JPH02268317A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a response in such position that it does not overlap user's hand by discriminating the right hand or the left hand in which the user has a tablet pointing pen to change the display position. CONSTITUTION:It is discriminated by a discriminating circuit 4 that the user has a pointing pen 3 in his right or left hand, and the display position on a display part 2 is changed in accordance with the discrimination result by an information processing part 5. Consequently, the display position on the display part 2 of a point corresponding to position coordinates on a tablet 1 pointed by the pen 3 is so displayed that it does not overlap the user's hand and is easily seen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device that is capable of high-speed input and has good operability in a tablet with a display section where the display on the display section does not overlap the user's hand. .

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional tablet with a display section, depending on the input position, a response message displayed from the information processing device on the display section located on the same plane as the tablet may be hidden by the hand holding the tablet's pointing pen.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Therefore, in conventional information processing devices, depending on the input position on the tablet, confirmation of response messages from the information processing device, selection of selected information, etc. may be performed by pressing an indicator pen from the tablet. After letting go of the user's hand and checking the information hidden in the hand holding the indicator pen, the user had to move the indicator pen onto the tablet again to continue operation. In particular, in most tablets with a display, response messages are assumed to be operated by the user holding the indicator pen in the right hand. The response messages from the computer were often hidden under the left hand holding the indicator pen, making operability very poor.

In view of this, the present invention makes it possible to prevent response messages outputted to the display device from overlapping the hand even when the indicating pen of the tablet is held in the left hand, and to enable confirmation of messages without moving the position of the indicating pen. The purpose is to provide an information processing device that can perform the following tasks.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device of the present invention includes a tablet with a display section that can display images on the same plane, and a user who can use his or her right hand to hold the indication ben of this tablet. a determination means for determining whether the user is holding the item or holding the item with the left hand;
and means for determining and changing the display position on the display section in response to input from the tablet based on information from the determining means.

Operation In the information processing apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, when the user is holding the pointing pen of the tablet with the right hand, the information of the determining means for determining which hand is holding the pointing pen is Adjust the display position of the response message or selected message so that it does not overlap with the hand holding the indicator pen.
Do this on the left side of the display section, which is on the same plane as the tablet, centered on the input position of the indicator pen. In addition, if the user holds the indicator pen in his/her left hand, the display should be on the same plane as the tablet, centered on the input position of the indicator pen, so that the display position of the response message or selection message does not overlap with the hand holding the indicator pen. Display on the right side of.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a tablet with a display unit that can display information on the same plane, 2 is the display unit, 3 is an indicator pen, and 4 is a determination circuit that determines which hand the user is holding the indicator pen in. , 5 is an information processing section.

The operation of the information processing apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained below.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of operation of the pointing pen 3 and tablet with display section 1 held by the user in this embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of operation in a conventional example shown for comparison. It is a diagram.

In this embodiment, the user first registers in advance in the determination circuit 4 which hand to use the pointing pen 3 with, and thereafter inputs information onto the tablet 1 using the pointing pen 3. When displaying a response message on the display unit 2 in response to the user's input from the tablet l, the information processing unit 5 uses the information from the position of the indicator pen 3 on the tablet and the information from the determination circuit 4 to determine if the user 3 with the right hand, the response message is displayed to the left of the position of the indicator pen 3 on the tablet, and if the user is operating the indicator pen 3 with the left hand, the response message is displayed on the left side of the position of the indicator pen 3 on the tablet. Display the response message to the right of its position on the tablet. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the message is not hidden by the user's hand on the tablet 1, improving operability. In the conventional example, as shown in FIG. 3, the response message is hidden by the user's hand on the tablet l, and the user may not even notice that a response message has been issued from the information processing section 5. .

In this embodiment, the switch is used as the circuit for determining the hand in which the user holds the pointing pen, but it may be possible to select the switch using a tablet.

Furthermore, when inputting figures using a tablet, the message may be displayed in a position that avoids the figure being edited.

Further, in this embodiment, the user can select whether to hold the pointing pen with the left hand or the right hand, but the pen may be used only for right-hand operation or only for left-hand operation.

In addition, in this example, the message is used, but there are also selectable 1
It may also be used as a palette for selecting the above pictographs.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, response messages, etc. on the tablet and display section on the same plane are not hidden in the user's hand, and operability is good, and messages for input discrepancies can be displayed. Since the information can be transmitted to the user without fail, the number of input mistakes can be reduced.

Furthermore, the components of the present invention do not require large-scale components and can be implemented with a small device. Therefore, a very effective information processing device can be realized, and its practical effects are great.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation example in the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation example in a conventional example. It is. l...Tablet, 2...Display unit, 3...Instruction pen, 4...Judgment circuit, 5...Information processing unit. Agent's name: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano Haka 1 base map Funeral map 3 --- Instructor?

Claims (1)

[Claims] A tablet with a display unit capable of displaying information on the same plane; a determining means for determining whether the user is holding the pointing pen of the tablet with the right hand or the left hand; and means for changing a display position on the display unit in response to input from a tablet, and displays a response in a position that does not overlap a user's hand in response to input to the tablet.