JP2000163205A - Key position setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make automatically settable the key positions of a keyboard in accordance with user. SOLUTION: This key position setting system 100 (key position controlling part) is provided with a key depression position calculating part 101 that detects the depression position of each key of a keyboard 500, a key depression position storing part 110 which stores the depression position of each key detected by the part 101, an average depression position calculating part 102 which calculates the average value of the depression positions of each key from the depression positions of each key which are stored in the part 110, a key position storing part 111 that stores the average depression position of each key which is calculated by the part 102 and a key position movement processing 103 that automatically moves key positions of the keyboard 500 based on the average depression position of each key which is stored in the part 111.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard used for a computer or the like, and more particularly, to a system for setting key positions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A keyboard used for operation of a computer or the like generally has a key position fixed in advance.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional keyboard, since the positions of the keys are fixed, accurate input may be difficult due to the size of the user's hand, the habit at the time of input, and the like. there were. In addition, when a user uses a keyboard having a different size, a different standard or the like from a keyboard that the user normally uses, the input speed is reduced because the positions of the keys are different, which is inefficient. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a system that can automatically set the position of a key according to a user.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a key pressing position calculating section for detecting a pressing position of each key of a keyboard, and a key pressing position detecting section for detecting each key pressing position. A key press position storage unit that stores a press position of the key, an average press position calculation unit that calculates an average value of the press positions of the respective keys from the press positions of the respective keys stored in the key press position storage unit, and an average press position. Based on the key position storage unit that stores the average pressed position of each key calculated by the calculation unit, and based on the average pressed position of each key stored in the key position storage unit, the key position on the keyboard is automatically determined. A key position setting system comprising: a key position movement processing unit to be moved.

Here, the system may include a storage device for storing the average pressed position of each key stored in the key position storage section in an external file.

The system may further include key arrangement setting means for setting the arrangement of the keys on the keyboard.

Further, a storage device may be provided for storing the entire arrangement of keys on the keyboard in an external file.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a key position setting system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 500 denotes a keyboard. In the case of the present invention, in order to cope with the size of the user's hand, habits at the time of input, and the like, the keyboard 500 employs a touch panel type that can arbitrarily change the positions of keys.

Reference numeral 101 denotes a key press position calculating unit for detecting which part of each key displayed on the keyboard 500 has been pressed, and a key press position detected by the key press position calculating unit 101 for each key. The position is stored in the key press position storage unit 110.

Reference numeral 102 denotes a key press position storage unit 110
Is an average pressed position calculation unit that calculates the average value of the pressed positions of the respective keys from the pressed positions of the respective keys stored in.
The average pressed position of each key calculated by the average pressed position calculation unit 102 is stored in the key position storage unit 111. Here, the key press position storage unit 110 and the key position storage unit 1
Reference numeral 11 stores the pressed position of each key as coordinates from the origin when the key allocable area on the keyboard 500 is represented by a coordinate system in which a predetermined position on the keyboard 500 is the origin (0, 0). (See FIG. 2).

Reference numeral 103 denotes a key position storage unit 11.
This is a key position movement processing unit that automatically moves the position of the key displayed on the keyboard 500 based on the average pressed position of each key stored in 1. Then, the key position control unit 100 (key position setting system) from the key pressed position calculating unit 101, the average pressed position calculating unit 102, the key position moving processing unit 103, the key pressed position storing unit 110, and the key position storing unit 111. Is configured.

Next, the operation of the key position control section 100 will be described below. When the user presses the keyboard 500, the center of the pressed position of each key is converted into the above-described coordinates by the key pressed position calculating unit 101 and stored in the key pressed position storage unit 110. When this process is repeated a predetermined number of times for each key, data on the pressed position of that key is output from the key pressed position storage unit 110 to the average pressed position calculation unit 102.

Here, the predetermined number of times can be arbitrarily determined by the user, but the larger the number, the more accurately the key press position can be calculated. In addition to the output of the data stored in the key press position storage unit 110 to the average press position calculation unit 102, the count of the number of times of data storage in the key press position storage unit 110 is reset for the key, and the data storage Is resumed.

The average pressed position calculating unit 102 extracts all the pressed position data of the corresponding key from the key pressed position storage unit 110 and calculates the average value. The calculated average value of the pressed positions is stored in the key position storage unit 111 as the new center coordinates of the key. The key position movement processing unit 103 retrieves the data stored in the key position storage unit 111 and automatically moves the key to a new position on the keyboard 500 based on the average value.

For example, the key "A" is pressed three times, and the coordinates of the center of the pressed position are (20, 30), (22, 33), (2
In (2, 35), it is assumed that the key “B” is pressed twice, and the coordinates of the center of the pressed position are (70, 20) and (68, 18). These data are stored in the key press position storage unit 110 for each key.

The data of a certain key is transmitted a predetermined number of times (for example, 10
When the data is stored for ten times, the data stored for ten times is stored in the key pressed position storage unit 110 and stored in the average pressed position calculating unit 10.
The average pressed position calculation unit 102 calculates the average of these data, that is, the average pressed position of the center coordinates. For example, the key “A” is pressed ten times, and the coordinates of the center of the pressed position are (20, 30), (22, 33),
(22,35), (18,31), (19,30), (21,32), (22,3
3) If (20,34), (20,30), and (21,30) are stored, the average pressed position of the key center coordinates calculated by the average pressed position calculation unit 102 is (20.5,31.
8)

After this data is stored in the key position storage section 111, it is extracted by the key position movement processing section 103, and the position of the "A" key on the keyboard 500 is determined by an instruction from the key position movement processing section 103. It automatically moves to a position corresponding to the coordinates (20.5, 31.8) on the keyboard 500. This completes one process, but this process is continuously performed during input by the keyboard 500.

According to this embodiment, the position of the key which is easy for the user to input is automatically calculated in accordance with the position of the key pressed by the user, and the key position is automatically determined based on the result. Is set. Therefore, by applying the key position setting system of the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain a keyboard that can always perform accurate and quick key operations regardless of the size of the user's hand, the habit of input, and the like. Further, since the positions of the keys are automatically set, troublesome setting work is not required.

Further, if the key position information stored in the key position storage unit 111 is stored in an external file via an auxiliary storage device (not shown) or the like, the key position data can be carried. Becomes possible. As a result, when the user uses the keyboard with another device, if the device has the key position control unit 100, the key position storage unit 111 stores the key position data stored in the external file. And stores this data in the key position movement processing unit 103.
, The position of the key can be instantaneously changed to a position suitable for the user's key operation.

On the other hand, when resetting not only the key position but also the key arrangement on the keyboard 500, that is, the key arrangement itself, a system as shown in FIG. 3, for example, is used.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 201 denotes a key arrangement setting program for setting the arrangement of keys using the mouse device 300 or the keyboard 500. Reference numeral 202
Is a key arrangement display program for displaying the key arrangement set by the key arrangement setting program 201 on the display device 400.

A key arrangement storage unit 203 stores the entire arrangement of keys displayed on the keyboard. An auxiliary storage device (storage device) 600 for storing the key arrangement stored in the key arrangement storage section 203 in an external file is connected to the key arrangement storage section 203. Then, the key arrangement setting program 201 and the key arrangement display program 2
A key arrangement setting device (key arrangement setting unit) 200 is composed of the key arrangement storage unit 02 and the key arrangement storage unit 203.

When setting the key arrangement using the key arrangement setting apparatus 200, first, the key arrangement setting program 201 retrieves the key position information stored in the key arrangement storage unit 203, To be displayed. The position information is transmitted from the key arrangement setting program 201 to the key arrangement display program 202,
It is displayed on the display device 400 by the operation of the key arrangement display program 202.

The user moves the keys using the mouse device 300 while watching the arrangement of the keys displayed on the display device 400. The key movement information is transmitted to the key arrangement setting program 201, stored in the key arrangement storage unit 203, transmitted to the keyboard 500, and displayed on the keyboard 500.

If the key position information stored in the key arrangement storage unit 203 is stored in an external file via the auxiliary storage device 600, the key position data can be carried. As a result, when the user uses the keyboard with another device, if the device has the key layout setting program 201, the key location information is extracted from the external file using the key layout setting program 201. Thus, the key arrangement can be instantaneously changed to the one set by the user.

When setting the key layout, the mouse device 300 is used to set the display 4 as described above.
In addition to the method in which the setting is performed while watching 00, there is also a method in which the setting is performed only by operating the keyboard 500 without using the mouse device 300 or the display device 400.

In this case, the user moves the position of the key by directly dragging the key displayed on the touch panel of the keyboard 500 with a finger while watching the key arrangement displayed on the keyboard 500. The key movement information is transmitted to the key arrangement setting program 201, and the key arrangement storage unit 2
03 is stored.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) Since the keys are arranged at positions suitable for key operations of individual users, accurate and quick key operations are possible. (2) Since the position of the key is automatically set by detecting the position shift at the time of key input by the user, the key is automatically operated by the user simply by inputting the key as usual. It is arranged at a position suitable for the user, and troublesome setting work is not required. (3) If the key position information is stored in a file, where the key position setting system of the present invention exists, the key position can be instantaneously retrieved by calling the file.
It can be changed to one suitable for the key operation of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a key position setting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a coordinate system for defining a key press position in the key position setting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a key arrangement setting device used together with a key position setting system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 key position control unit (key position setting system) 101 key pressed position calculating unit 102 average pressed position calculating unit 103 key position moving processing unit 110 key pressed position storing unit 111 key position storing unit 200 key layout setting device (key layout setting means ) 500 keyboard 600 auxiliary storage device (storage device)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A key press position calculating unit that detects a press position of each key of a keyboard, a key press position storage unit that stores a press position of each key detected by the key press position calculator, and a key press From the pressed position of each key stored in the position storage unit, an average pressed position calculating unit that calculates an average value of the pressed position of each key, and an average pressed position of each key calculated by the average pressed position calculating unit. A key position storage unit for storing, and a key position movement processing unit for automatically moving the position of the key on the keyboard based on an average pressed position of each key stored in the key position storage unit. Key position setting system. 2. The key position setting system according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device for storing an average pressed position of each key stored in the key position storage unit in an external file. 3. The key position setting system according to claim 1, further comprising key arrangement setting means for setting an arrangement of the keys on the keyboard. 4. The key position setting system according to claim 3, further comprising a storage device for storing the entire arrangement of keys on the keyboard in an external file.