JPH04367925A - Mouse device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To exactly and instantaneously move a mouse cursor on a display to a specific coordinate position without necessitating a wide moving space. CONSTITUTION:In the mouse device 5 which is connected to a computer main body 1 to which a display 3 is connected, inputs information corresponding to a direction and a distance of a movement in connection with its movement and displays a mouse cursor on the display, based thereon, this device is provided with plural click buttons for executing a regular clock processing, coordinate input buttons consisting of a numerical value input button for inputting a numerical value, an X-Y coordinate designating button for designating the X coordinate and the Y coordinate, and a coordinate determining button for determining a coordinate position, and a mouse cursor movement processing means for moving the mouse cursor on the display to a specific coordinate position.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to a mouse device used together with a display as a man-machine interface for a computer system, and in particular to a mouse device for moving a mouse cursor on a display to a specific coordinate position without requiring a large movement space. The present invention relates to a mouse device that can be moved accurately and instantaneously.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in computer systems such as CAD systems, in addition to a display such as a graphic display, as a man-machine interface, in order to input cursor information,
Mouse has been widely used. This mouse inputs information corresponding to the direction and distance of movement by touching the bottom surface of the table or other surface, and displays a mouse cursor like "+" or "・" on the display based on this information. It is something that makes you

By the way, conventional mice used in this type of computer system have only two or three click buttons, and by moving the mouse itself, the mouse cursor on the display can be moved to a specific coordinate position. It is designed to be moved.

However, in order to move the mouse cursor on the display to a specific coordinate position, a large movement space is required to move the mouse itself. Additionally, there was no function to accurately move the mouse cursor on the display to a specific coordinate position, so some errors always occurred.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, conventional mice not only require a large space to move the mouse itself, but also have problems in that it is difficult to accurately position the mouse. .

An object of the present invention is to provide an extremely easy-to-use mouse device that can accurately and instantaneously move a mouse cursor on a display to a specific coordinate position without requiring a large movement space. It is in.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a display connected to a connected computer body, and as the display moves, information corresponding to the direction and distance of the movement is inputted. Based on this, a mouse device that displays a mouse cursor on the display has multiple click buttons for normal click processing, a numerical input button for inputting numerical values, and an X
X-Y coordinate specification button for specifying coordinates and Y coordinate,
A coordinate input button consisting of a coordinate determination button for determining a coordinate position, and a mouse cursor movement processing means that moves a mouse cursor on a display to a specific coordinate position when the coordinate input button is operated. It consists of

[0008]

[Operation] Therefore, in the mouse device of the present invention, when the main body of the mouse device is moved, the mouse cursor on the display moves accordingly. Further, specific processing can be performed by clicking the click button. Furthermore, by operating the coordinate input button, the mouse cursor on the display can be moved to a specific coordinate position without moving the mouse device itself.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a computer system to which a mouse device according to the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, the computer system includes a computer main body 1, a display 3 connected to the computer main body 1 via a connection cable 2, and a rotary encoder type mouse device 5 connected to the computer main body 1 via a connection cable 4. and a keyboard 7 connected to the computer main body 1 via a connection cable 6.

Here, the computer main body 1 has a mouse cursor movement processing function that controls the mouse cursor on the display 3 to be moved to a specific coordinate position when a coordinate input button of a mouse device 5, which will be described later, is operated. It has the following. Further, the display 3 displays predetermined images, characters, etc. at predetermined positions based on instructions from the computer main body 1 and the mouse device 5. Further, the mouse device 5 is configured to input information corresponding to the direction and distance of the movement by touching the lower surface of the table or the like and displaying the mouse cursor on the display 3 based on this information. be. Furthermore, the keyboard 7 is for inputting predetermined data.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a side view showing an example of the external configuration of the rotary encoder type mouse device 5. As shown in FIG. In the figure, the mouse device 5 has three click buttons 51, 52, 53 on its top surface: a left button, a middle button, and a right button for performing normal click processing.
, coordinate input buttons consisting of 10 numerical value input buttons 54, two X-Y coordinate designation buttons 55, and one coordinate determination button 56, and a freely rotatable ball 57 on the lower surface thereof. . Here, click buttons 51, 52, 5
3 is for performing normal click processing. Further, the numerical value input button 54 is for inputting numerical values from 0 to 9. Furthermore, the X-Y coordinate designation button 55 is used to designate the X and Y coordinates. Furthermore, the coordinate determination button 56 is for determining the coordinate position. Next, the operation of the mouse device 5 in the computer system of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, a program using the mouse device 5 is activated from the keyboard 7. Normally, as the mouse device 5 moves, information corresponding to the direction and distance of the movement is input to the computer main body 1, and a mouse cursor corresponding to the input information is displayed on the display 3. Further, by operating the click buttons 51, 52, and 53, specific processing can be performed. Furthermore, if the mouse cursor is displayed on the display 3 and the coordinate input button is pressed,
A movement notification is sent to the computer main body 1, and the mouse cursor displayed on the display 3 is moved to a specific coordinate position with priority over movement of the mouse device 5 or click processing using the click buttons 51, 52, 53. Processing is performed to move the image to . That is, to determine the X or Y coordinate, first press the X coordinate designation button 55, then press the numerical input button 54 to input the coordinate value, and finally press the coordinate determination button 56. The X coordinate value is determined. Next, in the same manner, press the Y coordinate designation button 55, then press the numerical input button 54 to input the coordinate value, and finally press the coordinate determination button 56 to input the coordinate value.
The coordinate values are determined. In this case, the reverse operation may be performed to determine the Y coordinate value and then the X coordinate value.

[0014] Here, if you want to move the mouse cursor displayed on the display 3 to a specific coordinate position, for example (100, 200), first press the X coordinate designation button 55, then enter the numerical value. The input button 54 is pressed to input 100, and finally the coordinate determination button 56 is pressed. This determines the X coordinate value. Next, in the same manner, the user presses the X coordinate designation button 55, then presses the numerical value input button 54 to input 200, and finally presses the coordinate determination button 56. This determines the Y coordinate value. As a result, the mouse cursor on the display 3 is instantly moved to the specific coordinate position (100, 200) without moving the mouse device 5 itself.

As described above, in this embodiment, the display 3 and the keyboard 7 are connected via the connection cable 4 to the computer main body 1, which is connected via the connection cables 2 and 6. In the mouse device 5, information corresponding to distance is inputted and a mouse cursor is displayed on the display 3 based on this information.
Three click buttons 51, 52, 53 for performing normal click processing, a numeric input button 54 for inputting numerical values, an X-Y coordinate designation button 55 for specifying X and Y coordinates, and coordinates. A coordinate input button consisting of a coordinate determination button 56 for determining a position is provided, and when the coordinate input button is operated, a mouse cursor movement processing function is provided to move the mouse cursor on the display 3 to a specific coordinate position. It is configured by being included in the computer main body 1.

Therefore, the mouse cursor on the display 3 can be accurately and instantaneously moved to a specific coordinate position without significantly moving the mouse device 5 itself, that is, without requiring a large movement space. This makes it extremely easy to use.

In the above embodiment, the case where the mouse device is of the rotary encoder type is explained.
Other methods are not limited to this, such as a method in which a group of orthogonal parallel lines is moved on a surface and optically counts the number of parallel lines crossed, or a method in which the lower surface is rubbed against a table surface to produce a continuous fricative sound. It is also possible to use a mouse device that detects the moving distance from time and the moving direction from the displacement of the bottom surface of the device as a whole.

[0018]

Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, there are a plurality of click buttons for performing normal click processing, a numerical input button for inputting numerical values, an X coordinate, a Y coordinate,
Coordinate input buttons consist of an X-Y coordinate designation button for specifying coordinates and a coordinate determination button for determining the coordinate position. When the coordinate input buttons are operated, the mouse cursor on the display is moved to a specific coordinate. Since it is equipped with a mouse cursor movement processing means for moving the mouse cursor to a position,
It is possible to provide an extremely easy-to-use mouse device that can accurately and instantaneously move a mouse cursor on a display to a specific coordinate position without requiring a large movement space.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which a mouse device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the external configuration of the mouse device in the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an example of the external configuration of the mouse in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Computer body, 2...Connection cable, 3...Display, 4...Connection cable, 5...Mouse device, 51,5
2, 53...Click button, 54...Numeric input button, 5
5...X-Y coordinate designation button, 56...Coordinate determination button, 5
7...Ball.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A display is connected to a connected computer main body, and as the display moves, information corresponding to the direction and distance of the movement is input, and a mouse cursor is displayed on the display based on this information. In a mouse device, there are multiple click buttons for performing normal click processing, a numerical input button for inputting numerical values, an X-Y coordinate designation button for specifying the X and Y coordinates, and determining the coordinate position. and a mouse cursor movement processing means for moving a mouse cursor on the display to a specific coordinate position when the coordinate input button is operated. A mouse device featuring: