JPH0296822A - Keyboard device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To switch a keyboard and to speedily input characters when character positions cannot be detected and when the characters are not on the board by providing a pen touch character input system and a Kana (Japanese Syllabary)/Kanji (Chinese Character) conversion character input system and inputting the characters by means of switching them according to need. CONSTITUTION:Switching keys 14 and 15 inputting an indication for switching the pen touch character input system and the Kana/Kanji conversion character input system are given. A program 4 performing the Kana/Kanji conversion character input system and a switching program 2 switching the program 4 and a program 3 performing the pen touch character input system in accordance with the operation of the switching keys 14 and 15 are given. They are switched according to need and character input is operated by using the advantages of the both systems. Thus, the system is switched to the Kana/Kanji conversion system so as to speedily attain character input when the characters are not arranged on the board or the characters cannot speedily be searched by making the best use of the advantage for inputting the characters by the visual view of the pen touch character input system keyboard.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pen-touch character input type keyboard device connected to a character input device in a wordbook or computer phototypesetting machine.

(Prior Art) In the pen-touch character input method, characters are printed on the board, and the characters are visually searched and input.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional pen-touch character input type keyboard device has the advantage that the characters are displayed in the middle on the board surface, making it easy to find the characters visually, but due to the size of the board, all characters (including kanji) cannot be detected. There is a disadvantage in that characters cannot be placed on the board, and even if there are characters on the board, the operator cannot quickly search for the desired character unless he or she is an expert.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the keyboard device of the present invention, keys for the kana-kanji conversion character input horn method are provided on the same board surface as character strings for the pen-touch character input method, and instructions for switching between the pen-touch character input method and the kana-kanji conversion character input method are provided. a switching key for inputting a character, a program for executing a manual Kana-Kanji conversion character input method, and a switching program for switching between the program and a program for executing a pen-touch character input method in accordance with the operation of the switching key. There is.

[Effect]

In this way, the pen-touch character input method and the kana-kanji conversion character input method are provided, and it is possible to switch between them as necessary and take advantage of the advantages of both methods to operate the characters manually. While taking advantage of the advantages of inputting text, if characters are not arranged on the board or cannot be found quickly, you can switch to the Kana-Kanji conversion method and input characters quickly.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the keyboard device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the board of the keyboard device @1 in FIG.

The keyboard device 1 has a floppy disk device 5 and a CR.
T6 are connected to form a character input device.

Program 3 is a program for executing the pen-touch character input method, program 4 is a program for executing the kana-kanji conversion character input method, and program 2 is a switching program for switching between the two programs 3.4.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the keyboard device 1, character strings for the pen-touch character input method are arranged in parts 11 and 12 of the keyboard, keys for the Kana-Kanji conversion character input method are overlapped with the part 12, and the character strings for the pen-touch character input method are arranged in parts 13 and 13. provided in the section. Switch key 1 is located adjacent to portions 12 and 13 of the keyboard device 1.
4.15 are provided respectively. When the pen-touch character input method or the kana-kanji conversion character input method is instructed using the switching key 14 or the switching key 15, respectively, the switching program 2 executes the pen-touch character input method execution program 3 or the kana-kanji conversion character input method execution program 4. are connected like this.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

If a desired character cannot be found during character input using the pen touch character input method using the pen touch keyboard 11 and the pen touch keyboard 12 (side A) designated by the switching key 14, the pen touch keyboard 1
2 (side A), use the switch key 15 to select the keyboard board 13 (page 8) for entering kana-kanji conversion characters, and then select the kana literary characters arranged on the keyboard board 13 (side 8) for entering the characters for conversion to kana-kanji characters. Just enter the characters.

In this way, if you are having trouble finding characters that are not arranged on the pen-touch character input keyboards 11 and 12 (A side) or even characters that are arranged, switch to the Kana-Kanji PL conversion character input keyboard 13 (8th side). You can input characters quickly.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention is equipped with a pen-touch character input method and a kana-kanji conversion character input method, and can input characters by switching them as necessary. If you cannot find a character or a character that is not on the screen, you can switch to the Kana-Kanji conversion character input method keyboard and quickly input it.This has the effect of further improving the usefulness of the pen touch keyboard, which has the advantage of inputting characters visually. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the keyboard device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the board structure of the keyboard device 1 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Keyboard device, 2...Switching program, 3...Pen touch character input type execution program, 4...
・・Kana-kanji conversion character input method execution program, 5・・
・Floppy disk device, 6...CRT, 11...Pen touch keyboard, 12...Pen touch keyboard with characters (side A), 1
3... Kana-kanji conversion character keyboard (B) 14
．． 15...Switching 1-

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a pen-touch character input type keyboard device connected to a character input device in a word processor or computer typesetting system, a key for the kana-kanji conversion character input method is a character string for the pen-touch character input method. A switch key is provided on the same panel as the switch key for inputting an instruction to switch between the pen-touch character input method and the Kana-Kanji converted character input method, a program that executes the Kana-Kanji converted character input method, and a program that executes the Kana-Kanji converted character input method. A keyboard device comprising: a switching program for switching between the program and a program for executing a pen-touch character input method.