DISPLAY TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20100149196A1
• Filed: 06/12/2006
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Maekawa, Takuji, Takumura, Masaki, Hattori, Yasuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,860,667 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/520
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

Disclosed is a display terminal device including a display operating unit (12), a first communication unit (22), a reader/writer circuit (24) and a controller (26). The display operating unit is provided on a main body unit (11) to display advertisement data, and the first communication unit communicates with a host device. The reader/writer circuit is provided on the main body unit (11) and communicated with the memory from the display operating unit (12) side to write and/or read out data relevant to the advertisement data. The controller allows advertisement data received by the first communication unit (22) to be displayed on a display operating unit (12). The controller causes data written and/or read out by the reader/writer circuit (24) to be transmitted to or received from a host device or another device via the first communication unit (22). Since the display operating unit (12) side may communicate with a memory, such as an IC card, the data relevant to the advertisement data may be exchanged extremely readily.

Claims

1. A display terminal device comprising:

a main body unit;

a display unit provided on said main body unit and configured for displaying contents data;

a reader/writer provided on said main body unit and configured for communicating with said memory from the side of said display unit;

said reader/writer writing and/or reading out data relevant to said contents data;

a communication unit for communicating with a host device; and

a controller for displaying the contents data received by said communication unit on said display unit;

said controller allowing the contents data received by said communication unit to be displayed on said display unit and allowing data written in and/or read out from said reader/writer to be transmitted to or received from said host device or another device via said communication unit.

2. The display terminal device according to claim 1 wherein

an operating unit is provided in said main body unit adjacent to said display unit;

said operating unit being a switch that may be pressed in a direction along the thickness of said main body unit.

3. The display terminal device according to claim 1 wherein

a transparent protective plate is provided over a communication enabling area on said display unit that allows for writing and/or readout by said reader/writer.

4. The display terminal device according to claim 3 wherein

said display unit is a touch panel having an inputting enabling area that allows for inputting and a display area which is a display-only area;

said inputting enabling area being provided in an area excluding said communication enabling area;

said display area being provided in an area on said display unit where said protective plate is provided.

5. The display terminal device according to claim 1 wherein

said display unit is a liquid crystal panel and wherein

an antenna of said reader/writer is arranged on the back side of said liquid crystal panel.

6. The display terminal device according to claim 1 wherein

said main body unit is provided in the vicinity of a write and/or readout area by said reader/writer with a support for supporting said memory when said memory is placed over said write and/or readout area.