JP2000293280A - Information input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an input operation which is intuitive and easy for an operator to understand by using an input device which has pointing devices such as a tablet and a touch panel arranged on its front and rear surfaces. SOLUTION: Two tablets 1 are stuck together back to back. The tablets 1 output a signal indicating that the tablets 1 are pressed with a finger, etc., of an operator and, when pressed, output a signal indicating the coordinates of depression. A switch button 2 outputs a signal indicating that the switch button 2 is pressed. A coordinate comparing circuit 5 receives the coordinate position on the front tablet 1 and the coordinate position on the rear tablet 1 and compares the differences in the X and Y coordinates between the two coordinate positions with a previously set threshold and outputs FALSE when the differences are larger than the threshold or TRUE when not to a control part 4. the individual signals are outputted to an external device through a cable 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information input device in an information device, and more particularly to an information input device that makes input operations using various pointing devices such as a tablet and a touch panel intuitive and easy to understand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various input devices have been used in information equipment. In order to perform operations such as moving objects and pressing buttons displayed on the screen for files, icons, windows, and other display objects displayed on the screen, a mouse, tablet, A pointing device such as a touch panel is used.

[0003]

The input operation using a conventional pointing device such as a tablet or a touch panel is difficult to intuitively understand. For example, in a conventional tablet, when an object displayed on a screen is moved, it is necessary to perform an operation of touching the tablet with a finger and moving the tablet in a tracing manner. Also, when trying to move the paper on the desk, such an operation is not performed, and the user grabs the paper and operates. Such a "grab"
For such an operation, the conventional pointing device does not provide an intuitive interface.

In an operation of actually handling a plurality of stacked papers, if the user tries to see a part of the paper existing on the lower side, the user grasps the paper and rubs his thumb and other fingers. do. On the computer display screen, overlapping occurs in windows and spreadsheets.At that time, operations such as tracing a finger on the tablet and tracing the spreadsheet you want to view to the top are performed. Do. The conventional pointing device does not provide an intuitive interface for such an operation of “shifting”.

[0005] When a plurality of sheets of paper are aligned, a stack of paper is grasped and the lower side of the paper is hit on a table such as a desk. On the other hand, in a computer, the user clicks a button displayed on the screen or the like.
This is because conventional pointing devices do not provide an intuitive interface.

Further, when viewing attribute information of a display object such as a window, the user clicks a button for displaying attribute information. Also, the attribute information may be displayed in another window. On the other hand, in an actual operation, for example, when viewing the attribute information of a book, the page is turned or turned over. Pictures are sometimes written on the back. This means that the conventional pointing device does not provide an intuitive interface for the operation of “turning”.

[0007] As described above, the conventional pointing device is excellent in pointing an object displayed on a screen.
It does not provide an intuitive interface for operations such as “align”, “turn”, and “shift”.
An object of the present invention is to provide an information input device that allows an operator to perform an input operation that is intuitive and easy to understand.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized by using an input device in which a pointing device such as a tablet or a touch panel is disposed on a front surface and a rear surface.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided coordinate input means having a pointing device on a front surface and a rear surface, display means for displaying one or a plurality of objects, and coordinate positions and movements indicated by the front and rear pointing devices. A detection means for detecting a vector, and an information input device for moving an object displayed on the display means based on the detected coordinate position and movement vector, wherein the front and rear pointing devices are different. When the coordinate position is specified, different processing can be performed. As a result, "grab", "align",
Processing such as “shift” can be performed by one input device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there are provided coordinate input means having a pointing device on the front and rear surfaces, a display means for displaying coordinate positions designated by the front and rear pointing devices and one or more objects, A movement vector calculating means for acquiring the coordinates of the movement start point and the movement end point from the front and rear pointing devices and calculating the respective movement vectors; and a coordinate difference between the two movement start points and the two movement end points. Discriminating means for discriminating that each of the coordinate differences is within a preset threshold value; and if the discrimination result by the discriminating means is within the preset threshold value, the discrimination means is located at the movement start point of the front pointing device For all objects, the moving vector obtained from the front pointing device An information input device, comprising: an addition unit that adds a torque, and a unit that moves and displays each object displayed on the display unit based on the addition result by the addition unit. An information input device capable of performing an operation of “grabbing” an object displayed on a screen with an intuitive feeling can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coordinate input means having a pointing device on a front surface and a rear surface, a display means for displaying a coordinate position designated by the front and rear pointing devices and one or more objects, A movement vector calculating means for acquiring the coordinates of the movement start point and the movement end point from the front and rear pointing devices and calculating the respective movement vectors; and a coordinate difference between the two movement start points and the two movement end points. Determining means for determining that the coordinate difference is within a preset threshold value; means for checking the number of objects present at the movement start point of the pointing device on the front surface; Means for checking the number of objects that are within a preset threshold value and If it is determined that the check result exceeds 1, the display reference coordinates are changed for all the objects and the display reference coordinates are changed based on the display reference coordinates changed by the display reference coordinates. Means for displaying the respective objects displayed on the means in a straight line connecting the coordinate position indicated by the pointing device on the front surface and the coordinate position indicated by the pointing device on the rear surface. With respect to the information input device described above, it is possible to provide an information input device capable of performing an operation of “shifting” an object displayed on a screen with an intuitive feeling.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coordinate input device having a pointing device on a front surface and a rear surface, a display device for displaying a coordinate position designated by the front and rear pointing devices and one or more objects, Movement vector calculation means for obtaining the coordinates of the movement start point and movement end point from the front and rear pointing devices and calculating the respective movement vectors, and whether an object including the movement start point of each of the movement vectors exists. Means for determining whether or not there is an object that satisfies the condition, means for obtaining a rectangular area of the object, and, based on the movement vector, a rectangular area having a size changed from the obtained rectangular area of the object. Based on the calculating means and the calculated rectangular area after the size change. An information input device comprising: means for changing a rectangular area in the display means of the object; and means for enlarging or reducing the rectangular area of the object displayed on the display means. It is possible to provide an information input device capable of performing an operation of “enlarging” and “reducing” on a displayed object with an intuitive feeling.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a pedestal is provided on a pointing device having a display device on the front surface and the rear surface, and coordinate input means having a switch button on the lower surface of the pedestal and the pointing device on the front surface and the rear surface are designated. Display means for displaying each coordinate position and one or more objects; detecting a change from a state in which the switch button provided on the lower surface of the pedestal of the input means is protruded to a state in which the switch button is pressed, and displaying the change on the display means Means for changing the display position of the displayed object, and by using a lower switch button provided on the lower surface of the pedestal provided in the input means,
An intuitive operation method can be provided for the operation of “align”.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the coordinate input means and the display means are provided with a touch panel on a surface of a display device. As for the device, it is possible to provide a more intuitive input device such as touching an object displayed on a screen. In addition, by displaying attribute information and detailed information of the object displayed on the front side on the back side, an intuitive information input device capable of performing an operation of “turning” can be provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information input device according to any one of the first to fourth and sixth aspects, further comprising a pedestal for fixing the coordinate input means. When used, it is not necessary to hold the entire apparatus in a hand, so that the apparatus can be operated with one hand.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information input device according to the fifth or seventh aspect, wherein the pedestal is provided with a rotating portion, and an operation of "turning" the object displayed on the screen. Becomes possible. Further, when the input means includes a touch panel and a display device, it is not necessary to hold the entire device when turning over to see the contents displayed on the back surface.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information input device according to the seventh aspect, wherein a switch button is provided on the lower surface of the pedestal. be able to.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information input device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein a fixing portion using a band is provided. You can carry it.

[0019]

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention according to claim 1, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram thereof. The information input device according to the first embodiment includes two tablets 1 with their backs attached to each other, a switch button 2, a cable 3 for input / output with an external device, a control unit 4, a coordinate comparison circuit 5, a display device, 6 The tablet 1 outputs a signal indicating that the tablet 1 is being pressed by an operator's finger or the like, and, if pressed, a signal indicating the pressed coordinates. Switch button 2
Outputs a signal indicating that the switch button 2 has been pressed. The coordinate comparison circuit 5 inputs a coordinate position on the front tablet 1 and a coordinate position on the rear tablet 1,
If the difference between the X coordinate and the difference between the Y coordinate of the two coordinate positions is larger than a preset threshold value, FALSE is output to the control unit if it is larger, and TRUE otherwise. Each signal is output to an external device via the cable 3 via the control unit 4.

Next, the information input device of the first embodiment will be described.
A specific input operation will be described. FIG. 3 shows a plurality of objects 14 a to 14 superimposed and displayed on the display device 6.
The processing for shifting an object by operating d from the front pointing device 12 and the rear pointing device 13 is described, and corresponds to the information input device according to the second and third aspects of the present invention.

FIG. 3A shows the configuration before operating the object. Reference numeral 12 denotes a front pointing device, 13 denotes a rear pointing device, 6 denotes a display device, and 3 denotes a cable. There are four objects 14a to 14d in the screen of the display device 6, of which only the foreground object 14a is visible.

FIG. 3C is a conceptual diagram before the object is operated, and shows the overlap of the objects 14a to 14d. In practice, each object is displayed on the display device 6. The objects are stacked in the order of 14b, 14c, 14d, with 14a at the forefront,
Therefore, an image from the direction indicated by the arrow is displayed on the display device 6.

FIG. 3B shows a configuration after the object is operated, in which the operator's finger 15 is brought into contact with the front pointing device 12 and the finger 16 is brought into contact with the rear pointing device 13. The relationship between the movement of each finger 15, 16 when each finger is moved and the objects 14a to 14d displayed on the screen of the display device 9 is shown.

FIG. 3D is a conceptual diagram for operating the object, and shows the correspondence between the movement of the finger and the movement of the object. The objects 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d displayed on the display device 6 are displayed shifted. Object 14a displayed on top
For the finger 1 with the pointing device 12 on the front.
5 is moved by the pointing device 13 on the rear surface with respect to the object 14d on the last surface.
The object is moved by applying the moved amount. Circles in the object indicate corresponding points before (FIG. 3C) and after (FIG. 3D). For the intermediate objects 14b and 14c, an intermediate movement amount between the movement amounts of the foreground object 14a and the rearmost object 14d is obtained and applied according to the drawing order.

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart when the object is operated as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, and shows the operation of the control unit 4 and the coordinate comparison circuit 5. First, the movement start point (Xifs, Yifs) and the movement end point (Xif,
Yif) (S1), and the movement start point (Xibs, Yibs) is received from the rear pointing device 13.
And the movement end point (Xive, Yive) are acquired (S
2) The front movement vector (Xif, Yif) and the rear movement vector (Xib, Yib) are calculated (S3).

Next, it is checked whether the coordinate difference between the movement start point and the end point of the front and rear pointing devices is equal to or smaller than a preset threshold value (S4). X
Assuming that the threshold value in the coordinate direction is Xε and the threshold value in the Y coordinate direction is Yε, the movement start point is given by the following equation: | Xifs−Xibs | <Xε | Yifs−Yibs | <Yε The movement end point is given by the following equation: | Xife−Xibe It is checked whether or not | <Xε | Ylife−Yive | <Yε. This check is performed by the coordinate comparison circuit 5.

If any of the above equations is not satisfied,
The movement start point of the front pointing device 12 (Xif
The number N of objects existing in (s, Yifs) is checked (S5). This number N is represented by the point (Xifs, Yif
The number of overlapping objects in s).

When N> 1, if the display reference coordinates of the object drawn jth from the front are (Xj, Yj) for all the objects represented by N, the display reference coordinates are as follows: (S6). Xj = Xj + Xif × (N−j) / (N−1) + Xib × (j−1) / (N−1) Yj = Yj + Yif × (N−j) / (N−1) + Xib × (j−1) / (N-1) (j = 1 ... N)

In this equation, the front pointing device 12 is used for the object displayed in the foreground.
For the object whose movement vector (Xif, Yif) is displayed behind, the weight of the movement vector (Xib, Yib) of the pointing device 13 on the rear surface becomes larger.

In step S5, if N = 1,
The number of objects to be operated is one. For the reference coordinates of the object, the pointing device 1 on the front
2 movement vector (Xif, Yif), the movement vector (Xib, Yib) of the rear pointing device 13
Are added (S7). Xj = Xj + Xif + Xib Yj = Yj + Yif + Xib (j = 1) In step S5, if N <1, it means that there is no object to be operated, and the process ends.

In step S4, if the coordinate difference of the movement start point and the coordinate difference of the movement end point are both within a certain threshold, the display reference coordinates are set to (Xj, Yj) for all objects located at the point (Xifs, Yifs). ), The movement vector (Xif,
Yif) is added (S8).

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an embodiment of the invention according to claim 4, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a case where the front pointing device 12 and the rear pointing device 13 are operated. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a process when changing the size of an object 14 displayed on the display device 6. Front pointing device 12 and rear pointing device 13
Are touch panels each having a display device. The object 14 is (Xo, Yo), (Xp,
Yp). The movement vector (Xa, Ya) → (Xa ′, Ya ′) from the front pointing device 12 using the operator's finger 15, and the movement vector (Xb, Yb) using the finger 16 from the rear pointing device 13. ) → (Xb ′, Yb ′) to change the size of the object 14.

At this time, two points on the object 14 held by the fingers 15 and 16 indicate corresponding points on both rectangular areas before and after the change of the size of the rectangular area. That is, (Xa, Ya) corresponds to (Xa ′, Ya ′) after the size of the rectangular area is changed, and (Xb, Yb)
Also corresponds to (Xb ', Yb') after the change. The rectangular area (Xo ', Y
o '), (Xp', Yp ') are (Xo-Xa): (Xa-Xb) = (Xo'-X
a '): (Xa'-Xb') (Yo-Ya): (Ya-Yb) = (Yo-Y)
a '): (Ya'-Yb') (Xp-Xb): (Xb-Xa) = (Xp'-X
b '): (Xb'-Xa') (Yp-Yb): (Yb-Ya) = (Yp'-Y
b '): (Yb'-Ya'), and solving this gives Xo '= (Xo-Xa) .times. (Xa'-Xb') / (Xa
−Xb) + Xa ′ Yo ′ = (Yo−Ya) × (Ya′−Yb ′) / (Ya
−Yb) + Ya ′ Xp ′ = (Xp−Xb) × (Xb′−Xa ′) / (Xb
−Xa) + Xb ′ Yp ′ = (Yp−Yb) × (Yb′−Ya ′) / (Yb
−Ya) + Yb ′. Accordingly, the movement vector (Xa, Ya) of the front pointing device → (Xa ′, Ya ′) and the movement vector (Xb, Yb) → (Xb ′, Yb ′) designated by the rear pointing device are large. Object rectangular area (Xo, Yo), (Xp, Y
The object rectangular area after the size change is obtained from p).

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, first, the movement vector (Xa, Ya) → (Xa ′, Ya ′) from the front pointing device 12 and the movement vector (Xb, Yb) from the rear pointing device 13.
→ (Xb ', Yb') is obtained (S11). Next, 2
(Xa, Ya), (X
It is checked whether there is an object 14 present at both points (b, Yb) (S12). This can be done by checking for each point whether it lies within the rectangular area of the object. If there is an object that satisfies the condition, rectangular areas (Xo, Yo) and (Xp, Yp) of the object are obtained (S1).
3) From the result, the rectangular area (Xo ′,
Yo ') and (Xp', Yp ') are calculated (S14).
Finally, the rectangular area in the display screen of the object is
o ', Yo') and (Xp ', Yp') (S1
5).

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 7 is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 6, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram thereof. Example 3 includes two display devices 6, two touch panels 8,
It comprises a switch button 2 and a control unit 4 for controlling the whole.
The touch panel 8 outputs a signal indicating that the touch panel is being pressed by a finger or the like and, if pressed, a signal indicating the coordinates of the touch panel. The switch button 2 outputs a signal indicating whether the switch button 2 has been pressed. The control unit 4 outputs a screen image to the two display devices 6 based on input of signals and coordinate values from the touch panel 8 and the buttons 2.

FIG. 9 shows an example of using the information input device of the third embodiment. FIG. 9A shows a case where a person image is displayed on the front display screen and attribute information corresponding to the person is displayed on the rear display screen. When looking at a person image and looking at attribute information corresponding to the person, the device may be turned over.

FIG. 9B shows a case where a window is displayed on the front display screen and a window is viewed from the back on the rear display screen. When viewed from the front display screen, the window B is hidden by the window A and cannot be seen. However, the window B can be seen because the window overlap is reversed by turning over.
In the figure, when viewed from the back, the characters are displayed upside down, but if the window is rectangular, the display contents on the rear display screen are only the display position of the window and the overlap of the window, and the inside of the window is , May be described so as to face the user.

(Embodiment 4) FIG.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, two tablets 1, a switch button 2, a cable 3 for input / output with an external device, a control unit 4, a belt 7, and a base 9
The first embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the pedestal 9, the belt 7, and the rotating unit 11 are included. Pedestal 9
The tablet 1 and the tablet 1 are connected by a rotating unit 11 so that the tablet rotates in the rotation direction in the figure. Rotating part 11
Is constituted by a potentiometer or the like that outputs a rotation angle as a signal. The rotation angle signal output from the rotation unit 11 is processed by the control unit 4 and output to an external device through the cable 3.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 12 is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 9, and FIG. 13 is a block diagram thereof. In the fifth embodiment, two display devices 6 and two touch panels 8
And a control unit for controlling the whole, a pedestal 9, and a lower surface switch button 10 located on the lower surface of the pedestal.
The lower switch button 10 generates a signal opposite to that of a normal switch button. That is, (1) nothing is performed when the lower surface switch button is pressed. This is the case where the device is placed on a desk or the like. This corresponds to a state where the normal switch button is not pressed. (2) When the lower switch button is changed from a pressed state to a non-pressed state, a signal is generated when a normal switch button is pressed. This is a case where a device placed on a desk or the like is lifted. (3) When the lower switch button is changed from a non-pressed state to a pressed state, a signal is generated when the normal switch button is released. This is the case where the floating device is placed on a desk or the like.

FIG. 14 shows an embodiment of the invention according to claim 5, and shows an example of use of the lower switch button 10 of the invention according to claim 9. As an example, as shown in FIG. 14A, three windows are displayed on the display screen, and these three windows have a certain degree of overlap as shown in the figure, but the display positions are not regular, A description will be given of a method of aligning the vertical display positions of these three windows when they are scattered.

In order to align the vertical display positions of these three windows, positions corresponding to areas where the windows are commonly overlapped on the touch panel on the front and rear sides of the input device as shown in FIG. Hold down with finger 15. Next, as shown in FIG. 14B, the whole apparatus is lifted from a surface such as a desk while being pressed with a finger. At this time, the lower switch button 10 changes to a state where it is not pressed.

Next, the lifted device is returned to a surface such as a desk. At this time, the lower switch button 10 changes from a state where it is not pressed to a state where it is pressed, and the above (3)
Generates a signal. This signal is detected, and the display positions of the three windows are aligned as shown in FIG. FIG.
14A to 14C, the display positions are aligned in the vertical direction. However, in other cases, the display positions in the vertical and horizontal directions are aligned as shown in FIG. 15) when they are shifted at regular intervals as in FIG.
It is possible to appropriately perform such a case that the intervals are equalized as in (C).

FIG. 16 is a flowchart when the object as shown in FIG. 14 is operated by the information input device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, and corresponds to the embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention. In this flowchart, if there is an object held down by a finger, FIG.
As shown in (B), when the objects are shifted with a certain interval and overlapped, and there is no object, a process for aligning the icons existing in the display screen at equal intervals is performed.

First, it is checked whether both the front and rear pointing devices are pressed with fingers (S2).
1). When pressed from both, the coordinates (x, y) pressed from the front pointing device
(S22), and a list of objects displayed in the rectangular area including the coordinates (x, y) is obtained (S2).
3).

It is checked whether or not there is an object that satisfies the condition (S24). If at least one object exists, the processes of steps S25 and S26 are performed.

In step S25, a new rectangular area for displaying the object is calculated for all the objects satisfying the conditions. If the first rectangular area of the object is (Xoi, Yoi), (Xpi, Ypi), the shifted distance in the X direction between the aligned objects is α, and the shifted distance in the Y direction is β, a new rectangular area Is calculated as follows. Xoi ′ = XoO + i × α Yoi ′ = YoO + i × β Xpi ′ = Xoi ′ + (Xpi−XoO) Ypi ′ = Yoi ′ + (Ypi−YoO) In step S26, the object Step S2 for rectangular area
Change to the one calculated in 5.

If there is no object satisfying the condition in step S24, a list of icons displayed on the display screen is acquired (S27), and the number of acquired icons is checked (S28). If at least one icon exists in the display screen, step S2
9. The process of step S30 is performed.

In step S29, a new rectangular area for displaying the icons is calculated for all the acquired icons. When the size of the icon in the X direction is A, the size in the Y direction is B, and the interval between the icons is ε, new rectangular areas (Xoi ′, Yoi ′), (Xp
i ', Ypi') are as follows. Xoi ′ = [i / k] × (A + ε) + ε Yoi ′ = (i% k) × (B + ε) + ε Xpi ′ = Xoi ′ + A Ypi ′ = Ypi ′ + B (i = 0...)

Here, k is the number of icons that can be arranged in the vertical direction on the display screen minus 1, and can be obtained from the vertical size of the display screen and the icon Y size. [I / k] represents a quotient obtained by dividing the integer i by the integer k, and (i% k) represents a remainder obtained by dividing the integer i by the integer k. In step S30, a rectangular area in the display screen is set for all the acquired icons in step S30.
Change to the one calculated in 29.

(Embodiment 6) The present invention can be used not only as a device for operating a pointer in a display screen such as a mouse or a tablet, but also as another input device. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a one-handed input keyboard according to a sixth embodiment in which the present invention is used as an alternative device to a keyboard, and uses the tablet 1 as a front and rear pointing device. A rectangle 17 is printed on the tablet 1, and by touching this rectangular area,
Perform character input. On one surface, there is a rectangular area of “ka” to “wa”, which is operated by the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger. On the other side, there are rectangular areas "A" to "O", "N", and "BS", which are operated by the thumb. On the upper surface of the device, a mode switching button 18, a conversion button 19, a decision button 2
There are 0 buttons, which are operated by the index finger.

Next, the buttons 18, 19 and 20 and the rectangle 1
7 will be described. The mode switching button 18
This button is used to switch between “clear sound”, “voice sound”, “semi-voice sound”, and “lower case”. The conversion button 19 is a button for performing kana-kanji conversion, and has the same function as the conversion button on the keyboard. The enter button 20 is a button that is pressed when a desired conversion result is obtained by the kana-kanji conversion, and has the same function as the ENTER button on the keyboard.

The area of "ka" in the rectangle 17 represents a row. If one of the areas “A” to “O” is touched while touching this area, one Japanese hiragana character is output. For example, if you touch "i" while touching "ka", a hiragana character "ki" is generated. Similarly, the switch buttons “sa” to “wa” output one hiragana character corresponding to each line by touching “a” to “o”.

The output hiragana character changes depending on the mode set by the mode switching button 18. For example, if the mode was "Dark sound",
When "i" is touched while touching "ka", the character "gi" is output.

The areas "A" to "O" correspond to Japanese columns. If you touch the area between “A” and “O”,
If you were touching any of the areas from "ka" to "wa",
One hiragana character corresponding to the line is output, and if not touched, one hiragana character corresponding to the line is output. The button in the area of “BS” is a switch button for deleting the input character.

[0055]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a pointing device is provided on the front surface and the rear surface, and detection means for detecting a coordinate position and a movement vector indicated by the front and rear pointing devices are provided. When different coordinate positions are designated by the pointing device on the rear side and the rear side, different processing can be performed. As a result, processes such as “grab”, “align”, and “shift” can be performed by one input device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an operation method in which an operation such as “grabbing” an object displayed on a screen can be operated with an intuitive feeling.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an operation method in which an operation such as "shifting" of an object displayed on a screen can be operated with an intuitive feeling.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation method in which operations such as "enlarge" and "reduce" of an object displayed on a screen can be operated with an intuitive feeling. Can be.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation method in which an operation such as "aligning" can be operated intuitively by using an input device having a button on the lower surface of the base. be able to.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, by providing a touch panel having a display device on the front and rear surfaces, it is possible to provide a more intuitive input device such as touching an object displayed on a screen. Can be. In addition, by displaying attribute information and detailed information of an object displayed on the front side on the back side, an intuitive input device capable of performing an operation such as “turning” can be provided.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the pedestal is provided in the input means, when the input device is used, it is not necessary to hold the entire device in the hand, so that the operation can be performed with one hand.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, by providing the rotating unit, an operation such as "turning" can be performed on the object displayed on the screen. Also,
When the input device is composed of a touch panel and a display device, it is not necessary to hold the entire device when turning over to see the contents displayed on the back surface.

In the invention according to the ninth aspect, the buttons are provided on the lower surface of the pedestal provided on the input device, so that "alignment" is achieved.
For such an operation, an operation method that can be operated with an intuitive feeling can be provided.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the fixing portion is provided by the band, the input device can be carried on an arm or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an information input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an input operation and an object when operating the object in the information input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when operating an object in the information input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input operation in the information input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when changing the size of an object in the information input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an information input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an information input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an actual application example of the information input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating an information input device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an information input device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an information input device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of an information input device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows an information input device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an input operation and a screen display when operating an object.

FIG. 15 shows an information input device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
It is a figure showing different operation methods of an object.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when the usage method of FIG. 14 is executed in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating an input device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... tablet, 2 ... switch button, 3 ... cable,
4 ... Control unit, 5 ... Coordinate comparison circuit, 6 ... Display device, 7 ... Belt, 8 ... Touch panel, 9 ... Pedestal, 10 ... Bottom switch button, 11 ... Rotating unit, 12 ... Front pointing device, 13 ... Back surface Pointing device, 1
4, 14a to 14d: object, 15: finger for operating the front pointing device, 16: finger for operating the rear pointing device, 17: rectangle, 18: mode switching button, 19: conversion button, 20: enter button.

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 5E501 AA04 AC37 BA05 CA04 CB05 CC06 CC14 EA07 EA14 EB05 FA04 FB04 FB05 FB22 FB23 FB33

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. Coordinate input means having a pointing device on a front surface and a rear surface, display means for displaying one or more objects, and detection for detecting a coordinate position and a movement vector specified by the front and rear pointing devices. Means for moving an object displayed on the display means based on the detected coordinate table position and the movement vector. 2. Coordinate input means having a pointing device on a front surface and a rear surface; display means for displaying a coordinate position designated by the front and rear pointing devices and one or more objects; and pointing on the front and rear surfaces. A movement vector calculating means for acquiring the coordinates of the movement start point and the movement end point from the device and calculating the respective movement vectors; and calculating the coordinate difference between the two movement start points and the coordinate difference between the two movement end points in advance. Determining means for determining that the distance is within a set threshold value; and if the determination result by the determining means is within the preset threshold value, for all objects located at the movement start point of the front pointing device. Adding the movement vector obtained from the front pointing device. Adding means, said based on the addition result by the adding means, said means for displaying and moving the respective object displayed on the display unit, the information input device comprising: a. 3. A coordinate input unit having a front and rear pointing device, a display unit for displaying coordinate positions designated by the front and rear pointing devices and one or more objects, and a front and rear pointing unit. A movement vector calculating means for acquiring the coordinates of the movement start point and the movement end point from the device and calculating the respective movement vectors; and calculating the coordinate difference between the two movement start points and the coordinate difference between the two movement end points in advance. Determining means for determining that the movement is within a set threshold; means for checking the number of objects present at the movement start point of the front pointing device; and determining the result of the determination by the predetermined threshold. And the number of objects is less than When it is determined that the result exceeds 1, the means for changing the display reference coordinates for all the objects, and displaying on the display means based on the display reference coordinates changed by the means for changing the display reference coordinates. Means for displaying each of the objects being displayed in a straight line connecting the coordinate position designated by the pointing device on the front surface and the coordinate position designated by the pointing device on the rear surface. Input device. 4. A coordinate input device having a pointing device on a front surface and a rear surface, a display device for displaying a coordinate position designated by the front and rear pointing devices and one or more objects, and a pointing device on the front and rear surfaces. A movement vector calculation unit that obtains the coordinates of the movement start point and the movement end point from the device and calculates each movement vector; and a unit that determines whether an object including the movement start point of each of the movement vectors exists. Means for acquiring a rectangular area of the object when an object satisfying the condition exists; means for calculating a rectangular area after size change from the acquired rectangular area of the object based on the movement vector; Display of the object based on the calculated rectangular area after the size change An information input apparatus comprising: means for changing a rectangular area in the means; and means for enlarging or reducing the rectangular area of an object displayed on the display means. 5. A coordinate device having a pedestal provided on a pointing device having a display device on a front surface and a rear surface, and a switch button on a lower surface of the pedestal; and coordinate positions designated by the front and rear pointing devices; Display means for displaying one or a plurality of objects; detecting a change from a state in which the switch button provided on the lower surface of the base of the input means is protruded to a state in which the switch button is pressed, and displaying the object displayed on the display means An information input device, comprising: means for changing a position. 6. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the coordinate input means and the display means have a touch panel provided on a surface of a display device. 7. The information input device according to claim 1, further comprising a pedestal for fixing said coordinate input means. 8. The information input device according to claim 5, wherein a rotation unit is provided on the pedestal. 9. The information input device according to claim 7, wherein a switch button is provided on a lower surface of said pedestal. 10. The information input device according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing portion using a band.