JPH04523A - Mouse device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To specify the linear movement of a cursor in an oblique direction and to fix the moving direction by providing this mouse device with a specified dial for specifying the linear movement in an oblique direction and linearly moving the cursor in each specified direction on a screen. CONSTITUTION:When an arrow mark 6A is set up to the prescribed angle of an angle scale 7 while rotating the specified dial 6 to set up the moving direction to the oblique direction having the inclination of the prescribed angle and then the mouse device is moved while depressing a 1st button 2, the cursor on the screen is linearly moved in the specified oblique direction or its reverse direction. When the mouse device is moved while depressing a 2nd button 3, the cursor on the screen is moved in the vertical direction to the moved oblique direction. Since the cursor can be linearly moved in an optional oblique direction on the screen in the constitution, the operability of the mouse device can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides a mouse device that improves the operability of a mouse cursor (hereinafter referred to as "cursor") on a screen in accordance with a software program having a user interface. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

An example of a conventional mouse device will be described with reference to FIG. 3. As shown in FIG.
) and the first button (2
) and a second button (3
). Furthermore, (4), (5)
are buttons that perform other operations.

Next, the operation of the conventional mouse device will be explained.

When operating a conventional mouse device, if you move the mouse device while pressing the first button (2), the cursor will move vertically on the screen no matter which direction you move the mouse device, and When the mouse device is moved while pressing the second button (3), the cursor moves horizontally on the screen with a predetermined amount of human effort no matter which direction the mouse device is moved.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, when inputting using a conventional mouse device, the cursor is moved only in either the vertical or horizontal direction on the screen, and the cursor is moved in a straight line diagonally. I couldn't move it. In addition, even if the movement in the diagonal direction is determined, the ratio of the amount of movement in the vertical direction and the amount of movement in the horizontal direction to that movement is calculated, and based on the calculation results, the steps are individually performed in the vertical and horizontal directions. 1st button (2)
) and the second button (3) to move the cursor, which solved the problem of extremely complicated operations.

The present invention was made to solve the above problems, and
To provide a mouse device capable of specifying vertical and horizontal movement of a cursor on a screen and fixing the movement direction, and also specifying and fixing linear movement in a diagonal direction. The purpose is

[Means to solve the problem]

The mouse device of the present invention operates a cursor on a screen in accordance with a software program having a user interface, and has a first button that extracts and specifies only the vertical component of the movement direction, and a first button that extracts and specifies only the vertical component of the movement direction. The device is equipped with a second button for extracting and specifying only the directional component, and a specification dial for specifying linear movement in an oblique direction, and is configured to move the cursor linearly in each specified direction on the screen.

C) According to the present invention, the cursor on the screen can be moved vertically or horizontally by moving the mouse device while pressing the first button or the second button, and the cursor can be moved diagonally with the designated dial. By specifying a direction and moving the mouse while pressing the first button, the cursor on the screen can be moved diagonally in a straight line.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the features of the present invention will be mainly explained based on the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, with the same or corresponding parts as those of the conventional art being designated by the same reference numerals. In each figure, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the mouse device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the mouse device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mouse device of this embodiment has a main body (1
) is provided with a designation dial (6) rotatably arranged on the surface of the designation dial (6) so as to designate diagonal linear movement of the cursor on the screen and fix it in that direction. The displayed arrow mark (6A) is configured so that the slope in the diagonal direction can be set in accordance with the angle scale (7) located around the designated dial (6) and displayed on the surface of the main body (1). has been done. Further, in this embodiment, the angle displayed on the angle scale (7) is displayed based on the case where the moving direction of the cursor on the screen is to the right. The movement in the diagonal direction designated by the designation dial (6) is performed by pressing the first button (2).

Next, the operation of the mouse device of this embodiment will be explained.

After rotating the designation dial (6) to align the arrow mark (6A) with the predetermined angle on the angle scale (7) and setting the movement direction to a diagonal direction with a gradient of a predetermined angle, press the first button (2).
If you move the mouse device while pressing , the cursor will move linearly in the specified diagonal or opposite direction on the screen. Next, when the mouse device is moved while pressing the second button (3), the cursor moves on the screen in a direction perpendicular to the diagonal direction in which it was moved.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, the cursor can be moved linearly in diagonal directions on the screen, so unlike the conventional method, the amount of movement of the cursor is decomposed into vertical and horizontal components. The complicated operation of calculating the amount of movement of the mouse and moving the cursor step by step is not necessary, and the operability of the mouse device can be significantly improved.

Further, the mouse device of the present invention has an angle scale (
Instead of 7), movement in the diagonal direction can be specified by marking a tangent value, a sine value, a cosine value, etc. as the scale (7).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments; for example, the first button (1), the second button (2), and the designated dial (6) may be replaced with other ones in consideration of operability. It can be placed in any position.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to specify vertical and horizontal movement of the cursor on the screen and fix the movement direction, and it is also possible to specify linear movement in the diagonal direction. The direction of movement can be fixed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the mouse device of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the mouse device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional mouse device. In each figure, (2) is the first button, (3) is the second button, and (6) is the designated dial. In addition, in each figure, the same symbols indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a mouse device that operates a cursor on a screen according to a software program having a user interface, there is a first button that extracts and specifies only the vertical component of the movement direction, and a first button that extracts and specifies only the horizontal component of the movement direction. A mouse device comprising: a second button for specifying; and a specifying dial for specifying diagonal linear movement; and said cursor is moved linearly in each specified direction on the screen.