JP2002041207A - Information processing equipment and recording medium to store cursor display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing equipment in which a position of mouse cursor and character cursor can easily be identified when resumed from a screen saver and standby state. SOLUTION: This information processing equipment comprises the mouse 22 to move the mouse cursor, the keyboard 23 to move the character cursor, the resumed processing part 32 to reactivate a display screen from the screen saver and the standby state in accordance with the mouse and the keyboard operation, the mouse cursor zooming display part 36 and the character cursor zooming display part 37 to change the mouse cursor and the character cursor on the display screen into a designated display style when reactivated by resumed processing part 32, and the display part 9 to change the display styles of the mouse cursor and the character cursor and display them based on an instruction from cursor zooming display parts 36 and 37.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power management control and a screen saver process which are performed when a standard input / output device (keyboard / mouse) is idle for a display unit built in a computer and a display device connected to the computer. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for controlling display of a character cursor and a mouse cursor when returning from a program, and the like, and a recording medium storing a cursor display control program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an information processing apparatus typified by a personal computer, "when an operation on an input device is not operated for a certain period of time (when a transition to an idle state is detected), it is built in or connected to the computer. To stop power supply to the various devices being executed "for the purpose of power saving of the entire computer system.

[0003] This power saving control is mainly intended for a battery driven system intended for mobile use. However, in recent years, due to environmental issues, system operation in a power saving control mode at the time of AC driving is also common. It is becoming. As another technique different from the above-described power saving control, a screen saver control of "changing the display content periodically when the transition to the idle state is detected to prevent display burn" is implemented.

[0004] This control is generally a control having a great effect on a CRT display, but is not a completely meaningless control on a liquid crystal display (LCD).
In recent years, for example, a screen saver screen is generated with an input character string such as “in a meeting”, and is used in the absence management sense.

FIG. 8 shows a conventional power management control,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a device that performs screen saver control. The device shown in FIG. 8 is a computer system or the like incorporating a liquid crystal display unit. In this apparatus, power saving control is performed on a backlight which is a device that consumes relatively large power in the entire system. This control is one of the power-saving controls that has been practiced for a long time because it merely shuts off / supplies the power to the backlight. This is the most effective control in terms of power saving effects for products that take into account the use of.

[0006] This control will be briefly described. The idle detection unit 54 monitors the input state of the input unit 50 such as the keyboard 52 and the mouse 51, receives the output from the timer 53 that periodically generates an event, and increments the idle counter 56. In the process of repeating this processing, the value of the idle counter 56 is compared with the power management operation set value 55.

Here, when the value of the idle counter 56 becomes larger than the power management operation set value 55, the idle detector 54 sets the power management operation set value 5
It is determined that there has been no input for a certain period of time indicated by 5, that is, that there has been no user operation for a predetermined period of time, and that a transition has been made to the idle state. At this time, the idle state flag 58 changes, and the fact that the state has shifted to the idle state is transmitted to the resume processing unit 59.

[0008] Next, the idle detection unit 54 is connected to a register inside the display unit 62 (display controller) and a VRAM as a display memory via a power management operation unit 57.
63 is saved in the save storage area 60. As a result, a screen saver for displaying the screen saver display data 61 on the display unit 62 or a screen-off power saving process is executed.

The power management operation set value 55, which is the specified value, and whether the power management control and the screen saver control are to be executed are set as follows.
It can be changed / set on the user side. This control is limited to only the liquid crystal display device (unit) as the display unit 62. However, in the power management control called suspend / suspend disk, the liquid crystal display device (unit) is not used.
Only replaces all the devices built in or connected to the computer system, and the basic processing contents are the same.

In the power management of the entire system, the case where a nonvolatile memory is used as the save storage area 94 is referred to as “suspend” or “suspend RA”.
The case where a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk or the like is used is called a "suspend disk" and is generally distinguished. Of course, in each system, there is also a return control of each control mode (power saving state / screen saver operating state). Return control is performed. Resume processing unit 59
VR stores the data stored in the evacuation storage area 60 in response to an operation from the input unit 50 in the idle state.
The display is displayed on the display unit 62 by returning to the AM 63.

After a screen saver or a standby state is entered by such means, an original display state is restored by input from the keyboard 52 and the mouse 51. The original display state is a state before the user's work state, such as the display position of each window, the work state of the application, the active window, the character cursor, and the mouse cursor position, is shifted to the screen saver / standby.

[0012]

Heretofore, there has been proposed / disclosed a method for making it easy to find a mouse cursor position and a character cursor position. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-
Japanese Patent Publication No. 203018 discloses a cursor display system and a recording medium. This system displays a large mouse pointer when there is no mouse operation for a certain period of time during a user's keyboard operation, and makes the position of the mouse pointer easy for the user to understand. Furthermore, by moving the mouse pointer that is displayed in a large size like a screen saver, it is possible to prevent characters from being hidden by the mouse pointer and becoming invisible forever.

If there is no user operation during the operation of the personal computer, the screen shifts to a screen saver or a standby state for the purpose of power saving. When the user resumes the operation, the cursor position before the shift to the power saving mode is stored. There are few things, for example, try moving the mouse or entering keys other than character keys such as cursor keys,
Try to find the cursor position. However, in such a method, an operation for finding the cursor position must be performed each time, and the resolution of the display increases,
In a recent computer environment in which a single personal computer can operate a plurality of displays, finding the position of a cursor is becoming more and more labor intensive.

The system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-203018 discloses a system for detecting the position of a mouse pointer when a user uses only a keyboard, that is, when a personal computer is actually used. It is a support means, not a means to find the mouse cursor or character cursor when returning from the screen saver or standby state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a screen saver, an information processing apparatus capable of easily finding a position of a mouse cursor or a character cursor when returning from a standby state, and a recording medium recording a cursor display control program.

[0015]

According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, a mouse means for moving a mouse cursor, a keyboard means for moving a character cursor, and a display screen according to the operation of the mouse means or the keyboard means. Return means for returning from a screen saver or a standby state; changing means for changing a mouse cursor or a character cursor on a display screen to a predetermined display form at the time of return by the return means; and a mouse cursor or Display means for changing and displaying the display mode of the character cursor.

The changing means can easily know the positions of the mouse cursor and the character cursor on the display screen when returning by changing the size or color of the mouse cursor or the character cursor. The changing means changes the size or the color of the character cursor when a predetermined character is input to the keyboard means, thereby easily knowing the position of the character cursor by a specific key operation. be able to.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer, comprising: a mouse for moving a mouse cursor; a keyboard for moving a character cursor; and a screen saver or a standby screen in accordance with an operation of the mouse or the keyboard. Returning means for returning from a state, changing means for changing a mouse cursor or a character cursor on a display screen to a predetermined display mode when returning by the returning means, and a mouse cursor or a character cursor based on an instruction of the changing means. A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing the information processing apparatus to function as an information processing apparatus including: a display unit that changes and displays a display mode.

In another aspect, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention detects a reciprocating movement based on mouse means for moving a mouse cursor and position information when the mouse cursor is moved by the mouse means, and A change means for changing the mouse cursor to a predetermined display form, and a display means for changing and displaying the display form of the mouse cursor based on an instruction from the change means.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer which detects a reciprocating movement based on mouse means for moving a mouse cursor and position information when the mouse means moves the mouse cursor. A program for functioning as an information processing apparatus comprising: a changing unit for changing the display mode to a predetermined display mode; and a display unit for changing and displaying the display mode of the mouse cursor based on an instruction from the changing unit. It is a computer-readable recording medium.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus includes a CPU 1, an input unit 3, a ROM
5, a RAM 7, a display unit 9, and a CD-ROM drive 11.

The CPU 1 controls the operation of the entire apparatus. Specifically, (1) detection of an idle state in which there is no user operation for a predetermined time via the input unit 3;
(2) a screen saver that performs power saving when the idle is detected, transition to a standby state; (3) screen saver, return of the display screen from the standby state; in particular, control of mouse and character cursor enlarged display at the time of the return; And so on. The input unit 3 is a mouse 22 or a keyboard 23 (see FIG. 2), which is a pointing device. The input unit 3 is operated by a user to move a mouse cursor and a character cursor. Detection and recovery from the idle state are performed.

The ROM 5 fixedly stores a processing program and the like of the apparatus. The RAM 7 temporarily stores data required for processing of the present apparatus. These data are stored in the CPU
1 is mainly created in response to the above operations (1) to (3). Specifically, (1) the count of a timer 24 that generates an event at a predetermined time interval to detect an idle state Value (idle counter 27, see FIG. 2), power management operation set value 26 as a reference value for transition to screen saver or standby state, flag indicating idle state (idle state flag 28), (2) screen saver or standby state At the time of transition, display contents stored for evacuation (evacuation storage area 31), display data 29 for screen saver, (3) data relating to the position of the mouse cursor (see FIG. 5), and an enlarged display of the mouse cursor Data (mouse cursor enlarged display data 33).

The display unit 9 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and changes the form of a mouse cursor or a character cursor based on an instruction from the CPU 1 and displays the changed form. In the present embodiment, the size of the mouse cursor is changed and displayed. The CD-ROM drive 11 reads a program or the like stored in the CD-ROM 13 based on an instruction from the CPU 1 and writes the program or the like in the RAM 7 or the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. This information processing apparatus is an apparatus including a display unit 9 and an input unit 3 (mouse 22 and keyboard 23), and includes a screen saver,
At the time of a return process from an idle state including a standby state, the display object (mouse cursor, character cursor) is changed in form, and further, display control is performed to return the changed form of the display object to its original state after a certain period of time. It is.

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment has the configuration shown in FIG.
, The input unit 3, the display unit 9, the timers 24 and 35 realized by the CPU 1, the idle detection unit 25,
Power management operation unit 30, resume processing unit 3
2. Mouse cursor enlarged display section 36, character cursor enlarged display section 37, evacuation storage area 31 provided in RAM 7,
And a mouse cursor position storage table 34 and a VRAM 39 as a display memory.

The idle detecting section 25 monitors an input from the mouse 22 or the keyboard 23 and detects an idle state. Specifically, the idle counter 2 which is a count value of the number of events generated from the timer 24
7 is determined based on a comparison between the power management operation setting value 7 and the power management operation set value 26 (see FIG. 3).

The power management operation section 30 changes the display content of the display section 9 in response to the detection of the idle state, thereby performing a power saving process of a screen saver or a screen off. Specifically, when the idle state is detected, the display content of the display unit 9 is stored in the evacuation storage area 31, and the screen saver display data 29 is read out and displayed on the display unit 9.

The resume processing section 32 monitors an input operation via the input section 3 in an idle state and performs a process of restoring the display screen. Specifically, it recognizes the transition from the change in the idle state flag 28 to the idle state, and returns the display screen from the screen saver or the standby state in response to the subsequent operation of the mouse 22 or the keyboard 23 (FIG. 4).

The mouse cursor enlarged display section 36 performs processing for changing the mouse cursor on the display screen to a predetermined display mode when the resume processing section 32 returns. Specifically, the mouse cursor position information and the like are stored in the mouse cursor position storage table 34 each time, and when the movement of the mouse cursor, particularly, the reciprocating movement is detected, an enlarged display as a change in the shape of the mouse cursor is performed (FIG. 5). reference).

The display screen at the time of restoration is a screen before the transition of the display state of each window, the operation state of the application, the active window, the character cursor, the position of the mouse cursor, etc. to the screen saver / standby state. is there. Character cursor enlarged display section 37
Performs a process for enlarging and displaying the character cursor on the display screen when the resume processing unit 32 returns.

Next, the idle detecting unit 25 and the resume processing unit 3 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
2 and the operation of the mouse cursor enlarged display section 36 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the idle detection unit 25. The idle detecting section 25 mainly has two variable / constant storage areas. One of them is a power management operation setting value 26, and this setting value is
A system fixed value may be used, but generally, user designation / change is possible. The other is an idle counter 27, which is a variable that is counted up (incremented) in response to the input of a signal I01 output at a constant cycle by the timer 24.

First, in step S21, the timer 2
The presence or absence of the input of the signal I01 from 4 is checked. Here, when there is an input, the process proceeds to step S25, and when there is no input, the process proceeds to step S22. Step S22
Then, it is checked whether or not the signal I02 has been input from the mouse 22, which is the input unit 3. Here, when there is an input, the process proceeds to step S24, and when there is no input, the process proceeds to step S23. In step S23, it is checked whether or not the signal I03 has been input from the keyboard 23. Here, when there is an input, the process proceeds to step S24, and when there is no input, the process returns to step S21.

Next, in step S24, when the signals I02 and I03 from the input unit 3 are input, the idle counter 27 is initialized (cleared to 0), and step S21 is performed.
Return to the processing of. In step S25, the value of the idle counter 27 is compared with the power management operation set value 26. Here, if the idle counter 82 has reached the power management operation set value 26, step S
At 26, a signal I04 indicating the transition to the idle state is output to the power management operating section 30, and at step S27, a signal I10 for setting the idle state flag 28 indicating the transition to the idle state is output. .

If it is determined in step S25 that the idle counter 27 has not reached the power management operation set value 26, then in step S28 the idle counter 27
Is incremented, and the process returns to step S21. Thus, the idle counter 27 is incremented at a timing when the signal I01 from the timer 24 is input.

When the idle state flag 28 is set in step S27, a signal I04 indicating transition to the idle state is sent from the idle detection section 25 to the power management operation section 30. In response to the signal I04, the power management operating unit 30 reads the display content of the display unit 9 from the VRAM 39 and stores it in the evacuation storage area 31, and reads, for example, the screen saver display data 29 and displays it on the display unit 9. I do.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the resume processing unit 32. First, step S4
In step 1, the idle state flag 28 is checked. Here, if the flag 28 is in the reset state, it is determined that the state is not the idle state, and the processing is terminated. If the idle state flag 28 is set (ON), the input of the input signal I08 from the mouse 22 is checked in step S42. If the signal I08 has been input, a signal I06 indicating that the signal I08 has been input is output to the mouse cursor enlarged display unit 36 in step S44.

If there is no input of the signal I08 in step S42, the input of the signal I09 from the keyboard 23 is checked in step 43. Here, the signal I09
If there is no input, the process returns to waiting for input from the input unit 3. When the signal I09 has been input, a signal I07 indicating that the signal I09 has been input is output to the character cursor enlarged display section 37.

Next, the mouse cursor enlarged display section 36 in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mouse cursor enlarged display section 36. In the process of enlarging the mouse cursor when returning from the idle state, if the trigger of the return is an input from the mouse 22, the mouse cursor may be enlarged and displayed unconditionally. The mouse cursor enlarged display in the “mouse cursor reciprocating operation” which is a characteristic operation of returning from the state will be described. The operation shown in FIG. 5 is started by a trigger from the mouse 22. First, step S301
Then, the position of the mouse cursor at this time is stored in the mouse cursor position storage table 34.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the mouse cursor position storage table 34. The mouse cursor position storage table 34 includes a memory area 501 for storing a numerical value X1, which is an X coordinate of the movement start position (start point) of the mouse pointer, a memory area 502 for storing a Y coordinate Y1, and a mouse pointer. Memory areas 503 and 504 for temporarily storing the position, and a specified distance 505 that defines within which range the distance between the mouse reciprocating operation start position and the end position (end point) is to be displayed by mouse cursor enlargement. And a specified time 506 that defines how long the mouse cursor enlarged display is performed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the locus of the reciprocating movement of the mouse cursor. When the mouse cursor is reciprocated, a start point 601, a middle point 602, and an end point 603 exist.
It is considered that the distance between the start point and the end point is within a certain range.
In step S301 in FIG. 5, the X coordinate of the mouse cursor position is stored in the memory area 501, and the Y coordinate is stored in the memory area 502. In the next step S302, the data X1 and Y1 of the memory areas 501 and 502 are stored in the memory area 503. , 504. Thereafter, the memory area 50
The 3,504 data will be referred to as X ', Y'.

While the processing in FIG. 5 is being performed, the mouse cursor is moved by a user operation, and the next step S
At 303, the mouse cursor position is acquired again. The mouse cursor position information acquired here need not be stored in the memory, but may be stored in the register. The mouse cursor position information stored in this register is
And

As described above, the two mouse cursor positions acquired in a very short time are stored in the register as (X, Y).
Although these distances are stored in the memory as (X ′, Y ′), these distances are, for example, (X−
X ′) ² + (Y−Y ′) ² , and the calculation result is 0
Is determined. If the calculation result is not 0, X is stored in X 'and Y is stored in Y' in step S304, and the mouse cursor position is acquired again (step S304).
303).

In step S305, the calculation result is 0.
Is described. In this case, the fact that the distance between the two points becomes 0 means that there was no movement in a very short time, that is, the turning point (middle point 602) of the reciprocating movement of the mouse. Therefore, if the distance between the two points is 0, X is set to X 'and Y is set to Y' in step S306.
And the mouse cursor position (X, Y) is acquired again in step S307.

Next, in step S308, a point at which the distance between the two short time points becomes zero again is determined in the same manner as the return point is determined, and it is determined whether or not the calculation result is zero. Here, if there is a point where the calculation result becomes 0, that point is the point where the mouse cursor stops, that is, the mouse reciprocation end position (end point).

If the end point is found in step S308,
Next, in order to determine whether or not the end point is substantially the same as the start point, in step S309, for example, (X-X1) ²
The distance between the starting point and the ending point is calculated by the equation of + (Y−Y1) ² ,
It is determined whether or not this is within the specified distance 505. Here, when the calculation result is within the specified distance 505,
Judge as the reciprocating movement of the mouse cursor.

Following this determination, in step S310,
The mouse cursor enlarged display section 36 is provided for the resume processing section 3.
2, the display screen data at the time of restoration stored in the save storage area 31 is input, and the mouse pointer in the data is deleted. In step S311, the mouse cursor enlarged display data 33 is combined with the position of the erased mouse pointer, and the combined screen data is displayed on the display unit 9.

Next, in step S312, a timer call is made. This timer call corresponds to timer 3 shown in FIG.
5 and confirms the elapse of the time specified by the specified time 506 shown in FIG. As a result, the mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed within the specified time, so that the position of the mouse cursor when returning can be easily known.

After confirming that the specified time 506 has elapsed, the enlarged display of the mouse pointer is erased in step S313, and then the normal mouse pointer is displayed in step S314. With the above procedure, the mouse cursor is temporarily displayed large, and returns to the original size after a predetermined time.
In step S309, if the distance between the start point and the end point of the reciprocating movement of the mouse cursor is out of the range of the specified distance 505, the user performs the mouse operation not for the purpose of finding the mouse cursor position but for actual work. Interpret,
The process ends without performing the mouse cursor enlarged display.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and a design within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention is provided. May be changed. For example, in the above embodiment, when returning from the idle state, only the size of the mouse cursor is changed using the mouse cursor enlarged display data 33, but only the color of the mouse cursor is changed.
Further, the size and the color may be changed simultaneously.

In the above embodiment, only the display control of the mouse cursor is described. However, only the display control of the character cursor and the display control of the mouse cursor and the character cursor are simultaneously performed. It may be. Regarding the display control of the character cursor, when the keyboard 23 is operated in the idle state, the control by the character cursor enlarged display unit 37 is executed in response to the signal I07 from the resume processing unit 32.

In this case, for example, step S3 in FIG.
In response to step S309, the processing of determining whether or not the input character is a predetermined character that is set in advance to enlarge the character scroll when returning from the idle state is not performed. Perform, step S31
This can be realized by performing the processing from 0 to S314 on the character cursor. Regarding the display control of the character cursor, the size and color of the character cursor, or the size and the color, may be changed simultaneously.

In the above embodiment, the enlarged display of the mouse cursor and the character cursor has been described with respect to the return from the screen saver and the return from the standby state. It is also possible to carry out selectively when there is a case. In this case, the mouse cursor is moved by the mouse 22 on the normal display screen, and the mouse cursor enlarged display unit 36 detects the reciprocating movement from the position information at the time of the movement of the mouse cursor via the resume processing unit 32, and displays the display screen. Is changed to a predetermined display mode (size and / or color). Here, the display unit 9 changes and displays the size and / or color of the mouse cursor based on the instruction of the enlarged display unit 36.

As described above, the information processing apparatus of the present invention can be realized by a program for causing the information processing apparatus to function. This program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium. In the present invention, as the recording medium, the ROM 5 itself shown in FIG. 1 may be a program medium, or a program reading device such as a CD-ROM drive 11 is provided as an external storage device. It may be a program medium such as a CD-ROM 13 which can be read by being inserted. In any case, the stored program may be configured to be accessed and executed by the CPU 1, or the program may be read, and the read program may be downloaded to a program storage area (not shown). A method in which the program is executed may be used. It is assumed that this download program is stored in the main unit in advance.

Here, the program medium is a recording medium configured to be separable from the main body, such as a tape system such as a magnetic tape or a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a hard disk, or a CD-RO.
Disk system of optical disks such as M / MO / MD / DVD,
Card system such as IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or mask ROM, EPROM, EEPROM
The medium may be a medium that fixedly carries a program including a semiconductor memory such as an M or a flash ROM.

Further, the medium may be a medium that carries the program in a fluid manner such that the program is downloaded from a communication network via a transmission / reception unit (not shown). When the program is downloaded from the communication network as described above, the download program may be stored in the apparatus main body in advance, or may be installed from another recording medium. Note that the content stored in the recording medium is not limited to a program, but may be data.

[0056]

According to the present invention, the position of the mouse cursor or character cursor can be easily found when returning from the screen saver or the standby state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an idle detection unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a resume processing unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a mouse cursor enlarged display unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a mouse cursor position storage table.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a locus of reciprocal movement of a mouse cursor.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional device for performing power management control and screen saver control.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 3 Input unit 5 ROM 7 RAM 9 Display unit 11 CD-ROM drive 13 CD-ROM 22, 51 Mouse 23, 52 Keyboard 24, 35, 53 Timer 25, 54 Idle detection unit 26, 55 Power management operation set value 27 , 56 Idle counter 28, 58 Idle state flag 29, 61 Screen saver display data 30, 57 Power management operation unit 31, 60 Evacuation storage area 32, 59 Resume processing unit 33 Mouse cursor enlarged display data 34 Mouse cursor position storage table 36 Mouse cursor enlarged display section 37 Character cursor enlarged display section 39 VRAM

Claims (6)

[Claims] A mouse means for moving a mouse cursor; a keyboard means for moving a character cursor; a return means for returning a display screen from a screen saver or a standby state in response to an operation of the mouse means or the keyboard means; A changing means for changing a mouse cursor or a character cursor on a display screen to a predetermined display form at the time of return by the return means; and a display for changing and displaying the display form of the mouse cursor or the character cursor based on an instruction of the changing means. And an information processing device. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said changing means changes the size or color of said mouse cursor or character cursor. 3. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said changing means changes the size or color of a character cursor when a predetermined character is input to said keyboard means. . 4. A computer comprising: a mouse means for moving a mouse cursor; a keyboard means for moving a character cursor; and a return means for returning a display screen from a screen saver or a standby state in response to an operation of the mouse means or the keyboard means. Changing means for changing a mouse cursor or a character cursor on a display screen to a predetermined display form at the time of return by the return means; and changing a display form of the mouse cursor or the character cursor based on an instruction of the change means. A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded a program for causing the information processing apparatus to function as an information processing apparatus having a display means for displaying. 5. A mouse means for moving a mouse cursor, and a change means for detecting a reciprocating movement from position information when the mouse cursor is moved by the mouse means, and changing the mouse cursor on a display screen to a predetermined display form. A display unit that changes and displays the display mode of the mouse cursor based on an instruction from the changing unit. 6. A computer detects a reciprocating movement from a mouse means for moving a mouse cursor and position information at the time of movement of the mouse cursor by the mouse means, and changes the mouse cursor on a display screen to a predetermined display form. A computer readable program recorded with a program for functioning as an information processing device comprising: a change unit; and a display unit that changes and displays a display form of a mouse cursor based on an instruction from the change unit. Recording medium.