JPH06123786A - Calendar display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a calendar display device easy in use and rich in ornament. CONSTITUTION:A control circuit 4 having accepted the output of a counter circuit 3 for counting such calendar information as month and day, etc., outputs the calendar information for the particular month from a calendar information memory circuit storing such calendar information as month and day etc. A calendar of the particular month is thus indicated in a calendar indication part 1 arranging the date from 1 to 31 using EL elements (a) capable of emitting a plurality of color light selectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a calendar display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a manual calendar display device for marking a pre-arranged number indicating a day of the week, such as Sunday, or a correspondence between a day, a month and a date is stored. There is an electronic calendar display device for reading out the calendars of the present month from a storage circuit by a control circuit according to an internal clock and automatically displaying the calendar of the present month on a display device such as a liquid crystal display.

[0003]

Although the former one can realize various things in terms of design, it is basically a manual type in which the user manually changes the mark every month, and the setting is complicated. Met. In the latter case, the display automatically follows the change of time, which is convenient, but the display system is a liquid crystal display or the like, so that there are large design restrictions.

An object of the present invention is to provide a calendar display device which is easy to use and rich in decorativeness.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] By the control means that receives the output of the counting unit that counts calendar information such as month and day,
A display in which date display elements from 1st to 31st are arranged by using an EL element capable of selectively emitting a plurality of colors from calendar information output from a storage unit that stores calendar information such as days. The above objective is achieved by displaying the calendar of the relevant month in the section.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A calendar display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present apparatus. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a calendar display section as a display section, which is from the 1st to the 31st as shown in the front view of FIG. The EL element a as the date display element is grouped into one row for one week and arranged over five rows, and the year and month display columns b are arranged on the EL element a.

The structure of each EL element a is shown in FIG. In the figure, a1 is an ITO transparent conductive film, and the surface of FIG. 3 is an EL such as ZnS (Cu) containing fluorescent pigments of respective colors in the order of pink, orange, blue, pink, orange and blue from the left. The illuminants are printed in a comb shape to form luminescent layers (not shown) of each color. A dielectric layer a2 is formed by printing on it. Further, the back electrodes a3, a4, corresponding to the formation pattern of the light emitting layer of each color,
a5 is printed and formed. The back electrodes a3, a4, and a5 are back electrodes for the light emitting layers of pink, orange, and blue, respectively. In addition, the ITO transparent conductive film a1
A common lead electrode a6, which is an electrode common to the light emitting layers of the respective colors, is attached to the back electrode a3, a4, a5, and the lead electrode a as an independent electrode of the light emitting layers of the respective colors.
7, a8, a9 are attached. As a result, a drive circuit (not shown) constantly supplies a drive voltage to the common lead electrodes a6 to the lead electrodes a7, a8, and a9, so that the pink, orange, and blue light emitting layers are formed. It becomes possible to emit light selectively.

A common lead electrode a6 and lead electrodes a7, a8, a9 are formed of these with a moisture-proof film (not shown).
Laminate so that part of it is exposed. By printing a number that displays the date on the surface of this moisture-proof film,
The EL element a is configured.

Although three colors are selectively emitted here, the pitch of the formation pattern of the light emitting layer and the back electrode is subdivided, and light emitters of various colors are used for the light emitting layer, so that various colors can be obtained. It is also possible to obtain the emission color.

Alternatively, it is possible to subdivide the pitch of the formation pattern of the light emitting layer and the back electrode and arrange a scattering plate on the surface of the EL element to obtain a flat emission color.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a calendar information storage circuit as a storage unit, which is used for several years such as year, month, day, day of the week (for example, 199).
It stores calendar information ranging from 2 to 2000).

Reference numeral 3 denotes a counting circuit as a counting unit, which is composed of an up counter or the like, and has an internal timing circuit (not shown).
Is provided or the output of an external timing circuit (not shown) is increased and the count value is increased every day to count calendar information such as year, month and day.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a control circuit as a control unit, which is CP
U, RAM, ROM, etc., which controls the apparatus, receives the output from the counting circuit 3, outputs the calendar information of the corresponding month from the calendar information storage circuit 2, and outputs the calendar information according to the calendar information. The display unit 1 is controlled to display a calendar.

Next, the operation of this example will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this device, the EL elements of the calendar display unit 1 are always lit from the 1st to the 31st or the last day, and the calendar display is performed using the year / month display column b. In this calendar display, Sundays and holidays are displayed in orange, Saturdays are displayed in pink, weekdays are displayed in blue, and the current day is displayed in blinking.

At this time, the control circuit 4 receives the output of the counting circuit 3, outputs the calendar information of the corresponding year and month from the calendar information storage circuit 2, and outputs from the first day to the 31st day arranged as shown in FIG. Among the EL elements a up to the day, the ones corresponding to Sundays, holidays, Saturdays, and the current day are determined.

In the EL element a determined to fall on Sundays and holidays according to the above determination, the lead electrode a8 and the common lead are provided between the back electrode a4 and the ITO transparent conductive film a1 corresponding to the light emitting layer mixed with the orange fluorescent pigment. Electrode a6
A drive voltage is supplied from the drive circuit via the EL element a, and the EL element a emits orange light.

Similarly, in the EL element a determined to be Saturday, the drive voltage is supplied to the lead electrode a7 and the common lead electrode a6, and the EL element a emits pink light.

Similarly, in the EL elements a other than those mentioned above and on dates existing in the corresponding month, the drive voltage is supplied to the lead electrode a9 and the common lead electrode a6, and the EL element a emits blue light.

Further, the EL element a corresponding to the current day is intermittently supplied with a driving voltage for weekdays, so that the day of the day is blinked in blue.

During this period, the counter circuit increments the count value by one in 24 hours according to the time count of the time count circuit, and outputs the count value to the control circuit each time. This output causes the control circuit to E
The L element a is changed to the EL element a of the next date. If the EL element a of the day is the last day of the currently displayed month,
The calendar information of the next month is output from the calendar information storage circuit 2, the display of the calendar display unit 1 is changed, and the EL element a corresponding to one day is blinked. Further, the display in the display column b is also changed.

As described above, this device can make the calendar display rich in color by using the EL element a capable of selectively emitting a plurality of colors for the date display from the 1st to the 31st. It is possible to expect improved decorativeness and improved visibility.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the EL elements for displaying the date are arranged every five rows for one week, but the EL elements are arranged in five rows, but the arrangement can be freely arranged. For example, the dates of one month may be arranged in a straight line, and a whiteboard for memo may be provided underneath, or a calendar for one year may be placed on one side and the display color of the current month may be changed. It may be displayed differently from that of the month.

In addition to the display of days of the week and holidays, a specific date may be displayed using various color displays. For example, the user may display a desired date in a desired color, which makes it possible to display personal anniversaries, scheduled dates, and the like. As described above, it is possible to make various displays by making full use of various color displays that were not possible with a single color display such as a liquid crystal display.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the EL element is always made to emit light to perform the calendar display. However, by providing CdS or the like, the calendar display is performed only in the light and the display operation is stopped in the dark. Alternatively, an infrared sensor may be provided and a calendar display may be performed by detecting infrared rays from the human body.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the control means which receives the output of the counting part for counting the calendar information such as the month and the day causes the calendar information of the corresponding month to be stored in the storage part which stores the calendar information such as the month and the day. Output, and can selectively emit multiple colors E
This is a configuration in which the calendar of the corresponding month is displayed on the display unit in which the date display elements from the 1st to the 31st using the L element are arranged. For this reason, it is difficult for a conventional calendar display device that uses a liquid crystal display for the display unit. The display area is large and thin, and multicolor display is possible. It becomes possible to realize a calendar device having an array.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a calendar device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Display Unit a Date Display Element 2 Storage Unit 3 Counting Unit 4 Control Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display section in which date display elements for 1st to 31st are arranged using EL elements capable of selectively emitting a plurality of colors, and a storage section in which calendar information such as month and day is stored. A counting unit that counts calendar information such as month and day, and an output from the counting unit, outputs calendar information of the corresponding month from the storage unit, and displays the date display element of the above display unit in accordance with the calendar information. And a calendar display device including control means for displaying a calendar by emitting light in a predetermined display color indicating a holiday or the like.