JP4773671B2 - Input method using a pointing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an input method and an input system for selecting and executing a desired input object from a plurality of input objects displayed on a display screen of a workstation, an information processing terminal, a personal computer, or the like. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an input method and an input system for selecting an input target with a cursor that moves on a display screen using a pointing device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, workstations, information processing terminals, personal computers, etc. have widely used a method of selecting and executing an input target linked with event processing (function) on a display screen by using hypertext link technology. Yes. In a system using this technology, an input target is displayed as text or graphics on the display screen, and the user operates the pointing device to move the cursor displayed on the display screen so that the input target is displayed. A desired input object is selected by overlapping. Then, by performing an input operation of the pointing device in the selected state, it is connected to a predetermined web page displayed on the display screen and linked to the selected input target text or graphics, Event processing (function) is executed, such as displaying a screen that the input target means, displaying another selected document or data, or starting a specified program.
[0003]
The input screen display and operation method according to the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows an example of the display screen of the web page selected by the user. What ’s new underlined on the display screen? (901), Favorite link? (902), http: // www. . . / Index. html (903) is described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), and defines event processing of a link destination when each text is selected. In addition to text, the input target may be graphics such as buttons Yes (904) and No (905). When this button is selected, event processing defined for the button is executed. The user operates a pointing device (not shown) such as a mouse to move the cursor (906) on the display screen to give an input target selection and execution instruction.
[0004]
In order to facilitate the selection operation of the input target, there is a case where the text portion to be input on the display screen is underlined or the display color is changed to distinguish it from others. In the case of a button, an icon in the shape of a button or a special display is used.
In addition, when the cursor on the display screen moves and overlaps with the input target, or when it enters the selectable state within a certain distance, the input target or cursor is displayed to inform the user of the selectable state. The color or shape of the display may change. When an input operation of the pointing device is performed in this selectable state, the selection of the input target is confirmed and the associated event processing is executed.
[0005]
FIG. 10 shows the configuration of an input system in the prior art. In this system, a screen display processing unit (1001) such as a personal computer or a workstation is connected to a display device (1002) and a pointing device (1003). The image display processing unit (1001) includes a screen creation unit (1010), an input event detection unit (1011), a display / selection reception control unit (1012), an input target information acquisition unit (1020), and a selected element information acquisition unit (1022). ), An event processing unit (1032), and an input target table storage unit (1040).
[0006]
First, when connected to the selected web page, screen information is sent to the screen creation unit (1010) to create a display screen. The generated display screen information is sent to the input target information acquisition unit (1020) (1051), where the input target selected on the display screen is extracted, the display position coordinates on the screen are obtained, and the result is obtained. The data is sent to the input target table storage unit (1040) (1052). Here, event processing information and position coordinates associated with the input target are stored in the input target table.
[0007]
When the cursor is moved by operating the pointing device, movement information is sequentially sent to the input event detection unit (1011) (1053), where the position coordinates of the cursor are obtained, and this result is displayed in the display / selection reception control unit (1012). (1054). The display / selection reception control unit receives the input target and its coordinate information from the input target table (1040) (1055) and compares it with the position of the cursor. When the cursor is at a selectable coordinate position with respect to the input target, a display signal indicating that the input target is in a selectable state is sent to the display device (1002) (1056).
[0008]
Next, when the input target is in a selectable state, when an input operation is performed on the pointing device (1003) (1057), the input event detection unit (1011) obtains the position coordinates of the cursor, and the selected element information acquisition unit The calculated position coordinates of the cursor are sent to (1022) (1058). The selected element information acquisition unit (1022) acquires event processing information linked to the input target at the corresponding coordinates from the input target table storage unit (1040) (1059) and sends it to the event processing unit (1032) (1060). . The event processing unit executes the instructed process.
[0009]
Next, the operation of the prior art will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting an input target according to the prior art. FIG. 11A shows a flow for acquiring the coordinate position of the input target from the display information on the screen. When the screen display processing unit receives screen information, the screen creation unit creates a display screen (1101). Next, information such as name, position, and event processing is acquired for all input objects on the screen (1102). These pieces of information are arranged in the form of an input target table and stored in the input target table storage unit (1103).
[0010]
FIG. 11B shows a flow in which an input target is selected according to the cursor movement operation of the pointing device, and execution processing of the event selected according to the input operation is performed. First, when the cursor is moved by the pointing device (1104), the position of the cursor on the display screen is sequentially acquired (1105). Next, the display / selection reception control unit acquires information on the input target at the cursor position from the input target table (1106), and displays the selection status as to whether or not the cursor is at the input target selection position (1107). .
[0011]
Next, when the input operation is performed by the pointing device (1108), when the input target is selected by checking whether it is in the selected state (1109), the corresponding event processing information is acquired from the input target table ( 1110), the event processing unit calls and executes the event processing (1111).
As described above, by using the hypertext link technology, for example, the location of an information destination related to text or graphics on the display screen can be linked and set. The user simply selects text or graphics at a desired time and performs an input operation. The linked related information is immediately called up and displayed on the screen, and the related information can be easily obtained. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide detailed annotations on the first display screen, and the screen configuration can be easily viewed.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  As described above, the hypertext link technology is a convenient method for operating the screen, but on the other hand, there is a problem that requires the following improvements. (1) When a plurality of input objects are arranged close to each other on the display screen, there is a high possibility that selection will be made erroneously, and attention is required for the selection operation. (2) When selecting an input target at a location away from the cursor on the screen, the pointing device needs to be operated largely. (3) Beyond the display screenWhole pageWhen there is an input target that cannot be displayed and is displayed by scrolling, information about the input target cannot be obtained in advance, so an extra screen operation is required when selecting the input target of the screen . In addition, when a plurality of input objects are similar and are compared, it is difficult to select them side by side. (4) Even if you want to select multiple input conditions in succession, once you move to the target display screen where you have selected an input target, you will return to the original screen and search for another input target. It is often difficult to maintain continuity of thinking because it is necessary to make a choice.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  One aspect of the present invention is:An input for executing event processing associated with the first page input target by an input operation for selecting one of a plurality of first page input targets on the first page by a cursor movement operation by a pointing device. In the method, in accordance with a first input operation performed after the cursor is moved to an arbitrary position other than the position of the first page input target on the first display screen of the first page, First distances within the first page between the positions of all the first page input objects on the page and the cursor position where the first input operation is performed are calculated, and then all the first page input objects are set to the first A first list arranged in ascending order of the in-page distance is displayed in the vicinity of the cursor position on the first display screen, and then one first page in the first list is displayed. A second page having a plurality of second page input targets is acquired by a second input operation for selecting the second page input target, and then the second page input on the second display screen of the second page In response to a third input operation performed after the cursor is moved to any position other than the target position, all the second page input target positions on the second page and the third input operation are performed. The distance within the second page with respect to the performed cursor position is calculated, and then all the second page input targets are arranged in ascending order of the distance within the second page, and a transition to the first list is instructed. A second list to which an input target is added is displayed in the vicinity of the cursor position on the second display screen together with the first list, and then the first page in the first list is displayed. The input target position or the above When the fourth input operation is performed when the position of the second page input target in the list of 2 and the cursor position overlap, the event processing associated with the input target is executed. This is an input method using a pointing device.
  In this way, even if the cursor is not accurately overlaid on the input target, it is displayed as a list near the cursor, so the selection operation becomes easy. In addition, when the first input operation is performed at a location close to the input target to be selected, the input target is displayed at the top of the list, so that the user's intention can be reflected and the selection operation can be easily performed. it can. In addition, since the close input objects are clearly displayed in the list, the possibility of erroneous selection can be reduced. Further, when selecting an input countermeasure located away from the cursor on the display screen, it can be selected by a slight movement operation of the cursor. In addition, since the input target that is not currently displayed on the display screen is also displayed in the list, it can be selected without scrolling the screen.
  Also, when selecting the input target displayed on the previous page display screen, it is possible to save the trouble of returning to the previous page display screen and performing the selection operation, and there is less possibility of hindering continuous thinking. Become.
[0015]
  Another aspect of the present invention is:An input for executing event processing associated with the first page input target by an input operation for selecting one of a plurality of first page input targets on the first page by a cursor movement operation by a pointing device. In the method, in accordance with a first input operation performed after the cursor is moved to an arbitrary position other than the position of the first page input target on the first display screen of the first page, A first page distance between all the first page input target positions on the page and the cursor position where the first input operation is performed is calculated, and a page having an access history before the first page is accessed A third list in which the input objects including the page name are arranged in the order of the latest access is stored, and then all the first page input objects are stored in the first page. The first list that is arranged in ascending order of the distance within the table and to which an input target for instructing the transition to the third list is added is displayed together with the third list and the cursor on the first display screen. When the position of the input object in the first list or the position of the input object in the third list overlaps the cursor position, the fifth input operation is displayed. Is performed, an event process associated with the input target is executed, and an input method using a pointing device is provided.
  By doing so, the previously displayed page can be easily displayed again, and the possibility of hindering continuous thinking is reduced.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  The input screen display and input operation method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The display screen is the web page selected by the user(First page)ofPartially displayed on the displayDisplay screen(First display screen)An example is shown. The input target on this display screen is the same as the display screen described in FIG. 9 of the conventional example.
  In order to further explain the present invention, the position coordinates of each input target are displayed as representative position coordinates, and for each, What's new? The position coordinate of (101) is (x1, y1) and Favorite link (102) at (x2, y2), http: // www. . . / Index. html (103) is represented by (x3, y3), the position coordinates of the button Yes (104) are defined by (x4, y4), and the button No (105) is defined by (x5, y5). Further, the position coordinate of the cursor (106) is defined as (x, y). The position coordinates of each input target are obtained by performing a calculation process in advance when performing screen display.
[0018]
  Next, each input objectpositionAnd cursorpositionDistance to(Distance within the first page)Is represented by (x1-x, y1-y), (x2-x, y2-y), (x3-x, y3-y). The distance calculation method will be described in detail later.
  When the user performs a first input operation of pressing a left click button of a pointing device (not shown) such as a mouse, the distance from the input object based on the position coordinates (x, y) of the cursor at that time(Distance within the first page)Ask for. Next, the input objects are rearranged in ascending order of the obtained distance, and the list (107)(First list)Is created and displayed near the cursor on the display screen. By displaying it at a position close to the cursor, it is possible to reduce the amount of movement of the cursor when performing an operation for selecting an input target. In addition, if the user performs the first input operation near the input target to be selected, the input target is displayed at the top of the list, so that the input target can be selected with a slight cursor movement. Can do.
[0019]
  FIG. 2 shows the list (107).(First list)Details are shown. In the case of the cursor position shown in FIG. . . / Index. html (103)Position ofAnd cursorPosition ofDistance to(Distance within the first page)Is the closest list(First list)It is displayed in the top row of. In the following, they are arranged in order of increasing distance. The same number is assigned to the same input object. The notation of the input object displayed on the list may be the text displayed on the display screen as it is, or if it is long, a part of the text may be selected and displayed. In addition, the Address Book (109) displayed in the bottom row of the list of FIG. 2 is displayed on the display screen of FIG.(First display screen)However, it is not displayed on the current screen because it is hidden, but the same appears when scrolling the screen by operating the scroll bar (108) etc.Page (first page)Input target above(First page input target)It is. Input target by performing the first input operation(First page input target)When the position coordinates ofpageThe input target hidden by finding all the position coordinates of the input target existing above is listed above.(First list)Can be displayed. in this wayOn the display screen (first display screen)Hidden input target(First page input target)Can be displayed together, so that the operability of selection is improved.
[0020]
You can just arrange the characters of the display items in the above list, but if the display color of the frame surrounded by the ruled line changes when the cursor is over the display item, The selected state can be easily grasped.
Next, an operation for selecting and inputting an input target will be described. In FIG. 1, when the list is displayed, the left click button of the pointing device is continuously pressed and the cursor is moved on the screen. When the cursor is overlaid on the display items of the list, the input target can be selected. When the second input operation for releasing the operation of pressing the left click button of the pointing device is performed in the selectable state, the selection input instruction is confirmed, and the event processing associated with the input target is executed. For example, What's new? If (101) is selected, a screen showing the latest information is displayed, and http: // www. . . / Index. In the case of html, a display screen of a designated site on the Internet is displayed. If the selected input target is the button Yes (104), a predetermined process meaning Yes is executed.
[0021]
  Also, put the cursor outside the list and release the action of pressing the left click button of the pointing device.DifferentThe list can be deleted when an input operation is performed. Alternatively, you can perform an input operation by clicking the right button, or even after a certain time has passed since the list was displayed.NextIf the input operation is not performed, the list may be deleted. Then, you can try several times on one display screen and select the optimal location.
[0022]
  Next, the previous page(First page)Display screen(First display screen)List displayed in(First list) on the display screen (second display screen) of the next page (second page)A second embodiment of the present invention displayed together will be described with reference to FIG. This screen is shown in FIG. 1 What's new? Next page displayed by selecting (101)(Second page)Display screen(Second display screen)Is assumed. thispageAbove, recent events (301), (302), ..., recruitment (303), etc. are lined up, and these are displayed on this page.(Second page)Display screen(Second display screen)It is an input target. Also the previous page display screen(First display screen)Similarly to the above, a button Yes (304) and a button No (305) are displayed. Each display position is defined by position coordinates (x31, y31), (x32, y32). Also on this display screen, the coordinates of the cursor (306) are defined by (x, y). Operate the pointing device on this display screen and press the left click.3When the input operation is performed, the cursor position coordinates (x, y)Page (second page)Distance from the position coordinates of all input objects (301), (302),.(Distance on page 2)Table-1 (307) in which the input objects are rearranged in ascending order of the obtained distance.(Second list)Is displayed near the cursor on the display screen.
[0023]
  In FIG.Of this exampleDetails of the list are shown. SecondDisplay screenList in (307)(Second list)In the upper row,Indicates the input target for instructing the transition to the first list on the previous screen“Previous screen” (318) is displayed. ThisIn this state, if the left click button of the pointing device is continuously pressed and the cursor is moved on the screen and overlapped with the display of “Previous screen”, the list-2 (308) is displayed. The display contents of List-2 are the list (107) displayed on the display screen of the previous pageThat is, the first listIs the same. In this state, continue to select the cursor over the input target and release the action of pressing the left click button of the pointing device.4When the input operation is performed, the input event of the selected input target is executed. The contents of this list-2 are the previous screen(First display screen)It may be the same as that displayed in, or may be the upper display target of the number designated in advance. Also, the previous page(First page)Display screen(First display screen)The specified distance from the cursor when the first input operation is performed with(Distance within the first page)It is also possible to display an input target that was within the range of. List-1 (307)(Second list)List-2 without selecting “Previous screen” displayed in(First list)May be displayed side by side at the same time. The selection of these display methods can be arbitrarily set by the user by setting the mode on a predetermined screen.
[0024]
When the second input operation is performed on the display screen of the previous page and the event process is executed, the list of the previous screen to be displayed is used. In the display page of the previous page, if only the list is displayed but no execution operation is performed, only the displayed list is displayed. When the list is displayed a plurality of times on the display screen of the same page, it is preferable to display the last displayed list.
[0025]
In addition, although an example in which a list of display scenes one page before is displayed in FIG. 3, a list of display contents on the previous screen may be displayed one after another. FIG. 4B shows an example (430) in which three previous screens are displayed. By overlaying the cursor on the “previous screen” displayed in the list, the list displayed before the selected list is displayed one after another. When the cursor is placed on a desired input object from the list displayed in this way and a second input operation is performed, event processing associated with the input object selected by the cursor is executed.
[0026]
  Next, the name of the display screen of the page accessed last time, which is the third embodiment of the present inventionFor example, the latest accessList arranged in order(Third list)The case of displaying will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a state where the cursor is displayed on the display screen and the pointing device is used.EnterA list displayed when a force operation is performed is shown. List-1 (510)(First list)Is at the top,Transition to the third list"Jump to other page" to display another page (518)Input target is addedThe display items in the following lines are the same as those described with reference to FIG. Here, when the cursor is overlaid on the item “jump to other page” (518), the display screen names of the pages accessed so far are listed in the latest access order-2 (520).(Third list)Are displayed side by side in List-1. In the displayed state, place the cursor on the input target display and select the input target.5When the input operation is performed, jump to the specified page. Thus, when it is desired to obtain necessary information from a previously accessed page, it is possible to easily jump to the target display screen.
[0027]
Next, the configuration and operation of a system that realizes selection of an input target and input operation according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this system, a screen display processing unit (601) in a personal computer, a workstation, or the like is connected to a display device (602) and a pointing device (603). The screen display processing unit (601) includes a screen creation unit (610), an input event detection unit (611), a display / selection reception control unit (612), an input target information acquisition unit (620), a distance calculation / sorting unit (621). ), Selected element information acquisition unit (622), input target selection list creation unit (631), event processing unit (632), input target table storage unit (640), input target selection list table storage unit (641) and display It is comprised by the form memory | storage part (642).
[0028]
First, when a display screen is selected by connecting to a web page or the like, screen information is sent to the screen creation unit (610) to create a display screen. The generated display screen information is sent to the input target information acquisition unit (620) (651), and the input target information linked to the event processing is acquired from the display screen. The screen display coordinate position of the input target is calculated, and the result is sent to the input target table storage unit (640) (652) and stored in the input target table. This table also stores a page name indicating the display screen.
[0029]
Also, the number of items to be displayed in the list and the mode setting such as whether to display “Previous screen” or “Jump to other page” can be stored in the display mode separately at an appropriate time during the display operation. Part (642).
Next, when the first input operation of pressing the left click button of the pointing device (603) is performed, the signal is sent to the input event detection unit (611) (653), and the display screen is displayed in the input event detection unit (611). The position coordinates of the upper cursor are obtained, and the result is sent to the distance calculation / sorting unit (621) (654). The distance calculation / sorting unit (621) receives the position coordinates of each input target from the input target table storage unit (640) (655), calculates the distance between each input target and the cursor, and arranges the input targets in ascending order of distance. Change. The rearranged input objects are sent to the input object selection list creating unit (631) (656), where a list is created. At this time, information on the display form of the list is received from the display form storage unit (642) (657), and a list of the designated form is created. This list is sent to the input target selection list storage unit (641) (658) and stored therein. When the storage operation is completed, the input target selection list storage unit (641) sends the position coordinates of the input target to the input event detection unit (611) together with the completion signal (659).
[0030]
When the input event detection unit (611) receives the completion signal, the input event detection unit (611) sends an indication request signal to the input target selection list indication / selection reception control unit (612) (660). The display / selection reception control unit (612) receives the latest information and the label data of the list label indicated by the latest information from the input target selection list storage unit (641) (661), and sends it to the labeling device (602) (662). ) A list sign is displayed on the sign screen.
[0031]
When the cursor is moved by operating the pointing device (603) in this state (663), the input event detection unit (611) calculates the cursor position coordinate and compares it with the position coordinate of the input target. When the cursor overlaps with the input target, it is determined that it is in the selected state, and information on the input target in the selected state is sent to the display / selection reception control unit (612) (664). The display / selection reception control unit (612) sends a control signal in which the display color or the like of the input target in the selection reception state is changed to the display device (602) (665).
[0032]
Next, when a second input operation for releasing the operation of pressing the button of the pointing device (603) is performed (666), the input event detection unit (611) determines whether the cursor is in an input target selection state. If it is selected, the cursor position coordinates and selection signal are sent to the selected element information acquisition unit (622) (667). The selected element information acquisition unit (622) receives input target information corresponding to the cursor position coordinates from the input target table storage unit (640) (668), and acquires event processing information to which the input target is linked from the input target table. Then, the information is sent to the event processing unit (632) (669). The event processing unit (632) executes the designated process. When the second input operation is performed, if the cursor is not in the input target selection state, the input event detection unit (611) sends information for deleting the list display to the display / selection reception control unit (612). The display device (602) erases the display of the list.
[0033]
Further, when the cursor is moved in a state where the first input operation is performed and the display overlaps with the display of “previous screen” or “jump to other page” in the list (670), the input event detection unit (611) In addition, information for displaying the list is sent to the display / selection reception control unit (612) (671). The display / selection reception control unit (612) requests the input target selection list storage unit (641) for information on a list corresponding to “previous screen” or “jump to other page” (672), and receives the list. (673) By sending the result to the display device (674), the corresponding list is displayed together on the display screen.
[0034]
Next, the flow of processing when an input operation is performed with a pointing device in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7A shows a flow when the first input operation of pressing the left click button of the pointing device is performed. When the first input operation is performed using the pointing device (701), it is confirmed whether the instruction is a list display instruction (702), and then the cursor position information is acquired (703). Then, the distance between all the input objects and the cursor is calculated with reference to the input object table (704), and the input objects are rearranged in ascending order of distance (705). Next, display mode information is acquired from the display mode storage unit (706), and a list of input targets created according to the display mode is displayed at the cursor position on the display screen (707). This state is a state (708) in which selection of an input target is accepted from the list by the pointing device.
[0035]
FIG. 7B shows a processing flow when the second input operation for releasing the operation of pressing the left click button of the pointing device is performed. When the second input operation is performed by the pointing device (711), it is determined whether or not the cursor is in a selected state (712). If the cursor is in the selected state, an input target is acquired (713). When the input target is acquired, the event processing information of the input target is acquired from the input target table (714), and the event processing is executed (715). Thus, a series of input operation processing is completed.
[0036]
If the cursor is not in the selected state when the second input operation is performed (716), the list selection acceptance by the pointing device is terminated (717), and the display of the input target list is deleted (718). ). Similarly, a list deletion operation may be performed when the event processing is performed.
Next, a method for obtaining the shortest distance between the cursor and the input object used when creating the input object selection list in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, it is defined by a rectangular vertex surrounding the position coordinates of the input target (801). The coordinates of each vertex of the rectangle are represented by (xa, ya), (xa, yb), (xb, yb), (xb, ya) in the counterclockwise direction from the upper left corner. The position coordinate of the cursor (802) is represented by (x, y). Generally speaking, the distance between the cursor and the input target can be expressed by the distance between the cursor and the vertex, or the length of a perpendicular line extending from the cursor to each side.
[0037]
The distance between the cursor and the input object is compared when creating the list, and it will be explained which one is appropriate depending on where the cursor is located on the input object. When the cursor is at the position indicated by P in FIG. 8, this corresponds to the case where the position coordinates of each axis of the cursor are not within the range of each side in either the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. . In this case, the length of the vertical line (803) drawn from the cursor to the side along the Y axis shows a smaller value than the distance (804) from the vertex closest to the cursor. Defining the distance between the cursor and the input target using the distance (804) matches the visual sense of the user.
[0038]
On the other hand, when the cursor is at the position represented by Q, the coordinate (x) in the X-axis direction of the cursor is within the range of the coordinates (xa) and (xb) in the X-axis direction of the side defining the rectangle In this case, the length of the perpendicular line (805) down to the upper side of the rectangle is shorter than the shortest distance (806) of the distances obtained from the four vertices. From the sense of visual distance, it is considered appropriate to represent the distance between the cursor and the input object using the length of the perpendicular line.
[0039]
The equation for obtaining the distance according to the above description is as follows.
here,
In this description, the position coordinates of the input target are defined using rectangles. However, by replacing each side of the rectangle with the major axis and minor axis of the ellipse, a distance close to vision can be defined similarly. .
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in an input method in which a plurality of input objects on a display screen are selected by operating a pointing device and an event process (function) associated with the input object is executed, according to the first input operation of the pointing device To calculate the distance between multiple input objects and the cursor, create a list arranged in the order of distance, and display it near the cursor. An event (function) associated with the input object is executed by selecting a desired input object from among them and performing a second input operation. As described above, since the input target list is displayed near the cursor, an operation for performing input selection is simplified.
[0041]
In addition to the list displayed on the display screen of the current page, the list displayed on the display screen of the previous page or the list of page names of the display screen displayed before this display screen is also displayed. Display, enabling selection and input execution processing from among them, and a series of input object selection operations can be performed efficiently.
Furthermore, by defining the distance between the cursor that determines the order of display in the list and the input object with a visually close sense, it is possible to create a list that is close to the intuition of the person performing the operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a screen display when an input target is selected according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing display contents of the list of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen display when an input target is selected according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing display contents of the list of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing display contents of a list showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of an input system according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow of screen display and event execution by an input operation of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a distance between a cursor and an input target according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen display when an input target is selected according to the related art.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an input system according to a conventional technique.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a flow of processing for performing screen display and event execution by an input operation according to a conventional technique.
[Explanation of symbols]

Claims (2)

An input for executing event processing associated with the first page input target by an input operation for selecting one of a plurality of first page input targets on the first page by a cursor movement operation by a pointing device. In the method
On the first page in response to a first input operation performed after the cursor is moved to an arbitrary position other than the position of the first page input target on the first display screen of the first page Calculating the distance in the first page between all the positions of the first page input target and the cursor position where the first input operation is performed;
Then, all of the pre-Symbol first page input object arranged in this order in the distance is smaller the first page, and displays the first table in the vicinity of the cursor position on the first display screen,
Next, a second page having a plurality of second page input targets is acquired by a second input operation for selecting one of the first page input targets in the first list,
Next, in response to a third input operation performed after moving the cursor to an arbitrary position other than the position of the second page input target on the second display screen of the second page, the second page Calculating the distance in the second page between all the positions of the second page input target above and the cursor position where the third input operation has been performed ,
Then, arranging all the previous SL second page input object in order the second page in the distance is smaller, and the second list obtained by adding the input object that instructs transition to the first table, the second Display with a list of 1 near the cursor position on the second display screen,
Next, when the position of the first page input target in the first list or the position of the second page input target in the second list and the cursor position overlap, the fourth input An input method using a pointing device, wherein when an operation is performed, an event process associated with the input target is executed. An input for executing event processing associated with the first page input target by an input operation for selecting one of a plurality of first page input targets on the first page by a cursor movement operation by a pointing device. In the method
On the first page in response to a first input operation performed after the cursor is moved to an arbitrary position other than the position of the first page input target on the first display screen of the first page Calculating the distance in the first page between all the positions of the first page input target and the cursor position where the first input operation is performed;
Storing a third list in which input objects including a page name are arranged in the order of latest access, and a page having an access history can be acquired before accessing the first page;
Next, the first list to which all the first page input objects are arranged in ascending order of the first page distance and an input object for instructing the transition to the third list is added is the third list. Along with the list of the cursors on the first display screen in the vicinity of the cursor position,
Next, when a fifth input operation is performed when the position of the input target in the first list or the position of the input target in the third list and the cursor position overlap, the input An input method using a pointing device, wherein event processing associated with an object is executed.

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