JPH05224812A - Mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate the mouse without putting the hands away from the home positions of a keyboard by constituting the mouse so that its direction specification part and operation specification part are operated with the feet. CONSTITUTION:A direction specification part 1 has a function for specifying the direction, quantity, speed, etc., of movement of a cursor and an operation specification part 2 has a function for specifying the selection, execution, resetting, etc., of operation. Further, a mouse main control part 3 has a function for transmitting information inputted from the direction specification part 1 and operation specification part 2 to an information processor, etc. Then the direction specification part 1 is constituted in a footwear shape and the operation specification part 2 is composed of a foot switch. Consequently, when the direction specification part 1 is moved in a specific direction, the cursor moves up and when the direction specification part 1 is moved in other directions, the cursor moves down, and right and left, respectively; when the foot switch of the operation specification part 2 is stepped in the function for, for example, the execution or resetting, is brought into action according to the specification of the operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse used as an input device such as a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a mouse is used as a means of an input device such as a word processor, a personal computer, or various computers, it is generally constructed such that a keyboard is used together and a signal corresponding to the keyboard is sent out. ing.

[0003]

However, when inputting information using the mouse as described above, the keyboard must be used together, so the operator releases the hand from the home position of the keyboard and operates the mouse. However, there is a drawback that it is necessary to repeat the operation such as putting the hand on the home position of the keyboard again. Further, when the keyboard is placed in front of the desk, the mouse must be operated beside it immediately, and there is a drawback that a space on the desk is required between the portion where the keyboard is placed and the portion where the mouse is operated. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to obtain a mouse that can be operated with a foot to input information to a computer or the like.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to claim 1, in a mouse used for an input device such as a computer, the mouse operates separately from a direction designating unit for designating a moving direction of a cursor. A mouse connected to a mouse main control unit having a means for transmitting information from the direction designating unit and the motion designating unit to the information processing device and the like, and
The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the direction designating section and the operation designating section are provided at a lower leg of the desk and a mouse main control section is provided at a predetermined position.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the mouse of various computers and the like is divided into a direction designating section and a motion designating section separate from the direction designating section, for example, under a desk. Since it is arranged at the feet, the operator can operate the direction designating section and the operation designating section with his / her feet by operating with a predetermined function.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the present invention. 2A and 2B are external perspective views of the embodiment, in each of which 1 is a direction designating unit, 2 is an action designating unit, and 3 is a mouse main control unit. The direction designating section has a function of designating a moving direction, a moving amount, a moving speed, etc. of the cursor, and the operation designating section has a function of designating selection, execution, cancellation, etc. of the operation. Further, the mouse main control unit has a function of transmitting the information input from the direction designating unit 1 and the action designating unit 2 to an information processing device or the like. It should be noted that the input interface condition when transmitting to the information processing device or the like is the same as the conventional input interface condition between the mouse and the information processing device or the like. In FIG. 2A, the direction designating section 1 is configured in the shape of footwear, and the motion designating section 2 is configured by a foot switch. When the direction designating unit 1 is moved in the direction A, the cursor moves upward, and similarly, the direction designating unit 1 is moved to
If you move it in the B, C and D directions, the cursor will move down, left,
Move to the right. When the foot switch of the operation designating section 2 is stepped on, functions such as execution and cancellation operate according to the operation specification. In FIG. 2B, both the direction designating section 1 and the action designating section 2 are formed by foot switches. When the E switch of the direction designating section 1 is stepped on, the cursor moves upward. Similarly, when the F, G, H switches of the direction designating section 1 are stepped on, the cursor moves downward, left and right respectively. The foot switch of the operation designating section 2 is the same as that described in the case of FIG.

[0007]

As described above, according to the present invention, the mouse is configured to operate the direction designating part and the motion designating part with the foot, so that the operator does not release the hand from the home position of the keyboard. It can be operated. Also, since the keyboard can be placed in front of the operator and the mouse can be operated in the front position of the operator, there is an effect that only the space for placing the keyboard is needed on the desk.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of embodiments (A) and (B) of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Direction designation part 2 Motion designation part 3 Mouse main control part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a mouse used as an input device such as a computer, a mouse having a direction designating unit for designating a moving direction of a cursor and a mouse having a motion designating unit for designating a separate motion are formed. A mouse configured to be connected to a mouse main control unit having means for transmitting information from the direction designating unit and the action designating unit to an information processing device or the like. 2. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the direction designating section and the motion designating section are provided at a lower leg of a desk and a mouse main control section is provided at a predetermined position.