JPS6213171A - Pocket television set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To search the said information by storing the plural sets of information to a pocket television set and applying the operation means for various controls such as tuning and the operation of the input means of the same information. CONSTITUTION:An English word data inputted from a key section 6 is converted into a display data by a computer circuit 18, preset in a display memory 19, displayed on an LC panel 1 through an LC liquid display driver 11, preset to a search circuit 21 and a Japanese translation data corresponding from a dictionary memory 22 is retrieved under the control of the circuit 18, set is the memory 19 through the search circuit 21 and the circuit 18 and displayed on the panel 1. Various operation signals for up-operator 4 and a down-operator 5 are given to the circuit 21 to adjust the read address to the memory 22 thereby changing the display content. The English words and their Japanese translations are stored correspondingly in advance in the memory 22. The information is retrieved by operating the mode changeover switch.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field of invention] The present invention relates to a portable pocket television.

[Background of the Invention 1 Conventionally, small and portable pocket TVs using dot display type liquid crystal display devices have been realized, but such pocket TVs are dedicated to TVs and have only TV functions. be.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pocket television that also has information processing functions such as calculation, and whose display screen can be used for various purposes.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the second object, the present invention enables a pocket television to store a plurality of pieces of information, and includes operation means for tuning control or volume control and key input for inputting the plurality of pieces of information. The main point is that the search for bipedal information can be performed by operating the means.

[First Embodiment 1] Figure 2 shows the overall front view and side view of the first embodiment. This embodiment has a translation function as an information processing function, and 1 in the figure is a dot matrix display. LC method
(liquid crystal display) panel, a tuning indicator 2 is provided on the lower edge of this LCC panel, and a mode! ,
A +1 exchange switch 3, an up operation element 4, and a down operation f5 are provided. The mode changeover switch 3 is a switch for switching the pocket television to a television mode or an information processing mode, respectively. Up control 4, down control 5
are for lowering and switching the respective tuning channels.

On the right side of the LC panel 1, there is provided a key part 6 for alphabets, numerical values, etc., and input of English words, calculated numerical values, programs, etc. is performed. Further, an antenna 7 is provided at one end of the left side surface 1 of the pocket television, and this antenna 7 can be freely moved in and out of the pocket television.

This pocket TV is as shown in No. 21'4 (B).
The lower edge of the front part including the LC panel 1 and the key part 6 is pivoted to the rear part, making it possible to raise the front part relative to the rear part. One part of this front panel LC panel
A backlight is attached to the back corresponding to the rear panel, and a total reflection mirror is attached to the front of the rear section, so when the front section is raised, the light reflected by the total reflection mirror on the rear section passes through the LCC panel. As a result, the LCC panel is brightly illuminated, and when the front part is turned down, the backlight on the back side of the front part is turned on, so that the LCC panel is brightly illuminated.

Figure 1 shows the overall circuit diagram of a pocket television.
The TV radio waves received by the two-legged antenna 7 are tuned by the tuner 8, the video signal and the audio signal are taken out by the TV circuit 9, and the video signal is sent to the LCC via the A/D converter 10 and transfer gate 12. ” is displayed on the bipedal LC panel 1 through the driver 11. Also, the audio signal from the television circuit 9 is passed through the amplifier 1 via the transfer gate 13.
The sound is emitted from the speaker 15 through 4.

” Each operation signal of the two-legged up operator 4 and the two-legged down operator 5 is learned by the auto-tuning circuit 17 via the transfer gate 16. This auto tuning circuit 17
The currently selected station number data is retrieved from the T1/B circuit 9 in L, and the two-leg up operator 4. This station number data is incremented or decremented in accordance with each operation signal of the down control element 5, and is applied to the tuner 8, thereby changing the tuning frequency and switching the tuning selection.

Further, the English word data inputted from the first part 6 is given to the computer circuit 18, converted to display data, preset in the display memory 19, and passed through the transfer gate 20 to the LC driver 11. LCC
In addition to being displayed on the panel, the corresponding Japanese translation data is also preset in the search circuit 21 and searched and read out from the dictionary memory 22 under the control of the computer circuit 18. is set and displayed on the LCC panel through the T and C driver 11.

Each operation signal of the up operation element 4 and down operation element 5 is I
- It is applied to the search circuit 21 via the transfer gate 23, and the read address for the dictionary memory 22 is incremented or decremented, and the content' displayed on the LC panel l changes accordingly. 1- Note J
In the f memory 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, English words and their Japanese translations are stored in alphabetical order. This dictionary memory 22 uses two addresses for an English word and its Japanese translation,
1-Increments or decrements of the read address by the operation of UP operator 4 and DOWN operation-f'5 are performed by 2 addresses, and when one displayed English word is translated into Japanese, it is incremented by 1 address.

Also, the television mode signal T from the mode changeover switch 3 is sent to the transfer gate 12, 13, 16 as an open signal, and the television screen is displayed on the LC panel l, and the mode changeover switch 3 is switched between the two modes. When the information processing mode signal C is output from the transfer gate 20, 23, the information processing mode signal C is passed to the transfer gate 20, 23 as an open signal, and the English word or Japanese translation is displayed on the LC panel l.

FIG. 4 shows a specific circuit configuration of the search circuit 21, in which the operation signal of the up control element 4 is transmitted to the one-shot circuit
4 and a one-shot signal is output, which is applied to the address counter 26 via the OR gate 25, so that the read address for the dictionary memory 22 is incremented by 2, and the displayed English word is incremented by one. Further, when the up control button 4 is kept pressed, the counter 27 becomes capable of counting by the clock signal from the clock generation circuit 28, and a carry signal is given to the SR type flip-flop 29 as a set signal, and the Q output of this flip-flop 29 is As an open signal to AND gate 30! F can be obtained. The clock generation circuit 28
A clock signal is output from the address counter 26 through the OR gate 25, and the displayed English words are sequentially incremented. The operation signal of the up control 4 is given as a reset signal to the flip-flop 29 via the inverter 31, and when the operation of the up control 4 that has been stored is released, the flip-flop 29 is reset. The AND gate 30 is closed and the progress of the displayed English words is stopped.

The down control 5 also has the same circuit configuration as the up control 4, with a one-shot circuit 32,
OR gate 33, counter 34, flip-flop 35
, an AND gate 36, and an inverter 37 are provided. The only difference is that the output of the OR gate 33 is sent to the up counter 26 as a decrement signal for decrementing the read address by 2. A translation key 38 is provided in the key part 6, and the operation signal of this translation key 38 is given to the address counter 26 as an increment signal that increases the read address by 1, and the Japanese translation of the displayed English word is displayed. Ru. The data of English words or Japanese translations read from the dictionary memory 22 from the above-mentioned successive addresses is preset in the read register 39 in the search circuit 21 and then given to the computer circuit 18 for display.

Now, if you want to watch a program on a certain TV station, operate the mode changeover switch 3 to open the transfer gates 12, 13, 16 as TV mode, and switch the up control 4 or down control 5 to the desired channel. Just keep pressing until. Then, the operation signal of the up control 4 or the down control 5 is given to the auto-tuning circuit 17 via the transfer gate 16, and in response to this, the station number data is incremented or decremented from the auto-tuning circuit 17 to the tuner 8. Da.

The selected channels are sequentially switched, and a desired channel can be selected.

Next, enter the English word without entering the spelling, for example “5PEAK”.
”, operate the mode changeover switch 3 to open the transfer gate 20.23 as the mode for information processing, that is, English translation processing, and select the desired English word “5PEAK” using the up or down operator 4 or 5. All you have to do is keep pressing it until it appears. Then, the operation signal of the up operator 4 or down operator 5 will be sent to the counter 27 or counter 3 in the search circuit 21 via the transfer gate 23.
4, the address counter 26 is counted by +2 or -2, and the displayed English words are sequentially switched. If "5PEAK" appears, all you have to do is release the up control 4 or down control 5, and if you operate the translation t--38 here, you will get "5PEAK" as shown in FIG.
The Japanese translation of ``PEAK'' is displayed.

In this way, it is possible to display TV images on the LC panel l, display information such as English words and Japanese translations, and furthermore, change TV channels using the up control 4 or down control 5, You can also search for information.

[Second Embodiment 1] Figures 5 and 6 show a second embodiment, in which a computer circuit 18 searches for a corresponding English word, and Figure 5 shows the search in Figure 1. The specific configuration of the circuit 21 is shown. In the figure, 40 is an address counter. Address data from this address counter 40 is stored in the dictionary memory 22 as a read address, and English word data read from the dictionary memory 22. is read register 4
1 and is displayed on the LC panel l via the computer circuit 18 and the display memory 19, as well as on the comparator circuit 42! j - can be obtained. In addition, the English word for which the Japanese translation is inputted using the alphabetical key (6) is preset in the input register 43 and is preset in the computer circuit 1.
8. Displayed via the display memory 19 and also sent to the comparison circuit 42.

available. The comparison circuit 42 compares the English word data for which the Japanese translation is requested from the input register 43 and the currently read English word data from the read register 41, and if they do not match, an increment signal of +2 is sequentially sent to the address counter 40. A search is performed for the corresponding English word, and if a match is found, an increment signal of +1 is given to the address counter 40, and the Japanese translation is displayed. The comparison circuit 42 is driven while the operation signal of the search key 44 which also serves as the up operation element 4 and the down operation element 5 of the first embodiment is applied, and the comparison circuit 42 is driven while the operation signal of the search key 44 of the first embodiment is applied. - address counter 40 is reset.

When an English word to be translated into Japanese is entered by operating the alphabet keys in part 6, the computer circuit 18 presets this English word data in the input register 43 and inputs it into the LC.
Display on panel 1 (step At-A3). Next, when the search key 44 is operated to translate the input English word into Japanese, the computer circuit 18 resets the address counter 40 to "0" (steps A4 and A5).
, English word data is read from the specified address of the dictionary memory 22 corresponding to the read address of "0" and preset in the read register 41 (step AS).

Then, the comparison circuit 42 compares and matches the English word data from the read register 41 and the English word data from the input register 43, and if they do not match, the address counter 40
+2, and from then on, repeat steps A6 to A8 until a match is found or until the end of the dictionary memory 22 is read.
The search process is repeated (steps A7 to A9). When the corresponding English word is found in the dictionary memory 22 and matches,
The computer circuit 18 increments the address counter 40 by +I, reads out the Japanese translation data, and stores it in the read register 41.
is preset and displayed on the LC panel l (steps AIO to A12). Further, if reading is performed up to the final address of the dictionary memory 22 in step A9, a message to that effect is displayed even if there is no corresponding word.

In this embodiment as well, channel switching and information searching can be performed using the search key 44.

[Third Embodiment 1] Figure 8 shows a memory for storing information in the third embodiment. In this embodiment, a name and its telephone number are stored as information in the data memory, and the circuit configuration is is exactly the same as the first and second embodiments above. However, dictionary memory 2
A writable and readable data memory is provided in place of 2, and a telephone number key is provided in place of translation key 38.

Then, by operating the up operator 4, down operator 5, or search key 44, search for the name for which you want to know the telephone number, and by operating the telephone number key, the read address will be +1y.
The corresponding telephone number will be displayed as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment as well, channel switching and information searching can be performed using the same key.

[FFI Fourth Embodiment] Figure 10 shows the command memory of the fourth embodiment.
In this embodiment, commands are stored as information, and the circuit configuration is the same as in the first and second embodiments, but a writable command memory is provided in place of the dictionary memory 22, and the address counters 26 and 40 are updated. The difference is that there are only +1 and -1.

Then, by operating the up control 4, down control 5, or search key 44, you can search for the command you want to display. Alternatively, channel switching can be performed by operating the search key 44.

[Fifth Embodiment] FIGS. 11 to 13 show the fi embodiment, in which display data such as a program is stored as information, and the circuit configuration is the same as that in the fourth embodiment, but a dictionary memory is used. 22 is replaced by a program memory.

To write a program, as shown in FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B), programs are written into the program memory in the program memory section 6 in the order of program numbers. When the writing is completed, the contents of this program memory are transferred to the display memory 19, and the computer circuit 18 waits for a key input as shown in FIG. If so, the computer circuit 18 reads the program following the last program in the display memory 19 from the program memory, and rolls up the display contents of the LC panel by one line as shown in FIG.
If the computer circuit 18 is operated, the display memory 19
The program before the first program is read from the program memory and the display contents of the LC panel 1 are rolled down by one line (steps B4 and B5).

In this way, the displayed contents can be rolled up and down using keys such as the up operator 4 and the down operator 5, and channel switching can also be performed.

In this case, the display data may be not only a program but also graphics, text, etc.

Further, - the above-mentioned up control 4 and down control 5 may be used as controls for controlling the emission volume; in this case, the up control 4. The operation signal from the down control 5 is applied to the television circuit 9 via a volume control circuit (not shown), and the volume output to the amplifier 14 and speaker 15 is controlled.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention enables a pocket TV to store a plurality of pieces of information, and has one operation stage for tuning control or blind mouse control, and one stage for inputting a plurality of pieces of information. Since you can search for information by operating the key input means, you can use the TV display screen of your pocket TV to display the content of the information you are searching for.One display screen can be used for various purposes. It has the effect that it can be used.

[Brief explanation of the drawings] Figures 1 to 4 are an overall circuit diagram and an overall external view of the first embodiment, four scrap diagrams showing an example of dictionary memory storage, a specific circuit diagram of a search circuit, and Figure 5. , FIG. 6 is a specific circuit diagram of the search circuit of the second embodiment, a flowchart of the English word search process, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the LC panel of the first and second embodiments. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing a storage example of the data bank memory of the third embodiment, diagrams showing a display example of the LC panel, FIG. 1θ are diagrams showing a storage example of the command memory of the fourth embodiment, Figures 11 to 13 are diagrams showing an example of the display on the LC panel when inputting a program in the fifth embodiment, a flowchart for rolling up or down the display program on the LC panel, and a flowchart for rolling up or down the display program on the LC panel, respectively. It is a figure showing an example of a display. ■...LC panel, 3...Mode selection switch, 4...Up control, 5...
・Down control, 8...Tuner, 9...
...TV circuit, 15...Speaker, 17...
...Auto tuning circuit, 18... Computer circuit, 19... Display memory, 21.
...Search circuit, 22...Dictionary memory,
26...Address counter, 39.41...
... Read register, 40 ... Address counter, 42 ... Comparison circuit, 43 ... Input register, 44 ... Search key. Patent Applicant Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Hakusensho Memo, Wa Figure 3 Command Memo 7ri Figure 10 Demos 7ri Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A tuning means for tuning a television, a display means for displaying the video signal received and tuned by the tuning means as a video, and a display means for displaying the audio signal received and tuned by the tuning means as an audio. a sound emitting means that performs a tuning operation for selecting a TV channel or controlling the emitted sound volume; A control means for varying the sound output volume, a key input means for inputting a plurality of pieces of information, a storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of information inputted by the key input means, a television mode and an information processing mode. and a mode switching means for switching the mode switching means from the television mode to the information processing mode, and by operating the operating means and the key input means, the information in the storage means is sequentially searched and read out and displayed as above. A pocket television comprising: a search means for displaying information on a search means.