KR20110051759A - Globe display apparatus - Google Patents

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KR20110051759A
KR20110051759A KR1020090108508A KR20090108508A KR20110051759A KR 20110051759 A KR20110051759 A KR 20110051759A KR 1020090108508 A KR1020090108508 A KR 1020090108508A KR 20090108508 A KR20090108508 A KR 20090108508A KR 20110051759 A KR20110051759 A KR 20110051759A
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a globe display device. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a globe display apparatus, comprising: a plurality of display regions arranged to have a spherical shape, each of the plurality of display regions corresponding to a predetermined region of the earth, and at least one of the plurality of display regions from an external device. And a communication unit for receiving predetermined information about an area of the earth corresponding to a portion, and a controller for controlling display on at least a portion of the plurality of display areas based on the received information. do.

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Globe Display Device {GLOBE DISPLAY APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a globe display device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a globe display device that more effectively provides a user with information about each region of the earth.

Globe or Earth's refers to a spherical structure in which the geographic information of the earth is displayed on its surface. Such a globe has been generally used for various purposes such as geography learning and geology learning, but basically only an image fixed on the surface thereof is arranged.

In recent years, efforts have been made to add additional functions to the globe to make it more versatile. For example, when a predetermined button is placed on the surface of the globe so that the user operates the button, information on the area (eg, visual information, population information, etc.) is separated from the globe. Techniques for providing a user with a display device (for example, a visual display device, etc.) have been introduced through the publication patent document.

However, according to this conventional technology, since only information based on simple time operations or information previously stored in other storage devices is provided, there is a limit to the use of the globe, and also variable information such as weather information. There was a difficulty in providing.

In addition, since a separate display device used in the related art is generally configured to display information on only one region, the user may grasp information about various regions of the globe at once or share information about each region of the globe. There was a problem that it is difficult to compare.

The present invention aims to solve all the problems of the prior art as described above.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user with information about each region of the earth that changes every moment in real time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user with information about each region of the earth at once.

Representative configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a globe display apparatus, comprising: a plurality of display regions arranged to have a sphere shape, each of the plurality of display regions corresponding to a predetermined region of the earth; And a communication unit configured to receive predetermined information on an area of the earth corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of display areas from the controller, and a control unit controlling a display on at least a portion of the plurality of display areas based on the received information. A globe display device is provided.

According to the present invention, all the problems of the prior art as described above are solved.

According to the present invention, information about each region of the earth that changes every moment is provided to the user in real time.

According to the present invention, information on each region of the earth is provided to the user at once.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

[Preferred Embodiments of the Invention]

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a globe display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the globe display apparatus 100 may include a display 110, a communicator 120, and a controller 130 including a plurality of display areas.

2 is a diagram illustrating a display 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display 110 may have a sphere shape and perform a function of providing a user with predetermined information about each region (surface, ground, atmosphere, etc.) of the globe. More specifically, the display 110 may be composed of a plurality of display areas arranged to have a sphere shape. Each display area may indicate information about an area of the earth corresponding thereto. For example, referring to FIG. 2, one display area 111 of the display 110 may correspond to an area corresponding to Korea in the entire globe.

As such, regarding the technology of configuring the display unit 110 in the shape of a sphere, US Patent Publication No. 2009-184954 published on July 23, 2009 may be referred to (the contents described in the specification of the publication As incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).

According to one embodiment of the invention, each display area may be composed of a flexible display element. The flexible display device refers to a display device configured to be folded or rolled using a material having excellent elasticity. Recently, the flexible display device has been widely used in LCD and OLED fields. As such, when the display area of the present invention is configured of a flexible display device, the display unit 110 can be smoothly implemented in the shape of a sphere.

Meanwhile, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the globe display apparatus 100 may be configured to enlarge or reduce the display of a specific display area of the display 110 by a user's touch screen input. For example, when the user touches a display area of interest among the plurality of display areas of the display 110 by hand, the display of the display area may be configured to be enlarged or reduced. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a display of a specific display area 111 of the display 110 is enlarged by a user's touch screen input.

For a technique of expanding or contracting a display by a touch screen input, reference may be made to the specification of Korean Patent Publication No. 2009-89707 published on August 24, 2009. As incorporated herein by reference).

Next, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit 120 may perform a function of receiving information about a predetermined area of the earth corresponding to one or more display areas of the display unit 110 from an external device. Preferably, the communication unit 120 may perform a function of receiving the above information in real time.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the external device mentioned above may be a satellite. For example, the satellite may revolve on the earth and perform a function of digitally transmitting information about each region of the earth to the communication unit 120. The digital signal transmitted to the communication unit 120 may be analyzed by the controller 130, converted into a form suitable for display on the display 110, and displayed through the display area of the display 110.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information received by the communication unit 120 may include one or more of geographic information, weather information, and traffic information for a predetermined region of the earth. The geographic information may be information regarding the shape and arrangement of the sea, mountains, rivers, roads, bridges, and the like in a predetermined region of the earth. In addition, the weather information may be information about temperature, air pressure, wind, clouds, rain, snow, fog, and the like in a predetermined region of the earth. In addition, the traffic information may be information on a road of a predetermined area of the earth or the density of the means of transportation on the sea. Such geographic information, weather information and traffic information may be displayed in various images in the display area of the display 110 according to the information content. Such images may be photorealistic or converted from satellite images. Alternatively, such an image may be an abstracted image consisting of an abstraction of each information component (eg, road, bridge, cloud, rain, vehicle, etc.). In addition, such an image may be provided with a predetermined string.

Next, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 130 may perform a function of controlling the information received from the communication unit 120 to be properly displayed in one or more display areas. For example, the controller 130 may perform a function of determining which area of each earth region the information received from the communication unit 120 is. To this end, a range of latitude and longitude values on the earth may be previously assigned to each display area.

The controller 130 may be a digital device having a computing capability by mounting a microprocessor and having a memory means thereon so as to smoothly perform the above-described functions.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the globe display apparatus 100 may be driven in real time. For example, the globe display apparatus 100 may be driven to receive, in real time, weather information of each region of the earth from the satellite, and to display the received weather information in a corresponding display area of the display 110 in real time. . The globe display apparatus 100 may employ various known disaster recovery systems for smoothly performing a real-time information providing function even if some components fail.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the globe display apparatus 100 may further include a rotating unit (not shown) that functions to rotate the display unit 110. The rotating unit may operate to rotate the display unit 110 by a user's rotation operation, and may also operate to automatically rotate the display unit 110 in some cases. It goes without saying that various known construction principles may be employed to construct such a rotating part.

Although the present invention has been described by specific embodiments and drawings, which are limited to specific matters such as specific components, etc., this is merely provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from this description.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a globe display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a display 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a display of a specific display area 111 of the display 110 is enlarged by a user's touch screen input.

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100: globe display device

110: display unit

120: communication unit

130: control unit

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As a globe display device, A plurality of display regions arranged to have a spherical shape, each of the plurality of display regions corresponding to a predetermined region of the earth; A communication unit configured to receive predetermined information about an area of the earth corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of display areas from an external device, and A controller for controlling display in at least a portion of the plurality of display areas based on the received information Globe display device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The globe display device is characterized in that the drive in real time. The method of claim 1, And said display area is comprised of a flexible display element. The method of claim 1, And the external device is a satellite. The method of claim 1, And the predetermined information is at least one of geographic information, weather information, and traffic information. The method of claim 1, And the display is enlarged or reduced through a touch screen input. The method of claim 1, And a rotating part for rotating the plurality of display areas.
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