TW201915996A - Sequential displaying method - Google Patents

Abstract

A sequential displaying method is provided. The method includes providing a display device which includes a first display area. The first display area has N first sub-areas that are arranged in sequence, wherein N is positive integer. Then, display screens of the N first sub-areas are sequentially updated, wherein a time interval of updating the display screens of two adjacent first sub-areas is 60/N seconds and a display screen updating frequency of each of first sub-area is 60 seconds. Thus, a method for showing time could be improved.

Description

Sequence display method

The present invention relates to a display method, and more particularly to a sequence display method.

With the development of technology, various display technologies are continuously researched and developed and commercialized into various sizes of display devices, such as electro-optical displays (EPD), liquid crystal displays, etc., in which display devices are usually displayed by numbers or hands. Time information, allowing users to quickly learn the current moment. However, taking an electrophoretic display as an example, it takes a long time to update the picture, and often cannot be used to display an information picture with a high frequency conversion. For example, when displaying a pointer or numerical information of a second, since the screen needs to be changed every second, if it is displayed by an electrophoretic display, there will be a problem that the visibility is poor due to visual residual.

The present invention provides a sequence display method that can improve the display manner of time.

The sequence display method of the present invention comprises providing a display device, the display device comprising a first display area, the first display area having N first sub-areas arranged in sequence, N being a positive integer; and sequentially updating the N first sub-sections The display screen of the area, wherein the adjacent two first sub-areas update the display screen with a time interval of 60/N seconds and the display picture update frequency of each first sub-area is 60 seconds.

In an embodiment of the invention, N may be 60.

In an embodiment of the invention, the N first sub-regions may be sequentially arranged along the closed loop path, and the sequence display method may further include sequentially updating the display of the N first sub-regions in a clockwise direction. Picture.

In an embodiment of the invention, the display device may further include a second display area. The second display area has M second sub-areas, M is a factor of 60 or 60, and the M second sub-areas can be sequentially arranged along another closed loop path. The sequence display method may further include sequentially updating the display screens of the M second sub-regions in a clockwise direction, wherein the interval between the adjacent two second sub-regions updating the display screen is 60/M minutes.

In an embodiment of the invention, the display device may further include a third display area. The third display area has L third sub-areas, L is a factor of 12 or 12, and the L third sub-areas can be sequentially arranged along another closed loop path. The sequence display method may further include sequentially updating the display screens of the L third sub-regions in a clockwise direction, wherein the interval between the adjacent two third sub-regions updating the display screen is 12/L hours.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first display area can be used to display second information.

In an embodiment of the invention, the display device may further include a second display area, the first display area being disposed around the second display area. The sequence display method may further include displaying, by the display device, at least one of hourly information, date information, and week information in the second display area.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second display area can display an hour hand image and a minute hand image. The sequence display method may further include displaying the hour information in the hour hand image and the minute hand image.

In an embodiment of the invention, the display device may further include an hour hand and a minute hand. The hour and minute hands are used to display the hour information, and the first display area is used to display the second information.

In an embodiment of the invention, the display device may comprise an electrophoretic display.

In an embodiment of the invention, a method for updating a display screen of each first sub-area includes updating a first picture to a second picture, one of the first picture and the second picture being a black picture, the first picture and The other of the second pictures is a white picture.

Based on the above, in the sequence display method of the embodiment of the present invention, the display device includes a first display area having N first sub-areas arranged in order and sequentially updating N first sub-areas by: The display screen can solve the problem of poor recognition when displaying the second information: the interval between the two adjacent first sub-areas updating the display screen is 60/N seconds and the display screen of each first sub-area is updated. The frequency is 60 seconds.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same element symbols are used in the FIGS. The embodiments may be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes will not be described again in some embodiments.

Herein, the first, second, etc. terms are used to describe various regions or pictures, thereby distinguishing another region or picture from one region or picture.

1 is a schematic plan view of a display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1. The sequence display method of the present invention includes providing a display device 100. The display device 100 can be an electrophoretic display, a liquid crystal display, or other suitable display. This embodiment is described below by taking an electrophoretic display as an example. The display device 100 includes a first display area 102. The first display area 102 has N first sub-areas 102A arranged in order, and N is a positive integer. More specifically, the N first sub-regions 102A are arranged along a linear path and each of the first sub-regions 102A is arranged before or after the adjacent first sub-region 102A. In this embodiment, the display screens of the N first sub-areas 102A may be sequentially updated to present required information. For example, the method of updating the display screen of each of the first sub-regions 102A may include updating from the first screen to the second screen, wherein the color of the first screen is different from the color of the second screen. For example, one of the first picture and the second picture may be a black picture, and the other of the first picture and the second picture may be a white picture, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, as long as The color difference between one picture and the second picture is enough for the user to recognize.

In this embodiment, the display picture update frequency of each first sub-area 102A is 60 seconds and the time interval between the adjacent two first sub-areas 102A for updating the display picture is 60/N seconds, where N is a positive integer. When N is 60, the first display area 102 can be used to display the second information. At this time, the time interval at which the adjacent two first sub-regions 102A update the display screen is 1 second, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. Depending on the actual demand, N can also be other suitable values. The interval between the two adjacent first sub-regions 102A for updating the display screen is 60/N seconds, and the user can evaluate or calculate the time by the display device 100. For example, if the user sees that the display screens of the five consecutive first sub-areas 102A are sequentially updated, it means that the time of 5*(60/N) seconds has elapsed. In addition, the user can also use the screen in the first display area 102 to determine the current time.

In detail, when the first display area 102 divides 60 first sub-areas 102A, N can be defined as 60 and the leftmost to rightmost first sub-area 102A can sequentially represent the first second to the 60th second. bell. After the display screen of the leftmost first first sub-area 102A is updated from the first screen to the second screen in the first second, the first first sub-area 102A continues to display the second screen for 60 seconds. In the second second (that is, one second after the update of the first first sub-area 102A), the display screen of the second first sub-area 102A is updated from the first screen to the second screen and the second one. A sub-area 102A will continue to display the second screen for 60 seconds. The update of the display screen of the remaining first sub-area 102A is deduced by analogy. Therefore, at the 60th second, the display screens of the 60 first sub-regions 102A have all been updated from the first screen to the second screen. The user can judge that the current moment is the first few seconds according to the first sub-region 102A that is displayed to display the second screen.

Next, at the 61st second, the display screen of the first first sub-area 102A is updated from the second screen to the first screen and then the first screen is continuously displayed for 60 seconds. In the 62nd second (that is, after 1 second after the update of the first first sub-area 102A), the display screen of the second first sub-area 102A is updated from the second screen to the first screen and then continuously displayed. The first screen is 60 seconds. The update of the display screen of the remaining first sub-area 102A is deduced by analogy. Thereby, the display screen of each of the first sub-areas 102A is updated every 60 seconds. The user can judge that the current moment is the first few seconds according to the first sub-region 102A that is displayed to display the first screen. Under such a display method, each of the first sub-areas 102A of the display device 100 can display the second information without updating the screen every second, so that the user can correctly determine the current time (seconds). Moreover, the user can feel the passage of time (for example, seconds) through the sequential updating of the plurality of first sub-areas 102A.

Further, display device 100 may also include other display areas, such as second display area 108. The first display area 102 is disposed around the second display area 108. In detail, the first display area 102 can be disposed on at least one side of the second display area 108. In the embodiment, the first display area 102 is disposed, for example, on the upper side of the second display area 108. The display method of the display device 100 may further include displaying at least one of hourly information, date information, and day of the week information in the second display area 108. In the case of FIG. 1, the second display area 108 can display hourly information. Therefore, the user can judge from the picture in the second display area 108 that the current time is a few points, and at the same time, the picture in the first display area 102 judges that the current is a few seconds. As a result, the display device 100 can clearly display the messages of hours, minutes and seconds. Since the screen update frequency of each first sub-area 102A for displaying seconds is updated once in 60 seconds, even if the display device 100 is an electrophoretic display device, the second message is not easily recognized due to the limited update rate of the electrophoretic display medium. The situation.

2 is a top plan view of another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 2. The display device 200 is an aspect of another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. The display device 200 can be changed by the display device 100. Compared with the display device 100 of FIG. 1, in the display device 200, the N first sub-regions 102A of the first display area 102 can follow a closed loop path. The sequential arrangement, the closed annular path is, for example, a circular shape, but is not limited thereto, and the closed annular path may be other suitable shapes. Further, the sequence display method of the display device 200 and the sequence display method of the display device 100 are substantially the same, and unless otherwise described, the specific description thereof may refer to the sequence display method of the display device 100. In the sequence display method of the present embodiment, the display screen of the N first sub-regions 102A may be sequentially updated in the clockwise direction, but is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the display screen of the N first sub-regions 102A may also be sequentially updated in a counterclockwise direction. In the display device 200, the second display area 108 may be disposed inside the closed annular first display area 102, and the first display area 102 and the second display area 108 do not overlap each other. That is, the second display area 108 can be surrounded and surrounded by the first display area 102.

3 is a top plan view of still another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 3. The display device 300 is an aspect of another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. The basic architecture of the display device 300 is the same as that of the display device 200, with the difference that the second display area 108 of the display device 300 can display the hour hand image m and the minute hand image h. The sequence display method may further include displaying hourly information with the hour hand image m and the minute hand image h. However, the invention is not limited thereto, and in some embodiments, the display device 300 may further include a solid hour hand (not shown) and a minute hand (not shown) to utilize the hour hand (not shown) and the minute hand of the entity. (not shown) displays hourly information, and the second display area 102 is used to display the second information. In other words, the hour information can be represented by the virtual hour hand image m and the minute hand image h, or by the hour and minute hands of the entity.

4A to 4C are top plan views of still another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C at the same time. The display device 400 is an aspect of still another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. The basic architecture of the display device 400 is the same as that of the display device 200, and a detailed description thereof may refer to the display device 200 unless otherwise described. The display device 400 may further include a second display area 404, a third display area 406, and a fourth display area 408, as compared to the display device 200.

The second display area 404 can be disposed on the inner side of the closed-loop first display area 102, the center of the annular path of the first display area 102 and the center of the annular path of the second display area 404 are overlapped, and the first display area 102 and The second display areas 404 do not overlap each other. The second display area 404 has M second sub-areas 404A, M being a factor of 60 or 60. The M second sub-regions 404A may be sequentially arranged along another closed annular path, such as a circular shape, but is not limited thereto, and the closed annular path may be other suitable shapes. In this embodiment, the sequence display method may further include sequentially updating the display screens of the M second sub-regions 404A in a clockwise direction.

The method of updating the display screen of each of the second sub-areas 404A is substantially the same as the method of updating the display screen of each of the first sub-areas 102A, and the main difference between the two is that in the method of updating the display screen of each of the second sub-areas 404A The interval between the two adjacent second sub-areas 404A for updating the display screen is 60/M minutes. For example, the second display area 404 can be used to display minute information. To this end, M may be defined as 60 such that the interval between the adjacent two second sub-regions 404A to update the display screen is 1 minute, but is not limited thereto. M can also be other suitable values depending on actual needs.

When M is defined as 60 and the selected second sub-area 404A is used as the starting point, the sequence display method may include updating the display screen of the first second sub-area 404A from the first picture to the second in the first minute. The screen updates the display screen of the second second sub-area 404A from the first picture to the second picture in the second minute (ie, one minute after the update of the first second sub-area 404A), and the remaining second The update of the display screen of the sub-area 404A is similar. Through the sequential update of the second sub-area 404A, the user can know the minute information. Such a display method is different from displaying a time (for example, minutes) by a number or a pointer, and providing another way of presenting the presentation time.

Further, in the present embodiment, the third display area 406 has L third sub-areas 406A, L being a factor of 12 or 12. The L third sub-regions 406A may be sequentially arranged along a further closed loop path, such as a circular shape, but is not limited thereto, and the closed loop path may be other suitable shapes. The third display area 406 can be disposed inside the closed annular second display area 404. The center of the annular path of the second display area 404 and the center of the annular path of the third display area 406 overlap and the first display area 102, the second display area 404, and the third display area 406 do not overlap each other. In the embodiment, the second display area 404 is disposed between the first display area 102 and the third display area 406, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the third display area 406 can also be configured in other suitable locations.

The sequence display method of the display device 400 may further include sequentially updating the display screens of the L third sub-regions 406A in a clockwise direction. The method of updating the display screen of each of the third sub-areas 406A is basically the same as the method of updating the display screen of each of the first sub-areas 102A, and the main difference between the two is that in the method of updating the display screen of each of the third sub-areas 406A The interval between the adjacent two third sub-areas 406A for updating the display screen is 12/L hours. For example, the third display area 406 can be used to display hourly information. L may be defined as 12 such that the interval between the adjacent two third sub-areas 406A to update the display screen is 1 hour, but is not limited thereto. Depending on the actual demand, L can also be other suitable values.

When L is defined as 12 and the selected third sub-area 406A is used as the starting point, the sequence display method may include updating the display screen of the first third sub-area 406A from the first picture to the first hour in the first hour. In the second screen, the display screen of the second third sub-area 406A is updated from the first screen to the second screen in the second hour (i.e., one hour after the update of the first third sub-area 406A), and the remaining third The update of the display screen of the sub-area 406A is similar. The hourly information can be known through the sequential update of the third sub-area 406A. Such a display method is different from displaying a time (such as an hour) by a number or a pointer, providing another way of presenting the presentation time. In addition, the fourth display area 408 of the display device 400 may be disposed inside or outside the closed annular third display area 406, and the first display area 102, the second display area 404, the third display area 406, and the fourth display Zones 408 do not overlap each other.

The display device 400 of FIGS. 4A through 4C exemplarily shows the use of the sequence display method of the present invention to display time information. More specifically, the second display area 102 displays the second information, the second display area 404 displays the minute information, the third display area 406 displays the hour information, the fourth display area 408 displays the date information, and the day information, wherein the first display The area 102 has 60 first sub-areas 102A arranged in sequence, the second display area 404 has 60 second sub-areas 404A, and the third display area 406 has 12 third sub-areas 406A. Therefore, the time information displayed by the display device 400 of FIG. 4A is: May 21, Sunday, 3:01:59. The time information displayed by the display device 400 of FIG. 4B is: May 21, Sunday, 3:02:00. The time information displayed by the display device 400 of FIG. 4C is: May 21, Sunday, 3:02:01.

In summary, in the sequence display method of the present invention, the display device includes a first display area having N first sub-areas arranged in sequence and sequentially updating N first sub-areas by: Display screen: the interval between the two adjacent first sub-areas updating the display screen is 60/N seconds and the display screen update frequency of each first sub-area is 60 seconds. Thereby, when the sequence display method of the present invention is used for an electrophoretic display and for displaying second information, the problem of poor recognition caused by visual residual in the prior art can be avoided.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100, 200, 300, 400‧‧‧ display devices

102‧‧‧First display area

102A‧‧‧First sub-area

108, 404‧‧‧Second display area

404A‧‧‧Second sub-area

406‧‧‧ Third display area

406A‧‧‧ third sub-area

408‧‧‧Fourth display area

H‧‧ ‧ minute hand image

M‧‧‧ hour hand image

1 is a schematic plan view of a display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. 2 is a top plan view of another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. 3 is a top plan view of still another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention. 4A to 4C are top plan views of still another display device using the sequence display method of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A sequence display method includes: providing a display device, including a first display area, the first display area having N first sub-areas arranged in sequence, N being a positive integer; and sequentially updating the N a display screen of the first sub-area, wherein a time interval of updating the display screen by two adjacent first sub-areas is 60/N seconds and a display screen update frequency of each of the first sub-areas is 60 second. The sequence display method according to claim 1, wherein N is 60. The sequence display method according to claim 1, wherein the N first sub-regions are sequentially arranged along a closed loop path, and the sequence display method further comprises sequentially updating the clockwise direction. The display screen of the N first sub-areas. The sequence display method of claim 3, wherein the display device further comprises a second display area, the second display area has M second sub-areas, M is a factor of 60 or 60, The M second sub-regions are sequentially arranged along another closed loop path, and the sequence display method further comprises sequentially updating the display screens of the M second sub-regions in a clockwise direction, wherein adjacent The time interval in which the two second sub-zones update the display screen is 60/M minutes. The sequence display method of claim 3, wherein the display device further comprises a third display area, the third display area has L third sub-areas, L is a factor of 12 or 12, The L third sub-regions are sequentially arranged along another closed loop path, and the sequence display method further comprises sequentially updating the display screens of the L third sub-regions in a clockwise direction, wherein adjacent The time interval in which the two third sub-zones update the display screen is 12/L hours. The sequence display method of claim 1, wherein the first display area is used to display second information. The sequence display method of claim 1, wherein the display device further comprises a second display area, wherein the first display area is disposed around the second display area, and the sequence display method is further And including at least one of hourly information, date information, and week information displayed by the display device in the second display area. The sequence display method according to claim 7, wherein the second display area can display an hour hand image and a minute hand image, and the sequence display method further includes the hour hand image and the minute hand image Display hourly information. The sequence display method of claim 1, wherein the display device further comprises an hour hand and a minute hand, wherein the hour hand information is displayed by the hour hand and the minute hand, and the first display area is used to display the second information. . The sequence display method of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises an electrophoretic display. The sequence display method of claim 1, wherein the method of updating the display screen of each of the first sub-areas includes updating from the first picture to the second picture, the first picture and the second picture One is a black screen, and the other of the first picture and the second picture is a white picture.