JPH02238518A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily show a display screen to a person confronting with an operator by providing a display direction conversion means which turns up the display screen of a display part and outputs the output pictures to the display part after turning them by 180 deg.. CONSTITUTION:The display parts 11 and 12 are set side by side and turned into one body with their display screens turned upward. An operator confronts with his/her partner who wants to see the display centering on an information processor data inputs the information via an input part 4 to process and display the information. In this case, the operator displays the information on the part 12 in the easy-to-see direction for the operator himself/herself, i.e., in the direction where the front side containing the part 4 is set at the lower part. At the same time, the part 11 is set in the easy-to-see direction for the partner, i.e., the front side containing the part 4 is set at the upper part to the operator. Thus a display picture information direction converting part 5 switches two display parts 11 and 12. As a result, both the operator and his/her partner can easily comprehend the processing contents.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing device that takes into consideration the improvement of the man-machine interface for users other than the person who operates the device.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional information processing apparatus disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-3642T.

In the figure, tLll, (12 is a display section as a display means for displaying information, all, 03 is a display section α9
, a frame buffer as an image information storage means for storing display image information corresponding to α2, respectively.
is a frame buffer Ofl, (a display control unit as a display control means that reads each of the 32 pieces of information and creates an image signal, (1) is a main control unit that controls the entire information processing device, and (2) is a display image information and (6) are peripheral devices such as input/output devices and auxiliary storage devices.

The main control unit (1) writes display image information to be output to the display unit (II1) to the 7-frame buffer OD, and writes display image information to be output to the display unit α2 to the 7-frame buffer 62.

The display control unit Q1l reads display image information from the frame buffer Oil, converts it into an image signal, and outputs it to the display unit as display information (110).0 Display control unit (c)
Similarly, the display information (1 21 ) is displayed on the display section fly.
・Figure 5 is an external view of a conventional display by an information processing device. The display direction is b such that the display portions α1} and az are in the same direction. Note that (4) in this figure is an input section.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Conventional information processing devices are configured as described above and the display directions are the same, so, for example, when an operator presents and explains a display image such as information processing results to a non-operator, This was inconvenient as the person to whom the explanation was given had to come to the side of the operator and look into the display screen, or they had to lift the information processing device itself and turn it around to show the display screen.

This invention was created in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing device equipped with a display section that allows a person facing the operator to easily see the displayed contents. With the goal.

[Means to solve the problem]

The information processing device according to the present invention has the display section facing upward so that it can be easily seen by a person located opposite to the operator, and also rotates the direction of the display image output to the display section by 180 degrees. The system is equipped with a display direction converting means for displaying the screen toward the person facing the operator.

[Effect]

The display direction conversion means in this information processing device is such that the display control section reads the display image information from the display image information storage section upside down and left and right, thereby converting the display image on the display section into one image.
Display rotated 80 degrees.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Components corresponding to those shown in FIG. 4 are given the same reference numerals and their explanations are omitted. .

In FIG. 1, (4) is an input section for inputting information from a keyboard, etc., and (3) is an input control section that receives information from the input section and notifies it to the main control section {1}. (5) is a frame buffer 01 that stores display image information) and a display control unit that sequentially reads the stored display information and creates an image signal (located between the 2 frames and reads display image information from the frame buffer Clll). This is a display image information direction conversion section (display direction conversion section) that switches the connection of the signal line and reads out the display image information by reversing it vertically and horizontally.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a display image information direction conversion section. In the figure, (51) indicates whether the display control unit cli+ reads out the addresses of the display image information data read from the frame buffer OI1 in order from small to large;
Address selector to read or switch from large to small order,
(52) is the frame buffer (from 117% to the left and right of the display image information data to be output to the display control unit 0D)
(53) is the address bus from the display control unit CD to the address selector (51), (54) is the data bus from the data selector (52) to the display control unit 01l, (55) is address selector (51) address bus to color frame buffer Ill, (56) U frame buffer C31
1 or the data bus to the rater selector (52). (
57) A latch that holds the display direction switching signal input from the id main control unit (11) and controls the address selector (51) and data selector (52).

When the latch (57) holds the "L" signal 2, the input A port and the output Y port of the address selector (51) and data selector (52) are connected.

That is, the address buses adQ to ad1 of the display control unit QI1
5 and U. Data buses dto to dt7 are connected to address buses ADQ to AD15 and data buses DTQ to DT7 of frame buffers ON, and images are displayed on the display section 011 in the normal direction. Also, when the latch (57) holds the ``H'' signal, the address selector (51)
) and the input B port and output Y port of the data selector (52) are connected. That is, display control unit L2+1
address buses ad15 to adQ and data bus c
ltQ, dt7 and frame buffer C3+1-7}"
response buses ADQ, AD15 and data buses DT7 to D
TO is connected, and an image is displayed on the display unit Ql) in a direction rotated by 180 degrees.

FIG. 3 is a top external view of this embodiment. In this diagram. {4} is the input section. (I++, (12 is a display section.

The display sections (Ill, (Iz) are arranged side by side and integrated, and are structured so that their display surfaces face upward.

In the information processing apparatus configured as described above, for example, an operator can perform a remote L. f? :． When inputting data through the input section (4) in the current state, and processing and displaying information, set it in a direction that is easy for you to see, that is, in a direction where the front side of the input section (4) is facing down. It will be displayed on the display section az. The other display section (all) is designed to be easily visible to the person facing you. In other words, the input section (
4) The display image information direction conversion unit (5) switches and displays the image information in the direction of the camera so that the near side becomes soil. Therefore, the processing contents can be easily seen by the person facing the operator.

Also. When only one operator faces the display section (Ill, (12), the display section (Lll
, 02 are displayed in such a way that the front side with the input section (4) is at the bottom.

Note that in the above embodiment, an information processing apparatus having two display sections is shown, in which the display direction of one of the display sections can be rotated by 180 degrees, but it is also possible to rotate both display sections for display. Alternatively, the present invention may be applied to an information processing apparatus having one display unit (instead, it may be applied to an information processing apparatus having three or more display units).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the display surface of the display section faces upward, and the display direction conversion means for rotating the output image to the display section by 180 degrees is provided.
When showing the display screen to a person facing the operator, there is an effect that the display screen can be shown without changing the position of the person or moving the information processing device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the display image information direction conversion section of the embodiment of FIG.
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional information processing device, and FIG. 5 is an external view of the information processing device according to a conventional usage method. fi+ is the main control section, (2) is the main storage section, {3} is the input/output control section, {4} is the input section, and {5} is the display image information direction conversion section (display direction conversion means). αD and 02 are display parts (display means), (2+1 and (a) are display control parts (display control means), C311 and 02 are -frame buffers (image information storage means), (51) is an address selector, (52 )
is a data selector, (56) is an address bus from the display control section, and (54) is a data bus to the high display control section.
(55) is an address bus from the display image information direction converter, (56) is a data bus to the display image information direction converter, and (57) is a u latch. In addition. In the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a display section that displays information, a frame buffer that stores display image information of this display section, and a display control section that reads display image information of this frame buffer, creates an image signal, and outputs it to the display section. An information processing apparatus, characterized in that the information processing apparatus is provided with a display direction converting means for turning the display screen of the display section upward and rotating the display image by 180 degrees.