JPH09258705A - Multifunctional terminal equipment coping with multi-screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change the size of a display area of a display if necessary by pulling sub-displays out of a terminal equipment body to expand the display area of a main display. SOLUTION: A storage space provided at the back face of a main display has sliding grooves for sliding sub-displays 13-15 vertically and laterally so as to store the sub-displays 13-15 inside the main display 12. The sub-displays 13-15 are pulled out of the upper part and lateral sides of the main display 12 using hooks 2. When the subdisplays 13-15 are pulled out of the main display 12, the moving quantity of the sub-displays 13-15 is detected by a sensor. Contents displayed on the main display 12 and sub-displays 13-15 are changed according to the moving quantity of the sub-displays 13-15 detected by this sensor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device having a main display accommodating one or more sub-displays, and more particularly, by displaying a plurality of windows in association with a plurality of displays. The present invention relates to a technique effectively applied to a multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device that displays outputs of a plurality of application software on a plurality of displays.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional computer, a multi-window type operating system which displays a plurality of windows is widely used.

In a computer using the multi-window type operating system, a plurality of windows are displayed on a single display provided in the computer, and a plurality of application software are executed on the plurality of windows.

When the conventional computer displays a plurality of windows on a single display, the display area of the display is large enough to display all the display areas of the plurality of windows. If not, the sizes or shapes of some or all of the plurality of windows are reduced, or some or all of the plurality of windows are displayed in an overlapping manner.

Further, when a specific application software is executed on a computer using the multi-window type operating system, the contents to be displayed by the specific application software are assigned to the specific application software. If the window does not fit in the display area of the window, use an input device such as a mouse to change the size of the window or scroll the display contents of the window, and It is displaying.

In particular, in the conventional portable notebook personal computer, when the multi-window type operating system is operated, the display area of the display of the portable computer is limited, and the application software is executed. In many cases scroll operation is required.

For example, in the conventional portable notebook personal computer, a specific application software such as a spreadsheet is executed on a plurality of windows displayed on one display, and a data sheet larger than the window is displayed. When displaying data that is not displayed in the window while displaying data, the display area in the window is scrolled using the mouse or the scroll keys, or is displayed in the window. The data is reduced or the display area of the window is divided into a plurality of vertically long or horizontally long display areas, and the data is distributed and displayed in the plurality of display areas.

[0008]

The present inventor has found the following problems as a result of examining the above-mentioned prior art.

That is, in the above conventional computer,
When the size of the display area of the display is not large enough to display all the display areas of the plurality of windows, the size or shape of some or all of the plurality of windows is reduced. Or
Since a part or all of the plurality of windows are displayed in an overlapping manner, a drawing created by the graphic editing software that is the application software running in a specific window is the application software in another window. When pasted on a document such as a word processor, there are cases where the windows overlap and the operation becomes difficult.

When displaying data larger than the window in the conventional computer, scrolling using a mouse or scroll keys, reducing the data displayed in the window, or displaying area of the window Since it is divided, it takes time to scroll the data, characters in the data are excessively reduced, and the positional relationship of the distributed data is unclear. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the whole image of the data and read the data.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of changing the size of the display area of the display as needed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of improving the listability of a plurality of windows.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of arbitrarily moving display contents among a plurality of displays.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0015]

Of the inventions disclosed by the present application, a representative one will be briefly described below.
It is as follows.

(1) A multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device having a plurality of displays, wherein a single main display, one or more sub-displays that can be housed in the terminal device body, and the one or more sub-displays One or more sensors that detect the amount of movement of each sub-display when the device is pulled out from the terminal device main body, a main display memory that stores the contents to be displayed on the main display, and one or more sub-displays. One or more sub-display memories that store the display contents of the respective sub-displays, and when the specific sub-displays of the one or more sub-displays are pulled out from the terminal device body, A sensor detects the amount of movement of the specific sub-display, The display content in the main display memory is moved to the sub display memory of the specific sub display according to the moved amount, and the display area of the main display is changed to the display area of the extracted specific sub display. It is an extension.

In the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device, when a specific sub-display of the one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body, first, the specific sub-display is detected by the sensor corresponding to the specific sub-display. The amount of movement of the sub display is detected.

The movement amount of the specific sub-display detected by the sensor is sent to the display control unit, and the display control unit displays the display contents in the main display memory according to the detected movement amount. Move to the sub-display memory of the specific sub-display.

Further, the display area of the specific sub-display pulled out from the terminal device main body becomes an area where the newly input display contents can be displayed together with the display area of the main display, and the display area of the main display is displayed. The display area of the particular sub-display from which the area has been pulled out is expanded.

As described above, according to the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device, a specific sub-display of one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body to expand the display area of the main display. It is possible to change the size of the display area of the display according to.

(2) In the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device described in (1), a window correspondence table that associates a plurality of windows with the main display and the one or more sub-displays is provided.
When all of the above sub-displays are housed in the terminal device body, all windows are displayed on the main display, and a specific sub-display of the one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device body. In accordance with the movement amount detected by the sensor of the specific sub-display, the display content of the window associated with the specific sub-display in the window correspondence table is displayed from the main display memory to the specific display content. The memory is moved to the sub-display memory of the sub-display, and the associated window is displayed on the specific sub-display.

In the multi-screen multi-function terminal device, a multi-window type operating system and a display control unit create a window correspondence table that associates a plurality of windows with the main display and the one or more sub-displays.

In the above multi-screen multi-function terminal device, when all sub-displays are housed in the terminal device body, if a plurality of windows are to be displayed by a multi-window type operating system, All windows of the plurality of windows are displayed on the main display.

When the specific sub-display of the one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body, first, the movement amount is detected by the sensor of the specific sub-display, and the movement amount is detected. The window name corresponding to the selected sub-display is read from the window correspondence table.

Next, the display contents of the window associated with the specific sub-display stored in the memory for the main display are changed from the memory for the main display to the memory for the sub-display of the specific sub-display. To display the associated window on the particular sub-display.

As described above, according to the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device, a specific sub-display of one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the main body of the terminal device, and the associated window is set to the specific sub-display. Since it is displayed, it is possible to improve the listability of a plurality of windows.

(3) In the multi-screen multi-function terminal device according to (1) or (2), a display area table showing a display area formed by the main display and the one or more sub-displays is provided. ,
When the display contents displayed on the main display and the one or more sub-displays are moved, the display corresponding to the coordinates of the moved display contents is searched from the display area table, and the searched main display is searched. Alternatively, the moved display contents are displayed on the sub display.

In the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device, first, a display area table is created by storing data of a plurality of display areas indicating rectangular areas to be displayed on the main display and the one or more sub-displays. To do.

When the display area of the sub-display is changed by moving the one or more sub-displays, the amount of movement detected by the sensor and the vertical or horizontal length of the sub-display are changed. Is used to obtain the changed display area, and the data of the obtained display area is stored in the display area table.

Next, the main display and the 1
When the specific display content displayed on one or more sub-displays is moved by using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, the coordinates of the moved display content are displayed in the display area of the display area table. Check if it is included.

The coordinates of the moved display contents after the movement are
If it is included in the display area of the display area table, the display name corresponding to the display area is read and the moved display content is stored in the memory for the main display or the sub-display corresponding to the read display name. The data of is moved and displayed.

As described above, according to the multi-screen multi-function terminal device, the display position of the display content is changed to the display corresponding to the coordinates of the moved display content, so that the display content can be arbitrarily set among the plurality of displays. It is possible to move to.

[0033]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings together with one embodiment.

In the following, in the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device of the present invention, a multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device for displaying a plurality of windows on a single main display and a plurality of sub-displays will be described. .

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a state before the sub display is pulled out and a state after the sub display is pulled out of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a terminal device body, 2 is a flock, 3 is a camera, 4 is a microphone, 5 is a speaker, and 6
Is a card slot, 7 is a mouse interface, 8 is a pen input interface, 9 is a keyboard, 10 is a floppy disk drive, 11 is an antenna, 12 is a main display, and 13 to 15 are sub-displays.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment comprises a foc 2 and a camera 3.
, Microphone 4, speaker 5, card slot 6,
Mouse interface 7 and pen input interface 8
, Keyboard 9 and floppy disk drive 10
It has an antenna 11, a main display 12, and sub-displays 13 to 15.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the state before pulling out the sub-display and the state after pulling out the sub-display of the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device of the present embodiment, a plurality of processes of voice and image are performed. 2 shows a portable personal computer equipped with the peripheral device of FIG.

The multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment is a video conference as a plurality of focks 2 for pulling out a plurality of displays from the terminal device body 1 and a plurality of peripheral devices for processing voice and images. Etc., a camera 3 for displaying oneself, a microphone 4 for inputting voice, a speaker 5 for outputting voice, a PCMCIA compatible card slot 6 for connecting communication and expansion devices,
Mouse interface 7, pen input interface 8,
A keyboard unit 9, a floppy disk drive 10, and an antenna 11 for receiving television are provided.

In addition, the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment is provided with the main display 12 and the sub-displays 13 to 15. For example, in the storage space provided on the back surface of the main display 12,
It has a groove for sliding the sub displays 13 to 15 vertically and horizontally,
The sub-displays 13 to 15 can be housed in the terminal device main body 1 by housing 15 inside the main display 12.

In the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, when the sub displays 13 to 15 are housed inside the main display 12, FIG.
When the sub-displays 13 to 15 are pulled out from the upper portion and the left and right sides of the main display 12 using the fock 2, the external appearance is as shown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a front view and a top view of a state in which the left and right sub-displays are pulled out from the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment. In FIG. 2, 16 is a sensor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment has a sensor 16.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the left and right sub-displays are pulled out from the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment, the left and right sub-displays 14 and 15 are separated from the main display 12. 2 shows the appearance when viewed from the front and the upper surface when the sub display 14 is pulled out, the sub display 14 is held partially pulled out from the main display 12, and the sub display 15 is completely pulled out from the main display 12. It is in a broken state.

In the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment, when the sub-displays 13 to 15 are pulled out from the main display 12, the movement amount of the sub-displays 13 to 15 is detected by the sensor 16 and the main display 12 and The contents displayed on the sub-displays 13 to 15 change according to the amount of movement of the sub-displays 13 to 15 detected by the sensor 16.

In the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment, the same number of sensors 16 as the sub-displays 13 to 15 are provided, and even when the upper sub-display 13 is pulled out, it is compatible. The moving amount of the sub-display 13 is detected by the sensor 16 that operates.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic view of the state of the window displayed when one sub-display is pulled out from the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, 17 to
19 is a window.

As shown in FIG. 3, the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment has windows 17 to 19.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the state of the window displayed when one sub-display is pulled out from the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment, the window on the right side of the main display 12 is displayed. It shows the states of the windows 17 to 19 when the sub display 14 is pulled out. When the sub display 14 is pulled out from the main display 12, the sensor 16 detects the movement amount of the sub display 14 and is associated with the sub display 14. The window 19 shown by the diagonal lines is moving as the sub-display 14 moves.
Moving from the main display 12 to the sub display 14.

Similarly to the above, when the window 17 is associated with the upper sub display 13 and the window 18 is associated with the left sub display 15, the sub display 13 or 15 is pulled out. Then, the window 17 or 18 moves from above the main display 12 to above the sub display 13 or 15 in accordance with the amount of movement.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, 16a to 16c are sensors, 20 is a mouse, 21 is a pen input unit, 22 is a pen, 23 is a hard disk drive, 24 is a display control unit, 25 is an input control unit, 2
Reference numeral 6 is a television reception control unit, 27 is an image control unit, 28 is an audio input / output control unit, 29 is an extended interface control unit, and 30.
Is a memory, 30a is a window correspondence table, 30b is a display area table, 31a to 31d are display memories, and 33 is a CPU.

As shown in FIG. 4, the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device of this embodiment has sensors 16a to 16c.
, Mouse 20, pen input unit 21, pen 22, hard disk drive 23, and display control unit 24
An input control unit 25, a television reception control unit 26, an image control unit 27, an audio input / output control unit 28, an expansion interface control unit 29, a memory 30, a window correspondence table 30a, and a display area table 30b. And display memories 31a to 31d and a CPU 33.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, a sensor for controlling the main display 12 and the sub displays 13 to 15 and detecting the movement amount of the sub displays 13 to 15. 1
6a to 16c, a display controller 24 for receiving signals, an input controller 25 for controlling the keyboard 9 and the mouse 20, a television reception controller 26 for receiving radio waves of television broadcasting from the antenna 11, and a camera 3 for receiving. An image control unit 27 for inputting an image, a voice input / output control unit 28 for inputting / outputting voice using the microphone 4 and the speaker 5,
An expansion interface control unit 29 for controlling the pen input unit 21 and the like to which the pen 22 is connected and a card slot 6 for mounting a PC card are connected.

In the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, a memory 30 for loading an operating system and application software,
Main display 12 and sub displays 13-1
Display memories 31a to 3 for storing display contents of No. 5
1d, the floppy disk drive 10, and the hard disk drive 23 are connected to the CPU 33, and the CP
The operation of the terminal device body 1 is controlled by U33.

In the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, the display controller 24 determines how much the sub-displays 13 to 15 have moved by using the signals from the sensors 16a to 16c, and the movement amount is determined. Corresponding to, the contents of the display memory 31a of the main display 12 are moved to the display memories 31b to 31d of the sub displays 13 to 15, or the contents of the display memory 31b of the sub displays 13 to 15 are displayed.
The contents of 31 d are moved to the display memory 31 a of the main display 12.

Further, in the memory 30 of the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment, a window correspondence table 30a for associating a plurality of displayed windows A to D with the main display 12 and the sub-displays 13 to 15, and a main. Display area table 30 showing display areas of the display 12 and the sub-displays 13 to 15
b and are stored.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment. In FIG. 5, 501 is a display name,
502 is a window name.

As shown in FIG. 5, the window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment has a display name 501 and a window name 502.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment, the main display 12 and the sub-displays 13 to 15 indicated by the display name 501, and the window name 502. Shows the correspondence with the windows A to D shown in FIG.
2, window B is associated with sub-display 13, window C is associated with sub-display 14, and window D is associated with sub-display 15.

In the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, the window correspondence table 30 is used.
Main display 1 of a plurality of windows A to D in a
2 and the sub-displays 13 to 15 may be associated, for example, when the multi-window type operating system is started up, or may be set by the display control unit 24 after the operating system is started up. .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment, a part of the window name 502 corresponding to the specific display name 501 is replaced, and the correspondence between the window and the display. The relationship is changing.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of associating the windows in the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment with the respective displays.

As shown in FIG. 7, in associating the windows in the main display of the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment with the respective displays, a plurality of windows A to A displayed on the main display 12 are displayed.
It shows how D is displayed on the associated sub-displays 13 to 15.

In the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, the sub-display 1 housed in the main display 12 is first.
If you pull out 3 to 15 from the main display 12,
Sub-displays 13-1 by sensors 16a-16c
It is detected that 5 is pulled out from the main display 12.

The signals detected by the sensors 16a to 16c are sent to the display control unit 24, and the display control unit 24 receiving the detected signals causes the memory 3
The window correspondence table 30a on 0 is referred to.

Next, the display controller 24 reads the window name 502 of the display name 501 corresponding to the detected signal in the window correspondence table 30a, and displays the display contents of the read windows B to D on the main display. 12 display memories 31a to display memories 3 of sub-displays 13 to 15
Move to 1b-d.

As described above, in the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, the windows A to D displayed on the main display 12 as shown in FIG.
Is displayed on the sub-displays 13 to 15 as shown in FIG.
Since it is moved to, the overlapping of the plurality of windows A to D is eliminated, and the list of the display contents of the plurality of windows A to D displayed on the main display 12 as shown in FIG. 7A is improved. Can.

Further, in the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7C, the sub display 14 once pulled out is replaced by the main display 1.
When the window C is stored in the window 2, the window C displayed on the sub display 14 is returned to the main display 12, and the windows A and C are displayed on the main display 12 in the overlapping order displayed first.

In the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment, the windows A to D associated with the sub-displays 13 to 15 may be changed by the operation thereof. For example, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, when the sub-display 14 once stored is pulled out again, as shown in FIG. 6, the window corresponding to the display name 501 of the re-drawn sub-display 14 and the main display 12 in the window correspondence table 30a. The window A and C in the name 502 may be changed so that the window A different from the last time is displayed on the sub display 14.

As described above, in the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment, the sub-display 13
When the contents of the window correspondence table 30a are changed each time the pull-out and storage operations of the sub-displays 13 to 15 are performed,
The displayed contents can be sequentially replaced.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of the display area table of the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment. In FIG. 8, 801 is a display area.

As shown in FIG. 8, the display area table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment has a display area 801.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in the display area table of the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment, a rectangle displayed on the main display 12 and the sub-displays 13 to 15 corresponding to the display name 501 is displayed. The display area 801 stores the coordinates of two vertices on a diagonal line indicating the size of the area.

In the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of the present embodiment, the display area 801 in the display area table 30b is initialized by the multi-window type operating system or the display controller 24, and then the sub-display 13 is displayed. It is changed with the movement of ~ 15.

For example, in the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, when the sub-displays 13 to 15 are stored in the main display 12 as an initial state, first, the main display 12 is set as the initial setting. The coordinates of the two vertices on the diagonal line indicating the size of the rectangular area to be displayed are displayed in the display area table 30b.
Set to.

Next, when the sub displays 13 to 15 are pulled out from the main display 12, the sensor 1
6a to 16c are used to check the amount of movement, and the amount of movement and the vertical or horizontal length of the sub-displays 13 to 15 are used to indicate the size of the rectangular area displayed on the sub-displays 13 to 15 on the diagonal line. After calculating the coordinates of the two vertices, the calculated coordinates of the two vertices are set in the display area table 30b.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of the movement of the cursor and the window and the adjustment of the size of the window in the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment. In FIG. 9, 32 is a cursor.

As shown in FIG. 9, the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment has a cursor 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of the present embodiment, the process of moving the cursor 32 from the sub display 14 to the main display 12 by operating the keyboard 9 or the mouse 20, and the keyboard The process of moving the window E from the sub-display 14 to the main display 12 by dragging with the mouse 9 or the mouse 20, and the size of the window F from the sub-display 14 to the main display 12 by operating the keyboard 9 or the mouse 20. And processing.

In the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of this embodiment, when the cursor 32 on the sub display 14 is moved to the main display 12 by using the keyboard 9 or the mouse 20, the cursor 32 after the movement is moved. The coordinates are compared with the two coordinates in the display area 801, and the display area 801 including the coordinates of the cursor 32 after the movement is searched for.

When the display area 801 including the coordinates of the cursor 32 after the movement is found, the display name 501 corresponding to the display area 801 is read out, the data of the cursor 32 is stored in the display memory, and the display area 501 shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the cursor 32 is displayed on the display.

Further, in the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, the keyboard 9 or the mouse 2 is used.
When the window E on the sub display 14 is moved to the main display 12 by using 0, the coordinates of the moved window E and the two coordinates in the display area 801 are compared, and the moved window E is compared. The display area 801 including the coordinates of is searched.

When the display area 801 including the coordinates of the window E after the movement is found, the display name 501 corresponding to the display area 801 is read out, the data of the window E is stored in the display memory, and the display area 501 shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the window E is displayed on the display.

Furthermore, in the multi-screen multifunction terminal device of this embodiment, the keyboard 9 or the mouse 2 is used.
When 0 is used to expand the window F on the sub display 14 on the main display 12, the coordinates of the expanded window F and the two coordinates in the display area 801 are compared, and the expanded window F is expanded. The display area 801 including the coordinates of is searched.

When the window F is expanded to another display, the window F is displayed in a plurality of display areas 801, so if the display area 801 including the coordinates of the expanded window F is found, the window F is displayed. The content is clipped by the plurality of display areas 801 to obtain the display content displayed in each display area 801, the display name 501 corresponding to the display area 801 is read out, and each display corresponding to the plurality of display areas 801 is read. By storing the data of the window F in the memory,
As shown in (c), the window F is displayed on each display.

As described above, in the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, the keyboard 9 or the mouse 20 is used to move the cursor 32 or window E on a specific display to another display, When the window F on a specific display is expanded on another display, the display is performed on the display corresponding to the display area 801 that includes the coordinates of the cursor 32, the window E, or the window F, so that the display on the specific display is performed. The displayed contents can be moved or expanded to any display.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of window display switching by operating the keyboard of the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the window display is switched by operating the keyboard of the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment, specific keys on the keyboard 9 (for example, the ALT key and ESC key of the keyboard 9). By pressing the button,
As shown in FIG. 5, the display positions of the windows G to L are clockwise, and the main display 12 and the sub displays 13 to 15 are shown.
Has been changed between.

That is, by pressing a specific key on the keyboard 9, the display position of the window G on the main display 12 is moved to the display position of the window J on the sub display 14, and the display position of the window J on the sub display 14 is changed. The display position is moved to the display position of the window I on the sub display 14, the display position of the window I on the sub display 14 is moved to the display position of the window K on the sub display 13,
The display position of the upper window K is moved to the display position of the window L on the sub display 15, the display position of the window L on the sub display 15 is moved to the display position of the window H on the main display 12, and the main display 12 is moved. The display position of the upper window H is moved to the display position of the window K before the movement on the main display 12.

The windows G to L can be moved by changing the contents of the window correspondence table 30a each time the specific key is pressed.

When the specific key is pressed,
Regarding which display such as the clockwise direction the plurality of windows G to L moves to, the multi-window type operating system or the display control unit 2
It shall be decided by the setting of 4.

As described above, according to the multi-screen multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, a specific sub-display of one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body to expand the display area of the main display. Therefore, the size of the display area of the display can be changed as necessary.

Further, according to the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device of this embodiment, a specific sub-display of one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body, and the associated window is set to the specific sub-display. Since it is displayed, it is possible to improve the listability of a plurality of windows.

Further, according to the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment, the display position of the display content is changed to the display corresponding to the coordinates of the moved display content, so that the display content can be arbitrarily set among the plurality of displays. It is possible to move to.

Although the present invention has been specifically described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the invention. Is.

[0096]

The effects obtained by the representative ones of the inventions disclosed in the present application will be briefly described as follows.

(1) Since the display area of the main display is expanded by pulling out a specific sub-display of one or more sub-displays from the terminal device main body, it is necessary to change the size of the display area of the display. Is possible.

(2) Since a specific sub-display of one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body and the associated window is displayed on the specific sub-display, the listability of a plurality of windows is improved. Is possible.

(3) Since the display position of the display content is changed to the display corresponding to the coordinates of the moved display content, the display content can be arbitrarily moved between a plurality of displays.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external view of a state before a sub display is pulled out and a state after the sub display is pulled out of a multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a front view and a top view of a state where left and right sub-displays are pulled out from a main display of a multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic view of a state of a window displayed when one sub-display is pulled out from the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a multi-screen multi-function terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the window correspondence table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of associating a window in the main display of the multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device of the present embodiment with each display.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display area table of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of movement of a cursor and a window and adjustment of a window size of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of window display switching by operating the keyboard of the multi-screen compatible multifunction terminal device of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Terminal device main body, 2 ... Fock, 3 ... Camera, 4 ... Microphone, 5 ... Speaker, 6 ... Card slot, 7 ... Mouse interface, 8 ... Pen input interface, 9 ... Keyboard, 10 ... Floppy disk drive, 11 ...
Antenna, 12 ... Main display, 13-15 ... Sub display, 16 ... Sensor, 17-19 ... Window, 16a-16c ... Sensor, 20 ... Mouse, 21 ... Pen input part, 22 ... Pen, 23 ... Hard disk drive, 24 Display control unit, 25 Input control unit, 2
6 ... Television reception control unit, 27 ... Image control unit, 28 ... Audio input / output control unit, 29 ... Expansion interface control unit, 30
... Memory, 30a ... Window correspondence table, 30b ...
Display area table, 31a to 31d ... Display memory, 33 ... CPU, 501 ... Display name, 502 ...
Window name, 801 ... Display area, 32 ... Cursor.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A multi-screen compatible multifunctional terminal device having a plurality of displays, comprising a single main display, one or more sub-displays that can be housed in the terminal device body, and the one or more sub-displays. One or more sensors that detect the amount of movement of each sub-display when pulled out from the terminal device body, a main display memory that stores the content to be displayed on the main display, and each of the one or more sub-displays. And a memory for one or more sub-displays for storing the display contents of the sub-display, and when the particular sub-display of the one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device body, the sensor of the particular sub-display is provided. The movement amount of the specific sub-display is detected by The display content in the main display memory is moved to the sub display memory of the specific sub display according to the amount of movement, and the display area of the main display is expanded to the display area of the extracted specific sub display. A multi-functional terminal device for multi-screens, characterized by being. 2. A window correspondence table that associates a plurality of windows with the main display and the one or more sub-displays, and if all of the sub-displays are stored in the terminal device body, all windows are stored. Is displayed on the main display, and when the specific sub-display of the one or more sub-displays is pulled out from the terminal device main body, the window is displayed according to the movement amount detected by the sensor of the specific sub-display. The display content of the window associated with the specific sub-display in the correspondence table is moved from the main display memory to the sub-display memory of the specific sub-display, and the associated window is identified by the specific window. Can be displayed on the sub display. Multi-screen multi-function terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in. 3. A display area table showing a display area formed by the main display and the one or more sub-displays, wherein display contents displayed on the main display and the one or more sub-displays are moved. In this case, the display corresponding to the coordinates of the moved display content is searched from the display area table, and the moved display content is displayed on the searched main display or sub-display. Alternatively, the multi-screen compatible multi-function terminal device according to claim 2.