Visual interface apparatus and data transmission system

• US 9,767,528 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2012
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Slim HMI Technology
• Original Assignee: Slim HMI Technology
• Inventors: Tsai, Hsiung-Kuang
• Primary Examiner(s): Drennan, Barry
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PHONG X
• Application Number:
  US14/386,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20150049100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,008 Days
• Field of Search: 455 73, 455 82, 455 83, 455121, 4555621, 4555757
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/20 Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/00 Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the variable information is permanently attached to a movable support G09F11/00; abacus G06C1/00; slide-rules G06G1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/06 Consumer Electronics Control, i.e. control of another device by a display or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/04 for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3225 using an active matrix
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/18 Timing circuits for raster scan displays specially adapted for television H04N ; synchronisation between the display unit and other display units, videodisc player G09G5/12

Abstract

A data transmission system and a visual interface apparatus are disclosed in the invention. The visual interface apparatus works with the operation apparatus and includes a control module and an interface module configured with a display function. The interface module includes a driving unit and a display panel. The control module transmits a display data and a transmission data to the driving unit and, after receiving and processing, the driving unit transmits a screen data and a coupling data to the display panel. When the operation apparatus operates on the visual interface apparatus, at least a part of the coupling data is coupled to the operation apparatus from the display panel. The invention is capable of processing the data for display and the data for transmission and then sending them to the display panel of the visual interface apparatus. Thus, the visual interface apparatus in the invention can be used to display images and also transmit the data such as data or file to another electronic apparatus. Besides, by integrating the display data with the transmission data, the system design can be simplified so that a single connection port can be used.

Claims

1. A visual interface apparatus working with an operation apparatus, and comprising:

an interface module including a driving unit and a display panel, wherein the display panel includes a display matrix, the display matrix includes plural column electrodes and row electrodes; and

a hardware processing unit transmitting a display data and a transmission data to the driving unit, wherein the driving unit, after receiving and processing the display data and transmission data, transmits a screen data for image display and a coupling data for signal transmission to at least one of the column electrodes and the row electrodes of the display matrix of the display panel,

wherein when the operation apparatus operates on the visual interface apparatus, at least a part of the coupling data is wirelessly and directly coupled to the operation apparatus from the at least one of the column electrodes and the row electrodes of the display matrix of the display panel.

2. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the display panel, based on the screen data, displays at least a part of an image of an image frame.

3. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the hardware processing unit generates a first label to tag the display data and generates a second label to tag the transmission data.

4. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the first label and the second label contain at least a control signal or a formatted tag for data.

5. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the driving unit identifies the display data and the transmission data according to the first label and the second label, respectively, and generates the corresponding screen data and coupling data.

6. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the driving unit outputs the screen data according to the display data having the first label and makes the display panel display at least a part of an image of an image frame.

7. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the driving unit, according to the transmission data having the second label, outputs the coupling data which will be wirelessly coupled to the operation apparatus through at least one electrode of the column electrodes or the row electrodes of the display matrix of the display panel.

8. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the display data and the transmission data are transmitted to the driving unit at different moments, respectively.

9. The visual interface apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the driving unit includes two driving circuits, at least one of the driving circuits includes a first shift register and a second shift register, the first shift register processes the screen data and the second shift register processes the coupling data.

10. A data transmission system, comprising:

an operation apparatus; and

a visual interface apparatus including a hardware processing unit and an interface module, wherein the interface module includes a driving unit and a display panel, the display panel includes a display matrix, the display matrix includes plural column electrodes and row electrodes, the hardware processing unit transmits a display data and a transmission data to the driving unit, and the driving unit, after receiving and processing the display data and transmission data, transmits a screen data for image display and a coupling data for signal transmission to at least one of the column electrodes and the row electrodes of the display matrix of the display panel,

wherein when the operation apparatus operates on the visual interface apparatus, at least a part of the coupling data is wirelessly and directly coupled to the operation apparatus from the at least one of the column electrodes and the row electrodes of the display matrix of the display panel.

11. The data transmission system as recited in claim 10, wherein the display panel, based on the screen data, displays at least a part of an image of an image frame.

12. The data transmission system as recited in claim 10, wherein the hardware processing unit generates a first label to tag the display data and generates a second label to tag the transmission data.

13. The data transmission system as recited in claim 12, wherein the first label and the second label contain at least a control signal or a formatted tag for data.

14. The data transmission system as recited in claim 12, wherein the driving unit identifies the display data and the transmission data according to the first label and the second label, respectively, and generates the corresponding screen data and coupling data.

15. The data transmission system as recited in claim 12, wherein the driving unit outputs the screen data according to the display data having the first label and makes the display panel display at least a part of an image of an image frame.

16. The data transmission system as recited in claim 12, wherein the driving unit, according to the transmission data having the second label, outputs the coupling data which will be wirelessly coupled to the operation apparatus through at least one electrode of the column electrodes or the row electrodes of the display matrix of the display panel.

17. The data transmission system as recited in claim 10, wherein the display data and the transmission data are transmitted to the driving unit at different moments, respectively.

18. The data transmission system as recited in claim 10, wherein the driving unit includes two driving circuits, at least one of the driving circuits includes a first shift register and a second shift register, the first shift register processes the screen data and the second shift register processes the coupling data.