JPH10207603A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relieve operator's fatigue by providing a housing with a keyboard, providing a top lid with a main display, and also providing the housing with a subdisplay for displaying characters and symbols which has just been inputted with keys. SOLUTION: This processor is constituted including the keyboard 3 provided in the housing 2, the main display provided to the top lid 5, and the subdisplay 4 which is provided to the housing 2 and displays characters and symbols having just been inputted with keys. The subdisplay 4 displays, for example, the latest characters and symbols by one line. Here, the number of row-directional characters of the subdisplay 4 is matched with the number of row-directional display characters of the main display 1. The main display 1 performs its part at the time of operation such as the confirmation of the whole constitution (layout), the confirmation of figures, and printing. An operator only performs input operation over a look at the subdisplay 4 in level with the keyboard 3 and need not move the sight greatly, so that the fatigue is relieved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus in which even a beginner can easily input a key.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional information processing apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the related art. The information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 includes a keyboard 3 provided on a housing 21 and a main display 1 provided on an upper lid 5.

[0004] An operator who cannot make a blind touch looks down the line of sight to search for characters and symbols on the key top of the keyboard 3, finds the target, and taps the key, and then moves the line of sight upward to turn the main display 1 on. Check to see if it was entered correctly.

[0005]

The above-mentioned conventional information processing apparatus has a drawback that the degree of fatigue increases because the correctness of key input cannot be confirmed unless the line of sight is moved up and down.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a keyboard provided on a housing; a main display provided on an upper cover; , And a sub-display for displaying symbols.

[0007] An information processing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises:
In the invention, the sub-display displays one line of information on the main display.

[0008] An information processing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a first information processing apparatus.
In the invention, the sub-display is provided on the same surface as the keyboard.

An information processing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect.
In the invention, the sub-display is provided above the keyboard.

[0010] An information processing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention comprises:
In the present invention, the sub-display displays the most recently entered characters and symbols.

[0011]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a keyboard 3 provided on a housing 2, a main display 1 provided on an upper lid 5, and a sub-display 4 provided on the housing 2 and displaying characters and symbols which have just been hit. It is comprised including.

The sub-display 4 displays, for example, one line of characters and symbols most recently hit. Therefore,
The number of characters displayed in the line direction on the sub-display 4 and the number of characters displayed in the line direction on the main display 1 are matched.

The role of the main display 1 is fulfilled during operations such as confirmation of the overall configuration (layout), confirmation of graphics, and printing. Since the operator only needs to look at the sub-display 4 on the same plane as the keyboard 3 to perform the input operation, it is not necessary to move the line of sight significantly, so that fatigue is reduced.

[0015]

According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, since the sub-display is added on the same plane as the keyboard, the amount of movement of the line of sight is reduced, so that there is an effect that the fatigue of the operator can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 main display 2 housing 3 keyboard 4 sub-display

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Information comprising a keyboard provided on a housing, a main display provided on an upper lid, and a sub-display provided on the housing for displaying characters and symbols just hit by a key. Processing equipment. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sub-display displays one line of information on the main display. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sub-display is provided on the same surface as the keyboard. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sub-display is provided above the keyboard. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a character and a symbol which are most recently entered are displayed on the sub-display.