IP Library Granted Patent US 9,030,509
Granted Patent B2
US 9,030,509 · App. 13/929,693 · Granted May 12, 2015

Display device and display control system

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Patent No.
US 9,030,509
App. No.
13/929,693
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device 2 includes: a display panel 50 having a display area; and a plurality of position information patterns 3 arranged on the display area and each representing information regarding a position thereof on the display area. Each position information pattern 3 is formed of a plurality of optically readable marks 31 that are formed from a material that transmits visible light. On the display area, a plurality of sub-pixels 5 R, 5 G, and 5 B whose colors are different from each other are repeatedly aligned in a determined alignment direction. A length L between both ends of the mark 31 in the alignment direction meets a relational expression of n×P+w≦L≦(n+1)×P−w (n is an integer of 0 or greater) where a width of the sub-pixel in the alignment direction is w and a pitch between the pixels 5 in the alignment direction is P.

Claims (31)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel having a display area on which a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other are arranged in a matrix manner; and

a plurality of position information patterns arranged on the display area and each representing information regarding a position thereof on the display area, wherein

each position information pattern is formed of a plurality of optically readable marks that are formed from a material that transmits visible light,

on the display area, the plurality of sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other are repeatedly aligned in a determined alignment direction, and

a length L between both ends of the mark in the alignment direction meets a relational expression of n×P+w≦L≦(n+1)×P−w (n is an integer of 0 or greater) where a width of the sub-pixel in the alignment direction is w and a pitch between the pixels in the alignment direction is P.

2. A display device comprising:

a display panel having a display area on which a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other are arranged in a matrix manner; and

a plurality of position information patterns arranged on the display area and each representing information regarding a position thereof on the display area, wherein:

each position information pattern is formed of a plurality of optically readable marks that are formed from a material that transmits visible light,

on the display area, the plurality of sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other are repeatedly aligned in a determined alignment direction,

when the mark is seen from a front side, both ends of the mark in the alignment direction are located on the sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other, or at least one end of the mark in the alignment direction is located between the sub-pixels adjacent to each other in the alignment direction, and

each mark is arranged such that a surface area where the mark overlaps the sub-pixel of the color that does not overlap both ends of the mark is the largest among surface areas where the mark overlaps the plurality of sub-pixels of the colors.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the length between both ends of each mark in the alignment direction is equal to or larger than twice that of a width of each sub-pixel in the alignment direction.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a stripe type arrangement is used for the plurality of sub-pixels in the plurality of pixels.

5. A display control system comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 ; and

a position pointing device used in order that a user performs an input operation on the display device via the display area and configured to read the position information pattern present at an input operation position to which the input operation is performed, wherein

a display content of the display device is controlled on the basis of the input operation position identified from the position information pattern read by the position pointing device.

6. A display device comprising:

a display panel having a display area on which a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other are arranged in a matrix manner; and

a plurality of position information patterns arranged on the display area and each representing information regarding a position thereof on the display area, wherein:

each position information pattern is formed of a plurality of optically readable marks that are formed from a material that transmits visible light,

on the display area, the plurality of sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other are repeatedly aligned in a determined alignment direction,

when the mark is seen from a front side, both ends of the mark in the alignment direction are located on the sub-pixels whose colors are different from each other, or at least one end of the mark in the alignment direction is located between the sub-pixels adjacent to each other in the alignment direction, and

a length between both ends of each mark in the alignment direction is equal to or larger than twice that of a width of each sub-pixel in the alignment direction.

7. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein a stripe type arrangement is used for the plurality of sub-pixels in the plurality of pixels.

8. A display control system comprising:

the display device according to claim 2 ; and

a position pointing device used in order that a user performs an input operation on the display device via the display area and configured to read the position information pattern present at a position to which the input operation is performed, wherein

a display content of the display device is controlled on the basis of the position to which the input operation is performed and which is identified from the position information pattern read by the position pointing device.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
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