Input/output device, screen control device, and screen control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11475715-B2
Application number	US-201916981854-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Mar 20, 2018
Publication date	Oct 18, 2022
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022

Abstract

An input/output device is configured to input or output operation information of an operator with a terminal device. The input/output device includes a display having a first display screen and a second display screen, an imaging device which is interposed between the first display screen and the second display screen and configured to capture an image of the operator positioned in the foreside of the terminal device, and a screen controller configured to control coordination of the first display screen and the second display screen and to thereby guide operator's eyes toward the imaging device interposed between the first display screen and the second display screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An input/output device configured to input or output operation information of an operator comprising:
a display including a first display screen and a second display screen;
an imaging device disposed at an intermediate position between the first display screen and the second display screen and configured to capture an image of the operator when seeing a foreside of the display; and
a screen controller configured to guide operator's eyes toward the imaging device using a movable object displayed on either the first display screen or the second display screen,
wherein the screen controller is configured to control the movable object to pass by a position of a lens of the imaging device such that the movable object moves from the first display screen to the second display screen.

2. The input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein the display includes an intermediate area having a predetermined color between the first display screen and the second display screen, wherein a lens of the imaging device is disposed in the intermediate area, and wherein the screen controller is configured to control a background color of the first display screen and a background color of the second display screen to resemble the predetermined color of the intermediate area.

3. The input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein, the first display screen is configured to accept the operation information of the operator while the second display screen is configured to provide predetermined information to the operator.

4. A terminal device comprising:
an input/output device which comprises a display including a first display screen and a second display screen,
an imaging device disposed at an intermediate position between the first display screen and the second display screen and configured to capture an image of an operator when seeing a foreside of the display, and
a screen controller configured to guide operator's eyes toward the imaging device using a movable object displayed on either the first display screen or the second display screen such that the movable object passes by a position of a lens of the imaging device; and
a processing execution part configured to control the display to display operation information of the operator, which is input using the input/output device, in association with the image of the operator captured by the imaging device.

5. A screen control device adapted to an input/output device configured to input or output operation information of an operator, wherein the input/output device comprises a display including a first display screen and a second display screen, and an imaging device disposed at an intermediate position between the first display screen and the second display screen, thus guiding operator's eyes toward the imaging device, using a movable object displayed on either the first display screen or the second display screen and thereby capturing an image of the operator when seeing a foreside of the display.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Hosokawa Tatsuro
• Kondo Jun
• Morishita Naoki
• Kitahata Yutaro

Classifications

• G09G5/38

  with means for controlling the display position · CPC title

• G06F3/1423

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G06V40/67 Primary

  by interactive indications to the user · CPC title

• G09G5/32

  with means for controlling the display position {(see provisionally G09G5/42)} · CPC title