JPH04118715A - Cursor moving direction instruction key with page turning function and display terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To instruct the movement or the scroll of a cursor in eight arrow direction, respectively, by executing the respective depressions of four pieces of buttons, and a simultaneous depression of two adjacent buttons. CONSTITUTION:The equipment is constituted of a circular button 5, and buttons 1 - 4 placed in an area of its outside peripheral part, respectively. In the center part of the buttons 1 - 4, an arrow for going to the outside from the center of the circle is provided, respectively, and in an adjacent part of the button and the button, as well, an arrow for going to the outside is provided, respectively, and when the button 5 is depressed, a control signal for instructing a movement to a home position is outputted, and when each button 1 - 4 is depressed, a control signal for instructing a movement in the direction as indicated with the arrow provided on the respective buttons is outputted. Also, when the adjacent buttons are depressed simultaneously, a control signal for instructing a movement in the direction as indicated with the arrow provided in the adjacent part is outputted. In such a way, the movement of a cursor and the scroll of a screen can be executed freely in the oblique direction in addition to the vertical direction and the left and right directions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a page turning function that instructs the movement of a cursor appearing on the screen of a display terminal device that displays characters, figures, etc. and the turning of pages on the display screen. The present invention relates to a cursor movement direction indicating key and a display terminal device.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, display terminal devices that display characters, figures, etc. have been widely used as man-machine interfaces between humans and computers, and are used to send messages from humans to computers or from computers to humans. is displayed on the screen as characters or figures. On the screen of this display terminal device.

There is a cursor, which is a movable bright spot that moves up, down, left and right under control from the keyboard to instruct the computer where to make changes, and input from the keyboard changes the displayed content on the screen pointed to by the cursor. When displaying information on the screen or changing the content displayed on the screen by inputting from the keyboard, it is necessary to move the cursor to the desired location on the screen, and this cursor movement can be done using the keyboard's cursor and crane movement direction keys. I am doing it. However, conventional cursor movement direction keys can only control movement in the top and left directions; when moving the cursor in a diagonal direction, movement in the top and bottom and left and right directions are combined.

In addition, when characters or figures that can be displayed on the screen of the display terminal device are part of the data block to be displayed, when displaying other parts, move the cursor to the periphery of the display and display the cursor further. By instructing the cursor to move outside the periphery using the cursor movement direction key, the screen is scrolled to display other parts of the data block. In this case, there is no diagonal scrolling, and the diagonal scrolling is achieved by combining vertical and horizontal scrolling. Further, there is also a display terminal device in which this scrolling is not performed using a cursor movement direction instruction key, but is performed using a dedicated scroll key.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional display terminal device described above, the cursor on the screen is moved using a cursor movement direction instruction key provided on the keyboard. The disadvantage is that the cursor can only be moved in the vertical and horizontal directions, and when moving the cursor diagonally, the instructions for the vertical and horizontal directions must be combined, making the operation cumbersome. there were. In addition, when it comes to scrolling the screen, there is only vertical scrolling and horizontal scrolling, and when scrolling diagonally, it is necessary to perform a combination of vertical scrolling and horizontal scrolling, which makes the operation complicated. There was a drawback.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to freely move the cursor and scroll the screen not only vertically and horizontally, but also diagonally. A cursor movement direction instruction key and display terminal device with a page-turning function that allows you to perform page-turning operations such as jump operations! Our goal is to provide the following.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The page turning ability cursor movement direction instruction key of the present invention appears on the screen of a display terminal device that displays characters, figures, etc. A cursor movement direction instruction key with a page-turning function for instructing movement of a cursor, which is a movable bright spot, and for instructing page-turning on a display screen. The first square is formed by dividing the shape or quadrilateral into four equal parts by two straight lines passing through the center. Second. The first . Second. It consists of a third and a fourth button, and the first button. Second. the center portions of the third and fourth buttons;
an adjacent part between the button and the second button, an adjacent part between the second button and the third button, an adjacent part between the third button and the fourth button, and an adjacent part between the third button and the fourth button; Button No. 4 and the adjacent portion of the first button are each marked with an arrow pointing outward from the center.

The display terminal device of the present invention includes: a display section that displays a part of a data block consisting of characters or graphics; a display control section that controls the display of data such as characters or graphics displayed on the display section and a cursor; and a control key for instructing movement of the cursor and change of a displayed portion of the data clock, and the display control unit, upon receiving a cursor movement instruction from the control key, moves the cursor in accordance with the movement instruction. When the cursor reaches a display peripheral area of the display section, the data block is scrolled according to the movement instruction, and when a display part change instruction is received, a part of the data block is displayed according to the change instruction.

(Function) The cursor movement direction instruction key with a page turning function of the present invention has a circular, oval, or rectangular area divided into four equal parts by two straight lines passing through the center of the circular, oval, or rectangular area. The first. Second. It is composed of a third and a fourth button, and the first button. Second. The center part of the third and fourth buttons, the adjacent part of the first button and the second button, the adjacent part of the second button and the third button, and the part of the third button and the fourth button A portion adjacent to the button and a portion adjacent to the fourth button and the first button are each marked with an arrow pointing outward from the center. Second. The pressing of each of the third and fourth buttons and the simultaneous pressing of two adjacent buttons respectively instruct the movement or scrolling of the cursor in the directions of the eight arrows. Pressing other combinations of buttons 4 at the same time instructs page turning, etc.

The display terminal device of the present invention includes a display section, a display control section, and a control key. By moving, scrolling, or changing the displayed content of the cursor, free movement of the cursor, free scrolling, and other screen processing are realized.

(Example) Next, the present invention will be explained in detail by giving examples.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the cursor movement direction indicating key with page turning function of the present invention. This embodiment has a circular button 5 and a concentric circle between the outer edge of the button 5 and the button 5. It consists of buttons 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively arranged in an area obtained by dividing the area surrounded by the circumference of a circle containing button 5 into four equal parts by two straight lines passing through the center of the circle. ing. Button 1, 2.3
．． At the center of each of the buttons 1.2 and 3.4, there are arrows pointing outward from the center of the circle formed by the outer edges of the buttons 1.2 and 3.4. Also, the adjacent part between button 1 and button 2, the adjacent part between button 2 and button 3, the adjacent part between button 3 and button 4, and the adjacent part between button 4 and button 1! The ljl contact portions are also provided with arrows pointing outward from the center of the circle formed by the outer edges of the buttons 1, 2, and 3.4. When button 5 is pressed, a control signal instructing movement to the home position is output, and when each phase 12.3.4 is pressed, a control signal instructing movement in the direction of the arrow provided on each button is output. Ru. Also, if you press Button 1 and Button 2, Button 2 and Button 3, Button 3 and Button 4, or Button 4 and Button 1 at the same time, the movement in the direction of the arrow provided next to these two buttons will occur. An instructing control signal is output.

Therefore, using this embodiment, the cursor can be freely moved in eight directions: up and down, left and right, and diagonal directions. FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line A-A. The pressed portion of each phase in this embodiment has a rounded shape.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of another embodiment of the cursor movement direction indicating key with a page turning function according to the present invention. This embodiment has a circular button 15, an outer edge of the button 15, a center of the button 15, and a circular button 15. Buttons 11, 12, 13, and 14 are respectively arranged in areas obtained by dividing the area surrounded by each side of the square containing the same button 15 into four areas by two diagonals of the square. ing. The buttons 11, 12, 13.14 have arrows pointing outward from the center of the square formed by the outer edges of the buttons 11, 12, 13.14, respectively. In addition, the button 11° 12.13 This embodiment has the same function as the embodiment shown in FIG. Instruct movement, press button 11, press button 12, press button 13, press button 1
Pressing 4, pressing buttons 11 and 12 at the same time, buttons 12 and 13
simultaneous pressing of button 13 and button 14, and button 1
Simultaneous pressing of button 4 and button 11 instructs movement in the direction of the corresponding arrow.

The depressed portions of each phase in this embodiment also have a rounded shape, and the cross-sectional view taken along arrow A-A of this embodiment is also as shown in FIG. 2, similar to the first embodiment.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, button 1. Button 2. A circular button 5 is provided at the center of the circle formed by the outer edges of the buttons 3 and 4, and the button 5 is given the function of instructing movement to the home position, but this button 5 is not present. It is possible to realize instructions for moving the cursor in each of eight directions: up and down, left and right, diagonally up right, diagonally down right, diagonally down left, and diagonally up left. In the case where there is no button 5, the shape of each phase 1, 2, 3, 4 is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. Similarly, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, in which the phases 1.2 and 3.4 may have fan-shaped shapes, the button 15 is not treated as a button, and only the buttons 11, 12, 13, and 14 have the function as a button. Even if given, it is possible to realize instructions for moving the cursor in each of eight directions: up and down, left and right, diagonally up right, diagonally down right, diagonally down left, and diagonally up left. Also, by removing button 15, button 11,
12°13.14 may be shaped like a triangle.

Here, the cursor movement direction instruction key with page turning function of the present invention will be referred to as a diving key. The diving key shown in Fig. 1 and the diving key shown in Fig. 3 have circular and square shapes on the outside, but they are functionally exactly the same. By using the diving keys shown in FIG. 1 or 3, the cursor can be freely moved in eight directions: up and down, left and right, and diagonal directions.

Also, set button 5 and 15 as jump keys, and press button 5 (
15) and four buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 (11°12.13
．． 14> If a page turning function such as page breaks on the display screen or cueing of other data blocks is provided in any combination with button 5, display operations for files such as documents can be easily performed. (15) is pressed to return to the initial screen, button 5 (15) and button 3 (13) are pressed at the same time to change the page, and button 5 (15) and button 1 (11) are pressed at the same time to return to the initial screen. Define each jump to a page. The diving key of the present invention can realize many functions with a small number of buttons and has excellent operability.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the display terminal device of the present invention. This embodiment includes a display device 41 that displays characters, figures, etc., a storage device af43 that records display data of the display device 41, and a display control device that changes the display contents of the display device 41 and controls the cursor. It consists of a device 42, a cursor, and control keys for instructing changes in displayed content. The storage device 43 records a plurality of mail blocks consisting of documents, graphs, diagrams, etc., and each mail block consists of a plurality of pages. Although the block is displayed, since each page of the mail block is larger than the screen size that can be displayed by the display device 41, the image displayed on the screen of the display device 41 becomes a part of the page constituting the mail block. This situation is shown in FIG. 5. The display screen 56 displayed on the 6-display unit 41 is only a part of the page 52 of the mail block 51, and the contents of the page 52 and other pages cannot be deciphered or changed there. If you want to
You need to move the cursor on the screen or scroll the screen. This will be explained using FIG.

In FIG. 6(a), the xy position 1 (6,
When the control key 44 instructs the cursor 61 located at 4) to move diagonally downward to the left, the cursor 61 moves to the xy coordinate (7°5), which is diagonally downward to the left, and the cursor 61
'. The same applies to instructions for movement in other directions, and there are seven directions: up, down, right, left, diagonally up right, diagonally down right, and diagonally up left. There are a total of eight directions. In FIG. 6(b), it is assumed that the display screen 56 is displaying a part of the page 52 of the mail block 51.
0,10), press the control key 4 with respect to the cursor 62 located at
When instructed to move diagonally downward to the left from 4, cursor 6
1 cannot move downward any further, the entire display screen 56 moves diagonally downward to the left with respect to the page 52 to become a display screen 56', and the screen of the display 41 moves diagonally downward to the left. You will have to scroll. At this time, display screen 5
6 moves on the page 52, the cursor does not move on the display screen, and the position of the cursor 61' on the display screen 56' remains at the xy coordinates (10, to>. The direction of this screen scrolling is also upward. There are eight directions: , down, right, left, right diagonal up, right diagonal down, left left diagonal down, and left diagonal up.

Next, as the control key 44 in FIG. 4, the control key 44 in FIG.
The case where the diving key shown in the figure is used will be explained. Here, a case will be described in which the diving key shown in FIG. 1 is used. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the functions of the diving key. Diving key has 5 buttons 1, 2, 3, 4.5
Therefore, 31 types of functions can be realized depending on the number of buttons pressed, but in FIG. 7, there are 25 types. In FIG. 7, Oboro 1 is an operation to return the display screen to the initial screen of the display terminal device.Each of the eight operations from 0K2 to NQ9 is an operation in which the cursor moves on the display screen, and the cursor moves around the display screen. When the screen reaches this point, the screen scrolls. The operations of NGIO and company 12 are 801 and 802 in FIG. 8, respectively. Order 11. NQ
13. NG1611018, NQ19 and N021 are respectively 901, 902, 903,
904, 905 and 906 operations. View14. Shame 22 and No. 24 are operations for rotating the contents of the display screen, respectively. 11cL15 is an operation for returning the rotation, enlargement, and reduction to the original display. No. 23 and No. 25 are the operations 111 and 112 in FIG. 10, respectively. No. 27 is an operation to enlarge the display screen, and N
Q29 is an operation to reduce the display screen. In this way, by assigning a function to each combination of the five buttons 1, 2, 3, and 4, 5 of the diving key, a control wJ key is obtained that realizes many functions with five buttons. In addition, this diving key has a circular or square shape for all five buttons, unlike conventional keys where each button is square, making it easy to press simultaneously. On display terminal devices using keys, up, down,
It is possible to move the cursor and scroll the screen in the right, left, upper right, lower left, and upper left directions, and in addition, many screen operations such as jump scrolling can be performed by combining the five buttons, providing excellent operability. .

The display terminal device of the present invention can be applied to various devices. For example, if the present invention is applied to a device such as a fax machine that stores information sent from the other party and displays the received information on a display such as a CRT, it is possible to search for a certain piece of information from a large amount of information. Detection of small parts can be achieved with simple operation of the diving key.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, the cursor can be freely moved in eight directions: up and down, left and right, diagonally up right, diagonally down right, diagonally down left, and diagonally up left. can be done, and also the above 8
The screen can be scrolled in two directions, and has page turning functions such as page breaks on the display screen and cueing of other mail blocks, and a cursor movement direction instruction key (diving key) with a page turning function for excellent operability. and a display terminal device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a cursor movement direction indicating key with a page turning function of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along arrow A-A of the embodiment of FIG. 1. A plan view of another embodiment of the cursor movement direction instruction key with page turning function, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the display terminal device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a storage device of the embodiment of FIG. 4. 43 is a diagram showing the structure of the mail block and the size of the display screen 56 of the display device 41. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the movement of the cursor 61 on the display screen 56 and the screen scrolling operation, and FIG. Figure 8 is a diagram showing the function of the diving key, Figure 8 is a diagram showing the operation of previous page screen scroll and next page screen scroll, Figure 9 is a diagram showing the operation of jump scroll in eight directions, and Figure 10 is a diagram showing the operation of the previous page screen scroll. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing operations for locating the beginning of a mail block and locating the beginning of the next mail block. 1.2, 3.4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14゜15・
... Button, 41 ... Display device, 42 ... Display control device,
43...Memory device! , 44... control key, 51.54
...Mail block, 52.53.55,105...
・Page, 56.56'...Display screen, 61.61'
...Cursor, 81...Previous page, 82...Previous page, 83...Current page, 84...Next page, 1
01...Mail block before last, 102...10 previous mail blocks, 103...Current mail block, 104...
・Next mail block. Agent Patent Attorney Nobu Honjo Benko Diagram Figure 5 (a) Figure 6 Figure 8 Figure 901: Right end jump scroll (ml 1) 902
: Left edge jump scroll (Tall) 903:6 Diagonal top edge jump scroll (mta) 904: Right diagonal top edge jump scroll (mts) 905:6 Diagonal bottom edge jump scroll (lato) 906-Left diagonal bottom edge jump scroll (mzt) FIG. Figure 10

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) Move the cursor, which is a movable bright dot that appears on the screen of a display terminal device that displays characters, figures, etc., and instructs the computer where you want to change the displayed content, and the ability to turn pages on the display screen. A cursor movement direction instruction key with a page turning function for giving instructions, which is formed by dividing a circular, oval, or rectangular area into four equal parts by two straight lines passing through the center of the circular, oval, or rectangular area. Consisting of first, second, third and fourth buttons arranged in first, second, third and fourth areas, respectively, the center of the first, second, third and fourth buttons and said first
an adjacent part between the button and the second button, an adjacent part between the second button and the third button, an adjacent part between the third button and the fourth button, and an adjacent part between the third button and the fourth button; A cursor movement direction indicating key with a page turning function, characterized in that arrows pointing outward from the center are marked on the No. 4 button and a portion adjacent to the first button. (2) Pressing the first button causes upward movement; pressing the second button causes movement to the right; pressing the third button causes downward movement; Pressing the No. 4 button causes movement to the left, pressing the first button and the second button simultaneously causes movement to the upper right direction, and pressing the second button and the third button simultaneously causes movement to the right. Simultaneous pressing of the button causes movement in the diagonally downward direction to the right, simultaneous pressing of the third button and the fourth button causes movement in the diagonal downward direction to the left, and simultaneous pressing of the third button and the fourth button causes movement in the diagonal downward direction to the left. 2. The movement direction instruction key with a page turning function according to claim 1, wherein simultaneous pressing of the keys instructs movement in an upward left diagonal direction. (3) A fifth button is provided within the circular, oval, or square area and arranged in a circular area concentric with the area, and the first, second, third, and fourth buttons are provided. The cursor movement direction instruction key with a page turning function according to claim 2, wherein is arranged on the outer edge of the fifth button, and pressing the fifth button instructs movement to a home position. . (4) The fifth button is used as a jump function key, and in response to any combination of the fifth button and the first, second, third, and fourth buttons, the page change of the display screen, etc. The first and second
4. The cursor movement direction instruction key with page turning function according to claim 3, wherein any combination of the third and fourth buttons has a unique function. (5) a display section that displays a part of a data block consisting of characters or figures; a display control section that controls the display of data such as letters or figures displayed on the display section; and a cursor; and a control key that instructs to change a portion of the data block to be displayed, and upon receiving a cursor movement instruction from the control key, the display control section moves the cursor in accordance with the movement instruction, and moves the cursor in accordance with the movement instruction. When the data block reaches a display peripheral area of the display section, the data block is scrolled according to the movement instruction, and when a display part change instruction is received, a part of the data block is displayed according to the change instruction. Display terminal device. (6) The display terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the control key is a cursor movement direction instruction key with a page turning function according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4.