JP2005267377A - Position information conversion device, and data output program for position information conversion device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position information conversion device capable of converting touch position data of a touch panel to mouse data regardless of the model of touch panel and outputting them to a host PC, and also enabling confirmation of the receiving state of the mouse data in the host PC, and a data output program for this device. <P>SOLUTION: The position information conversion device 1 transmits, in case that a display device with touch panel 2 is connected thereto, a model discrimination command to a touch panel controller 2, continuously switches it to those of other models until a response thereto is received to specify the model, and loads a data conversion module according to the touch panel 21 thereof. The position coordinate of a moving destination is acquired from the display device 2, the position coordinate of a mouse pointer displayed at present is acquired from the host PC 3, the moving quantity is calculated from both the coordinates to generate mouse data, and the mouse pointer is displayed on a monitor 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a position information conversion apparatus that converts touch position data such as a touch panel or a tablet into mouse data and displays a mouse pointer on a monitor screen of a host PC, and a data output program for the apparatus.

  As a pointing device used by connecting to a computer, a mouse or a trackball is generally used, but in addition to this, the position on the screen can be indicated by touching the panel with a finger or a pen, or a handwritten character can be used. There are display devices with a touch panel (hereinafter referred to as touch panels) and tablets that can perform input and the like.

  In the case of a mouse or a trackball having a general shape with two operation buttons, a device driver that comes standard with an OS (Operating System) can be used, so there is no need to prepare a device driver separately. However, since the output data format of the touch panel or tablet differs depending on the manufacturer or model, an individual device driver is required. In many cases, device drivers attached to touch panels and tablets have limited OSs that can be used. For this reason, a touch panel or a tablet may not be used depending on the OS.

Therefore, a conversion device that replaces touch position data on a touch panel with mouse data has been proposed. For example, by converting the data input by operating the touch panel into mouse compatible data in a format that should be generated by operating the mouse and outputting it to the mouse port, without using special device drivers or utility software, A mouse emulation circuit that can connect a touch panel to an information processing apparatus main body has been disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-85397

  In the mouse emulation circuit described in Patent Document 1, by preparing a plurality of OS device drivers, the touch panel can be connected to the information processing apparatus main body without using a special device driver or utility software for the touch panel. Can be used. However, as described above, output data formats of touch panels and tablets differ depending on manufacturers and models. Therefore, in the case of the mouse emulation circuit described in Patent Document 1, when changing the model of the touch panel, the mouse emulation circuit must be individually changed according to the model. Therefore, there is a problem that the model of the display device with a touch panel cannot be easily changed.

  In the mouse emulation circuit described in Patent Document 1, when the mouse pointer is moved to the next point, an arithmetic process is performed in which the mouse pointer is once moved to the origin and then moved to the next point (coordinates). ing. As a result, the position of the mouse pointer and the touch position can be accurately matched. However, when the touch panel is moved while being touched with a finger or a pen tip like a mouse drag operation, the display device with a touch always performs the above arithmetic processing during this operation. Problems such as an increase in the tracking performance of the mouse pointer become worse.

  Furthermore, since the mouse emulation circuit described in Patent Document 1 is configured to convert touch position data into mouse data and output it to the information processing apparatus main body, whether or not data is received by the information processing apparatus main body. The only way to check was to check the position of the mouse pointer displayed on the display. Therefore, in some cases, the mouse pointer may be displaced.

  Therefore, the present invention converts the touch position data of the touch panel into mouse data and outputs it to the host PC regardless of the type of the touch panel, and a position information conversion apparatus capable of confirming the reception state of the mouse data at the host PC, and this An object is to provide a data output program for a device.

  The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the above problems.

(1) A mouse pointer is displayed on the monitor screen based on mouse data input from a port to which a mouse is connected, and a touch panel is output to a host computer that outputs mouse pointer position coordinate data and mouse data setting parameters. A position information conversion device that converts touch position data into mouse data and outputs the mouse data,
Mouse pointer coordinate acquisition means for acquiring the position coordinate data of the current mouse pointer displayed on the monitor screen from the host computer;
The absolute coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel is converted into the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer, and the amount of movement of the mouse pointer from the position coordinate data and the current mouse pointer position coordinate data acquired by the mouse pointer coordinate acquisition means Computing means for calculating and outputting to the host computer as mouse data;
It is provided with.

  In this configuration, the position information conversion apparatus calculates the amount of movement of the mouse pointer from the coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel and the current position data of the mouse pointer acquired from the host computer, and outputs the mouse data. . Therefore, touch position data can be reliably converted into mouse data and displayed. Further, the position information conversion device acquires the current position coordinate data of the mouse pointer from the host computer, calculates the amount of movement of the mouse pointer using this data, and outputs a signal corresponding to the encoder pulse output by the mouse. Since the mouse data is output, the mouse pointer can be accurately displayed at the touch position without causing an integration error or a quantization error.

  Note that the touch panel includes not only a touch panel attached on a monitor screen but also a pointing device such as a tablet or a touch panel used on a desk or the like. The mouse includes a pointing device such as a trackball or a touch pad.

(2) Storage means for storing a plurality of touch panel model determination commands and a data conversion module for converting touch panel touch position coordinate data into mouse pointer position coordinate data for each touch panel model;
When a touch panel is connected, it comprises a model discrimination means for reading a model discrimination command from the storage means and outputting the model discrimination command while sequentially switching until there is a response from the touch panel,
The arithmetic means reads out a data conversion module for a model that uses a model discrimination command responded from the touch panel from the storage means, and converts absolute coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel into position coordinate data of the mouse pointer. It is characterized by that.

  In this configuration, when the touch panel is connected to the position information conversion device, a model conversion command for a different touch panel is output while sequentially switching to the touch panel, and a data conversion module that uses the response type determination command is provided. Read from storage means. The data conversion module calculates the amount of movement of the mouse pointer from the coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel and the current position data of the mouse pointer acquired from the host computer, and outputs the mouse data. Therefore, regardless of the connected touch panel model, the touch position data can be reliably converted into mouse data and displayed. Further, the user can select an arbitrary touch panel, and can easily change the model of the touch panel.

  (3) The control unit of the host computer outputs the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor connected to the computer and the setting parameter of the mouse data from the data output port.

  In this configuration, by loading the data output program for the position information converter into the computer, the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor connected to the computer and the setting parameters of the mouse data are output to the data output port. Can be output from. Therefore, by connecting the data output port of this computer to the mouse pointer coordinate acquisition means of the position information conversion apparatus, the position information conversion apparatus can acquire the current position information of the mouse pointer and the setting parameter information from the host computer. Therefore, even if the touch position of the touch panel is converted into mouse data, the mouse pointer can be accurately moved based on such information. The mouse data setting parameters are the monitor screen based on the mouse data input from the port to which the mouse is connected, such as the movement speed of the mouse pointer and the data of the ratio of the mouse movement amount to the mouse pointer movement amount. It is information data for displaying the mouse pointer on the top.

  When the touch panel is connected, the position information conversion device of the present invention transmits a specific command to the controller of the touch panel, determines the presence or absence of a response to the controller, specifies the model, and data corresponding to the touch panel Since the conversion module is loaded, the touch position data can be converted into mouse data for display according to the model. Therefore, the user can select an arbitrary touch panel, and the model of the touch panel can be easily changed.

  In addition, when moving the mouse pointer, the position coordinates of the movement destination are acquired from the touch panel, the position coordinates of the currently displayed mouse pointer are acquired from the host PC, the amount of movement is calculated from both coordinates, and the mouse is calculated. Since the data is generated and transmitted, the followability of the mouse pointer is improved. Furthermore, since the position coordinates after moving the mouse pointer are used for the next generation of mouse data, it is possible to eliminate positional deviations such as quantization errors.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a position information conversion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the position information conversion device 1 is connected to a display device 2 with a touch panel and a host PC 3, converts touch position data of the display device 2 with a touch panel into mouse data, and outputs the mouse data to the host PC 3. The mouse pointer displayed on the display device 2 is synchronized with the touch position. Since the position information conversion device 1 operates in this way, not only when the display device with a touch panel is connected to the host PC for regular use, but also when the operation of the software is evaluated while exchanging the display device with a different type of touch panel. Can be used for etc.

  When evaluating the operation of different models while exchanging the touch panel unit, it is preferable to always connect the monitor 23 to the host PC 3 and replace only the touch panel unit with another model.

  The position information conversion device 1 includes a touch panel data transmission / reception unit 11, a data controller 12, a CPU 13, a memory 14, a display unit 15, a mouse data transmission unit 16, and a pointer coordinate data reception unit 17. The display device with a touch panel 2 includes a touch panel 21, a touch panel controller 22, and a monitor 23, and the touch panel 21 and the touch panel controller 22 constitute a touch panel unit. The host PC 3 includes a data port 31, a mouse port 32, a monitor port 33, a communication port 34, a memory 35, and a processor 36.

  The position information conversion device 1 connects the touch panel data transmission / reception unit 11 to the touch panel controller 22 of the display device 2 with a touch panel, connects the mouse data transmission unit 16 to the mouse port 32 of the host PC 3, and sets the pointer coordinate data reception unit 17 to the host. Used by connecting to the data port 31 of the PC 3. At this time, the monitor port 33 of the host PC 3 is connected to the monitor 23 of the display device 2 with a touch panel.

  In the position information conversion apparatus 1, the touch panel data transmission / reception unit 11 is for performing transmission / reception of data with the touch panel controller 22. That is, the touch panel data transmission / reception unit 11 outputs a model discrimination command while switching to another model until there is a response from the touch panel controller 22, and receives a response data when there is a response from the touch panel controller 22. .

  The data controller 12 controls data exchanged with the touch panel display device 2 and the host PC 3 via the touch panel data transmission / reception unit 11, the mouse data transmission unit 16, and the pointer coordinate data reception unit 17.

  The CPU 13 controls and calculates each part of the position information conversion apparatus 1. Further, the CPU 13 reads out the data conversion module and the mouse data generation module from the memory 14, converts the coordinate data of the touch position on the touch panel into mouse data (coordinate data of the mouse pointer), and calculates the movement amount data of the mouse pointer. To do.

  The memory 14 stores a touch panel model determination command output to the touch panel controller 22 and a data conversion module that converts touch position coordinate data of the touch panel 21 into position data of a mouse pointer for a plurality of display devices with touch panels. ing. Further, the memory 14 calculates mouse pointer movement amount data from the data obtained by converting the coordinate data of the touch position on the touch panel into the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer and the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23. The mouse data generation module C to be stored is stored. Furthermore, the memory 14 can rewrite data, and is configured by, for example, a flash memory.

  The display unit 15 displays information to be transmitted to the user of the position information conversion device 1 based on the signal output from the CPU 13.

  The mouse data transmission unit 16 transmits mouse data output from the CPU 13 and sent via the data controller 12 to the host PC 3.

  The pointer coordinate data receiving unit 17 receives the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23 output from the data port 31 of the host PC 3 and outputs this data to the data controller 12.

  In the display device 2 with a touch panel, the touch panel 21 outputs position information (absolute coordinate data) to the touch panel controller 22 when the user touches the surface with an attached stylus pen or a finger.

  The touch panel controller 22 outputs touch position information on the touch panel 21 to the touch panel data transmission / reception unit 11 of the position information conversion device 1. In addition, the touch panel controller 22 receives the model discrimination command transmitted from the position information conversion apparatus 1, and outputs response data for the model discrimination command when the model discrimination command can be recognized. In the case of the display device 2 with a touch panel that does not have a command for inquiring the model name as the model discrimination command, for example, a command for inquiring a self-diagnosis result may be used as the model discrimination command. Since this command differs depending on the manufacturer and model of the display device 2 with a touch panel, it is suitable as a command for determining the model. Of course, another command can be used as the model discrimination command. In the case of the display device 2 with a touch panel provided with a command for inquiring the model name, this model inquiry command may be used.

  The monitor 23 displays these images based on image data such as characters, graphics, and a mouse pointer output from the monitor port 33 of the host PC 3.

  In the host PC 3, the data port 31 outputs the position information (coordinate data) of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23 and mouse data setting parameters to the position information conversion apparatus 1. Here, the mouse data setting parameters are monitored based on mouse data input from the port to which the mouse is connected, such as mouse pointer movement speed and data on the ratio of mouse movement to mouse pointer movement. Information data for displaying a mouse pointer on the screen.

  The mouse port 32 receives the mouse data output from the mouse data transmission unit 16 of the position information conversion apparatus 1 and outputs it to the processor 36. The monitor port 33 outputs image data to be displayed on the monitor 23. The communication port 34 is connected to the Internet 41 and can acquire various types of information from each server of the Internet 41. The memory 35 stores programs to be executed by the processor 36 and drivers for each device.

  The processor 36 controls each part of the host PC 3 and performs arithmetic processing. Further, the processor 36 reads and loads the position information conversion device driver 37, the mouse driver 38, and the monitor driver 39 from the memory 35. Here, the processor 36 loads the position information conversion device driver 37 to the position information conversion device 1 so that the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23 and the setting parameters of the mouse data, that is, To display the mouse pointer on the monitor screen based on the mouse data input from the port to which the mouse is connected, such as the movement speed of the mouse pointer and the data of the ratio of the mouse movement amount to the mouse pointer movement amount Information data can be output from the data port 31. Further, the processor 36 can control the position of the mouse pointer displayed on the monitor 23 based on the mouse data input from the mouse port 32 by loading the mouse driver 38. Furthermore, the processor 36 can display images such as characters, graphics, and a mouse pointer on the monitor 23 by loading the monitor driver 39.

  Note that the location information conversion apparatus 1 and the host PC 3 may be connected using a serial bus such as RS-232C or USB. Further, when the USB is used, power may be supplied from the host PC 3 to the position information conversion apparatus 1. Of course, the position information conversion apparatus 1 and the host PC 3 may be connected using a parallel bus.

  Next, the operation of the position information conversion apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship of the position coordinates of the mouse pointer displayed on the monitor screen. When the display device with a touch panel 2 is connected, the position information conversion apparatus 1 transmits a model determination command to the touch panel controller 22 to determine the model of the touch panel. As described above, general display devices with a touch panel have different output data formats depending on manufacturers and models, and are usually designed to output a signal that can identify the model name when connected to a host PC. Absent. On the other hand, a display device with a touch panel is normally set to perform self-diagnosis at startup and hold the result inside. Therefore, the position information conversion apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention transmits a self-diagnosis result inquiry command to the connected touch panel, and confirms whether or not there is a response before a predetermined time elapses. . If there is no response to this command, it is a model different from the model that can use the command. Therefore, a self-diagnosis result inquiry command for another model is read from the memory 14, and this command is sent to and received from the touch panel data. It is transmitted from the unit 11 and the response is confirmed. The position information conversion device 1 continues this operation until response data is sent from the display device 2 with a touch panel. The time for checking whether or not there is a response may be set in advance to a certain time such as 1 second, for example. Moreover, this fixed time can be changed according to the response time of the display device with a touch panel.

  On the other hand, when there is a response from the display device 2 with a touch panel, the position information conversion device 1 reads the data conversion module for the model that uses the inquiry command from the memory 14 and loads it. Further, the CPU 13 uses this data conversion module to convert the touch position coordinate data of the touch panel 21 output from the touch panel controller 22 into the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer, that is, the position coordinate data B (X1, Y1) of the mouse pointer to be moved. ). Subsequently, the CPU 13 acquires the position coordinate data A (X0, Y0) of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23 output from the data port 31 of the host PC 3 via the pointer coordinate data receiving unit 17. Further, the CPU 13 reads out and loads a mouse data generation module from the memory 14, and uses this module to calculate the mouse pointer movement amount data (dx, dy) is calculated to generate mouse data (mouse protocol data). Then, the CPU 13 causes the data controller 12 to output this mouse data to the mouse port 32 via the mouse data transmission unit 16. The processor 36 of the host PC 3 moves the position of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23 based on the mouse data input from the mouse port 32. The position information conversion apparatus 1 sequentially moves the position of the mouse pointer displayed on the monitor 23 by repeating the above processing.

  Note that the position coordinate data A of the currently displayed mouse pointer may be acquired before acquiring the position coordinate data B of the mouse pointer to be moved.

  As described above, when the touch panel (display device with a touch panel) is connected, the position information conversion apparatus of the present invention transmits a model determination command to the controller of the touch panel, and sends another command until there is a response to the command. Since the model is specified by sequentially switching to the model and the data conversion module corresponding to the touch panel is loaded, the touch position data can be converted into mouse data and displayed according to the model. Thereby, the user can select an arbitrary touch panel, and the model change of the touch panel is facilitated.

  In addition, when moving the mouse pointer, the position coordinates of the movement destination are acquired from the touch panel, the position coordinates of the currently displayed mouse pointer are acquired from the host PC, the amount of movement is calculated from both coordinates, and the mouse is calculated. Since the data is generated and transmitted, the followability of the mouse pointer is improved. In addition, since the position coordinates after moving the mouse pointer are used for the next generation of mouse data, it is possible to eliminate positional deviation such as quantization error.

  Here, when there is a response from the display device 2 with a touch panel, the position information conversion device 1 can be set to hold the model name in the memory 14. In this case, the position information conversion device 1 reads out the model name from the memory 14 when the power is turned on again, etc., and inquires of the self-diagnosis result of this model to the display device 2 with a touch panel first. Send a command (model discrimination command). Accordingly, the model of the display device 2 with a touch panel can be immediately determined every time the power is turned on again until the connection of the display device 2 with a touch panel is disconnected.

  Further, in the position information conversion apparatus 1, the determination command and the data conversion module stored in the memory 14 can be updated via the host PC 3. That is, since the host PC 3 is connected to the Internet 41 via the communication port 34, the position information conversion device 1 is set to the data addition / update mode, and the data conversion module and model determination command ( Data for a new model can be acquired from the Web site 42 distributing the model inquiry command), and data in the memory 14 can be added / updated via the data port 31.

  Next, a specific operation of the position information conversion apparatus 1 will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when a display device with a touch panel is connected to the position information conversion device. Here, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, in order to simplify the description, the position information conversion apparatus 1 stores two types of touch panel model identification commands for a model of company A and a model of company B in the memory 14. The case will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 13 of the position information conversion apparatus 1 is on standby until the display device 2 with a touch panel is connected to the touch panel data transmitting / receiving unit 11 and detects that the display device 2 with a touch panel is connected. (S1) A self-diagnosis inquiry command for the company A product is read from the memory 14 as a model discrimination command of the display device 2 with a touch panel, and this command is sent from the touch panel data transmitting / receiving unit 11 to the touch panel controller 22 via the data controller 12. Transmit (s2).

  The CPU 13 confirms whether or not there is a response to this command from the touch panel controller 22 until a predetermined time has elapsed (s3). If there is a response to this command, the CPU 13 reads the data conversion module A for the company A product from the memory 14 and loads it (s4). Subsequently, the CPU 13 displays “Company A touch panel conversion system” on the display unit 15 (s5). Thereby, the position information conversion apparatus 1 is in a state in which the touch panel data of the company A can be received (s6).

  On the other hand, if there is no response to this command from the touch panel controller 22 even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the CPU 13 subsequently sends a self-diagnosis inquiry command from the memory 14 as a touch panel model discrimination command. The command is read and this command is transmitted from the touch panel data transmitting / receiving unit 11 to the touch panel side via the data controller 12 (s11).

  The CPU 13 confirms whether or not there is a response to this command from the touch panel controller 22 until a predetermined time has elapsed (s12). If there is a response to this command, the CPU 13 reads the data conversion module B for company B from the memory 14 and loads it (s13). Further, “Company B touch panel conversion system” is displayed on the display unit 15 (s14). Thereby, the position information conversion apparatus 1 is in a state in which the touch panel data of the company A can be received (s6).

  On the other hand, if the CPU 13 does not respond to this command from the touch panel controller 22 even after a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, “This system is not compatible with this model” on the display unit 15. Is displayed (s15), and the process ends.

  Next, an operation of converting touch position coordinate data of the touch panel into mouse data after connecting the display device 2 with a touch panel to the position information conversion apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the position information conversion apparatus when receiving touch panel data. The position information conversion device 1 has already detected that a model of company A is connected as the display device 2 with a touch panel, and the CPU 13 has absolute coordinates output by the display device 2 with the touch panel of company A. It is assumed that a data conversion module A that converts data into mouse pointer position coordinate data has already been read from the memory 14 and loaded. In addition, it is assumed that the mouse data conversion module has already been read from the memory 14 and loaded into the CPU 13.

  The CPU 13 of the position information conversion apparatus 1 is on standby until it receives coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel 21 output from the touch panel controller 22. When the CPU 13 receives the absolute coordinate data of the point B where the user touches the touch panel 21 (s21), the data conversion module A uses this data to display the position coordinate data B (X1, X1) when the mouse pointer is displayed on the monitor 23. Y1) is converted (s22).

  Subsequently, the CPU 13 acquires the position coordinate data A (X0, Y0) of the mouse pointer currently displayed on the monitor 23 of the host PC 3 via the pointer coordinate data receiving unit 17 (s23).

  Then, using the mouse data generation module, the CPU 13 uses the mouse B data generation module (dx, Y1) and the coordinate A (X0, Y0) being displayed next to move amount data (dx , Dy) = (X1-X0, Y1-Y0) to generate mouse protocol data (s24). Further, the CPU 13 transmits the mouse protocol data from the mouse data transmission unit 16 to the host PC 3 (s25).

  The CPU 13 determines whether or not the touch panel data transmitting / receiving unit 11 has received the coordinate data of the touch position from the touch panel controller 22, that is, the user touches another position on the touch panel 21 (corresponding to a mouse click operation), or touch. Then, it is confirmed whether the point is moved (corresponding to a mouse drag operation) (s26). When the CPU 13 continues to receive the coordinate data of the touch position, the CPU 13 performs the processing after s22. On the other hand, when the coordinate data of the touch position has not been received, the CPU 13 stops the touch on the touch panel 21 and the information indicating that the touch on the touch panel has been stopped (in order to stop the left click of the mouse). Mouse protocol data including corresponding information) is generated using a mouse data generation module. Then, the mouse protocol data is transmitted from the mouse data transmitting unit 16 to the host PC 3 (s27). Subsequently, the process of step s21 is performed.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the positional information converter which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship of the position coordinate of the mouse pointer displayed on a monitor screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement when the display apparatus with a touch panel is connected to the positional information converter. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the positional information converter at the time of touch panel data reception.

Explanation of symbols

1-position information conversion device 2-display device with touch panel 3-host PC
11-Touch panel data transmission / reception unit 12-Data controller 13-CPU
14-memory 15-display unit 16-mouse data transmission unit 17-pointer coordinate data reception unit

Claims (3)

Touch position data on the touch panel for the host computer that displays the mouse pointer on the monitor screen based on the mouse data input from the port to which the mouse is connected and outputs the mouse pointer position coordinate data and mouse data setting parameters Is a position information conversion device that converts mouse data to output,
Mouse pointer coordinate acquisition means for acquiring the position coordinate data of the current mouse pointer displayed on the monitor screen from the host computer;
The absolute coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel is converted into the position coordinate data of the mouse pointer, and the amount of movement of the mouse pointer from the position coordinate data and the current mouse pointer position coordinate data acquired by the mouse pointer coordinate acquisition means Computing means for calculating and outputting to the host computer as mouse data;
A position information conversion device comprising: Storage means for storing a plurality of touch panel model identification commands and touch panel coordinate data of the touch panel into position data of the mouse pointer, for each touch panel model;
When a touch panel is connected, it comprises a model discrimination means for reading a model discrimination command from the storage means and outputting the model discrimination command while sequentially switching until there is a response from the touch panel,
The arithmetic means reads out a data conversion module for a model that uses a model discrimination command responded from the touch panel from the storage means, and converts absolute coordinate data of the touch position of the touch panel into position coordinate data of the mouse pointer. The position information conversion apparatus according to claim 1.   A data output program for a position information conversion apparatus for causing a control unit of a host computer to output position coordinate data of a mouse pointer currently displayed on a monitor connected to the computer and a setting parameter of mouse data from a data output port.

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