Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Isamu Washizuka

Shintaro Hashimoto

Mitsuhiro Saiji

Sadakatsu Hashimoto

Yukihiro Inoue

Yoshio Takeda

Tomohiro Inoue

Akira Tanimoto

Kosuke Nishimura

Shinji Tsugei

Hirohide Nakagawa

Yuuichi Sato

Satoshi Teramura

Isao Fujisawa

Masaru Kakumae

Shigeki Komaki

Mitsuo Ishii

Yutaka Ikemoto

Tamaki Mashiba

Hirotoshi Matsui

Hiroshi Tsuda

Koichi Oda

Iwao Tateishi

Tadashi Tomino

Masuaki Morino

Yoshio Okajima

Nobuyasu Kakutani

Kiyoshi Kinugawa

Yoshitomo Kitanishi

Junji Aoki

Masanori Matsuishi

Saburo Katsui

Kazuyoshi Hirayama

A liquid crystal display panel for displaying information of plural digits comprises transparent segment electrodes, reflection electrodes and a liquid crystal composition sandwiched therebetween. In a preferred form employing the typical seven-segment font, the transparent segment electrodes in the respective digit positions are divided into two groups. The reflection electrodes are continuously provided in common to the respective digit positions in such a manner that the reflection electrodes are provided even at the spaces positioned between adjacent digit positions and divided into four electrodes with the use of thin gaps provided longitudinally of the liquids crystal display panel. Both the respective two groups of the transparent electrodes and the respective four reflection electrodes are connected to receive selection signals for display.

Liquid crystal display

An input device for a word information storage and retrieval device such as an electronic dictionary includes a single multiconduct bar switch, a detection circuit, a shift circuit, and a display. The single bar switch corresponds to a plurality of letters or characters, such that the single bar switch is operable to input each one of the plurality of letters of characters depending on the actuated position of the bar switch. The detection circuit is responsive to the single bar switch for detecting the actuated position of the single bar switch and for detecting which of the plurality of letters or characters is input. The display is responsive to the detection circuit for displaying a detected one of the plurality of letters or characters input. The shift circuit is operable to shift the selection of the detected one of the plurality of letters or characters.

Letter input device for electronic word retrieval device

The disclosed is an input and liquid crystal display unit including a flat liquid crystal display unit allowing input of data by manual writing having a plurality of partial display areas which are divisible into multiple units. The display unit overlays a magnetic tablet for inputting the designated data into the unit for display on the partial display areas. The display is driven to only some of said partial display areas to display the input pattern in the information on the partial display areas by applying a high duty cycle scan voltage to the common electrodes of the partial display areas.

Liquid crystal display device for both inputting and outputting

An electronic cane having a grip and a stick contains, inside of the grip, sensors for sensing physical parameters of the surrounding environment and of the user of the cane. Predetermined maximum and minimum values of the parameters are programmed and an alarm is activated if a parameter is outside of the range. The circuitry for performing these functions is in a retractable case. A panic button is also provided for.

Electronic cone with environmental and human body condition sensors and

In a language translator with a speech synthesizer, fixed words and variable words messages with translation are selectable.

Audio output device with speech synthesis technique

A pocketbook type electronic apparatus includes a pocketbook which comprises inner and outer covers between which is contained an electronic apparatus. When the covers are in a closed position, operation of said electronic apparatus is nevertheless possible. The covers are provided with transparent sections corresponding to the positions of the operating keys, display apparatus and solar cell of the electronic apparatus. Also disclosed is a pocketbook type electronic apparatus wherein the body of the electronic apparatus comprises one of the covers wherein the operating surface of the electronic apparatus is positioned on the outside of such cover.

Pocketbook type electronic apparatus

A display device for an electronic dictionary such as an electronic translator or an electronic language dictionary is featured by displaying ornamental patterns formed with ornamental data and word data when the dictionary is left unoperated. The display device includes a memory circuit for storing the ornamental data and the word data, a mixing circuit responsive to the memory circuit for mixing the ornamental data and the word data, and a display responsive to the mixing circuit for displaying the mixed ornamental patterns. In a specific form of the present invention, the ornamental patterns are displayed by shifting or running the overall data across the display.

Ornamental display device for electronic dictionary

In a talking alarm clock, coincidence of real-time and preset alarm-time causes output of a fixed-plus-variable word message. Fixed words are stored in a ROM, while variable words are entered and stored in a circulating analog semiconductor memory.

A key input device to be attached to an electronic apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of key switches, and an exchangeable connector that is connectable to a body of the electronic apparatus for enabling the keyboard to be selected so that information is inputted into the electronic apparatus by the keyboard.

Key input device

An arrangement of a liquid crystal display unit includes a display panel having a plurality of terminals, a plurality of flexible films made of electrically nonconductive material and an LSI chip bonded into each flexible film. A plurality of electrodes are deposited on each film, with the films being provided in association with the display panel to electrically connect each LSI chip with the display panel terminals.

Liquid crystal display with chip projecting above and below flexible film

A portable electronic computer or calculator is characterized in that it calculates a functional operation on the previously calculated result by simply actuating a function key switch while the result is being displayed. It is unnecessary to actuate any entry key switch. In a specific form of the present invention, the computer may calculate a functional operation on numerical data in response to input of a function command, the numerical data being either newly inputted or previously calculated.

Electronic function calculator with improved functional command entry

An electronic translator comprises a specifying device for specifying letters to be input. An input device cooperates with the specifying device to input the specified letters into the electronic translator. The translator also includes a memory for memorizing a plurality of words containing the input letters, an access circuit for addressing the memory to retrieve such words and a display responsive to the access circuit for displaying the retrieved words and translated equivalent words. The specifying device is operated with only a few keys to enable input of any letter of the alphabet.

Electronic translator with means for selecting words to be translated

A portable general-purpose electronic apparatus which is characterized in that; a memory unit can be inserted into the housing via an inlet so that any desired display information memorized by the memory unit can be displayed on a screen display, and as a result, a variety of information can be conveniently displayed by merely changing the memory unit. Consequently, an extremely useful general-purpose electronic apparatus can be realized by memorizing any desired information, for example, such as game function and other data of interest.

Portable audio-visual electronic apparatus

Disclosed hereinbelow is an automatic graphic printer which is characterized in that; it automatically sets the scale information of the graphic axes as a function of the sample data value, and therefore, even if designation of an information related to complex scales is deleted, such a scale information based on the sample data can be automatically set, and as a result, any of the conventional graphs can be drawn within a shorter period of time than before by using simplified designation means. In addition, plotting position of the sample data can be set in any suitable position on the graph so that an optimum scale can easily be provided.

Graphic printer with automatic scale information setting device

An input device, for enabling a first word represented in a first language is adapted for an electronic translator for obtaining a second word represented in a second language, equivalent to the first word, in response to the input of the first word. The input device includes a specifying circuit for specifying a letter, an input circuit for controlling the specifying circuit to input the letter into the electronic translator to at least partially define the first word, a memory for memorizing a plurality of words containing the first letter, an access circuit provided for addressing the memory to retrieve the words, and a display responsive to the access circuit for displaying the words. The access circuit is operated in response to the operation of the input circuit so that the memory develops words starting with the input letter. The specifying circuit is further operated, after the first word is selected, so that the memory develops additional words in either an alphabetical order or a reverse order in the first language.

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Kyoto, Japan

Isamu Washizuka