CN1255664A - Panel-rolling servicing structure for computer - Google Patents
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Abstract
To provide an apparatus that facilitates a user's scroll operation within a computer, which uses a pointing device such as a touch screen or an input pad. This invention is directed to a configuration of an apparatus 400 for assisting an input operation into a touch screen 130, which is attached to a computer for use therewith. More particularly, this apparatus 400 includes means 410, 420 for assisting a user's vertical or horizontal scroll operation. When a user puts a stylus pen 105 on a vertical scroll box 320 and moves it along this vertical scroll guiding gutter 410, it is possible to implement a vertical (up-and-down) scroll operation in an easier manner.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind of computer system that comprises touch pad, particularly a kind of device that is used for assisted user to the input operation of touch-screen.
Utilize nearest technology, can cover Premium Features in the little space or volume, this makes and to resemble the popular of the such device relevant with portable computer of PDA (personal digital assistant) or notebook computer.
In order to have like this than the conventional portable terminal of small display and to bring in viewing content, need carry out the operation of volume screen continually with the frequency higher than desk-top computer with bigger screen with resembling PDA.But the user interface of the portable terminal resemble PDA always can not perform well in this purpose.
Usually, use pen (input pen) or the button be attached to PDA to come the scrolling content, and " move on the page or leaf/page move down " icon or button are used to scroll up screen required side.But, make this operation, need have dexterity or the dexterity of pressing narrow and small position.
In addition and since will by pen press regional narrow and small, be difficult to stop volume screen and operate at desired area.
In order to solve operability or the relevant existing issue of practicality this and the volume screen, following two kinds of fundamental method are arranged: (1) first method adopts the electric current touch pad; And (2) second method is added the interface that has the device of sensor function and have the system of the new hardware of conduct.But the second method (2) of adding new hardware is not-so-practical because with it to compare cost too high with first method (1) advantage of equal value mutually.
That is, first method (1) is not only that than the better part of second method (2) cost is low and can adds subsequently, and is that it has the advantage of equal value mutually with second method (2).
Because the present invention can carry out the operation of volume screen along volume screen guide rail (groove/opening), even also can easily roll up screen for the use of being unfamiliar with PDA or the user that on hand/eye, has physical disabilities.In addition, the present invention can be used for the environment of the delivery vehicle that rocks effectively.
Except described touch pad, similar problem also appears at the situation of the portable information processing device with indicating equipment, and this device is tablet or digitizer for example.Correspondingly, the present invention can also be applied on the similar devices such as tablet.
With the similar field of the present invention in, have formerly Japanese patent application 8-300399 number.Should be first to file (applicant: Sony) disclose a kind of technology that is used in the auxiliary scaling variation of auto-navigation system, if the some C on the map that shows on screen in such a way is by finger touch after regular time, then show a popup menu selecting level of zoom, thereby be the center displayed map with the some D that has an identical longitude and latitude with a C.
Although this technology can easily change scaling, it can not solve the difficulty of described conventional volume screen.
Therefore an object of the present invention is to provide in computing machine a kind of user's of helping volume to shield the device of operation, its adopts and resembles touch-screen or the such indicating equipment of tablet.
Another object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly helps the content scrolling by pen (input pen) or the button that is attached to PDA, perhaps helps scrolling up required side the device of screen by " move on the page or leaf/page move down " icon or button.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of user of making can easily stop to roll up the device of screen operation at desired area.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of device that can carry out the operation of volume screen along volume screen guide rail (groove/opening), thereby also can easily roll up screen for the use of being unfamiliar with PDA or the user that has physical disabilities on hand/eye.
Even another object of the present invention provides a kind of device that also can easily carry out the operation of volume screen in the delivery vehicle environment that rocks.
The present invention is directed to the structure that is used for assisting to the device of touch-screen input operation, this touch-screen is attached on its used computing machine.More particularly, this device comprises the device of the horizontal or vertical volume screen operation that is used for assisted user.
According to one aspect of the invention, the described device that is used for the horizontal or vertical volume screen operation of assisted user comprises gathering sill.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the described device that is used for the horizontal or vertical volume screen operation of assisted user comprises slide block (slipper).
Fig. 1 is that it is applicable to and comprises the present invention as the external view of the PDA (personal digital assistant) of an example of the computing machine with touch-screen.
Although shown in Fig. 1 as the pocket portable PDA of the current computer system that can obtain in the megastore, but application of the present invention is not limited only to PDA, it can be applied to any type of computing machine, comprises desk-top computer, notebook computer, tower computer, or the like.
In addition, if the user can be used in combination such as such graphic input device such as touch-screen, tablet, digitizer and indicating equipment etc., application then of the present invention is not limited to client computer, and it can be applied to server computer, principal computer or the like.
For the situation of touch pad, input equipment and display device mutually combine.But the present invention can also be applied to tablet, and wherein input equipment and display device form respectively.
PDA product as an example comprises " WorkPad " of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation), and this mainly can buy on American market, " Cassiopeia " series of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., and " NINO " of N.V. PHILIPS Co., or the like.
The front 120 of current PDA illustrates on the top of Fig. 1, and the back side 122 of current PDA illustrates in the bottom of Fig. 1.
There is the handwriting input zone 130 that is formed by touch-screen (touch pad) or like front 120 and side at current PDA, be used to be input to the input pen 105 on this touch-screen 130, on touch-screen, be used to activate particular application, menu, calculator function, various regional 107 of function of search or the like, 108,111 and 112, be used for activating such as schedule, address book, taskpad (To-do list), the various buttons 109 of the common function that memo pad or the like is such, 110,113 and 114, be used to regulate the knob 104 of Display Contrast, be used to connect the modem port 102 of modulator-demodular unit, or the like.
The back side 122 and side at current PDA have infrared port 103, the internal cell 101 that is used for infrared communication, or the like.
In Fig. 2, schematically illustrate and be applicable to the hardware configuration that embodies normatron 100 of the present invention.More particularly, be illustrated in parts on its inner mainboard for each subsystem.
Use normatron of the present invention comprise " the Windows CE " that contain Microsoft as the computing machine of operating system (OS), contain the computing machine of some type of special purpose operating system and other adopt the computing machine of dedicated cpu (CPU (central processing unit)) rather than universal cpu.
CPU (processor) 210 as the brain of whole computing machine 100 carried out multiple program under the control of operating system.CPU 210 can be by the cpu chip that is called " Pentium (Pentium) ", " Pentium with MMX Technology (Pentium with MMX technology) ", " Pentium Pro (Pentium Pro) " of Intel company's manufacturing, the CPU of other companies resemble the AMD or " PowerPC " of IBM Corporation.
The FSB 210 and the pci bus 235 that are directly coupled to processor respectively interconnect by bridge circuit (main frame-PCI bridge), and this bridge circuit can also be called " storer/pci controller chip " 220.
The storer of present embodiment/pci controller chip 220 comprises the memory controller that is used to control to the accessing operation of primary memory 215, the data buffer that is used to absorb the velocity contrast between bus 211 and 235, or the like.For example, this chip 220 is corresponding to " 440EX " or " 440GX " of Intel company.
This primary memory 215 is to be used as the write area of executive routine or the writable memory of workspace.Usually, primary memory 215 comprises a plurality of DRAM (dynamic RAM chips), makes its basic tankage be generally 32MB and also can expand to 256MB.
Recently, in order to satisfy the needs of more speed, a kind of DRAM progressively carries out the transition to quick page or leaf DRAM, EDO DRAM, synchronous dram (SDRAM), short pulse EDO DRAM, RDRAM, or the like.
Executive routine at this indication comprises operating system, for example " Windows98 ", the various device driver that is used under hardware controls operation peripherals, be applicable to the application program of particular job and resemble BIOS or be stored in the firmware of ROM 290 similarly.
Be included in L2-cache memory among the CPU 210 now and be the high-speed memory of the access time that is used to absorb 210 pairs of primary memorys 215 of CPU, and be used for temporary will be by the limited code and the data of CPU 210 frequent access.Usually, the L2-cache memory comprises SRAM (static RAM (SRAM)) chip, and its general capacity is 512KB or more.
Subsystem of video 225 comprises Video Controller, its actual treatment is from the picture instruction of CPU 210, processing picture information temporary storage in the video memory (VRAM), is read picture information and output offers LCD (LCD) 85 as video this information from VRAM.In addition, Video Controller can be converted to analog form to vision signal by its digital to analog converter that is associated (DAC).
Simulating signal is presented on touch pad (touch-screen) 130 touch pads by signal wire.Touch pad 130 has and resembles the such function of indicating equipment that is used for the input coordinate value, and has the function that is used for display video image.The user is sent to operating system etc. by serial port 281, keyboard/mouse port, USB (USB (universal serial bus)) 237 or input/output bus 270 usually by the input of 105 pairs of touch pads 130 of input pen.
In addition, subsystem of video 225 is connected to storer/pci controller chip 220 by AGP (accelerated graphics port) bus 221.
In addition, the bridge circuit 240 of present embodiment has ide interface 245, and it meets IDE (integrated device electronic technology) standard, is used to connect External memory equipment.Can carry out ATAPI (AT additional encapsulation interface) to IDE hard disk drive (HDD) 246 and IDE CD-ROM drive and this ide interface 245 is connected.In addition, can connect the IDE equipment that resembles other such type of DVD (digital video disk or general digital CD) driver and replace IDE CD-ROM drive 246.Resembling the such External memory equipment of HDD246 and/or CD-ROM drive is contained in the system unit interior so-called " medium frame (media bay) " or " equipment frame (device bay) " of computing machine 100.The External memory equipment of these standards can be installed interchangeably with miscellaneous equipment, for example floppy disk and/or electric battery, and perhaps they can be exclusively used in this equipment of installing.
In addition, comprise USB (USB (universal serial bus)) path control deivce of the USB 237 that is used to control resemble the versabus in the bridge circuit 240 of present embodiment, and have USB port 238.This USB port for example is positioned on the wall of system unit of computing machine 100.USB 237 supports " hot plug function ", this function allows new peripherals (USB device) interpolation/dismounting and does not need powered-down, and " plug-and-play feature ", this function makes the new peripherals that connects to be automatically recognized and system configuration correspondingly is set once more.Can connect nearly 63 USB device with daisy chaining for single USB port.Typical USB device comprises keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer, display monitor, clipboard, or the like.
Input/output bus 270 for example comprises the isa bus (highway width: 16 with data transmission rate lower than pci bus 235, peak data transfer rate: 4 megabit per seconds), therefore it is used to connect relatively slow peripherals, for example, ROM (ROM (read-only memory)) 290, real-time clock (RTC), super i/o controller 280 and keyboard/mouse controller.
Super i/o controller 280 is the operation that is used to control floppy disk (FDD), the peripheral controllers that parallel data (PIO) is operated by the I/O of serial port by the I/O operation and the serial data (SIO) of parallel port.
Constitute this PDA100 although except the parts shown in Fig. 2, also need other electronic circuit to wait.But these parts are not described in this manual, because they are that known and they and main points of the present invention have nothing to do this area in.In addition, be to be understood that the part shown in only illustrating between the hardware module connects in order to make accompanying drawing succinct.
In addition, especially for the PDA that specially is designed to have than littler size of the computer-related devices of other kind and lighter weight, those functional parts are omitted at this among the Fig. 2 except resembling the such minimum requirements parts of CPU and storer.
In Fig. 3, will be shown in it by user's correlative positional relation between the entire document 310 that computing machine is checked and the screen area 306 that can show simultaneously by computing machine.
Especially, for the situation of PDA, it is narrower and small by the screen 306 that computing machine shows simultaneously.
Under the environment of the operating system that resembles " Windows 98 " such use form, thereby when will content displayed can not show simultaneously greater than its client region in form, scroll bar 322,332 be displayed on the edge of form.
In addition, the scroll box that is presented in the scroll bar 322,332 is represented the relative position of current display area with respect to its relevant whole content 320,330.Drag scroll box 320,330, can move the position that will in form, show by mouse etc.
In addition, scroll bar 322,332 comprises scroll arrow (arrow key) 340,342,344,346 at its edge.Place mouse pointer one of scroll arrow 340,342,344,346 to go up and press mouse button, can on the direction of arrow, roll display shield.
Operation and browser 305 in the computing machine also comprise the maximization that is used for form/minimize button 307, menu bar 308, HScrollBar 332, the moving arrow 340 that rolls left, right scroll arrow 342, go up scroll arrow 346 except document/figure or the like, scroll arrow 344 down, or the like.
When the user will change current viewing area watching other invisible zone, need knock scroll box or right and a left side/when upper and lower scroll arrow 346,344 is pressed required number of times by making the right side and left or up and following scroll box 330, the 320 mobile width of fixing on level or vertical direction.
By described operation, viewing area that can mobile computer.But,, thereby, therefore need rolling operation many times to check relevant entire document because its less size can be narrow by the screen area 306 that computing machine once shows for the situation of PDA.
In addition, for the mancarried device resemble PDA, the user need not have support or unsettled this device of condition lower-pilot under many occasions, so the user can run into more operating difficulties under the stable condition.
Be used for touch pad on the current commercially available product at these, adopt following several ultimate principle: (1) pressure sensitive; (2) non-pressure sensitive; And (3) finger induction type.
Hereinafter, will be with the embodiments of the invention of PDA as the principle that meets the touch pad that is adopted by computing machine.
In Fig. 4, the skeleton view of first embodiment of the invention shown in it, touch pad wherein is a pressure sensitive.
In pressure sensitive, resistance (pressure) scheme, ultrasound wave scheme are arranged, or the like.
Fig. 5 is the plan view of the display screen of Fig. 4.
The side view that Fig. 6 looks for the direction C from Fig. 4 according to PDA of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the cross sectional view according to PDA of the present invention from the A-B line intercepting of Fig. 4.
In Fig. 4, shown in it as the PDA 120 and the input guide piece (guide rail) 400 of first embodiment of the invention.
Referring to Fig. 4, input guide piece 400 is installed in the upper surface of PDA 120.400 times pressure sensitive touch pad 130 is arranged at the input guide piece.The browser 305 of Fig. 3 is presented on the plane of touch pad 130, and is used to assist the gathering sill 410 of the input guide piece 400 of (guiding/adjusting) vertical scrolling operation to be positioned at vertical scrolling piece 320.
When the user input pen 105 is placed on the vertical scrolling piece 320 and it when vertical scrolling gathering sill 410 moves, can realize vertical (upper and lower) rolling operation more easily.
For the device shown in Fig. 4, when input pen 105 contacted with pressure sensitive touch pad 130, touch pad 130 was responded to the motion of input pens 105 and its data is sent to operating system.
Referring to Fig. 5, the content of browser 305 (described with reference to Fig. 3 hereinbefore) illustrates on touch pad 130.
As shown in the figure, the moving area of upper and lower scroll box 320 is corresponding with the opening 410 of guide piece 400, and opening 1520 is corresponding to last scroll arrow 346, and opening 1530 is corresponding to following scroll arrow 344.
In addition, the moving area of left and right scroll box 330 is corresponding to the opening 420 of input guide piece 400, and opening 1550 is corresponding to the moving arrow 340 that rolls left, and opening 1560 is corresponding to right scroll arrow 342.
Correspondingly, compare with other scheme that does not have this guide piece 400, the user can easily carry out input operation by move or handle pen in these openings of this guide piece 400.
In Fig. 6, the input guide piece 400 that the side view of PDA shown in it 120 and the C direction of arrow from Fig. 4 are looked.
Referring to Fig. 6, input guide piece 400 is so installed to cover PDA 120.Input guide piece 400 is not limited to have outer shape as shown in Figure 6, because go up just passable as long as by any way this device 400 is fixed to its relevant PDA.
Although the back side at input guide piece 400 shown in Figure 6 has opening, also can cancel this opening, make guide piece 400 cover the back side fully.
Referring to Fig. 7, the position relation between touch pad shown in it 130 and the pen 105.
When PDA 120 uses as shown in Figs. 4-6 pressure sensitive touch pad 130, need make pen 105 pass guide piece 400, and directly contact, as shown in Figure 7 with the surface of touch pad 130.
Turn back to Fig. 4,, can realize the horizontal rollings operation by horizontal rolling groove 420 according to operating identical mode with the vertical scrolling of describing just now.
In Fig. 8, the second embodiment of the present invention shown in the figure, wherein this touch pad is non-pressure sensitive.In non-pressure sensitive touch pad, have electromagnetic induction circuit, artificial capacitor circuit, or the like.
Fig. 9 is the cross sectional view according to PDA of the present invention of the A-B line intercepting in Fig. 8.
In Fig. 8, shown in it as the PDA 120 and the input guide rail 510,520 of second embodiment of the invention.
Input guide piece 530 is as a part that is formed at the protective seam on PDA 120 upper surfaces.The touch pad 130 that non-pressure sensitive is arranged below input guide piece 530.
The browser 305 of Fig. 3 is presented on the screen of this touch pad 130, and the gathering sill 510 that is used for the input guide piece 530 of additional vertical rolling operation is positioned at vertical scrolling piece 120 and scroll arrow 346,342 tops.When the user when this vertical scrolling gathering sill 510 moves input pen 105, can realize the vertical scrolling operation more easily.
For the situation of installing shown in Fig. 8, input pen 105 does not directly contact with touch pad 130.But touch pad 130 is by the motion of protective seam induction input pen 105.
The input guide piece 530 of identical with the opening of touch pad 130 basically size is so installed the surface with the touch pad part 130 that covers PDA 120.Input guide piece 530 comprises transparent or semitransparent material, and can have some elasticity.
With reference to Fig. 9, the relative position relation between touch pad shown in the figure 130 and the pen 105.
When PDA 120 used touch pad 130 shown in Fig. 8 and 9, pen 105 dropped in the groove 510 (or 520) of input guide piece 530, and does not directly contact with the surface of touch pad 130, as shown in Figure 9.
Best, the degree of depth of groove 510 is not only less than the thickness of protective seam 530, and enough deeply can guide this pen.
Turn back to Fig. 8,, can realize the horizontal rollings operation by horizontal rolling groove 520 according to operating identical mode with the vertical scrolling of describing just now.
In Figure 10, third embodiment of the invention shown in the figure, wherein this touch pad is to point induction type.In finger induction type touch pad, have artifical resistance film scheme (pressure sensitive), analog electrical capacitive scheme (non-pressure sensitive), or the like.Figure 11 is the cross sectional view of PDA according to the present invention of A-B line intercepting from Figure 10.
In Figure 10, shown in it as the PDA 120 and the input guide piece 610 of third embodiment of the invention.Input guide piece 610 is installed on the touch pad 130 of the upper surface that is positioned at PDA 120.Below input guide piece 610, the finger induction type touch pad 130 with finger sensing of being applicable to 612.
The browser 305 of Fig. 3 is presented on the screen of this touch pad 130, and the slide block (slipper) 620 and the finger piece 630 of gathering sill that is used for the input guide piece 610 of subsidiary level rolling operation is positioned at horizontal rolling piece 320 and scroll button 346,342 tops.
As user during, can realize the vertical scrolling operation more easily along horizontal rolling groove slide block 620 moveable fingers 612.For the situation of installing shown in Figure 10, finger 612 does not directly contact with touch pad 130, the motion of these touch pad 130 induction gathering sill slide blocks 620.
When adopting analog electrical capacitive scheme, gathering sill slide block 620 and finger piece 630 must comprise conductive material.On the other hand, for pressure sensitive, be fit to adopt be applicable to the material of when being in contact with it, touch pad 130 being exerted pressure.
Referring to Figure 11, the position relation between touch pad shown in the figure 130 and the finger 612.
When PDA 120 used touch pad 130 shown in Figure 10 and 11, finger 612 was fixed on the groove slide block 620 of guide piece 610 by finger piece 630, and pointed 612 and directly do not contact with the surface of touch pad 130, as shown in Figure 11.
Turn back to Figure 10.According to operating identical mode, can operate by horizontal rolling gathering sill slide block 620 and finger piece 630 realization horizontal rollings with the vertical scrolling of description just now.
In Figure 12, shown in the figure as the PDA 120 and the input guide piece 1110 of fourth embodiment of the invention.
When the user when vertical scrolling gathering sill 1120 moves input pen 105, can realize the vertical scrolling operation more easily.For the situation of the device shown in Figure 12, input pen 105 contacts with pressure sensitive touch pad 130, and the motion of touch pad 130 induction input pens 105.
Correspondingly, can be easily and follow-up interpolations be fixed to gathering sill 1110 on the PDA 120, its advantage be do not need expensive.
Referring to Figure 13, the position relation between touch pad shown in it 130 and the pen 105.
When PDA 120 uses pressure sensitive touch pad shown in Figure 12 and 13, need make pen 105 pass guide piece 1110 and directly contact, as shown in Figure 12 with the surface of touch pad 130.
Turn back to Figure 12,, can realize the horizontal rollings operation by horizontal rolling groove 1130 according to operating identical mode with the vertical scrolling of describing just now.
Shown in Figure 13 and 14, this guide piece 1110 comprises L shaped transparent or semitransparent material, expectation be that the back side of this device 1110 can have bonding agent and be used for it is fixed to touch pad 130.In addition, the thickness of this guide piece 1110 arrives several millimeters scope usually at the hundreds of micron, thereby can guide this pen.
Referring to Figure 13 and 14, the position between the content of the browser 305 of description and Fig. 3 concerns now.
The moving area of upper and lower scroll bar 320 is corresponding with the opening 1120 of guide piece 1110, and opening 1610 is corresponding to last scroll button 346, and opening 1630 is corresponding to following scroll button 344.In addition, left and right moving area is corresponding with the opening 1130 of guide piece 1110, and opening 1650 is corresponding to the moving button 340 that rolls left, and opening 1640 is corresponding to right scroll button 342.
Correspondingly, compare with other schemes that do not have this guide piece 1110, the user can be by moving in these openings of guide piece 1110 and handling pen and easily carry out input operation.
In Figure 15 and 16, two kinds of specifically illustrating actual gathering sill among the figure are multi-form.
Gathering sill shown in Figure 15 can be applied among four embodiment shown in Fig. 4,8,10 and 12, and for example, for the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the gathering sill 810 of Figure 15 is corresponding to the gathering sill 410,420 of Fig. 6.
Gathering sill shown in Figure 15 has little projection 812, and each neighboring projection forms at a distance of fixing distance (for example, 5 millimeters) respectively.Situation for executive level and vertical scrolling operation is difficult to stop this rolling operation in desired location usually.If but each projection is formed in the gathering sill with fixing spacing respectively, the user can approach on the projection 812 of desired area by nib etc. is bumped most, and stops rolling operation.
Gathering sill shown in Figure 16 can be used among four embodiment shown in Fig. 4,8,10 and 12.For example, be positioned at the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the gathering sill 820 of Figure 16 is corresponding to the gathering sill 410,420 of Fig. 4.
The gathering sill of Figure 16 has the projection spacing littler than the spacing of the projection 822 of the gathering sill shown in Figure 15.Correspondingly, compare with other scheme of projection in not having this gathering sill, the user can press along these projections 822 by making nib etc., carries out rolling operation to have some resistance ground, thereby easily stops rolling operation in desired location.
Should consider its optical characteristics during gathering sill 810,820 designs.
According to the present invention, can provide a kind of user of helping in the computing machine that uses touch-screen, to carry out the device of rolling operation with described structure.
Another advantage of the present invention provides a kind of device that can easily stop rolling operation in desired location.
Additional benefit of the present invention provides a kind ofly can carry out the device of rolling operation along rolling guide (groove/opening), uses PDA or at the user who has physical disabilities aspect hand/eye roll screen in an easy manner thereby make to be unfamiliar with.
Even another advantage of the present invention provides a kind of device that also can easily carry out rolling operation in the delivery vehicle environment that rocks.
Fig. 1 is applicable to the external view that embodies computer system of the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates to be applicable to the block scheme that embodies computer system unit of the present invention.
Fig. 3 illustrates to be applicable to the synoptic diagram that embodies browser of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the skeleton view of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the plan view of first embodiment.
Fig. 6 is the side view of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is the cross sectional view along the first embodiment of the invention of A-B line intercepting.
Fig. 8 is the skeleton view of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 is the cross sectional view along the second embodiment of the invention of A-B line intercepting.
Figure 10 is the skeleton view of third embodiment of the invention.
Figure 11 is the cross sectional view along the third embodiment of the invention of A-B line intercepting.
Figure 12 is the skeleton view of fourth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 13 is the cross sectional view along the fourth embodiment of the invention of A-B line intercepting.
Figure 14 is the zoomed-in view of the material part in the fourth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 15 is the detailed view of guide openings of the present invention or groove (1).
Figure 16 is the detailed view of guide openings of the present invention or groove (2).
101 batteries, 102 modem ports
103 infrared line end 104 contrasts
105 input pens, 130 touch pads
120?PDA 210 CPU
215 primary memorys
220 storeies/pci controller chip
225 subsystem of video, 230 card bus controllers
231 card bus slots, 235 pci buss
238 USB connector, 240 bridge circuits
246 hard disk drives, 250 audio subsystems
260 modem subsystem, 270 input/output bus
280 super I/O chip 281 input/output end ports
290?BIOS
301 title blocks
305 browsers
308 menu bars
310 entire document
320,330 scroll boxs
322,332 scroll bars
340,342,344,346 scroll arrows
400 guide pieces
410,420 are used for the opening of scroll bar
510,520 are used for the groove of scroll bar
530 protective seams
610 guide pieces
612 fingers
620 are used for the slide block of scroll box
630 finger pieces
1110 guide pieces
1120,1130 are used for the opening of scroll box
1610,1630,1640,1650 are used for the opening of scroll arrow
810,820 guide openings or groove
The projection of 812,822 guide openings or groove
Claims (12)
1. device that is used for assisted user to the input operation of input equipment, comprising:
Be used to guide the guide piece of user to the direction of the input operation of described input equipment.
2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that described guide piece comprises the gathering sill of the input operation that is used for assisted user.
3. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that described guide piece comprises the slide block of the input operation that is used for assisted user.
4. one kind is used for the device that assisted user carries out input operation to the touch-screen that adheres on computers.
5. one kind is used to guide the user to adhering to the device that on computers touch-screen carries out the direction of input operation.
6. one kind is used to regulate the user to adhering to the device that on computers touch-screen carries out the direction of input operation.
7. device according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described input operation comprises a kind of in operating of user's vertical and horizontal rolling at least.
8. device according to claim 4 is characterized in that described device comprises groove.
9. device according to claim 4 is characterized in that described device comprises slide block.
10. computing machine that comprises touch-screen is comprising being used for assisted user carries out input operation on described touch-screen device.
11. a computer system that comprises touch-screen, processor and storer, comprising: be used for assisted user carries out input operation on described touch-screen device.
12. one kind is used for the auxiliary device that the indicating equipment that adheres to is on computers carried out input operation.
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