JPH0153467B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an input device suitable for, for example, teaching materials or games.

Next, a teaching material input device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The input device includes a question book 1 and an operating pen 2. The problem set 1 consists of multiple sheets 3 bound in book style as shown in Figure 1.
On each sheet 3, a page number 4 and question numbers 5 from (1) to (8) are printed, and a question column 6 and an answer column 7 are provided for each question number 5. As shown in FIG. 2, questions are printed one by one in the question field 6, and a plurality of touch surfaces 8 are provided in the answer field 7. One touch surface 8a of the touch surfaces 8 is formed by applying conductive paint and is conductive, and the other touch surface 8b is formed by applying paint such as synthetic resin. It has electrical insulation properties. The correct answer to the question printed in the question column 6 is printed on the touch surface 8a, and the incorrect answer to the question is printed on the other touch surface 8b. Note that the external appearance of each touch surface 8 is exactly the same, and it is not possible to distinguish between the conductive touch surface 8a and the insulating touch surface 8b from the appearance.

3 is a side view of the operating pen 3, FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the operating pen 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main parts of the operating pen 3 and problem set 1, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the operating pen 3.
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A through hole is formed in the tip of the pen body 9 molded from synthetic resin, into which a thin conductive rod 10 is held so as to be pushable, and the conductive rod 1 is inserted into the pen body 9 as shown in FIG.
0 is elastically biased in the projecting direction by a built-in spring 11. The elastic detection end 1 of the first switch SW1 is placed on the rear end side of the conductive rod 10 and slightly apart from it.
2 is installed. The conductive spring receiver 13 is connected to one pole of a power source 14, and the other pole of the power source 14 is connected to a conductor 15 fitted around the outer periphery of the tip of the pen body 9. Said power supply 1
Reference numeral 4 is used not only for signal input to the second switch SW2, but also for driving the control section in general and the display section, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the operating pen 2 is held in the hand 16 and pressed onto the answer column 7 of the question book 1, the tip of the conductive rod 10 is in contact with the touch surface 8 and resists the elasticity of the spring 11. Then, the conductive rod 10 is pushed into the pen body 9. By this pushing, a part of the conductive rod 10 initially presses the detection end 12, thereby turning on the first switch SW1. When the operation pen 2 is further pressed, the lower end of the conductor 15 also comes into contact with the touch surface 8. If the touch surface 8 pressed here is conductive, that is, if the correct position is selected, conduction will occur between the conductive bar 10 and the conductor 15 on the touch surface 8a, and a signal will be transmitted to the control unit. 17, and it is determined that the answer is correct.
On the other hand, if the pressed touch surface 8 is an insulating touch surface 8b, there is no continuity between the conductive rod 10 and the conductor 15, and it is determined that the answer is incorrect.

As shown in FIG. 4, signals from the first switch SW1 and the second switch SW2 are transmitted to the control unit 17.
It is now entered into . This control section 17
In addition, 3rd switch SW3, 4th switch SW
4. It is also connected to a display section 18 composed of a liquid crystal display element, a speaker 19, and the like. Third
Since the switch SW3 and the fourth switch SW4 are operated from the outside, the display section 18 is exposed from the outer peripheral surface of the pen body 9 for display purposes.

Next, the mode of use of this input device and the order of its operation will be explained. As a usage mode,
There is a page all-questions answering mode in which you answer one page at a time, and a single-questions answering mode in which you judge each question as correct or incorrect.Switching between these modes is done by operating the third switch SW3, as described later. be able to.

Next, the operation order and display mode of the input device will be explained. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the main routine.

The control operation is started by attaching the battery power source 14 to a predetermined position on the pen body 9, and in step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 1, initial settings are made. In this initial setting, the control unit 1
7 is cleared to zero, the storage page counter, the display page counter, and the question number counter are set to "1", and the upper confirmation screen provided on the display section 18 as shown in FIG. The mark 20 and the lower confirmation mark 21 are lit. The lighting of the upper and lower confirmation marks 20 and 21 means that preparation is complete.

Next, as shown in Figure 6, hold the operation pen 2 and read the questions in order, starting with problem number (1) on page 1 of the problem book 1, and select the correct answer from the answer column 7 (see Figure 2). Select an answer and press the tip of the operation pen 2 against the touch surface 8 of the answer. In the control section 17
In S2, it is determined whether the first switch SW1 is turned on, that is, whether the operating pen 2 is pressed or not. If the first switch SW1 is turned on, the correctness check subroutine is called in S3. A flowchart of this subroutine is shown in FIG.
When this subroutine is called, a timer is started in S4 and the system is in a standby state for a certain period of time (on the order of milliseconds), and after the timer setting time has elapsed, it is determined in S5 whether or not the second switch SW2 has been turned on. By providing a standby time between S3 and S5 in this way, it is possible to prevent erroneous judgments due to switch chattering or the like.

When it is determined in S5 that the second switch SW2 is turned on, that is, when it is determined that the answer is correct, the process proceeds to the next step S6, and the answer is determined based on the memory page address and question number address. Write "1", which is the correct signal, to the address. 1st
Figure 9 is a diagram of the answer judgment address specified by the memory page address and the question number address. For example, if question number (1) on the first page of the question book is correct, the corresponding "1" is written to the answer judgment address.

If it is determined in S5 that the second switch SW2 has not been turned on, it is determined in S7 whether the set time set by the above-mentioned timer has elapsed, and if the set time has not elapsed, S5 will be returned to the previous stage. When it is determined in S7 that the set time has elapsed, the process proceeds to S8, and an incorrect answer signal "2" is written to the answer determination address specified by the storage page address and question number address. In FIG. 19, for example, if question number (2) on the first page of the question book is incorrect, "2" is written in the answer determination address.

After writing these judgment results, proceed to S9.
The determination results from question number (1) to the question number are displayed on the display section 18. Figure 13 shows an example of the display mode at this time. In this case, up to the third question has been answered, and the question number (1) and question number (2) are displayed.
shows an example of a correct answer, and problem number (3) shows an incorrect answer.
The question number and correct and incorrect answers up to the point where the answers have been completed are displayed as "〇" and "x" respectively. Next, in S10, the question number counter of the control unit 17 is incremented by 1 in preparation for the next answer, and in S11, a notification sound is emitted to notify that the preparation for the next answer is complete. After that, in S12, it is checked whether the first switch SW1 is turned off, that is, whether the answering operation for the question number has been completed, and after waiting for a certain period of time (on the order of milliseconds) in S13, the process returns to the main routine. .

Next, in S14, it is determined whether the third switch SW3 is turned on. This third switch SW3
The operation differs depending on the usage mode of the input device. That is, in the case of the all-page question answer mode, the third switch SW3 is pressed when the answers for one page of the question set 1 are completed, and when it is pressed again, the display other than the confirmation marks 20 and 21 on the display section 18 is displayed. It disappears and the answer preparation for the next page is completed. Also,
If the button is kept pressed for a certain period of time (3 seconds in this embodiment), the use mode is switched from page all question answering mode to single question answering mode. On the other hand, when the usage mode is single question answer mode, the third switch SW3
When is pressed, the mode returns from single question answer mode to all page question answer mode. These details will be explained later in the subroutine.

In the all-page question answer mode, when moving to the next question on the same page, the third switch SW3 is not pressed, so the process advances to S15, where it is determined whether the fourth switch SW4 has been turned on. This fourth switch SW4 is a switch to be pressed when the user wants to know whether the answers on the previous page of question set 1 are correct or incorrect in the all-page question answer mode. Therefore, in the above example, the fourth switch SW4 is not pressed, so a negative determination is made and the process returns to the previous stage of S2, where the next question is answered again and the correct/incorrect check subroutine is called. By repeating these operations, all eight questions on one page are answered and correct/incorrect are checked.

When you finish answering one page of question set 1, the third question will be answered.
Switch SW3 is pressed, the result is confirmed in S14, and the scoring/display subroutine is called in S16. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the scoring/display subroutine. In S17, the system is kept in a standby state for a certain period of time to ensure control stability, and then in S18, it is determined whether or not the third switch SW3 is pressed for 3 seconds or more. When changing from page all question answer mode to single question answer mode, consciously press and hold for 3 seconds or more, but when pressing the switch normally, the press time is extremely short, so it is difficult to distinguish it from mode switching. is clearly made. If the third switch SW3 is not pressed for 3 seconds or more, the process moves to S19 and the number of correct answers on the page is tallied.

Based on the tally results, it is determined in S20 whether all the questions are correct, and if all the questions are correct, a passing tone melody is output from the speaker 19 in S21.
On the other hand, if all questions are not answered correctly, the process proceeds to S22, and a failure sound alarm is output from the speaker 19, and the question number and "x" mark for the incorrect answer are displayed as shown in Figure 14. Flashes 3 times.
Figure 14 shows the problem number (2) and the problem number on the relevant page.
Examples of incorrect answers to question number (4) and question number (5) are shown. In this example, the acceptance standard was 100%, but
Depending on the content of the question, the passing criteria may be lower than that.

After the scoring of the page and its scoring results are displayed, it is determined in S23 whether the third switch SW3 has been pressed to move to the next page, and if it has been pressed, after waiting for a certain period of time (S24), In S25, the storage page counter and display counter are each incremented by 1. Then, in S26, the question number counter is set to 1 again, and in S27, only the confirmation marks 20 and 21 at the top and bottom of the display section 18 remain, and the other displays are erased. This means that the preparation is complete, so proceed to S28. A ready sound is emitted from the speaker 19. Thereafter, it is checked in S29 whether the third switch SW3 has been turned off, and after waiting for a certain period of time (S30), the process returns to the main routine.

Next, we will explain the case where you want to see the correct/incorrect results of the answers on the previous page. In this case, the fourth switch SW4 is pressed and when it is confirmed in S15 of the main routine that the switch is turned on, the process moves to S31 and another page display subroutine is called. 1st
Figure 0 is a flowchart of this subroutine. After waiting for a certain period of time in S32, it is determined in S33 whether the fourth switch SW4 has been pressed for 3 seconds or more, and if the pressing time is 3 seconds or more, the process returns to the previous stage of S1 of the main routine.
If the pressing time is less than 3 seconds, the display page counter is returned to -1, that is, the number of the previous page in S34. Next, in S35 it is determined whether the display page counter is zero, and if it is not zero, the process advances to S36, and if it is zero, the display page counter is set to 8 in S37.
After that, proceed to S36. In this example, problem set 1
is composed of "8" pages, and if the display page counter is zero, the display page counter is automatically set to "8".
In S36, the correct/incorrect answer is displayed on the display section 18, but among the numerical displays in the upper row of the display section 18, the number counted in the display page counter, that is, the page where you want to see the correct/incorrect result. Only the same number will blink, and the other numbers will be displayed normally. FIG. 15 displays the correct/incorrect results for the second page. In the example, it can be seen that the blinking number "2" indicates the correct or incorrect result on the second page, and this "2" also indicates the question number like the other numbers. This display is
It is held for 2 seconds in S38. Next, when the fourth switch SW4 is pressed again, the process returns to the previous stage of S34 based on the judgment in S39, and the correct/incorrect results of the previous page are displayed in the same manner. In this way, each time the switch SW4 is pressed, the correct or incorrect results for the previous page are displayed. In addition,
If the correct/incorrect answer is not stored, only the question number is displayed. If the fourth switch SW4 has not been pressed, the process advances to S40 and it is then determined whether the third switch SW3 has not been pressed. If the third switch SW3 is pressed at this time, it will automatically return to the all-page question answer mode, and after waiting for a certain period of time in S41, it will be confirmed that the third switch SW3 has been turned off in S42. After further waiting for a certain period of time (S43), the process returns to the main routine.

Next, the single question answer mode will be explained. As mentioned above, in S18 of Fig. 9, the third switch SW3
By keeping pressed for 3 seconds or more, the single question answer mode subroutine is called in S44. 1st
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of this subroutine. Confirm that the third switch SW3 is turned off in S44, then wait for a certain period of time (S45),
Generate the preparation complete notification sound (S46) and then S47
Now, as shown in FIG.
Leave only the confirmation mark 21 below and erase all other displays. Next, in S48, it is determined whether or not the third switch SW3 has been pressed, and if it has been turned on, after waiting for a certain period of time (S49), the process returns to the previous stage of S15 in the main routine shown in FIG. That is, by pressing the third switch SW3, the mode returns from the single question answering mode to the main routine and is switched to the page mode. If it is determined in S48 that the third switch SW3 is not pressed, the first switch SW3 is pressed in S50.
After confirming that 1 has been pressed, the timer is started in S51 to be in a standby state for a predetermined period of time.

Then, in S52, it is determined whether the second switch SW2 is turned on, that is, whether the answer to the question is correct. When the second switch SW2 is turned on, the process moves to S53, and as shown in Fig. 17, all ○ marks are displayed on the display unit 18, a chime sounds to notify the correct answer (S54), and all ○ marks flash twice ( S55) will be done. On the other hand, if it is determined in S52 that the second switch SW2 is not turned on, it is confirmed in S56 that the set time of the timer has elapsed, and then all X marks are displayed on the display section 18 as shown in FIG. , a buzzer sounds to notify an incorrect answer (S58), and all the X marks flash twice (S59), and are turned off in S60. Afterwards
It is confirmed in S61 that the first switch SW1 is turned off, and after waiting for a certain period of time (S62), the process returns to the previous stage of S48 and is ready for the next question answering operation. In this way, the routine from S48 to S62 is repeated for each question.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which a selected portion having electrical conductivity and a selected portion having electrical insulation are provided and these selected portions are electrically detected, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is also possible to detect the selected portion magnetically or optically.

In the embodiment, the input device of the present invention is used for teaching materials, but the input device of the present invention can also be used for games and the like.

As described above, in the present invention, a plurality of first selected portions and second selected portions having mutually different properties are provided to constitute a selected group, and a plurality of the selected groups are aggregated. By selecting any one selected part from the selected object of which the selected block is configured and the selected group of the selected object, it is possible to determine whether the selected part is the first selected part or the second selected part. a determination unit that determines whether the selected portion is a selected portion, a storage unit that stores the determination result, and a display unit that displays the determination result;
A counter that totals the number of selections of at least one of the first selected portion and the second selected portion, a calculation unit that performs calculations based on the results of the calculation by the counter, and a mode that switches the operation mode. an input operation body having a switching means, a first operation mode in which judgment results are displayed for each selected group, and a second operation mode in which judgment results are collectively displayed for each selected block. The present invention is characterized in that the switching between these operation modes is performed by mode switching means of the input operating body.

Therefore, the input device can be used in a variety of ways, allowing various applications and increasing the product value.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures are all for explaining the embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a problem book, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of a printed problem book, and FIG. 3 is a side view of an operating pen. Figure 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the operation pen, Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts of the operation pen and problem set, Figure 6 is a side view showing how the input device is used, and Figure 7 is a flowchart of the main routine. , Figure 8 is a flowchart of the correctness check subroutine, and Figure 9 is a flowchart of the correct/incorrect check subroutine.
Flowchart of the display subroutine, Figure 10 is a flowchart of the separate page display subroutine, Figure 11 is a flowchart of the single question answer mode subroutine, Figures 12, 13, 14, 15.
16, 17, and 18 are front views of the display section showing various display modes, and FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating answer determination addresses. 1... Problem collection, 2... Operating pen, 3... Sheet, 6... Question column, 7... Answer column, 8a, 8b...
...touch surface, 9...pen body, 10...conductive rod,
17...Control unit, 18...Display unit, SW1...First switch, SW2...Second switch, SW3...
...3rd switch, SW4...4th switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A plurality of first selected parts and second selected parts having different properties are provided to form a selected group, and a plurality of the selected groups are aggregated. By selecting any one selected part from the selected object that constitutes the selected block and the selected group of the selected object, it is possible to determine whether the selected part is the first selected part or the second selected part. a determination unit that determines whether the portion is a selected portion; a storage unit that stores the determination result; and a display unit that displays the determination result;
A counter that totals the number of selections of at least one of the first selected portion and the second selected portion, a calculation unit that performs calculations based on the results of the calculation by the counter, and a mode that switches the operation mode. an input operation body having a switching means, a first operation mode in which judgment results are displayed for each selected group, and a second operation mode in which judgment results are collectively displayed for each selected block. 1. An input device having a configuration in which switching between these operation modes is performed by mode switching means of the input operating body.