direction from the 6 o'clock side of the dial 4 toward the center direction. You may arrange | position in another time direction. Further, for example, light may be emitted directly in the direction of the sign “TEL” on the dial 4 and reflected by the mirror unit 472 only when an incoming mail is received. Further, for example, light is emitted upward from a hole provided in the dial 4 and is reflected by 90 degrees by a mirror portion 472 disposed at an inclination of about 45 degrees with respect to the dial 4 to correspond to the display content. May be instructed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the lighting state of LED59 was maintained during the display period, more meanings can be given by the blink pattern etc.

In the above embodiment, the analog electronic timepiece 40 receives an incoming call notification from the smartphone 10 via Bluetooth communication and performs an incoming call notification. However, the notification content and the notification receiving method from an external device are limited to these examples. Absent. Other short-range wireless communication, for example, infrared communication, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or the like may be used, or a predetermined notification operation may be performed by receiving a mid-long range radio wave. On the contrary, it may be used for various notification operations related to the function in the analog electronic timepiece 40. The notification content can be arbitrarily set such as an alarm operation or a battery state notification operation.
In addition, details such as the specific configuration, order, and numerical values shown in the description of the above embodiments can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the scope of claims attached to the application of this application will be added below. The item numbers of the claims described in the appendix are as set forth in the claims attached to the application of this application.

[Appendix]
<Claim 1>
A light emitting unit that emits light emitted from the light emitter in a predetermined direction;
A rotating reflector disposed opposite to the light emitting side of the light emitting unit;
A display device comprising: a reflection plate rotation control unit that rotates the rotary reflection plate according to information to be displayed and reflects light emitted from the light emitting unit in a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed.
<Claim 2>
The rotating reflector is integrally provided with a pointer.
The reflector rotation control unit instructs the direction corresponding to the information to be displayed by reflected light from the rotating reflector when the light emitter emits light, and displays the information by the pointer when the light emitter does not emit light. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a direction corresponding to is indicated.
<Claim 3>
The rotary reflecting plate is rotatably provided at the upper part of the dial,
Each dial is marked with one or more signs corresponding to the information,
The reflecting plate rotation control unit reflects light emitted from the light emitting unit by the rotating reflecting plate, and instructs the indicator corresponding to the information to be displayed among the signs arranged on the dial. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a display device.
<Claim 4>
Provided with a wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with an external device,
The said reflecting plate rotation control part rotates the said rotating reflecting plate according to the said information to be displayed determined based on the data acquired from the said external apparatus by the said wireless communication means. The display apparatus as described in any one of -3.
<Claim 5>
A display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
One or more rotation pointers;
A pointer rotation control unit for controlling the rotation operation of the rotation pointer,
The rotation pointer is provided so that the upper part of the dial can be rotated simultaneously with the rotary reflector,
The pointer display control device, wherein the pointer rotation control unit rotates the rotation pointer independently of the reflector rotation control unit.
<Claim 6>
The pointer rotation control unit is capable of rotating so that at least one of the rotation pointers indicates a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed.
The reflection plate rotation control unit rotates the rotation reflection plate so that the emitted light reflected by the rotation reflection plate irradiates the rotation pointer indicating a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed. The pointer display device according to claim 5, wherein:
<Claim 7>
Equipped with a time counting means for counting time,
The plurality of rotation hands are hands for displaying time,
The dial is marked with a sign for displaying the time,
The reflecting plate rotation control unit reflects the light emitted from the light emitting unit by the rotating reflecting plate to indicate each time direction on the dial,
The pointer display device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a numerical value corresponding to the time is displayed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information display system 2 Casing 3 Bezel 4 Dial 4a Dial 10 Smartphone 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
14 storage unit 15 operation unit 16 built-in clock 17 display unit 18 driver 19 speaker 20 microphone 21 codec 22 transmission / reception circuit 23 communication circuit 24 Bluetooth module 25 UART
26 Bus 40 Analog electronic clock 40a Analog electronic clock 40b Analog electronic clock 41 CPU
42 ROM
43 RAM
43b RAM
431 Registration number table 44 Operation unit 45 Timekeeping circuit 461 Hour hand 462 Minute hand 463 Second hand 47 Second hand 47a Second hand 47b Mirror 471 Pointer portion 471a Pointer portion 472 Mirror train mechanism 48 Wheel train mechanism 50 Wheel train mechanism 51 Step motor 52 Step motor 53 Step motor 54 Step motor drive circuit 55 Bluetooth module 56 UART
57 Vibration motor 58 Driver 59 LED
60 Driver 61 Piezo element 62 Driver 63 Bus AN11 Antenna AN12 Antenna AN4 Antenna B1-B4 Button switch

Claims (6)

A light emitting unit that emits light emitted from the light emitter in a predetermined direction;
A rotating reflector disposed opposite to the light emitting side of the light emitting unit;
A reflection plate rotation control unit that rotates the rotary reflection plate according to information to be displayed and reflects light emitted from the light emitting unit in a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed ;
The rotating reflector is integrally provided with a pointer.
The reflector rotation control unit instructs the direction corresponding to the information to be displayed by reflected light from the rotating reflector when the light emitter emits light, and displays the information by the pointer when the light emitter does not emit light. A display device that instructs a direction corresponding to information to be displayed separately from the display device. The rotary reflecting plate is rotatably provided at the upper part of the dial,
Each dial is marked with one or more signs corresponding to the information,
The reflecting plate rotation control unit reflects light emitted from the light emitting unit by the rotating reflecting plate, and instructs the indicator corresponding to the information to be displayed among the signs arranged on the dial. display device according to claim 1, wherein. Provided with a wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with an external device,
The said reflecting plate rotation control part rotates the said rotating reflecting plate according to the said information to be displayed determined based on the data acquired from the said external apparatus by the said wireless communication means. Or the display apparatus of 2 . The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
One or more rotation pointers;
A pointer rotation control unit for controlling the rotation operation of the rotation pointer,
The rotation pointer is provided so that the upper part of the dial can be rotated simultaneously with the rotary reflector,
The pointer display control device, wherein the pointer rotation control unit rotates the rotation pointer independently of the reflector rotation control unit. The pointer rotation control unit is capable of rotating so that at least one of the rotation pointers indicates a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed.
The reflection plate rotation control unit rotates the rotation reflection plate so that the emitted light reflected by the rotation reflection plate irradiates the rotation pointer indicating a direction corresponding to the information to be displayed. The pointer display device according to claim 4, wherein: Equipped with a time counting means for counting time,
The plurality of rotation hands are hands for displaying time,
The dial is marked with a sign for displaying the time,
The reflecting plate rotation control unit reflects the light emitted from the light emitting unit by the rotating reflecting plate to indicate each time direction on the dial,
The pointer display device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a numerical value corresponding to the time is displayed.

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