JP2017183931A - Electronic apparatus and keyboard control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correctly perform code conversion if a user uses a keyboard of an arbitrary key layout in a mobile terminal, irrespective of a type adopted to an input unit.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes: a code conversion unit which performs code conversion of an input result, which includes a character input from the input unit, according to a predetermined algorithm; and a communication unit which can mutually communicate with a mobile terminal, in a state of being relatively recognized using a short-range radio method. The communication unit receives an input result from a keyboard image which is displayed on a mobile terminal display unit to which a touch panel method is adopted and an application is installed beforehand. The code conversion unit converts the input result received from the mobile terminal by the communication unit, in an associative manner with the key layout of the keyboard image displayed on the display unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device and a keyboard control program.

  In recent years, mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet terminals have been promoted to have higher functions with the spread of the mobile terminals, and have functions that are comparable to personal computers.

  Moreover, since the portable terminal literally gives priority to portability, the hardware epicenter must be sacrificed to some extent.

  On the other hand, these portable terminals can be connected wirelessly or by wire to peripheral devices for personal computers such as printers using an application installed on the portable terminals, and can be directly printed without using a personal computer. It has become.

  At this time, as described above, the portable terminal has a function as a small computer excellent in portability, but has a problem that it is difficult to use in operability because of its small size.

  Therefore, for example, in order to improve the operability when using a mobile terminal at home or the like, there is also applied technology such as connecting a keyboard by an attachment method and providing the screen of the mobile terminal as it is as a monitor of a personal computer. It is being developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-186427 A

  However, in an electronic device that can be connected to a portable terminal such as the keyboard described above by an attachment method, the electronic device is a function as an external device for the portable terminal and should only be used as one of the electronic devices connected to the portable terminal. There was a problem that general versatility was inferior.

  On the other hand, in the electronic device described above, for example, a label printer, the size and function of the main body are completely different depending on the model, and the keyboard layout for character input is represented by, for example, an English keyboard for computers. QWERTY layout, push button layout such as push button type telephone, etc., push button layout in which alphabetic characters such as Japanese or ABC are assigned to the numeric layout, ABC layout in which alphanumeric characters are arranged in numerical order and alphabetical order, etc. is there.

  In such a keyboard with a plurality of different key arrangements, it is often the result of considering the functionality considering the size of the main body, but the user side is forced to perform different operations for each model, and the operation is The problem of complication has arisen.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an electronic device and a keyboard that can properly perform code conversion even when a user uses a keyboard having an arbitrary key layout on a portable terminal, regardless of what type the input unit adopts. An object is to provide a control program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the electronic device according to the present invention recognizes a code conversion unit that converts an input result including characters input by the input unit according to a predetermined algorithm, and a mobile terminal and a short-range wireless method. A communication unit that enables mutual communication in a state in which the communication unit receives the input result from the keyboard image displayed on the display unit adopting the touch panel method of the mobile terminal in which a predetermined application is installed in advance. The code conversion unit converts the input result from the portable terminal received by the communication unit corresponding to the key arrangement of the keyboard image displayed on the display unit.

  The electronic device according to the present invention converts an input result including a character input in an input unit of a key input format including a keyboard function or an XY plot input format capable of line segment input into a character code or the like according to a predetermined algorithm. It has a code converter. The electronic device has a communication unit capable of mutual communication with a portable terminal in which a predetermined application is installed in advance by a short-range wireless method, and communicates with the portable terminal while being relatively recognized by pairing or the like. It has become. On the other hand, the portable terminal displays a keyboard image of a favorite key arrangement on the display section regardless of the input format such as what key arrangement the keyboard uses for the input unit of the electronic device or an XY plotter. Can be done. The code conversion unit recognizes the key layout displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal and input it by recognizing the key layout applied on the mobile terminal by the mutual communication function of the communication unit. Enables code conversion based on results.

  In this way, the mobile terminal displays a keyboard image of the user's favorite key arrangement, and the electronic device identifies the key selection position by the display unit adopting the touch panel method of the mobile terminal corresponding to the keyboard image displayed on the display unit. Code conversion.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electronic device according to the first aspect, wherein the input unit is a keyboard unit disposed in the apparatus main body, and the code conversion unit is responsive to an input result including characters input from the keyboard unit. The characters converted in this way are displayed on the display unit provided in the apparatus body, and the input result from the portable terminal received by the communication unit is given priority to the input result of the keyboard image regardless of the keyboard layout of the keyboard unit. And code conversion.

  The electronic device according to the second aspect of the invention uses the keyboard image displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal, regardless of the keyboard layout of the keyboard unit, even if the electronic device body includes the keyboard unit. Input can be transcoded properly.

  An electronic device according to a third aspect is the electronic device according to the second aspect, wherein the keyboard part is detachable from an installation part provided in the apparatus main body, and the portable terminal can be placed on the installation part. It is characterized by that.

  In the electronic device according to the third aspect of the invention, the keyboard part is detachable from the installation part of the apparatus main body. Thereby, if the portable terminal of the state which displayed the keyboard image of a user or a favorite is mounted in an installation part, it can be utilized as it is as a keyboard part.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a keyboard control program for an electronic device according to the present invention includes a code conversion function for code-converting an input result including a character input by the computer of the electronic device according to a predetermined algorithm, and a portable terminal And a communication function that enables mutual communication in a state relatively recognized by the short-range wireless method, and the communication function is a display unit that employs a touch panel method of the portable terminal in which a predetermined application is installed in advance The character conversion function receives the input result from the portable terminal received by the communication function in accordance with the key arrangement of the keyboard image displayed on the display unit. To do.

  In the keyboard control program in the electronic device of the present invention, the computer of the electronic device converts the input result of characters and the like input by the input unit by the code conversion function according to a predetermined algorithm. The computer of the electronic device communicates with a portable terminal in which a predetermined application is installed in advance by a short-range wireless method using a communication function. Computers of electronic devices communicate with each other in a relatively recognized state by pairing or the like with a portable terminal. On the other hand, the mobile terminal displays a keyboard image of a favorite key arrangement on the display unit by activating an application installed in advance, regardless of what input format is adopted by the input unit of the electronic device. be able to. Therefore, the computer of the electronic device receives the input result from the portable terminal after identifying what keyboard layout is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal by the communication function. As a result, the computer of the electronic device uses the code conversion function to display the key layout input result applied to the mobile terminal regardless of what keyboard layout is displayed and input on the display unit of the mobile terminal. Perform code conversion based on the corresponding input result.

  The electronic device and the keyboard control program of the present invention can appropriately perform code conversion even if the user uses a keyboard with an arbitrary key layout on a portable terminal, regardless of what format the input unit adopts. it can.

1 is a block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of an electronic device showing an example of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the other electronic device which shows an example of the electronic device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the other electronic device which shows an example of the electronic device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 2A shows an example of display on a portable terminal, FIG. 2A is an explanatory diagram of an example of keyboard arrangement of the electronic device shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram of an example of keyboard arrangement of the electronic device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a keyboard arrangement example of the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 4. It is a front view of the electronic device which shows the other example of the electronic device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Next, an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a label printer, and will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are preferred specific examples of the electronic device of the present invention, and may have various technically preferable limitations. However, the technical scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. In addition, the constituent elements in the embodiments shown below can be appropriately replaced with existing constituent elements and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing constituent elements are possible. Therefore, the content of the invention described in the scope of claims is not limited by the description of the embodiment below.

  In FIG. 1, an electronic device 10 includes, for example, an input unit 11 including a keyboard having a predetermined arrangement of a power ON / OFF switch, ON / OFF of various functions, various character input keys, and the like, and input character keys. Stored is a program related to the overall functions of the electronic device 10 including a display unit 12 that displays predetermined characters and symbols according to corresponding character codes, and a program for realizing the functions according to the character codes and the present embodiment. Using the storage unit 13, the control circuit 14 that executes electronic control of the electronic device 10 according to the program stored in the storage unit 13, the communication unit 15 for mutual communication with the portable terminal 20, and the input unit 11 A printing unit 16 such as a thermal head that prints characters or the like input by the user on a label, and a driving unit 17 for carrying and cutting the label are provided. In addition, since the well-known person can be used for the concrete structure of the printing part 16 and the drive part 17 of the electronic device 10, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  The input unit 11 is different in keyboard key arrangement and character mode for character input depending on the type of the electronic device 10 as a label printer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a push button array in which alphabetic characters such as lines and lines such as Japanese and ABC are assigned to a numerical array such as a push button type telephone, as shown in FIG. A QWERTY layout represented by an English keyboard for computers, and an ABC layout in which alphanumeric characters are arranged in numerical order and alphabetical order as shown in FIG.

  Moreover, since the input unit 11 has various modes that are unique or common depending on the model of the electronic device 10, the input unit 11 includes a function key for calling the mode.

  The storage unit 13 includes character keys corresponding to the other main keyboard arrangements in addition to algorithms for realizing functions corresponding to the function keys assigned to the various modes of the electronic device 10 corresponding to the own mode. The algorithm for the function corresponding to the keyboard layout including the character code corresponding to is stored. Therefore, the storage unit 13 and the control circuit 14 constitute a computer that executes various functions in accordance with the professional contents stored in the storage unit 13.

  In addition to drive control for the printing unit 16 and the drive unit 17, the control circuit 14 executes a mode corresponding to the key input by the input unit 11 and inputs a result of characters and the like in conjunction with user input of the character key according to a predetermined algorithm. A code conversion function (a dictionary function including a kanji conversion function) is executed.

  The communication unit 15 enables mutual communication (pairing) with a predetermined mobile terminal 20 by, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) which is a short-range wireless communication method, infrared wireless, or the like. Thereby, the control circuit 14 sets the mobile terminal 20 that has been in the mutual communication state with the communication unit 15 and the own device to be in a relative recognition state, and analyzes an instruction from a user using the mobile terminal 20.

  As the mobile terminal 20, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, an electronic notebook, or the like can be used. The portable terminal 20 includes a storage unit 21 that stores a predetermined application (program) for realizing the function of the electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment, in addition to a program for realizing various functions of the own device, A control circuit 22 that realizes a predetermined function in accordance with a program stored in the unit 12; a display unit 23 that employs a touch panel method; Bluetooth (registered trademark) that is a short-range wireless communication method; . In addition, since the portable terminal 20 can use a well-known smart phone, a tablet terminal, or an electronic notebook, description about the intrinsic | native function is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, for example, a smart phone having a small and compact computer function can be used as the mobile terminal 20, and the mobile terminal 20 is shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 by starting an application according to the present embodiment. The keyboard images corresponding to the various keyboard arrangements can be displayed on the display screen 23a of the display unit 23.

  In this example, the keyboard image shown in FIG. 5A is a push button arrangement corresponding to FIG. 2, the keyboard image shown in FIG. 5B is a QWERTY arrangement corresponding to FIG. 3, and FIG. The keyboard image shown in FIG. 4 is an ABC layout corresponding to FIG. The mobile terminal 20 can display a keyboard image for flick input as an electronic notebook function in addition to the keyboard images of these various keyboard layouts. In such a case, a so-called function key image and an XY input area image for flick input are displayed on the display screen 23 a of the display unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20. In FIG. 5, a display area 12 ′ corresponding to the display unit 12 of the electronic device 10 is displayed on the display screen 22 a of the mobile terminal 20 so that actual character input and the like can be confirmed at hand. The area 12 ′ may not be displayed.

  In such a basic configuration, the control circuit 14 of the electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment uses the communication function of mutual communication between the communication unit 15 and the communication unit 24 to activate the previously installed application. The input corresponding to the keyboard image displayed on the display face 23a of the display unit 23 can be received and processed.

  That is, the control circuit 14 of the electronic device 10 identifies whether the user has used a keyboard image with a favorite key arrangement, regardless of what input format the input unit 11 of the own device employs. The input result from the portable terminal 20 is received.

  As a result, the control circuit 14 of the electronic device 10 uses the code conversion function to apply the key applied on the portable terminal 20 regardless of what keyboard layout the keyboard 23 displays and inputs on the display unit 23 of the portable terminal 20. Perform code conversion based on the input result corresponding to the input result of the array.

  At this time, the control circuit 14 of the electronic device 10 stores the keyboard layout code and the key code associated with the model code of each model in the storage unit 13 so as to be appropriate for any model. It can be transcoded. Further, the control circuit 10 of the electronic device 10 can perform code conversion for an input using the electronic notebook function by receiving a XY plotter format flick input and performing character analysis.

  As described above, in the electronic device 10 of the present invention, not only the keyboard arrangement input unit 11 installed in the own apparatus, but also the input using the keyboard arrangement for the own apparatus and other models using the portable terminal 20 is also possible. Can be properly accepted and processed.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the case where the electronic device 10 and the portable terminal 20 were a completely independent format was demonstrated, for example, as shown to FIG. 6 (A), the keyboard part 11A (input) of the electronic device 10 is shown. Unit 11) is detachable from the apparatus main body 10B as a unit, and a placement unit 18 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6B, a portable short-circuit 20 is placed on the placement unit 18 to obtain a desired keyboard layout. The integrated electronic device 10 can also be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electronic device 11 Input part 12 Display part 13 Memory | storage part 14 Control circuit 15 Communication part 20 Portable terminal 21 Memory | storage part 22 Control circuit 23 Display part 24 Communication part

Claims (4)

A code conversion unit that converts the input result including the character input in the input unit according to a predetermined algorithm;
A communication unit that enables mutual communication in a state of being relatively recognized by the short-range wireless method with the mobile terminal,
With
The communication unit is
Receiving the input result from the keyboard image displayed on the display unit adopting the touch panel method of the mobile terminal in which the predetermined application is installed in advance,
The code converter is
The input result from the portable terminal received by the communication unit is converted corresponding to the key arrangement of the keyboard image displayed on the display unit,
An electronic device characterized by that. The electronic device according to claim 1,
The input unit is
It is a keyboard part arranged in the device body,
The code converter is
Characters that have been code-converted according to the input result including the characters input by the keyboard unit are displayed on a display unit provided in the apparatus main body, and the input result from the portable terminal received by the communication unit is displayed on the keyboard unit. Regardless of the key layout, the input result of the keyboard image is preferentially converted.
An electronic device characterized by that. The electronic device according to claim 2,
The keyboard part is
It can be attached to and detached from the installation section provided in the apparatus body,
In the installation part,
An electronic apparatus characterized in that the portable terminal can be placed thereon. The computer of the electronic device
A code conversion function that converts the input result including the character input in the input unit according to a predetermined algorithm;
A communication function that enables mutual communication with a mobile terminal in a state of being relatively recognized by the short-range wireless method,
And run
The communication function is
Receiving the input result from the keyboard image displayed on the display unit adopting the touch panel method of the mobile terminal in which the predetermined application is installed in advance,
The character conversion function is
The input result from the portable terminal received by the communication function is converted corresponding to the key arrangement of the keyboard image displayed on the display unit,
Keyboard control program in electronic equipment for.

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