JP3228584B2 - Mouse input method on touch panel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input system in which a touch panel display is provided at a position different from a display screen, and an operation equivalent to a mouse operation can be performed with a touch pen when executing application software.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mouse is widely used as one of pointing input devices for specifying a position on a screen of a CRT display such as a personal computer.

[0003] A mouse is so-called because its shape resembles a mouse, and reads the XY position information by electrically detecting the rotation angle and the like of a sphere attached to the bottom surface. It is.

In the vicinity of the tip of the mouse, there are provided one to three buttons which can be operated with a fingertip.

[0005] The button of this mouse, which has two buttons, for example, is "execute" when the first button is pressed, "cancel" when the second button is pressed, and simultaneously presses the first and second buttons. For example, processing such as "next instruction" can be performed.

[0006] A mouse is characterized in that it is small and inexpensive but has high accuracy and good operability.

For this reason, computer equipment such as a personal computer is provided as standard or as an option.

[0008]

By the way, it is convenient for a computer or the like having a display screen and a touch panel to perform the same operation as a mouse without actually connecting the mouse to the device.

As one of the methods, keys can be provided on the left and right separately from the touch panel, and the position can be designated with a touch pen.

[0010] However, this method has a disadvantage that operations other than the touch pen must be performed, and the operation becomes complicated.

When emulating a mouse with a touch panel while executing conventional application software, realizing the functions of double-clicking and left and right buttons,
It is necessary to realize the simultaneous pressing function of the left and right buttons.

The purpose of the present invention is based on the above considerations,
An object of the present invention is to provide a mouse input method in a touch panel that can perform an operation equivalent to a mouse operation only by an operation of a touch pen.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems, and an information processing apparatus having a touch panel and a display device for displaying figures, characters, and the like by a pen pressure operation of the touch panel. In, a display area in which data input by the touch panel is displayed is set in the display device in advance, the touch panel has a periodic area for recognizing a position pointed by a touch pen, an upper side area of a surrounding area thereof, Lower area,
When the user points to the left side area and the right side area, the display content of the display area is moved upward, downward, left and right, respectively, in accordance with the position of the pointed side, and furthermore, the upper left of the surrounding area Mouse input on the touch panel wherein the display contents of the display area move in the upper left direction, the upper right direction, the lower left direction and the lower right direction when the user points to the corner area, the upper right corner area, the lower left corner area and the lower right corner area, respectively. Provide a method.

[0014]

According to the above arrangement, the mouse can be emulated only with the touch pen without performing another operation.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a mouse input type touch panel in the touch panel according to the present invention.

A surrounding area 3 including a display effective area 2 is set on the touch panel 1. By pointing in the surrounding area 3, an operation equivalent to a mouse operation is realized.

The surrounding area includes an upper side area 5, a lower side area 6, a left side area 8, a right side area 7, an upper left corner area 9, and an upper right corner area 1.
0, a lower left corner area 11 and a lower right corner area 12. FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a display device for displaying trajectory data associated with a pen pressure operation on the touch panel according to the present invention.

This display device has a display area in which trajectory data drawn on the touch panel 1 is displayed in real time, and a data display area input by the touch panel can be arbitrarily changed. In the case of this embodiment, since one screen is divided into four from the area A to the area D, the trajectory data on the touch panel 1 divides one screen into four.
Displayed in the area.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit employing a mouse input method in a touch panel according to the present invention.

Touch pen driver software for realizing mouse operation with a touch panel and a touch pen when executing application software is stored in the HDD 21.

A touch panel 23 is operated by the touch pen 22.
Is transmitted to the CPU 24. C
When the position information sent from the touch panel 23 is the surrounding area 3, the PU 24 recognizes that the operation is a mouse operation on the display device 26 corresponding to the position, and the locus data drawn on the touch panel 23 is displayed on the display device. Move 26. The HDD 21 and the RAM 25 store system application software and the like.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of emulating mouse operation by this method.
It is a figure showing an example of the above-mentioned touch pen driver software.

Hereinafter, the specific operation of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. A display area for displaying the locus data of the touch panel 1 is set, for example, as an area C (step 0). With the activation of the touch pen driver, the CPU 24 determines whether or not there is an input from the touch pen 22 (step 1). If there is no input, no processing is performed (step 2). If there is an input, it is determined whether it is position information in the display effective area 2 or position information in the surrounding area 3 (step 3). If it is determined that the information is the position information in the display effective area 2, a process of displaying a dot corresponding to the position of the display device 1 is performed (step 4). If it is determined that the area is the surrounding area 3, it is determined which part of the surrounding area 3 is next (step 5), and the process proceeds to step 6. Touch pen 2
When the upper side area 5 is pointed at 2, the aforementioned area C is obtained.
Is copied upward in the screen. Similarly, when the lower side area 6, the left side area 8, the right side area 7, the upper left corner area 9, the upper right corner area 10, the lower left corner area 11, and the lower right corner area 12 are pointed, the display data of the area C is lower,
Copied in left, right, upper left corner and upper right corner respectively.

The entire area of the touch panel 23 and the display device 26
May correspond to the entire area of the touch panel 23, that is, the areas A to D, which are the entire areas of the display device 26, may correspond to the entire area of the touch panel 23.

[0025]

As described above, the present invention relates to a touch panel for drawing figures, characters, and the like, and an information processing apparatus capable of arbitrarily changing a display area where locus data is displayed by pen pressure operation on the touch panel. In the touch panel mouse input method, an area for recognizing an operation equivalent to a mouse operation is provided around the display effective area, and if the surrounding area of the area is pointed with a touch pen, it is described in the direction corresponding to the surrounding area. Is moved so that all mouse operations can be emulated by touch panel and touch panel operations.

In addition, existing operating systems,
Emulate mouse operations without changing application programs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a mouse input type touch panel in a touch panel according to the present invention;
(B) is a figure which shows the display apparatus for displaying the locus | trajectory data accompanying the pen pressure operation on a touch panel.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit employing a mouse input method in the touch panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of emulating a mouse operation according to the present method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Touch panel 2 Display effective area 3 Peripheral area 5 Upper side area 6 Lower side area 7 Right side area 8 Left side area 9 Upper left corner area 10 Upper right corner area 11 Lower left corner area 12 Lower right corner area 21 HDD 22 Touch pen 23 Touch panel 24 CPU 25 RAM 26 Display device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus having a touch panel and a display device for displaying figures, characters, and the like by a pressure operation of the touch panel, wherein a display area in which data input by the touch panel is displayed is previously displayed. Set in the device, the touch panel has a periodic area for recognizing the position pointed by the touch pen,
When the surrounding area is pointed to the upper side area, the lower side area, the left side area, and the right side area, the display content of the display area is upward, downward, leftward, and rightward corresponding to the position of the pointed side. Respectively moved, furthermore, the upper left corner area, the upper right corner area of the surrounding area,
A mouse input method on a touch panel, wherein the display contents of the display area move in the upper left direction, the upper right direction, the lower left direction, and the lower right direction when the user points to the lower left corner area and the lower right corner area, respectively;