JPH0350617A - Intelligent keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change data only by means of an operation for turning pages and to prevent misoperation by providing a key input mode automatic switching means for automatically switching the input of alphanumerics, KANA (Japanese syllabary) and the like. CONSTITUTION:A key input sense means 4 converts key data which a book-type key inputs into address data which means the arrangement position of the key and it is informed to the input mode automatic switching means 5. When input is executed from the book-type key at the same time or when the book is changed, data is informed to a page switching sense means 3 and is converted into code data on a page which is opened at present, whereby it is informed to the input mode automatic switching means 5. The means 5 converts data into the code showing the mode corresponding to key data which is set in the page that is opened at present by address data of the key informed from the key input means 4 and code data informed from the page switching sense means 3 and outputs the code.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention enables the code of input data to be changed only by a page change operation, without having to press an input mode change key of an intelligent keyboard, especially a data terminal device such as a PoS system. Regarding intelligent keyboards that make changes automatically.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, intelligent keyboards are used as input devices for data terminal devices such as PoS systems, but due to the diversification of input data, the generated data is not only page data and key number data, but also alphanumeric characters, hiragana, etc. This includes Japanese input data, and these inputs can be switched by pressing a dedicated mode switching key.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In conventional intelligent keyboards, the number of keys set on the device directly corresponds to the number of input data, so the number of items such as alphanumeric characters, symbols, kana, etc. other than book mat data (page number data and key number data) In order to increase the number of units, it was necessary to increase the size of the device itself.

In addition, when changing the input of alphanumeric characters, symbols, kana, etc., the operator presses a special key for switching to change the mode, but when performing fast input operations, this may cause erroneous operation. It has the disadvantage of becoming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide an intelligent keyboard that is small in size, has a large number of items, allows easy switching of input modes, and is less prone to erroneous operations.

[Means to solve the problem]

The intelligent keyboard of the present invention has a numeric keypad section for inputting numbers, a book-type key section for inputting product codes, etc. with one touch, a key input sensing means for recognizing pressed keys, and a page position. In an intelligent keyboard having a page input sense means for recognizing a pressed key, a code generation means for generating a code corresponding to a pressed key, and a code output side device connection means for connecting to a host device, The apparatus is configured to include automatic key input mode switching means for automatically switching inputs such as kana characters.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is an external view of an intelligent keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of page contents of the intelligent keyboard of FIG. 2.

Figure 3 shows an example of the data array set on each page of a book. By setting different data on each page, more data can be entered even with a limited number of keys. It is said that

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

The key data input from the book type keys shown in FIG. 3 is first converted into address data indicating the key arrangement position by the key input sensing means 4 shown in FIG. 1, and is notified to the input mode automatic switching means 5. be done. At the same time, if no input is made from the book type key or if the book is changed, the data is transferred to the page switching sense means 3.
This is converted into the code data of the currently opened page, and the input mode automatic switching means 5 is notified.

The input mode automatic switching means 5 uses the key address data notified from the key input sensing means 4 and the code data notified from the page switching sensing means 3 to correspond to the key data set for the currently opened page. It is converted into a code indicating the selected mode, and is notified to the code generation means 6 as address data.

The code generation means 6 uses the address data notified from the input mode automatic switching means 5, searches the code data handled by the upper data terminal device from a built-in pattern table or preset in the memory, and connects the data terminal. Notify means 7.

The data terminal connecting means 7 adds a necessary arbitrary control code to the code data notified by the code generating means 6 in order to match it with an arbitrary interface between the host data terminal and sends it to the data terminal device. do.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, by adding an automatic input mode switching means, the present invention makes it possible to change the data to be input simply by turning the page. There is no need to press the button, which has the effect of reducing operator errors.

Furthermore, since input data can be set on each page, the intelligent keyboard device itself can be made smaller.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an external view of the intelligent keyboard shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of page contents of the intelligent keyboard shown in FIG. 1... Book type key mat part, 2... Numeric keypad part,
3...Page switching sensing means, 4...Key input sensing means, 5...Input mode automatic switching means, 6...
- Code generation means, 7... Data terminal device connection means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Numeric keypad section for number input, book-type key section for one-touch input of product codes, etc., key input sense means for recognizing pressed keys, and page input for recognizing page position. a sense means; a code generation means for generating a code corresponding to a pressed key;
An intelligent keyboard having a code output side device connection means for connecting to a host device, characterized in that it is equipped with an automatic key input mode switching means for automatically switching inputs such as alphanumeric and kana characters. Intelligent keyboard.