JPH04182819A - Touch panel key display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To search a target character in a short time by providing different delimitation lines of frame at every five characters on each row when the Japanese syllabary is inputted, and searching for a head line on each row and then searching the target character. CONSTITUTION:In the display of touch panel keys, an area 1 on a panel corresponding to, for example, a character 'a' is partitioned with a broken line 2 indicating the partitions of character frames on the same line. Character frames of each line (e.g. the 'a' series) are partitioned with a full line 3. Namely, the characters in the 'a' series and the 'k' series are partitioned with the full line 3 and the characters on the rows are partitioned with the broken lines. Therefore, the characters in the 'a' series and the 'k' series are easily discriminated and when 'ke' in the 'k' series is searched for, a character 'k' is searched for in the character frames of the 'a' series and the 'k' series and then 'k' in a 4th place is only searched for. Consequently, the target character can be searched for faster than when the character is searched for in order from the leftmost character 'a'.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a touch panel key display device provided in a display device in an information processing device or a terminal device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the increase in the number of information processing devices and terminal devices, touch panel keys have come into widespread use as human-powered devices.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a firm banking device as a conventional example of this type of terminal device, and its configuration and operation will be explained. Under the control of a central processing unit (CPU) 21, a floppy disk controller 22 controls a floppy disk drive. It exchanges programs and data with 23, and exchanges data with public line 27 via modem 26.

On the other hand, the CRT/touch panel controller 24 issues processing results and input instructions to the display device 25 equipped with a touch panel key manual function, and also receives input from the touch panel keys. Here, the touch panel keys can be
Transparent electrodes (not shown) are provided on the surface of the RT (Kand Ray Chinib), and the operator looks at the surface of the display device 25 and presses the necessary locations to make the transparent electrodes conductive and input.

The display device 25 displays information or characters that are necessary at that time, and can be changed at any time. When inputting kana, each character is displayed in a frame on the display device 25 as shown in FIG. Area 31 representing the letter “A” in FIG.
is surrounded by a character frame 32. When the user presses the area 31 surrounded by a frame 32 that represents the letter "A", the terminal recognizes that the character "A" has been input.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above conventional touch panel input method,
All characters are displayed surrounded by a similar frame, so 5
There was a problem in that it was difficult to input << to distinguish between lines such as the A line of the zero sound and the power line.

The present invention solves these conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which divisions such as A-line, Power-line, etc. can be easily seen when displaying the Japanese 50 syllables.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, when displaying a touch panel key frame, displays frames that are related to each other according to character characteristics, such as for each line such as A line, C line, etc. The delimiters for each character group and the delimiters for character frames within each line (character group) are made different.

Effects of the present invention When inputting 50 syllabary characters using the above-described configuration, the frame separation line is different for each line (every 5 characters), so when searching for the desired character, the first character of each line By first searching for , and then searching for the desired character, you can find the desired character in a short time.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a display example of the touch panel keys of the present invention. In FIG. 1 (al), area 1 of the touch panel corresponding to the letter "A" is separated by broken lines 2 that indicate the separation of character frames in the same line, and solid lines 3 indicate the separation of character frames in each line (for example, the A line). In other words, in the display example above, the characters in the A line and the characters in the C line are separated by a solid line, and the characters in the line are separated by a broken line.For this reason, it is easy to distinguish between the characters in the A line and the C line. For example, when searching for the character “ke” in the C line, search for the character “Riki” in the character frames of the A and C lines, and then search for the fourth character “ke”. All you have to do is search for the character "ke", and this method has the effect of allowing you to search for the desired character faster than the conventional method of searching sequentially starting from the leftmost character "a".

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. effect can be obtained.

Although not shown, the differences between the character blocks can be made clear by changing the frame line 3 or 3a for each line, or by changing the background color or character color for each line.

In the above example, the 50 syllables are represented by one consonant and one vowel per line (7 lines are only vowels, and there are some extra syllables). Because of this characteristic, this display method may be used for other groups of characters that are related to each other because it is easy to associate them.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention enables a touch panel key display device for displaying characters to easily search for a desired character by clearly indicating blocks for each character characteristic. It has the advantage of improving operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1(a) and (bl are plan views of essential parts of a touch panel key display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a firm banking device common to conventional examples;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of essential parts of a conventional touch panel key display device. 1...Character area corresponding to the character "A", 2,2
a...Separator frame line between characters in a line (a group of characters that are related to each other); 3,3a...A frame line that separates between lines (a group of characters that are related to each other). Agent's name: Patent attorney Haruaki Ogata and 2 others 1- Characters written in U° jt'lit Characters rare sea bream 2.2a --- + Faculty of Literature Ct71 frame tightening 3.3o ・-1 Te Darkness C hiri stem latitude Fig. 1 (α) Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A touch panel key display device in which a delimiter for each related character group of key operation display characters is made different from a delimiter within the character group. (2) Separators for each group of related characters are solid lines,
2. The touch panel key display device according to claim 1, wherein the delimiter within the character group is a broken line. (3) Claim 1 wherein the related character group is a line of 50 syllables.
Touch panel key display device described.