JPH01163814A - Multi-item input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To flexibly change contents of items of item keys by using a set code key part as a selected key. CONSTITUTION:A display part 5 for item display and a touch panel 7 where two transparent conductive thin film sheets are put on the display part 5 to constitute an electrode are arranged, and a sensor which reads codes of code keys 2 is arranged on the panel 7, and code keys 2 are arranged on this sensor to set items. Code keys 2 are selected by depression of the touch panel 7 in item parts. Thus, contents of items such as a company A and a company B are flexibly changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a multi-item input device, and particularly relates to setting and changing of items and improving methods for selecting the items.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a multi-item input device that does not require operator skill, input sections such as multiple input keys are arranged on the operation surface, and a book-type, slide-type, or roll-type data mat is placed on top of the array. A manual key device is used to set up the mat and define the meaning of each key.

On the other hand, there are known key-powered devices that change the meaning of each key by operating a specific key. Further, such a key input device is used by being connected to a terminal device of an electronic computer, such as a display device, and the contents of keys that can be input are displayed on the display device (for example, I# Kaisho 55).
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(See Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-88126).

Figure 4 is a layout diagram on the operation panel showing an example of a conventional multi-item input device. An input device 1 is shown.

This device is comprised of a plurality of code keys 2, a code key reader 6 for reading operations of the -keys, a selection key 12 for selecting a code key, and a function key 9 for changing item settings.

The code key 2 set in the code key reading section 6 is set by operating the function key 9, and various items (for example, A
Company, Company B, Company 0, etc.), the selection key 12 is operated. Also, when changing the settings of an item (for example, Tokyo, Kanagawa).

Saitama, etc.) Either remove the code key 2 that has already been set, or set the code key you want to set in the code reader 6 where the code key 2 is not set, and press the funkshishin key 9t- Change the item settings by operating.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above conventional technology has the following problems.

(1) Contents of the item of the item key (for example, company A, company B.

0 companies, etc.) to items such as Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, etc., cannot be changed to 7 lexis.

(2) A selection key is required in addition to the item key, and an area for its implementation is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-item input device in which an item display section, a code key, and a selection key are located in the same position.

[Means for solving problems]

A display section for displaying items, a touch panel on which electrodes are formed by stacking two transparent conductive thin film sheets are arranged, and a sensor for reading the code of the code key is arranged on top of the display section. Place a code key above the senna and set the item. Also, the code key selection is
The above object can be achieved by selecting the item by pressing the touch panel of the item.

[Effect]

The code of the code key is read by the sensor, and the items according to the code are displayed on the display. The item is selected by pressing the touch panel placed above the item with a fingertip, and the display section changes to reverse display.

If you want to change the contents of an item, just rewrite the contents of the correspondence table between the code key code and display item.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In FIG. 1, data bus 1 of microphone α processor 3
1 is a host device interface section 4#item display section 5.
Code key reader 6. Touch panel control section 8. Each is connected to the function key control section 10. In addition, the touch panel 7 is connected to the touch panel control unit 8.
The key 9 is connected to the function key control unit 10,
Code key 2 embeds stone 12 according to the code, and 2
There are n types of code keys (2-65556 types in the example of 16 pits in FIG. 1).

The code key 2 is provided with an erroneous setting prevention 15 to prevent the key from being set incorrectly (set it so that the erroneous setting prevention 13 is always at the top left). 6 sensors (for example, magnetic sensors), and the multi-item input device 1 is configured as a whole.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

In FIG. 2, when the code key 2 is set (embedded) in the code key reading unit 6, the code that each code key 20 has is read by the sensor of the code key reading unit 6, and items according to the code (for example, Company A, Company B, Company 0, etc.) are displayed on the item display section 5. To select an item next, by pressing the touch panel 8 of the code key 2, the item display on the item display section is displayed in reverse to indicate the selection. The data of the selected item is to be sent to the host device by operating the send key among the function keys 9.

When changing the contents of the item display (for example, Company A, Company B, Company 0, etc.), change the correspondence table between the code of code key 2 of the item display section 5 and the item display (for example, Company A→Tokyo, Company B).
This is done by pressing the item change key in the function keys 9 (company → Kanagawa). FIG. 5 shows code key 2. Code key reader 6. A sectional view showing the implementation of the touch panel 82 item display section 5 is shown.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the configuration is as described above, in the present invention,
The following effects can be obtained.

The contents of items (for example, Company A, Company B, etc.) can be changed flexibly. Furthermore, by using a touch panel as the selection key, there is no need to provide an area for mounting item selection keys in addition to the code keys. 1

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a multi-item input device showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of implementation, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of implementation of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a conventional FIG. 2 is a schematic implementation diagram of a multi-item input device. 1...Multi-item input device, 2...-code key,
3...Microphone o7'a processor, 5...Item display section, 6...Code key reading section, 7-...Touch panel, $, i l121. 77・/+ノIV'Nelkatsu 4 Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Code reading means for reading the code key to be set or changed when setting an item or changing an item setting;
storage means for registering a correspondence table between codes and items read by the code reading means; interface means for sending the codes of the items registered in the storage means to a host device; A multi-item input device characterized by having a display means for displaying a code key at a set position, and a function of making the set code key part usable as a selection key.