JPH0477911A - Input control system for input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To set simultaneous instructions from plural devices to be effective by obtaining information for respective input devices, adding a priority order for the input devices in a synchronous processing and discriminating and execut ing a selection processing. CONSTITUTION:A synchronous processing means 31 setting input from plural devices to be effective and deciding the processing priority order of inputted data, an input device judgement means 32 discriminating the types of the input devices by inputted data and a selection processing judgment means 33 judging an execution processing function selected by the content operated based on input information from the devices are provided. The priority order is given to obtained information by the synchronous processing and the judgement of the processing is executed. Thus, the simultaneous input processings from plural devices can be set effective.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an input control method in an interactive processing system.

[Prior Art] Conversational processing systems use a keyboard, mouse, light pen, etc. as a means of conversation. FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of this type of system using a mouse as an input device. The mouse (IA) provides conversational instructions for processing, which are then supplied to the information input means (2). The output of the information input means (2) is determined by the selection processing determination means (3) as to which method should be used to process the input information, the selected processing is executed in the selection processing execution means (5), and the result is displayed on the CRT. (6) is displayed and output.

In the conventional conversational processing system as described above, input from only one type of connected input devices is valid, and the above-mentioned series of processing and display operations are performed on input information from the valid device. be exposed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In such conventional conversational processing systems, input devices are distinguished as described above and only input from one type of device is valid. There was a problem in that it was not possible to obtain multiple instruction inputs at the same time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a system that can enable input from a plurality of devices at the same time.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The input control method according to the present invention includes a synchronization processing means for validating input from a plurality of devices and determining processing priority of input data, and a synchronization processing means for validating input from a plurality of devices, The apparatus includes input device determining means for determining the type of device, and selection processing determining means for determining the execution processing function selected based on the content of the operation based on input information from the device.

[Operation] Therefore, according to the present invention, independent processing is performed for each input device to obtain input information for each input device connected to the conversational system, and the obtained information is prioritized by synchronous processing. Since processing is determined, input processing from multiple devices can be enabled at the same time.

[Examples] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of an interactive processing system to which the method of the present invention is applied. Note that the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the conventional device described above, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Inputs from the mouse (IA) and keyboard (IB) are determined by the mouse information catch processing means (2A) and the keyboard information catch processing means (2B), respectively, and these are subjected to a synchronization processing action in the synchronization processing means (31). This adds priority to the input device information,
The input information is passed to the input device determination means (3) according to the priority order.
2).

The input device determining means (32) determines the type of device based on the device type item in the input information, and obtains information on the device to be processed.

The selection process determining means (33) includes an input device determining means (
If the device determined by 32) is a mouse (IA), from the mouse processing definition data file (4A),
In the case of a keyboard (IB), instruction selection processing information is obtained from the keyboard processing definition data file (4B), and selection processing is determined based on device information.

Then, a predetermined process is executed in the selection process execution means (5) based on the determination result, and the result is displayed on the CRT (6).
The output is displayed above.

Next, the operation of the apparatus according to the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the input control method and execution according to FIG. 1.

In step 3A, synchronization processing is performed on inputs from the mouse (IA) and keyboard (IB), and priorities are assigned to input device information. Based on the input information obtained through the synchronization process, the input device to be prioritized is determined in step 3B.
The device type is determined.

If the selected device is a mouse (IA), the input information of the mouse (IA) is obtained in step 3C, and step 3
In step D, instruction selection processing information is obtained from the mouse processing definition data file (4A).

On the other hand, in the case of the keyboard (IB), input information of the keyboard (IB) is obtained in step 3E, and instruction selection processing information is obtained from the keyboard processing definition data file (4B) in step 3F.

The instruction selection process is determined in step 3G based on the processing information of the processing target device, and if it is not an end process instruction, the process is executed in step 5A, and the execution result is displayed and output to the CRT (6) in step 6A. , step 3A again
The operation returns to .

In the above embodiment, a system in which a mouse and a keyboard are connected as input devices has been described as an example, but the input device determination means based on the user's control method is also effective for a system in which a light pen and a dedicated keyboard are connected.

Further, in the above embodiment, a stand-alone system is used as an example, but the same effect can be obtained even if the mouse and keyboard are replaced with inter-network communication in a network system.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, information is obtained for each of a plurality of input devices, priority is added to the input device through synchronization processing, and selection processing is performed using processing definition file information for each device. Since I configured it to determine and execute,
This has the advantage that instructions from multiple devices can be made valid at the same time, and selection processing contents can be easily changed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an interactive processing system to which the method of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the system according to FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional interactive system. In the figure, (IA) is a mouse, (IB) is a keyboard, (2A) is a mouse information catch processing means, (2B) is a keyboard information catch processing means, (5) is a selection processing execution means, and (6) is a CRT. (4A) is a mouse processing definition data file, (4B) is a keyboard processing definition data file (31) is a synchronization processing means, (32) is an input device determination means, and (33) is a selection processing determination means. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A conversational processing system that receives input from an input device such as a keyboard or mouse, and outputs selected and instructed processing results to a CRT, comprising: synchronous processing means that makes effective instructions from a plurality of input devices; 1. An input control method for an input device, comprising: input device determining means for determining data; and selection processing determining means for determining selection processing based on information from the device.