KR20050009609A - Apparatus having half mirror and computer interface for providing information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A wall-type information providing device having a computer interface and a half mirror is provided to perform a wall-type mirror function and an information providing function by installing to a room or a humid bathroom, as execution buttons, a speaker, a monitor, a camera, and a microphone connected to a computer main body through the interface are arranged with the half mirror. CONSTITUTION: A main body(100) combines the information providing device(200) to the back of the half mirror(110) and seals it with a casing. The speakers(210,211) are installed to the inside of the main body. The interface(300), an interface controller(400), and a connector(500) control operation of the information processing device and the speakers. Information to be displayed on the information processing device is received by connecting to an information providing web site(630) through the network(620).

Description

An information providing device having a computer interface and a half mirror {APPARATUS HAVING HALF MIRROR AND COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION}

The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror, and more particularly, to an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror, such as a mirror for selectively displaying various information output from a computer terminal connected to the Internet. It is about.

In general, a half mirror means a half mirror or a translucent mirror, and is a new material that gives a mirror-like feeling by specially treating acrylic (or glass).

In addition to the mirror-like reflective effect, the half mirror also provides a translucent perspective, providing backlighting for telecommunications and audio products.

The half mirror picture frame according to the prior art has a wooden picture frame 1, a half mirror 2, a switch 3, and a power supply 4, as shown in Figs. 1A and 1B. Is connected to an external power outlet (6), when the switch (3) is turned on / off, the backlight (not shown) for the liquid crystal installed behind the half mirror (2) turns on and off, between the backlight and the half mirror (2) The picture printed on the OHP film 7 is shown and disappears.

That is, when the switch 3 is in the off state, the half mirror 2 reflects the external light as shown in FIG. 1A to act as a mirror, and when the switch 3 is in the on state, the backlight is as shown in FIG. 1B. Projects the picture onto the half mirror 2 so that the picture is displayed.

However, the conventional half-mirror picture frame merely provides a mirror function and a picture projection function, thereby serving as a simple display means and a mirror, thereby providing various information.

In addition, the conventional half-mirror picture frame only shows a static or dynamic image located inside the frame, and does not provide various static and dynamic images or audio media according to a user's selection.

In addition, the conventional half-mirror frame does not have any means for controlling the display screen shown in the half-mirror except for the function of turning on / off the backlight, so the user interface is absent.

In addition, the conventional half-mirror picture frame is used in an indoor space free of moisture, and has a coupling structure that is difficult to use in a humid bathroom.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to arrange and mount various control execution buttons, speakers, monitors (all-in-one PC), cameras, and microphones with the half mirror, which are connected to the computer main body and interface, The present invention provides an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror capable of being installed in a humid bathroom, including a living space, and capable of providing a function of providing a wall mirror and providing information (video and sound).

1A and 1B are perspective views for explaining a half mirror frame according to the prior art,

2 is a layout view for explaining a configuration of an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a circuit diagram of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

4 is a coupling diagram of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

5 is a schematic operation flowchart of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

6 is a layout view for explaining a configuration of an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

100: main body 110: half mirror

120: casing 200: monitor

210, 211: Speaker 300: Interface

400: interface control unit 500: connection unit

600: external power source 610: computer terminal

700: camera 800: microphone

An object of the present invention described above is a computer interface equipped with an information processing device that receives power from an external power source and an information providing device having a half mirror, wherein the body is coupled to the rear surface of the half mirror and sealed by a casing. Wealth; A speaker installed inside the main body; An interface, an interface control unit, and a connection circuitry configured to control the operation of the information processing device and the speaker, wherein the connection unit conforms to a predetermined communication standard for connecting a computer terminal, the information processing device, and the speaker to a device. It is achieved by an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror, which are connected correspondingly.

Hereinafter, an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror according to preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

In the description of the present invention, the information processing apparatus means a computer terminal, a monitor or monitor integrated computer terminal, a slim PC, or the like.

First Embodiment

2 is a layout view for explaining the configuration of an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is a coupling diagram of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a schematic operation flowchart of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG.

As shown in Fig. 2, the information providing apparatus having the computer interface and the half mirror of the present invention is a computer-monitor detachable type.

The information providing apparatus of the present invention, including the main body 100, is connected to the computer terminal 610 and wired and wireless Internet network 620 installed indoors.

The wired and wireless Internet network 620 is connected to an information providing website 630 which cooperates with the information providing apparatus of the present invention.

The information providing website 630 additionally provided in the present invention is operated by a wired / wireless web server 640, and the wired / wireless web server 640 may display various contents to be displayed by the information providing apparatus of the present invention. A database system for recording / storing / managing information, program module download files, predetermined data, etc., a wire / wireless engine for providing them through a wireless communication network (mobile communication network) or a wired internet network, and E-mail SMS and web service operation module is installed.

The information providing website 630 registers and manages a consumer who purchased the information providing apparatus of the present invention as a member, and provides a calendar function, a schedule function, a weather temperature / humidity function, a band fortune information providing function, and a news providing function. It is responsible for providing information to the information providing device.

The main body 100 is composed of a half mirror 110 and a casing, and the monitor 200, the speakers 210 and 211, the interface 300, and the interface control unit 400 inside the casing at the rear of the half mirror 110. ), A connection unit 500, a user image recognition engine using the camera 700, and a voice recognition and response module through the microphone 800 is mounted.

The half mirror 110 serves as a mirror normally, and serves to project light and an image emitted from the monitor 200 when the monitor 200 is operated. On one side of the half mirror 110, a predetermined portion of the casing has a push button method for executing the following input device module, a general application of a computer, an image recognition program, a content providing program for each user, a voice recognition program, a voice response program, and the like. The program execution button 351 or the input device module (not shown), and the mounting hole for mounting the monitor on / off button may be formed.

The monitor 200 is disposed at the center of the half mirror 110. The monitor 200 is an LCD or TFT-LCD thin-film monitor, and has an ultra-light and compact configuration by removing all bezels and other additional casing elements, which are frame parts of the monitor, and is closely adhered to the bottom of the half mirror 110. Waterproof Magic Bright High Brightness Flat Panel Monitor Module.

The speakers 210 and 211 are disposed at upper left and right corners of the bottom surface of the half mirror 110. Speakers 210 and 211 transmit vibrations directly to the half mirror 110, such as bone vibration, to generate sound, as well as to transmit sound through a sealed speaker hole formed in the upper left and right corner casings. It is assembled in a waterproof type.

The interface 300 may be connected to the computer terminal 610 by a user through an input device module, a monitor on / off button, a computer program execution button 351 or a touch screen device that scrolls at least one information providing area or selects a specific function. The device generates a signal to control the monitor 200.

The interface controller 400 is a control means for converting a signal input through the interface 300 into a control signal so that the computer terminal 610 can recognize and input the signal into the computer terminal 610.

The connection unit 500 functions to supply the AC power required for the monitor 200 and the DC power required for the speakers 210 and 211, and the computer terminal 610 and the monitor according to a predetermined communication standard for connection between various devices. 200 and the speakers 210 and 211 have a circuit configuration as will be described in detail below.

The computer terminal 610 is a conventional computer that performs mail, web surfing, video, music, multimedia, games, and the like through the Internet network 620. In particular, the computer terminal 610 of the present invention is a USB, serial communication port, PS / 2, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE1394a, IEEE1394b, optical cable, IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11b It is a computer in which common wired / wireless communication technologies are concentrated so as to satisfy communication standards such as IEEE802.11e and IEEE802.11g.

Accordingly, the computer terminal 610 may be connected to the connection unit 500 through a wired line or a wireless line of the above-mentioned communication standard to transmit and receive data for providing information.

The camera 700 expresses a camera lens on the outside of the half mirror 110 and is coupled to a coupling hole through a predetermined position of the half mirror 110 so as to capture the front of the user. It is used by a user image recognition engine that is circuitally connected to a camera connection module (not shown) of and installed programmatically in the computer terminal 610. Here, the user image recognition engine is a role of pre-indexing the user's image or face-related reference data for each user, the role of registering the reference data in the image recognition engine database (DB) of the computer terminal 610, and registration A function of identifying a user based on the generated image data and a content providing function for each user are performed.

That is, according to the user's operation of the execution button, the user image recognition engine captures the user's face through the camera 700, and then temporarily stores the image as image data, and stores the reference data registered with the index and the captured image data. After comparing with each other, the user is recognized or determined to be a non-user, and the authority to use the information providing apparatus of the present invention is accessed.

Here, the content providing function for each user means a kind of security information providing function that provides the registered content to the user only when the user selects and registers various contents desired by the user in advance and then identifies the registered user. . Such a user image recognition engine is achievable by a conventional image recognition solution, and thus its detailed description is omitted.

The microphone 800 is also coupled to and connected to the connection part 500 through a mechanical and electronic coupling method such as the camera 700. The voice recognition and response module using the microphone 800 is a conventional voice recognition solution that indexes the speaker voice pattern and stores the voice voice pattern in the voice DB, and then compares the input voice data with the indexed voice pattern.

The voice recognition and response module performs monitor 200 on / off control, various application operation command inputs, and screen switching function according to the user's development based on the user's voice template or voice pattern stored in advance. In addition, it plays a role of outputting a computer machine sound or a natural sound (a form in which the computer combines consonants and vowels) corresponding to the voice recognition prestored in the response DB.

3, a circuit connection relationship of the information providing apparatus of the present invention will be described by selecting a USB type computer interface as an example.

The external power source PW is connected to a master switch 560 that can physically turn on / off power by physical on / off operation through a connection jack for power connection. The master switch 560 is connected to the power input terminal 570 of the connection unit 500.

The power input terminal 570 is connected in parallel to the power output terminal 540 and the power conversion circuit 550.

The output wire of the power output terminal 540 is connected to the power input terminal 240 of the monitor 200 through the first electronic switch 440. Here, the power input terminal 240 serves to transfer the AC power to the monitor circuit system 220. In addition, the monitor circuit system 220 supports a USB connection.

The power conversion circuit 550 converts 220V AC power into 9V DC power.

The output wire of the power conversion circuit 550 is connected to the power input terminal 250 of the first speaker 210 through the second electronic switch 450. Here, the power input terminal 250 serves to transfer the DC power to the first speaker 210 and the second speaker 211.

In addition, the first speaker 210 includes a signal input terminal 220 and a speaker connection wire 212. The speaker connection wire 212 connects the second speaker 211 to the first speaker 210.

As the first and second speakers 210 and 211, a product of various connection methods including a USB connection method is used.

On the other hand, the computer terminal (PC) is connected to the signal input and output terminal 510 of the connection unit 500 through the USB connection jack. The signal input / output terminal 510 is connected to the USB sharing circuit 520. The USB sharing circuit 520 is connected to the USB input jack 230 of the monitor 200 through the first USB connector 530, and the USB sharing circuit 520 is connected to the first speaker 210 through a connecting wire. It is connected to the signal input terminal 220. In addition, the USB sharing circuit 520 is connected to the third USB connector 480 of the interface controller 400 through the second USB connector 580.

The third USB connector 480 of the interface controller 400 is connected to the interface control circuit 410. The interface control circuit 410 has a conventional computer input / output interface circuit configuration that performs signal processing so that a computer terminal can select and execute a program or perform a scroll based on input and output addresses. The interface control circuit 410 is connected to the electronic switch control circuit 420. The electronic switch control circuit 420 receives a signal from the interface control circuit 410 to control on / off of the above-mentioned first and second electronic switches 440 and 450, and also includes a timer 430. Circuitry to turn off the first and second electronic switches 440 and 450 after a pre-stored time when no user input signal is input through the interface control circuit 410 for a pre-stored time. It is composed of. In addition, the interface control circuit 410 includes a fourth USB connector 460 and is connected to the fifth USB connector 360 of the interface 300.

The interface 300 has PCB switch circuits 310 and 320 for use in ordinary telephones, keyboards, electronic calculators, etc. corresponding to the input device module, the monitor on / off button, and the program execution button through the fifth USB connector 360. . The PCB switch circuits 310 and 320 include contact left, up, right, and down arrow keys 321, 322, 323, and 324, an enter key 325, and various program shortcut keys 311, 312, and 313. It is composed of circuit for inputting up and down direction input signal, selection signal and various program shortcut operation signals.

Here, the interface 300 further includes a conventional touch input device 390 and a touch input device control circuit 391, which can replace or combine the PCB switch circuits 310 and 320, and the interface control circuit 410. Of course, it is possible to input the left, up, right, down direction input signals and selection signals and various program shortcut keys.

In addition, the camera 700 uses a CCD sensor, an image pickup device, etc., and is connected to a conversion module 710 for converting an image into data, and the conversion module 710 indexes the converted data to an image recognition engine DB. The input module 720 is connected to an input module 720 for input, and the input module 720 is circuitly connected to the interface control circuit 410.

In addition, the microphone 800 is connected to the interface control circuit 410 through the voice sensing and data conversion module 810. Here, the voice detection and data conversion module 810 is a circuit for converting and inputting analog voice into digital data.

In addition, although not shown, the interface 300 may further include a conventional voice recognition and command execution module or a remote controller control module corresponding to the touch input device 390 and the touch input device control circuit 391.

In addition, although not shown, the interface 300 further includes a conventional wireless monitor and an RF module input device, and is composed of conventional wireless communication circuits for wireless communication with a computer terminal, and is connected to a computer terminal such as a USB cord. Of course you can remove the wires for.

4, the coupling relationship between the computer interface of the present invention and the information providing apparatus having a half mirror will be described in detail.

The half mirror 110 of the main body 100 is coated with a half mirror material surface 119 such as a conventional half mirror film, sheet, coating film, etc. on the glass surface of the flat plate. ) And the microphone 800 are mounted.

The input device module or the program execution button (not shown) is a push button type switch, and has rubber, soft urethane, and silicon contacts on the back side. The PCB switch substrate corresponding thereto is fixed to one side of the casing 120, and when the program execution button is pressed according to the user's finger pressure, the hemispherical contact portion formed on the surface of the substrate is deformed to generate a contact signal.

Here, the input device module is composed of left, up, right, down direction keys and enter keys, and is a device for generating left, up, right, down direction input signals, selection signals, and various program shortcut keys.

The input device module or the program execution button is input to the interface control circuit through the fifth USB connector of the interface 300 and the fourth USB connector 460 of the interface controller 400.

On the other hand, the PCB switch substrate is fixed to the casing 120 by the adapter shaft 341 or the fixing bolt. In addition, the interface control unit 400 is also fixed to a predetermined mounting portion of the casing 120 by a fixing bolt.

The casing 120 fixes the master switch 560 to either side. Inside the casing 120, a connection part 500 electrically connected through the third USB connector 480 and the second USB connector 580 is coupled by a fixing bolt. The connection part 500 couples the opening of the power supply connection jack 590 to one side of the casing 120, and couples the external USB connection jack 591 and the first USB connector 530 to each other. have.

The first USB connector 530 is connected to the USB input jack 230 of the monitor 200, the external USB connection jack 591 is coupled to open the opening portion on either side of the casing 120.

The monitor 200 is coupled to the monitor fixing parts 124 and 125 of the casing 120 using fixing bolts, and each speaker 210 also uses the fixing bolts to fix the speaker fixing part 122 of the casing 120. , 123).

In particular, a plurality of speaker holes 121 are formed at both sides of the casing 120 to which the speaker 210 is mounted, and the speaker holes 121 are covered by a protective film such as a thin film for waterproofing and sealing. have.

Then, the fixing bolt is coupled to the portion is waterproofed by a watertight member such as silicon.

Particularly, the edge engaging portions 127 and 128 of the casing 120 are coupled to the fixed ends 117 and 118 of the half mirror 110 with the rubber packing 129 interposed therebetween, and then the fixed ends 117 and 118. When the thread and the nut of the screw is screwed, it is in close contact with the bottom surface of the half mirror (110).

5, a method of operating an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror will be described.

First, the user fastens the power cord to the connection jack for power connection and turns on the master switch so that the operating power corresponding to the external power is applied to the interface, the interface control unit, and the connection unit, respectively.

In addition, the user may fasten the USB cord to an external USB connection jack so that a computer output signal (image and sound) is transmitted from a computer terminal in operation to a monitor or a speaker.

First, the main body performs a role as a mirror like a normal wall mirror (S10).

Thereafter, when the user presses the monitor on / off button once, the monitor is turned on while power is supplied to the monitor, and the image information transmitted from the computer terminal through the USB code is displayed on the half mirror (S20 and S30).

Thereafter, the camera and the user image recognition engine are operated. The user image recognition engine compares image data (information) input through the camera with reference data registered in advance in the image recognition engine DB, and recognizes the image (face) of the user to distinguish the user (S40).

Only when the users are distinguished, various interfaces (execution button, voice command, touch input device, etc.) are in a standby state, and contents or computers delivered through wired / wireless internet networks in real time in response to user interface manipulation. Information of the content DB or TV image data previously stored in the terminal is displayed on the monitor.

Of course, since the data or content is predetermined for each user, a user without a right to use does not have access to the corresponding content or data.

On the other hand, within the usage rights, the user presses a program execution button to execute various programs connected to the button, and presses an input device module to scroll through at least one information providing area or selects a specific function. The corresponding information will be displayed.

For example, when a user operates a TV receiving card and program of a computer terminal, a TV image is displayed on a monitor, and a sound corresponding to the TV image is generated on a speaker. In this way, if you press the Run button for e-mail program operation, the contents of the e-mail are displayed from the computer terminal connected to the Internet. If you press the Run button for MP3 player program operation, the program is displayed on the monitor and the song or music selected by the user is displayed. It will ring through this speaker. In addition, the user can command the movement of the contents to the next item through other execution buttons, input device modules, and voice commands, and can receive information by commanding or instructing the functions programmed in advance and described in the manual. (S50).

On the other hand, if the user presses the monitor on / off button once more, the monitor is turned off while the monitor is powered off, and again serves as an original mirror. In particular, the information providing apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a timer and monitors by turning off the first and second electronic switches after a pre-stored time when no user input signal is input through the interface control circuit for a pre-stored time. The speaker is turned off automatically (S60).

On the other hand, if the user does not operate the monitor on / off button, and the image recognition engine recognizes the non-user, the monitor and the speaker continues to perform the mirror function in the off state (S70).

In addition, the information providing apparatus of the present invention installs a predetermined program that can be produced by a general program maker, and automatically turns on the monitor when the user is recognized through the camera, or when the user's movement is not detected. It is possible to turn off the monitor and also prevent the monitor from turning on when you are not a user.

For example, in the information providing apparatus of the present invention, when a dad as a user gives a voice command, after determining that the image recognition engine of the information providing apparatus is a user based on the input image of the dad, the user is given permission to use the voice, and then the voice recognition and response are given. The module recognizes Dad's voice command and responds with 'Your Dad (or pre-stored username)'. Then, when the father utters the voice of the voice input command 'today', it recognizes this, and provides the content linked to the word 'today'.

Second Embodiment

Compared with the previous embodiment, the present embodiment is a monitor-computer (PC) integrated type, and is characterized in that wireless LAN access is possible.

6 is a layout view for explaining a configuration of an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a wired / wireless website 630 operated by a wired / wireless web server 640 is connected to a home wireless access point 610a through wired and wireless Internet networks 620. .

The wireless access point 610a satisfies the aforementioned wireless communication standards, that is, Bluetooth, WLAN, IEEE802.11x (where x is a, b, e, g, etc.), for example, an internal communication infrastructure inside a company or home. And general home network technology in conjunction with digital home appliances and digital temperature sensing systems or remote / monitoring / control control systems (not shown).

In particular, the integrated computer 200a is mounted inside the main body 100 so as to be coupled to the rear surface of the half mirror 110 and protected by the casing.

The integrated computer 200a used in the present invention includes a computer main body equipped with a wireless LAN module 210a for communicating with the wireless access point 610a and a TFT-LCD monitor as an integrated body. It can be used, and means a computer terminal provided with various information from a wired / wireless website 630 or a normal website (news group, user group, world wide web, etc.) and also linked to the Internet through a wireless LAN. .

The integrated computer 200a is connected to a power terminal of the connection unit 500 to receive power from an external power source 600. As described above, the integrated computer 200a is automatically and manually controlled by an electronic switch, an electronic switch control circuit, a timer, and an interface. To be turned on and off.

Since the interface of the second embodiment couples the touch input device 390, such as a glass touch switch, to the half mirror 110, the half of the mounting holes 111, 112, 113, and 114 for mounting the buttons described in the above embodiments are half It does not need to be formed on the mirror 110, and has been upgraded to a high-tech product that is more beautiful in appearance.

As described in detail above, an information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror basically serves as a wall-mounted mirror, and at the same time selects various image and audio information of a computer terminal through button manipulation or touch input. There is an advantage to control.

In addition, the information providing apparatus having the computer interface and the half mirror of the present invention has the convenience of use of automatically returning to the mirror function when no signal input is input for a predetermined time by the timer function.

In addition, the information providing device having a computer interface and a half mirror of the present invention is provided with a completely closed casing, and has an advantage that it can be suitably used in a bathroom and a humid room.

In addition, the information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror of the present invention provides an image and sound with all the information of the computer terminal, thereby allowing the user to naturally touch a specific space such as a bedroom or a bathroom.

In addition, the computer interface and the half mirror of the present invention is convenient to use a button input method, a touch input method, a voice recognition method, and if a separate remote control module is further provided, it is possible to easily control a program of a computer terminal from a remote location. Therefore, there is an advantage that can perform a more convenient mirror function and information providing function at the same time.

Although the technical idea of the information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror as described above has been described with the accompanying drawings, it is intended that exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example and not limitation. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (8)

In the information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror equipped with the information processing apparatus (200, 200a) to receive power from the external power source 600, A main body portion 100 coupled to the rear surface of the half mirror 110 and sealed with a casing 120; Speakers 210 and 211 installed inside the main body 100; It includes an interface 300, an interface control unit 400, a connection unit 500 is configured to control the operation of the information processing apparatus 200, 200a and the speaker (210, 211), An information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror, wherein the predetermined information to be displayed on the information processing apparatus (200, 200a) is connected to a predetermined information providing website (630) through a network (620). The method of claim 1, On one side of the half mirror 110, a predetermined portion of the casing 120 is mounted to mount an input device module, a push button type program execution button 351, and on / off buttons of the information processing devices 200 and 200a. An information providing device having a computer interface and a half mirror, wherein the mounting holes 111, 112, 113, and 114 are formed. The method of claim 1, A plurality of speaker holes 121 are formed at both sides of the casing 120 to mount the speakers 210 and 211, and the speaker holes 121 are covered with a protective film for waterproofing and sealing. An information providing device having a computer interface and a half mirror. The method of claim 1, The interface controller 400 has a computer input / output interface circuit configuration for performing signal processing so that the computer terminal 610 can select and execute a predetermined program or perform scrolling based on input and output addresses. First and second electronic switches 440 and 450 for turning on and off the information processing apparatuses 200 and 200a and the speakers 210 and 211; Interface control circuit 410 having a timer 430 for controlling the operating power of the information processing apparatus 200, 200a and the speakers 210, 211 when no user input signal is input for a pre-stored time. Information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror, characterized in that it comprises a). The method of claim 1, The interface 300 further includes a general touch input device 390 and a touch input device control circuit 391, which may replace or serve as the PCB switch circuits 310 and 320, to the interface control circuit 410. An information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror configured to be configured to input left, up, right, down direction input signals, selection signals, and various program shortcut keys. The method of claim 1, The interface 300 includes a computer interface and a half mirror further comprising any one of a remote control control module, a push button input device, an image recognition camera 700, and a voice input microphone 800. Information providing device having. The method of claim 1, The information processing apparatus 200a is a monitor-body integrated slim computer terminal, further including a wireless LAN module 210a, and additionally provided with a wireless access point 610a, the network 620, and an information providing website. And an information providing device having a computer interface and a half mirror. The method of claim 1, Sound is generated through the speakers 210 and 211, and an image is displayed through the information processing apparatuses 200 and 200a, and the user-specific image and face-related reference data are indexed in advance through the camera 700. And a user image recognition engine for registering the reference data in the image recognition engine database DB of the computer terminal 610 and identifying the user based on the registered image data, and a voice recognition and response module. An information providing apparatus having a computer interface and a half mirror, wherein the user interface provides life information and Internet content suitable for a user.