Display apparatus

• US 20050140646A1
• Filed: 12/07/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nozawa, Shingo
• Granted Patent: US 7,443,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00

Abstract

A display device includes a display unit for displaying information on the surface of a body, a detecting unit for detecting an external stimulus to the body, and a control unit for updating information to be displayed on the display unit in accordance with a detection signal from the detecting unit.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

display means for displaying information on a surface of a body;

detecting means for detecting an external stimulus to the body; and

control means for updating information to be displayed on said display means in accordance with a detection signal from said detecting means.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means detects a vibration and an impact of the display device.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means detects a rotation of the display device.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means detects a deformation of the body of the display device.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said control means scrolls information displayed on said display means in accordance with a detection signal supplied from said detection means.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said control means enlarges or reduces the displayed information on said display means in accordance with a detection signal supplied from said detection means.

7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said control means deforms the displayed information on said display means in accordance with a detection signal supplied from said detection means.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means includes one of a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, a touch sensor and a twist sensor.

9. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means is disposed in a center of gravity area of the display device.

10. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means is disposed on a surface different from said display means.

11. The display device according to claim 10, wherein said detection means is disposed on upper, lower, right and left sides of said display means.

12. The display device according to claim 10, wherein said detection means is disposed on in an area near a corner of the display device.

13. An information apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying information on a surface of a body;

detecting means for detecting an external stimulus to the body; and

control means for scrolling information to be displayed on said display means in accordance with a detection signal output from said detecting means.

14. The information apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said detection means includes one of a speed sensor for sensing a direction and width of a shake applied to the body and a touch sensor for sensing an external impact applied to the body.

15. An information apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying information on a surface of a body;

a sensor for detecting user'"'"'s operation for a page turn-over, applied near at a corner of the body; and

control means for turning over a page of information to be displayed on said display means in accordance with a detection signal from said sensor.

16. An information apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying information on a surface of a body;

a twist sensor for detecting a deformation of the body; and

control means for deforming information to be displayed on said display means in accordance with a detection signal from said twist sensor, thereby correcting twist of the information.

17. An information apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying information on a surface of a body;

a twist sensor for detecting a deformation of the body; and

control means for magnifying or reducing information to be displayed on said display means in accordance with a detection signal from said twist sensor.

18. An information apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

information storage means for storing information to be displayed on said display means; and

communication means for communicating with an external,

wherein said display means can display information received from said communication means.

19. An information apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising image pickup means, wherein said display means can display an image picked up with said image pickup means.