JPH0283611A - Mouse device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To move a mouse by a long distance without performing an operation to prohibit to operate a travel amount detecting part by raising a mouse main body by providing a switch part to select whether or not information generated by the travel of the mouse main body should be transmitted to an information processor, and a mouse switch. CONSTITUTION:The information from an (x) direction travel distance detecting part 1 and a (y) direction travel distance detecting part 2 are converted to data to send them to the information processor at a data conversion part 3. The switch part 4 is set at an off-state by depressing the mouse switch 5, and no information is sent to the information processor. Thereby, the mouse can be returned to a travel start position by moving the mouse main body 6 on a flat plane as depressing the mouse switch 5, without performing the operation to prohibit to operate the (x) direction travel distance detecting part 1 and the (y) direction travel distance detecting part 2 by raising the mouse main body 6 required when the mouse is moved by the long distance on a narrow flat plane.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a mouse device that is a device for specifying the position of a cursor on a display screen and inputting data, and particularly relates to a mouse device that improves the operability of the mouse device. be.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional mouse devices moved the cursor on the display screen in the same distance and direction as the distance and direction that it was moved on the flat plate, so if the space on the flat plate was narrow, it was necessary to move the mouse once, then lift the mouse and move it. It was necessary to move the object over a long distance by disabling the amount detection unit, returning it to the starting position, and then starting moving again in the same direction as before.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional mouse device described above, if the flat board is narrow, after moving the mouse once, the mouse is lifted up, the movement amount detector is disabled, the mouse is returned to the starting position, and the mouse starts moving again in the same direction as the previous time. Since the mouse can only be moved over a long distance using a method, it is necessary to make cumbersome movements such as lifting the mouse, which has the disadvantage of poor operability.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, in a mouse device that is a device for specifying the position of a cursor on a display screen and inputting data, there is provided a means for detecting the moving distance and direction of a mouse body, and an information processing device that transmits information detected by the detecting means. To obtain a mouse device, which has means for converting data in order to send it to an information processing device, and a switch for selecting whether or not to send the converted information to an information processing device. That is, the mouse device of the present invention has the following functions:
By selecting whether or not to send the movement distance and direction information obtained from the movement amount detection unit to the information processing device using the switch unit, the flat plate that moves the mouse body is narrow and can move over long distances. This has the advantage that it is possible to omit the operation of lifting the mouse body to prevent the movement amount detection unit from operating when the mouse body is moved.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The information from the X-direction movement distance detection section 1 and the X-direction movement distance detection section 2 is converted into data to be sent to the information processing device by the data conversion section 3. When the mouse switch 5 is pressed, the switch unit 4 is turned off, and no information is sent to the information processing device. Therefore, when moving a long distance on a narrow flat plate, the operation of lifting the mouse body 6 to prevent the X-direction movement distance detection section 1 and the X-direction movement distance detection section 2 from operating is not performed, and the mouse switch 5 is not operated. The mouse body 6 can be moved on the flat plate while being pressed and returned to the starting position.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

X-direction movement distance detection section 11 and X-direction movement distance detection section 12
The data converter 13 converts the information from the data into data to be sent to the information processing device. When the mouse switch 15 is pressed, the switch unit 14 is turned on and information is sent to the information processing device. If the information generated by moving the mouse body 16 is necessary, the mouse body 16 is moved while pressing the mouse switch 15, and if it is unnecessary, the mouse body 16 is moved without pressing the mouse switch 15, thereby moving the mouse body 16 over a long distance on a narrow flat plate. There is an advantage that this can be done by simply operating the mouse switch 15, without having to lift the mouse body 6 to prevent the X-direction moving distance detecting section 11 and the X-direction moving distance detecting section 12 from operating, which is necessary in some cases.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the mouse device of the present invention has a switch unit and a mouse switch for selecting whether or not to transmit information generated by the movement of the mouse body to an information processing device, so that it can be used over a long distance with a narrow flat plate. When moving the mouse, the user presses or does not press the mouse switch, and by activating the switch part, the mouse body can be moved over a long distance without having to lift the mouse body to prevent the movement amount detection part from operating.

Data conversion section, 4, 14... Switch section, 5゜15
... Mouse switch, 6.16 ... Mouse body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a mouse device that is a device for specifying the position of a cursor on a display screen and inputting data to an information processing device, the information processing device includes means for detecting the moving distance and direction of the mouse body, and information detected by the detecting means. 1. A mouse device comprising: means for converting data in order to send the information to the information processing device; and a switch for selecting whether or not to send the converted information to the information processing device.