JP2001175385A - Operation system of window and input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that careful operation is required for the conventional operation of a window, the operation is troublesome and takes time since the operation must be performed after placing a cursor at a predetermined narrow position according to the operating direction in the conventional operation of the window. SOLUTION: This operation system is constituted by providing a switch to instruct magnification/reduction/transfer of the window, an input device such as a mouse device and a keyboard device with a means to transfer the cursor in the front and rear, left and right and oblique directions and a means to magnify/reduce/transfer the window by deciding a state of the switch and the transfer direction of the cursor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window operation method and an input device, and more particularly, to enlargement, reduction, and enlargement of a window.
The present invention relates to an operation method for easily executing the movement and an input device for performing the operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a computer display, a method of displaying a rectangular area called a window as a unit has been used, and the size and position of a window can be freely changed. . Also, you can display multiple windows at the same time,
Easy to use.

The operations of enlarging, reducing, and moving a window are as follows:
After moving the cursor to a predetermined position in the window, the user operates to move the cursor while holding down the switch of the input device there. As the input device, a mouse device and a slide pad provided in a portable computer are often used. The above switch is a multipurpose switch used for notifying an input and used in various ways, and one to three switches are provided in a mouse device.

In order to enlarge or reduce the window in the left, right, up and down directions, the cursor is moved to the edge of the window to be enlarged or reduced among the edges to be changed in the up, down, left and right directions. I was doing a drag operation to move and switch back. If you want to enlarge it, drag it outside, if you want to reduce it, drag it inward. Also, in the case of enlargement or reduction in the diagonal direction, the user moved the cursor to the vertex to be enlarged or reduced among the vertices of the window and then performed the drag operation. Also,
When moving a window, the cursor was moved to a predetermined area in the window and a drag operation was performed.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional window operation, since the operation is performed after the cursor is placed at a predetermined position in the window, the cursor is limited particularly in enlargement and reduction. Since it is necessary to move to a narrow part, a careful operation is required to adjust the position, and there is a problem that it is troublesome and time-consuming. In particular, for people with poor eyesight or those who have difficulty performing delicate cursor movement operations, the operation of enlarging and reducing the window requires a great deal of effort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to facilitate operations of enlarging, reducing, and moving a window.

[0007]

According to a first window operation method of the present invention, an input device having a switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on a display device; And means for enlarging, reducing, or moving the window by operating the cursor.

The second window operation method of the present invention is as follows.
A switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on the display device and an input device and a cursor are enlarged,
Means is provided for enlarging, reducing, or moving the window by operating the switch and moving the cursor in an arbitrary position on the window to be reduced or moved.

A third window operation method according to the present invention is as follows.
The input device of the first or second window operation method is a mouse device, and a cursor is moved by moving the mouse device.

[0010] The fourth window operation method of the present invention is as follows.
The input device of the first or second window operation method is a keyboard device, and has a slide pad provided on the keyboard device for operating the movement of a cursor.

The fifth window operation method of the present invention is as follows.
The input device of the first or second window operation method is a keyboard device, and has means for operating the movement of a cursor with an input key of the keyboard device assigned in advance in each of the front, rear, left, and right directions.

The first input device of the present invention has a switch for enlarging, reducing or moving a window displayed on the display device.

In the second input device of the present invention, the first input device is a mouse device.

A third input device of the present invention has a switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on a display device, and a slide pad for inputting position information, wherein the switch and the slide are provided. The window is enlarged, reduced or moved by simultaneously operating the pads.

In a fourth input device of the present invention, the third input device is a keyboard device.

[0016]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The mouse device 30 is an interface 31 and an interface 2 of the computer main body 20.
3, and the computer body 20 is connected to the display device 10 via the interface 21. The display control unit 22 is configured by a program, a circuit, or the like that controls display of a window on the display device 10, generates display data in accordance with a user input, and sends the display data to the display device 10 via the interface 21.

The mouse device 30 includes an enlargement / reduction switch 32 for controlling the enlargement / reduction / movement of the window, and an X-direction movement amount detector 33 for detecting the amount of movement in the left-right (X) direction.
And a Y-direction movement amount detector 34 for detecting the amount of movement in the forward and backward (Y) directions, and an input switch 35 which is a switch provided in a conventional mouse device, and these are connected to the interface 31. The interface 31 receives signals from the above-mentioned switches and detectors, and
Send to 0.

FIG. 2A is a schematic view of the mouse device 30. FIG. 2A illustrates a case where the enlargement / reduction switch 32 is attached to the left side surface of the mouse device 30, but the attachment position of the enlargement / reduction switch 32 is not limited.
Further, the form of the enlargement / reduction switch 32 is not limited. FIGS. 2B to 2D illustrate the operation of the enlargement / reduction switch 32. FIG. 2B shows the switch positions when the window is enlarged, FIG. 2C shows the switch positions when the window is moved, and FIG. 2D shows the switch positions when the window is reduced. That is, when the switch is slid forward, enlargement can be selected, when the switch is slid backward, reduction can be selected, and when the switch is pressed, movement can be selected.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. FIG. FIGS. 3 to 5 respectively show the moving direction of the mouse device 30 when enlarging / reducing / moving a window, and the outline of the change of the window according to the moving direction.

When enlarging a window, first, the window to be enlarged is set in an effective state (called active), and a cursor is placed on the window. Next, the enlargement / reduction switch 32 is slid forward, and the mouse device 30 is moved in the direction in which the mouse device 30 is to be enlarged in that state. A window enlargement instruction is transmitted from the enlargement / reduction switch 32 to the display control unit 22 through the interface 31 and the interface 23, and the movement direction is transmitted by output signals of the X-direction movement amount detector 33 and the Y-direction movement amount detector 34. Can be

The display control unit 22 includes an X-direction movement amount detector 3
3 and the signals from the Y-direction movement amount detector 34 are determined, the window is enlarged accordingly as shown in FIG. 3, and the image data is sent to the display device 10, and the window on the display device 10 is changed as shown in FIG. Is enlarged and displayed according to the moving direction.

When the window is to be reduced, the enlargement / reduction switch 32 is slid backward, and the mouse device 30 is moved in the direction to be reduced in that state. Thereafter, the operation is performed in the same manner as in the case of enlarging the window, and the window on the display device 10 is reduced and displayed in the moving direction as shown in FIG.

To move the window, the user depresses the enlargement / reduction switch 32, and moves the mouse device 30 in the desired direction in that state. Thereafter, the operation is performed in the same manner as in the case of enlarging the window, and the window on the display device 10 is moved and displayed according to the moving direction as shown in FIG. FIG.
5 show that even if the window is enlarged, reduced, or moved, the cursor position is not moved as it is,
It may be moved so as to remain in the target window.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, when enlarging / reducing / moving a window, the cursor may be initially placed at an arbitrary position on the window to be operated. It is not necessary to place the cursor position in a predetermined narrow range according to the direction in which the movement is performed, and the operation becomes extremely easy.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. The keyboard device 50 is an interface 51 and an interface 4 of the computer main body 40.
3, and the computer main body 40 is connected to the display device 10 via the interface 41. Display control unit 42
Is composed of a program or a circuit for performing display control in the same manner as in the first embodiment, generates display data in response to a user's input, and sends it to the display device 10 via the interface 41.

The keyboard device 50 includes an enlargement / reduction switch 52 for controlling the enlargement / reduction / movement of the window, a slide pad 53 for detecting the amount of movement in the left / right (X) direction and the amount of movement in the front / back (Y) direction. It has an input key group 54 for key input, and these are connected to the interface 51. The interface 51 includes a scaling switch 5
2. The signal from the slide pad 53 or the input key group 54 is received and sent to the computer main body 40.

The zoom switch 52 and the slide pad 53 provided on the keyboard device 50 are not shown, but the zoom switch 52 is the mouse device 3 shown in FIG.
This is the same as the enlargement / reduction switch 32 provided at 0. The slide pad 53 may be provided as a position input device in place of a mouse device in an information device such as a portable / portable personal computer. In addition, the mounting position is determined by taking the operability into consideration.
Is preferably provided on the side surface of the keyboard device 50 or on the same upper surface as the input key group 54, and the slide pad 53 is preferably provided on the upper surface.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 3 to 5, the operation of the mouse device 30 in the front, rear, left and right diagonal directions is replaced with the operation of the slide pad 53 in the front, rear, right and left diagonal directions in FIGS.

When enlarging a window, first, the window to be enlarged is activated, and the slide pad 53 is operated so that the cursor is placed on the window. Next, the enlargement / reduction switch 52 is slid forward, and in this state, the slide pad 53 is operated in the direction to enlarge. An instruction to enlarge the window is transmitted from the enlargement / reduction switch 52 to the display control unit 42 through the interface 51 and the interface 43, and the movement direction is transmitted through an output signal from the slide pad 53.

The display control section 42 determines the signal of the slide pad 53, enlarges the window accordingly as shown in FIG. 3 and sends the image data to the display device 10, and the window on the display device 10 The image is enlarged and displayed according to the operation direction as shown in FIG.

When the window is to be reduced, the enlargement / reduction switch 52 is slid backward, and the slide pad 53 is operated in the desired direction in that state. Thereafter, the same operation as in the case of enlarging the window is performed, and the window on the display device 10 is reduced and displayed according to the operation direction as shown in FIG.

To move the window, the user presses the enlargement / reduction switch 52 and keeps the slide pad 53 in that state.
Operate in the direction you want to move. Thereafter, the same operation as in the case of enlarging the window is performed, and the window on the display device 10 is moved and displayed according to the operation direction as shown in FIG.

As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, when enlarging / reducing / moving a window, the cursor may be initially placed at an arbitrary position on the window to be operated. It is not necessary to place the cursor position in a predetermined narrow range according to the direction of reduction / movement, and the operation becomes extremely easy.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention. The keyboard device 70 is an interface 71 and an interface 6 of the computer main body 60.
3 and the computer main body 60 is connected to the display device 10 via the interface 61. Display control unit 62
Is composed of a program or a circuit for performing display control in the same manner as in the first embodiment, generates display data in accordance with a user's input, and sends it to the display device 10 through the interface 61.

The keyboard device 70 includes an enlargement / reduction switch 72 for controlling the enlargement / reduction / movement of the window, an input key group 73 for key input, and a cursor movement in the front / rear / left / right directions from the input key group 73 in advance. And a designated input key group 74 designated as an input key for instructing The interface 71 receives signals from the enlargement / reduction switch 72 and the input key group 73 and sends them to the computer main body 60.

The designated input key group 74 is
The instruction to move the cursor is valid in a state where the enlargement / reduction / movement of the window is instructed in Step 2, and the original function is performed in a state where the instruction is not given. When the instruction to move the cursor of the designated input key group 74 is valid, the designated input key group 74
The amount of movement is determined by counting the time during which is pressed.

The enlargement / reduction switch 72 provided on the keyboard device 70 is not shown, but the enlargement / reduction switch 72 is the same as the enlargement / reduction switch 32 provided on the mouse device 30 shown in FIG. Considering the operability, it is preferable to provide the keyboard on the side surface of the keyboard device 70 or on the same upper surface as the input key group 73. When the designated input key group 74 designates eight directions, that is, front, rear, left, and right, the operation is easier if the eight input keys are arranged on a square or rectangular side and there is no other input key in the gap as much as possible. . For example, the numeric keypad numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
A set of 7, 8, and 9 corresponds to this.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The state of the change of the window with respect to the enlargement / reduction / movement operation of the window is obtained by replacing the operation of the mouse device 30 in the front, rear, left and right diagonal directions with the operation of the designated input key group 74 in FIGS.

When enlarging a window, first, a window to be enlarged is activated and a cursor is placed on the window. Next, the enlargement / reduction switch 72 is slid forward, and the input key of the designated input key group 74 in the direction to be enlarged is pressed in that state. An instruction to enlarge the window is transmitted from the enlargement / reduction switch 72 to the display control unit 62 through the interface 71 and the interface 63, and the moving direction is transmitted through a signal from the designated input key group 74.

The display control unit 62 further specifies the designated input key group 7
4 is counted, the enlargement amount is determined according to the pressed time, the window is enlarged as shown in FIG. 3, the image data is sent to the display device 10, and the window on the display device 10 is Is enlarged and displayed according to the operation direction.

When the window is to be reduced, the enlargement / reduction switch 72 is slid backward, and the input key of the designated input key group 74 in the direction to be enlarged is pressed in that state. Thereafter, the same operation as in the case of enlarging the window is performed, and the window on the display device 10 is reduced and displayed according to the operation direction as shown in FIG.

To move the window, the user presses the enlargement / reduction switch 72 and, in that state, depresses the input key of the designated input key group 74 in the direction to be enlarged. Thereafter, the same operation as in the case of enlarging the window is performed, and the window on the display device 10 is moved and displayed according to the operation direction as shown in FIG.

As described above, in the third embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first embodiment, when enlarging / reducing / moving a window, the place where the cursor is first placed is on the window to be operated. Since the cursor can be located anywhere, it is not necessary to set the cursor position in a predetermined narrow range according to the direction in which the enlargement / reduction / movement is performed, and the operation becomes extremely easy. Further, there is no need to provide a slide pad as in the second embodiment.

As another embodiment, a method is also conceivable in which an enlargement / reduction switch is provided in a keyboard device, and the direction and amount of enlargement / reduction / movement are indicated by a mouse device. As described above, it is conceivable that the enlargement / reduction switch and the cursor moving means are provided in separate devices and operated in combination, and the above-described units can be provided in devices other than the input device such as a mouse device and a keyboard device. .

[0045]

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the mouse device is provided with an enlargement / reduction / enlargement switch for enlarging / reducing / moving the window, so that the enlargement / reduction / movement of the window can be operated very easily. be able to.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the keyboard device is provided with an enlargement / reduction switch for enlarging / reducing / moving a window and a slide pad, so that the window can be enlarged / reduced / operated very easily. can do.

According to the third embodiment of the present invention, a keyboard device is provided with an enlargement / reduction switch for enlarging / reducing / moving a window, and a slide pad is provided by assigning a moving direction of a cursor to an input key. Not
The window can be scaled / reduced / manipulated very easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sketch of a mouse device and an enlargement / reduction switch according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an enlargement operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a reduction operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a movement operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display apparatus 20 Computer main body 22 Display control part 30 Mouse apparatus 32 Enlargement / reduction switch 33 X direction movement amount detector 34 Y direction movement amount detector 35 Input switch 40 Computer main body 42 Display control part 50 Keyboard device 52 Magnification / reduction switch 53 Slide Pad 54 Input key group 60 Computer main body 62 Display control unit 70 Keyboard device 72 Scale switch 73 Input key group 74 Designated input key group

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A window for providing a switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on a display device, and enlarging, reducing, or moving the window by operating the switch and moving a cursor. Operation method. 2. A switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on a display device is provided in an input device, and a cursor is placed at an arbitrary position on a window to be enlarged, reduced, or moved. , A window operation method for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window by an operation of the switch and an operation of moving a cursor. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a mouse device, and the cursor is moved by moving the mouse device.
Or, the operation method of the second window. 4. The input device is a keyboard device,
3. The window operating method according to claim 1, wherein the cursor is moved by a slide pad provided on said keyboard device. 5. The input device is a keyboard device,
3. The window operation method according to claim 1, wherein the cursor is moved by an input key of the keyboard device which is assigned in advance to each of the front, rear, left, and right directions. 6. An input device provided with a switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on a display device. 7. The input device according to claim 6, wherein said input device is a mouse device. 8. A switch for enlarging, reducing, or moving a window displayed on a display device, and a slide pad for inputting position information, wherein the switch and the slide pad are simultaneously operated to open the window. An input device characterized by being enlarged, reduced, or moved. 9. The input device according to claim 8, wherein the input device is a keyboard device.