JPH02176818A - Numerical data input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve both the time efficiency and the space efficiency of a job by using a mouse to input the numerical data when the job is carried out on a display via the mouse. CONSTITUTION:A mouse is operated by an area designating means 10 and an arrow is moved to a position showing the digit area to be inputted. Then the coordinate data pointed by the arrow is supplied to an area recognizing means 20 with push of a mouse button. The display area data is supplied to a display means 30 as long as the data is included in either one of closed digit areas in an input area. The means 30 is controlled by the ON or OFF selection data supplied from a selection means 40. The means 30 displays successively the numeric values or symbols as long as the mouse button is pushed continuously. Therefore the mouse button is continuously pushed until the input is through with the designated digit area. When the input of the numerical data is through, a deciding means 60 supplies the decided data to a check means 50. Then an input action is over when the means 50 decides no irrational numerical data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a numerical data input device using a mouse.

[Conventional technology]

As a conventional numerical data input device, a method is known in which numerical data is input using a numeric keypad on a keyboard. In addition, on home Brevi game consoles, players' names, passwords, numbers, etc. can be entered using the joystick (
A known method is to input data by moving a cursor over a 50-syllabary character string displayed on a display, a numeric keypad, etc.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with conventional numerical data input devices using a keyboard, even when working with a mouse on a display, it takes time to take your hand off the mouse and switch to the keyboard when inputting numerical data. This method has the disadvantage that in addition to a work space for using a mouse, a work space for keeping a keyboard in place so that it can be used at all times is required.

Furthermore, the method using a joystick has the disadvantage that the joystick itself can only be used in home video game machines and is not often used in business systems.

On the other hand, an object of the present invention is to provide a numerical data input device that is efficient in terms of time and space, by inputting numerical data using only the mouse when performing work using a mouse on a display. It is about providing.

[Means to solve the problem]

The numerical data input device of the present invention includes: an area specifying means for specifying an area for inputting each digit of numerical data using a mouse; an area recognition means for recognizing the specified area; a display means for displaying numbers or symbols;
A selection means for selecting a displayed number or symbol using a mouse, a confirmation means for confirming completion of selection using a mouse, and a checking means for checking irrationality of input numerical data as a numerical value. It is characterized by comprising the following.

[Effect]

The operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 1 and the flowchart of FIG. 2.

Now, consider inputting numerical data into an input area as shown in FIG. 3 using a mouse.

When the input device of the present invention is activated, the number of digits of the input data is input (Sl), and the display displays at least an input area, a confirmation area, and an arrow based on the input number of digits, and displays a screen waiting for input. state (see Figure 3) (S2),
When the area specifying means 10 operates the mouse to move the arrow to the position pointing to the digit area to be inputted (S3) and presses the mouse button (S4), the coordinate data pointed by the arrow is sent to the area recognition means 20. It is supplied (S5). When the mouse button is pressed (S4), the area recognition means 20 checks whether the coordinates pointed to by the arrow are within any closed digit area within the input area (S6). If not, the process returns to the input waiting state (S2), and if it is within the digit area, display area data is supplied to the display means 30 (S7).

The display means 30 is controlled by the on or off selection data supplied from the selection means 40. When the mouse button 9 is pressed (S4), the on data is displayed on the selection means 4.
0 to the display means 30 (S8) and 1 display means 30
As a result, either the numerical values 0 to 9, the #+11 symbol, or the Pa'' symbol are sequentially displayed in the digit area designated by the display area data (S9).

Off when the mouse button is released (SIO)
Data is supplied from the selection means 40 to the display means 30 (Sll
), the operation of sequentially displaying numbers or symbols (Sll) is stopped, and the number or symbol that was displayed on the display when the mouse button was released is displayed (S12).
), press the mouse button (S4) until the numeric value or symbol you want to input for the digit area specified by the arrow is displayed on the display, and input for the specified digit area is completed (S13). Repeat the operation of (S10), and if there are inputs for the remaining digits (814), use the mouse to move the arrow to the position pointing to the digit area to be input (S3). Input is complete (S
l Repeat the operations up to 3) until the input of all digits of the numerical data is completed. When the input of the numerical data is completed, use the confirming means 60 to move the arrow to the position pointing to the confirmed area ( S15), press the button 516
).

The confirmed data is supplied to the checking means 50 (S17), and the numerical data input at that time is displayed on the display means 3.
0 is supplied to the checking means 50 (S18). The checking means 50 checks whether the numerical data is numerically unreasonable (S19), and if it is unreasonable, the process returns to the input waiting state (Sl), and if it is not unreasonable, the numerical data input operation is completed (S20). )do.

In the manner described above, numerical data input using only the mouse is realized.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

A display 1, a mouse 2, and a memory 3 are connected to a CPU 4. The area recognition means 2 display means and checking means described in the previous column are included in the CPU 4. FIG. 3 and FIGS. 5 to 8 are diagrams showing images displayed on the display.

Now, “-1,5” (11-” Ll,t
The case of inputting four-digit numerical data (including 1) will be explained step by step with reference to the configurations and display images shown in FIGS. 4 to 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the display 1 on which a four-digit input area, confirmation area, and arrow are displayed based on information on the number of digits of numerical data given in advance, as shown in FIG. 5,
First, in order to input '5'' in the first decimal place, the area specifying means moves the arrow using the mouse 2 so that it points to the digit area d, and presses the mouse 2 button. The 0 display means confirms that the pointed coordinate is within the closed area of the digit area d, and while the button of the mouse 2 is pressed, the 5 is displayed within the 1 digit area d as shown in FIG.
For example, "0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 degrees 6.7, 8, 9.
,,-. 0, 1, 2. ...'' numbers or symbols are displayed in this order.

When the button y of the mouse 2 is released when It 5 pt is displayed in the 1-digit area d by the selection means, the display means continues to display It 5 Jj in the digit area d, as shown in FIG. Next, in order to input the decimal points rt and zt, the area display means moves the arrow so that it points to the digit area C, and by the same operation, `` is displayed in the digit area C.Furthermore, the ones place tt 1 th and Similarly for II 11, H1u is displayed in area 1 and -''' is displayed in area a.

As shown in FIG. 7, the display means displays 41 Jj 6g171 N j# in each digit area from a to d.
If 11511 is displayed, check the
As shown in FIG. 8, use the mouse 2 to move the arrow so that it points to the confirmed area, and press the button on the mouse 2. The checking means checks whether "-1, 5" displayed in the input area is not unreasonable as a numerical value. The input numerical data "-1, 5'" does not have any unreasonable values such as /I) having two numbers or two minus signs, so the numerical data input operation is completed at the end of the check. do.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, when it becomes necessary to input numerical data while performing work using a mouse,
It is now possible to input numerical data using only the mouse without using the keyboard, eliminating the time required to switch from mouse to keyboard, and saving work space by leaving the keyboard in place so that it can be used at all times. This has the effect of making it possible.

30... Display means, 40... Selection means, 50...
Checking means, 60... Confirmation means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Area specifying means for specifying an area for inputting each digit of numerical data using a mouse, area recognition means for recognizing the specified area, and display means for displaying numbers or symbols within the recognized area. , a selection means for selecting a displayed number or symbol using the mouse, a confirmation means for confirming the completion of selection using the mouse, and a check for checking the irrationality of input numerical data as a numerical value. A numerical data input device comprising: means.