JPH0764752A - Picture display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To move or change picture data to be displayed in a sense of reality without performing the mechanical operation with respect to the picture display device such as an electronic pocketbook or an electronic game machine where preliminarily stored picture data is displayed. CONSTITUTION:A user's hand is moved and passes in the front of a light emitting element 14b and a light receiving element 15b, which are provided in a device main body, without contacting, and then, infrared reflected light from the light emitting element 14b is received by the light receiving element 15b, and a ROM address register M is updated at each time when reception of infrared reflected light due to user's contactless operation is detected, and plural kinds of dog character data of respective motion changes and their effective sound data which are preliminarily stored in an incorporated ROM are succeesively read out by a CPU 11, and each character data is displayed on a liquid crystal display part 18 by switching, and corresponding effective sounds are emitted from a speaker 20 by switching.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display device for displaying prestored image data in an electronic device such as an electronic notebook or an electronic game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electronic device, for example, in an image display device for displaying a character such as an animal, it is usually operated from a key input section to move or change the displayed character image. Is performed in response to a plurality of key input operations.

That is, when, for example, a dog is displayed as the character image, by selectively operating cursor keys indicating up, down, left and right, switching display of dogs whose head is swung in each direction can be performed.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional image display device, a key input operation is required to change or move the displayed character image. Instructions are made by the mechanical operation of key input, even if it is made to "hand" or "sitting".

Therefore, the displayed character image of an animal or the like cannot be moved or changed by a user's command of a realistic sense, and there is a problem that it is not interesting.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
Animals, etc. are operated by the same operation as the gesture-like operation feeling in which commands and intentions are transmitted to animals by actually waving the animals, etc. without mechanical key input operations. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display device capable of moving or changing displayed image data.

[0007]

That is, a first image display device according to the present invention is an image data storage unit for storing a plurality of types of image data and a plurality of types of images stored in the image data storage unit. Display means for displaying at least one kind of image data among the data, non-contact switch means that is switched without the user touching the apparatus body, and the display means according to the switch operation of the non-contact switch means. And a display switching means for switching the displayed image data to another type of image data stored in the image data storage means for display.

A second image display device according to the present invention is different from the first image display device in that a plurality of types of image data are stored in the image data storage means. With sound data storage means for storing sound data, and display of image data on the display means,
Sound generating means for generating a sound corresponding to the sound data stored in the sound data storing means in correspondence with the image data.

[0009]

That is, in the first image display device, the image data storage means is prestored in the image data storage means in accordance with the switch operation of the non-contact switch means for reflecting infrared light by the user's hand to switch the main body. Since the plurality of types of image data that are displayed are sequentially switched and displayed by the display means, the display of the character image of the dog or the like is switched in accordance with the gesture command by the user's hand.

Further, in the second image display device, since the sound effect corresponding to each image data switched and displayed on the display means is further generated, the sound effect more accommodating the actual command is accompanied. Realistic image data switching display is performed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic circuit of an electronic notebook equipped with the image display device of the present invention.

This electronic notebook has a CPU (central processing unit).
11 is provided. The CPU 11 has a key input unit 12
It controls the operation of each part of the circuit in accordance with a system program stored in advance in the ROM 13 which is activated in response to a key operation signal from the CPU 11. The CPU 11 includes a key input unit 12, a ROM 13, a transmitter 14, and a receiver. 15, and the RAM 16 are connected.

The CPU 11 is further connected to a liquid crystal display section 18 via a display drive circuit 17 and a speaker 20 via an amplifier circuit 19.
The key input unit 12 is provided with character keys and a ten-key pad 12a for inputting "name" and "telephone number" to be registered as notebook data, and is operated when switching between notebook mode and image display mode. A "mode" key 12b, a "start" key 12c operated as a start key for transmitting notebook data to another electronic device in the notebook mode, and a start key for emitting infrared light in the image display mode, and another key in the notebook mode. An "end" key 12d operated as a reception end key of the notebook data received from the electronic device, and as an infrared light emission stop key in the image display mode, the notebook data transmitted from another electronic device in the notebook mode. It is input according to the operation of the "Receive" key 12e, the above-mentioned character keys and the numeric keypad 12a that are operated when receiving A “write” key 12f operated when registering the notebook data or the notebook data received from another electronic device in the RAM 16, and a “search” key operated when searching and displaying the notebook data registered in the RAM 16 12g etc. are provided.

In the ROM 13, in addition to a system program for controlling the CPU 11, a plurality of types of displayed image data and effect sound data corresponding to each of the displayed image data are stored in advance.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the displayed image data and its sound effect data stored in advance in the ROM 13 of the electronic notebook. That is, the ROM 13 stores "M = 0 to 0".
6 types (groups) of dog character data addressed by "5" are stored in pairs as bitmap data, and sound effect data corresponding to the 6 types of character data are stored as PCM data. To be done.

The transmitting section 14 is provided with a transmitting circuit 14a and a light emitting element 14b, which emits infrared light in accordance with the transmission data given from the CPU 11. In the notebook mode, the character keys and the numeric keypad 12a are used. The notebook data that is input and displayed according to the operation, or the "Search" key 1
The notebook data retrieved and displayed according to the operation of 2g is modulated by the transmission circuit 14a according to the operation of the "start" key 12c, and transmitted and output as infrared emission data via the light emitting element 14b.

In the image display mode, infrared light of a predetermined frequency is emitted and output via the transmission circuit 14a and the light emitting element 14b according to a command from the CPU 11. The receiving unit 15 includes a receiving circuit 15a and a light receiving element 15b, and receives and receives an infrared light emission signal from the outside.
In the notebook mode, notebook data transmitted as infrared light emission data from another electronic device is received and demodulated by the receiving circuit 15a via the light receiving element 15b according to the operation of the "receive" key 12e, and the liquid crystal display unit 18 is displayed. Is displayed in.

In the image display mode, infrared light from the outside is received by the light receiving element 15b, and the light receiving state is notified to the CPU 11 via the receiving circuit 15a. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a register provided in the RAM 16 of the electronic notebook.

That is, the "name" is stored in the RAM 16.
And notebook data for a predetermined number of people consisting of "telephone numbers" are registered at the address indicated by the notebook data pointer P, and the displayed image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18 is written as image data. The display register 16b, the mode flag register N set to "0" in the notebook mode and "1" in the image display mode, the ROM address register M indicating the addresses of the character data and the sound effect data stored in the ROM 13, and the notebook. The reception flag register F0 set to "1" when the notebook data is received in the mode, the light emission flag register F1 set to "1" when the infrared light is emitted in the image display mode, and the CPU 11 are incorporated. The time register in which the measured data from the timer 11a is updated and set in sequence A star 16c is provided.

In the notebook mode, the liquid crystal display section 18 searches the notebook data register 16a of the RAM 16 in response to the operation of the character keys and the ten key 12a or the notebook data register 16a of the RAM 16 in response to the operation of the "search" key 12g. Either the notebook data that has been received or the notebook data that has been received via the receiving unit 15 in response to the operation of the "receive" key 12e is displayed.

In the image display mode, at least one set (1) read from the ROM 13 in accordance with the ROM address indicated by the ROM address register M of the RAM 16.
The character data of (2) is displayed alternately every second.

From the speaker 20, in the image display mode, the ROM address register M of the RAM 16 is provided.
A sound effect based on the sound effect data read from the ROM 13 is generated according to the ROM address indicated by.

On the other hand, the timer 11a built in the CPU 11 has a "start" key 1 in the image display mode.
The infrared light is emitted and output from the transmission unit 14 by the operation of 2c, and a reset start is performed each time the reflected infrared light is received by the reception unit 15, and is written in the time register 16c. When the timer timing data reaches 2 seconds, the emission output of infrared light in the transmitter 14 is stopped, and unnecessary power consumption is suppressed.

Next, the operation of the electronic notebook having the above structure will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the overall processing of the electronic notebook. That is, when "0" is set in the mode flag register N of the RAM 16 when the "mode" key 12b in the key input unit 12 is operated, that is, when the CPU 11 is currently set in the notebook mode. "1" is set in the mode flag register N, and the CPU 11 is switched to the image display mode and set (steps S1 → S2 → S3).

When the CPU 11 is set to the image display mode, "0" is set in the ROM address register M (step S4). In addition, the above “mode” key 12
When "1" is set in the mode flag register N of the RAM 16 when operating b, that is, C
When the PU 11 is set to the image display mode,
"0" is set in the mode flag register N, and CP
U11 is switched to the notebook mode and set (step S1).
→ S2 → S5).

Then, in the notebook mode in which "0" is set in the mode flag register N of the RAM 16, the notebook mode processing (see FIG. 5) is executed by the CPU 11 (step S6 → SA).

Further, in the image display mode in which "1" is set in the mode flag register N, the CPU1
1, the image display mode process (see FIGS. 6 to 11) is executed (step S6 → SB).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the notebook mode processing in the electronic notebook. That is, the RAM 16
In the notebook mode in which “0” is set in the mode flag register N of No. 2, when the notebook data such as “name” and “telephone number” is input by operating the character keys of the key input unit 12 and the numeric keypad 12a, The notebook data key-input is sequentially displayed from the CPU 11 via the display drive circuit 17 on the liquid crystal display unit 18 (steps A1 → A2, A).
3).

Further, the "write" key 1 of the key input unit 12
When 2f is operated, the notebook data currently displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18 is changed to the notebook data register 16 of the RAM 16.
It is registered in a (step A4 → A5).

[Search] key 12 of key input unit 12
When g is operated, the notebook data pointer P of the RAM 16 is updated by (+1) for each key operation, and the notebook data of a predetermined number of persons registered in the notebook data register 16a is sequentially searched and the searched. Notebook data is C
It is read by the PU 11 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18 via the display drive circuit 17 (steps A6 → A7, A3).

When the "start" key 12c of the key input section 12 is operated, the notebook data currently displayed on the liquid crystal display section 18 is modulated to an infrared wavelength by the transmission circuit 14a of the transmission section 14 and emitted. Infrared emission data is transmitted from the element 14b to another electronic device (step A8).
→ A9).

The "reception" key 12 of the key input unit 12
When e is operated, the reception flag register F0 of the RAM 16
"1" is set to, and the notebook data transmitted as infrared emission data from another electronic device is received by the receiving unit 15 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18 from the CPU 11 via the display drive circuit 17 (step A10). → A11, A1
2, A3).

When the "end" key 12d of the key input section 12 is operated, "0" is set in the reception flag register F0 of the RAM 16 and the notebook data transmitted as infrared emission data from the other electronic device is stored. The reception process is stopped (steps A13 → A14, A15).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a light reception detection process accompanying the image display mode process in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the image display processing accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a character display state when the "start" key 12c is operated accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a character display state at the time of the first non-contact operation by the user accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a character display state at the time of the second non-contact operation by the user accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook.

That is, in the image display mode process in FIG. 6, when the "start" key 12c of the key input unit 12 is operated, "1" is set in the light emission flag register F1 and the red light emitted from the light emitting element 14b of the transmission unit 14 is set. The emission output of external light is started (step B1 → B2).

Then, "0" is set in the ROM address register M of the RAM 16 and the image display processing in FIG. 8 is executed (steps B3, BC). That is, in step B3, when "0" is set in the ROM address register M of the RAM 16, a set of character data (1) corresponding to the ROM address "M = 0" is set.
(2) (see FIG. 2) is read from the ROM 13 to the CPU 11, and its character data (1) (2), that is, the kennel (1)
And each character data of the dog (2) with its face out of the kennel are alternately displayed every one second on the liquid crystal display unit 18 as shown in FIG. 9 (steps C1 → C2).

In this case, the sound effect data in the ROM 13 corresponding to the ROM address "M = 0" is "silence",
Further, since the timer 11a is not in the operating state, the image display processing in the above steps C1 and C2 is continuously executed (steps B4, B5 → BC).

Here, as shown in FIG. 10, when the user's hand is moved once in front of the light emitting element 14b and the light receiving element 15b without contact, the infrared light emitted and output from the light emitting element 14b is emitted. The light is reflected by the user's hand and is received by the light receiving element 15b, and the light receiving detection process in FIG. 7 is executed (step B6 → BD).

That is, when the first reflected light by the user's hand is received and detected through the light receiving element 15b of the receiver 15 in step B6, the ROM address register M is set to "0", that is, the initial setting. In the state, the time counting operation (2 seconds) by the timer 11a is started as it is, the ROM address register M is incremented by (+1) and updated and set to "1" (steps D1 → D2, D).
3).

Then, in the image display process in FIG. 8, one set of character data (1) (2) (see FIG. 2) corresponding to the updated ROM address "M = 1" is stored in the ROM.
Character data read from the CPU 13 to the CPU 11
(1) and (2), that is, each character data of the dog (1) facing backwards in front of the kennel and the dog (2) turning to the front, the ROM address "M = Instead of the character data corresponding to "0", as shown in FIG. 10, the character data is alternately displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18 every one second (step C3 →
C4).

Then, the user's hand touches the light emitting element 14b.
When the reception unit 15 no longer detects the reception of the infrared reflected light due to passing in front of the light receiving element 15b and the light receiving element 15b, the ROM 13 corresponding to the ROM address "M = 1".
The sound effect data "Woo" is read out to the CPU 11, and the character data corresponding to the ROM address "M = 1" is displayed and generated and output from the speaker 20 through the amplifier circuit 19 (step B6). → B4).

Then, in a state where the time measured by the timer 11a whose time measuring operation is started in step D2 does not reach 2 seconds, step B5 → BC (C3, C4)
The processes of B6 and B4 are repeated, and as shown in FIG. 10, the display process of each character data corresponding to the ROM address "M = 1" and the output process of its sound effect are continuously executed. It

Here, in a state where the time measured by the timer 11a does not reach 2 seconds, that is, in a state where the infrared light emission from the light emitting element 14b is continuously performed, as shown in FIG. In front of the light emitting element 14b and the light receiving element 15b, 2
When the movement is performed for the second time, the infrared light emitted and output from the light emitting element 14b is reflected again by the user's hand and is received by the light receiving element 15b, and the light receiving detection process in FIG. 7 is executed (step B6). → BD).

That is, when the second reflected light from the user's hand is received and detected via the light receiving element 15b of the receiving section 15 in step B6, the ROM address register M is not "0", that is, During the time counting operation by the timer 11a, the timer 11a is once cleared to start the time counting operation (2 seconds), the ROM address register M is further incremented (+1) and updated to "2" (step D1). → D4, D3).

Then, in the image display processing in FIG. 8, one set of character data (1) (2) (see FIG. 2) corresponding to the updated ROM address “M = 2” is stored in the ROM.
Character data read from the CPU 13 to the CPU 11
(1) and (2), that is, the character data of the dog (1) holding his hand in front of the kennel and the dog (2) holding his tongue out of his hand are shown in FIG. Instead of the character data corresponding to the ROM address "M = 1", as shown in FIG. 11, the character data is alternately displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 every one second (steps C5 → C6).

Then, the user's hand touches the light emitting element 14b.
When the reception unit 15 no longer detects the reception of the infrared reflected light due to passing in front of the light receiving element 15b and the light receiving element 15b, the ROM 13 corresponding to the ROM address "M = 2".
The sound effect data "one-one" in the above is read out to the CPU 11, and the character data corresponding to the ROM address "M = 2" is displayed and generated and output from the speaker 20 through the amplifier circuit 19 (step B6). → B
4).

Then, in step D4, the time measured by the timer 11a newly started to measure time is 2
If the second is not reached, step B5 → BC (C5,
The process of C6) → B6 → B4 is repeated, and as shown in FIG. 11, the display process of each character data corresponding to the ROM address “M = 2” and the output process of its sound effect are continuously performed. To be executed.

Thereafter, before the time counted by the timer 11a, which is started by the second user non-contact operation, reaches 2 seconds, the third, fourth, and fifth user non-contact operations are further performed. In this case, the timer 11a is once cleared and the time counting operation (2 seconds) is started by the received light detection processing (step B6 → BD) executed each time, and the ROM address register M is sequentially (+1). The update setting is "3" → "4" → "5" (steps D1 → D4, D3).

Therefore, in the image display processing in FIG.
ROM addresses "M = 3" and "M = 4" that are sequentially updated
Character data (1) (2) corresponding to "M = 5" (Fig. 2
Is read from the ROM 13 to the CPU 11 and the respective character data (1) and (2) are sequentially switched from "M = 2" to "M = 3 → 4 → 5". Displayed on the display unit 18 (steps C7 → C8,
C9 → C10, C9 → C11).

Then, by the third to fifth non-contact operations, the user's hand moves to the light emitting element 14b and the light receiving element 15.
When the reception unit 15 no longer detects the reception of infrared reflected light each time it passes in front of b, the ROM is read each time.
Sound effect data in the ROM 13 corresponding to the addresses “M = 3”, “M = 4”, and “M = 5”
“Kun” is sequentially read by the CPU 11, and the corresponding character data is displayed and generated and output from the speaker 20 via the amplifier circuit 19 (step B6).
→ B4).

That is, the character data of the dog, whose movement is sequentially changed, is switched and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18 for each non-contact operation by passing the hand of the user in front of the light emitting element 14b and the light receiving element 15b. The sound effect is also switched and generated.

On the other hand, when the time measured by the timer 11a, which has started the time counting operation in step D2 or D4 in the light receiving detection process (see FIG. 7), has passed 2 seconds, "0" is set in the light emission flag register F1. Is
The emission output of infrared light by the light emitting element 14b of the transmitter 14 is stopped (steps B5 → B7).

Further, the "end" key 1 of the key input unit 12
When 2d is operated, during the emission of the infrared light whose emission flag register F1 is set to "1", "0" is set to the emission flag register F1 to stop the infrared emission and the ROM The address register M is initialized to "0", and the initial character display (see FIG. 9) corresponding to the ROM address "M = 0" is restored (steps B8 → B9 → B10, B11, BC). .

Therefore, according to the electronic notebook having the above-mentioned structure, the user's hand is moved in a non-contact manner in front of the light emitting element 14b and the light receiving element 15b provided on the main body of the apparatus, so that the light emitting element 14b is removed from the light emitting element 14b. Infrared reflected light is received by the light receiving element 15b, and the ROM address register M is updated each time the infrared reflected light is detected by the non-contact operation of the user, and a plurality of types of movements stored in advance in the ROM 13 are changed. The dog character data and its sound effect data are sequentially read out to the CPU 11, each character data is switched and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 18, and the corresponding sound effects are also switched and generated from the speaker 20. As described above, it is not necessary to issue a command by mechanical operation such as key input, and The tea specific instruction, for example, character data of the dog can be or is "our hands" is allowed or "Sitting", the fun of the character display can be significantly improved.

In the above embodiment, the presence or absence of the non-contact operation by the user's hand is detected by utilizing the reflection of the infrared light emitted from the apparatus main body. The user touches the device body by detecting the reflection of sound waves (eg, ultrasonic waves) emitted from the main body by hand, the blocking of external sound waves by hand, or the change in magnetism from the magnetic material held in the user's hand. Instead, the displayed image displayed on the display unit of the main body may be switched and displayed in accordance with an intention display or an instruction by a hand gesture etc. performed by a gesture or the like.

[0058]

As described above, according to the first image display apparatus of the present invention, the main body of the apparatus responds to the switching operation of the non-contact switch means for switching, for example, infrared light by the user's hand. Then, the image data stored in advance in the image data storage means can be sequentially switched and displayed by the display means. Further, according to the second image display device of the present invention, in addition to the switching display of the image data, it is possible to further generate a sound effect corresponding to each image data switched and displayed on the display means. Therefore, the display image can be switched in a realistic manner in accordance with a gesture command by the user's hand, and the displayed image data can be moved with a realistic feeling without performing a mechanical key input operation. Or it can be changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of an electronic notebook according to an embodiment of an image display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing displayed image data and its sound effect data stored in advance in a ROM of the electronic notebook.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a register included in a RAM of the electronic notebook.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the overall processing of the electronic notebook.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a notebook mode process in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing image display mode processing in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a light reception detection process accompanying the image display mode process in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an image display process accompanying the image display mode process in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a character display state at the time of a “start” key operation accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a character display state at the time of the first non-contact operation by the user accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a character display state at the time of the second non-contact operation by the user accompanying the image display mode processing in the electronic notebook.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... CPU (Central Processing Unit), 11a ... Timer, 12
... Key input section, 12a ... Character key and numeric keypad, 12b
… “Mode” key, 12c… “Start” key, 12d
… “End” key, 12e… “Receive” key, 12f…
"Write" key, 12g ... "Search" key, 13 ... RO
M, 14 ... Transmitting section, 14a ... Transmitting circuit, 14b ... Light emitting element, 15 ... Receiving section, 15a ... Receiving circuit, 15b ... Light receiving element, 16 ... RAM, 16a ... Notebook data register, 16
b ... Display register, 16c ... Time register, N ... Mode flag register, M ... ROM address register, F0
… Reception flag register, F1… Light emission flag register, P
... notebook data pointer, 17 ... display drive circuit, 18 ... liquid crystal display section, 19 ... amplifier circuit, 20 ... speaker.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image data storage means for storing a plurality of types of image data, a display means for displaying at least one type of image data among the plurality of types of image data stored in the image data storage means, and a user. A non-contact switch means that is switched without contacting the main body of the apparatus, and image data displayed on the display means according to the switch operation of the non-contact switch means is stored in the image data storage means. An image display device comprising: a display switching unit that switches and displays the image data of the type. 2. Image data storage means for storing a plurality of types of image data, and sound data storage for storing a plurality of types of sound data corresponding to each of the plurality of types of image data stored in the image data storage means. Means, display means for displaying at least one type of image data among a plurality of types of image data stored in the image data storage means, and non-contact switch means for switching without the user touching the apparatus body. Display switching means for switching and displaying the image data displayed on the display means to another type of image data stored in the image data storage means in accordance with the switch operation of the non-contact switch means, In addition to displaying the image data on the display means, the sound data stored in the sound data storage means corresponding to the image data is displayed. The image display apparatus being characterized in that anda sound generating means for generating a. 3. The non-contact switch means comprises light, sound waves,
The image display device according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a switch means using magnetism or the like.