JP3031888U - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To display a pitching motion by a pitcher such as a person in a large image that can be clearly seen outdoors even under direct sunlight and is synchronized with the pitching motion of a pitching machine and is life-size. An object is to provide a display device capable of performing the above. Image data corresponding to a predetermined main display area 3 of image data output from an image data reading device 1 corresponding to the entire display area 2 is divided into left and right main display areas 3 and The divided display areas 4 are divided into image data for each divided display area 4 formed by vertically dividing into a plurality of stages, and are taken into the same number of scan converters 11 respectively corresponding thereto, and then the divided display areas 4 taken in each of the scan converters 11 respectively. The image data of (1) is enlarged to the entire display area size, and this is displayed on each television 31 of the enlarged display section 30 which is a combination of a plurality of televisions 31 corresponding to the respective divided display areas 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention displays a large monitor image by combining multiple TVs for outdoor use, and displays a pitcher's pitching motion, etc. in a life-size large image in synchronization with the pitching motion of the pitching machine. Display device that can be used.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a large-sized projector has been used to display an image of a pitching motion of a life-sized person synchronized with the pitching motion of a pitching machine.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, there is a problem that the large-sized projector image is difficult to see outdoors, especially in direct sunlight such as daytime.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and can be clearly seen outdoors even under direct sunlight, and the pitcher of a person or the like can be seen with a large image of a life-size or the like synchronized with the pitching motion of the pitching machine. It is an object to provide a display device capable of displaying a pitching motion by a player.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the display device of the present invention is arranged such that the image data corresponding to a predetermined main display area among the image data corresponding to the entire display area output from the image reading device is set to the main display area. Is divided into left and right and divided into upper and lower stages into image data for each divided display area, which are taken into the same number of scan converters corresponding to each, and then the divided data is taken in by each scan converter. The first configuration is such that the image data of the display area is enlarged to the entire display area size and is displayed on each television of the enlarged display unit including a combination of a plurality of televisions corresponding to each of the divided display areas. It has a feature. Further, in addition to the first feature, the display device of the present invention includes an enlarged display unit consisting of a plurality of televisions in a pair of left and right and in a plurality of upper and lower stages. The second feature is that the two are combined sideways so that they come into contact with each other on the top surface of the television, and the vertical and horizontal scanning directions of the left and right televisions are opposite to each other. In addition to the first or second characteristic, the display device of the present invention has a third characteristic that each television constituting the enlarged display section is a normal commercial product. In addition to any one of the above first to third features, the display device of the present invention is provided with a pitching machine, and enlarges the pitching motion by the pitcher in synchronization with the pitching operation of the pitching machine via the control means. The fourth feature is that the image is displayed on the screen of the display unit.

In the first feature, the image data corresponding to a predetermined main display area among the image data corresponding to the entire display area output from an image reading device such as a video player or a laser disc player is , The main display area is divided into image data for each divided display area, which is formed by dividing the main display area into a plurality of stages on the left, right, and up and down, and the image data for each divided display area is taken into each corresponding scan converter, Further, in each scan converter, the image data of the divided display area is enlarged to the size of the entire display area, and the enlarged images are displayed on the televisions provided corresponding to the divided display areas of the enlarged display section. It is projected. In the above, regarding the main display area, the area in which the image of the pitcher or the like is actually projected is confirmed in advance in the entire display area, which is the area where the image data is displayed and scanned, and some areas are added around that area. Thus, the area in which the image of the actual pitcher or the like can always be projected is determined in advance as the main display area. Therefore, the main display area must be determined in advance for each video tape or laser disk to be projected. According to the second feature, since the left and right televisions of the pair of left and right televisions in the enlarged display section are combined sideways so that they come into contact with each other on the top surface of the television, the left and right and upper and lower columns are combined. The screens of the TV can be brought closer to each other, and the gap between the TV screens can be reduced. That is, in most cases, a normal TV has a large non-display area under the TV screen, and the operation unit is arranged in the non-display area. By aligning the tops of the left and right TVs, the large non-display area of the TV can be placed on the left and right edges of the magnified display, reducing the screen space between the left and right TVs. is there. Then, the left and right TVs are arranged sideways so that the tops thereof are aligned with each other, and the vertical scanning direction and the horizontal scanning direction of the pair of left and right TVs are made opposite to each other, so that the left and right TVs are respectively arranged. The integrity of the projected image can be maintained. Further, according to the third feature, as each of the televisions of the present invention, it is possible to make an enlarged display portion at a low cost by directly using a normal large-sized home-use television on paper, which has become inexpensive at present due to the effect of mass production. . Further, according to the fourth feature, the pitching motion of the person synchronized with the pitching motion of the pitching machine can be clearly displayed on the enlarged display unit including the combination of the TV even outdoors or in direct sunlight. It can give a sense of presence.

[0007]

[Embodiment of device]

 1 is a block diagram of a display device provided with a pitching machine, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing acquisition and writing of image data by a scan converter, and FIG. 3 is a timing showing an example of acquisition and writing of image data by a scan converter. Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the arrangement and scanning direction of a pair of left and right televisions, (a) is an explanatory diagram of the display scanning direction of the right-sided television, and (b) is an explanatory diagram of the display scanning direction of the right-sided television. 5 is a timing chart showing an example of display scanning on the left and right televisions, FIG. 6 is an operation block diagram of the scan converter, FIG. 7 is a timing chart of memory switching in the scan converter, and FIG. 8 is a more specific view of the pitching machine section. 9 is a configuration diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 9 is a timing chart of the operation of the display device shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, the display device comprises an image data reading device 1, an image data processing circuit 10 and an enlarged display section 30, and a pitching machine 50 is attached to this. Main display determined in advance from image data corresponding to the entire display area 2 output from the image data reading device 1 (for example, predetermined as an area with a little margin in the area where the pitcher of the baseball is actually shown) The image data corresponding to the area 3 is divided into the main display area 3 into the left and right and also divided into a plurality of upper and lower tiers (three tiers in this embodiment), which are divided display areas 4 (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d). , 4e, 4f) and divided into image data for each of the scan converters 11 (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f) of the same number as the number of divisions (six in this embodiment). In the scan converter 11 (for example, the scan converter 11c), the image data corresponding to each divided display area (for example, the divided display area 4c) is enlarged to the entire display area size, and the divided display area 4 ( 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f) multiple TVs corresponding to each position 31 (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) is configured to be displayed on each television 31 (for example, 31c) of the enlarged display unit 30. Therefore, the magnified display unit 30 displays the predetermined main display area 3 of the image data corresponding to the entire display area 2 output by the image data reading apparatus 1 with the aid of the function of the scan converter 11. It is provided with a function of enlarging and displaying only the corresponding image data on the enlarging display unit 30. Next, the function of each scan converter 11 of the image data processing circuit 10 (for example, the scan converter 11 c) will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the image data read by the image reading device 1 is arranged in the horizontal direction in the entire display area 2 for every odd field line (each of 1, 3, 5 ... 525 lines) and even field. Interlaced scanning is performed for each line (each of 2, 4, 6 ... 524 lines), and 910 dots of pixels are obtained for each scanning field line. The reason for performing interlaced scanning is to prevent flicker due to changes in screen brightness. Interlaced scanning prevents flicker on the TV screen. Next, in each scan converter 11, the areas other than the corresponding divided display areas 4 are skipped, only the image data in each corresponding divided display area 4 is acquired, and this is expanded to the entire display area size, Write to the memory of the scan converter 11 (see L6 in FIG. 3). That is, for example, the scan converter 11c of each of the scan converters 11 acquires image data in the divided display area 4c (image data of 195 to 326 line portions and image data of 326 to 455 dot portions only, and Is enlarged to fill the screen of the television 31c (1 to 910 dots) and written in the memory.Figure 3 shows a timing chart for enlarging and storing the image data in the divided display area 4c into the scan converter 11c. Show.

The enlarged display unit 30 is configured by combining the respective televisions 31 constituting the enlarged display unit 30 in a left-right pair and in a plurality of stages (three stages). Each pair of left and right TVs (31a and 31b, 31c and 31d, 31e and 31f) are combined in a state in which the left and right TVs (for example, 31c and 31d) are laid sideways from the left and right so that they come into contact with each other at their top surface, and The enlarged display section 30 is completed as a whole by making it into a plurality of stages. Then, as described above, when the image data once written in each scan converter 11 is output in accordance with the display synchronization signal, the scan converter 11 corresponds to either the left or right side television of the enlarged display unit 30. Depending on the setting, the vertical and horizontal scanning directions of the TV are reversed and output. That is, referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, with respect to the television 31c on the left side with the top surface portion lying on the right side in the drawing, the horizontal conversion is performed by the scan converter 11c on the low line ( The line 195) is scanned from a high line (line 326), and the vertical scan is scanned from a high dot (dot 455) to a low dot (dot 326). For the television 31d on the right side, which is laid sideways with the top surface on the left, the scan converter 11d scans the horizontal scan from the high line (line 326) to the low line (line 195), and Direct scanning is performed from low dots (dots 456) to high dots (dots 585). FIG. 5 shows the timing of scanning the televisions 31c and 31d. When the scan converters 11c and 11d output the image data written as described above to the televisions 31c and 31d, as shown in FIG. 5, only the divided display areas 4c and 4d of the entire display area 2 are displayed on the televisions. It is enlarged to fill the screen of 31c and 31d.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of each scan converter 11 (see FIG. 1), which operates to write and read data. 41 is an input interface, 42 is a data bus for transmitting a video signal from the image data reading device 1, 43 is a sync signal generation part of the entire scan converter 11, 44 is a memory chip select for writing and reading data. Address selection part, 45 is a part for writing / reading input data to / from the Merrimo chip, 46 is a memory chip part, 47 is a scanning field line counting the scanning field line by receiving the signal of the even / odd scanning signal line FLD Numeral 48 is a field counter, 48 is a switching portion for writing (W) / reading (R), even (E) field line scanning / odd (O) field line scanning of output data of the scan converter 11c, and 49 is an output interface.

Next, in FIG. 6, each memory of the memory chip portion 46 corresponds to the timing of the even-numbered and odd-numbered signals of the signal line FLD, and each memory of the memory chip portion 46 is W (E), W (O), R (E), R (O). The state of the memory switching and how the count number of the field counter 47 changes during that time are as shown in the memory switching timing chart of FIG.

Each of the televisions 31 constituting the enlarged display section 30 can be a normal commercial product. This makes it possible to use ordinary, commercially available large-scale home televisions that are cheaper due to mass production effects. As shown in Fig. 1, when the left and right TVs 31a and 31b, 31c and 31d, 31e and 31f are combined in a pair, a commercially available TV has a large non-display area at the bottom of the normal TV (below the television screen). Is used as the operation unit. Therefore, it is preferable that the ceiling surfaces of the left and right televisions are aligned with each other so that the lower part of the television becomes the left and right edges of the enlarged display section 30. Of course, when using a commercially available BITV with many non-display areas around the screen, the left and right frames and the upper frame of the screen may be replaced with thin ones and then combined. This makes it possible to reduce the non-display area at the boundary between the left and right TVs. In addition, it is possible to save the labor of modification such as addition of parts.

Further, in the display device of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the pitcher's pitching motion F displayed on the screen of the enlarged display section 30 provided with the pitching machine 50 is controlled via the control means 55. It is configured to be synchronized with the pitching motion of the pitching machine 50. The pitching machine 50 is equipped with a motor 51, a motor power supply 52 and a start switch 53, and the control means 55 controls the pitching operation of the pitching machine 50 via a built-in controller contact 56 and acts on the enlarged display section 30. The pitcher's pitching motion F displayed on the screen is synchronized with the pitching machine pitching motion (see FIG. 9). That is, when the motor power supply 52 of the pitching machine 50 is turned on and the controller contact 56 is turned on, the preparation is completed and the output side of the motor power supply is turned on when the appearance scene of the pitcher is displayed on the enlarged display section 30. To do. Therefore, thereafter, each time the start switch 53 for starting the motor is turned on, the actual pitching operation by the pitching machine 50 is started and the pitching motion F by the pitcher is displayed on the enlarged display unit 30 in synchronization with the actual pitching operation. .

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and according to the display device according to claim 1, it corresponds to a predetermined main display area of the image data corresponding to the entire display area output from the image data reading device. The image data to be divided is divided into image data for each divided display area, which is formed by dividing the main display area into left and right and dividing the main display area into a plurality of rows up and down, and taking in the same number of scan converters corresponding to each. Then, the image data of the divided display areas that are respectively captured by the respective scan converters are enlarged to the entire display area size, and the enlarged display is formed by combining a plurality of televisions corresponding to the divided display areas. Since it is configured to be displayed on each television of the unit, it should be read from the image data reading device and displayed on one television screen, for example, a pitching motion of a small pitcher. The image can be enlarged and displayed in a large size, such as a life-size image, and can be displayed as a television image on a magnified display section consisting of multiple televisions, so it can be used in bright places such as outdoors during the daytime. Can be displayed clearly and with a powerful presence. Further, according to the display device of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the configuration of claim 1, the enlarged display portion including a plurality of televisions in a pair of left and right and vertically in a plurality of stages is provided in each of the left and right sides. The left and right TVs of a pair of TVs are combined side by side so that they come into contact with each other on the top surface of the TVs, and the vertical and horizontal scanning directions of the left and right TVs are opposite to each other. A wide non-image display area such as the operation section under the screen can be placed on the left and right edges of the enlarged display section, and the non-image display area between the left and right TVs and between the upper and lower TVs can be reduced. Therefore, the entire image that is divided and displayed on the entire magnified display area can be clearly displayed in a more continuous shape without interruption. Of course, by making the vertical and horizontal scanning directions of the left and right TVs opposite to each other, it is possible to ensure the consistency of the images displayed on the individual TVs and to ensure that the enlarged image as a whole is correct in a normal posture. Can be displayed on. Further, according to the display device of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the configuration of claim 1 or 2, since each television constituting the enlarged display portion is a normal commercial product, it is possible to obtain mass production effect at present. It is possible to make an enlarged display section at a low cost by using an inexpensive ordinary large-sized home-use television for television, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the display device. Further, according to the display device of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the configuration of any one of claims 1 to 3, a pitching machine is additionally provided and a pitching operation of the pitching machine is performed via a control means. Since the pitching motion by the pitcher is displayed on the screen of the enlarged display in synchronization with, the pitching motion by the person synchronized with the pitching motion of the pitching machine can be clearly and enlarged even in a bright place such as direct sunlight. It can be projected and give the viewer a clearer sense of presence.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a display device provided with a pitching machine showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing image data acquisition and writing by a scan converter.

FIG. 3 is a timing chart showing an example of image data acquisition and writing by the scan converter.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement of a pair of left and right televisions and a scanning direction.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing an example of display scanning on the left and right televisions.

FIG. 6 is an operational block diagram of a scan converter.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart of memory switching in the scan converter.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a display device showing a pitching machine unit more specifically.

9 is a timing chart of the operation of the display device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Image data reading device 2 All display area 3 Main display area 4 Divided display area 11 Scan converter 30 Enlarged display section 50 Pitching machine 55 Control means

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Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of image data corresponding to a predetermined main display area among the image data output from the image data reading device corresponding to a predetermined main display area is divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts. The image data of each divided display area divided into columns is taken into the same number of scanning converters corresponding to each, and then the image data of the divided display areas taken in by each scanning converter is taken into the entire display area. A display device, wherein the display device is configured to be enlarged to a size and displayed on each television of an enlarged display unit including a combination of a plurality of televisions corresponding to the respective divided display areas. 2. An enlarged display unit composed of a plurality of televisions in a pair of left and right and in a plurality of vertical rows is arranged so that the left and right televisions of the pair of left and right televisions are placed sideways so that they come into contact with each other at the top surface portion of the televisions. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical and horizontal scanning directions of the left and right televisions are opposite to each other. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein each of the televisions forming the enlarged display section is an ordinary commercial product. 4. A pitching machine is provided side by side, and the pitching motion by the pitcher is displayed on the screen of the enlarged display unit in synchronization with the pitching motion of the pitching machine via the control means. Display device described.