JPH11103263A - Communication equipment/measuring instrument provided with simple input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication equipment/measuring instrument provided with a simple input device which can correspond to requirements of multifunction, simple operation and size reduction. SOLUTION: In the communication equipment/measuring instrument provided with a display part capable of displaying prescribed image information and character information and an input part for inputting data, an input device is constituted as a touch panel. Since the display part and the input part are integrally constituted, the whole device can be compacted, and since data can be directly inputted to a practically displayed position, various data can be easily and accurately inputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a communication device with a simple input device and a measuring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication device such as a transmitter or a receiver, or a measuring device, a display portion for displaying information such as data and a signal such as a frequency and an S meter, a numeric keypad portion for various data input and a switching device. It is common that the input unit including a switch and the like is configured separately. However, as the information-oriented society has progressed, communication devices and measuring devices have also been required to have higher density and smaller size.

In a conventional device, for example, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a light emitting diode, a fluorescent display tube, or the like is used as a display unit, but all the display devices have a function of simply displaying data such as frequency. Absent. In some communication devices and measuring devices, liquid crystal display devices are employed to reduce the size of the devices.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a device in which a liquid crystal display device is mounted on a receiver or a measuring device and has a spectrum analyzer function. The receiver 1 with the spectrum analyzer function includes a display unit 2 including a liquid crystal display device for displaying information such as data and signals such as a frequency and an S meter, a tuning dial 3, a tuning cursor moving key, a numeric keypad 5, and the like. And an input section 6 in which various switches are arranged.

However, in such a conventional technique, the input section 6 in which switches such as a keyboard for data input are arranged and the display section 3 such as a liquid crystal display device are separate, so that the following disadvantages are caused. was there.

[0006] (1) In equipment that is being miniaturized, the space cannot be effectively used, and the demand for miniaturization cannot be met. That is, since the display unit 2 composed of the liquid crystal display device and the keys are arranged in different places, the space for the display unit is limited, and the frequency range that can be displayed as a spectrum analyzer must be narrowed. Was. Further, if an attempt is made to widen the range of frequencies that can be displayed, there is a problem in that the size of the device becomes large, which is contrary to the demand for miniaturization.

(2) There are many keyboards and switches, and the operation is complicated. For example, there is a case where a comment for a corresponding frequency is desired to be displayed at the time of memory reception, but such a comment input is performed by a dial or a switch in the conventional device, so that there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated.

(3) Further, in response to a demand for multifunctional devices, the number of necessary keyboards, switches, and numeric keys is increased, the operation is complicated, the space required for the input unit 6 is expanded, and the display unit 2 is displayed. There has also been a problem that the space that can be divided is further limited.

(4) In the case of a receiver with a built-in spectrum analyzer, it is necessary to perform tuning with a mechanical key or dial even when a signal of a station whose frequency is unknown is issued. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional devices such as a transmitter and a receiver such as a communication device and a measuring device. , While responding to the demand for smaller equipment,
Equipped with a new and improved simple input device that simplifies various data input methods, allows easy input of data such as various comments, and enables quick extraction of the corresponding frequency from the spectrum screen It aims to provide a communication device and a measuring device.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display unit capable of displaying predetermined image information and character information, and an input unit for inputting data. Provided is a communication device provided with the communication device. In such a communication device, since the input device is configured as a touch panel as described in claim 1, the display unit and the input unit are integrated, so that the device can be reduced in size and actually. Since direct input can be performed at the position where the display is performed, various data can be input easily and accurately.

It is preferable that a plurality of spectrum scanning lines can be displayed on the display section, and furthermore, a predetermined section of the spectrum scanning line can be displayed on the display section. It is preferable that the corresponding information be displayed by touching. According to this configuration, the frequency of an unknown spectrum scanning line or the like can be displayed with one touch from the spectrum display screen, so that the convenience of the user is further improved. In this specification, “touch” means various input methods of the touch panel, and includes various input methods according to the type of the touch panel to be adopted. For example, in the case of resistive type, ultrasonic type and capacitive type touch panel, etc., "touch" is an input operation of directly touching the display screen with a finger or pen, and in the case of optical touch panel etc. In this case, “touch” means an input operation in which scanning light for coordinate detection is blocked by a finger, a pen, or the like.

Furthermore, if the display section is constructed so that information can be written and displayed in a desired area by a pen input device, data such as a comment can be directly displayed at a display location. Since it is possible to input and display, the convenience of the user is improved and a data input error or the like hardly occurs.

Further, the display unit may be configured to include a plurality of spectrum display units as described in claim 5, for example, an apparatus provided with a plurality of reception units as described in claim 6. In this case, if the plurality of spectrum display sections are configured to correspond to the plurality of reception sections, spectrum display in a wider band becomes possible.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the second aspect of the present invention
According to the aspect of the present invention, there is provided a measuring device including a display unit capable of displaying predetermined image information and character information, and an input unit for data input. In this measuring instrument, the input device is configured as a touch panel as described in claim 7, so that the display unit and the input unit are integrated, so that the device can be reduced in size and actually Since direct input can be performed at the position where the display is performed, various data can be input easily and accurately.

It is preferable that a plurality of spectrum scanning lines can be displayed on the display section, and furthermore, a predetermined section of the spectrum scanning line can be displayed on the display section. It is preferable that the corresponding information be displayed by touching. According to this configuration, the frequency of an unknown spectrum scanning line or the like can be displayed with one touch from the spectrum display screen, so that the convenience of the user is further improved.

Still further, if the display section is constructed so that information can be written and displayed in a desired area by a pen input device, data such as a comment can be directly displayed at a display location. Since it is possible to input and display, the convenience of the user is improved and a data input error or the like hardly occurs.

Still further, if the display section is configured to include a plurality of spectrum display sections, spectrum display in a wider band becomes possible, and the convenience of the user is improved.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a communication device with a simple input device and a measuring device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First Embodiment) First, a preferred embodiment of a communication device (receiver) with a simple input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a sketch showing the schematic configuration of the receiver 10, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a key input screen of the receiver 10, and FIG. 3 is a spectrum analyzer function of the receiver 10. It is a front view which displays an example of a screen.

As shown in FIG. 1, the receiver 10 includes a display unit 20 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like and an input unit 30. The liquid crystal display device of the display unit 20 has a touch panel mechanism (not shown), and is configured such that various data can be directly input on the screen by a finger or a pen. It should be noted that various conventional device configurations can be employed for the touch panel mechanism, but the configuration itself is not directly related to the present invention, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the input section 30, a tuning dial 31 and various keys 32 are arranged. According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. The keys 32 arranged on the input unit 30 are keys that cannot be arranged on the display unit 20, keys that are preferably arranged on the input unit 30, or the display unit 20 and the input unit 30. It is sufficient to arrange only a minimum number of input keys such as keys that are preferably arranged on both sides.

In the communication device with a simple input device according to the present embodiment, the key input screen shown in FIG. 2 and the spectrum analyzer function screen shown in FIG. 3 can be alternately switched.

First, referring to FIG.
The key input screen 20a includes a numeric keypad input section 21, a memory name pen input area 22, a data display area 23, and a screen switching key 24 in the illustrated example. The user, for example, inputs a predetermined item, for example, “FMXXXXXX” into the pen input area 22 to thereby set a predetermined channel (01C in the illustrated example).
H), a predetermined frequency (80.0 MHz in the illustrated example) is assigned, a comment (“FMXXXXXX” in the illustrated example) is added to the channel, and the channel is stored in a memory. And display it on the screen. By pressing the screen switching key 24, the screen display can be switched to the spectrum analyzer function screen shown in FIG. The pen input area 22 is capable of inputting preset character information such as alphabets and numbers.

Next, the spectrum analyzer function display screen 20b will be described with reference to FIG. 3. In the spectrum analyzer display function screen 20b, the horizontal axis represents the frequency (Freq), and the vertical axis represents the signal intensity (S intensity). Is displayed, a tuning cursor 26 and a screen switching key 27 are displayed. On this spectrum analyzer screen, when a radio wave of a certain frequency is received, its peak value is displayed.
When the user wants to receive the radio wave, it is possible to tune the frequency immediately by pressing the peak area via the touch panel and receive the radio wave. Also,
By moving the tuning cursor 26 displayed on the spectrum analyzer display function screen 20b while pressing it with a finger or a pen, it is possible to freely move the tuning cursor 26 to a desired peak frequency position. After moving the tuning cursor 26 to the desired peak frequency position, pressing the screen switching key 27 switches the screen to the key input screen 20a, where detailed information on the peak frequency is displayed and the necessary information is displayed. Data can be input on the key input screen 20a.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a part of the input function can be transferred to the display unit 20 by employing the touch panel mechanism for the display unit 20. Display unit 2 while miniaturizing
It is possible to adopt a large screen as 0, and especially in the spectrum analyzer function, the displayable band is widened, and the convenience of the user is improved. Further, the input unit 3
Only the minimum necessary keys are arranged at 0, and the necessary keys are displayed on the screen by switching the screen according to the desired function, and the keys can be operated on the screen, so that the operation is simplified. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of erroneous data input or the like.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a communication device with a simple input device and a measuring device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Since the basic configurations of the first and second embodiments are the same, functional members having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

The biggest difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that in the second embodiment, the spectrum scanning line is divided into two so that a wider band spectrum can be displayed. That is the point. For this reason, in the device according to the second embodiment, the spectrum analyzer function screen 20b is divided into upper and lower two stages, and is composed of a first spectrum analyzer screen 20b-1 and a second spectrum analyzer screen 20b-2. It is configured to display the spectrum scanning lines 25a and 25b of the band of.

In the illustrated example, the number of divisions is two. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and it goes without saying that the screen can be arbitrarily divided according to the size of the display device to be used. .

Also, if the receiving unit is prepared according to the number of divisions of the screen, the spectrums of the distant bands can be displayed simultaneously, and the convenience of the user can be further improved.

The preferred embodiments of the receiver with a simple input device and the measuring device according to the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can conceive various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and those modifications naturally fall within the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood to belong.

For example, in the above embodiment, the touch panel mechanism is adopted as the simple input device. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and the mouse is adopted as the simple input device, and the cursor displayed on the screen is displayed. Can be driven by a mouse, and data input and the like can be performed by clicking the mouse.

Further, in the above embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking a receiver as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the present invention is applied to a general communication device such as a transmitter or a transceiver. The present invention is also applicable to measuring instruments for various kinds of measurement. In short, the present invention is not limited to communication devices and measuring instruments,
The present invention can be applied to all electric and electronic devices in which there is a strong demand for miniaturization, certain information is displayed on a screen, and it is preferable to perform a data input operation on the screen.

Further, in the illustrated example, the present invention has been described by taking a receiver for a fixed station as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and is applicable to various devices for a mobile station or a portable. It goes without saying that you can do it.

Further, as the information displayed and / or input on the display unit of the communication device with the simple input device and the measuring device according to the present invention, various types of information can be selected as needed. Needless to say, the screen can be switched so that various screens can be switched and displayed as required in addition to the key input screen and the spectrum analyzer function screen as in the illustrated example.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By integrating an input device such as a key and a display device, the size of the device can be reduced. In addition, complicated operations at the time of input are eliminated, and both multi-functionality and simple operation can be achieved. Furthermore, since the space of the key input device can be used for the display device, there is an advantage that the size of the display device can be increased and more information and data can be displayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first diagram illustrating a communication device with a simple input device according to the present invention.
It is a schematic sketch which shows embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a key input screen of the communication device with a simple input device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a spectrum analyzer function display screen of the communication device with a simple input device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a second view of the communication device with the simple input device according to the present invention.
It is a schematic sketch which shows embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 communication device 20 display unit 30 input unit 31 tuning dial 32 key group 20a key input screen 21 numeric keypad 22 name pen input area for memory 23 data display area 24 screen switching key 20b spectrum analyzer function display screen 25 spectrum scanning line 26 cursor 27 Screen switching key

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A communication device having a display unit capable of displaying predetermined image information and character information and an input unit for inputting data, wherein the input unit includes a touch panel. Communication equipment. 2. The communication device with a simple input device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of spectrum scanning lines can be displayed on the display unit. 3. The communication device with a simple input device according to claim 2, wherein said information can be displayed by touching a predetermined portion of said spectrum scanning line. 4. The simple input device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is capable of writing and displaying information in a desired area by using a pen input device. Communication equipment. 5. The display according to claim 1, wherein said display unit includes a plurality of spectrum display units.
The communication device with a simple input device according to any one of the above. 6. The communication device with a simple input device according to claim 5, further comprising a plurality of receiving units, wherein said plurality of spectrum display units correspond to said plurality of receiving units. 7. A measuring instrument having a display unit capable of displaying predetermined image information and character information and an input unit for data input, wherein the input unit includes a touch panel. Measuring machine. 8. The measuring device with a simple input device according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of spectrum scanning lines can be displayed on the display unit. 9. The measuring instrument with a simple input device according to claim 8, wherein said information can be displayed by touching a predetermined portion of said spectrum scanning line. 10. The simple input device according to claim 7, wherein the display unit is capable of writing and displaying information in a desired area by using a pen input device. Measuring machine. 11. The measuring device with a simple input device according to claim 7, wherein the display unit includes a plurality of spectrum display units.