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Display input device and display input system

a technology of input device and input input system, which is applied in the direction of instruments, computing, electric digital data processing, etc., can solve the problems of not easy for the user to precisely control the thrust, no simple method of inputting the amount of signals as an analog value, and limited operationality and portability, so as to achieve great merit for the industry

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-07
KK TOSHIBA
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[0014] According to the invention, based on the completely different concept from the prior art, the display input device with which analog data input by easy and intuitive operation can be offered, and various display input system comprising the same can be also offered, and thus the merit on industry is great.

Problems solved by technology

This is because it is not easy for the user to control the thrust precisely when contacting the input part.
However, operationality and portability are restricted when the conventional ten-key input or a numerical selection type input is used.
Thus, there is no simple method of inputting the amount of signals as an analog value with a device which combines a conventional display and a conventional input device.
For this reason, for example, in switching a display over tens pages, both hands will surely be needed in the case of an input, or many operations will be required of the user side, and a burden by the side of a user increases.

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[0155] First, a display input device of structure shown in FIG. 1 was manufactured as the first example of the invention. A liquid crystal display formed on a flexible substrate as a display unit 20 was formed. And an analog input device which has a perception layer which consists of resistance material was formed as a form change detection unit 30.

[0156] It is necessary to obtain flexibility for adding bending to the periphery part of the liquid crystal display. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of the outgoing electrodes, a liquid crystal display using a poly-silicon thin-film transistor was formed, where a part of the driver (drive circuit) can be introduced into a display unit 20. Hereafter, the structure of this liquid crystal display will be explained, referring to the manufacturing step.

[0157]FIGS. 23A through 25C are process sectional views showing the principal parts of the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal display used in this example.

[0158] First, on a...

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[0183] Next, the laminated type display input device illustrated in FIG. 15 was manufactured as the second example of the invention. That is, in this example, a liquid crystal display formed on the flexible substrate was used as the display unit 20. And the form change detection units 30A and 30B were given to both sides of the display unit 20, in order to enable the analog input and the signal input of the directivity.

[0184] When performing an analog input using the flexibility of a display input device, the case where the display surface side becomes concave, and the case where the display surface side becomes convex can be intentionally distinguished.

[0185] For example, when contents like a magazine are being seen, the display surface side may be made into concave to return to a former page from the page currently opened, and the display surface side may be made into a convex to progress to a latter page. Thus, the user's intention can be reflected by giving a bending stress.

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third example

[0194] Next, as this third example of the invention, as illustrated in FIG. 20, the display input device which has the touch panel 50 in the surface side of the display unit 20 which has flexibility, and the form change detection unit 30 in the back side is explained.

[0195] In the display input device mentioned above as the 1st example, although it is possible to input an analog signal, when the item of the data to be inputted includes a large number, there is the necessity to provide a selection means separately. For example, in a case where a user views the contents like a map by scrolling the screen, it is necessary to give separately the data about a direction of the scroll, such as north, south, east and west directions, in addition to the amount of the scroll. In this case, the data about the direction can be inputted by choosing a switch element in the touch panel 50 on the side of the display surface. At the same time, the data about migration length (the amount of scroll) ...

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Abstract

A display input device comprises a display unit having a flexibility; and a first form change detection unit having a flexibility. The first form change detection unit is able to detect a deformation ascribed to the flexibility as a change in a electrical property. A display input system further comprises a display driving unit that supplies a display signal to the display unit and signal judging unit that judges a input data based on the change in a electrical property in the first form change detection unit. The input of a first data can be performed by adding the deformation to the display input device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-093812, filed on Mar. 29, 2002, and the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-143181, filed on May 17, 2002; the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application is a divisional of U.S. Pat. Ser. No. 10 / 401,584 filed on Mar. 31, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a display input device and a display input system, and more particularly, to a display input device with which data input of not only digital information but also analog information or vector information become possible by combining a display unit which has a pliability to form change and an input part which can detect the form change, and to the data input system comprising the data input device. [0003] As an input device which can be combined with a display, a “touch panel” can be mentioned, fo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G09G5/00G06F3/041G06F3/045G06F3/0485
CPCG06F3/0412G06F2203/04102G06F3/045G06F3/0414G06F3/041G06F3/0485
Inventor HIOKI, TSUYOSHIAKIYAMA, MASAHIKOKAMEYAMA, KENICHITAIRA, KAZUKIMIHARA, ISAO
Owner KK TOSHIBA
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