JPH01180029A - Keyboard auxiliary device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain an input only with one hand by a mouse by selecting and displaying a virtual keyboard to be stored in a memory, executing the selection instruction of the desired key of the virtual keyboard and inputting data. CONSTITUTION:When the list display of a virtual keyboard to be stored in a memory 5 is instructed by a keyboard 2 or a mouse 4, this list is displayed on a display device 1. This display is observed and when the keyboard 6 is selected by the keyboard 2 or mouse 4, the keyboard 6 is displayed on the window of the device 1 and the desired key is selected out of the keyboard 6 to be displayed on the window by same operation. Then, the correspondent data input is executed, and a keyboard auxiliary device capable of controlling the input with the one hand operation by the mouse is obtained.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention has a plurality of virtual keyboards in the memory, and performs typing input from the keyboard and manual input of keys on the virtual keyboard from the mouse. The present invention relates to a keyboard auxiliary device that can be used as a keyboard auxiliary device.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some devices such as terminals that allow typing input from a keyboard are provided with a numeric keypad on the keyboard. The numeric keypad is 0
to 9, commas, periods, operators (+, -
Symbols such as 1 *, ÷) are arranged in one corner of the keyboard so that they can be operated with one hand.As this allows entry with one hand, it is especially designed for tasks that require a lot of numerical input. It is often

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, depending on the type of keyboard, there may not be enough space to place the numeric keypad in the corner of the keyboard due to the design, or other special input keys may be arranged in priority to the numeric keypad. When using a keyboard, an operator inputs numbers by typing using the number keys on the top row of the keyboard. However, input using this method requires the use of both hands at all times, which can significantly reduce work efficiency, especially in tasks that involve a large number of numerical inputs.

The present invention solves the above problem, and provides a keyboard auxiliary device that displays keys that are not on the keyboard in a green window of a display device and allows input using a mouse with only one hand. With the goal.

[Means for solving problems]

To this end, the keyboard auxiliary device according to the invention is constructed as follows. That is, it has a display device that displays input/output information, a keyboard that performs input, a mouse that performs auxiliary input, a memory, and a CPIJ, and a plurality of virtual keyboards are stored in the memory. In addition to the numeric keypad, the virtual keyboard includes a list of special symbols, various dictionaries, collections of example sentences, comment collections, etc. 1 Kuwa The author needs a keyboard, and it is difficult to equip the keyboard with keys, so memory Select and instruct a desired virtual keyboard from among the plurality of virtual keyboards in the display device to display it in the window of the display device, and enable desired data input by selecting and instructing a desired key on the displayed virtual keyboard. It is configured.

[Effect]

In the present invention, an operator can cause a virtual keyboard stored in memory to be displayed on a display device by typing input using a keyboard, and can then input keys on the virtual keyboard using a mouse. If there are multiple virtual keyboards, the operator can select the desired keyboard from among the multiple keyboards, and can also display multiple virtual keyboards in a window at the same time and input from the virtual keyboards. can.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the keyboard auxiliary device of the present invention.

1 is a display device that displays various input/output information on a panel and also displays a virtual keyboard. A keyboard 2 is used to perform various inputs by typing and to display a virtual keyboard in memory on the display panel. 3 is a disk, and 4 is a mouse for specifying and inputting keys on a virtual keyboard in a window of a display panel. A key on the virtual keyboard is input by moving the cursor over a key on the virtual keyboard and pressing a mouse button.

5 is a memory, in which a virtual keyboard 6 is stored. The virtual keyboard 6 includes a numeric keypad that includes numbers from 0 to 9, symbols such as commas, periods, and operators (+, -1*, ÷), as well as a list of special symbols, various dictionaries, and examples. One or more items such as essay collections and comment collections that require a writer and for which it is difficult to provide keys on a keyboard are prepared. The virtual keyboard is
Although it is displayed on the display panel by the operator's action, each key in the display panel window has attribute data, so if you input the key manually using the key, it is the same as inputting from the keyboard. will be entered into. 7 is a CPU that transmits data between the above-mentioned elements and performs various processing of the data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of system I of the keyboard auxiliary device of the present invention.

In step (3), one or more virtual keyboard types, here n, stored in the memory 5 are displayed in a list on the panel of the display device M1. This list display is performed when the operator issues a list display instruction using the keyboard 2, mouse 4, or the like. Next, in steps (2) and (2), the operator uses the keyboard 2 or mouse 4 to select a desired one from the list of n virtual keyboards. When the selection is completed, the contents of the selected virtual keyboard are displayed in the window of the display panel in step (3).

At this time, it is also possible to select and display multiple virtual keyboards at the same time. Next, in step ■,
It is determined whether there is an instruction from the operator to end the display of the virtual keyboard, and if there is an instruction, the virtual keyboard is closed in step (2). If there is no termination instruction, it is determined in step (2) whether a key on the virtual keyboard has been selected. If it has not been selected, the process returns to step (2); if it has been selected, the data is manually processed and its contents are displayed in step (2), and then the process returns to step (2). Key selection on the virtual keyboard is performed using the keyboard 2 or the mouse 4.

Furthermore, if multiple virtual keyboards are displayed and operated on the window at the same time, it is also possible to instruct in step ■ to close only some of the multiple virtual keyboards that are selectively displayed. be.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the operator can display keys that are not on the keyboard in the window of the panel of the display device, and provide a keyboard auxiliary device that allows one-handed input using only L movements of the mouse. Obtainable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the keyboard auxiliary device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of processing of the keyboard auxiliary device of the present invention. l...display device, 2...keyboard, 3.
...Disk, 4...Mask, 5...Memory, 6.
...virtual keyboard, 7...cpu.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A display device, a memory storing a plurality of virtual keyboards, a virtual keyboard selection means for selecting a desired virtual keyboard in the memory, and a virtual keyboard selected by the selection means to be transferred to the display device. What is claimed is: 1. A keyboard auxiliary device comprising: means for displaying a desired key on the displayed virtual keyboard; and key selection means for selecting and instructing a desired key on the displayed virtual keyboard to input data.