JPH03176724A - Information input controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clarify a range to be converted in a device forming an input part and a display part superposedly and using an input pen by specifying the character range to be converted and displaying the range with a bar in the specified area. CONSTITUTION:When an icon 19l on a display part 1 is touched with a pen tip, a writing function is selected, and when an icon 19a on the upper part of the screen is touched, a type function is selected and type plates 4a to 4h for inputting hand-written characters and a KANA (Japanese syllabaly)/ KANJI (Chinese character) conversion specifying area 6 are displayed. In the case of hand-writing KANA characters in the character input areas 4a to 4h and converting the KANA character into KANJI, a bar display 6a is displayed under the KANA characters concerned in the area 6 and the type plate conver sion mark is touched with the pen tip. Consequently, KANA / KANJI conversion is executed. Since the range of KANA / KANJI conversion can be directly specified by the pen, the conversion range can be clarified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is applicable to, for example, computers, word processors, C
The present invention relates to an information input control device suitable for use in inputting information to an electronic notebook device or the like having a PU.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention can be applied to, for example, a 1f computer, a word processor,
Regarding an information input control device suitable for use in inputting information such as an electronic notebook device having a CPU, an information input control device that uses an input pen configured by overlapping an input section and a display section, and has a plurality of character input areas. means for displaying, a means for displaying a specification area for specifying a character to be converted among the characters, a means for detecting that the coordinates of a pen tip exist in this specification area, and a means for detecting the presence of the coordinates of a pen tip in this specification area; By having a means for specifying a range of characters to be converted, and a means for displaying this range as a bar in this specification area according to this specification, the range to be converted can be directly indicated with an input pen. Therefore, it is possible to reliably specify the range to be converted, and since the input pen instruction and the indicator showing this instruction are integrated, it is easy to understand the range to be converted, and the bar display makes it easy to understand the text. There are no inconveniences such as difficulty in viewing.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, keyboards have been used as information input control devices for inputting information in computers and word processors.
When converting kana to kanji, the target character was specified by moving the cursor using a keyboard, or by using the keyboard to mark the target character with so-called shading.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In conventional computers and word processors, character selection for kana-kanji conversion is done by operating the keyboard and moving the cursor, which is relatively complicated and difficult to understand. There were inconveniences such as characters becoming difficult to read.

In view of this, the present invention aims to propose a new information input control device that solves the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[Means to solve the problem]

The information input control device of the present invention is an information input control device that uses an input pen (3) configured by overlapping an input section (2) and a display section (1) as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, for example. In the device, a plurality of character input areas (4a) (4b)...
・Means for displaying (4h) (1), (21), (2
3), (30) and this character input area (4a)
(4b)...Means for displaying character (5) in (4h) (1), (2), (3), (30) and the character to be converted among these characters (5) Means (1), (21) for displaying a designation area (6) for designating
, (23>, (30) and this specification area (6
) means for detecting the existence of the coordinates of the pen tip (2)
, (21), means (21) for specifying a range of characters to be converted according to this detection, and means for representing this range with a bar display (6a) in this specification area (6) according to this specification. (1), (21), (30)
It has the following.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, an input pen (3) is used to input the range to be converted.
Since you can directly specify the range to be converted, you can reliably specify the range to be converted, and since the instruction using the input pen (3) and the indicator (bar display) that indicate this instruction are integrated, the range to be converted can be specified. It is easy to understand, and since the range to be converted is displayed as a bar (6a), there is no problem such as the characters becoming difficult to see.

〔Example〕

Information input control of the present invention while referring to the drawings below! An example in which the I device is used in an electronic notebook device will be described.

In Figures 1 and 2, (1) is a display section made of liquid crystal, etc. Image data from a CPU, etc., which will be described later, is displayed on this display section (1), and the surface is made of so-called transparent material. An input tablet (2) consisting of a touch sensor or the like is provided.

Further, [3] is a pen that cooperates with this input tablet (2) to input arbitrary data, etc., and this pen (3)
By taking out the pen and touching or approaching the input tablet (2) with the pen tip, information such as the contact position is supplied to the CPU via the code (7) etc., and arbitrary data etc. can be input. Furthermore (8a) (8b) (8c)
(8d) and (9a) (9b) (9c) (9d)
are predetermined key switches, and signals from these are also supplied to the CPU.

Further, (10) indicates a speaker. (11) is the battery compartment and the locking mechanism! (A battery for power supply is housed inside the lid, which is opened and closed by releasing (12).Furthermore, (13)
is the power switch.

Furthermore, (14) is a microphone. Also〈15〉
is an operation key for solid-state recording, which will be described later. By operating this key (15), the audio signal supplied to the microphone (14) is recorded, and the sound is emitted from the above-mentioned speaker (10). , a socket into which an IC card such as a RAM is inserted, an expansion socket for connection with external equipment, etc.

The straddle 18> is a hinge that houses a flexible substrate for transmitting signals, and this hinge (18) allows the device to be folded in two without suffering electrical interference. In implementing this device, the length when unfolded is approximately 29cm, the width is approximately 20.5cm, and the thickness when folded is approximately 4cm, and the display part (1)
The size is approximately 15cm x 1. Ocm is to be provided.

Further, in this device, the built-in hardware configuration is as shown in FIG. In Figure 3,
(21> is the CPU, (22) is its path line, and various functional ICs etc. are connected via this path line (22). First, (23> is the ROM, and this ROM In addition to the system program for the entire device, for example, a kana-kanji conversion program for the word processor function and dictionary data therefor, a recognition program for handwritten input and dictionary data therefor are written in (23).

Further, (24> is a working RAM, and (25> is a backup RAM that is also provided with a power supply (26)).

Furthermore, (27> is a timer IC, and this IC (27)
7) is also driven by the power supply (26), and counts the clock from the crystal oscillator (28) to constantly output data of the current year, month, day, and time.

In addition, the following describes the connection with each part that appears in the above-mentioned perspective view. First, (29>) is a display controller that controls the display unit (1),
29) is controlled by the CPU (21) and
The display data created by the PU (21) is stored in the V-RAM (
30), and this written data is supplied to the display section (1) through the controller (29).

Furthermore, (31) is an input tablet (2) and a pen (3)
This interface circuit (31) supplies data written on the input tablet (2) to the CPU (21).

Further, (32) is a processing circuit for solid-state recording, in which the audio signal from the microphone (14) is processed by AD conversion, etc., and sent to the backup RAM (25) via the CPU (21).
is memorized. In addition, the audio signal data stored in the backup RAM (25) is processed such as DA conversion in the processing circuit (32), and is sent to the speaker (1) through the mixer (33).
0).

Furthermore, (34) is a dialer circuit, and the CPU (21)
), when data such as an arbitrary telephone number is supplied, an acoustic signal corresponding to a so-called dual tone of a telephone is generated, and this signal is supplied to a speaker (10) through a mixer (33).

In addition, (35) is a key interface circuit, and the above-mentioned (8a) to (8d) (9a) to (9d) (
Signals from key switch groups such as 13) and (15) are supplied directly or through a power supply circuit (36), and predetermined converted signals are supplied to the CPU (21). In addition, the power switch (13) and key switches (9a) to (9d)
The operation keys (15) except the and stop button are connected to the power supply circuit (36).
) is supplied to the interface circuit (35) via
When these key switches are operated, the power supply circuit (3
6) is activated, and then key operation information is supplied to the interface circuit (35).

In addition, (37) and (38) are interface circuits for an IC card and an external device during expansion, and are connected to sockets (16) and (17), respectively.

In this device, when the power switch (13) is turned on, a predetermined function display mark (icon) (19a) is displayed at the top and right of the image on the display section (1).
(19b) ·---(19q) is displayed.

In this device, for example, when registering in a telephone directory, etc., use the pen (3) to touch the "cuff" mark icon (19j2) on the right side of the screen of the display section (1), as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Touch and select.

At this time, the "cuff" icon (19N) on the screen of the display section (1) becomes shaded, indicating that the "cuff" function has been selected, and the connection is displayed on the display section (1) as shown in Figure 1B. image is displayed.

Next, touch the "cup" mark icon (19a) at the top of the display section (1) with the pen (3) and move it to a predetermined position/for example, at the bottom of the screen of the display section (1). As shown in the figure, an image of a type plate for handwriting input is selected and displayed on this display l(1), superimposed on the image of the connection. This image of the type plate for handwriting input is written with the pen (3) (
5) For example, eight character input areas (4a) (4b)...(4h) provided in parallel and this character input area (4a) (4b)...(4h). Multiple character input areas at the bottom (4a) (4b)...(4h)
A horizontally long area for specifying kana to kanji conversion along the
6) In this case, this character input area (4a) is displayed.
(4b)... (4h) When you handwrite "Hirayama" in kana, this handwriting will appear in the character input area (4a)
(4b)...It is displayed in print in (4h).

In this example, katakana, hiragana, romaji, and predetermined kanji are also entered in this character input area (4a) (4b>...(4h))
When written by hand, it is similarly displayed in print.

In this example, these character input areas (4a), (4b),
...(4h) is designed so that handwritten kana can be converted into kanji. The character to be converted for this kana-kanji conversion is designated as shown in the flowchart of FIG. In this case, character input area (4a) (4b) (4c) (4
d) l: Assume that the kana ``Hirayama'' is handwritten and displayed in print. Now, when converting ``Yama'' from ``Hirayama'' into kana and kanji, use the pen (3).
Touch the tip of the pen down to the bottom of the character input area (4c) where "ya" is displayed in the conversion specification area (6) on the display 8C1), that is, the input tablet (2), and touch this pen (3). Draw a line to the bottom of the character input area (4d) where "ma" is displayed. In this case, it is detected whether there are coordinates on the input tablet (2) of the part touched by the pen (3) and the line is drawn. In this case, if there was a bar display (6a) in this conversion specification area (6) before, it is erased and a new range is drawn with the pen (3). The character is considered to be the character to be converted, and a bar for specification (
Perform step 6a). By setting the character string with this specification bar display (6a), for example "Yama", as a target for kana-kanji conversion, and touching the "conversion" mark displayed on this type plate with the pen (3), Kana-kanji conversion is performed, and this character input area (4a) (4b)... (4
h) is displayed in print as "Hirayama". Other kana-kanji conversions are performed in the same way. Furthermore, in this example, by touching the ``human J'' mark part of the connection image with the pen (3), for example, a person's name in the telephone directory is registered in a predetermined part.

In the above example, a bar can be displayed where a line is drawn with the pen (3) in the conversion specification area (6), but in this example, this character input area (4a) (4b) (4c)
)...(4h) in order "Hi" → "Ra" → "Ya" →
When "ma" is handwritten, a bar (6a) is automatically displayed extending from the left end. This has the advantage that when all kana-to-kanji conversions are performed, it is not necessary to specify the characters to be converted.

In this example, as mentioned above, the range to be converted from kana to kanji is directly indicated with the input pen (3), so the range to be converted can be reliably indicated, and the input pen (3) and this instruction are displayed. Since it is integrated with the bar display (6a) and the force, it is easy to understand the range of this conversion.
Moreover, since the range to be converted is displayed as a bar (6a), there is no problem such as the characters to be converted becoming difficult to see.
) is profitable.

In the above embodiment, the bar display (6a) displayed in the conversion designation area (6) was performed by detecting the presence or absence of the coordinates of the input tablet (2), but as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Of course, it is also possible to memorize the coordinates of the point at which the pen (3) is brought down, and then display the bar (6a) as a conversion target up to the coordinates until the pen (3) is raised. Of course, the same effects as those described above can be obtained.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various other configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention directly indicates the range to be converted from kana to kanji using the input pen (3), so it is possible to reliably indicate the range to be converted, and also to indicate the display of the range to be converted using the input pen (3). Since the bar display (6a) is integrated, it is easy to understand the range to be converted, and since the bar display (6a) is the display of the range to be converted, there are no inconveniences such as the characters to be converted becoming difficult to see. There is no profit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the main parts of an embodiment of the information input control device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the information input control device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the information input control device of the present invention. The configuration diagram of one embodiment of the apparatus, FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the present invention, respectively. (1) is the display section, (2) is the input tablet, (
3) is an input pen, (4a) (4b)...(4h)
are the character input area, (5) is the character, (6) is the conversion specification area, (6a) is the bar display, (21) is the CPU,
(23) is a ROM, (29) is a display controller, and (30) is a V-RAM. Agent Hidemori Matsukuma Diagram

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An information input control device using an input pen configured by overlapping an input section and a display section, comprising means for displaying a plurality of character input areas, and means for displaying characters in the character input area. , means for displaying a specification area for specifying a character to be converted among the characters, means for detecting the presence of the coordinates of a pen tip in the specification area, and performing the conversion in accordance with the detection. An information input control device comprising means for specifying a range of target characters, and means for displaying the range in a bar display within the specification area in accordance with the specification.