JPH1069248A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device which can be used indoors and allows full-color and full-dot display by installing a display section which displays specified display data in roughly full color and integrating the display section with a display control circuit which updates the specified display data. SOLUTION: A color plasma display 1 which displays a specified display data in roughly full color is installed to be integrated with the display control circuit which updates the specified display data. This display device 10 updates the display data by installing a personal computer control circuit in the interior of its casing. And the device 10 is provided with a floppy disk drive section 3 and a CD-ROM drive section 4 as the external storage devices for replacing programs and display data. Such storage mediums are inserted and accessed to update application programs and display data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device, and particularly to general train information such as station train departure / arrival information, train accident delay information, poster advertisements using still images, video advertisements using full-color moving images, news and weather forecasts, and the like. The present invention relates to a public display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a display device of this type has a fluorescent display tube, an LED (Light Emitting Diode).
Those that perform character display and graphics display according to e) were mainstream.

[0003] Some super large display panels are also compatible with full color and full dot. However, the display panel is used outdoors, and the dimensions of the device are several meters both vertically and horizontally, which is not a general one.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional display device, since the display element used is constituted by a fluorescent tube or an LED, there is a drawback that full color and full dot cannot be displayed.

[0005] Further, there is a disadvantage that a super large display panel supporting full color and full dots cannot be used indoors.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device which can be used indoors and can perform full-color full-dot display. is there.

[0007]

A display device according to the present invention is a display device installed indoors, wherein a display means for displaying predetermined display data in substantially full color, and a display control means for updating the display predetermined data. And are contained in the same housing.

[0008] In the conventional expression of characters and graphics in an indoor display device, there is a limit in appealing power. Therefore, by providing a full color full dot display function, poster advertisement expression using full color still images and full color moving images are provided. TV commercial (Commercial F)
The appeal of the display board is strengthened by enabling the display expression.

In this display device, 30 to 5 display elements are used.
A color plasma display 1 of about 0 inches is used. The resolution is set to 640 dots × 480 dots or more. Also, the color plasma display is called W
A personal computer control circuit (hereinafter referred to as a "PC control circuit") having an environment in which INDWS (a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States) application software operates.
). The control circuit is built in and integrated with the display device. The display device has a size and a structure that can be installed on an indoor wall surface.

A personal computer control circuit is a general CPU (C
enteral Processing Unit)
Floppy disk, fixed disk, CD-ROM (C
ohmpact Disk Read Only Mem
ory) In addition to the drive and memory functions, at least three or more additional expansion slots such as a communication line control package are provided.

[0011] Also, in order to be able to be mounted on an indoor wall,
The depth dimension of the display device is set to 150 [mm] or less, and a personal computer control circuit is arranged at this depth dimension.

Further, a display control circuit of a color plasma display which can display at least 260,000 colors is used so that full-color display can be performed.

[0013]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of a display device according to the present invention. In the figure, a display device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a color plasma display 1, a floppy disk drive unit 3, and a CD-ROM (Com
pact Disk Read Only Memory
y) The drive unit 4 and the communication line control board are stored
Expansion slot 5 for connection and simple keyboard 6
And a remote control (hereinafter, referred to as a “remote control”) light receiving unit 7 in a single housing.
It is mainly used as a public display board indoors. The number of expansion slots 5 is not limited to one, and a plurality (for example, three) may be provided.

In this display device 10, a simple keyboard 6 and a remote control light receiving unit 7 are provided on the same surface as the color plasma display 1, that is, on the front surface, and the floppy disk drive units 3, C
Although the D-ROM drive unit 4 and the expansion slot 5 are provided, their arrangement is not limited.

The depth dimension 2 in the figure is 120 [m].
m], and it is assumed that a personal computer control circuit (not shown) is built in a housing of this size. Further, a floppy disk drive unit 3 and a CD-ROM drive unit 4 are provided as external storage devices for exchanging programs and display data. That is, a storage medium such as a floppy disk or a CD-ROM is inserted, and by accessing these storage media, an application program and display data can be changed.

Further, various controls can be performed by manual operation of the simple keyboard 6 or remote control operation (not shown).

Next, a case where the present display device is used as a public information display system at a station will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, referring to FIG. 2, a display device 10 in the present system is connected to a computer device (host computer) 8 installed in a station office via a communication line 9. Then, the display device 10 receives display data at appropriate times by online communication from the computer device 8 via the communication line 9 and displays the received data. The computer device 8 is separately connected to a network 100 for communicating with other stations. Therefore, the computer device 8 can transmit and receive information and the like online with all other stations.

FIG. 3 shows an operation example of the system of FIG.

In the figure, in normal times, train (train) departure / arrival information (step 30), station found information (step 31), poster advertisement display (step 32), video CM
(Commercial Message) display (step 33) is repeated. Each of these displays in steps 30 to 33 is performed based on a predetermined sequence based on instructions from the computer device 8 installed in the station or a central computer that controls all the computer devices and data sent thereto. Then, in an emergency, a train (train) accident information display (step 34) and a disaster information display such as an earthquake (step 35) are performed.

For example, an accident information display such as "30 minutes delay due to personal injury between Chuo Line Shinjuku and Takao", etc.
"There is now an earthquake of seismic intensity 5. Please wait on the spot until there is an instruction message." As described above, in the present display device, all information including advertisements, such as a normal display and an emergency display, can be transmitted to the user by one public display system.

In the above description, the case of displaying information on a station as a public display board has been described. However, the application range is wide, and the following use modes are conceivable. That is, the display of interest rate information and CF display of a financial institution, the display of resident information of a local government, the display of patient information of a hospital / a notice of a hospital, and the like can be considered.

In any case, by using the present display device in which the personal computer control circuit is built in the same housing, display expression using any material such as a still image, a moving image, etc. can be performed. This greatly enhances the appeal of the display board.

The present invention can take the following aspects in connection with the description of the claims.

(5) The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined display data includes train departure / arrival guidance data at a station, findables guidance data, and advertisement data.

(6) The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined display data includes interest rate information display data of a financial institution and advertisement data.

(7) The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined display data includes a resident information display of a local government.

(8) The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined display data includes patient information of a hospital and notification data from the hospital.

(9) In the color plasma display, the display portion is substantially rectangular, and the length of the diagonal line is 30 to
The display device according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the display device is 50 inches.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, a display unit such as a plasma display for displaying predetermined display data in substantially full color is provided, and the display unit is integrated with a display control circuit for updating the display predetermined data. In addition, it is possible to display full color and full dots, thereby enhancing the appeal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the construction of a display system using the display device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation example of the system of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Color Plasma Display 3 Floppy Disk Drive 4 CD-ROM Drive 5 Expansion Slot 6 Simple Keyboard 7 Remote Receiver

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A display device installed indoors, comprising: display means for displaying predetermined display data in substantially full color; and display control means for updating the display predetermined data in the same housing. A display device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said display means is a color plasma display. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit for accessing a removable storage medium, wherein the display control unit updates the predetermined display data according to a result of the access. Display device. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for receiving data from an external device, wherein said display control means updates said predetermined display data in accordance with a result of the reception.
The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.