JPH0398109A - Input system by mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To omit the troublesome switching over frequently between a mouse and a keyboard by providing such a function that inputs the data showing the characters, symbols, functions, etc., to the position of a cursor set on a display screen. CONSTITUTION:When a mouse is moved, a moving direction detecting mechanism 21 detects either one of directions A - D and AB - DA. A cursor position control mode is switched to a data input mode with push of a 1st changeover switch 12 of the mouse. Then a data signal is inputted with push of one of keys of a data key group 13. At the same time, a signal synthesizing mechanism 24 synthesizes the data signal received from the group 13 and the direction signal received from a direction signal holding mechanism 23 for production of a synthetic signal with input of the direction signal after the movement of the mouse. Thus it is possible to input the data which show the characters, the symbols, etc., to the position of a cursor set on a display screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a mouse input system, and more particularly to a mouse input system that detects the moving direction of a mouse and controls the position of a cursor on a display screen. [Prior Art] Conventional mouse input systems detect the direction of mouse movement by moving the mouse. The generated direction signal is used to control the position of the cursor on the display screen, and several control keys on the mouse are used to control the starting and ending positions on the display screen. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional mouse input system described above has the following problems:
Although it is possible to control the position of the cursor on the display screen and to indicate the start and end positions on the display screen,
The mouse has the disadvantage that it is not possible to input data indicating characters, symbols, functions, etc. at the position of the cursor on the display screen. For this reason, in conventional mouse input systems, each time the mouse is used to control the position of the cursor on the display screen and to indicate the start and end positions on the display screen, the mouse is released and the keyboard is used to control the position of the cursor on the display screen. The tedious operation of entering input data indicating characters, symbols, functions, etc. at the position of the cursor above is repeated. In addition to the functions of a conventional mouse, an object of the present invention is to display characters and symbols at the position of the cursor on the display screen. The object of the present invention is to provide a mouse input system having eight functions for inputting input data indicating functions and the like. [Means for Solving the Problems] The mouse input system of the present invention provides a mouse input system that controls the position of a cursor on a display screen by moving a mouse and using a direction signal that detects the direction of movement of the mouse. In the system, (A) a changeover switch on the mouse switches from a cursor position control mode to a data input mode; (B) a data signal is input by pressing one of several data keys on the mouse; inputting the direction signal by moving a mouse; (C) combining the data signal and the direction signal by a signal synthesis mechanism included in the mouse to form a composite signal; (D) a code included in the mouse; Generating code data corresponding to the composite signal by a generating mechanism, and inputting the code data as input data indicating a character, symbol, R function, etc. for the position of the cursor on the display screen;
It is composed of:

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is an elliptical explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the mouse input system of the present invention. The mouse input system shown in FIG. 1 is constructed by connecting an information processing device 1 having a display screen 2, a keyboard 3, and a mouse 4. On the other hand, FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of a mouse used in the mouse input system shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the mouse 4 in FIG. 1 has a switch 12 on the mouse housing 1l that can be pressed with the thumb of the right hand, and a switch 12 that can be pressed with the index, middle, or ring finger of the right hand. a data key group 13 that can be pressed, a function key group 14, a control key group 15, and a second key that can be pressed with the little finger of the right hand.
It has a changeover switch l6.

The first changeover switch 12 is used to switch from the cursor position control mode to the data input mode, the data key group 13 is used to input characters and symbols, and the function key group 14 is used to input alphanumeric, kana, and alphanumeric keys. , kana, etc. The control key group 15 is used to control the start position, end position, etc. on the display screen, and the second changeover switch 1
6 is reserved.

Further, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of internal functions of the mouse shown in FIG. 2.

By moving the mouse 4 in Figure 1, the movement direction detector in Figure 3! s21 is the A direction, B direction shown in FIG.
C direction, D direction, AB direction, BC direction, CD direction, DA
One of the directions is detected. Then, the direction signal generation mechanism 22 generates a direction signal indicating one of these directions, sends the direction signal to the information processing device 1 as shown at P, and changes the position of the cursor on the display screen 2. It is being controlled. Note that the direction signal holding mechanism 23 can hold the direction signal.

Then, press the first switch 12 on the mouse 4 to switch from the cursor position control mode to the data input mode, press one of the data keys in the data key group 13 to input a data signal, and move the mouse 4. When the direction signal is inputted to the signal synthesis mechanism 24, the signal synthesis mechanism 24 synthesizes the data signal from the data key group 13 and the direction signal from the direction signal holding mechanism 23 to form a composite signal. , generates code data corresponding to the composite signal, sends the code data to the information processing device 1 as shown in Q, and inputs it as data indicating characters, symbols, etc. at the position of the cursor on the display screen 2. are doing. [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the mouse input system of the present invention has the following effects:
In addition to the functions of a conventional mouse, it also has the function of inputting data indicating characters, symbols, functions, etc. at the cursor position on the display screen, eliminating the troublesome operation of frequently switching between the mouse and keyboard. This has the effect of increasing the efficiency of information input.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the mouse input system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of a mouse used in the mouse input system of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of internal functions of a mouse.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A mouse input system that controls the position of a cursor on a display screen by moving a mouse and using a direction signal that detects the direction of movement of the mouse, comprising: (A) a switch included in the mouse; (B) inputting a data signal by pressing one of several data keys on the mouse, and inputting the direction signal by moving the mouse; (C) A signal synthesis mechanism included in the mouse synthesizes the data signal and the direction signal to form a composite signal; (D) A code generation mechanism included in the mouse generates a code corresponding to the composite signal. A mouse input system comprising: generating data, and inputting the code data as input data indicating a character, symbol, function, etc. for the position of a cursor on the display screen.