JP3389200B2 - Keyboard / mouse sharing control method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard / mouse control method, and more particularly to a keyboard / mouse sharing control in which a plurality of computers share a keyboard / mouse.
Belongs to the technology of methods .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a specific keyboard / mouse is shared by a plurality of computers, it has been dealt with by adding a hardware function such as a method of providing a computer, a keyboard or a mouse with a communication function. This is a method that cannot be easily realized with the keyboard and mouse that support the majority of existing computers used in.
An example of a keyboard / mouse sharing method in the prior art is
It is described in JP-A No. 11-126134.

[0003]

However, the prior art has the following problems.

Infrared communication, which can easily add a communication function, is not provided in most computers at present, so that it is necessary to improve the hardware or purchase additional peripheral devices having the infrared communication function. In addition, since the mouse that is commonly used today does not have infrared communication function,
There was a problem that the keyboard and mouse could not be shared.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide an OS (Operar).
A keyboard / mouse that allows multiple computers to share the keyboard / mouse without adding or changing the hardware of the existing computer, keyboard and mouse by using the communication function of the Ting System).
The point is to provide a technique related to a mouse sharing control method .

[0006]

The gist of the present invention according to claim 1 is a shared control method for a keyboard / mouse by a plurality of computers, the first input of a keyboard or mouse operated by a user. A first step of displaying a computer list of a first computer directly receiving the first input data from the means and one or more second computers receiving the first input data via a network; From the computer list, the user selects a computer that he / she wants to connect to, and selects a parent-child relationship between the first computer and the selected second computer, the parent-child relationship indicating the transmission / reception direction of input data. In the second step and the selection of the parent-child relationship, the first
Is selected as a parent, a parent connection request for setting the parent-child relationship is transmitted to the second computer, and the destination list of the first input data managed by the first computer is displayed. In order to set the parent-child relationship in the selected second computer when the selected second computer is additionally set and the first computer is selected as a child in the selection of the parent-child relationship. A child connection request is transmitted, and the first computer 3
A third step of additionally setting the selected second computer in the list of senders of the first input data managed by, and inputting the first input data by operating the first input means. At this time, when the first computer is set in the destination list, the first input data is delivered to an application running on the first computer, and the second computer is set in the destination list. A fourth step of requesting the computer to transmit the first input data and transmitting the first input data;
The first computer 3 receives second input data input from a second input means such as a keyboard or a mouse of the second computer, and the second input data is the second computer. When the second computer 4 that is the transmission source is set in the transmission source list, the received second input data is transmitted to the application that operates on the first computer. And a fifth step of delivering the shared keyboard / mouse control method. The gist of the present invention according to claim 2 is that the first step includes a step of displaying the computer lists of the second computers set in the destination list and the source list, respectively. The second step includes a step of selecting the second computer to be disconnected from the computer list by the user, and the third step,
For deleting the second computer selected from the transmission destination list and the transmission source list as a disconnection target and canceling the parent-child relationship with the second computer deleted from the transmission destination list The method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting a parent disconnection request and transmitting a child disconnection request for canceling the parent-child relationship to the second computer deleted from the transmission source list. It exists in the shared control method of the keyboard and mouse. The gist of the present invention according to claim 3 is that, in the third step, when the second computer is deleted from the source list, the first step is performed.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a step of additionally setting the first computer in the transmission source list when all the settings of the computers in the transmission source list managed by the computer are deleted. keyboard·
It exists in the sharing control method of the mouse. The fifth aspect of the present invention is that, in the fifth step, when the second input data from the second computer is the parent disconnection request, the second computer that is a transmission source is The method further comprising the step of deleting from the list of transmission destinations, when the second input data is the child disconnection request, the second computer that is a transmission destination is deleted from the list of transmission destinations. The keyboard / mouse sharing control method according to any one of 1 to 3 exists. In the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth step, if the second input data is the parent connection request from the second computer, the second computer is added to the sender list. 5. The keyboard / mouse sharing control according to claim 1, further comprising a step of additionally setting and additionally setting the second computer to the destination list if the child connection request is made. In the way. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first step, a first key code conversion table in which a key code corresponding to a key included in the keyboard of the second computer is defined in advance, and the first step A second key code conversion table in which key codes corresponding to the keys of the computer keyboard are defined, and the fourth step includes the step of setting the first input data to the second computer. When transmitting to the key code conversion table based on the first key code conversion table,
The fifth step includes a step of converting only a key corresponding to a key code of the second key code conversion table when the second input data is received from the second computer. The keyboard / mouse sharing control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A seventh aspect of the present invention resides in a storage medium in which a program capable of executing the keyboard / mouse sharing control method according to the first to sixth aspects is recorded.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a keyboard / mouse shared control system according to a first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard / mouse shared control system according to the first embodiment includes a network 10, computers 3, 4, 7 connected to the network 10, and computers 3, 4, 7. The keyboards 1, 5 and 8 and the mice 2, 6 and 9 for inputting data to the respective computers are generally configured. And a function (OS communication means) 32, 41 and 71,
The sharing control means 31, 42, 72 deliver the respective input data to the applications 33, 43, 73 operating on the computers 3, 4, 7, respectively.

The user inputs the first input data from the keyboard 1 and the mouse 2 (first input means) to operate the computer (first computer, own computer) 3 and via the network 10. , The first input data to the computer (second computer) 4, 7
By sending to computer (other computer) 4,
7 can also be operated.

Normally, the sharing control means 31 receives the first input data from the first input means and delivers it to the application 33 running on the computer 3. In addition, the sharing control unit 31 has an OS communication function (first OS communication unit) 3
It is connected to the network 10 via 2.

On the other hand, the first input data from the first input means is the communication means 32 of the first OS and the network 10.
Via the communication functions (second OS communication means) 41 and 71 of the OSs and the shared control means (second shared control means) 42 and 72 respectively provided in the computers 4 and 7,
Applications 4 that run on computers 4 and 7, respectively
Delivered to 3, 73.

In the initial state, the output destination of the first input data in the sharing control means 31 is the own computer 3, but the other computers 4 and 7 connected to the network 10 are set to the first in the sharing control means 31. By setting the output destination of the input data of 1, the computer 4, 7 can be operated by operating the first input means directly connected to the computer 3.

The output destination of the first input data in the sharing control means 31 is the computer 3 and the computer 3.
One or a plurality of computers can be selected from the computers 4 and 7 that can communicate with each other. When a plurality of computers are selected as output destinations of the first input data, the first input data can be simultaneously delivered to the plurality of computers by operating the first input means.

Similarly, one of the keyboards 5 and 8 and the mice 6 and 9 (second input means) directly connected to the computers 4 and 7 (second input means) is operated to operate the second input means. The sharing control means 42, 72 that have received the second input data from the second input means can simultaneously deliver the second input data to a plurality of computers including the computer 3 and operate these plurality of computers. .

Further, the sharing control means 31 outputs the first input data from the keyboard 1 to the computer 3, the computer 4, and the computer 7, and outputs the first input data from the mouse 2 to only the computer 3. The output destinations of the input data of the keyboard 1 and the mouse 2 can be individually selected and set.

It is also possible that the first input data from the first input means is not output from the sharing control means 31. In this case, the computer 3 can be operated only by the second input means respectively connected to the computers 4 and 7.

Next, the keyboard according to the first embodiment
The operation (method) of the mouse sharing control system will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is an example of a flow chart showing the operation in the selective connection of FIG.

First, the computer 3 and the input data (first input data, second input data) are transferred to the computer 3.
"Displaying a list of computers that can be connected to the own computer" for displaying a list of computers that can be shared with computers 4 and 7 (step A01).

Next, the user selects a computer desired to be connected from the computer list displayed and the computer 3
"Selection of connection destination and parent-child" for selecting the parent-child relationship indicating the transmission / reception direction of input data between the computer 3 and the computers 4 and 7 in step A02.

It is judged whether or not the parent in the parent-child relationship has been selected, "select parent?" (Step A03). Here, when the computers (other computers) 4 and 7 are operated by operating the first input means in the computer (self computer) 3, the computer (self computer) 3 is a “parent”, a computer (others). Computers 4 and 7 are “children”. As shown in FIG. 2, when the parent is selected as “yes” in the figure, the first input means of the computer 3 can operate the computers 4 and 7 selected from the computer list. . In this case, the computer 3 becomes the parent, and the computers 4 and 7 selected from the computer list become the children.

A parent connection request is transmitted to the computers 4 and 7 selected in step A02 (step A04), and the selected computer is additionally set in the destination list of the first input data managed by the computer 3. "Add the computer selected in A02 to the destination list" (step A05), and end.

When a child is selected in step A03, the computer 3 can be operated from the second input means of the selected computers 4 and 7. That is, step A03
When the parent is not selected in step "No in the figure", the child connection request is transmitted to the computers 4 and 7 selected in step A02 (step A06), and the computer 3
The selected computer 4, in the list of senders managed by
7 is additionally set, "the computer selected in A02 is added to the transmission source list" (step A07), and the process ends.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing the cutting operation of FIG.

In FIG. 3, the disconnection operation releases the sharing of the keyboard / mouse between the computer 3 and the computers 4 and 7.

First, "display of destination / source computer list" for displaying a list of computers 4 and 7 set in the destination list and the source list managed by the computer 3 (step B01).

Next, the computers 4 and 7 to be disconnected are selected (step B02).

The computers 4 and 7 selected in step B02 are deleted from the destination list and the source list "Delete computer selected in B02 from destination / source list" (step B03).

In step B03, the computer 4,
When 7 is deleted from the destination list, a parent disconnection request is transmitted, and when it is deleted from the source list, a child disconnection request is transmitted to the selected computers 4 and 7. “Parent disconnection to computer selected in B02 / Send child disconnect request "(step B04).

Finally, it is judged whether the number of computers in the transmission source list managed by the computer 3 is 1 or more. "Is there one or more transmission source computers?"
(Step B05).

If the number of computers in the sender list is not one or more (“No” in the figure), the computer 3 is additionally set in the sender list (step B06), and the process ends.

At step B05, if there is one or more computers in the transmission source list, the process ends.

FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing the transmission operation of FIG.

In the transmission operation in FIG. 4, the operation when the first input means of the computer 3 is operated will be described.

First, the "input from the keyboard / mouse" (step C01) for operating the first input means to input the first input data including the operation information, and the computer 3 is included in the destination list. "Is your computer in the destination list?" (Step C0)
2).

At step C02, if the computer 3 is included in the destination list, "Yes in the figure",
Pass the first input data to the application 33 of the computer 3 "pass the data to the application of the own computer" (step C03).

Next, it is judged whether or not the computers 4 and 7 are included in the destination list, "Is there another computer in the destination list?" (Step C04), and the computers 4 and 7 are included in the destination list. In the case of “in the figure (Yes)”, a request for transmitting the first input data from the first input means is made to the computers 4 and 7 other than the computer 3 in the destination list, and “to another computer” is requested. Transmission request "(step C05), the first input data is transmitted, and the processing ends. In this case, the result of operating the first input means is reflected in the computers 4 and 7.

In step C02, if the computer 3 is not included in the list of transmission destinations (“No” in the figure), the process proceeds to step C04 without performing any processing.

At step C04, if the computers 4 and 7 are not included in the list of transmission destinations (“No” in the figure), the process ends without performing any processing.

FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart showing the receiving operation of FIG.

The computer 3 of FIG. 1 can also receive the second input data from the second input means of a plurality of other computers such as the computer 4 and the computer 7, but as an example, the computer 4 can receive the second input data. Two
The case of receiving the input data of is described.

"Reception of data from the sharing control means of the computer 4" for receiving the second input data from the sharing control means 42 of the computer 4 (step D01).

If it is a disconnection request, "Is it a disconnection request?" (Step D02). The computer 4 is deleted from the destination list and "the computer 4 is deleted from the destination list / source list" (step D03), and the process is terminated.

In step D02, if it is not a disconnection request, "in the figure (No)", it is judged whether it is a connection request or not, "is it a connection request?" (Step D04), and if it is a connection request "in the figure (Yes)". If the parent connection request from the computer 4 is added, the computer 4 is additionally set to the sender list, and if the child connection request is made, the computer 4 is additionally set to the sender list, and "Computer 4 is added to the sender list / sender list" is set. Add"
(Step D05), the process ends.

In step D04, if it is not a connection request and is "(No) in the figure" (in this case, a transmission request is made from the computer 4), whether or not the computer 4 which is the transmission source is included in the transmission source list. If “there is computer 4 in the sender list?” (Step D06), and the computer 4 is included in the “yes” in the figure,
The received second input data by the second input means is delivered to the application 33 of the computer 3 (step D07), and the process is ended.

At step D06, if the computer 4 is not included in the transmission source list, the process is terminated.

Since the keyboard / mouse shared control system according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

The first effect is that even if a plurality of computers are installed on the desk, if one set of keyboard and mouse is placed, all the computers can be operated, and the space on the desk can be widely and effectively utilized.

The second effect is that since a plurality of computers can be simultaneously operated with one keyboard and one mouse, efficient work can be performed when the same application is installed in a plurality of computers.

(Second Embodiment) Next, the basic configuration of the keyboard / mouse shared control system according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a key code conversion table used in the shared control system for the keyboard and mouse shown in FIG.

In each computer, the model and OS
When each keyboard is different, a unique key code is assigned to each key. As an example, the alphabetical "A" key commonly used for keyboards, Wind
"PrintScr" often found in ows computers
The three keys of the "een" key and the "Option" key that are often found in Macintosh computers will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, the keys 114 of the computers 4 and 7 are based on the keys of the computer 3.
When a key code conversion table (first key code conversion table) 110 including a key code 111 corresponding to is set in advance and the sharing control unit 31 transmits the key data 112 of the computer 3 to the computers 4 and 7, Data 112
Is converted based on the first key code conversion table 110.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another example of the key code conversion table used in the keyboard / mouse shared control system of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the key code 12 corresponding to the key 124 of the keyboard 1 of the computer 3
A key code conversion table (second key code conversion table) 120 that defines only 1 is also set.

Key data 122 from the computers 4 and 7
When the key code is received, the key code conversion table 120 is referred to and data conversion to the key 124 corresponding to the key code 121 is performed. When the key data 122 of the key code 121 is "0003", the received data is ignored because the corresponding key of the key 124 of the keyboard 1 does not exist "(none) in the figure".

Since the keyboard / mouse shared control system according to the second embodiment is configured as described above, it has the following effects in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.

If you use each key code conversion table,
Keyboard sharing can be realized even between computers having different OSs.

In FIG. 1, three computers are illustrated on the network for explanation. However, even if more computers are connected, the shared control means functions as a keyboard / mouse between these computers. It enables sharing.

In the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a technique relating to a keyboard / mouse sharing control method suitable for applying the present invention.

Further, the number, position, shape, etc. of the above-mentioned constituent members are not limited to those in the above-mentioned embodiment, and the number, position, shape, etc. suitable for carrying out the present invention can be adopted.

[0063]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

By preparing only one set of keyboard and mouse, a plurality of computers installed on the desk can be operated, and the space on the desk can be effectively used.

Since a plurality of computers can be operated simultaneously with one keyboard or one mouse, efficient work can be realized when the same application is installed in a plurality of computers.

By presetting the key code conversion table, the keyboard can be shared even between computers of different models / OSs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a keyboard / mouse shared control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a flowchart showing an operation in the selective connection of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing a cutting operation of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing a transmission operation of FIG.

5 is an example of a flowchart showing the receiving operation of FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an example of a key code conversion table used in the keyboard / mouse shared control system of FIG. 1;

7 is a diagram showing another example of a key code conversion table used in the keyboard / mouse shared control system of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 keyboard (first input means) 2 mouse (first input means) 3 computer (first computer, own computer) 4, 7 computer (second computer, other computer) 5, 8 keyboard (second) Input means) 6, 9 Mouse (second input means) 10 Network 31 Shared control method (shared control means, first shared control means) 32 OS communication function (first OS communication means) 41, 71 OS communication function (second OS communication means) 42, 72 Shared control method (shared control means, second shared control means) 33, 43, 73 Application 110 Key code conversion table (first key code conversion table) ) 111 key code 112 key data 114 key 120 key code conversion table (second key code conversion table) 121 key code 122 key data Key 124

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A keyboard comprising a plurality of computers
This is a method of sharing control of a mouse, which is a first method of operating a keyboard or mouse operated by a user.
First step of displaying a computer list of a first computer that directly receives the first input data from the input means and one or more second computers that receive the first input data via a network And selecting a computer that the user desires to connect from the computer list, and selecting a parent-child relationship indicating the transmission / reception direction of input data between the first computer and the selected second computer. In the second step of performing the step of selecting the parent-child relationship, when the first computer is selected as a parent, a parent connection request for setting the parent-child relationship is transmitted to the second computer, First
If the second computer selected in the destination list of the first input data managed by the computer is additionally set, and the first computer is selected as a child in the selection of the parent-child relationship, the selection is made. A second child connection request for setting the parent-child relationship to the second computer, and the second computer selected in the list of transmission sources of the first input data managed by the first computer 3. A third step of additionally setting a computer; and when the first computer is set in the destination list when the first input data is input by operating the first input means, The first input data is delivered to an application running on one computer, and the first input data is sent to the second computer set in the destination list. A fourth step of requesting transmission of data and transmitting the first input data; and the first computer 3 is input by a second input means such as a keyboard or a mouse of the second computer. If the second input data is a transmission request from the second computer, the second computer 4 as the transmission source is set in the transmission source list. And a fifth step of delivering the received second input data to the application running on the first computer when the shared keyboard / mouse sharing control method is performed. 2. The first step includes the step of displaying the computer lists of the second computers set in the destination list and the source list, respectively, and the second step includes: The method includes a step of selecting the second computer to be disconnected from the computer list by the user, and the third step is selected from the destination list and the source list as disconnection targets. The second computer that has been deleted from the destination list is transmitted to the second computer that has been deleted from the destination list, and a parent disconnection request for canceling the parent-child relationship is transmitted to the second computer that has been deleted from the source list. 2. The keyboard / mouse sharing control method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting a child disconnection request for canceling the parent-child relationship to a second computer. 3. The method according to claim 3, wherein when the second computer is deleted from the sender list, all settings of the computers in the sender list managed by the first computer are deleted. 3. The keyboard / mouse sharing control method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of additionally setting the first computer in the transmission source list. 4. The fifth step, when the second input data from the second computer is the parent disconnection request, deletes the second computer as a transmission source from the transmission source list. If the second input data is the child disconnection request, the step of deleting the second computer as a transmission destination from the transmission destination list is included. Keyboard described in
Mouse sharing control method. 5. In the fifth step, if the second input data is the parent connection request from the second computer, the second computer is additionally set in the transmission source list, and the secondary computer is set. The keyboard according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a step of additionally setting the second computer in the destination list if a connection request is made.
Mouse sharing control method. 6. The first step has a first key code conversion table in which key codes corresponding to keys of the keyboard of the second computer are defined in advance, and the keyboard of the first computer has. A second key code conversion table in which a key code corresponding to a key is defined, and the fourth step, when transmitting the first input data to the second computer, A step of converting a key code based on a first key code conversion table, wherein the fifth step converts the second key code when the second input data is received from the second computer. 6. The keyboard / mouse shared control method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of converting only keys corresponding to the key codes in the table. 7. A storage medium in which a program capable of executing the keyboard / mouse sharing control method according to claim 1 is recorded.