JPH0553991A - Personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the personal computer improving a means for presentation in the case of dialog while operating a keyboard and observing a picture together with a communicating party. CONSTITUTION:This personal computer is equipped with an open/close lid 13 coupled the hinge through a mechanism to a main body frame 14 with a built-in keyboard and freely turnably fitted so as to be stopped for being clearly observed by a user when using a display and to cover the keyboard through the hinge mechanism when the display is not used, flat panel type display monitors 11 and 12 fitted to both sides of the open/close lid 13, and display driving circuit (display data driver) to display the same contents to the respective display monitors 11 and 12. Thus, a person to operate the keyboard and the communicating party to receive the presentation can execute the dialog while observing the respective pictures and being faced each other at the lap top type or book type personal computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laptop or book type personal computer suitable for presentations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of personal computers, a laptop type, which is small, lightweight, and convenient to carry, has recently become popular in place of the conventional disc top type, and recently, a notebook type, which is lighter, thinner, and smaller. .. This kind of personal computer is a plasma, liquid crystal (LC
A flat type display such as D) is used as a display device.

By the way, in the above-mentioned personal computer, the display monitor is embedded in the back surface of the display frame (opening / closing lid) and is connected to the main frame in which the computer main body such as the keyboard and the floppy disk is housed through the hinge mechanism. It is used by being fixed to a position that is easy to see through a hinge mechanism. When not in use, it is fixed in a position that covers the keyboard. Therefore, when a person who does not operate the keyboard sees the screen, he or she has to move to the back or the side of the person who is operating the keyboard. Therefore, the personal computer is used by one person or viewed by oneself, which is unsuitable for presentation.

[0004]

In recent years, personal computers such as laptops and book-types have been widely used. The data entered in the personal computer can be used to interact with a large number of people. Nonetheless, it is necessary to operate the keyboard while showing the screen to the other party, and if the other party removes it from the side, the application range of the dialogue using the personal computer becomes narrow, and there is a drawback that it is particularly unsuitable for presentation. I had.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a personal computer by improving the means for presentation when operating the keyboard and interacting with the other party while watching the screen. And

[0006]

In the personal computer of the present invention, a hinge is connected to a main body frame having a built-in keyboard through a mechanism, and when a display is used,
An opening / closing lid that is rotatably attached so as to cover the keyboard through the hinge mechanism when stopped at a position that is easy for the user to see, and a flat panel type display monitor attached to both sides of the opening / closing lid. A display drive circuit for displaying the same contents on each display monitor.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a display monitor is embedded on both sides of an opening / closing lid of a laptop or book type personal computer, and a person who operates a keyboard and a person to be presented interact with each other while looking at each screen. Realize that. Therefore, it is necessary to include a display driver circuit that supplies display data commonly to both display monitors. This establishes an interactive style using a personal computer, and can provide an optimal personal computer for presentation.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1A and 1B are views showing the external appearance of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. 1B is a rear view. In these drawings, reference numeral 11 is a display monitor 1, which is a liquid crystal monitor incorporated in a normal laptop type personal computer.
Reference numeral 12 is a display monitor 2, which has the same resolution and other performances as the display monitor 11, and is attached to the opposite side of the opening / closing lid 13. The opening / closing lid 13 is a display frame, and the display monitor 11 is provided on both sides.
12 is embedded. Reference numeral 14 denotes a computer main body in which a CPU is incorporated and various peripheral devices such as a keyboard are mounted. The opening / closing lid 13 is coupled to the main body frame 14 via a hinge mechanism (not shown), and is rotatable about one end as an axis.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 22 is a computer device main body, which has a CPU, a system RAM, and a laptop or book type personal computer as standard equipment.
Built-in BIOS-ROM, keyboard, floppy disk device, etc. Reference numeral 23 is a display controller, which receives signals from the computer main body 22 as V-RAM.
This is a device for transmitting display data based on the data written in the (display memory 24). Reference numeral 24
Is a V-RAM, which is a RAM in which display data is stored. Reference numeral 25 is a display data driver, which receives a signal from the display controller 23 and displays the display monitor 11 and the display monitor 1.
Send the same signal to 2.

Reference numeral 21 in the drawing denotes a personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and all components except the display circuit are omitted and included in the computer main body 22.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below.

A feature of the present invention is that the opening / closing lid 13 of a laptop or book type personal computer is provided.
Display monitors 11 and 12 are embedded on both sides of
The same contents are displayed. That is, when the lid 13 is opened, the display contents can be viewed from the side where the keyboard is operated and the opposite side as shown in FIG.

The circuit configuration is as shown in FIG. The display data driver 25 and the display monitor 2 (1
It is simple with 2) added. Normally, the display monitor 1 (reference numeral 11) is directly driven from the display controller No. 23. In the embodiment of the present invention, the signal from the display controller 23 is once passed through the display data driver 25. The display data driver 25 has a function of sending the same data to the display monitor 1 (11) and the display monitor 2 (12) and can drive two display monitors at the same time. Since the display monitor is also embedded on the lid, you can check the contents of the screen without opening the lid.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a style of interaction using a personal computer can be established, and it can be used in a wide range for a presentation using a personal computer. Further, it is possible to obtain a derived effect such as checking the contents of the screen without opening the display frame (opening / closing lid).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 12 ... Display monitor 13 ... Opening / closing lid (display frame) 14 ... Main body frame 22 ... Computer main body 23 ... Display controller 24 ... V-RAM 25 ... … Display data driver

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hinge is connected to a main body frame having a built-in keyboard through a mechanism so that when a display is used, the hinge is stopped at a position where the user can easily see it, and when not in use, the keyboard is covered through the hinge mechanism. An opening / closing lid that is rotatably attached to the flat panel display monitor that is attached to both sides of the opening / closing lid.
A personal computer, comprising: a display drive circuit for displaying the same content on each display monitor.