Display system

• US 6,441,807 B1
• Filed: 05/03/1999
• Issued: 08/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Plus Industrial Corporation
• Original Assignee: Plus Industrial Corporation
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Hidehiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe, Richard
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZAMANI, ALI A
• Application Number:
  US09/297,558
• Time in Patent Office: 1,212 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/179, 345/172, 345/174, 345/156, 345/178, 178/18.09, 178/18.01, 178/18.03, 178/18.05
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A display system includes a sheet member onto which information is input, and a position coordinate detector such as a pressure sensitive touch panel. The position coordinate detector is formed as a body separate from the sheet member and is arranged behind the sheet member. It detects the position of information input on the sheet member. A computer, to which the output data of the position coordinate detector is transferred, processes the information input to the sheet member. When the sheet member is used as a projection screen, the computer connects to a projector to project the input information onto the sheet member.

Claims

1. An electronic-blackboard type display system comprising:

a sheet member onto which information is input;

position coordinate detecting means, formed as a body separate from the sheet member and arranged behind the sheet member, for detecting a position of information input on the sheet member; and

control means, to which output data of the position coordinate detecting means is transferred, for processing the information input to the sheet member, wherein the position coordinate detecting means includes a resistor film type, pressure sensitive touch panel and wherein the sheet member prevents the resistor film type, pressure sensitive touch panel from being seen by viewers viewing the electronic-blackboard type display system,

wherein the sheet member includes a plurality of information input surfaces.

2. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 1, wherein the position coordinate detecting means detects, as the position of information input, a position where a pressure is applied on the sheet member.

3. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 1, wherein the sheet member includes a writing sheet onto which a writing and pressure pen writes information.

4. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 1, wherein the sheet member includes a screen onto which a pressure pen inputs information and onto which an image, based on the output data of the position coordinate detecting means, is projected.

5. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 1, wherein the sheet member includes an information input surface, as a writing sheet onto which a writing and pressure pen writes information, and an information input surface, as a screen onto which an image, based on the output date of the position coordinate detecting means, is projected.

6. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 1, wherein the control means includes a plurality of memory areas corresponding to a plurality of information input surfaces of the sheet member.

7. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 1, further comprising position data converter means for converting the output data of the position coordinate detecting means into digital position coordinate data;

and, data transfer means for transferring the output data of the position data converter means to the control means.

8. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 3, further comprising position data converter means for converting the output data of the position coordinate detecting means into digital position coordinate data;

and

data transfer means for transferring the output data of the position data converter means to the control means.

9. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 4, further comprising position data converter means for converting the output data of the position coordinate detecting means into digital position coordinate data;

and

data transfer means for transferring the output data of the position data converter means to the control means.

10. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 5, further comprising position data converter means for converting the output data of the position coordinate detecting means into digital position coordinate data;

and

data transfer means for transferring the output data of the position data converter means to the control means.

11. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 6, further comprising position data converter means for converting the output data of the position coordinate detecting means into digital position coordinate data;

and

data transfer means for transferring the output data of the position data converter means to the control means.

12. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 5, further comprising optical reader means for optically reading information written onto the sheet member;

data converter means for converting the output data of the optical reader means into digital data; and

data transfer means for transferring the output data of the data converter means to the control means.

13. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 5, further comprising optical reader means for optically reading information written on the sheet member;

data converter means for converting the output data of the optical reader means into digital data; and

data transfer means for transferring the output data of the data converter means to the control means.

14. An electronic-blackboard type display system comprising:

a sheet member onto which information is input, including a screen onto which a pressure pen inputs information;

position coordinate detecting means, formed as a body separate from the sheet member and arranged behind the sheet member, for detecting a position of information input on the sheet member; and

control means, to which output data of the position coordinate detecting means is transformed for processing the information input to the sheet member, from which image data, based on the output data of the position coordinate detecting means, is projected as an image onto the screen.

15. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 14, wherein the position coordinate detecting means detects, as the position of information input, a position where a pressure is applied on the sheet member.

16. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 14, wherein the position coordinate detecting means includes a resistor film type, pressure sensitive touch panel.

17. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 14, wherein the sheet member includes a plurality of information input surfaces.

18. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 17, wherein the control means includes a plurality of memory areas corresponding to a plurality of information input surfaces of the sheet member.

19. An electronic-blackboard type display system comprising:

a sheet member onto which information is input, including an information input surface, as a writing sheet onto which a writing and pressure pen writes information, and an information input surface, as a screen;

position coordinate detecting means, formed as a body separate from the sheet member and arranged behind the sheet member, for detecting a position of information input on the sheet member; and

control means, to which output data of the position coordinate detecting means is transferred for processing the information input to the sheet member, from which image data, based on the output data of the position coordinate detecting means, is projected as an image onto the screen.

20. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 19, wherein the position coordinate detecting means detects, as the position of information input, a position where a pressure is applied on the sheet member.

21. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 19, wherein the position coordinate detecting means includes a resistor film type, pressure sensitive touch panel.

22. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 19, wherein the sheet member includes a plurality of information input surfaces.

23. An electronic-blackboard type display system according to claim 22, wherein the control means includes a plurality of memory areas corresponding to a plurality of information input surfaces of the sheet member.