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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a connection device that can provide a new function for an electronic device.
A film antenna receives a wireless signal transmitted by radio, a relay unit relays the received wireless signal to a television receiver, an LED indicator emits light based on a control signal transmitted from the television receiver, a storage case stores the film antenna, the relay unit and a light emitting unit, and a connection member connects the storage case to the television receiver. In addition, in a state of being connected to the television receiver, in a normal direction to a housing surface having a display unit on a housing of the television receiver, the storage case has a protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and stores the film antenna in the protruding section. For example, this disclosure can be applied to a receiving device having a receiving unit which receives the wireless signal.
Description
- This disclosure relates to a connection device, and particularly to a connection device that can provide a new function for an electronic device connected to the connection device.
- For example, a television receiver having a built-in antenna or integrated circuit (IC) which is used in wireless communication such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) has been proposed (for example, refer to PTL 1). This television receiver is configured to have a wireless communication function.
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- PTL 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-114735
- Incidentally, for example, when the television receiver is allowed to have the built-in antenna or IC in the above-described manner to provide the wireless communication function, it is necessary to increase a size of a housing for the television receiver in order to secure a built-in space thereof.
- Therefore, in order to avoid an increase in the size of the television receiver, it is desirable to adopt a configuration where the television receiver is not allowed to have the built-in antenna or IC, but for example, a connection device having the built-in antenna or IC is connected to the television receiver so as to be provided with the wireless communication function.
- This disclosure is made in view of the above-described circumstances, and aims to provide a new function for an electronic device connected to a connection device.
- According to an aspect of this disclosure, a connection device that can be connected to an electronic device includes: a receiving unit that receives a wireless signal transmitted by radio; a relay unit that relays the received wireless signal to the electronic device; a light emitting unit that emits light based on a control signal transmitted from the electronic device; a storage unit that stores the receiving unit, the relay unit and the light emitting unit; and a device connection unit that connects the storage unit to the electronic device. In a state of being connected to the electronic device, in a normal direction to a predetermined housing surface on a housing of the electronic device, the storage unit has a protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and stores the receiving unit in the protruding section.
- The storage unit may have the protruding section which covers a portion of the housing surface.
- The connection device may further include a terminal connection part which is connected to a connection terminal, and the storage unit may store the terminal connection part.
- The receiving unit may be an antenna for receiving the wireless signal.
- The receiving unit may be the antenna formed on a film.
- The connection device may further include a plate-shaped member having the antenna, and the storage unit may store the plate-shaped member in a place where the antenna is stored in the protruding section.
- The device connection unit may be attachable to and detachable from the electronic device.
- The receiving unit may be molded in a state of being included in the protruding section and may have a cutout section which exposes the receiving unit through a portion of the protruding section. A connection portion connected to the relay unit may be positioned in the cutout section and may be in contact with the receiving unit.
- The receiving unit may have a plurality of receiving parts receiving different communications, and a blocking unit which blocks radio wave interference may be disposed between the plurality of receiving parts.
- An upper surface of the blocking unit may be in contact with a portion of the housing of the electronic device.
- The electronic device may be a television receiver having a display unit. In a state of being connected to the television receiver, in a normal direction to the housing surface having the display unit on the housing of the television receiver, the storage unit may have the protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and may store the receiving unit in the protruding section.
- According to the aspect of this disclosure, the connection device includes a receiving unit that receives a wireless signal transmitted by radio; a relay unit that relays the received wireless signal to the electronic device; a light emitting unit that emits light based on a control signal transmitted from the electronic device; a storage unit that stores the receiving unit, the relay unit and the light emitting unit; and a device connection unit that connects the storage unit to the electronic device. In a state of being connected to the electronic device, in a normal direction to a predetermined housing surface on a housing of the electronic device, the storage unit has a protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and stores the receiving unit in the protruding section.
- According to this disclosure, it is possible to provide a new function for an electronic device connected to a connection device.
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FIG. 1 is a front view of a television receiver in the related art. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of appearance of a television receiver according to this disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view when a smart unit is viewed from above. -
FIG. 4 is a front view of the smart unit. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view when the smart unit is viewed from below. -
FIG. 6 is a side view when the smart unit is viewed from the right side. -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the television receiver inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 8 illustrates an example of an internal configuration of the smart unit. -
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a detailed configuration of a film antenna. -
FIG. 10 illustrates an example of appearance of the film antenna. -
FIG. 11 is a view for describing connection between the film antenna and communication infrastructure. -
FIG. 12 is a view for describing the connection between the film antenna and the communication infrastructure. -
FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a rear surface of a communication board. -
FIG. 14 is a side view illustrating an example of an internal configuration when the smart unit is laterally viewed. -
FIG. 15 is a side view illustrating an example of an internal configuration when the smart unit is laterally viewed. -
FIG. 16 is a view for describing a machined surface. -
FIG. 17 is a perspective view when the smart unit is viewed from below. -
FIG. 18 is a first view illustrating an example of a state of light emitted by the smart unit. -
FIG. 19 is a second view illustrating an example of a state of light emitted by the smart unit. -
FIG. 20 is a side view of a display body supported by a stand. -
FIG. 21 illustrates an example of the communication board having a metal sheet antenna. -
FIG. 22 is a side view of an interior when the smart unit having the built-in communication board ofFIG. 20 is laterally viewed. -
FIG. 23 is a front view of the smart unit having the metal sheet antenna. -
FIG. 24 illustrates another configuration of a communication circuit. -
FIG. 25 is a view when the communication circuit is laterally viewed. -
FIG. 26 is a front view of a first television receiver. -
FIG. 27 is a side view of the first television receiver. -
FIG. 28 is a top view of the first television receiver. -
FIG. 29 is a front view of a second television receiver. -
FIG. 30 is a side view of the second television receiver. -
FIG. 31 is a top view of the second television receiver. -
FIG. 32 is a front view of a third television receiver. -
FIG. 33 is a side view of the third television receiver. -
FIG. 34 is a top view of the third television receiver. -
FIG. 35 is a front view of a fourth television receiver. -
FIG. 36 is a side view of the fourth television receiver. -
FIG. 37 is a top view of the fourth television receiver. -
FIG. 38 is a front view of a fifth television receiver. -
FIG. 39 is a side view of the fifth television receiver. -
FIG. 40 is a top view of the fifth television receiver. -
FIG. 41 is a perspective view of the fifth television receiver. -
FIG. 42 is a front view of a sixth television receiver. -
FIG. 43 is a side view of the sixth television receiver. -
FIG. 44 is a top view of the sixth television receiver. -
FIG. 45 is a front view of a seventh television receiver. -
FIG. 46 is a side view of the seventh television receiver. -
FIG. 47 is a top view of the seventh television receiver. -
FIG. 48 is a front view of an eighth television receiver. -
FIG. 49 is a side view of the eighth television receiver. -
FIG. 50 is a top view of the eighth television receiver. - Hereinafter, an embodiment according to this disclosure (hereinafter, referred to as an embodiment) will be described. The description will be made in the following order.
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FIG. 1 is a front view of atelevision receiver 1 in the related art. - The
television receiver 1 in the related art is mainly configured to have apanel 21 for displaying an image and aframe 22 formed to surround four sides of thepanel 21, and performs a process according to an operation signal transmitted from a remote controller (not illustrated) which a user operates, for example. - In addition, a USB
terminal connection part 22 a for connecting a universal serial bus (USB) terminal, for example, is disposed on a side surface of the left side in the drawing, in a housing of thetelevision receiver 1. Furthermore, for example, in thetelevision receiver 1, a lower side (one side of the lower side in the drawing) of theframe 22 has alight receiving circuit 22 b which receives an infrared ray from the remote controller (not illustrated) as the operation signal, adetection circuit 22 c which detects ambient brightness, a speaker and the like, all of which are built therein. In addition, a rear surface of thepanel 21 has a built-incommunication circuit 22 d which performs wireless communication using wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi). - For example, this disclosure is made through modularization by separating the USB
terminal connection part 22 a, thelight receiving circuit 22 b, thedetection circuit 22 c and thecommunication circuit 22 d which are included in thetelevision receiver 1 in the related art. A smart unit obtained through the modularization is added (connected) to a predetermined electronic device. In this manner, it is possible to provide a new function for the predetermined electronic device. - Furthermore, for example, soft light is emitted from the smart unit obtained through the modularization so as to surround the smart unit, thereby improving design characteristics (for example, visual beauty).
- [Example of Appearance of Television Receiver 41]
- Next,
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of appearance of atelevision receiver 41 according to this disclosure. - The
television receiver 41 is configured to have adisplay body 61, asmart unit 62 added (connected) to a lower portion of thedisplay body 61, and astand 63 supporting thedisplay body 61. - The
display body 61 can be configured to be attachable to and detachable from thestand 63. When thedisplay body 61 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from thestand 63, if thedisplay body 61 is detached from thestand 63, thedisplay body 61 to which thesmart unit 62 is added can be used as thetelevision receiver 41 for wall mounting. - The
display body 61 has a built-in tuner and displays contents such as a broadcasting program received via the tuner. For example, only minimum necessary circuits for receiving and displaying the broadcasting program are mounted on thedisplay body 61 without thelight receiving circuit 22 b, thedetection circuit 22 c and thecommunication circuit 22 d being built as illustrated inFIG. 1 therein. - For example, the
smart unit 62 has the USBterminal connection part 22 a, thelight receiving circuit 22 b, thedetection circuit 22 c and thecommunication circuit 22 d as illustrated inFIG. 1 , all of which are built therein, and is added to thedisplay body 61. - The
smart unit 62 added to thedisplay body 61 functions as a part of thedisplay body 61. That is, thesmart unit 62 is added to thedisplay body 61, thereby providing a function included in thesmart unit 62 for thedisplay body 61. - In addition, the
smart unit 62 is attachable to and detachable from thedisplay body 61. Here, thesmart unit 62 obtained through the modularization is described as an example, and a case where thesmart unit 62 is attachable to and detachable from thedisplay body 61 is described as an example. However, it does not mean that this technology described below is limited in application to a smart unit. For example, an application scope of this technology is not limited to the case where thesmart unit 62 and an electronic device (display body 61) are separately configured, but this technology can also be applied to a case of an integrated configuration. - Furthermore, for example, the
smart unit 62 has a built-in light emitting diode (LED) indicator 182 (to be described later usingFIG. 7 ) which emits light in response to a state of thedisplay body 61, and controls light emitting or switching-off of theLED indicator 182 according to a control transmitted from thedisplay body 61. - Here, the description will be continued under a condition that the light emitting or the switching-off of the
LED indicator 182 is controlled according to the control transmitted from thedisplay body 61. However, a configuration can be made so that the light emitting or the switching-off of theLED indicator 182 is controlled according to its own control of thesmart unit 62. - For example, when the
smart unit 62 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from a main body of thedisplay body 61, a configuration can be made so that the light emitting or the switching-off of theLED indicator 182 is controlled by detecting a state of thedisplay body 61 by thesmart unit 62 itself, for example, a state where power is turned on and by matching the state thereof. In addition, thesmart unit 62 itself may control the light emitting or the switching-off of theLED indicator 182, and may be adapted to function as one of interior items. - In the
television receiver 41, thelight receiving circuit 22 b, thedetection circuit 22 c and thecommunication circuit 22 d as illustrated inFIG. 1 are not built in thedisplay body 61, and are separated from thedisplay body 61 so as to configure thesmart unit 62. - Therefore, since the
television receiver 1 in the related art has thelight receiving circuit 22 b, thedetection circuit 22 c and thecommunication circuit 22 d which are built therein, the lower side of theframe 22 is increased in width. However, in thetelevision receiver 41, it is possible to prevent the frame from being increased in width. That is, according to this technology, it is possible to realize a narrow frame. - In addition, in the
television receiver 41, for example, it is possible to dispose thecommunication circuit 22 d in thesmart unit 62. - In the
television receiver 1 in the related art illustrated inFIG. 1 , thecommunication circuit 22 d is disposed on a rear surface of thepanel 21. If thecommunication circuit 22 d is disposed on the rear surface of thepanel 21, there is a possibility that the wireless signal transmitted by radio may be blocked by thepanel 21. However, according to this technology, it is possible to dispose thecommunication circuit 22 d in thesmart unit 62. Thesmart unit 62 is arranged at a position different from that of the panel, and thus is not affected by the panel. That is, by disposing thecommunication circuit 22 d in thesmart unit 62, it is possible to prevent the possibility that the wireless signal transmitted by radio may be blocked by the panel of thedisplay body 61. - Furthermore, the
light receiving circuit 22 b, thedetection circuit 22 c and thecommunication circuit 22 d which are disposed in separate places in thetelevision receiver 1 in the related art are integrated in thesmart unit 62 in a case of thetelevision receiver 41. - Therefore, a user can easily recognize a position where an infrared rays (IR) receiving unit 173 (to be described later using
FIG. 7 ) which receives (receives light of) an operation signal transmitted from the remote controller is disposed, as a position where thesmart unit 62 is arranged. - Accordingly, for example, when operating the remote controller (not illustrated), the user can operate a light emitting portion of the remote controller to be directed to the
smart unit 62 so that the operation signal from the remote controller is emitted toward thesmart unit 62. - Accordingly, for example, the
smart unit 62 of thetelevision receiver 41 can receive (receive the light of) the operation signal transmitted from the remote controller (not illustrated) under better conditions. - In addition, in the
television receiver 41, since thesmart unit 62 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from thedisplay body 61, thesmart unit 62 can be replaced by a smart unit having different functions if necessary. - Therefore, a user who purchases the
television receiver 41 replaces thesmart unit 62 with another smart unit having more functions, thereby enabling thetelevision receiver 41 to be upgraded. - In addition, when manufacturing the
television receiver 41, depending on which function of thesmart unit 62 connected to thedisplay body 61 is required, it is possible to manufacture thetelevision receiver 41 having different functions. - Therefore, when manufacturing the
television receiver 41, it is possible to manufacture thedisplay body 61 and thesmart unit 62 by using different manufacturing lines. Accordingly, as compared to thetelevision receiver 1 in the related art which is manufactured by using the same manufacturing line, it is possible to improve production efficiency of thetelevision receiver 41. - In addition, for example, it is not necessary for the
display body 61 to have a built-in IC chip for performing wireless communication. Accordingly, for example, as compared to a case of manufacturing thetelevision receiver 1 in the related art, it is possible to save man-hour during the manufacturing. - Furthermore, the improved production efficiency of the
television receiver 41 and the saved man-hour when manufacturing thedisplay body 61 can relatively reduce the manufacturing cost of thetelevision receiver 41. - [Example of Appearance of Smart Unit 62]
- Next, referring to
FIGS. 3 and 6 , appearance of thesmart unit 62 will be described. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view when a single body of thesmart unit 62 is viewed from above in a state where thedisplay body 61 illustrated inFIG. 2 is detached therefrom.FIG. 4 is a front view of thesmart unit 62.FIG. 5 is a perspective view when thesmart unit 62 is viewed from below.FIG. 6 is a side view when the smart unit is viewed from the right side. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , thesmart unit 62 is configured to have afront panel 101, astorage case 102, aconnection member 103, arear cover 104 and alight guide plate 105. - The
front panel 101 has a plate shape, and a rear surface of thefront panel 101 and a front surface of thestorage case 102 are bonded so as to cover the front surface of thestorage case 102. Here, the term of the front surface means a surface which is present in a direction to the front panel 101 (leftward and downward direction inFIG. 3 ). This is the same even for other drawings. - In addition, for example, a film antenna 121 (to be described later using
FIG. 4 ) formed by adding an antenna used in the wireless communication to a film, or a camera board 201 (to be described later usingFIG. 8 ) mainly having a camera is built in between thefront panel 101 and thestorage case 102. - Therefore, for example, the
front panel 101 is configured to have a material which transmits a wireless signal used in the wireless communication (for example, a plastic or a resin film having high transmittance for electromagnetic waves). - The
film antenna 121 has a detection electrode functioning as a touch sensor which detects whether a user's hand is approaching or touching, and detects an approaching operation or a touching operation on aright end portion 111 of thestorage case 102, and the approaching operation or the touching operation on alower end portion 112 of the storage case 102 (portion bonded to a bottom side portion of the front panel 101). - Furthermore, for example, an
exposure hole 101 a for exposing a lens of a camera 175 (refer toFIG. 8 ) disposed on thecamera board 201 is disposed on the surface of the front panel 101 (opposite surface to the surface bonded to the storage case 102). - In addition, for example, the surface of the
front panel 101 can be used as a decorative part on which logos or designs of a manufacturer who manufactures thesmart unit 62 can be drawn. - For the
television receiver 41, thedisplay body 61 and thesmart unit 62 can be separately manufactured. For example, when manufacturing thetelevision receiver 41, thesmart unit 62 can be mounted on thedisplay body 61 after the relatively smallsmart unit 62 is decorated. - Therefore, for example, as compared to a case where the frame of relatively
large television receiver 1 in the related art is decorated, thetelevision receiver 41 can be more easily decorated. - The
storage case 102 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape (details to be described later with reference toFIG. 8 ), and stores thefilm antenna 121,microphones camera board 201, USBterminal connection parts communication board 202 having an IC used in the wireless communication, and thelight guide plate 105. - The front surface of the
storage case 102 is bonded to the rear surface of thefront panel 101 so as to be overlapped with each other. As described above, the film antenna 121 (refer toFIG. 4 ) and the camera board 201 (refer toFIG. 8 ) are built in between thestorage case 102 and thefront panel 101. - In addition, an upper surface of the
storage case 102 is covered by theconnection member 103, and a rear surface of thestorage case 102 is covered by therear cover 104. Furthermore, both side surfaces of thestorage case 102 have a rectangular insertion port, through which a USB terminal can be connected to the USBterminal connection parts communication board 202 from outside. - Here, the description will be continued under a condition that the
smart unit 62 and themain body 61 are connected to each other via the USBterminal connection parts smart unit 62 and themain body 61 may be connected to each other by using the interface such as a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART). - In addition, a through
hole 102 a which is a hole formed from the front surface through the bottom surface of thestorage case 102 is disposed in thestorage case 102. The throughhole 102 a is disposed below a portion overlapped with the rear surface of thefront panel 101, within the front surface of thestorage case 102. Thelight guide plate 105 is stored in the throughhole 102 a. Here, description is made in association with the light guide plate, but the shape thereof may be a cylindrical shape without being limited to the plate shape. In addition, a case is also included where thelight guide plate 105 is formed by combining a plurality of plate-shaped members. - Furthermore, an opening 102 a 1 (to be described later using
FIG. 4 ) of the throughhole 102 a is formed on the front surface of thestorage case 102, and anopening 102 a 2 (to be described later usingFIG. 5 ) of the throughhole 102 a is formed on the bottom surface of thestorage case 102. - The
connection member 103 is bonded to thestorage case 102 so as to cover the upper surface of thestorage case 102. In addition, the surface of the connection member 103 (opposite surface to the surface covering the upper surface of the storage case 102) is formed so that thedisplay body 61 is attachable thereto and detachable therefrom. - The
rear cover 104 is bonded so as to be overlapped with the rear surface of thestorage case 102. - The
light guide plate 105 is stored in thestorage case 102 so as to be inserted into the throughhole 102 a disposed in thestorage case 102. In addition, thelight guide plate 105 has aconcave surface 105 a (to be described later usingFIG. 8 ) which is a recess-shaped surface for guiding light emitted from the LED disposed on thecommunication board 202 stored in thestorage case 102 to theopening 102 a 1 of the front surface side or theopening 102 a 2 of the bottom surface side. -
FIG. 4 is a front view of thesmart unit 62, and is a view when thefront panel 101 is viewed from front.FIG. 5 is a perspective view when thesmart unit 62 is viewed from below. Referring toFIG. 4 , the opening 102 a 1 formed to partially protrude from the lower side of thefront panel 101 is disposed on the front surface of thestorage case 102. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , thelight guide plate 105 is inserted into the opening 102 a 1 disposed on the front surface of thestorage case 102, and is stored in the throughhole 102 a. That is, thelight guide plate 105 is stored in the throughhole 102 a so as to close the opening 102 a 1 disposed on the front surface of thestorage case 102 and the crescent-shapedopening 102 a 2 formed in an arc shape on the bottom surface of thestorage case 102 as illustrated inFIG. 5 . - In addition, as illustrated in
FIG. 4 , thefilm antenna 121 is stored by adhering to the rear surface of thefront panel 101. Thefilm antenna 121 will be described later in detail with reference toFIGS. 9 and 10 . - Next,
FIG. 6 is a side view when thesmart unit 62 illustrated inFIG. 4 is viewed from the right side inFIG. 4 . - As illustrated in
FIG. 6 , the side surface of thestorage case 102 has a substantially L-shape. As illustrated inFIG. 6 , thestorage case 102 stores thelight guide plate 105 having theconcave surface 105 a which is the recess-shaped surface, in the throughhole 102 a formed from the front surface to the bottom surface of thestorage case 102. - In addition, the
storage case 102 stores thefilm antenna 121 on the further front side (left side in the drawing) from a display screen of thedisplay body 61. - That is, for example, the
storage case 102 is formed to have a protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface thereof in a normal direction to the predetermined housing surface within the surface of the housing of thedisplay body 61. - Specifically, for example, the
storage case 102 is formed to have a protruding section protruding to the further left side in the drawing from the surface having the display screen of thedisplay body 61 in the normal direction to the surface having the display screen of thedisplay body 61. Then, thefilm antenna 121 is stored in the protruding section of thestorage case 102. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 6 , the protruding section of thestorage case 102 is formed so as to cover a portion of the surface having the display screen of thedisplay body 61. - Therefore, the wireless signal is not blocked by the influence of the display body 61 (metal or the like included in the display body 61). Thus, the
smart unit 62 can perform the wireless communication. - The
storage case 102 is manufactured in a state where it is determined in advance that the protruding section of thestorage case 102 is to protrude to any surface of the housing of thedisplay body 61. - In this case, in
FIG. 6 , it is assumed that a user is present in a direction where the surface having the display screen of thedisplay body 61 is present, that is, in the leftward direction in the drawing. Then, it is assumed that the user performs the wireless communication with thesmart unit 62 by using a portable communication device. - Therefore, the
storage case 102 is formed so that the protruding section of thestorage case 102 protrudes to the surface having the display screen of thedisplay body 61. - In addition, the
camera board 201 is also stored in the protruding section of thestorage case 102. An IR light receiving unit 173 (to be described later usingFIG. 7 ) which receives (receives light of) the operation signal as an infrared ray emitted from the remote controller (not illustrated) is disposed on thecamera board 201. - Therefore, in the
smart unit 62, in addition to the wireless signal, the operation signal is not blocked in the same manner. It is possible to receive the operation signal without the operation signal as the wireless signal being blocked by thedisplay body 61. - [Functional Block Diagram of Television Receiver 41]
- Next,
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a functional configuration of thetelevision receiver 41. - The
display body 61 and thesmart unit 62 are electrically connected to each other. - The
display body 61 is configured to include apower supply unit 141, a DC/DC converter 142, apanel drive unit 143, apanel 144, abacklight unit 145, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)switch 146, HDMI terminals 147 1 to 147 3, an analogAV input terminal 148, aPC input terminal 149, an analogaudio output terminal 150, an optical digitalaudio output terminal 151, a LAN terminal 152, atuner 153, anantenna terminal 154, a CAS card I/F 155, a B-CAS (registered trademark) card 156, a control unit 157, anaudio amplifier 158 and aspeaker 159. - The
power supply unit 141 is connected to external AC power supply, converts the received AC power supply into DC power supply having a predetermined voltage, and supplies the DC power to the DC/DC converter 142. The DC/DC converter 142 converts a first power supply voltage supplied from thepower supply unit 141 into a second power supply voltage, and supplies the second power supply voltage to the respective units such as thepanel drive unit 143, the control unit 157 and thesmart unit 62. The power supply voltages supplied to the respective units may be different from or the same as each other. - Based on an image signal supplied from the control unit 157, the
panel drive unit 143 drives thepanel 144 and thebacklight unit 145 to display an image. Thebacklight unit 145 is arranged on a rear surface side of thepanel 144. Thepanel 144 and thebacklight unit 145 configure a liquid crystal display (LCD). Based on a drive control of thepanel drive unit 143, thepanel 144 controls an opening of a liquid crystal of each pixel. Based on the drive control of thepanel drive unit 143, thebacklight unit 145 emits light with predetermined brightness. - Based on the control signal transmitted from the control unit 157, the
HDMI switch 146 appropriately switches the HDMI terminals 147 1 to 147 3, and performs relay of a HDMI signal exchanged between an external device connected to the HDMI terminals 147 1 to 147 3 and the control unit 157. The respective HDMI terminals 147 1 to 147 3 exchange the HDMI signal with the external device which is connected to each terminal. - The analog
AV input terminal 148 inputs an analog audio and visual signal (AV signal) transmitted from the external device, and supplies the AV signal to the control unit 157. - For example, the
PC input terminal 149 is configured to have a mini D-Sub 15 pin terminal, inputs an analog image signal out of the AV signals output by a personal computer, and supplies the image signal to the control unit 157. - The analog
audio output terminal 150 outputs an analog audio signal supplied from the control unit 157, to the connected external device. The optical digitalaudio output terminal 151 outputs an audio optical digital signal supplied from the control unit 157, to the connected external device. - For example, the
LAN terminal 152 is configured to have a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connector, and is connected to a predetermined network such as a home network and the Internet. - The
tuner 153 is connected to an antenna (not illustrated) via theantenna terminal 154, acquires a broadcast signal having a predetermined channel from radio waves received by the antenna, and supplies the broadcast signal to the control unit 157. In the present embodiment, for example, the radio wave received by thetuner 153 is to be a broadcast signal of digital terrestrial broadcasting. - The B-CAS (registered trademark) card 156 storing an encryption key for descrambling the broadcast signal in the digital terrestrial broadcasting is inserted into the CAS card I/
F 155. The CAS card I/F 155 reads out the encryption key stored in the B-CAS (registered trademark) card 156, and supplies the encryption key to the control unit 157. - The control unit 157 performs an overall control on the
television receiver 41. For example, the control unit 157 performs an analog to digital (A/D) conversion process for the image signal and the audio signal, a digital to analog (D/A) conversion process, descrambling process for the broadcast signal, and a decoding process. In addition, the control unit 157 performs the control based on a brightness signal, an IR signal, a touch sensor signal and a universal serial bus (USB) I/F signal which are transmitted from the smart unit 62 (to be described later), and also performs an LED control of the light emitting diode (LED)indicator 182. The control unit 157 can be configured to have a single chip (SoC: system on a chip). - The
audio amplifier 158 amplifies the analog audio signal supplied from the control unit 157 and supplies the signal to thespeaker 159. Thespeaker 159 outputs the audio according to the analog audio signal transmitted from theaudio amplifier 158. - Next, a configuration of the
smart unit 62 of thetelevision receiver 41 will be described. - The
camera board 201, thecommunication board 202 and thefilm antenna 121 are mainly stored in thestorage case 102 of thesmart unit 62. - The
camera board 201 has a relay unit 171, abrightness sensor 172, an IR light receiving unit 173, anencoder 174 and thecamera 175. In addition, thestorage case 102 stores themicrophone 176 and themicrophone 177 so as to interpose thecamera board 201 therebetween. - The brightness signal, the IR signal, the USB I/F signal and the touch sensor signal (to be described later) are exchanged between the control unit 157 of the
display body 61 and thesmart unit 62 via the relay unit 171. - The
brightness sensor 172 detects brightness around the television receiver 41 (for example, brightness in a room where thetelevision receiver 41 is installed), and supplies a detection result thereof to the control unit 157 via the relay unit 171 as the brightness signal. - For example, when a user operates the remote controller (not illustrated), the IR light receiving unit 173 receives the light of the IR signal corresponding to the user's operation which is emitted from the remote controller, and supplies the IR signal to the control unit 157 via the relay unit 171.
- The
camera 175, themicrophone 176 and themicrophone 177 are connected to theencoder 174. Thecamera 175 is configured to have image sensing devices such as a charge coupled device (CCD) and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, and supplies the image signal obtained by imaging to theencoder 174. Themicrophone 176 and themicrophone 177 respectively supply the audio signal obtained by collecting the sound to theencoder 174. Theencoder 174 performs a signal process such as the A/D conversion process for the image signal and the audio signal and the encoding process, converts the processed signal into the USB I/F signal, and supplies the USB I/F signal to the control unit 157 via the relay unit 171. - The
communication board 202 has arelay unit 178, acontrol unit 179, the USBterminal connection part 180, the USBterminal connection part 181 and theLED indicator 182. - The power supplied from the
display body 61 is supplied to each unit of thesmart unit 62 via therelay unit 178. In addition, the LED control signal and the USB I/F signal (to be described later) are also exchanged between the control unit 157 of thedisplay body 61 and thesmart unit 62 via therelay unit 178. - The
relay unit 178 outputs the USB I/F signal in conformity to a USB standard which is supplied from thecontrol unit 179, to the control unit 157. In addition, therelay unit 178 supplies the USB I/F signal or the LED control signal transmitted from the control unit 157, to thecontrol unit 179. - The
control unit 179 is connected to therelay unit 178, the USBterminal connection part 180, the USBterminal connection part 181, theLED indicator 182, a Bluetooth (registered trademark: BT)antenna 186, a near field communication (NFC)antenna 187 and a Wi-Fi antenna 188. - The
control unit 179 supplies data supplied from therelay unit 178 as the USB I/F signal, to theBT antenna 186, and transmits the data to a communication device such as a mobile phone (a so-called smart phone) for example, by the wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition, thecontrol unit 179 receives the data transmitted from the communication device by the wireless communication using the Bluetooth (registered trademark) via theBT antenna 186, converts the data into the USB I/F signal, and supplies the USB I/F signal to the control unit 157 via therelay unit 178. - The
control unit 179 supplies the data supplied from therelay unit 178 as the USB I/F signal, to theNFC antenna 187, and transmits the data to the communication device such as the mobile phone for example, by non-contact proximity wireless communication using NFC. In addition, thecontrol unit 179 receives the data transmitted from the communication device by the non-contact proximity wireless communication using the NFC, via theNFC antenna 187, converts the data into the USB I/F signal, and supplies the USB I/F signal to the control unit 157 via therelay unit 178. - The
control unit 179 supplies the data supplied from therelay unit 178 as the USB I/F signal, to the Wi-Fi antenna 188, and transmits the USB I/F signal to the communication device such as the mobile phone for example, by the wireless communication using Wi-Fi. In addition, thecontrol unit 179 receives the data transmitted from the communication device by the wireless communication using the Wi-Fi, via the Wi-Fi antenna 188, converts the data into the USB I/F signal, and supplies USB I/F signal to the control unit 157 via therelay unit 178. - The USB
terminal connection part 180 and the USBterminal connection part 181 are connectors to which the USB terminal is connected. For example, a USB memory or a hard disk storage device as an external storage device is connected to the USBterminal connection part 180 or the USBterminal connection part 181. Both of the USBterminal connection part 180 and the USBterminal connection part 181 are disposed so as to oppose the side surface of the housing of thesmart unit 62. - For example, the
LED indicator 182 has built-inLED units 182 a to 182 c, and turns on or off theLED units 182 a to 182 c based on the LED control signal supplied from the control unit 157 via therelay unit 178 and thecontrol unit 179. - The
LED units 182 a to 182 c are configured to respectively have an LED which emits red light, an LED which emits green light and an LED which emits blue light. In the present embodiment, theLED unit 182 a is adapted to emit only single color light (for example, white color). Therefore, for example, theLED unit 182 a may be configured to have an LED which emits white light. In the present embodiment, the description is made under a condition that theLED unit 182 a is configured to have only the LED which emits the white light. - The
film antenna 121 has thetouch detection unit 183, thedetection electrode 184, thedetection electrode 185, theBT antenna 186, theNFC antenna 187 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188. - The
touch detection unit 183 is connected to thedetection electrode 184 and thedetection electrode 185. Based on a change in electrostatic capacitance which is caused by thedetection electrode 184, thetouch detection unit 183 detects a user's approaching operation or touching operation with respect to theright end portion 111 of thesmart unit 62, and supplies the detection result thereof to the control unit 157 via the relay unit 171 as a touch sensor signal. - In addition, based on a change in electrostatic capacitance which is caused by the
detection electrode 185, thetouch detection unit 183 detects the user's approaching operation or touching operation with respect to thelower end portion 112 of thesmart unit 62, and supplies the detection result thereof to the control unit 157 via the relay unit 171 as the touch sensor signal. - The
detection electrode 184 and thedetection electrode 185 are electrodes whose electrostatic capacitance is changed in response to the approach of a human finger or the like. - The
detection electrode 184 is built in the housing of the smart unit 62 (rear side of theright end portion 111 of the smart unit 62). Thedetection electrode 184 is used for detecting an operation of switching a state of the power source in thetelevision receiver 41 over to either an on-state or an off-state, as the user's approaching operation or touching operation with respect to theright end portion 111. - In addition, the
detection electrode 185 is built in the housing of the smart unit 62 (rear side of thelower end portion 112 of the smart unit 62). Thedetection electrode 185 is used for detecting an operation of adjusting a sound volume of thetelevision receiver 41 for example, as the user's approaching operation or touching operation with respect to thelower end portion 112. - The
BT antenna 186 is an antenna used in the communication device such as the mobile phone for example, when performing the wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark). TheNFC antenna 187 is an antenna used in the communication device when performing the non-contact proximity wireless communication using the NFC. The Wi-Fi antenna 188 is an antenna used in the communication device when performing the wireless communication using the Wi-Fi. - [Internal Configuration of Smart Unit 62]
- Next, referring to
FIG. 8 , a detailed configuration of thestorage case 102 of thesmart unit 62 will be mainly described.FIG. 8 illustrates an example of an internal configuration of thesmart unit 62. - The
storage case 102 is formed to have abottom surface 221, aside surface 222, aside surface 223 and afront surface 224. - The
bottom surface 221 stores thecommunication board 202 having the USBterminal connection parts terminal connection parts communication board 202. For example, an IC or the like which functions as thecontrol unit 179 is disposed between the USBterminal connection parts - The
side surface 222 and theside surface 223 are respectively disposed in a horizontal direction to thebottom surface 221 in the drawing, so as to surround a bottom face of thebottom surface 221. - The
side surface 222 has a rectangular insertion port for connecting a USB memory to the USBterminal connection part 180, and a connection portion of the USBterminal connection part 180 is visible from outside of the housing of thesmart unit 62 through the insertion port of theside surface 222. - In addition, the
side surface 223 has a rectangular insertion port for connecting the USB memory to the USBterminal connection part 181, and a connection portion of the USBterminal connection part 181 is visible from outside of the housing of thesmart unit 62 through the insertion port of theside surface 223. - The
side surface 222 and theside surface 223 support theconnection member 103. In addition, theside surface 222 and theside surface 223 are bonded to therear cover 104. This causes thecommunication board 202 to be stored in a state of being surrounded with thebottom surface 221, theside surface 222, theside surface 223, thefront surface 224, theconnection member 103 and therear cover 104. - The
front surface 224 is disposed in front of the bottom surface 221 (direction where thefront panel 101 is present) so as to surround the bottom face of thebottom surface 221. A height of thefront surface 224 is higher than a height of theside surface 222 and theside surface 223. Therefore, for example, a shape when thestorage case 102 is viewed from theside surface 223 side is an L-shape as illustrated inFIG. 6 . - In addition, the
rectangular opening 102 a 1 is disposed on thefront surface 224. Thelight guide plate 105 is inserted into and stored in theopening 102 a 1. - Furthermore, the
front surface 224 has acylindrical portion 102 b and acylindrical portion 102 c respectively formed on the left end side and the right end side in the drawing. Themicrophone 176 is stored in thecylindrical portion 102 b, and themicrophone 177 is stored in thecylindrical portion 102 c, respectively. - In addition, the
front surface 224 has arecess 102 d on an upper side of the opening 102 a 1 between thecylindrical portion 102 b and thecylindrical portion 102 c. Thecamera board 201 is arranged and stored in therecess 102 d. - In addition, the
recess 102 d has ahole 102 e for passing a signal line which electrically connects theBT antenna 186, theNFC antenna 187 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 which are disposed in the film antenna 121 (refer to all inFIG. 9 ) with the control unit 179 (not illustrated) on thecommunication board 202. Furthermore, therecess 102 d has a groove 102 f for arranging asignal line 121 a (to be described later usingFIG. 9 ) which electrically connects thecamera board 201 with thetouch detection unit 183 disposed in thefilm antenna 121. - In the
camera board 201, theencoder 174 and thecamera 175 are disposed on a surface opposing thefront panel 101. In addition, in order to prevent the drawing from being complicated, only theencoder 174 and thecamera 175 are illustrated on thecamera board 201, and thus thebrightness sensor 172, the IR light receiving unit 173 and the like are omitted in the illustration. - In the
camera board 201, for example, the surface opposing thefront panel 101 has thebrightness sensor 172 and the IR light receiving unit 173 which are disposed so that light receiving surfaces thereof are directed toward thefront panel 101 side. In addition, for example, in thecamera board 201, the relay unit 171 is disposed on the rear side of the surface opposing thefront panel 101. - Furthermore, the
light guide plate 105 has aconcave surface 105 a, and as illustrated inFIG. 8 , a bottom face of theconcave surface 105 a is a plate-shaped member formed in a semicircular shape. - The
storage case 102 stores thelight guide plate 105 in a state where a linear-shaped section formed in a portion corresponding to a chord of a semicircle, within the semicircular bottom face of theconcave surface 105 a, is exposed through the opening 102 a 1 disposed in the lower portion of thefront panel 101, as illustrated inFIG. 4 . - In addition, the
storage case 102 stores thelight guide plate 105 in a state where a portion formed in the portion corresponding to the chord of the semicircle, within the semicircular bottom face of theconcave surface 105 a, is exposed through the opening 102 a 2 disposed in the bottom face (bottom surface 221 inFIG. 8 ) of thestorage case 102, as illustrated inFIG. 5 . - [Details of Film Antenna 121]
- Next,
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a detailed configuration of thefilm antenna 121 added to the rear side of thefront panel 101. - As illustrated in
FIG. 9 , for example, thefilm antenna 121 is configured so that thetouch detection unit 183, thedetection electrode 184, thedetection electrode 185, theBT antenna 186, theNFC antenna 187 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 which serve as the IC are arranged on a film. The film on which thetouch detection unit 183 and the like are arranged can employ a film formed of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), a polyimide film or the like. - In addition, the
touch detection unit 183 is connected to thedetection electrode 184 and thedetection electrode 185, and is also connected to thesignal line 121 a for outputting the detection result based on the change in the electrostatic capacitance of thedetection electrode 184 and thedetection electrode 185. InFIG. 9 , in order to prevent the drawing from being complicated, the signal line connecting thetouch detection unit 183 and thedetection electrode 185 is partially omitted in the illustration. - In addition, in the
film antenna 121, as illustrated inFIG. 9 , theBT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 are separately arranged as much as possible. This can prevent a situation where interference occurs between the wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) and the wireless communication using the Wi-Fi. - As described below, a member for blocking radio wave interference, such as a gasket, is disposed between the
BT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188. In this manner, it is possible to adopt a configuration which can further prevent the situation where the interference occurs between the wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) and the wireless communication using the Wi-Fi. - Furthermore, one side of the
signal line 121 a on thefilm antenna 121 is connected to thetouch detection unit 183, and the other side is connected to the IC (relay unit 171) on thecamera board 201. Thesignal line 121 a is arranged in the groove 102 f ofFIG. 8 to be connected to the IC on thecamera board 201. A relationship between thecamera board 201 and thesignal line 121 a will be described in detail with reference toFIG. 10 . - Incidentally, as illustrated in
FIG. 9 , thetouch detection unit 183 is arranged in thefilm antenna 121. However, for example, thetouch detection unit 183 may be disposed on thecamera board 201. - However, in this case, it is necessary that the number of signal lines connecting the
detection electrodes film antenna 121 with thetouch detection unit 183 on thecamera board 201 is set to be the same as the total number of thedetection electrodes - Therefore, it is desirable that the
touch detection unit 183 be arranged on thefilm antenna 121 and a single signal line serving as thesignal line 121 a be connected to thecamera board 201. - Next, referring to
FIG. 10 , an example of appearance when thefilm antenna 121 is arranged between thefront panel 101 and thecamera board 201 is illustrated. - “A” of
FIG. 10 illustrates an example when thefilm antenna 121 ofFIG. 9 is viewed from the opposite side (rear side of the drawing inFIG. 9 ). - “B” of
FIG. 10 illustrates an example when thefilm antenna 121 is arranged between thefront panel 101 and thecamera board 201. - The
film antenna 121 is deformed from a state illustrated by “A” ofFIG. 10 to a state illustrated by “B” ofFIG. 10 . That is, as illustrated by “B” ofFIG. 10 , thefilm antenna 121 is bent so that thedetection electrode 184 is directed to the upper side in “B” ofFIG. 10 , thedetection electrode 185 is directed to the lower side in “B” ofFIG. 10 and thesignal line 121 a can be connected to the relay unit 171 disposed on the rear side of thecamera board 201. - Then, the
film antenna 121 is arranged between thefront panel 101 and thecamera board 201 in the deformed state illustrated by “B” ofFIG. 10 . - Here, connection between the
film antenna 121 and thecontrol unit 179 will be additionally described. As described with reference toFIG. 8 , the configuration has been described where theBT antenna 186, theNFC antenna 187 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 which are disposed in the film antenna 121 (refer to all inFIG. 9 ) are electrically connected to the IC functioning as thecontrol unit 179 of thecommunication infrastructure 202 by a signal line arranged via thehole 102 e. - In this case, as illustrated in
FIG. 11 , when thefront panel 101 is laterally viewed, thefront panel 101 and thefilm antenna 121 are bonded to each other using a double-sided tape 301, for example. Then, the signal line from thefilm antenna 121 is inserted into thehole 102 e disposed in thestorage case 102, and is connected to thecontrol unit 179 of thecommunication infrastructure 202 stored in thestorage case 102. - In this manner, it is possible to configure the
film antenna 121 to be connected to thecommunication infrastructure 202 via the signal line. However, if the film antenna is connected to thecommunication infrastructure 202 by inserting the signal line into thehole 102 e and soldering the signal line inserted into thehole 102 e, there is a possibility that it may take labor and time during the manufacturing process. - Therefore, instead of the signal line, a configuration may be made for the connection by using a spring, for example. Referring to
FIG. 12 , acontact portion 311 is disposed in thecommunication infrastructure 202. Thecontact portion 311 is fixed to thecommunication infrastructure 202 by the soldering or the like and is connected to the control unit 179 (not illustrated inFIG. 12 ). - In addition, the
film antenna 121 is molded in a state of being included in thefront panel 101. Acutout section 321 is formed on thecommunication infrastructure 202 side within thefront panel 101. In a portion of thecutout section 321, thefilm antenna 121 is in an exposed state from thefront panel 101. Thefilm antenna 121 exposed through thecutout section 321 is configured to be in contact with a portion of thecontact portion 311. - The
contact portion 311 may be formed to have a material which enables thefilm antenna 121 and the communication infrastructure 202 (control unit 179) to be electrically connected to each other. In addition, a shape of thecontact portion 311 may be a plate shape or a rod shape. Furthermore, thecontact portion 311 may be configured to have a plate having a thickness to some extent, and one surface of the plate may be configured to come into surface contact with thefilm antenna 121. - In addition, as illustrated in
FIG. 12 , a selection portion which is opposite to the side where thecontact portion 311 is connected to thecommunication infrastructure 202 is configured to be a U-shape. In addition, instead of the U-shape, an L-shape may be employed. Any shape may be employed as long as the shape can maintain a state of being reliably in contact with thefilm antenna 121. In addition, as long as it is configured so that a connector or a contact point of the contact portion can come into contact with thefilm antenna 121, any shape may be employed as the shape of thecontact portion 311. - The
film antenna 121 can be included in thefront panel 101 by using a method such as insert molding or two-color molding during the manufacturing of thefront panel 101. According to this configuration, it is possible to perform the further optimized measure such as downsizing in a component configuration. In addition, it is possible to reduce labor and time during the manufacturing. - Next,
FIG. 13 illustrates an example of the rear surface of thecommunication board 202. - The rear surface of the communication board 202 (surface opposing the
bottom surface 221 of the storage case 102) has theLED unit 182 a on the upper central side in the drawing, theLED unit 182 b on the left lower side from theLED unit 182 a in the drawing, and theLED unit 182 c on the right lower side from theLED 182 b in the drawing, as theLED indicator 182. -
FIG. 14 illustrates an example of an internal configuration when thesmart unit 62 is laterally viewed. - In
FIG. 14 , arrows illustrated near theLED units 182 a to 182 c and thelight guide plate 105 represent light progressing directions. In addition, inFIG. 14 , bold arrows represent light leaking directions respectively from theopenings - As illustrated in
FIG. 14 , the rear surface of thecommunication board 202 is arranged to oppose theconcave surface 105 a of thelight guide plate 105 stored in the throughhole 102 a. - For example, the
LED unit 182 a emits the white light in the leftward direction in the drawing. That is, for example, theLED unit 182 a is configured to have a right angle type LED arranged on the rear surface of thecommunication board 202 so that a surface of the communication board 202 (horizontal direction in the drawing) is coincident with an optical axis of the LED and a light emitting surface of the LED is directed in the leftward direction in the drawing. TheLED unit 182 a emits the light in the leftward direction in the drawing. - The
LED unit 182 b emits the light in the downward direction in the drawing. That is, for example, theLED unit 182 b is configured to have a top entry type LED arranged on the rear surface of thecommunication board 202 so that a normal direction to the surface of the communication board 202 (vertical direction in the drawing) is coincident with the optical axis of the LED and the light emitting surface of the LED is directed in the downward direction in the drawing. TheLED unit 182 b emits the light having an angle wider than that of theLED unit 182 a. - In addition, the
LED unit 182 b has an LED emitting the red light, an LED emitting the green light and an LED emitting the blue light, as the top entry type LED. Therefore, theLED unit 182 b is adapted to emit light having various colors, depending on light emitting brightness of the respective LEDs. - Furthermore, the respective LEDs included in the
LED unit 182 b are adapted to have an angle wider than that of the LEDs included in theLED unit 182 a, and thus emit the light in a range wider than that of the LEDs included in theLED unit 182 a. TheLED unit 182 c is configured similarly to theLED unit 182 b. - The
light guide plate 105 is stored in thestorage case 102 so as to close the opening 102 a 1 disposed on thefront surface 224 of thestorage case 102 and theopening 102 a 2 disposed on thebottom surface 221 of thestorage case 102. - In addition, the
light guide plate 105 has theconcave surface 105 a formed to surround theLED unit 182 a, theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c which are disposed on the rear surface of thecommunication board 202. - Furthermore, for example, the
light guide plate 105 is configured to have a member such as a transparent plastic material which transmits the light, and guides the light to theopening 102 a 1 by causing theconcave surface 105 a to receive and diffuse the light emitted from theLED unit 182 a. In addition, for example, thelight guide plate 105 guides the light to theopening 102 a 1 and theopening 102 a 2 by causing theconcave surface 105 a to receive and diffuse the light emitted from theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c. - In this manner, the light emitted from the
LED unit 182 a, theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c is diffused by thelight guide plate 105 as in the arrows illustrated on thelight guide plate 105 illustrated inFIG. 14 , thereby becoming the light (diffused light) which feels soft to humans. - Then, the diffused light which is diffused by the
light guide plate 105 is emitted from the opening 102 a 1 or theopening 102 a 2 as in the bold arrow illustrated inFIG. 14 . A state of the light emitted from the opening 102 a 1 or theopening 102 a 2 will be described in detail with reference toFIGS. 18 and 19 . - It is desirable to configure the
light guide plate 105 to have a transparent member to which a predetermined color is added, without using a colorless and transparent member. - If the
light guide plate 105 has a color, the color of thelight guide plate 105 can prevent theLED unit 182 a, theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c (particularly, a portion directly emitting the light) from being visible through theopenings - Therefore, for example, as compared to a case of using the
light guide plate 105 formed to have the colorless and transparent member, it is possible to more beautifully display the light emitted from theopenings -
FIG. 15 illustrates an example of another configuration of thelight guide plate 105 to allow the light emitted from theLED indicator 182 to be softer light. The upper surface and the lower surface of thelight guide plate 105 have a machinedsurface 351 and amachined surface 352 which respectively have a waveform. Thelight guide plate 105 is partially subjected to knurling. - The
machined surface 351 is disposed on the upper surface in the rear of the LED indicator 182 (opposite side to the front panel 101) within thelight guide plate 105. Themachined surface 352 is disposed on the lower surface in the rear of the LED 182 (opposite side to the front panel 101) within thelight guide plate 105. - Referring to
FIGS. 15 and 16 , themachined surface 351 is disposed in a range smaller than that of the machinedsurface 352. In addition, the waveform of the machinedsurface 351 is larger than the waveform of the machinedsurface 352. In other words, whereas the waveform of the machinedsurface 351 is configured so that a height difference between a peak portion and a valley portion is large and a width of one wave is wide, the waveform of the machinedsurface 352 is configured so that a height difference between a peak portion and a valley portion is small and a width of one wave is narrow. -
FIG. 17 is a perspective view when thesmart unit 62 is viewed from below. Themachined surface 352 is disposed on the lower surface off thesmart unit 62 illustrated inFIG. 17 . Themachined surface 352 is configured to have a transparent member (semi-transparent member), and is configured to have a member which transmits the light. - In this configuration, the light emitted from the
LED indicator 182 is directly emitted outward from thesmart unit 62 via the machinedsurface 352, is indirectly reflected on themachined surface 351, and is emitted outward to thesmart unit 62 via the machinedsurface 352. - The
machined surface 351 is disposed so as to be capable of displaying the soft light by diffusing the light emitted from theLED indicator 182. If a degree of the light diffused by the machinedsurface 351 is too strong, the light is not emitted in a wide range. Accordingly, the waves of the machinedsurface 351 are configured to be coarse in the above-described manner, thereby weakening the diffusion. - The
machined surface 352 is also disposed so as to be capable of presenting the soft light by diffusing the light emitted from theLED indicator 182. However, the waves are configured to be coarser than that of the machinedsurface 351. It is possible to uniformize the diffusion degrees by minutely setting the waves of the machinedsurface 352. - In this manner, the
light guide plate 105 has two of the machinedsurface 351 and the machined surface 5352, and the respective machined surfaces are adapted to have the waveform. Accordingly, the light emitted outward from thesmart unit 62 can be made to feel soft. In addition, by causing the waveforms of two of the machinedsurface 351 and themachined surface 352 to be different from each other, it is possible to adjust a degree of the soft impression on the light or light intensity. - In addition, the
machined surface 351 and themachined surface 352 which have the waveform diffuse the light emitted from theLED indicator 182, thereby enabling the light emitted from theLED indicator 182 to be blended. That is, for example, as described by referring toFIG. 13 , theLED indicator 182 is configured to have the LEDunits - The red light, the green light and the blue light of the
LED indicator 182 can be diffused and mixed by the machinedsurface 351 and themachined surface 352. It is possible to express more colors by adjusting and matching the light intensity of therespective LED units - The
machined surface 352 is disposed on the lower surface of thefront panel 101, and is disposed to have a member different from that of thefront panel 101. Themachined surface 352 is disposed by being molded so that a portion of the lower surface of thefront panel 101 is cut out and the cut-out portion has the waveform by using the transparent member (semi-transparent member). - When this
machined surface 352 is configured to have the transparent member and not to have the waveform, theLED indicator 182 or thecommunication infrastructure 202, for example, which is disposed inside thefront panel 101, is visible to a user. There also exists the design allowing the internal configuration of thecommunication infrastructure 202 or the like to be visible to the user. However, when the internal configuration is not intended to be visible to the user instead of the above-described design, it is advantageous to configure themachined surface 352 to have the waveform. - That is, since the machined
surface 352 has the waveform, it is possible to prevent the internal configuration of thesmart unit 62 from being visible through the machinedsurface 352 formed of the transparent member. In addition, since the waveform of the machinedsurface 352 is adapted to have the minute wave, it is possible to further enhance an advantageous effect that the interior thereof is not visible. Then, as described above, since the waveform of the machinedsurface 352 is adapted to have the minute wave, it is also possible to obtain an advantageous effect that the diffused light can be uniformized. - As illustrated in
FIG. 17 , it is preferable to configure a direction of the waveform of the machinedsurface 352 to be a direction the same as a longitudinal direction of thesmart unit 62 when thesmart unit 62 is viewed from below. In other words, it is preferable that the wave of the machinedsurface 352 be disposed so that a line drawn portion on themachined surface 352 inFIG. 17 , which is the peak portion (valley portion) of the machinedsurface 352, is parallel with thefront panel 101. - Since the machined
surface 352 is disposed to have the waveform in this manner, it is possible to further enhance the advantageous effect that the wave causes the internal configuration of thesmart unit 62 to be unlikely to be visible when viewed from thefront panel 101 side. - In this manner, it is possible to diffuse the light by disposing the
machined surface 351 and themachined surface 352 in thelight guide plate 105, and thus it is possible to obtain a higher design quality. Themachined surface 352 is configured to have the transparent (semi-transparent) member. However, themachined surface 351 may be configured to have the member which can diffuse the light, and is not necessarily configured to have the transparent (semi-transparent) member. - [Example of Light Distribution]
- Next,
FIG. 18 illustrates an example when thesmart unit 62 is viewed from front in a case where theLED unit 182 a, theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c are turned on. - In order to prevent the drawing from being complicated,
FIG. 18 illustrates only thelight guide plate 105 which is present in the lower side of thefront panel 101. -
FIG. 18 illustrates the brightness of the light by using a grayscale.FIG. 18 illustrates that it becomes brighter as it is closer to the white color and it becomes darker as it is closer to the black color. This is the same inFIG. 19 (to be described later). - When the
LED unit 182 a, theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c are turned on, as illustrated inFIG. 18 , thelight guide plate 105 is a bright in the central portion in the drawing, and becomes dark as if the brightness vanishes as it goes from the central portion in the drawing to the rightward and leftward directions in the drawing. - That is, for example, as illustrated in
FIGS. 13 and 14 , theLED 182 a is disposed in thefront panel 101 side rather than theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c. - Therefore, as illustrated in the center of
FIG. 18 , the light emitted from theLED unit 182 a closest to thefront panel 101 side is seemingly the brightest. - In addition, for example, as illustrated in
FIG. 13 , theLED unit 182 a, theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c are disposed in the central portion of thecommunication board 202. - Therefore, as illustrated in the left side of
FIG. 18 and the right side ofFIG. 18 , the light emitted from theLED unit 182 b and theLED unit 182 c becomes dark as if the brightness vanishes as it is away from the center inFIG. 18 . - Next,
FIG. 19 illustrates an example when thedisplay body 61 and thesmart unit 62 are detached from thestand 63 and are used as thetelevision receiver 41 for wall mounting. -
FIG. 19 illustrates thesmart unit 62 and only an interior (wall and floor portions) in which thesmart unit 62 is arranged. - As illustrated in
FIG. 19 , in the wall on which thesmart unit 62 is arranged, circular light is emitted to the lower side of thesmart unit 62. - This is due to the fact that the opening 102 a 2 having a crescent shape as illustrated in
FIG. 5 is disposed on thebottom surface 221 of thestorage case 102. - The brightness distribution of the light emitted from the
smart unit 62 is made as described with reference toFIGS. 18 and 19 . Accordingly, it is possible to express the soft light as if the light surrounds thesmart unit 62. - When the
display body 61 to which thesmart unit 62 is added is attached to thestand 63, thestand 63 functions as the wall on which the light is reflected. Similarly to the case of thetelevision receiver 41 for wall mounting, the soft light is emitted as if the light surrounds thesmart unit 62. - That is, for example, as illustrated in
FIG. 20 , aconcave surface 63 a representing a recessed surface is disposed in thestand 63. In this manner, the light emitted from the opening 102 a 2 of thesmart unit 62 may be reflected on theconcave surface 63 a. - Since the
concave surface 63 a functions as the wall used in wall mounting, the light is expressed as if the light surrounds thesmart unit 62. A shape of theconcave surface 63 a disposed in thestand 63 may be a shape such as a triangular pyramid and a quadrangular pyramid, or a shape such as a rectangular parallelepiped. - That is, the light emitted from the opening 102 a 2 of the
smart unit 62 is reflected on theconcave surface 63 a formed in thestand 63 and is emitted in a front surface direction (leftward direction in the drawing inFIG. 20 ). In this manner, it is possible to express the light similar to the light when thetelevision receiver 41 is used in the wall mounting. - In addition, in order to improve reception sensitivity for the wireless signal in the
smart unit 62, theconcave surface 63 a of thestand 63 may employ a shape which allows the wireless signal to be reflected on thestand 63 and to be directed toward the smart unit 62 (for example, a recessed shape such as a shape of a parabolic antenna). - Incidentally, as described above, the case where the
smart unit 62 has the built-infilm antenna 121 has been described. However, a configuration may be made where a different type antenna from thefilm antenna 121 is built therein. - That is, as long as the antenna is stored on the
front surface 224 which is the protruding section of thestorage case 102 in thesmart unit 62, any type of antenna may be built therein. - Here, an example has been described where the antenna is stored on the
front surface 224 which is the protruding section of thestorage case 102 in thesmart unit 62. However, as described below, the arrangement position of the antenna is not limited to thefront surface 224, and may be within thesmart unit 62. - [Example when Using Another Antenna]
- Next,
FIG. 21 illustrates an example of thecommunication board 202 in which a metal sheet antenna is disposed. - As illustrated in
FIG. 21 , the surface of thecommunication board 202 has themetal sheet antennae -
FIG. 22 illustrates an example of an internal configuration when thesmart unit 62 having the built-incommunication board 202 ofFIG. 21 is laterally viewed. - In
FIG. 22 , in order to prevent the drawing from being complicated, a portion of the rear surface side (side on which therear cover 104 is present) of thesmart unit 62 is omitted in the illustration. - In
FIG. 22 , themetal sheet antennae FIG. 22 ), on the surface of thecommunication board 202. - In addition, the
camera board 201 is also similarly arranged in front of the front surface of thedisplay body 61. That is, similar to themetal sheet antennae brightness sensor 172 and the IR light receiving unit 173 which are disposed on thecamera board 201 are also arranged in front of the front surface of thedisplay body 61. - Next,
FIG. 23 is a front view of thesmart unit 62 in which themetal sheet antennae 2411L and 241R are disposed. Themetal sheet antennae front panel 101 as illustrated inFIG. 23 . - As described with reference to
FIGS. 21 to 23 , in thesmart unit 62, themetal sheet antennae display body 61. - Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation where the
display body 61 causes degradation in the reception sensitivity for the wireless signal received by themetal sheet antennae - In addition, in the
smart unit 62, thebrightness sensor 172 is also similarly arranged in front of the front surface of thedisplay body 61. Therefore, thebrightness sensor 172 can detect brightness of a place where the user is expected to view the contents such as a broadcasting program displayed on the display screen of thedisplay body 61. This is the same as in a case of employing thefilm antenna 121. - Furthermore, an arrangement position of another antenna will be described.
FIG. 24 illustrates a configuration of thecommunication infrastructure 202 when theBT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 are disposed in thecommunication infrastructure 202. TheBT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 are separately arranged as much as possible. This can prevent a situation where interference occurs between the wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) and the wireless communication using the Wi-Fi. - Furthermore, a
gasket 401 and agasket 402 are disposed in order to prevent the communication interference between theBT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188. Thegasket 401 is disposed on theBT antenna 186 side and thegasket 402 is disposed on the Wi-Fi antenna 188 side. Thegasket 401 is disposed to prevent the communication transmitted from theBT antenna 186 from leaking out to the Wi-Fi antenna 188 side. Thegasket 402 is disposed to prevent the communication transmitted from the Wi-Fi antenna 188 from leaking out to theBT antenna 186 side. - It is possible to dispose another antenna or the control unit 179 (not illustrated in
FIG. 24 ) between thegasket 401 and thegasket 402. Thegasket 401 and thegasket 402 may be configured to have the same member or may be configured to have different members. It is preferable to configure thegasket 401 to have a material and a size which can efficiently block the communication transmitted from theBT antenna 186. Similarly, it is preferable to configure thegasket 402 to have a material and a size which can efficiently block the communication transmitted from the Wi-Fi antenna 188. -
FIG. 25 is a view when thecommunication infrastructure 202 is viewed in the horizontal direction. The arrow in the drawing represents a direction in which the wireless signal is transmitted.FIG. 25 is a view when viewed from the Wi-Fi antenna 188 side disposed on thecommunication infrastructure 202. Accordingly, thegasket 402 is disposed in a rearward direction in the drawing. The lower surface of thedisplay body 61 is configured to be located at a position in contact with the upper surface of thegasket 402, which is the upper portion of the Wi-Fi antenna 188. - The lower surface of the frame of the
display body 61 is generally configured to have a material which is not suitable for good communication, for example, to include a metal or the like. Alternatively, at least the frame of a portion in contact with the frame of thesmart unit 62 is configured to include the material which is not suitable for good communication, such as the metal. According to this configuration, it is possible to block the communication (radio wave interference) in an upward direction of the Wi-Fi antenna 188 as illustrated inFIG. 25 . - This configuration enables the frame of the
display body 61 to block the communication leaking from the Wi-Fi antenna 188 to theBT antenna 186 through the upper portion of thegasket 402. Although not illustrated, similarly, the upper portion of thegasket 401 and the lower surface of the frame of thedisplay body 61 are configured to be in contact with each other. Accordingly, this configuration enables the frame of thedisplay body 61 to block the communication leaking from theBT antenna 186 to the Wi-Fi antenna 188 through the upper portion of thegasket 401. - Referring to
FIG. 25 , the signal transmitted from the Wi-Fi antenna 188 is blocked by the upper side and thegasket 402 side, but is transmitted outward from thesmart unit 62 in the forward direction, in the rearward direction and in the direction opposite to thegasket 402. Although not illustrated, similarly, the signal transmitted from theBT antenna 186 is blocked by the upper side and thegasket 401 side, but is transmitted outward from thesmart unit 62 in the forward direction, in the rearward direction and in the direction opposite to thegasket 401. - The configuration of disposing the gaskets in this manner can prevent the situation where the interference occurs between the wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) and the wireless communication using the Wi-Fi via the
BT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188. The communication in a necessary direction can be efficiently performed while preventing the interference. Therefore, there is no possibility of interfering with the communication. - The
BT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 which are disposed in thecommunication infrastructure 202 may be configured to be a single board integrated with thecommunication infrastructure 202, or can be configured to have a member connected to the communication infrastructure 202 (state where all are not disposed on thecommunication infrastructure 202, but a portion is disposed on the communication infrastructure 202). For example, a connector such as a B to B connector may be used and theBT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 may be disposed so as to be in contact with thecommunication infrastructure 202. In addition, theBT antenna 186 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 are not limited to the shape of the film. Whatever shape the antenna has, the present technology can be applied thereto. - Incidentally, in the present embodiment, a case has been described where the
smart unit 62 has the functional configuration as illustrated inFIG. 7 . However, the functional configuration of thesmart unit 62 is not limited thereto. - That is, for example, the
smart unit 62 may be configured to have the relay unit 171, thebrightness sensor 172, the IR light receiving unit 173, therelay unit 178, thecontrol unit 179, the USBterminal connection part 180, the USBterminal connection part 181 and theLED indicator 182. - In addition, for example, in the
smart unit 62, a new functional block (for example, a new camera or the like) may be disposed in the configuration as illustrated inFIG. 7 . Furthermore, for example, a configuration can be made so that the number of any antenna out of theBT antenna 186, theNFC antenna 187 and the Wi-Fi antenna 188 may be one or two for the antenna built in thesmart unit 62 inFIG. 7 . - The
smart unit 62 is adapted to have a size and a shape which vary depending on the number of components built in the housing thereof. - [Example of Appearance of Another Television Receiver]
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FIGS. 26 to 41 illustrate examples of appearances of first to fifth television receivers configured to have a smart unit, a display body and a stand. - That is,
FIG. 26 is a front view of the first television receiver when a surface having a display is viewed from front, andFIG. 27 is a side view when the first television receiver illustrated inFIG. 26 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 26 . In addition,FIG. 28 is a top view when the first television receiver illustrated inFIG. 26 is viewed from above inFIG. 26 . -
FIG. 29 is a front view of the second television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 30 is a side view when the second television receiver illustrated inFIG. 29 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 29 . In addition,FIG. 31 is a top view when the second television receiver illustrated inFIG. 29 is viewed from above inFIG. 29 . -
FIG. 32 is a front view of the third television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 33 is a side view when the third television receiver illustrated inFIG. 32 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 32 . In addition,FIG. 34 is a top view when the third television receiver illustrated inFIG. 32 is viewed from above inFIG. 32 . -
FIG. 35 is a front view of the fourth television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 36 is a side view when the fourth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 35 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 35 . In addition,FIG. 37 is a top view when the fourth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 35 is viewed from above inFIG. 35 . -
FIG. 38 is a front view of the fifth television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 39 is a side view when the fifth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 38 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 38 . In addition,FIG. 40 is a top view when the fifth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 38 is viewed from above inFIG. 38 . Furthermore,FIG. 41 is a perspective view when the fifth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 38 is viewed in an oblique direction. - Next,
FIGS. 42 to 50 illustrate examples of appearance of sixth to eighth television receivers configured to have a smart unit and a display body. - The sixth to eighth television receivers are used in a television receiver for wall mounting without being supported by a stand.
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FIG. 42 is a front view of the sixth television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 43 is a side view when the sixth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 42 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 42 . In addition,FIG. 44 is a top view when the sixth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 42 is viewed from above inFIG. 42 . -
FIG. 45 is a front view of the seventh television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 46 is a side view when the seventh television receiver illustrated inFIG. 45 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 45 . In addition,FIG. 47 is a top view when the seventh television receiver illustrated inFIG. 45 is viewed from above inFIG. 45 . -
FIG. 48 is a front view of the eighth television receiver when the surface having the display is viewed from front, andFIG. 49 is a side view when the eighth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 48 is viewed from the right side ofFIG. 48 . In addition,FIG. 50 is a top view when the eighth television receiver illustrated inFIG. 48 is viewed from above inFIG. 48 . - In the present embodiment, the
smart unit 62 is added to thedisplay body 61 and exchanges data withdisplay body 61 via a signal line. - However, if the
smart unit 62 is configured to exchange the data with thedisplay body 61 by the wireless communication for example, it is not necessary that thesmart unit 62 be connected to thedisplay body 61. Accordingly, it is possible to arrange thesmart unit 62 in a user's desired place. In this case, it is assumed that thesmart unit 62 has a built-in battery for supplying power to each unit. - In addition, the
smart unit 62 can be configured to image a viewer by using the built-incamera 175 and to recognize the viewer based on a captured image obtained by imaging. In this case, thesmart unit 62 supplies the recognition result to thedisplay body 61. Thedisplay body 61 can display contents which match preference of the viewer who is recognized based on the recognition result supplied from thesmart unit 62. - In addition, for example, the
smart unit 62 may be detached from thedisplay body 61 and may be used as a surveillance camera for example. In this case, for example, thesmart unit 62 can cause the built-incamera 175 to image the surroundings, and can transmit the captured image obtained by imaging to thedisplay body 61 using the wireless communication so as to display the captured image. - In the
smart unit 62, a relatively small display unit may be disposed on the surface of thefront panel 101 to display predetermined information on the display unit. - That is, for example, if the display unit disposed on the surface of the
front panel 101 is caused to display the predetermined information (for example, current time), a user can easily recognize the predetermined information even when the user views the contents displayed on thedisplay body 61. - Here, as the display unit, in addition to an organic EL display for example, it is possible to employ electronic paper which can display characters or the like even in a de-energized state.
- In addition, in the present embodiment, the USB
terminal connection parts smart unit 62. - However, in the
smart unit 62, a terminal connection portion of the USBterminal connection parts smart unit 62. - In addition, for example, the terminal connection portion of the USB
terminal connection parts smart unit 62, and the protruding section may be configured to be rotatable around thesmart unit 62 in a predetermined direction. - Furthermore, for example, in the USB
terminal connection parts smart unit 62 by a predetermined length is connected, is drawn out from the inside of the housing. The respective terminal connection portions of the USBterminal connection parts terminal connection parts - As described above, if the USB
terminal connection parts terminal connection parts smart unit 62. Therefore, it is possible to easily connect the USB memory or the like thereto. - In the present embodiment, the USB
terminal connection parts smart unit 62. However, in addition, instead of the USBterminal connection parts smart unit 62 may be the HDMI terminal or the like. A configuration may be made so that multiple types of terminals can be connected thereto. - In addition, in the present embodiment, the
smart unit 62 is added to thedisplay body 61. However, a target to which thesmart unit 62 is added is not limited to thedisplay body 61. For example, thesmart unit 62 can be added to a personal computer or the like. - Incidentally, this technology can adopt the following configurations.
- (1) A connection device that can be connected to an electronic device includes: a receiving unit that receives a wireless signal transmitted by radio; a relay unit that relays the received wireless signal to the electronic device; a terminal connection part which is connected to a connection terminal; a storage unit that stores the receiving unit, the relay unit and the terminal connection part; and a device connection unit that connects the storage unit to the electronic device. In a state of being connected to the electronic device, in a normal direction to a predetermined housing surface on a housing of the electronic device, the storage unit has a protruding section which protrudes further than the housing surface and stores the receiving unit in the protruding section.
- (2) In the connection device described in (1), the storage unit has the protruding section which covers a portion of the housing surface.
- (3) The connection device described in (1) or (2) further includes a light emitting unit that emits light based on a control signal transmitted from the electric device. The storage unit stores the light emitting unit.
- (4) In the connection device described in (1) to (3), the receiving unit is an antenna for receiving the wireless signal.
- (5) In the connection device described in (4), the receiving unit is the antenna formed on a film.
- (6) The connection device described in (4) further includes a plate-shaped member having the antenna. The storage unit stores the plate-shaped member in a place where the antenna is stored in the protruding section.
- (7) In the connection device described in (1) to (6), the device connection unit is attachable to and detachable from the electronic device.
- (8) In the connection device described in (1) to (7), the receiving unit is molded in a state of being included in the protruding section and has a cutout section which exposes the receiving unit in a portion of the protruding section. A connection portion connected to the relay unit is positioned in the cutout section and is in contact with the receiving unit.
- (9) In the connection device described in (1), the receiving unit has a plurality of receiving parts receiving different communication, and a blocking unit which blocks radio wave interference is disposed between the plurality of receiving parts.
- (10) In the connection device described in (9), an upper surface of the blocking unit is in contact with a portion of the housing of the electronic device.
- (11) In the connection device described in (1) to (9), the electronic device is a television receiver having a display unit. In a state of being connected to the television receiver, in a normal direction to the housing surface having the display unit on the housing of the television receiver, the storage unit has the protruding section which protrudes further than the housing surface and stores the receiving unit in the protruding section.
- This disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
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- 41 TELEVISION RECEIVER, 61 DISPLAY BODY, 62 SMART UNIT, 63 STAND, 63 a CONCAVE SURFACE, 101 FRONT PANEL, 101 a EXPOSURE HOLE, 102 STORAGE CASE, 102 a THROUGH HOLE, 102 a 1, 102 a 2 OPENING, 102 b, 102 c CYLINDRICAL PORTION, 102 d RECESS, 102 e HOLE, 102 f GROOVE, 103 CONNECTION MEMBER, 104 REAR COVER, 105 LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, 105 a CONCAVE SURFACE, 111 RIGHT END PORTION, 112 LOWER END PORTION, 121 FILM ANTENNA, 121 a SIGNAL LINE, 171 RELAY UNIT, 172 BRIGHTNESS SENSOR, 173 IR LIGHT RECEIVING UNIT, 174 ENCODER, 175 CAMERA, 176, 177 MICROPHONE, 178 RELAY UNIT, 179 CONTROL UNIT, 180, 181 USB TERMINAL CONNECTION PART, 182 LED INDICATOR, 182 a to 182 c LED UNIT, 183 TOUCH DETECTION UNIT, 184, 185 DETECTION ELECTRODE, 186 BT ANTENNA, 187 NFC ANTENNA, 188 Wi-Fi ANTENNA, 201 CAMERA BOARD, 202 COMMUNICATION BOARD, 221 BOTTOM SURFACE, 222, 223 SIDE SURFACE, 224 FRONT SURFACE, 241L, 241R METAL SHEET ANTENNA
Claims (11)
1. A connection device that can be connected to an electronic device, comprising:
a receiving unit that receives a wireless signal transmitted by radio;
a relay unit that relays the received wireless signal to the electronic device;
a light emitting unit that emits light based on a control signal transmitted from the electronic device;
a storage unit that stores the receiving unit, the relay unit and the light emitting unit; and
a device connection unit that connects the storage unit to the electronic device,
wherein in a state of being connected to the electronic device, in a normal direction to a predetermined housing surface on a housing of the electronic device, the storage unit has a protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and stores the receiving unit in the protruding section.
2. The connection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the storage unit has the protruding section which covers a portion of the housing surface.
3. The connection device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a terminal connection part which is connected to a connection terminal,
wherein the storage unit stores the terminal connection part.
4. The connection device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the receiving unit is an antenna for receiving the wireless signal.
5. The connection device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the receiving unit is the antenna formed on a film.
6. The connection device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a plate-shaped member having the antenna,
wherein the storage unit stores the plate-shaped member in a place where the antenna is stored in the protruding section.
7. The connection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the device connection unit is attachable to and detachable from the electronic device.
8. The connection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the receiving unit is molded in a state of being included in the protruding section and has a cutout section which exposes the receiving unit through a portion of the protruding section, and
wherein a connection portion connected to the relay unit is positioned in the cutout section and is in contact with the receiving unit.
9. The connection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the receiving unit has a plurality of receiving parts receiving different communications, and
wherein a blocking unit which blocks radio wave interference is disposed between the plurality of receiving parts.
10. The connection device according to claim 9 ,
wherein an upper surface of the blocking unit is in contact with a portion of the housing of the electronic device.
11. The connection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic device is a television receiver having a display unit, and
wherein in a state of being connected to the television receiver, in a normal direction to the housing surface having the display unit on the housing of the television receiver, the storage unit has the protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and stores the receiving unit in the protruding section.
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