JP2001209495A - Remote control for web browser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to move a mouse cursor easily to hyperlinks and INPUT tag in home pages allowing a comfortable net surfing. SOLUTION: This intention provides a remote control for Web browser constituted as follows: a remote control 18 includes a cross key 19 to which movement control signals for upper/lower and left/right directional movements of a mouse cursor 11 are assigned so that the mouse cursor 11 is moved with the control signal issued from the cross key 19, and therefore the mouse cursor 11 can be moved freely to hyperons 3-5 or INPUT tags 6-10 in home page 2 shown in Web browser 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control for a web browser, and more particularly to a remote controller for moving a mouse cursor to a hyperlink or an INPUT tag on a home page displayed on the web browser using a cross key. The present invention relates to a remote control for a Web browser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method of moving a pointer to a hyperlink and an INPUT tag (a select button, a select button, etc.) on a home page displayed on a Web browser of this kind includes a method of moving a mouse cursor using a mouse and a method of moving a mouse cursor. A method of moving the focus using a tab key on a keyboard is known.

First, a method of moving a mouse cursor using a mouse will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a Web browser, and a Web page 2 is displayed on the Web browser 1, and hyperlinks 3 to 5 and INPUT tags 6 to 10 are displayed on the Web page 2. Then, the hyperlinks 3 to 5 and INPUT
A link destination or a command is embedded in each of the tags 6 to 10.

A mouse cursor 11 is displayed on the Web browser 1, and the mouse cursor 11
It can be moved by a control signal of a mouse 13 connected by wire or wirelessly to a personal computer 12 that executes the web browser 1. Therefore, by operating the mouse 13, the mouse cursor 11 is moved, and the mouse cursor 11 is linked to the hyperlinks 3 to 5 and INPUT.
Desired hyperlink or INP among tags 6 to 10
Can be moved to UT tags. Further, when the mouse cursor 11 is positioned at the desired hyperlink or INPUT tag and the mouse 13 is left-clicked, the Web browser 1 displays the hyperlink or INPUT tag.
Move to the link specified by the tag or execute a command or the like.

Next, a method of moving the focus using the tab key will be described with reference to FIG. For convenience of explanation, the same components as those of the method of moving the mouse cursor 11 using the mouse (13 in FIG. 2) are given the same reference numerals, and explanations thereof will be omitted. 14 in the figure
Is a focus displayed on the home page 2. The focus 14 is displayed on the home page 2 by pressing a tab key 16 of a keyboard 15 connected to the personal computer 12 by wire or wirelessly. The user moves on the homepage 2 by a pressing operation.
That is, by performing the pressing operation a plurality of times, the focus 14 moves the hyperlinks 3 to 5 and I in accordance with the moving order predetermined by the creator of the homepage 2.
The user sequentially moves between the NPUT tags 6 to 10 and finally reaches a hyperlink or an INPUT tag desired by the keyboard 15 operator. With the focus 14 positioned at the desired hyperlink or INPUT tag, the ENTER key 17 on the keyboard 15
Is pressed, the Web browser 1 moves to the link specified by the hyperlink or the INPUT tag, or executes a command or the like.

[0006]

Among the pointer moving methods on a home page displayed on a Web browser in the above-mentioned conventional example, a method for moving a mouse cursor to a desired hyperlink or INPUT tag using a mouse is described in PCs. The operation of the mouse is not easy for a beginner, so the hyperlink or IN
The operation of aligning the mouse cursor with the PUT tag was troublesome, and comfortable surfing could not be performed.

[0007] Regarding the method of moving the focus to a desired hyperlink or INPUT tag using the tab key on the keyboard, the order of the focus movement by the tab key is predetermined by the homepage creator. Since the focus position is not always on the currently displayed screen, the usability is poor for the user to move to the target hyperlink and INPUT tag for surfing the Internet.

[0008] Therefore, there is a technical problem to be solved in order to easily move the mouse cursor to the hyperlink and the INPUT tag on the homepage and to be able to surf the Internet comfortably. The invention aims to solve this problem.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and has a hyperlink or INPU on a homepage displayed on a Web browser.
In order to freely move the mouse cursor to the T tag, a control signal for moving the mouse cursor up and down and left and right is assigned to a cross key provided on a remote controller, and the mouse cursor is moved by the control signal of the cross key. A remote controller for a web browser is provided.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIG. For convenience of description, the same components as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a remote controller connected to the personal computer 12 by wire or wirelessly, and a cross key 19 is provided on the remote controller 18. The cross key 19 includes an up key 20, a down key 21, a left key 22, and a right key 23 to which control signals for moving the mouse cursor 11 up, down, left, and right are appropriately assigned. The hyperlinks 3 to 5 of the homepage 2 displayed on the web browser 1 by the cross key 19 and the INPUT tag 6
The mouse cursor 11 can be freely moved up, down, left and right between the positions 10 to 10.

For example, when the mouse cursor 11 is moved to the hyperlink 3, the mouse cursor 11 is moved to the hyperlink 4 immediately above by pressing the up key 20 of the remote controller 18. Subsequently, when the left direction key 22 is pressed, the mouse cursor 11
Moves to the target hyperlink 3.

For example, when the mouse cursor 11 is moved from the illustrated position to the INPUT tag 9,
When the down direction key 21 of the remote controller 18 is pressed, the mouse cursor 11 moves to the hyperlink 5 immediately above, and when the left direction key 22 is subsequently pressed, the mouse cursor 11 moves to the left INPUT tag 10. And
When the left direction key 22 is pressed again, the mouse cursor 11 moves to the target INPUT tag 9.

After the mouse cursor 11 is moved to the target hyperlink 3 or the INPUT tag 9, a method or a command for moving the mouse cursor 11 to the link specified by the hyperlink 3 or the INPUT tag 9 is described. The execution method can be performed by using appropriate means. For example, the Enter key (17 in FIG. 3) of the keyboard (15 in FIG. 3) is pressed, or the remote controller 18 is clicked further. A method of adding a button and clicking the click button can be considered.

Thus, the user can easily move the mouse cursor 11 to the position of a desired hyperlink or INPUT tag without using the mouse, thereby enabling comfortable surfing.

The cross key 19 of the remote controller 18
Instead of other pointing devices, the cross key (cursor key) of the keyboard (15 in FIG. 3)
It is also possible to assign the same control function as that of the cross key 19 to obtain the same effect as that of the cross key 19.

The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention extends to the modified ones.

[0017]

According to the present invention, as described in detail in the above embodiment, a control signal for moving the mouse cursor in the up, down, left and right directions is assigned to a cross key provided on a remote controller. , The mouse cursor can be easily moved to a desired hyperlink or INPUT tag on the homepage by operating the cross key, so that surfing can be performed comfortably. This is an invention having a remarkable effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a Web browser and a remote control for the Web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional example, showing a Web browser and a mouse.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional example, showing a Web browser and a keyboard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Web browser 2 Homepage 3,4,5 Hyperlink 6,7,8 INPUT tag 9,10 INPUT tag 11 Mouse cursor 18 Remote control 19 Cross key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An up / down and left / right movement control signal of a mouse cursor is assigned to a cross key provided on a remote controller in order to freely move a mouse cursor to a hyperlink or an INPUT tag on a homepage displayed on a web browser. A remote control for a web browser, wherein the mouse cursor is moved by a control signal of the cross key.