JP2001005605A - Mouse cursor moving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make easily and quickly movable a mouse cursor to a target position by changing the moving direction and moving speed of the mouse cursor according to changes of areas set on a mouse pad. SOLUTION: For example, when a mouse 107 moves from a 1st area to a 2nd area, an area detection sensor 102 detects the mouse 107 moving from the 1st area to the 2nd area and outputs the detection result to a pulse signal continuous output circuit 103 and a pulse signal control part 104. The pulse signal continuous output circuit 103 receives the detection result and continuously outputs a pulse signal from a pulse signal output circuit 101 at the point of time when the mouse 107 moves from the 1st area to the 2nd area and the pulse signal control circuit 104 switches the pulse signal outputted from the pulse signal output circuit 101 to the pulse signal outputted from the pulse signal continuous output circuit 103 and outputs the pulse signal to a computer 106 through an interface 105.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse cursor moving device, and more particularly to a mouse cursor moving method using a mouse and a mouse pad for controlling a mouse cursor on a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a mouse cursor is moved on a display device using a mouse, and when the mouse exceeds a movable range on the mouse pad, the mouse can be once lifted off the mouse pad and moved to the opposite side. And the mouse was again moved in the desired direction.

Further, when the mouse cursor on the display device is close to the target position, it is more accurate to lower the mouse cursor moving speed than the normal mouse cursor moving speed when the user operates the mouse. As a means for changing the moving speed of the mouse cursor, a method of changing the mouse cursor moving speed is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H03-26499.
No. 3, such as a method for processing the display of position information disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3 (Kokai) No. 3-3, in which a mouse cursor application is started to change the moving speed of the mouse cursor;
As in the "cursor movement control method" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-123620, new software is added to the computer, and the movement speed of the mouse cursor is converted using an instruction input device such as a mouse. There is something.

[0004]

However, in the conventional mouse cursor moving device, when the mouse is operated in a place where the moving distance of the mouse cannot be secured sufficiently,
The mouse must be slid in the direction of the target position, the mouse must be lifted from the mouse pad where it can no longer be moved, moved to the opposite position where it can be moved, and the mouse must be moved again in the target direction. However, there is a problem that the user is troublesome.

[0005] In the "position information display processing method" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 03-264993, the user interrupts the operation in order to start a mouse cursor application and change the moving speed of the mouse cursor. However, there is a problem that the application must be started, which is troublesome for the user.

In the "cursor movement control system" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-123620, new software is added to a computer device, and the mouse cursor is moved using an instruction input device such as a mouse. In order to convert the speed, it is necessary to add new software for changing the moving speed of the mouse cursor to the computer device, and to issue an instruction to change the moving speed of the mouse cursor using an instruction input device such as a mouse. It did not automatically change the speed of the mouse cursor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can easily and quickly move to a target position even when the mouse cursor needs to be largely moved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mouse cursor moving device that can automatically change the moving speed of a mouse without adding new software to a computer device.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mouse cursor moving device, wherein a mouse pad has at least two areas, and a mouse has at least the above areas. An area detection sensor for detecting, a pulse signal output circuit for outputting a pulse signal in conjunction with the moving direction and the moving speed of the mouse, and a mouse signal to move a mouse cursor; The pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit when the change of the area is detected is continuously output, and the mouse cursor is continuously moved at the moving speed and the moving direction of the mouse when the change of the area is detected. A pulse signal output circuit from the pulse signal output circuit and a pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit according to a detection result from the pulse signal continuation output circuit to be moved and the area detection sensor. Those having a pulse signal control circuit for performing switching control of the pulse signal outputted from continuing output circuit.

In a mouse cursor moving device according to a second aspect of the present invention, the mouse pad has at least two areas, and the mouse has an area detecting sensor for detecting at least the area, and a moving direction of the mouse. A pulse signal output circuit that outputs a pulse signal in conjunction with the movement speed and moves the mouse, and the movement sensitivity of the mouse is arbitrarily set for each region based on the detection result from the region detection sensor. And a pulse signal control circuit for performing control to change the moving speed of the mouse cursor.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mouse cursor moving device, the mouse pad has at least two areas, and the mouse has at least an area detecting sensor for detecting the area, and a moving direction of the mouse. A pulse signal output circuit that outputs a pulse signal in conjunction with the moving speed and moves a mouse cursor; and when the area detection sensor detects a change in the area, the pulse signal output when a change in the area is detected. A pulse signal continuation output circuit for continuously outputting a pulse signal output from the circuit and continuously moving a mouse cursor at a moving speed and a moving direction of the mouse when a change in the area is detected, and the area detection According to the detection result from the sensor, the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit and the pulse signal output from the pulse signal continuous output circuit are output. Switching control between, and those having a pulse signal control circuit for performing control to change the moving speed set arbitrarily moving mouse sensitivity for each region.

[0011]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a mouse cursor moving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining signal processing of the mouse 107 of the mouse cursor moving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates the structure of a mouse pad 203 of the mouse cursor moving device of the present invention. FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 203 denotes a mouse pad, 201 denotes a first area, and 202 denotes a second area.
1, reference numeral 107 denotes a mouse; 101, a pulse signal output circuit that outputs a pulse signal in conjunction with the moving direction and moving speed of the mouse 107;
Is in the first area 201 or the second area 202 set on the mouse pad 203 shown in FIG.
02, when the mouse 107 is detected to have moved from the first area 201 to the second area 202, a pulse signal that continuously outputs the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101 at the time of detection. Continuous output circuit,
Reference numeral 104 denotes a pulse signal control circuit that switches between the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101 and the pulse signal output from the pulse signal continuous output circuit 103, 105 denotes an interface, and 106 denotes a computer device.

The first area 201 and the second area 202 on the mouse pad 203 shown in FIG. 2 are for detecting whether the mouse 107 is in the first area 201 or the second area 202. In the mouse pad 203, the first area 201 and the second area 202 are made of, for example, a material having an optical difference or a material having a magnetic difference.

Next, the operation will be described. Mouse 107
Is moved in the first area 201, the signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101 is output to the computer device 106 via the pulse signal control circuit 104 and the interface 105 as it is.

On the other hand, when the mouse 107 moves from the first area 201 to the second area 202, the area detection sensor 10
2 is the mouse 107 from the first area 201 to the second area 202
And outputs the detection result to the pulse signal continuation output circuit 103 and the pulse signal control circuit 104. The pulse signal continuation output circuit 103 receives the detection result from the area detection sensor 102, and continuously outputs the pulse signal from the pulse signal output circuit 101 when the mouse 107 moves from the first area 201 to the second area 202. Output to Further, the pulse signal control circuit 104 receives the detection result from the area detection sensor 102, and switches from the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101 to the pulse signal output from the pulse signal continuation output circuit 103,
The pulse signal is transmitted through the interface 105,
Output to the computer device 106.

Conversely, from the second area 202 to the first area 201
When the mouse 107 moves, the area detection sensor 10
2 indicates that the mouse 107 moves from the second area 202 to the first area 20
1 is detected, and the detection result is output to the pulse signal continuation output circuit 103 and the pulse signal control circuit 104. The pulse signal continuation output circuit 103 receives the detection result from the area detection sensor 102, and stops the output of the pulse signal from the pulse signal continuation output circuit 103. In addition, the pulse signal control circuit 104
2 is switched to a pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101, and the pulse signal is
The computer device 1 via the interface 105
06 is output.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, when the mouse 107 moves from the inside to the outside of the first area 201 on the mouse pad 203, the mouse cursor on the display device is 201 to the second area 202
Moves according to the moving direction and speed at the time of moving to,
The user can approach the mouse cursor target position without having to lift the mouse 107 each time. After approaching the target position, the mouse 107 is moved to the second area 2.
By moving from 02 to the first area 201, the pulse signal is switched to the pulse signal linked to the movement of the mouse 107 output from the pulse signal output circuit 101, and the user can perform a normal mouse operation. Reaching without difficulty, the operation of the mouse 107 can be reduced.

In the mouse cursor moving device according to the first embodiment, the mouse pad 203 including the first area 201 and the second area 202 has been described. However, this is merely an example, and the mouse pad having a plurality of areas is used. Can perform the same operation, and the same effect can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, a mouse cursor moving device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the basic structure of the mouse 107 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the mouse 107 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining signal processing of a mouse 107 of a mouse cursor moving device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mouse pad 303 of the mouse cursor moving device of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining a structure. In FIG. 3, 304 is a mouse pad,
301 is a first area, 302 is a second area, and 303 is a third area. Further, the pulse signal control circuit 104 shown in FIG.
Not only switches between the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101 and the pulse signal output from the pulse signal continuation output circuit 103 in the first embodiment, but also switches from the second area 302 to the first area 301 Mouse 1
When the mouse 107 moves, the moving sensitivity of the mouse 107 is changed, and when the mouse 107 moves from the first area 302 to the third area 303, the moving sensitivity of the mouse 107 returns to the original moving sensitivity. Is performed.

The first area 301, the second area 302, and the third area 303 on the mouse pad 304 shown in FIG.
Whether the mouse 107 is in the first area 301 or the second area 3
02, or in the third area 303. The mouse pad 304 is used to detect the optical difference between the first area 301, the second area 302, and the third area 303, for example. It is composed of materials that have a magnetic difference.

Next, the operation will be described. The operation of the mouse cursor moving device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is performed when the mouse 107 moves within the first area 301 according to the first embodiment, and when the mouse 107 moves from the first area 301 to the second area 302. In addition to the operation of the mouse 107, the mouse 107 is moved from the first area 301 to the second area 302.
In this case, the pulse signal control circuit 104 performs not only switching of the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit 101 according to the first embodiment, but also an arbitrary setting in which the moving sensitivity of the mouse 107 is set in advance. Change to movement sensitivity. Here, the arbitrary movement sensitivity of the mouse 107 is
It can be set freely depending on the required mouse operation accuracy.

The first area 301 to the third area 303
When the mouse 107 moves to the position of the mouse 107, the pulse signal control circuit 104 returns the moving sensitivity of the mouse 107 to the original moving sensitivity.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the user can operate the mouse cursor more accurately and quickly by changing the movement sensitivity of the mouse 107 when approaching the target position. Even when it is desired to move the cursor largely, the operation of the mouse 107 by the user can be reduced, and the user can easily and quickly move to the target position. The mouse 107 and the mouse pad 303
Can automatically change the moving speed of the mouse without adding new software to the computer device.

In the mouse cursor moving device according to the second embodiment, the mouse pad 304 composed of the first area 301, the second area 302, and the third area 303 has been described. However, this is merely an example. It is also possible to perform the same operation with a mouse pad having an area of
Similar effects can be obtained.

In the mouse cursor moving device according to the second embodiment, the pulse signal control circuit 104 switches the pulse signal and changes the moving sensitivity of the mouse 107 based on the detection result from the area detection sensor 102. However, the pulse signal control circuit 104 may be set so as to change only the moving sensitivity of the mouse 107 based on the detection result from the area detection sensor 102. In this case, the same effect can be obtained. it can.

[0026]

As described above, according to the mouse cursor moving device of the present invention, the mouse is provided with the means for detecting the area on the mouse pad, and the mouse can detect the change in the area set on the mouse pad. Since the moving direction and the moving speed of the mouse cursor on the display screen are provided, the user can easily and quickly move the mouse cursor to a target position without having to lift the mouse. There is. Further, there is an effect that the moving speed of the mouse can be automatically changed by adding a mouse and a mouse pad without adding new software to the computer device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating signal processing of a mouse of a mouse cursor moving device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a structure of a mouse pad of the mouse cursor moving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a structure of a mouse pad of the mouse cursor moving device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 pulse signal output circuit 102 area detection sensor 103 pulse signal continuous output circuit 104 pulse signal control circuit 105 interface 106 computer device 107 mouse 201, 301 first area 202, 302 second area 303 third area 203, 304 mouse pad

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mouse cursor moving device having a mouse and a mouse pad for controlling a mouse cursor on a display device, wherein the mouse pad has at least two regions, and the mouse detects at least the region. A sensor, a pulse signal output circuit that outputs a pulse signal in conjunction with a moving direction and a moving speed of the mouse, and a pulse signal output circuit that moves a mouse cursor.
The pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit when the change of the area is detected is continuously output, and the mouse cursor is continuously moved at the moving speed and the moving direction of the mouse when the change of the area is detected. A pulse signal continuation output circuit for moving the pulse signal, and a pulse for controlling switching between the pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit and the pulse signal output from the pulse signal continuation output circuit based on the detection result from the area detection sensor. A mouse cursor moving device, comprising: a signal control circuit. 2. A mouse cursor moving device having a mouse and a mouse pad for controlling a mouse cursor on a display device, wherein the mouse pad has at least two regions, and the mouse detects at least the region. A sensor, a pulse signal output circuit that outputs a pulse signal in conjunction with the moving direction and the moving speed of the mouse, and a mouse, and a pulse signal output circuit that moves the mouse. And a pulse signal control circuit for performing control for changing the moving sensitivity of the mouse cursor and changing the moving speed of the mouse cursor. 3. A mouse cursor moving device having a mouse and a mouse pad for controlling a mouse cursor on a display device, wherein the mouse pad has at least two areas, and the mouse detects at least the area. A sensor, a pulse signal output circuit that outputs a pulse signal in conjunction with a moving direction and a moving speed of the mouse, and a pulse signal output circuit that moves a mouse cursor.
The pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit when the change of the area is detected is continuously output, and the mouse cursor is continuously moved at the moving speed and the moving direction of the mouse when the change of the area is detected. A pulse signal continuation output circuit to be moved to, and control for switching between a pulse signal output from the pulse signal output circuit and a pulse signal output from the pulse signal continuation output circuit, based on a detection result from the area detection sensor, and According to the detection result from the area detection sensor,
And a pulse signal control circuit for performing control to change the mouse movement sensitivity to an arbitrarily set movement sensitivity.