JP2000347785A - Optical information reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical information reader capable of using a cursor with a desired shape as a cursor showing the display position of an inputted character. SOLUTION: When cursor pattern preparation processing is started, this optical information reader displays a picture for editing the shape of a cursor on the display screen of a liquid crystal displaying part 32. This picture is constructed so that a cursor shape can be edited in a prescribed area by operating 'F1', 'F4', and 'F5' to 'F8' keys. Then, when an 'ENT' key 3 operated, the edited results are inputted and stored in a RAM. Consequently, a user can easily prepare a cursor with the favorite shape of the user and use it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical information reading apparatus which is configured so that characters can be input from the outside and displays the input characters at a position of a cursor on a display screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as an optical information reading apparatus for reading optical information such as a bar code and a two-dimensional code, a character such as a numeral is input by operating an input unit such as a keyboard. There is a known type that displays characters on a display screen such as a liquid crystal display.
In this type of optical information reading apparatus, when waiting for input, for example, along with a display urging the user to enter a key, a cursor indicating the display position of the character corresponding to the pressed key is displayed on the display screen. When the key is pressed and displayed, an operation of displaying characters at the display position of the cursor is performed.

[0003]

Conventionally, in an optical information reading apparatus, several types of cursors are prepared as such cursors, and a user selects one of them according to his / her preference and selects the selected cursor. It was configured to be able to be displayed.

[0004] However, although the cursor can be selectively used from among several types of cursors, the type of cursor shape is limited, so that some users may not be familiar with the displayed cursor. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an optical information reading apparatus that can use a cursor having a desired shape as a cursor indicating a display position of an input character.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention In the optical information reading apparatus according to the present invention which has been made to solve the above problems, the cursor storage means is inputted by the character input means. The display control means displays the cursor on the display means based on the stored contents of the cursor storage means, and when the character is input by the character input means, The input character is displayed at the display position of the cursor.

In particular, the optical information reading apparatus of the present invention (claim 1) is provided with registration information input means for externally inputting registration information for registering the shape of the cursor in the cursor storage means. When registration information is externally input by the registration information input means, the registration means causes the cursor storage means to store the shape of the cursor based on the input registration information.

That is, in the optical information reading apparatus of the present invention (claim 1), by inputting predetermined registration information from the outside, the configuration of the cursor can be registered in the cursor storage means. Can display a cursor having a shape based on. Therefore, according to the optical information reading apparatus of the first aspect, there is an effect that the user can display and use a cursor having a shape that suits his / her preference by inputting the registration information.

By the way, in order to input such registration information into the optical information reading apparatus, for example, it is conceivable to adopt a configuration as described in claim 2. That is, the optical information reading device according to the second aspect includes an editing unit for editing the shape of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit according to an external operation,
The registration information input means outputs the editing result by the editing means,
It is configured to be able to be input as registration information.

According to the optical information reading apparatus of the present invention, the shape of the cursor is edited on the display screen by operating the editing means from outside, and the editing result is used as registration information. Since the input can be made by the registration information input means, the user can easily create and use a cursor having his / her favorite shape.

[0010] Here, when the editing means attempts to edit the shape of the cursor and input it as registration information, the cursor may be formed from a blank state on the display screen. It is good to be like. That is, as in the optical information reading apparatus according to the third aspect, reading means for reading the shape of the cursor stored in the cursor storage means in response to an external command is provided, and the read cursor shape is externally operated. The editing means is configured so that the editing can be performed according to the following.

According to the optical information reading apparatus of the present invention, the cursor shape already stored in the cursor storage means is read, and editing is performed based on the read cursor shape. Therefore, when it is desired to change only a part of the existing cursor, a cursor having a new shape can be quickly created and obtained, and the efficiency of cursor editing can be improved.

In order to input registration information from outside,
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a receiving means for receiving registration information transmitted from the outside may be provided, and the registration information input means may be configured so that the registration information received by the receiving means can be input. Also in the optical information reading apparatus according to the fourth aspect configured as described above, the registration information can be input by transmitting the registration information from the outside, and the user can display a cursor having a shape according to his / her preference on the display means. It can be displayed and used.

In the case of this configuration, it is necessary to create the registration information in advance outside the optical information reading apparatus, but a cursor of the same shape is provided to a plurality of optical information reading apparatuses. You can easily register. That is, even when the user uses a plurality of the optical information reading devices, it is preferable because a cursor having a desired shape can be easily registered and displayed.

The cursor storage means may be configured to be able to store only one type of cursor shape. Even in such a case, the above effects can be obtained. But,
Then, when it is desired to change the shape of the cursor, it is necessary to input the registration information from the outside, which is troublesome. Therefore, the cursor storage means is configured to be able to store the shapes of a plurality of cursors, and a selection means for selecting one of the cursor shapes stored in the cursor storage means by an external operation is provided. It is preferable to configure the display control means so that the display means displays the cursor having the shape selected in the above.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a back side of an optical information reading device 1 according to an embodiment. The optical information reading apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is configured as a so-called barcode reader handy terminal, and has an elongated main body case that can be operated with one hand and that is convenient to carry.

This main body case is composed of a head 3 and a gripping portion 4, and a reading port 5 (shown by a broken line) is provided on the abdominal surface of the head 3. On the left and right side surfaces of the main body case, read switches 30 are protruded from the vicinity of the boundary between the gripper 4 and the head 3. This read switch 30
Is operated to cause the optical information reading device 1 to start reading a barcode, and reading is started in response to at least one of the two operations.

A keyboard 31 for inputting various operations, numerical values, and the like is provided on the back side of the grip portion 4. The keyboard 31 functions as a character input unit of the present invention, and has a plurality of keys arranged thereon. For example, a ten-key 31a for inputting "0" to "9", ".", Etc., and a function key 31b for instructing various other operations.

On the back side, there is provided a liquid crystal display section 32 functioning as a part of the display means of the present invention. The liquid crystal display unit 32 is configured as, for example, an LCD of two gradation display of light and dark, and notifies the user of the content of the read optical information (for example, characters represented by a bar code or the like) or a user at the time of reading work. It is used for displaying necessary information and characters input from the keyboard 31.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the optical information reading apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The optical information reading device 1 is C
PU 10 and lighting LED (lighting LED) 11
, A CCD sensor 12, an amplification circuit 13, a binarization circuit 14, a counter 15, and a clock pulse generation circuit 16.
, RAM 20, ROM 21, read switch 30
, Keyboard 31, liquid crystal display unit 32, communication I / F
A circuit 33, a main battery 35, and a sub-battery 36 are provided.

The illumination LED 11 illuminates the bar code to be read with red light for illumination. C
The CD sensor 12 has a plurality of one-dimensionally arranged charge-coupled devices (CCDs), and outputs light reflected from a surface on which optical information such as a bar code is recorded as an electric signal by photoelectric conversion and outputs the electric signal. . This output signal is amplified by the amplifier circuit 13 and output to the binarization circuit 14.

The amplifying circuit 13 has a predetermined amplification rate and a CCD.
The electric signal output from the sensor 12 is amplified. In addition,
It is also possible to vary the amplification factor in accordance with the gain control voltage input from the CPU 10. The binarization circuit 14 converts the electric signal amplified by the amplifier circuit 13 into a binary signal.
The value is output to the counter 15. Since the output from the CCD sensor 12 is an analog signal corresponding to the intensity of the reflected light, when the binary signal is converted into a binary signal by the binarization circuit 14, the binary signal forms a pattern corresponding to light or dark. Will be formed. Then, the counter 15 includes the binarization circuit 1
The width of the binarized signal input from 4 is counted using the clock pulse generated from the clock pulse generation circuit 16 as a unit, and the count value is output to the RAM 20.

The communication I / F circuit 33 communicates with an external device (not shown), transmits data to the external device via a communication light emitting element (not shown), and transmits light to a communication light receiving element (not shown). (For example, a program for operating the system and an instruction to wait for transmission) from the external device. Note that the communication I / F circuit 33 functions as a receiving unit in the claims.

The CPU 10 executes various control processes (for example, a read process, a display process, etc.) in accordance with the contents stored in the ROM 21 which is a non-writable memory and the RAM 20 which is a readable and writable memory. Controls the components. Specifically, the ROM 21 stores, for example, an operation system (OS) and application programs, and also stores information indicating the shape of a cursor provided by the OS and other various data.

The RAM 20 is used to store various data used by the OS and application programs, and also stores information indicating the shape of a cursor created by the user. In the RAM 20, FIG.
As shown in (a), an area (cursor data storage area) for storing information indicating the shape of the cursor is secured,
The cursor data storage area can store a plurality of (10 in this embodiment) cursor shapes. In addition,
The cursor data storage area of the RAM 20 functions as a cursor storage unit in the claims.

In the optical information reading apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the shape of one cursor is defined by 6 bytes of information, and on the display screen of the liquid crystal display section 32, 8 dots vertically × 6 dots horizontally (6 dots). That is, it is displayed as a set of dots (8 rows and 6 columns). Assuming that the information defining the shape of one cursor (that is, the above 6 bytes) is called cursor data, as shown in FIG. 3B, the first byte of the cursor data is 1 byte from the left of the cursor. This is data for indicating the vertical 8 dots in the column.
The data in the m-th byte is the length 8 in the m-th column from the left of the cursor.
Corresponds to a dot. Then, the most significant bit of the one byte corresponds to the first dot from the bottom, and similarly, the nth one bit counted from the upper side of the one byte corresponds to the vertical column of the cursor. It corresponds to the n-th 1 dot from the bottom. Thus, each dot of the cursor corresponds to each bit of the cursor data, and if the value of the corresponding bit is "1", it is displayed in black (in other words, dark).
If it is “0”, it is displayed white (in other words, bright). Incidentally, the cursor data of the present embodiment corresponds to the registration information of the claims.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the cursor data is $ 80 (hexadecimal notation), 80, 80, 80, 8
When the angle is 0,80 °, the cursor is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 32 by dots in the first line from the bottom, such as underlines.

The information indicating the shape of the cursor stored in the ROM 21 is composed of three cursor data. When the power key 31c of the keyboard 31 is pressed, the main power of the optical information reading apparatus 1 is turned on. And the ROM 21
3 and stored at predetermined positions in a cursor data storage area of the RAM 20 as first to third cursor data as shown in FIG.

The RAM 20 is supplied with power from a memory backup sub-battery 36, so that even if the main power supply (main battery 35) of the optical information reading device 1 is not turned on, the stored contents are not erased. I have. The optical information reading apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured so that a user can edit the shape of a cursor displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32. The editing result is stored in the RAM 20 as cursor data as described above. Can be saved in the cursor data storage area. CP to realize this
The cursor pattern creation processing executed by U10 will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a cursor pattern creation process. This cursor pattern creation process is started when an external command is input by operating the keyboard 31. When the cursor pattern creation processing is started, first, in S (step) 100, a screen title indicating that the cursor pattern creation processing has been started is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32 (for example, “cursor creation menu in FIG. 5”). ), A character string prompting the user to input a cursor number from the keyboard 31 (for example, “cursor number:” in FIG. 5), and other various displays.

In step S105, input of a cursor number is prompted, and a cursor indicating the display position of the result of the key input is displayed (not shown). Here, as the cursor, the cursor selected by the user in the cursor pattern selection processing (FIG. 7) described later is displayed. If the cursor has not been selected yet, the cursor is set as a default based on the third cursor data. Display is performed.

When the predetermined items are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32, it is determined whether or not the cursor number has been input from the keyboard 31 (S110). That is, S
At 105, the cursor is displayed and the keyboard 31 is displayed.
When any one of the keys “0” to “9” is pressed, the numeral (character) corresponding to the pressed key is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 32 at the cursor display position. indicate. When the "ENT" key is further pressed in this state, the number displayed on the display screen is input as the cursor number. In S110, the cursor and characters are not changed until the "ENT" key is pressed. Display (S10
5) While waiting (S110: NO), when input is made (S110: YES), the process proceeds to S120. here,
FIG. 5 shows a case where “4” is input as the cursor number.

Updating of the first to third cursor data provided by the OS is prohibited. for that reason,
Even if the "ENT" key is pressed while "1" to "3" are displayed, it is not determined that an input has been made. Then S
At 120, cursor data is read based on the input cursor number. That is, of the cursor data stored in the RAM 20, cursor data corresponding to the input cursor number is specified and read. For example, when "4" is input as the cursor number, the fourth cursor data is read.

Then, based on the cursor data read in S120, the cursor is enlarged and displayed in an editing area on the display screen (S130), and an editing cursor (FIG. 5) for editing the shape of the cursor. (Indicated by oblique lines in the middle) are displayed (S140).

As shown in FIG. 5, the editing area is an area for editing the shape of the cursor to be edited in dot units (pixel units) on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 32. It is divided into a matrix of columns (that is, eight columns and six columns). Each of the divided unit areas corresponds to each bit of the cursor data (that is, each dot forming the image of the cursor), and if the bit value is “1”, it is black (in other words, dark). Is displayed,
If it is "0", it is displayed white (in other words, bright) (S130). In this embodiment, one dot is one pixel.

The shape of the cursor displayed in the editing area in this manner is described below (S150 to S20).
0), editing is performed by inverting the display state of each unit area to white and black by operating the keyboard 31, and the unit area (edit position) where the display state can be inverted is displayed in S140. Edit cursor to be edited.

When the preparation for editing the shape of the cursor is completed in this way, the process first waits for a key on the keyboard 31 to be pressed in S150 (S150: NO). Then, when any key is pressed (S150: YES),
The pressed key is "F" of the function keys.
It is determined whether it is any of the "5" to "F8" keys (S160). These "F5" to "F8" keys are movement keys for moving the editing cursor within the editing area. Specifically, when the “F5” key is pressed, the edit cursor is moved upward by one unit area, and the “F6” key is pressed.
When the key is pressed, it is moved downward by one unit area, when the "F7" key is pressed, it is moved leftward by one unit area, and when the "F8" key is pressed, it is one unit area. Just moved to the right.

Then, any one of the "F5" to "F8" keys is pressed (that is, movement of the editing cursor is instructed).
Is determined (S160: YES), the editing cursor is moved in the direction corresponding to the pressed key (S170),
Thereafter, the process returns to S150, and waits for a key input again.

On the other hand, the pressed keys are “F5” to “F5”.
If it is not any of the "8" keys (S160: NO),
It is determined whether the key is the “F1” or “F4” key (S180). These "F1" and "F4" keys are setting keys for setting the display state of the unit area where the editing cursor is located to one of white and black. Specifically, when the “F1” key is pressed, the display is set to a black (dark) display state (shown by a mesh in FIG. 5), and “F1” is displayed.
When the "4" key is pressed, a white (bright) display state is set.

When it is determined that the "F1" or "F4" key has been pressed (S180: YES), the display state of the unit area where the editing cursor is located is updated to a state corresponding to the pressed key (S180). (S190) Then, the process returns to S150, and waits for another key input.

Now, if the pressed key is "F1" or "F
If it is not any of the "4" keys (S180: NO),
It is determined whether the key is an “ENT” key (S
200). The “ENT” key is used to end the editing operation of the cursor data (that is, the cursor pattern creating process).
This is an input key for inputting an editing result on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 32 as cursor data. If the pressed key is not the "ENT" key, the process proceeds to step S20.
0: NO), returning to S150 and waiting for a key input again.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the pressed key is the "ENT" key (S200: YES), the shape of the cursor displayed in the editing area is converted into cursor data (S210). That is, the display state of each unit area in the editing area is read and converted into cursor data, such as "1" when the display state of the unit area is black and "0" when the display state of the unit area is white (S210).

Then, predetermined cursor data in the cursor data storage area of the RAM 20 is updated with the cursor data obtained by the conversion (S220). The predetermined cursor data to be updated is cursor data (fourth cursor data in the example shown in FIG. 5) corresponding to the cursor number input in S110.

In the cursor pattern creation processing described above, a cursor creation screen for editing the shape of the cursor is displayed on the display screen. By setting the state, the shape of the cursor can be edited. When the cursor data in the RAM 20 is updated based on the editing result, the shape of the cursor is registered (update registration or new registration). A plurality of (up to seven in this embodiment) cursor shapes edited and created in the cursor pattern creation process can be registered, but are registered as fourth to tenth cursor data.

It should be noted that the processing in S105 functions as a display control means in the claims, and the processing in S110 and S120 and the keyboard 31 function as reading means in the claims.
The processing of steps S190 to S190 and the keyboard 31 function as editing means in the claims. Then, the process of S210 functions as a registration information input unit of the claims, and the process of S220 functions as a registration unit of the claims.

Further, the optical information reading apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is configured so that the shape of the cursor can be registered by communication with the outside (host computer). This is realized by the reception registration process (FIG. 6) executed by the CPU 10. The reception registration process is started when an external command is input by operating the keyboard 31. When the reception registration process is started, first, the communication I / F is started.
Via the circuit 33, the host computer is requested to transmit the cursor data (S250). Then, when cursor data is stored in the storage device, the host computer reads the cursor data from the optical information reading device 1.
Send to At this time, the optical information reading device 1 determines which cursor the cursor data corresponds to.
Is sent to the optical information reading device 1 side so that the CPU 10 can specify (for example, together with the cursor number).

The cursor data transmitted from the host computer is received via the communication I / F circuit 33 (S260) and stored in the cursor data storage area in the RAM 20 as any of the fourth to tenth cursor data. (S270). That is, in the reception registration process, the cursor data is received by the communication I / F circuit 33, and the cursor data is registered in the cursor data storage area of the RAM 20. In addition, the process of S260 functions as a registration information input unit of a claim, and the process of S270 functions as a registration unit of a claim.

By the above processing (cursor pattern creation processing, reception registration processing), in the optical information reading apparatus 1, the shapes of a plurality of cursors are externally registered in the cursor data storage area of the RAM 20. . FIG.
Is a process executed by the CPU 10 in order for the user to select one desired one from the stored cursor data.

The cursor pattern selection process is started when an external command is input by operating the keyboard 31. When the cursor pattern selection process is started, first, all cursor data in the RAM 20 is read (S300). Then, as shown in FIG. 8, in S310, the liquid crystal display unit 32
A screen title (eg, “Cursor Selection Menu” in FIG. 8) indicating that the cursor pattern selection process has started, or a character string prompting the user to input a cursor number from the keyboard 31 (eg, FIG. 8) “Cursor number:”) is displayed. Further, in S310, based on the cursor data read in S300, each cursor is displayed in a normal size along with its cursor number (No.).

At S320, a cursor indicating the display position of the key input result is displayed (indicated by an underline in FIG. 8). Here, the cursor is S
The setting set at 340 is displayed. When the cursor pattern selection processing is executed for the first time, a cursor (indicated by an underline in FIG. 8) is displayed based on the third cursor data as a default. You.

When predetermined items are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32, it is determined whether or not a cursor number has been input by the keyboard 31 (S330). That is, S
At 320, the cursor is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 32, and “0” to “
When any key of "9" is pressed, the character (number) corresponding to the pressed key is displayed at the cursor display position. When the "ENT" key is further pressed in this state, the number displayed on the display screen is input as the cursor number. In S330, the cursor or the number is not changed until the "ENT" key is pressed. It stands by while displaying (S320) (S330: NO), and is input (S330:
YES) and S340.

At S340, the input cursor number is set as the number of the cursor to be used. Thereafter, the cursor data corresponding to the set cursor number is read from the cursor data storage area of the RAM 20, and is used for displaying the cursor on the liquid crystal display unit 32 (for example, S105 and S320). The Rukoto.

The processing in S320 functions as a display control means, and the processing in S340 and S350 and the keyboard 31 function as the above-described selection means. The optical information reading device 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above has the following effects (1) to (5).

(1) A configuration in which cursor data edited as a result of the cursor shape created in the cursor pattern creation process can be input, or cursor data can be input from the outside via the communication I / F circuit 33. Have been. With such a configuration, the user can display and use a cursor having a shape that suits his or her preference.

(2) By operating the keyboard 31 in the cursor pattern creation processing, the liquid crystal display 32
Is configured so that the shape of the cursor can be edited on the display screen, and the editing result can be input as cursor data. For this reason, the user can easily create a cursor having his / her favorite shape, which is preferable.

(3) In the cursor pattern creation processing, the cursor shape stored in the RAM 20 is read based on the cursor number specified by input from the keyboard 31, and the read cursor shape is read. On the basis of the operation of the keyboard 31. For this reason, since the cursor shape already stored in the RAM 20 can be read and edited, if it is desired to change only a part of the existing cursor, a cursor having a new shape can be promptly created and obtained. This is preferable because the editing work efficiency can be improved.

(4) Cursor data transmitted from the outside is received via the communication I / F circuit 33, and the cursor data can be received and input. Therefore, by transmitting and inputting the cursor data from the outside, the user can use a cursor having a shape that suits his / her preference. In addition, even when a plurality of the optical information reading apparatuses are used, it is preferable that a cursor having the same shape can be easily registered.

(5) The RAM 20 is configured to be able to store the shapes of a plurality of cursors.
Select one of the cursor shapes stored in M20,
The cursor of the selected shape is configured to be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32. For this reason, the shape of the cursor can be quickly changed, which is preferable.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can take various forms. For example, in the optical information reading apparatus of the above embodiment, the RAM 20 is used as the cursor storage means.
(Specifically, the cursor shape is stored in the cursor data storage area), but the present invention is not limited to this. As a cursor storage means, a readable and writable storage device (for example, a flash memory or the like)
Should be fine.

Further, in the optical information reading apparatus of the above-described embodiment, one cursor is displayed by 8 × 6 dots, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to a case where a cursor is displayed by 16 dots by 16 dots.

Further, in the optical information reading apparatus of the above-described embodiment, the LCD is described as a display means using a two-tone display of light and dark, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a display device capable of color display may be used as the display means. In this case, the cursor pattern creation processing may be configured so that the color and the density can be set for each pixel constituting the image of the cursor.

In the above embodiment, the optical information reading mechanism is described as using the CCD sensor 12 as shown in FIG. 1, but the present invention may be applied to a laser type scanning mechanism using a laser beam. . Further, the object to be read is not limited to a barcode, but may be a two-dimensional code.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a keyboard and a liquid crystal display unit of an optical information reading device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the optical information reading apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the correspondence between the data configuration of cursor data and the shape of a cursor.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a cursor pattern creation process executed by the optical information reading device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen for editing the shape of a cursor.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a reception registration process performed by the optical information reading device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a cursor pattern selection process executed by the optical information reading device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen for selecting a cursor.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Optical information reading device, 10 ... CPU, 20 ... RAM,
31 keyboard, 31a numeric keypad, 31b function key, 32 liquid crystal display unit, 33 communication I / F circuit.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A character input means for inputting a character by an external operation, a character input by the character input means can be displayed, and a cursor indicating a display position thereof can be displayed in advance. A display unit; a cursor storage unit storing a shape of a cursor to be displayed on the display unit; a cursor displayed on the display unit based on the storage content of the cursor storage unit; Display control means for displaying the input character at a display position of the cursor when a character is input, wherein the registration for registering the shape of the cursor in the cursor storage means is provided. Registration information input means for externally inputting information; and when the registration information is input by the registration information input means, the cursor is set based on the registration information. An optical information reading apparatus, comprising: a registration unit that stores a shape of a cursor in a file storage unit. 2. The optical information reading apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an editing unit configured to edit a shape of a cursor on a display screen of the display unit in accordance with an external operation. An optical information reading apparatus, wherein an editing result by an editing means can be input as the registration information. 3. The optical information reading apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said editing means includes reading means for reading a cursor shape stored in said cursor storage means in response to an external command. An optical information reading device, wherein the shape of a cursor output is configured to be editable according to an external operation. 4. The optical information reading device according to claim 1, wherein the registration information input unit includes a reception unit that receives registration information transmitted from outside, and the registration information input unit receives the registration information. An optical information reading apparatus characterized in that registration information can be input.