JPH05143273A - Window selector in data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently perform work by enabling a window on the display screen of a display device to be automatically selected by the line of sight of a worker and dispensing with necessity to separate the hand of the worker from a keyboard. CONSTITUTION:This selector is comprised of a line of sight measuring instrument 2 which captures the line of sight of the worker, a line of sight position detector 3 which detects at which position a captured line of sight is located on the display screen of the display device, and a window operating part 4 which selects the window at a position detected at the line of sight position detector 3 from plural windows being displayed on the display screen of the display device and also, validates input from the keyboard for only a selected window.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window selection device in a data processing device having a display device and a keyboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional window selection device, a window for keyboard input is selected using a pointing device such as a mouse, or a window for full display is selected from overlapping windows.

[0003]

However, in the conventional window selection device, a pointing device such as a mouse is used to select a window for keyboard input or a window for full display, so that the input operation from the keyboard is temporarily stopped. There was a problem that I had to do.

In view of the above problems, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a window selection device in which the user does not have to remove his / her hand from the keyboard when operating the window.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first means of the present invention is a window selection device provided in a data processing device having a display device and a keyboard, which is capable of keeping a line of sight of an operator. Eye gaze measuring device for capturing, eye gaze position detecting device for detecting which position on the display screen of the display device the eye gaze is captured, and eye gaze position detection from a plurality of windows displayed on the display screen of the display device A window selection device configured to select a window at a position detected by the device, and a window operation unit that makes an input from the keyboard valid only for the selected window.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a second means of the present invention is a window selection device provided in a data processing device having a display device and a keyboard, which is a line-of-sight measuring device for capturing the line of sight of an operator. And a line-of-sight position detection device that detects which position on the display screen of the display device the captured line of sight is, and the line-of-sight position detection device from a plurality of windows displayed overlapping each other on the display screen of the display device. It is a window selection device composed of a window operation unit for displaying the window at the position detected in step 2.

[0007]

According to each of the above configurations, by changing the line-of-sight position at which the display screen of the display device is viewed, it is possible to select a window for keyboard input from a plurality of windows, or among a plurality of windows overlapping each other. , The entire surface of a predetermined window can be displayed.

Therefore, it is possible to perform continuous input operation without releasing the hand from the keyboard to operate the mouse as in the conventional case.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of a window selection device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a data processing device having a display device and a keyboard, for example, a window selection device provided in a computer. This window selection device 1 is a visual line measuring device 2 that captures the visual line of an operator.
And a line-of-sight position detecting device 3 for detecting which position on the display screen of the display device the line of sight captured by the line-of-sight measuring device 2 and a plurality of lines displayed on the display screen of the display device do not overlap each other. , The function of automatically selecting the window at the position detected by the line-of-sight position detecting device 2 and validating the input from the keyboard only to the selected window, and the display screen of the display device. A window operation unit 4 having a function of displaying the window at the position detected by the line-of-sight position detecting device 2 from the plurality of overlapping windows displayed on the top, that is, the entire screen thereof. .

The operation of the window selection device configured as described above will be described. In FIG. 1, the line-of-sight of the worker captured by the line-of-sight measurement device 2 is detected by the line-of-sight position detection device 3 on the display screen of the display device.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, four windows 6A to 6D are displayed on the display screen 5a of the display device 5 so as not to overlap each other, and the operator wants to input a keyboard in the window 6B in the upper right, for example. In this case, the operator looks at the window 6B. Then, the line-of-sight measurement device 2 and the line-of-sight position detection device 3 detect that the line-of-sight position A is in the upper right window 6B, and the window operation unit 4 enables keyboard input to the window 6B.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, two windows 7A and 7A are provided on the display screen 5a of the display device 5.
When B is displayed in an overlapping manner and the lower window 7B is to be displayed on the upper side, for example, the operator looks at the lower window 7B as in the case described above. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the line-of-sight position B of the worker moves into the lower window 7B, and this line-of-sight position B is detected by the line-of-sight measurement device 2 and the line-of-sight position detection device 3, The full-screen display of the window 7A is switched to the full-screen display of the lower window 7B. Therefore, keyboard input is possible in this window 7B.

[0014]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the visual axis measuring device for capturing the visual line of the operator, the visual line position detecting device for detecting which position of the display the visual line is, and the detected visual line position Select a window and enable keyboard input only for this window,
Or, since it is composed of a window operation unit that displays the window at the position detected by the above-mentioned line-of-sight position detection device from a plurality of windows that overlap each other, the window on the display screen of the display device is automatically displayed according to the operator's line of sight. Therefore, the operator does not need to take his hand off the keyboard, so that the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a window selection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a display screen diagram explaining an operation of the window selection device in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram explaining an operation of the window selection device in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Window selection device 2 Gaze measurement device 3 Gaze position detection device 4 Window operation unit 5 Display device 5a Display screen 6A to 6D window 7A, 7B window A, B Gaze position

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A window selection device provided in a data processing device having a display device and a keyboard, which comprises a gaze measuring device for catching the line of sight of an operator, and which of the display screens of the display device is used for the gaze line. A line-of-sight position detection device that detects whether or not the position, while selecting the window of the position detected by the line-of-sight position detection device from the plurality of windows displayed on the display screen of the display device, the input from the keyboard A window selection device composed of a window operation unit that is effective only for a selected window. 2. A window selection device provided in a data processing device having a display device and a keyboard, which comprises a line-of-sight measuring device for capturing the line of sight of an operator and a line of sight of the display screen of the display device. From a line-of-sight position detection device that detects whether or not the position, and a window operation unit that entirely displays the window at the position detected by the line-of-sight position detection device from a plurality of windows displayed overlapping on the display screen of the display device. Configured window selection device.