JPH03286219A - Information input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the large movement of a mouse cursor through a few operations by moving the position of the display mouse cursor by ten-key operation on a keyboard when input by the keyboard is switched to the input by the mouse. CONSTITUTION:At the time when the cursor is moved from a position 21 to 22 after the display of a display screen 2 is switched from the input by the keyboard to the input by the mouse, the cursor 21 is moved to the position 14 if the ten-key 5, etc., corresponding to the position 14 nearest to the position 22 among the positions 12 to 20 fixed on the screen 2 correspondingly to each key of the ten-key 1 of the keyboard is operated, and subsequently, it is moved to the position 22 through the mouse, and the cursor can be greatly moved through a little quantity of the operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information input device equipped with a mouse used as a means for inputting information to a computer or the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, many personal computers, word processors, and desktop publishing systems come equipped with a mouse. Unfortunately, the number of large-sized displays is increasing. As displays become larger, the distance a mouse must move increases, and greater attention is being paid to its operability.

A conventional mouse movement method will be described below. Third
The figure is an example of a flowchart of conventional software for moving a mouse. In step 25, it is determined whether the mouse has moved, and if the mouse has not moved, step 25 is repeated without doing anything. If the mouse is moving, the moving distance in the X direction is determined in step 26. Next, in step 27f, the moving distance in the Y direction is determined. In step 28, the position on the screen is determined from the current mouse cursor position and the results of steps 26 and 27, and the mouse cursor is displayed at that position.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional method described above, when the amount of movement of the mouse cursor is large, it is necessary to move the mouse many times and the user has to perform many operations, resulting in poor operability.

The present invention takes the above-mentioned problems into consideration and aims to provide an information input device that allows the mouse cursor to be moved significantly at one time and that reduces the number of operations required by the user.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the present invention provides a first input means using a mouse, a second input means using a keyboard, and the first and second input means. and a display means for displaying input information using a mouse, and when the state is switched to an information input state using the first input means using a mouse, the movement of the position of the mouse cursor displayed on the display means is displayed as a second input. This is an information input device having means for inputting information by pressing a numeric keypad on a keyboard.

It also has a function that allows the mouse cursor to be moved in proportion to the numerical value on the numeric keypad.

Further, the mouse cursor on the display means is moved in accordance with the direction in which the ten keys are arranged on the keyboard.

Function When the first input means using the mouse is set to the input state 4114, it becomes impossible to input numerical values using the numeric keypad of the keyboard. A mouse cursor is displayed on the display means.

As before, the mouse cursor can be moved using the mouse, but if the user wants to make a large movement of the mouse cursor, the mouse cursor can be moved by pressing the numeric keypad on the keyboard of the second input means. The amount of movement can be set to match the numerical value on the numeric keypad, and the direction of movement can be set using the mouse.

Another configuration is that the amount of movement of the mouse cursor using the numeric keypad is set in advance, and the movement direction can be moved in eight directions using eight keys excluding the center key, depending on the arrangement of the numeric keypad. , the arrangement of the screen of the display means and the numeric keypad correspond to each other in a two-dimensional manner, and by pressing the numeric keypad located in the direction you want to move the mouse cursor on the screen, it is possible to move the mouse cursor significantly in that direction. Become.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining movement of a mouse cursor in one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1(a), nine keys with numerical values from 1 to 91 are arranged on the numeric key 1 of the keyboard, which is the second input means, and keys 3 to 11 are arranged as follows. FIG. 1st box
As shown in Figure (b), positions 12 to 20 are displayed as circles on the screen 2, which is a display means, for the purpose of explanation. This shows their corresponding positions on the screen. Assume that the current mouse cursor is at position 21 and the target position is position M22.

For example, the user presses the key 5. The mouse cursor then moves one position at a time. after that,
If the mouse is moved toward the target position 22, the mouse cursor will reach the target position 22. In this case, the key 6 is located in the lower right direction of the direction in which the user wants to move, so this is an example in which the key 6 is selected and moved.

FIG. 2 is an example of a flowchart of software for performing the above operations.

In step 23, it is determined whether the numeric key 1 has been pressed, and if the numeric key -1 has been pressed, step 2
Performs processing to move the mouse cursor to the position corresponding to the key pressed in step 4. Otherwise step 2
Step 5 determines whether the mouse has moved. If there is no movement, go to step 23. If the mouse is moving, Ste.

In step 26, the movement distance in the X direction is poisoned. Next step 2
Step 7 calculates the moving distance in the Y direction. In step 2128, the position on the screen 2 is determined from the current mouse cursor position and the results of steps 26 and 27, and the mouse cursor is displayed at that position. Each process from step 26 to step 28 is the same as in the conventional example.

The above explanation has been given using an example in which the position of the numeric keypad 1 and the position of the screen 2 correspond to each other. A similar effect can be obtained if the mouse cursor can be moved in the direction of movement in proportion to the numerical value displayed on the numeric keypad 1.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, the information input device using the mouse/cursor movement method of the present invention allows the mouse/cursor to be moved by a large amount at once by pressing the numeric keypad, so it can be done with fewer operations. The mouse cursor can be moved significantly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1(a) is a plan view showing the arrangement of ten keys in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1(b) is a schematic diagram showing the movement of the mouse cursor on the screen in the same embodiment, and FIG. a flowchart of software for performing the operations of the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of conventional software for moving a mouse cursor. 1...Numeric I key on the keyboard, 2...
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Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A first input means using a mouse, a second input means using a keyboard, and a display means for displaying information input by the first and second input means, and the display means is configured to switch to the first input means. An information input device comprising means for moving a mouse cursor position displayed on the display means by the first input means by pressing a numeric keypad on the keyboard of the second input means. (2) The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the amount of movement of the mouse cursor is obtained in proportion to the numerical value of the numeric keypad on the keyboard. (3) The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the direction in which the ten keys on the keyboard are arranged corresponds to the direction in which the mouse cursor displayed on the display means is moved by the ten keys.