JP4940974B2 - Position cursor display device and position cursor display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a position cursor display device and a position cursor display method for reflecting an operation on a pointing device on a moving display of a position cursor on a display screen.

Due to the increased functionality of measuring instruments, there are many cases where operations are accepted using a display screen when selecting a menu. As shown in FIG. 4A, for example, a dialog menu 40A for menu selection is displayed on a monitor screen 30 that displays a measured waveform and the user selects an icon 41A in the dialog menu 40A. It is configured so that necessary menu parts can be specified. The dialog menu with a high degree of freedom widens the range of expression and has the advantage of being suitable for cases where there are many setting items.
JP 2002-182845 A JP 2003-167007 A

  When selecting an icon from the dialog menu, a rotary knob or an arrow key provided on the measuring instrument can be used. However, when there are many menu parts constituting the dialog menu, many parts are used to select the target menu part, and the operability is remarkably reduced.

  FIG. 4B shows an icon selection order when the rotary knob is used, and FIG. 4C shows an icon selection order when the arrow key is used. Thus, since the rotary knob and the arrow key follow icons one by one, the selection operation becomes complicated as the number of menu parts increases. Further, in order to be able to predict the icon to be selected next, the icon arrangement method is naturally limited. For example, it is difficult to mix a plurality of types of icons, or to arrange them by shifting them vertically and horizontally.

  In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to employ a pointing device such as a trackball or a mouse. However, since these normally operate at the resolution of the display screen, the necessary operation amount is excessive on the dialog menu, and the intended menu part cannot be selected smoothly, which causes a problem in operation. Particularly with a trackball, it is difficult to obtain appropriate operability.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a position cursor display device and a position cursor display method capable of improving the operability of a pointing device such as a trackball or a mouse.

The position cursor display device of the present invention is a position cursor display device that reflects an operation on the pointing device on a moving display of the position cursor on the display screen, and an operation amount of the operation on the pointing device. An operation amount acquisition means for acquiring the position, a position calculation means for calculating the position of the position cursor on the display screen by the screen display means based on the operation amount acquired by the operation amount acquisition means, and the position calculation means Based on a calculation result, when the cursor display means for displaying the position cursor on the display screen and the position calculation means calculate that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, An operation amount expansion hand that enlarges the operation amount acquired by the operation amount acquisition means and gives the operation amount to the position calculation means When, with the respective divided areas obtained by dividing the specific area into a plurality, and a display position specifying means for giving a specific display position, the display position information of associating with each other in the cursor display means in the respective divided regions, wherein Based on the display position information, the cursor display means replaces the position cursor position calculated by the position calculation means with the specific display position associated with the divided region including the position. A position cursor is displayed .
According to this position cursor display device, when it is calculated that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, the amount of operation of the pointing device is enlarged and reflected in the amount of movement of the position cursor. The operability of the pointing device can be improved.

  In the specific area, a screen for selecting an option assigned to each of the divided areas by positioning the position cursor at the corresponding specific display position may be displayed.

  The operation amount enlargement means according to the display content of the specific area may be given to the operation amount enlargement means.

The position cursor display method of the present invention is a position cursor display method in which an operation on a pointing device is reflected on a moving display of the position cursor on the display screen. The step of executing screen display and an operation amount of the operation on the pointing device are acquired. A step of calculating the position of the position cursor on the display screen by the step of executing the screen display based on the operation amount acquired in the step of acquiring the operation amount, and a calculation result by the step of calculating If the position cursor is calculated to be in a specific area on the display screen by the step of displaying the position cursor on the display screen and the step of calculating based on the The operation amount acquired in the acquiring step is enlarged and the calculation step is performed. Comprising the steps of providing in-flop, and each divided region obtained by dividing the specific area into a plurality, and a step of providing a display position information that associates a specific display position, the mutually at the respective divided areas, the display of the cursor In the step of displaying on the screen, instead of the position of the position cursor calculated in the step of calculating the position based on the display position information, the identification associated with the divided area including the position is performed. The position cursor is displayed at the display position.
According to this position cursor display method, when it is calculated that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, the amount of operation of the pointing device is enlarged and reflected in the amount of movement of the position cursor. The operability of the pointing device can be improved.

  According to the position cursor display device of the present invention, when it is calculated that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, the operation amount of the operation on the pointing device is enlarged and reflected in the movement amount of the position cursor. Therefore, the operability of the pointing device can be improved.

  According to the position cursor display method of the present invention, when it is calculated that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, the operation amount of the operation on the pointing device is enlarged and reflected in the movement amount of the position cursor. Therefore, the operability of the pointing device can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a position cursor display device according to the present invention is applied to a graphical interface for a measuring instrument will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the position cursor display device of this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the position cursor display device according to the present embodiment obtains an operation amount (vector amount) of an operation with respect to a screen display unit 11 that executes screen display and a pointing device 20 such as a trackball or a mouse. Based on the amount acquisition means 12, the operation amount acquired by the operation amount acquisition means 12, the position calculation means 13 for calculating the position of the position cursor on the display screen 30 by the screen display means 11, and the calculation by the position calculation means 13 Based on the result, if the cursor display means 14 for displaying the position cursor on the display screen 30 and the position calculation means 13 calculate that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen 30, the operation amount An operation amount enlargement unit 15 that enlarges the operation amount acquired by the acquisition unit 12 and gives the operation amount to the position calculation unit 13, and each of the divided specific areas. Constituting a region, a specific display position on the respective divided areas, and the display position specifying means 16 for providing the cursor display means 14 displays position information of associating with each other, the.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the screen display means 11 is provided with dialog menu display data necessary for displaying a dialog menu 40 as a specific area described later. The dialog menu display data includes information indicating the specific area, and this information is given to the operation amount expanding means 15. The dialog menu display data includes the display position information described above, and this display position information is given to the cursor display means 14 via the display position specifying means 16.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a display screen by the screen display means 11 and the cursor display means 14, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a calculation result by the position calculation means 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, on the display screen 30, a dialog menu 40 as a specific area is superimposed and displayed on the measurement screen 31 for displaying a measurement waveform and the like by the screen display unit 11. On the other hand, in FIG. 2 (b), the cursor position calculated by the position calculating means 13 is shown as a marker 5. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), a cursor display is displayed at a position corresponding to the marker 5. The position cursor 6 is displayed by the means 14.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, icons 41a to 41t indicating menu parts are arrayed in the dialog menu 40 of the display screen 30, and the corresponding menu part is selected by selecting one of the icons. You can choose.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, the dialog menu 40 is divided into divided areas 42a to 42t provided corresponding to the icons 41a to 41t, respectively. As will be described later, corresponding icons 41 a to 41 t are selected according to the position of the marker 5.

  In the state of FIG. 2B, the cursor position (the position of the marker 5) calculated by the position calculation means 13 is outside the dialog menu 40, that is, on the measurement screen 31. Thus, when the cursor position is on the measurement screen 31, the moving resolution of the position cursor 6 with respect to the operation of the pointing device 20 is the same as the resolution of the display screen 30. This moving resolution is an appropriate value for the cursor operation on the measurement screen 31.

  When the pointing device 20 is operated, the operation amount is acquired by the operation amount acquisition unit 12 and is reflected in the calculation result by the position calculation unit 13. Therefore, the user can freely move the position cursor 6 by operating the pointing device 20.

  Next, FIG. 3A shows a display screen when the cursor position is on the dialog menu 40, and FIG. 3B shows a calculation result by the position calculation means 13 corresponding to this case.

  In the case of FIG. 3B, the cursor position (the position of the marker 5) calculated by the position calculation means 13 is on the dialog menu 40. As described above, when the cursor position is on the dialog menu 40, the operation amount enlargement unit 15 uses the information indicating the specific area (range of the dialog menu 40) and the cursor position calculated by the position calculation unit 13. By comparing, it is recognized that the cursor position is on the dialog menu 40. In this case, the operation amount enlargement unit 15 enlarges the operation amount acquired by the operation amount acquisition unit 12 and supplies the operation amount to the position calculation unit 13. For this reason, the movement resolution of the marker 5 with respect to the operation of the pointing device 20 becomes rougher than the resolution of the display screen 30 according to the enlargement ratio, and the movement amount of the marker 5 with respect to the operation amount increases. The enlargement ratio is included in the dialog menu display data, and can be arbitrarily determined in accordance with the display form of the dialog menu and other display contents of the specific area. For example, in a dialog menu, the enlargement ratio can be increased if the interval between menu parts is large, and the enlargement ratio can be decreased if the interval between menu parts is small. The enlargement ratio is given to the operation amount enlargement means 15 together with the information indicating the specific area (FIG. 1).

  When the cursor position is on the dialog menu 40, the cursor display means 14 displays the corresponding icons 41a to 41t in place of displaying the position cursor 6 at the position corresponding to the marker 5. In this case, the lit icons 41a to 41t function as position cursors.

  The correspondence between the position of the marker 5 and the icons 41a to 41t is defined by the above display position information, and the display position information is given to the cursor display means 14 via the display position designation means 16 (FIG. 1).

  As described above, the icons 41a to 41t correspond to the divided areas 42a to 42t, respectively, and an icon corresponding to the position of the marker 5 is selected. 3A and 3B, since the marker 5 is in the divided area 42j, the corresponding icon 41j is selected and lit. Similarly, for example, if the marker 5 is in the divided area 42a, the icon 41a is selected and lit.

  In this way, on the dialog menu 40 where the only meaningful pointing object is an icon, the operation on the pointing device 20 is converted to the switching movement on the icon, so that the operability of selecting the menu part can be remarkably improved. Can do.

  Further, since the positions and sizes of the divided areas 42a to 42t corresponding to the icons 41a to 41t are set in accordance with the positions and sizes of the icons 41a to 41t, the icons based on the operation on the pointing device 20 are set. Don't make the selection result uncomfortable.

  If the marker 5 is removed from the dialog menu 40, the display returns to the display by the position cursor 6 (FIG. 2A) again, and the moving resolution of the position cursor 6 is the same as the resolution of the display screen 30.

  As described above, according to the position cursor display device of the present embodiment, the amount of movement of the cursor on the dialog menu is set large, and the icon functions as a position cursor on the dialog menu to Icons are sequentially selected according to the operation. For this reason, the target menu component can be directly and quickly selected with a small amount of operation with respect to the pointing device 20. For functions with many setting items, a dialog menu using the entire display screen may be used. In this case, the entire display screen is recognized as the specific area.

  In the above embodiment, the case of controlling the cursor display on the dialog menu has been described. However, the moving speed or display method of the cursor can be appropriately selected according to various contexts. In this case, since a pointing operation according to the context is possible, the operability can be greatly improved.

  In the above embodiment, the cursor display in the measuring device has been exemplified, but the present invention can be widely applied to a case where an operation for a pointing device such as a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or application software used in a personal computer is converted into a cursor display. It is.

  The scope of application of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be widely applied to a position cursor display device and a position cursor display method in which an operation on a pointing device is reflected on a moving display of a position cursor on a display screen.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the position cursor display apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows a display screen etc., (a) is a figure which shows the display screen by a screen display means and a cursor display means, (b) is a figure which shows the calculation result by a position calculating means. It is a figure which shows the case where a cursor position exists on a dialog menu, (a) is a figure which shows the display screen by a screen display means and a cursor display means, (b) is a figure which shows the calculation result by a position calculating means. It is a figure which shows the example using a dialog menu, (a) is a figure which shows the dialog menu displayed on the monitor screen, (b) is a figure which shows the selection order of the icon in the case of using a rotary knob, ( FIG. 6C is a diagram showing the selection order of icons when an arrow key is used.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Screen display means 12 Operation amount acquisition means 13 Position calculation means 14 Cursor display means 15 Operation amount expansion means 16 Display position designation means

Claims (4)

In the position cursor display device that reflects the operation on the pointing device on the movement display of the position cursor on the display screen,
Screen display means for executing screen display;
An operation amount acquisition means for acquiring an operation amount of an operation on the pointing device;
Position calculating means for calculating the position of the position cursor on the display screen by the screen display means based on the operation amount acquired by the operation amount acquiring means;
Cursor display means for displaying the position cursor on the display screen based on the calculation result by the position calculation means;
When the position calculation means calculates that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, the operation amount acquired by the operation amount acquisition means is enlarged and given to the position calculation means A means of expanding the amount;
Display position specifying means for giving the cursor display means display position information for associating each divided area obtained by dividing the specific area with a specific display position in each divided area;
Equipped with a,
Based on the display position information, the cursor display means replaces the position cursor position calculated by the position calculation means with the specific display position associated with the divided area including the position. position the cursor display device and displaying the position cursor.
The screen for selecting an option assigned to each of the divided areas by positioning the position cursor at the corresponding specific display position is displayed in the specific area. The position cursor display device described in 1.
The position cursor display device according to claim 1, wherein an enlargement ratio of the operation amount according to display contents of the specific area is given to the operation amount enlargement unit.
In the position cursor display method in which the operation for the pointing device is reflected in the movement display of the position cursor on the display screen,
  Performing a screen display;
  Obtaining an operation amount of an operation on the pointing device;
  Based on the operation amount acquired in the step of acquiring the operation amount, calculating a position of a position cursor on the display screen by the step of executing the screen display;
  Displaying the position cursor on the display screen based on the calculation result of the calculating step;
  When the calculating step calculates that the position cursor is in a specific area on the display screen, the operation amount acquired in the step of acquiring the operation amount is enlarged and the calculation step is performed. Giving step,
  Providing display position information for associating each divided area obtained by dividing the specific area with a specific display position in each divided area;
With
  In the step of displaying the cursor on the display screen, instead of the position of the position cursor calculated in the step of calculating the position based on the display position information, the position corresponds to the divided region including the position. A position cursor display method, wherein the position cursor is displayed at the specific display position attached.

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