JPH04330559A - Presentation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable both of a presenter and a presentee to point a required position of materials or the like displayed on a display screen and perform the write on the display screen and to quickly transmit and receive materials required for business talks including image materials in a required place. CONSTITUTION:Two plane plate type display devices 1 and 2 which have display means which arbitrarily set the directions of display screens and picture input means 5 and 6 and pointing means 5 and 6 which point the cursor display positions on respective display screens of plane type display devices are provided. Consequently, one of two plane type display devices is directed to the presenter and the other is directed to the presentee so that they can point the positions and write data with respect to the same display contents, and thereby, smooth presentation action is possible.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention has two flat display devices each having a display surface whose orientation can be set arbitrarily.
The present invention relates to a presentation device that displays materials and the like on each of the display surfaces and allows writing on the contents.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional presentation device has one display screen, on which necessary materials are displayed and presented to the other party, explanations are made, and users can write on the displayed information. It is configured to For example, Proceedings of the Information Processing Society of Japan's 40th National Conference (first half of 1990) (pages 640-641) "Multimedia Presentation System - Multimedia Integrated Environment"
As described in , it has functions such as editing, searching, and image simulation, and can store information including natural image information on the display screen, edit this on the screen as appropriate, and add information. A presentation system has been proposed that enables this. Terminal devices equipped with this type of presentation system are likely to be used frequently in the future for providing product catalogs, explaining manuals, etc. in fields such as business (negotiations).

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, a party providing materials (presenter) and a party receiving materials (presentee) access one presentation screen at the same time in a business meeting or the like. This means that there may be a large amount of eye movement between the other party and the screen, and even if the presenter can operate the device such as pointing out the required parts of the displayed material or writing on the display screen, the presentee cannot. The problem is that it cannot be operated. In addition, it may be difficult to request various materials or statistical data needed for business negotiations that are not stored in the presentation device while away from home, or it may be difficult to quickly send detailed results of business negotiations to the head office. be. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to enable both the presenter and the presentee to point out required parts of materials displayed on the display screen and to write on the display screen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a presentation device that enables quick transmission and reception of materials necessary for business negotiations, including image materials, at a required location.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention enables not only the presenter side but also the
The screen is easy to see from the presentee side, and instructions or data can be input from either side, the other party's cursor and your own cursor are displayed at the same time, and an input device such as a digitizer is used to respond to the displayed material. Editing such as writing and deleting directly from the display is possible, and the angle and arrangement of the two flat display devices can be set arbitrarily, making various accesses to the display surfaces easy even from the person facing the user. To provide a presentation device that enables smooth presentation activities by quickly transmitting and receiving necessary materials including image materials to and from a required external location. In order to achieve this, the present invention provides two flat display devices (1
, 2), and indicating means (5, 6) for indicating a cursor display position on the display surface of each of the flat panel display devices. The presentation device also includes a touch panel provided on the top surface of each of the display means as a screen input means for inputting data, etc., and an instruction means for inputting coordinates and instructing movement of a cursor using each of the touch panels. digitizer and
The present invention is characterized by comprising a control device for controlling each of the flat panel display devices, and communication means for transmitting and receiving information between an external storage device or an external information processing device.

[0005]

[Function] One of the two flat panel display devices faces the presenter side, and the other faces the presentee side, and by making it possible to point out the position and write to each other regarding the same display content, it is also possible to make necessary materials available on the spot. Alternatively, by transmitting and receiving presentation results including image information to and from a required location, smooth presentation activities are possible. The presentation device of the present invention has a structure in which two flat display devices that can be divided into two are integrated when not in use, and the angle or direction of the two flat display devices can be adjusted arbitrarily when in use. This makes it highly portable and requires less storage space.

[0006]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the overall system configuration of a presentation device according to the present invention. This presentation device 100 includes two flat display devices 1 and 2 having display means for displaying presentation materials, etc. two touch panels 3 and 4 for inputting information such as, two digitizers 5 and 6 for inputting coordinates and instructing cursor movement, a control device 7 for controlling the flat display devices 1 and 2, It is comprised of a communication means 8 with an external storage device 11 such as a database, a storage device 9 such as an external database, and an external information processing device 10 such as a workstation. The touch panel is in the form of a transparent film, and is superimposed on the display means to form a flat panel display device. In the configuration of FIG. 1, when information is input or instructed through the touch panels 3, 4 or the digitizers 5, 6, the control device 7 searches for materials stored in the built-in storage device 9, or through communication means. Materials are read from the external information processing device 10 and the external storage device 11, and are displayed on the two flat display devices 1 and 2.
to be displayed. At this time, the types and orientations of the materials to be displayed on the two flat panel display devices can be set independently.

FIG. 2 is an external view of an embodiment of the presentation device according to the present invention, in which two flat panel display devices 1 are shown.
, 2 are configured to be openable and closable as shown by the arrows in the figure. In the state shown, the display area can be doubled by displaying separate materials in the same orientation on flat panel display devices 1 and 2, making it easier to check materials during preparatory work, or by displaying multiple materials in the same direction. This is an effective way to compare materials and present them as gifts.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the general usage of the presentation device according to the present invention. In this case, the same material is displayed on the flat panel display devices 1 and 2 in left-right and upside-down directions, so that the presentation device can be used while sitting facing each other. This will prevent the document from being turned upside down no matter which way you look at it. Furthermore, the cursor of the touch panels 2, 3 or the digitizers 5, 6 is displayed on the two flat display devices 1, 2, and the touch panels 3, 4 or the digitizers 5, 6 are used to edit the material, such as writing or deleting. This enables smooth communication. At this time, unnecessary confusion can be avoided by changing the colors, shapes, etc. of the two cursors, writing, etc. The edited material can be stored in the external information processing device 10 and external storage device 11 via the storage device 9 or the communication means 8.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of another configuration example of the presentation device according to the present invention and its usage. In this configuration, two flat panel display devices 1 and 2 can be separated. According to the configuration shown in the figure, it is possible to freely move the flat panel display devices, and display materials can be smoothly used among a plurality of presenters or a plurality of presentees. In this case, the two display devices can be easily carried by providing a mechanism (not shown) that allows them to be integrated when not in use. In addition, instead of the above digitizer, you can use a light pen, magnetic sensor,
It goes without saying that input devices that utilize pressure sensing, capacitance changes, etc. may also be used. Furthermore, in the description of the above embodiments, the description of the coupling means between the communication means 8 and the external information processing device or the external storage device is omitted because known means can be used.

0010

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the presentation device according to the present invention allows two flat panel display devices, one of which faces the presenter side and the other one toward the presentee side, to mutually indicate the position and write about the same display content. By making this possible, it also enables smooth presentation activities by sending and receiving necessary materials or presentation results, including image information, to and from the required location on the spot. Furthermore, the presentation device of the present invention has a structure in which two flat display devices that can be divided into two are integrated when not in use, and the angle or direction of the two flat display devices can be arbitrarily adjusted when in use. By making it possible, it has excellent portability and the storage space can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the overall system configuration of a presentation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of an embodiment of a presentation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the general usage of the presentation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of another configuration example of the presentation device according to the present invention and how to use the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2... Two flat display devices having display means for displaying presentation materials, etc., 3, 4...
・Two touch panels for inputting instructions, 5 and 6
. . . Two digitizers for inputting coordinates and instructing cursor movement, 7 . . . Flat panel display device 1
and a control device for controlling 2, 8... communication means with an external storage device 11 such as a database, 9...
A storage device such as an external database, 10... an external information processing device such as a workstation, 100... a presentation device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Two flat display devices having display means that can arbitrarily set the direction of the display surface, and a display device provided on each of the flat display devices to instruct the position of a cursor on the display surface. A presentation device comprising an instruction means and a data input means for writing data or the like on the display means. 2. Two flat display devices having display means for displaying presentation materials, etc.; a touch panel provided on the top surface of each of the display means for inputting data, etc.; A digitizer for instructing input and cursor movement, a control device for controlling each of the flat display devices, and a communication means for transmitting and receiving information between an external storage device or an external information processing device. A presentation device comprising: