JP2015069300A - Information sharing system, information sharing pointing device, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information sharing system, an information sharing pointing device, and an information processing device, which allow information sharing devices to easily share a writing or a file, without the need for connecting between the information processing devices with a communication circuit such as a wired LAN.SOLUTION: A writing or a file is stored in a storage unit of a pointing device by a first information processing device, and, upon an incidence that a cursor on the display screen of a display unit of the first information processing device has reached any end side of the display screen, wireless communication between the first information processing device and the pointing device is cut off, and a wireless connection between a second information processing device and the pointing device is started. The writing or the file stored in the storage unit of the pointing device by the first information processing device can thereby be utilized by the second information processing device.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information sharing system, an information sharing pointing device, and an information processing apparatus.

  Text (sentences), graphics, etc., which are the contents of a file created by a document creation program, graphics creation program, etc. executed on a certain information processing device are displayed on the screen of the display device, and the displayed text, graphics, etc. There is known an information sharing system in which a user can select and copy all or part of the content using an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and the selected / copied contents can be used by other information processing apparatuses. .

  An example of such an information sharing system is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The Universal_Serial_Bus (hereinafter abbreviated as “USB”) human interface device 106 described in Patent Document 1 has a USB storage mechanism 103 for storing information, and a USB port of the information processing device 107 via a USB cable. The mouse to be connected.

  A user of the information processing device 107 displays all or all of text and graphics that are displayed on the screen of the display device of the information processing device 107 and are the contents of a file created by an application program such as a document creation program or a graphic creation program. A part is selected using the human interface device 106, and the selected part is copied or cut. In response to the copy or cut operation, the information processing device 107 saves the contents of the selected portion as clipboard data in a storage area (clipboard) provided in the device, and the clipboard data saved in the clipboard. Is also copied to the USB storage mechanism 103 of the human interface device 106.

  Next, the user releases the connection between the information processing apparatus 107 and the human interface device 106 by disconnecting the USB cable connected to the USB port of the information processing apparatus 107 from the USB port. By connecting the cable to the USB port of another information processing device, the connection between the other information processing device and the human interface device 106 is established, and the other information is then obtained using the human interface device 106 thus connected. A desired location on the screen of the display device of the processing device is designated, and an operation of pasting clipboard data stored in the USB storage mechanism 103 at the designated location is performed.

  Furthermore, Patent Document 1 describes that it is possible to connect the information processing apparatus and the human interface apparatus wirelessly without using a USB cable.

  Further, as a related technique, in Patent Document 2, when a screen of a personal computer (PC) is inserted into a part of a screen of an electronic blackboard capable of pen input and a switch provided on the pen is turned on, the pen The user operates the button for controlling the electronic blackboard displayed on the screen of the electronic blackboard using the, and indicates the display content displayed on the embedded PC screen with the mouse, and the instructed content Related to an image display device for easily switching between remote control of a PC connected based on PC and handwriting drawing on the entire screen area of the electronic blackboard when the switch provided on the pen is off Is disclosed.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a method for dragging and dropping a data object between at least two remote applications operating in a thin client terminal communicably connected to a server device, or between a local application and a remote application. A technique related to a data transmission protocol for setting the data path of the network is disclosed.

  Further, in Patent Literature 4, when the selected selection data is pasted into the consumer application from the provider application that provides the data selected by the user, the consumer application is pasted. A technique is disclosed in which the data structure and format of selection data are maintained as applied to the selection data before pasting.

JP 2000-330703 A JP 2013-114593 A Special table 2011-524554 gazette JP 2004-265402 A

  However, in the human interface device 106 described in Patent Document 1, clipboard data acquired when copying and cutting on the screen of a display device of a certain information processing device is transferred to the display device of another information processing device. When pasting on the screen, the connection destination of the USB cable connected to the human interface device 106 must be manually changed from the USB port of the former information processing device to the USB port of the latter information processing device. There is a problem of not becoming. Further, Patent Document 1 does not mention anything about copying and pasting or dragging and dropping a file or the like created by a document or a graphic program.

  Patent Document 1 describes that it is possible to wirelessly connect an information processing device and a human interface device without using a USB cable. However, an information processing device and a human interface device are described. No specific method is disclosed for changing the wireless connection to the wireless connection between another information processing apparatus and the human interface apparatus.

  In Patent Documents 2 to 4, text (sentences), graphics, and the like, which are the contents of a file created by a document creation program, a graphics creation program, or the like executed on a certain information processing apparatus, are displayed on the screen of the display device. The user selects and copies all or part of the displayed text or graphics using an input device such as a mouse or keyboard, and copies the selected / copied contents to other information processing devices. There is no mention of any technology that can be used.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information sharing system, an information sharing pointing device, and an information processing apparatus that solve the above-described problems.

The information sharing system of the present invention is
A pointing device,
Each of the first and second information processing devices assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively,
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second information processing devices;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit Only when the second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device;
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When a desired range of a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit is selected by operating the pointing device and moving the cursor, the pointing is performed using the content of the selected range as selection information. A second information storage unit for storing the device by operating the device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device uses the arrival position information and the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device as the first information processing. A first process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of an apparatus;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the selection information in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and the selection information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device is stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus. A third process to
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus of the second information processing apparatus is moved to the desired position. And a fourth process of pasting the selection information stored in the information storage unit.

Another information sharing system of the present invention is
A pointing device,
Each of the first and second information processing devices assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively,
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second information processing devices;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit Only when the second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device;
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor position for controlling the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal and storing cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A display control unit;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected file icon when the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the cursor is selected. A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A first process for transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and second path data indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device is stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus. A third process to
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus is related to the desired position. Storing the file stored in the first information storage unit specified by the second path data in a storage location and displaying a file icon corresponding to the file at the desired position; And process.

Another information sharing system of the present invention is
A pointing device,
Each of the first and second information processing devices assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively,
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second information processing devices;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit Only when the second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device;
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the icon is selected, the storage location of the file corresponding to the selected file icon A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the file name and the file name of the file by operating the mouse as selection information;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the display unit of the first information processing apparatus moves the desired file icon to any edge of the display screen together with the cursor according to an operation of the pointing device;
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A second process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is A third process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus A second path indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device while displaying the cursor and a file icon corresponding to the file stored in the first information storage unit at a position indicated by position coordinates A fourth process of storing data in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus;
By operating the pointing device, it is stored in the first information storage unit specified by the cursor and the second path data at a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus. The first information specified by the second path data at the storage location of the second information processing apparatus related to the desired position is moved to the file icon corresponding to the file 5th process which memorize | stores the said file memorize | stored in the memory | storage part is performed.

Another information sharing system of the present invention is
A pointing device,
First and second information processing devices;
The first and second external transceivers are detachably connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively, and assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively.
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second external transceivers connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second external transceivers is:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device only when
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When a desired range of a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit is selected by operating the pointing device and moving the cursor, the pointing is performed using the content of the selected range as selection information. A second information storage unit for storing the device by operating the device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device transmits the arrival position information and the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device to the first external transmission / reception. A first process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the machine;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first external transceiver, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is changed to the first identification number. A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the selection information in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and the selection information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device is transmitted via the second communication unit of the second external transceiver. A third process stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus;
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus of the second information processing apparatus is moved to the desired position. And a fourth process of pasting the selection information stored in the information storage unit.

Another information sharing system of the present invention is
A pointing device,
First and second information processing devices;
The first and second external transceivers are detachably connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively, and assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively.
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second external transceivers connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second external transceivers is:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device only when
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected file icon when the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the cursor is selected. A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A first process for transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first external transceiver;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first external transceiver, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is changed to the first identification number. A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and second path data indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device is transmitted via the second communication unit of the second external transceiver. A third process stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus;
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus is related to the desired position. Storing the file stored in the first information storage unit specified by the second path data in a storage location and displaying a file icon corresponding to the file at the desired position; And process.

Another information sharing system of the present invention is
A pointing device,
First and second information processing devices;
The first and second external transceivers are detachably connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively, and assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively.
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second external transceivers connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second external transceivers is:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device only when
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the icon is selected, the storage location of the file corresponding to the selected file icon A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the file name and the file name of the file by operating the pointing device as selection information;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the display unit of the first information processing apparatus moves the desired file icon to any edge of the display screen together with the cursor according to an operation of the mouse;
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A second process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first external transceiver;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first external transceiver, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is changed to the first identification number. A third process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus A second path indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device while displaying the cursor and a file icon corresponding to the file stored in the first information storage unit at a position indicated by position coordinates A fourth process of storing data in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus via the second communication unit of the second external transceiver;
By operating the pointing device, it is stored in the first information storage unit specified by the cursor and the second path data at a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus. The first information specified by the second path data at the storage location of the second information processing apparatus related to the desired position is moved to the file icon corresponding to the file 5th process which memorize | stores the said file memorize | stored in the memory | storage part is performed.

Further, the information sharing pointing device of the present invention includes:
A communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second communication counterparts assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively;
An identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
Including an information storage unit,
When the first identification number is stored in the identification number storage unit, the communication unit communicates with the first communication partner and is transmitted from the first communication partner. Is stored in the information storage unit, and then when the second identification number is stored in the identification number storage unit, the communication unit disconnects communication with the first communication partner, and The communication with the second communication partner is started, and the information stored in the information storage unit is transmitted to the second communication partner in response to a request from the second communication partner.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention
An identification number storage unit for storing a first identification number assigned to itself;
The pointing is performed only when a cursor movement control signal is received from the pointing device, and the second identification number included in the cursor movement control signal matches the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit. A communication unit wirelessly connected to the device;
A display unit for displaying various information and a cursor on the display screen;
In accordance with cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor included in the cursor movement control signal, the display position of the cursor on the display screen is controlled, and the position of the cursor on the display screen is indicated. A cursor position display control unit for storing cursor position information;
When a desired range of a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit is selected by operating the pointing device and moving the cursor, the pointing is performed using the content of the selected range as selection information. An information storage unit for storing the device by operating the device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the transfer processing unit transmits and stores the arrival position information and the selection information stored in the information storage unit to the pointing device via the communication unit;
Based on the arrival position information stored in the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of another information processing apparatus, the display position coordinate of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit is determined, and the cursor position display control unit Transmitting, displaying the cursor at a position indicated by the display position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit, and the selection information stored in the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of the other information processing apparatus. A second process of receiving from the pointing device and storing in the information storage unit;
A third process of operating the pointing device to move the cursor to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit, and pasting the selection information stored in the information storage unit to the desired position; I do.

Another information processing apparatus of the present invention is
An identification number storage unit for storing a first identification number assigned to itself;
The pointing is performed only when a cursor movement control signal is received from the pointing device, and the second identification number included in the cursor movement control signal matches the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit. A communication unit wirelessly connected to the device;
A display unit for displaying various information and a cursor on the display screen;
In accordance with cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor included in the cursor movement control signal, the display position of the cursor on the display screen is controlled, and the position of the cursor on the display screen is indicated. A cursor position display control unit for storing cursor position information;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected desired file icon when selected by operating the pointing device to move the cursor to the position of the desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit A first information storage unit for storing the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit transmits the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the information storage unit to a second information storage unit of the pointing device via a communication unit. A first process to be stored;
Based on the arrival position information stored in the second information storage unit of the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of another information processing apparatus, the display position coordinates of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit are determined. , To the cursor position display control unit, to display the cursor at a position indicated by the display position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit, and to indicate the second information storage unit of the pointing device A third process for storing the path data in the first information storage unit;
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit, and the pointing device specified by the second path data at a storage location related to the desired position A file stored in the second information storage unit is stored in the second information storage unit, and a file process corresponding to the file is displayed at the desired position.

Another information processing apparatus of the present invention is
An identification number storage unit for storing a first identification number assigned to itself;
The pointing is performed only when a cursor movement control signal is received from the pointing device, and the second identification number included in the cursor movement control signal matches the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit. A communication unit wirelessly connected to the device;
A display unit for displaying various information and a cursor on the display screen;
In accordance with cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor included in the cursor movement control signal, the display position of the cursor on the display screen is controlled, and the position of the cursor on the display screen is indicated. A cursor position display control unit for storing cursor position information;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected desired file icon when selected by operating the pointing device to move the cursor to the position of the desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit A first information storage unit for storing the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the display unit moves the desired file icon along with the cursor to one of the edges of the display screen according to an operation of the pointing device;
A second information storage unit of the pointing device through which the transfer processing unit transmits the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the first information storage unit via the communication unit; A second process to be transmitted and stored,
Based on the arrival position information stored in the second information storage unit of the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of another information processing apparatus, the display position coordinates of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit are determined. , A file transmitted to the cursor position display control unit and stored in the second information storage unit by the cursor and the other information processing device at a position indicated by the display position coordinates on the display screen of the display unit And a third process for storing second path data indicating the second information storage unit of the mouse in the first information storage unit,
A file corresponding to the file stored in the second information storage unit specified by the cursor and the second path data at a desired position on the display screen of the display unit by operating the pointing device And a fifth process of storing the file stored in the second information storage unit specified by the second path data in a storage location related to the desired position. .

  The present invention has an effect that texts and files can be easily shared between information processing apparatuses even if the information processing apparatuses are not connected by a communication line such as a LAN.

It is a block diagram which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. In the first embodiment of the present invention, information such as a document or a graphic selected by the user is selected / copied on the first information processing apparatus side, and the copied information such as a document or graphic is secondly selected. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing when performing an operation of pasting on the information processing apparatus side. In the first embodiment of the present invention, an operation of selecting / copying a file selected by a user on the first information processing apparatus side and pasting the copied file on the second information processing apparatus side is performed. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process in the case of performing. In the first embodiment of the present invention, a file selected by the user is selected on the first information processing apparatus side, the selected file is dragged, and the dragged file is selected as the second information processing. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a process in the case of performing drop operation in the apparatus side.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the information sharing system 1 according to the present embodiment includes two information processing apparatuses 10 and 20 and one mouse 50. In the present embodiment, the mouse 50 will be described as an example, but it is needless to say that other pointing devices can be used.

  The information processing apparatus 10 includes a communication unit a11, a device control unit a12, a cursor position display control unit a13, a transfer processing application program 14 (hereinafter referred to as “transfer processing APa14”), and an application program 15 (hereinafter referred to as “transfer processing APa14”). "APa15"), an operating system program 16 (hereinafter referred to as "OS part a16"), an information storage part a17, an identification number storage part a18, and a display part a19.

  The information processing apparatus 20 includes a communication unit b21, a device control unit b22, a cursor position display control unit b23, a transfer processing application program 24 (hereinafter referred to as “transfer processing APb24”), and an application program 25 ( Hereinafter, it is comprised of an operating system program 26 (hereinafter referred to as “OS part b26”), an information storage part b27, an identification number storage part b28, and a display part b29.

  The mouse 50 includes a communication unit c51, an instruction operation unit 52, an information storage unit 57, an identification number storage unit c58, and a connection destination identification number storage unit 59.

  The mouse 50 is used for the user to move a cursor displayed on the display screen of the display unit of the information processing apparatus on the display screen.

  Each of the communication units a11 and b21 included in the information processing devices 10 and 20 performs wireless communication with the communication unit c51 included in the mouse 50.

  A wireless communication connection between each of the devices 10 and 20 and the mouse 50 will be described below.

  In the identification number storage units a18 and b28 of the devices 10 and 20, “10” and “20” are stored as unique identification numbers assigned to the devices 10 and 20, respectively.

  On the other hand, the identification numbers “10” and “20” assigned to the devices 10 and 20 are stored in advance in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59 of the mouse 50, and these identifications are stored in the identification number storage unit c58. One of the numbers is stored as an initial value.

  The identification number stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59 of the mouse 50 is input on the display screens of the display units a19 and b29 using a program executed in the information processing apparatuses 10 and 20. A screen may be displayed so that the user can freely register an identification number on the screen.

  In addition, the instruction operation unit 52 of the mouse 50 detects the moving direction and moving distance of the mouse 50 at regular time intervals, and outputs the moving direction information indicating the moving direction and the moving distance information indicating the moving distance. A button (not shown) of a plurality of buttons (left click button, right click button, wheel button, etc.) (not shown) provided on the mouse 50 is also detected to indicate the state. Information is also output.

  The communication unit c51 of the mouse 50 thus receives the movement direction information, the movement distance information, and the button information output from the instruction operation unit 52 at regular time intervals, and receives these information and the identification number stored in the identification number storage unit c58. The mouse state signal including is transmitted wirelessly.

  Here, information such as movement direction information and movement distance information for controlling the movement of the cursor is collectively referred to as cursor movement control information, and a mouse state signal including such information is also referred to as a cursor movement control signal.

  The communication unit a11 of the device 10 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a12 of the device 10 detects the identification number included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is the identification number. It is determined whether or not it matches the identification number of the own device stored in the storage unit a18. If they match, the display unit is based on the moving direction information, moving distance information and button information included in the mouse state signal. When the cursor displayed on the display screen of a19 is moved or the like is not matched, the mouse state signal is ignored.

  Similarly, the communication unit b21 of the device 20 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b22 of the device 20 detects the identification number included in the mouse state signal and detects the detected identification number. Is identical to the identification number of the own device stored in the identification number storage unit b28, and if it matches, the movement direction information, the movement distance information, and the button information included in the mouse state signal are included. Based on the movement of the cursor displayed on the display screen of the display unit b29, the mouse state signal is ignored if they do not match.

  In this way, the mouse 50 always establishes communication with only one of the devices 10 and 20.

  The cursor position display control units a13 and b23 of the OS units a16 and b26 display on the display screens of the display units a19 and b29 based on the movement direction information and the movement distance information included in the mouse state signal from the mouse 50. The display position of the cursor to be controlled is controlled, and the cursor display position coordinates indicating the display position of the cursor are stored.

  The transfer processes APa14 and b24 constantly monitor the cursor display position information stored in the cursor position display control units a13 and b26 described above, and the cursor has reached one of the top, bottom, left, and right edges on the display screen. Detect that.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 3 shows that in the present embodiment, information such as a document or a graphic selected by the user is selected / copied on the first information processing apparatus side, and the information such as the copied document or graphic is displayed in a second manner. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a process in the case of performing operation which pastes by the information processing apparatus side.

  Now, “10” is stored in the identification number storage unit c58 of the mouse 50, and a mouse state signal including “10” as an identification number is transmitted from the communication unit c51 of the mouse 50. The unit a11 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a12 of the apparatus 10 detects the identification number “10” included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is stored in the identification number storage. Since it matches the identification number “10” of the own device stored in the part a18, the device 10 and the mouse 50 are in a communicable state. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “10” is also added to various types of information exchanged between the device 10 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 10 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 10 and the mouse 50.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the user of the information sharing system 1 displays on the display screen of the display unit a <b> 19 of the apparatus 10 by the application program APa <b> 15 (document creation program, Web browser program, etc.) executed in the information processing apparatus 10. A desired range such as a document or figure being selected is selected using the mouse 50, and an operation of copying the contents of the selected range is performed (step S31).

  Specifically, the user can select all or a part of a document or a graphic displayed on the display screen of the display unit a19 by moving the mouse 50 while pressing the left click button of the mouse 50. This is performed by moving a cursor that moves in conjunction with the mouse 50 over a desired range such as a document or graphic displayed on the display screen of the display unit a19.

  A copy of the contents of the range thus selected (hereinafter referred to as “selection information”) is displayed when the user positions the cursor on the selected range and presses the right click button of the mouse 50. This is done by selecting “Copy” from the menu.

  By the operation in step S31, the OS unit a16 stores the selection information in the information storage unit a17 (step S32).

  The user moves the cursor by moving the mouse 50, and causes the cursor to reach one of the top, bottom, left and right edges of the display screen of the display unit a19 of the device 10 (step S33).

  Here, it is assumed that the display screens of the display units a19 and b29 of the information processing devices 10 and 20 are quadrangular, and in step S33, the user causes the cursor to reach the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19. Suppose. The shape of the display screen of the display unit of each device is not limited to a quadrangle.

  The transfer process APa14 acquires in advance the position coordinates (hereinafter referred to as “four corner position coordinates”) of the four corners (the upper left corner, the lower left corner, the upper right corner, and the lower right corner) of the display screen of the display unit a19 from the OS unit a16. I remember.

  Furthermore, the transfer process APa14 constantly monitors the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor position display control unit a13 of the OS unit a16, and the cursor is positioned at either end based on the cursor position coordinates and the four corner position coordinates. It is determined whether or not the edge has been reached.

  When the transfer process APa14 detects that the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19, the transfer process APa14 acquires the selection information stored in the information storage unit a17 of the OS unit a16, and the acquired The selection information and the position information of the cursor that has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19 (hereinafter referred to as “arrival position information”) are stored in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 via the device control unit a12. (Step S34).

  Here, the arrival position information includes edge data indicating “right edge” and edge position data indicating which position on the right edge the cursor has reached. The edge position data is expressed as a ratio of the length (number of pixels) from one end of the edge to the position where the cursor is located with respect to the total length (number of pixels) of the edge.

  The mouse 50 stores the received selection information and arrival position information in its information storage unit 57.

  Further, the mouse 50 stores the content “10” of its own identification number storage unit c58 in the current identification number storage unit c58 among “10” and “20” stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59. The content is rewritten to “20” different from “10”.

  In response to this, since the mouse 50 transmits a mouse state signal including “20” as the identification number, the device control unit a12 of the apparatus 10 performs the identification included in the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50. It is detected that the number “20” is different from the own identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a18, and the mouse state signal is ignored. As a result, the device 10 and the mouse 50 Communication between them is disconnected. (Step S35).

  On the other hand, the communication unit b21 of the device 20 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b22 of the device 20 detects and detects the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal. Since the identification number “20” matches the identification number “20” of the own device stored in the identification number storage unit b28, communication between the device 20 and the mouse 50 is started. (Step S36). In the following description, it is omitted for the sake of simplicity, but the identification number “20” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 20 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 20 and the mouse 50, the above various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 20 and the mouse 50.

  The transfer process APb24 of the device 20 acquires the arrival position information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, and determines the display position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20 based on the arrival position information (here, Since the edge data included in the arrival position information indicates the “right edge”, the length from one end of the edge to the entire length of the edge is on the left edge facing the edge data. Is determined to be equal to the ratio indicated by the edge position data included in the arrival position information), and the position coordinates are notified to the cursor position display control unit b23 of the OS unit b26, and the display screen of the display unit b29 is displayed. Display the cursor at that position. The method for determining the cursor display position is not limited to the method described above.

  Here, it is assumed that the cursor appears on the left edge of the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20 as described above.

  Furthermore, the transfer process APb24 acquires selection information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 and stores it in the information storage unit b27 of the OS unit b26. (Step S37).

  Then, the user moves the mouse 50 to move the cursor to a desired position such as a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the apparatus 20, and is displayed by pressing the right click button. By selecting “Paste” from the menu, the selection information stored in the information storage unit b27 is pasted at the desired position (step S38).

  Thus, the user can paste the selection information selected / copied on the display screen of the display unit a19 of the information processing apparatus 10 on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the information processing apparatus 20.

  Next, using the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the file selected by the user is selected and copied on the first information processing apparatus side, and the copied file is pasted on the second information processing apparatus side. The flow of processing when performing operations will be described.

  Now, “10” is stored in the identification number storage unit c58 of the mouse 50, and a mouse state signal including “10” as an identification number is transmitted from the communication unit c51 of the mouse 50. The unit a11 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a12 of the apparatus 10 detects the identification number “10” included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is stored in the identification number storage. Since it matches the identification number “10” of the own device stored in the part a18, the device 10 and the mouse 50 are in a communicable state. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “10” is also added to various types of information exchanged between the device 10 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 10 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 10 and the mouse 50.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the user of the information sharing system 1 uses a mouse to identify an icon (hereinafter referred to as “file icon”) that is displayed on the display screen of the display unit a <b> 19 of the information processing apparatus 10. 50 is selected, and an operation of copying the file specified by the file icon thus selected is performed (step S41).

  Specifically, the user selects the file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit a19 by moving the mouse 50 so that the cursor moving in conjunction with the mouse 50 is displayed on the display unit a19. This is done by moving the user over the file icon displayed on the display screen and pressing the left click button of the mouse 50.

  Next, with the cursor placed on the file icon thus selected, the user selects “Copy” from the menu displayed by pressing the right-click button of the mouse 50.

  The OS unit a16 selects information including path data indicating the location (storage location) of the file specified by the file icon selected by the copy operation in step S41 in the information processing apparatus 10 and the file name of the file. Is stored in the information storage unit a17 (step S42).

  Here, the location (storage location) of the file specified by the file icon displayed on the display screen in the information processing apparatus 10 and the file name of the file are related to the file icon by the OS unit a16. The data is stored in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the processing apparatus 10. The file name also includes information (extension etc.) indicating the file type, and in order to display the file icon corresponding to the file type, the image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is processed. It is stored in advance in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the apparatus 10.

  Similarly, in the information processing apparatus 20, in order to display a file icon corresponding to the file type, the image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is stored in a predetermined storage unit (in the information processing apparatus 20). (Not shown).

  The user moves the cursor by moving the mouse 50, and causes the cursor to reach one of the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the display screen of the display unit a19 of the apparatus 10 (step S43).

  Here, it is assumed that the display screens of the display units a19 and b29 of the information processing devices 10 and 20 are quadrangular. In step S43, the user causes the cursor to reach the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19. Suppose. The shape of the display screen of the display unit of each device is not limited to a quadrangle.

  The transfer process APa14 acquires and stores in advance the four corner position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit a19 from the OS unit a16, and further stores the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor position display control unit a13 of the OS unit a16. Monitoring is always performed, and based on the cursor position coordinates and the above-mentioned four corner position coordinates, it is determined whether or not the cursor has reached any one of the sides.

  When the transfer process APa14 detects that the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19, the transfer process APa14 acquires the selection information stored in the information storage unit a17 of the OS unit a16, and the acquired The file specified by the selection information, the file name included in the selection information, and the arrival position information when the cursor reaches the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19 are transferred via the device control unit a12 to the mouse. The information is transmitted to the 50 information storage units 57 (step S44).

  Note that the arrival position information includes end side data and end side position data as described in connection with the flowchart of FIG.

  The mouse 50 stores the received file, file name, and arrival position information in its information storage unit 57.

  Further, the mouse 50 stores the content “10” of its own identification number storage unit c58 in the current identification number storage unit c58 among “10” and “20” stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59. The content is rewritten to “20” different from “10”.

  In response to this, since the mouse 50 transmits a mouse state signal including “20” as the identification number, the device control unit a12 of the apparatus 10 performs the identification included in the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50. It is detected that the number “20” is different from the own identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a18, and the mouse state signal is ignored. As a result, the device 10 and the mouse 50 Communication between them is disconnected. (Step S45).

  On the other hand, the communication unit b21 of the device 20 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b22 of the device 20 detects and detects the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal. Since the identification number “20” matches the identification number “20” of the own device stored in the identification number storage unit b28, communication between the device 20 and the mouse 50 is started. (Step S46). In the following description, it is omitted for the sake of simplicity, but the identification number “20” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 20 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 20 and the mouse 50, the above various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 20 and the mouse 50.

  The transfer process APb24 of the device 20 acquires the arrival position information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, and determines the display position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20 based on the arrival position information (here, Since the edge data included in the arrival position information indicates the “right edge”, the length from one end of the edge to the entire length of the edge is on the left edge facing the edge data. Is determined to be equal to the ratio indicated by the edge position data included in the arrival position information), and the position coordinates are notified to the cursor position display control unit b23 of the OS unit b26, and the display screen of the display unit b29 is displayed. Display the cursor at that position. The method for determining the cursor display position is not limited to the method described above.

  Here, it is assumed that the cursor appears on the left edge of the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20 as described above.

  Furthermore, when a file is stored in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, the transfer process APb24 includes data specifying the information storage unit 57 as path data and selection information including the file name of the file Is stored in the information storage unit b27 of the OS unit b26. (Step S47).

  Then, the user moves the mouse 50 to move the cursor to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the apparatus 20, and presses the right click button to select “Paste” from the menu displayed. By selecting “Append”, the file in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 specified by the selection information stored in the information storage unit b27 is read and pasted at the desired position (the OS unit b26 (The file is stored in a storage location in the storage unit (not shown) of the device 20 related to the position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b29) (step S48).

  At that time, the OS unit b26 reads out the image data of the file icon corresponding to the file type included in the file name of the file stored in the information storage unit 57 from the predetermined storage unit in the apparatus 20, and the display unit b29. The file icon appears at the position where the cursor is displayed on the display screen of the display unit b29.

  Thus, the user can paste the file selected / copied on the display screen of the display unit a19 of the information processing apparatus 10 on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the information processing apparatus 20.

  Next, using the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the file selected by the user is selected on the first information processing apparatus side, the file thus selected is dragged, and the dragged file is selected as the second file. A flow of processing when a drop operation is performed on the information processing apparatus side will be described.

  Now, “10” is stored in the identification number storage unit c58 of the mouse 50, and a mouse state signal including “10” as an identification number is transmitted from the communication unit c51 of the mouse 50. The unit a11 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a12 of the apparatus 10 detects the identification number “10” included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is stored in the identification number storage. Since it matches the identification number “10” of the own device stored in the part a18, the device 10 and the mouse 50 are in a communicable state. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “10” is also added to various types of information exchanged between the device 10 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 10 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 10 and the mouse 50.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the user of the information sharing system 1 selects a file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit a <b> 19 of the information processing apparatus 10 using the mouse 50 and drags the file icon thus selected. An operation is performed (step S51).

  Specifically, the user selects the file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit a19 by moving the mouse 50 so that the cursor moving in conjunction with the mouse 50 is displayed on the display unit a19. This is done by moving the user over the file icon displayed on the display screen and pressing the left click button of the mouse 50.

  Next, the user drags the file icon selected in this way by moving the mouse 50 while holding down the left click button of the mouse 50 to a desired position together with the cursor.

  The OS unit a16 selects information including path data indicating the location (storage location) of the file specified by the file icon selected by the drag operation in step S51 in the information processing apparatus 10 and the file name of the file. Is stored in the information storage unit a17 (step S52).

  Here, the location (storage location) of the file specified by the file icon displayed on the display screen in the information processing apparatus 10 and the file name of the file are related to the file icon by the OS unit a16. The data is stored in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the processing apparatus 10. The file name also includes information (extension etc.) indicating the file type, and in order to display the file icon corresponding to the file type, the image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is processed. It is stored in advance in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the apparatus 10.

  Similarly, in the information processing apparatus 20, in order to display a file icon corresponding to the file type, the image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is stored in a predetermined storage unit (in the information processing apparatus 20). (Not shown).

  The user moves the cursor and the file icon by moving the mouse 50, and causes the cursor to reach one of the top, bottom, left and right edges of the display screen of the display unit a19 of the apparatus 10 (step S53).

  Here, it is assumed that the display screens of the display units a19 and b29 of the information processing devices 10 and 20 are square, and in step S53, the user causes the cursor to reach the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19. Suppose. The shape of the display screen of the display unit of each device is not limited to a quadrangle.

  The transfer process APa14 acquires and stores in advance the four corner position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit a19 from the OS unit a16, and further stores the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor position display control unit a13 of the OS unit a16. Monitoring is always performed, and based on the cursor position coordinates and the above-mentioned four corner position coordinates, it is determined whether or not the cursor has reached any one of the sides.

  When the transfer process APa14 detects that the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19, the transfer process APa14 acquires the selection information stored in the information storage unit a17 of the OS unit a16, and the acquired The file specified by the selection information, the file name included in the selection information, and the arrival position information when the cursor reaches the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a19 are transferred via the device control unit a12 to the mouse. The information is transmitted to the 50 information storage units 57 (step S54).

  Note that the arrival position information includes end side data and end side position data, as described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4.

  The mouse 50 stores the received file, file name, and arrival position information in its information storage unit 57.

  Further, the mouse 50 stores the content “10” of its own identification number storage unit c58 in the current identification number storage unit c58 among “10” and “20” stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59. The content is rewritten to “20” different from “10”.

  In response to this, since the mouse 50 transmits a mouse state signal including “20” as the identification number, the device control unit a12 of the apparatus 10 performs the identification included in the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50. It is detected that the number “20” is different from the own identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a18, and the mouse state signal is ignored. As a result, the device 10 and the mouse 50 Communication between them is disconnected. (Step S55).

  On the other hand, the communication unit b21 of the device 20 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b22 of the device 20 detects and detects the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal. Since the identification number “20” matches the identification number “20” of the own device stored in the identification number storage unit b28, communication between the device 20 and the mouse 50 is started. (Step S56). In the following description, it is omitted for the sake of simplicity, but the identification number “20” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 20 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 20 and the mouse 50, the above various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 20 and the mouse 50.

  The transfer process APb24 of the device 20 acquires the arrival position information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, and determines the display position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20 based on the arrival position information (here, Since the edge data included in the arrival position information indicates the “right edge”, the length from one end of the edge to the entire length of the edge is on the left edge facing the edge data. Is determined to be equal to the ratio indicated by the edge position data included in the arrival position information), and the position coordinates are notified to the cursor position display control unit b23 of the OS unit b26, and the display screen of the display unit b29 is displayed. Display the cursor at that position.

  The method for determining the cursor display position is not limited to the method described above.

  Here, it is assumed that the cursor appears on the left edge of the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20 as described above. At this time, the image data of the file icon corresponding to the file type included in the file name stored in the information storage unit 57 is read from the predetermined storage unit in the apparatus 20 by the OS unit b26 and sent to the display unit b29. The file icon also appears at the position where the cursor appears on the display screen of the display unit b29 (step S57).

  Furthermore, when a file is stored in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, the transfer process APb24 includes data specifying the information storage unit 57 as path data, and selection information including the file name of the file. The information is stored in the information storage unit b27 of the OS unit b26.

  Then, the user moves the mouse 50 while keeping the left click button of the mouse 50 pressed, so that the file icon is moved together with the cursor to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit b29 of the device 20. The file in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 specified by the selection information stored in the information storage unit b27 is dropped at the desired position by moving and releasing the left click button (this is done) Thus, the OS unit b26 stores the file in a storage location in the storage unit (not shown) of the device 20 related to the position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b29) (step S58).

  In this way, the user can drop the file that has been selected and dragged on the display screen of the display unit a19 of the information processing apparatus 10 onto the display screen of the display unit b29 of the information processing apparatus 20.

  In this embodiment, an example in which a communication unit and an identification number storage unit are provided in each information processing apparatus has been described. However, an external transceiver that can be connected to each information processing apparatus (for example, connected to a USB terminal of the information processing apparatus) A communication unit and an identification number storage unit may be provided in a possible USB transceiver.

  As described above, this embodiment has an effect that texts and files can be easily shared between information processing apparatuses even if the information processing apparatuses are not connected by a communication line such as a LAN.

The reason is that the wireless communication between the first information processing apparatus and the mouse is performed when the cursor on the display screen of the display unit of the first information processing apparatus reaches one of the edges of the display screen. At the same time, the wireless connection between the second information processing apparatus and the mouse is started, whereby the text or file stored in the storage unit of the mouse in the first information processing apparatus is changed to the second information processing. This is because the device can be used.
<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the information sharing system 60 according to the present embodiment includes two information processing devices 30 and 40, two external transceivers 70 and 80, and one mouse 50. . In the present embodiment, the mouse 50 will be described as an example, but it is needless to say that other pointing devices can be used.

  The information processing apparatus 30 includes a device control unit a32, a cursor position display control unit a33, a transfer processing application program 34 (hereinafter referred to as “transfer processing APa34”), and an application program 35 (hereinafter referred to as “APa35”). ), An operating system program 36 (hereinafter referred to as “OS part a36”), an information storage part a37, and a display part a39.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 40 includes a device controller b42, a cursor position display controller b43, a transfer processing application program 44 (hereinafter referred to as “transfer processing APb44”), and an application program 45 (hereinafter referred to as “APb45”). ), An operating system program 46 (hereinafter referred to as “OS part b46”), an information storage part b47, and a display part b49.

  The first external transceiver 70 includes a communication unit a71 and an identification number storage unit a78.

  The second external transceiver 80 includes a communication unit b81 and an identification number storage unit b88.

  The mouse 50 includes a communication unit c51, an instruction operation unit 52, an information storage unit 57, an identification number storage unit c58, and a connection destination identification number storage unit 59.

  The mouse 50 is used for the user to move a cursor displayed on the display screen of the display unit of the information processing apparatus on the display screen.

  Each of the communication units a71 and b81 included in the external transceivers 70 and 80 performs wireless communication with the communication unit c51 included in the mouse 50.

  Each of the external transceivers 70 and 80 can be arbitrarily connected to any of the connection terminals provided in the devices 30 and 40. Also, the external transceivers 70 and 80 connected to the devices 30 and 40 can be removed from the devices 30 and 40 when the use is finished.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the external transceiver 70 is connected to the connection terminal of the device 30 and the external transceiver 80 is connected to the connection terminal of the device 40.

  Next, the wireless communication connection between each of the external transceivers 70 and 80 and the mouse 50 will be described below.

  In the identification number storage units a78 and b88 of the external transceivers 70 and 80, “10” and “20” are stored as unique identification numbers assigned to the external transceivers 70 and 80, respectively.

  On the other hand, the identification numbers “10” and “20” assigned to the external transceivers 70 and 80 are stored in advance in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59 of the mouse 50, and these are stored in the identification number storage unit c58. Is stored as an initial value.

  The identification number stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59 of the mouse 50 is input on the display screen of the display units a39 and b49 by using a program or the like executed in the information processing devices 30 and 40. A screen may be displayed so that the user can freely register an identification number on the screen.

  In addition, the instruction operation unit 52 of the mouse 50 detects the moving direction and moving distance of the mouse 50 at regular time intervals, and outputs the moving direction information indicating the moving direction and the moving distance information indicating the moving distance. A button (not shown) of a plurality of buttons (left click button, right click button, wheel button, etc.) (not shown) provided on the mouse 50 is also detected to indicate the state. Information is also output.

  The communication unit c51 of the mouse 50 thus receives the movement direction information, the movement distance information, and the button information output from the instruction operation unit 52 at regular time intervals, and receives these information and the identification number stored in the identification number storage unit c58. The mouse state signal including is transmitted wirelessly.

  Here, information such as movement direction information and movement distance information for controlling the movement of the cursor is collectively referred to as cursor movement control information, and a mouse state signal including such information is also referred to as a cursor movement control signal.

  The communication unit a71 of the external transceiver 70 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a32 of the apparatus 30 detects the identification number included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is It is determined whether or not it matches the identification number of the external transceiver 70 stored in the identification number storage unit a78. If they match, the movement direction information, the movement distance information, and the button information included in the mouse state signal are determined. On the other hand, the movement of the cursor displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 is performed. On the other hand, if they do not match, the mouse state signal is ignored.

  Similarly, the communication unit b81 of the external transceiver 80 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b42 of the device 40 detects and detects the identification number included in the mouse state signal. It is determined whether or not the identification number matches the identification number of the external transceiver 80 stored in the identification number storage unit b88. If they match, the movement direction information and the movement distance information included in the mouse state signal are determined. On the other hand, the cursor displayed on the display screen of the display unit b49 is moved based on the button information and the mouse state signal is ignored if they do not match.

  In this way, the mouse 50 always establishes communication only with one of the external transceivers 70 and 80.

  Further, the cursor position display control units a33 and b43 of the OS units a36 and b46 are displayed on the display screens of the display units a39 and b49 based on the movement direction information and the movement distance information included in the mouse state signal from the mouse 50. The display position of the cursor to be controlled is controlled, and the cursor display position coordinates indicating the display position of the cursor are stored.

  Further, the transfer processes APa34 and b44 constantly monitor the cursor display position information stored in the cursor position display control units a33 and b43 described above, and the cursor has reached one of the top, bottom, left and right edges on the display screen. Detect that.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  First, in the present embodiment, information such as a document or a graphic selected by the user is selected / copied on the first information processing apparatus side, and the information such as the copied document or graphic is secondly processed. A flow of processing when performing an operation of pasting on the apparatus side will be described.

Now, “10” is stored in the identification number storage unit c58 of the mouse 50, and a mouse state signal including “10” as an identification number is transmitted from the communication unit c51 of the mouse 50. The communication unit a71 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50,
The device control unit a32 of the apparatus 30 detects the identification number “10” included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is the identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a78 of the external transceiver 70. Since they match, it is assumed that the device 30 and the mouse 50 are in a communicable state via the external transceiver 70. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “10” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 30 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 30 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information is exchanged only between the device 30 and the mouse 50.

  Then, the user of the information sharing system 60 uses the application program APa35 (document creation program, Web browser program, etc.) executed in the information processing apparatus 30 to display the document displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 of the apparatus 30. A desired range such as an image or a figure is selected using the mouse 50, and an operation for copying the contents of the selected range is performed.

  Specifically, the user can select all or a part of the document or figure displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 by moving the mouse 50 while pressing the left click button of the mouse 50. This is performed by moving a cursor that moves in conjunction with the mouse 50 over a desired range such as a document or graphic displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39.

  A copy of the contents of the range thus selected (hereinafter referred to as “selection information”) is displayed when the user positions the cursor on the selected range and presses the right click button of the mouse 50. This is done by selecting “Copy” from the menu.

  The OS unit a36 stores the selection information in the information storage unit a37 by the above-described copying operation by the user.

  The user moves the cursor by moving the mouse 50, and causes the cursor to reach one of the top, bottom, left and right edges of the display screen of the display unit a39 of the device 30.

  Here, it is assumed that the display screens of the display units a39 and b49 of the information processing devices 30 and 40 are quadrangular. In the above-described movement of the mouse by the user, the user moves the cursor to the right of the display screen of the display unit a39. Suppose that it reaches the edge of. The shape of the display screen of the display unit of each device is not limited to a quadrangle.

  The transfer process APa34 obtains in advance the position coordinates (hereinafter referred to as “four corner position coordinates”) of the four corners (the upper left corner, the lower left corner, the upper right corner, and the lower right corner) of the display screen of the display unit a39 from the OS unit a36. I remember. Further, the transfer process APa34 constantly monitors the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor position display control unit a33 of the OS unit a36, and the cursor is positioned at either end based on the cursor position coordinates and the four corner position coordinates. It is determined whether or not the edge has been reached.

  When the transfer process APa34 detects that the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a39, the transfer process APa34 acquires the selection information stored in the information storage unit a37 of the OS unit a36, and the acquired The selection information and the position information of the cursor that has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a39 (hereinafter referred to as “arrival position information”) are transmitted via the device control unit a32 and the external transceiver 70 to the mouse 50. To the information storage unit 57.

  Here, the arrival position information includes edge data indicating “right edge” and edge position data indicating which position on the right edge the cursor has reached. The edge position data is expressed as a ratio of the length (number of pixels) from one end of the edge to the position where the cursor is located with respect to the total length (number of pixels) of the edge.

  The mouse 50 stores the received selection information and arrival position information in its information storage unit 57.

  Further, the mouse 50 stores the content “10” of its own identification number storage unit c58 in the current identification number storage unit c58 among “10” and “20” stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59. The content is rewritten to “20” different from “10”.

  In response to this, since the mouse 50 transmits a mouse state signal including “20” as the identification number, the device control unit a32 of the device 30 is received from the mouse 50 via the external transceiver 70. It is detected that the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal is different from the identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a78, and the mouse state signal is ignored. As a result, the device 30 And the mouse 50 are disconnected.

  On the other hand, the communication unit b81 of the external transceiver 80 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b42 of the device 40 detects the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal, Since the detected identification number “20” matches the identification number “20” of the external transceiver 80 stored in the identification number storage unit b 88, communication between the device 40 and the mouse 50 can be performed via the external transceiver 80. Be started. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “20” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 40 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 40 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 40 and the mouse 50.

  The transfer process APb44 of the device 40 acquires the arrival position information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, and determines the display position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40 based on the arrival position information (here, Since the edge data included in the arrival position information indicates the “right edge”, the length from one end of the edge to the entire length of the edge is on the left edge facing the edge data. Is determined to be equal to the ratio indicated by the edge position data included in the arrival position information), the position coordinates are notified to the cursor position display control unit b43 of the OS unit b46, and the display screen of the display unit b49 is displayed. Display the cursor at that position.

  The method for determining the cursor display position is not limited to the method described above.

  Here, as described above, it is assumed that the cursor appears on the left edge of the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40.

  Further, the transfer process APb44 stores the selection information acquired from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 in the information storage unit b47 of the OS unit b46 via the external transceiver 80 and the device control unit b42.

  Then, the user moves the mouse 50 to move the cursor to a desired position such as a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the apparatus 40, and is displayed by pressing the right click button. By selecting “Paste” from the menu, the selection information stored in the information storage unit b47 is pasted at the desired position.

  Thus, the user can paste the selection information selected / copied on the display screen of the display unit a39 of the information processing apparatus 30 on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the information processing apparatus 40.

  Next, the flow of processing when the user selects and copies the file selected by the first information processing apparatus, and pastes the copied file on the second information processing apparatus side. explain.

  Now, “10” is stored in the identification number storage unit c58 of the mouse 50, and a mouse state signal including “10” as an identification number is transmitted from the communication unit c51 of the mouse 50. The communication unit a71 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a32 of the apparatus 30 detects the identification number “10” included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is external. Since it matches the identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a78 of the transmitter / receiver 70, it is assumed that the device 30 and the mouse 50 are in a communicable state via the external transmitter / receiver 70. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “10” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 30 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 30 and the mouse 50, the above-mentioned various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 30 and the mouse 50.

  Then, the user of the information sharing system 60 uses the mouse 50 to identify an icon (hereinafter referred to as “file icon”) that is displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 of the information processing apparatus 30. Then, an operation of copying the file specified by the selected file icon is performed.

  Specifically, the user selects the file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 by moving the mouse 50 so that the cursor moving in conjunction with the mouse 50 is displayed on the display unit a39. This is done by moving the user over the file icon displayed on the display screen and pressing the left click button of the mouse 50.

  Next, with the cursor placed on the file icon thus selected, the user selects “Copy” from the menu displayed by pressing the right-click button of the mouse 50.

  The OS unit a36 includes path data indicating the location (storage location) of the file specified by the file icon selected by the above-described user copy operation in the information processing apparatus 30 and the file name of the file. The selection information is stored in the information storage unit a37.

  Here, the OS part a36 associates the file specified by the file icon displayed on the display screen in the information processing apparatus 30 (storage location) and the file name of the file with the file icon. The data is stored in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the processing device 30.

  The file name also includes information (extension etc.) indicating the file type, and in order to display the file icon corresponding to the file type, the image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is processed. It is stored in advance in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the device 30. Similarly, in the information processing apparatus 40, in order to display a file icon corresponding to the file type, image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is stored in a predetermined storage unit ( (Not shown).

  The user moves the cursor by moving the mouse 50, and causes the cursor to reach one of the top, bottom, left and right edges of the display screen of the display unit a39 of the device 30.

  Here, it is assumed that the display screens of the display units a39 and b49 of the information processing devices 30 and 40 are quadrangular. In the above-described movement of the mouse by the user, the user moves the cursor to the right of the display screen of the display unit a39. Suppose that it reaches the edge of. The shape of the display screen of the display unit of each device is not limited to a quadrangle.

  The transfer process APa34 previously acquires and stores the four corner position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit a39 from the OS unit a36, and further stores the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor position display control unit a33 of the OS unit a36. Monitoring is always performed, and based on the cursor position coordinates and the above-mentioned four corner position coordinates, it is determined whether or not the cursor has reached any one of the sides.

  When the transfer process APa34 detects that the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a39, the transfer process APa34 acquires the selection information stored in the information storage unit a37 of the OS unit a36, and the acquired The device control unit a32 and the external transmitter / receiver indicate the file specified by the selection information, the file name included in the selection information, and the arrival position information when the cursor reaches the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a39. 70 to the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50.

  Note that the arrival position information includes end side data and end side position data as described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 of the first embodiment.

  The mouse 50 stores the received file, file name, and arrival position information in its information storage unit 57.

  Further, the mouse 50 stores the content “10” of its own identification number storage unit c58 in the current identification number storage unit c58 among “10” and “20” stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59. The content is rewritten to “20” different from “10”.

  In response to this, since the mouse 50 transmits a mouse state signal including “20” as the identification number, the device control unit a32 of the device 30 is received from the mouse 50 via the external transceiver 70. It is detected that the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal is different from the identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a78, and the mouse state signal is ignored. As a result, the device 30 And the mouse 50 are disconnected.

  On the other hand, the communication unit b81 of the external transceiver 80 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b42 of the device 40 detects the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal, Since the detected identification number “20” matches the identification number “20” of the external transceiver 80 stored in the identification number storage unit b 88, communication between the device 40 and the mouse 50 can be performed via the external transceiver 80. Be started. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “20” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 40 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 40 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 40 and the mouse 50.

  The transfer process APb44 of the device 40 acquires the arrival position information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, and determines the display position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40 based on the arrival position information (here, Since the edge data included in the arrival position information indicates the “right edge”, the length from one end of the edge to the entire length of the edge is on the left edge facing the edge data. Is determined to be equal to the ratio indicated by the edge position data included in the arrival position information), the position coordinates are notified to the cursor position display control unit b43 of the OS unit b46, and the display screen of the display unit b49 is displayed. Display the cursor at that position.

  Here, as described above, it is assumed that the cursor appears on the left edge of the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40.

  Further, when a file is stored in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, the transfer process APb44 includes data specifying the information storage unit 57 as path data and selection information including the file name of the file. The information is stored in the information storage unit b47 of the OS unit b46.

  Then, the user moves the mouse 50 to move the cursor to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40, and presses the right click button to display “Paste” from the menu displayed. By selecting “Append”, the file in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 designated by the selection information stored in the information storage unit b47 is read and pasted at the desired position (the OS unit b46 (The file is stored in a storage location in the storage unit (not shown) of the device 40 related to the position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b49).

  At that time, the OS unit b46 reads the image data of the file icon corresponding to the file type included in the file name of the file stored in the information storage unit 57 from the predetermined storage unit in the apparatus 40, and the display unit b49. The file icon appears at the position where the cursor is displayed on the display screen of the display unit b49.

  In this manner, the user can paste the file selected / copied on the display screen of the display unit a39 of the information processing apparatus 30 on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the information processing apparatus 40.

  Next, an operation of selecting the file selected by the user on the first information processing apparatus side, dragging the selected file, and dropping the dragged file on the second information processing apparatus side is performed. A flow of processing in the case of performing will be described.

  Now, “10” is stored in the identification number storage unit c58 of the mouse 50, and a mouse state signal including “10” as an identification number is transmitted from the communication unit c51 of the mouse 50. The communication unit a71 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, the device control unit a32 of the apparatus 30 detects the identification number “10” included in the mouse state signal, and the detected identification number is identified. Since it matches the identification number “10” stored in the number storage unit a78, it is assumed that the device 30 and the mouse 50 are in a communicable state via the external transceiver 70. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “10” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 30 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 30 and the mouse 50, the above-mentioned various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 30 and the mouse 50.

  Then, the user of the information sharing system 60 performs an operation of selecting the file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 of the information processing apparatus 30 using the mouse 50 and dragging the selected file icon.

  Specifically, the user selects the file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit a39 by moving the mouse 50 so that the cursor moving in conjunction with the mouse 50 is displayed on the display unit a39. This is done by moving the user over the file icon displayed on the display screen and pressing the left click button of the mouse 50.

  Next, the user drags the file icon selected in this way by moving the mouse 50 while holding down the left click button of the mouse 50 to a desired position together with the cursor.

  The OS unit a36 includes path data indicating the location (storage location) of the file specified by the file icon selected by the above-described drag operation by the user in the information processing apparatus 30 and the file name of the file. The selection information is stored in the information storage unit a37.

  Here, the OS part a36 associates the file specified by the file icon displayed on the display screen in the information processing apparatus 30 (storage location) and the file name of the file with the file icon. The data is stored in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the processing device 30.

  The file name also includes information (extension etc.) indicating the file type, and in order to display the file icon corresponding to the file type, the image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is processed. It is stored in advance in a predetermined storage unit (not shown) in the device 30. Similarly, in the information processing apparatus 40, in order to display a file icon corresponding to the file type, image data of the file icon corresponding to each file type is stored in a predetermined storage unit ( (Not shown).

  The user moves the cursor and the file icon by moving the mouse 50, and causes the cursor to reach one of the top, bottom, left and right edges of the display screen of the display unit a39 of the device 30.

  Here, it is assumed that the display screens of the display units a39 and b49 of the information processing devices 30 and 40 are quadrangular, and the user displays the cursor on the display unit a39 in the above-described movement of the mouse by the user's drag operation. Suppose that the right edge of the screen is reached. The shape of the display screen of the display unit of each device is not limited to a quadrangle.

  The transfer process APa34 previously acquires and stores the four corner position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit a39 from the OS unit a36, and further stores the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor position display control unit a33 of the OS unit a36. Monitoring is always performed, and based on the cursor position coordinates and the above-mentioned four corner position coordinates, it is determined whether or not the cursor has reached any one of the sides.

  When the transfer process APa34 detects that the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a39, the transfer process APa34 acquires the selection information stored in the information storage unit a37 of the OS unit a36, and the acquired The file specified by the selection information, the file name included in the selection information, and the arrival position information when the cursor has reached the right edge of the display screen of the display unit a39 via the device control unit a32 50 information storage units 57.

  Note that the arrival position information includes end side data and end side position data, as described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 of the first embodiment.

  The mouse 50 stores the received file, file name, and arrival position information in its information storage unit 57.

  Further, the mouse 50 stores the content “10” of its own identification number storage unit c58 in the current identification number storage unit c58 among “10” and “20” stored in the connection destination identification number storage unit 59. The content is rewritten to “20” different from “10”.

  In response to this, since the mouse 50 transmits a mouse state signal including “20” as the identification number, the device control unit a32 of the device 30 is received from the mouse 50 via the external transceiver 70. It is detected that the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal is different from the identification number “10” stored in the identification number storage unit a78, and the mouse state signal is ignored. As a result, the device 30 And the mouse 50 are disconnected.

  On the other hand, the communication unit b81 of the external transceiver 80 receives the mouse state signal transmitted from the mouse 50, and the device control unit b42 of the device 40 detects the identification number “20” included in the mouse state signal, Since the detected identification number “20” matches the identification number “20” of the external transceiver 80 stored in the identification number storage unit b 88, communication between the device 40 and the mouse 50 can be performed via the external transceiver 80. Be started. Although omitted in the following description for the sake of simplicity, the identification number “20” is also added to various information exchanged between the device 40 and the mouse 50. In addition, by detecting the coincidence of similar identification signals in the device 40 and the mouse 50, the above-described various information and the like are exchanged only between the device 40 and the mouse 50.

  The transfer process APb44 of the device 40 acquires the arrival position information from the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, and determines the display position of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40 based on the arrival position information (here, Since the edge data included in the arrival position information indicates the “right edge”, the length from one end of the edge to the entire length of the edge is on the left edge facing the edge data. Is determined to be equal to the ratio indicated by the edge position data included in the arrival position information), the position coordinates are notified to the cursor position display control unit b43 of the OS unit b46, and the display screen of the display unit b49 is displayed. Display the cursor at that position.

  The method for determining the cursor display position is not limited to the method described above.

  Here, as described above, it is assumed that the cursor appears on the left edge of the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40. At this time, the OS unit b46 reads out the image data of the file icon corresponding to the file type included in the file name stored in the information storage unit 57 from the predetermined storage unit in the device 40 and sends it to the display unit b49. The file icon also appears at the position where the cursor appears on the display screen of the display unit b49.

  Further, when a file is stored in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50, the transfer process APb44 includes data specifying the information storage unit 57 as path data and selection information including the file name of the file. The information is stored in the information storage unit b47 of the OS unit b46.

  Then, the user moves the mouse 50 while keeping the left click button of the mouse 50 pressed, so that the file icon is moved together with the cursor to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit b49 of the device 40. The file in the information storage unit 57 of the mouse 50 specified by the selection information stored in the information storage unit b47 is dropped at the desired position by moving and releasing the left click button (this) (The OS unit b46 stores the file in the storage location in the storage unit (not shown) of the device 40 related to the cursor position on the display screen of the display unit b49.)

  In this way, the user can drop the file that has been selected and dragged on the display screen of the display unit a39 of the information processing apparatus 30 onto the display screen of the display unit b49 of the information processing 60.

  As described above, this embodiment has an effect that texts and files can be easily shared between information processing apparatuses even if the information processing apparatuses are not connected by a communication line such as a LAN.

  The reason is that the wireless communication between the first information processing apparatus and the mouse is performed when the cursor on the display screen of the display unit of the first information processing apparatus reaches one of the edges of the display screen. At the same time, the wireless connection between the second information processing apparatus and the mouse is started, whereby the text or file stored in the storage unit of the mouse in the first information processing apparatus is changed to the second information processing. This is because the device can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information sharing system 10 Information processing apparatus 11 Communication part a
12 Device control part a
13 Cursor position display control part a
14 Transfer processing APa
15 APa
16 OS part a
17 Information storage part a
18 Identification number storage part a
19 Display part a
20 Information processing device 21 Communication unit b
22 Device controller b
23 Cursor position display control part b
24 Transfer processing APb
25 APb
26 OS part b
27 Information storage unit b
28 Identification number storage unit b
29 Display section b
30 Information processing device 32 Device control unit a
33 Cursor position display control part a
34 Transfer processing APa
35 APa
36 OS part a
37 Information storage part a
39 Display part a
40 Information processing device 42 Device control unit b
43 Cursor position display control unit b
44 Transfer processing APb
45 APb
46 OS part b
47 Information storage unit b
49 Display part b
50 mouse 51 communication unit c
52 Instruction operation unit 57 Information storage unit 58 Identification number storage unit c
59 Connection destination identification number storage unit 60 Information sharing system 70 External transceiver 71 Communication unit a
78 Identification number storage part a
80 External transceiver 81 Communication unit b
88 Identification number storage unit b

Claims (10)

A pointing device,
Each of the first and second information processing devices assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively,
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second information processing devices;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit Only when the second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device;
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When a desired range of a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit is selected by operating the pointing device and moving the cursor, the pointing is performed using the content of the selected range as selection information. A second information storage unit for storing the device by operating the device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device uses the arrival position information and the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device as the first information processing. A first process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of an apparatus;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the selection information in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and the selection information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device is stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus. A third process to
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus of the second information processing apparatus is moved to the desired position. And a fourth process of pasting the selection information stored in the information storage unit. A pointing device,
Each of the first and second information processing devices assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively,
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second information processing devices;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit Only when the second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device;
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor position for controlling the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal and storing cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A display control unit;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected file icon when the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the cursor is selected. A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A first process for transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and second path data indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device is stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus. A third process to
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus is related to the desired position. Storing the file stored in the first information storage unit specified by the second path data in a storage location and displaying a file icon corresponding to the file at the desired position; An information sharing system characterized by A pointing device,
Each of the first and second information processing devices assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively,
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second information processing devices;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit Only when the second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device;
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the icon is selected, the storage location of the file corresponding to the selected file icon A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the file name and the file name of the file by operating the mouse as selection information;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the display unit of the first information processing apparatus moves the desired file icon to any edge of the display screen together with the cursor according to an operation of the pointing device;
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A second process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first information processing apparatus, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is A third process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus A second path indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device while displaying the cursor and a file icon corresponding to the file stored in the first information storage unit at a position indicated by position coordinates A fourth process of storing data in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus;
By operating the pointing device, it is stored in the first information storage unit specified by the cursor and the second path data at a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus. The first information specified by the second path data at the storage location of the second information processing apparatus related to the desired position is moved to the file icon corresponding to the file And a fifth process for storing the file stored in the storage unit. A pointing device,
First and second information processing devices;
The first and second external transceivers are detachably connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively, and assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively.
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second external transceivers connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second external transceivers is:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device only when
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When a desired range of a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit is selected by operating the pointing device and moving the cursor, the pointing is performed using the content of the selected range as selection information. A second information storage unit for storing the device by operating the device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device transmits the arrival position information and the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device to the first external transmission / reception. A first process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the machine;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first external transceiver, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is changed to the first identification number. A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the selection information in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and the selection information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device is transmitted via the second communication unit of the second external transceiver. A third process stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus;
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus of the second information processing apparatus is moved to the desired position. And a fourth process of pasting the selection information stored in the information storage unit. A pointing device,
First and second information processing devices;
The first and second external transceivers are detachably connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively, and assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively.
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second external transceivers connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second external transceivers is:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device only when
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected file icon when the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the cursor is selected. A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A first process for transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first external transceiver;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first external transceiver, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is changed to the first identification number. A second process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus The cursor is displayed at a position indicated by position coordinates, and second path data indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device is transmitted via the second communication unit of the second external transceiver. A third process stored in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus;
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus is related to the desired position. Storing the file stored in the first information storage unit specified by the second path data in a storage location and displaying a file icon corresponding to the file at the desired position; An information sharing system characterized by A pointing device,
First and second information processing devices;
The first and second external transceivers are detachably connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively, and assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively.
The pointing device is
A first communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second external transceivers connected to the first and second information processing devices, respectively;
A first identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
An instruction operation unit that causes the first communication unit to transmit a cursor movement control signal including an identification number stored in the first identification number storage unit and cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor;
Including a first information storage unit,
Each of the first and second external transceivers is:
A second identification number storage unit for storing the identification number assigned to itself;
The cursor movement control signal transmitted from the first communication unit is received, and the identification information included in the cursor movement control signal matches the identification number stored in the second identification number storage unit A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the pointing device only when
Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes:
A display unit for displaying various information and the cursor on a display screen;
A cursor that controls the display position of the cursor on the display screen according to the cursor movement control information included in the cursor movement control signal, and stores cursor position information indicating the position of the cursor on the display screen A position display control unit;
When the pointing device is operated to move the cursor to the position of a desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit and the icon is selected, the storage location of the file corresponding to the selected file icon A second information storage unit that stores the first path data indicating the file name and the file name of the file by operating the pointing device as selection information;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the display unit of the first information processing apparatus moves the desired file icon to any edge of the display screen together with the cursor according to an operation of the mouse;
The transfer processing unit of the first information processing device includes the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the second information storage unit of the first information processing device. A second process of transmitting to the first communication unit of the pointing device via the second communication unit of the first external transceiver;
In response to receiving the arrival position information from the second communication unit of the first external transceiver, the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the pointing device is changed to the first identification number. A third process of rewriting the identification number of 2 and storing the arrival position information and the file in the first information storage unit;
The transfer processing unit of the second information processing apparatus displays the display on the display unit of the second information processing apparatus based on the arrival position information stored in the first information storage unit of the pointing device. The display position coordinate of the cursor on the screen is determined, transmitted to the cursor position display control unit of the second information processing apparatus, and the display of the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus A second path indicating the first information storage unit of the pointing device while displaying the cursor and a file icon corresponding to the file stored in the first information storage unit at a position indicated by position coordinates A fourth process of storing data in the second information storage unit of the second information processing apparatus via the second communication unit of the second external transceiver;
By operating the pointing device, it is stored in the first information storage unit specified by the cursor and the second path data at a desired position on the display screen of the display unit of the second information processing apparatus. The first information specified by the second path data at the storage location of the second information processing apparatus related to the desired position is moved to the file icon corresponding to the file And a fifth process for storing the file stored in the storage unit. A communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first and second communication counterparts assigned with the first and second identification numbers, respectively;
An identification number storage unit for storing one of the first and second identification numbers;
Including an information storage unit,
When the first identification number is stored in the identification number storage unit, the communication unit communicates with the first communication partner and is transmitted from the first communication partner. Is stored in the information storage unit, and then when the second identification number is stored in the identification number storage unit, the communication unit disconnects communication with the first communication partner, and Starting communication with the second communication partner, and transmitting the information stored in the information storage unit to the second communication partner in response to a request from the second communication partner. A pointing device for information sharing. An identification number storage unit for storing a first identification number assigned to itself;
The pointing is performed only when a cursor movement control signal is received from the pointing device, and the second identification number included in the cursor movement control signal matches the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit. A communication unit wirelessly connected to the device;
A display unit for displaying various information and a cursor on the display screen;
In accordance with cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor included in the cursor movement control signal, the display position of the cursor on the display screen is controlled, and the position of the cursor on the display screen is indicated. A cursor position display control unit for storing cursor position information;
When a desired range of a document displayed on the display screen of the display unit is selected by operating the pointing device and moving the cursor, the pointing is performed using the content of the selected range as selection information. An information storage unit for storing the device by operating the device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the transfer processing unit transmits and stores the arrival position information and the selection information stored in the information storage unit to the pointing device via the communication unit;
Based on the arrival position information stored in the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of another information processing apparatus, the display position coordinate of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit is determined, and the cursor position display control unit Transmitting, displaying the cursor at a position indicated by the display position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit, and the selection information stored in the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of the other information processing apparatus. A second process of receiving from the pointing device and storing in the information storage unit;
A third process of operating the pointing device to move the cursor to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit, and pasting the selection information stored in the information storage unit to the desired position; An information processing apparatus characterized by performing An identification number storage unit for storing a first identification number assigned to itself;
The pointing is performed only when a cursor movement control signal is received from the pointing device, and the second identification number included in the cursor movement control signal matches the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit. A communication unit wirelessly connected to the device;
A display unit for displaying various information and a cursor on the display screen;
In accordance with cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor included in the cursor movement control signal, the display position of the cursor on the display screen is controlled, and the position of the cursor on the display screen is indicated. A cursor position display control unit for storing cursor position information;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected desired file icon when selected by operating the pointing device to move the cursor to the position of the desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit A first information storage unit for storing the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
The transfer processing unit transmits the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the information storage unit to a second information storage unit of the pointing device via a communication unit. A first process to be stored;
Based on the arrival position information stored in the second information storage unit of the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of another information processing apparatus, the display position coordinates of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit are determined. , To the cursor position display control unit, to display the cursor at a position indicated by the display position coordinates of the display screen of the display unit, and to indicate the second information storage unit of the pointing device A third process for storing the path data in the first information storage unit;
By operating the pointing device, the cursor is moved to a desired position on the display screen of the display unit, and the pointing device specified by the second path data at a storage location related to the desired position Storing the file stored in the second information storage unit in the second information storage unit and displaying a file icon corresponding to the file at the desired position. Information processing apparatus. An identification number storage unit for storing a first identification number assigned to itself;
The pointing is performed only when a cursor movement control signal is received from the pointing device, and the second identification number included in the cursor movement control signal matches the first identification number stored in the identification number storage unit. A communication unit wirelessly connected to the device;
A display unit for displaying various information and a cursor on the display screen;
In accordance with cursor movement control information for controlling movement of the cursor included in the cursor movement control signal, the display position of the cursor on the display screen is controlled, and the position of the cursor on the display screen is indicated. A cursor position display control unit for storing cursor position information;
Storage of a file corresponding to the selected desired file icon when selected by operating the pointing device to move the cursor to the position of the desired file icon displayed on the display screen of the display unit A first information storage unit for storing the first path data indicating the location and the file name of the file as selection information by operating the pointing device;
Transfer processing for monitoring the cursor position information stored in the cursor position display control unit, detecting that the cursor has reached any one of the display screens, and creating arrival position information regarding the reached edge Part and
A first process in which the display unit moves the desired file icon along with the cursor to one of the edges of the display screen according to an operation of the pointing device;
A second information storage unit of the pointing device through which the transfer processing unit transmits the arrival position information and the file specified by the selection information stored in the first information storage unit via the communication unit; A second process to be transmitted and stored,
Based on the arrival position information stored in the second information storage unit of the pointing device by the transfer processing unit of another information processing apparatus, the display position coordinates of the cursor on the display screen of the display unit are determined. , A file transmitted to the cursor position display control unit and stored in the second information storage unit by the cursor and the other information processing device at a position indicated by the display position coordinates on the display screen of the display unit And a third process for storing second path data indicating the second information storage unit of the mouse in the first information storage unit,
A file corresponding to the file stored in the second information storage unit specified by the cursor and the second path data at a desired position on the display screen of the display unit by operating the pointing device And a fifth process of storing the file stored in the second information storage unit specified by the second path data in a storage location related to the desired position. An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

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