Input/output device
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1. An input/output device, comprising:
- an output device having a display surface on which characters or symbols are displayed;
a body rotatably provided above the display surface;
a body through-hole formed in the body to allow a prescribed surface area of the display surface to be visible from an outside of the body;
a signal generation device configured to generate a control signal according to whether the body is rotated; and
a controller configured to control the output device based on the control signal input from the signal generation device so that the characters or symbols are displayed in a region outside the prescribed surface area of the display surface, wherein one of the characters or symbols displayed in the region outside the prescribed surface area is highlighted in brightness or size to indicate the one of the characters or symbols to be selectable when the body is rotated by a prescribed reference angle, and the one of the characters or symbols indicated to be selectable is further displayed within the prescribed surface area to be visible through the body through-hole.
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Abstract
An input/output device is provided. The input/output device may include an output device having a display surface, on which characters or symbols are displayed, a body rotatably provided above the display surface, a body through-hole formed in the body to allow the display surface to be visible from an outside of the body, a signal generation device configured to generate a control signal according to whether the body is rotated, and a controller configured to control the output device based on the control signal input from the signal generation device.
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1. An input/output device, comprising:
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an output device having a display surface on which characters or symbols are displayed; a body rotatably provided above the display surface; a body through-hole formed in the body to allow a prescribed surface area of the display surface to be visible from an outside of the body; a signal generation device configured to generate a control signal according to whether the body is rotated; and a controller configured to control the output device based on the control signal input from the signal generation device so that the characters or symbols are displayed in a region outside the prescribed surface area of the display surface, wherein one of the characters or symbols displayed in the region outside the prescribed surface area is highlighted in brightness or size to indicate the one of the characters or symbols to be selectable when the body is rotated by a prescribed reference angle, and the one of the characters or symbols indicated to be selectable is further displayed within the prescribed surface area to be visible through the body through-hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An input/output device, comprising:
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a display module having a display surface configured to display at least one of a character or symbol; a rotatable body provided over the display surface; a body through-hole formed in the rotatable body and aligned with a prescribed surface area of the display surface to allow the at least one of character or symbol generated by the display module to be visible through the body through-hole; a signal generator configured to generate a control signal based on rotation of the rotatable body; and a controller configured to control a display of at least one of character or symbol by the display module based on the control signal input from the signal generator so that when the at least one of the character or symbol displayed in a region outside the prescribed surface area is highlighted in brightness or size to indicate the at least one of the character or symbol to be selectable based on rotation of the rotatable body by a prescribed reference angle, the at least one of the character or symbol that is selectable is displayed within the prescribed surface area to be visible through the body through-hole. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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