JPH0567154A - Page turning input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a page turning input device which retrieves and designates a desired page of data of many pages on a computer in the feeling of turning pages of an actual pamphlet and indicates a set page like a bookmarker. CONSTITUTION:The change of the thickness from one surface side on the placing face side due to turning of pages of a pamphlet part 2 where many flexible thin plates are put one over another and are bound in one side is detected by a sensor part 3. Information of the thickness of the sensor part 3 is converted to information of the opened page of the pamphlet part 2 by a thickness/page conversion part 6, and this information is outputted to a host computer. The thickness of the set pamphlet part 2 is stored in a set page thickness storage part 4. A portion of one page of the thickness of the pamphlet part 2 is illuminated by a set page illuminating part 5 in accordance with position information of the thickness of the pamphlet part 2 stored in the set page thickness storage part 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention displays data of multiple pages on a computer screen or the like page by page, and when reading or calibrating the data, the pages are selected by turning the booklet. The present invention relates to a page turning input device capable of

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advent of multi-capacity storage media such as CDROMs, information processing devices such as personal computers are controlling and processing large amounts of data. In the case of text data, it is controlled on a page-by-page basis, but conventionally, to search for a desired page of this text data, a specific key on the keyboard is assigned such as "next page" or "previous page". , By pressing the set key. Alternatively, it is performed by clicking the mouse cursor at the set location.

[0003]

However, in the prior art as described above, when searching and designating a desired page of the text data of the computer, it is only necessary to sequentially change and display the page one by one. There is a problem that it is not possible to perform a sensual page-turning operation such as to what position the booklet is turned with respect to the thickness of the booklet.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to retrieve and specify a desired page of text data on a computer as if flipping an actual booklet, and it is necessary later. It is an object of the present invention to provide a page-turning input device capable of showing a page that is likely to become a bookmark like a bookmark.

[0005]

The technical means of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a booklet portion, a sensor portion for detecting a change in the thickness by flipping the booklet portion, and a sensor portion of the sensor portion. A thickness / page conversion unit that converts the thickness information that is output to page information opened in the booklet section and outputs the converted information.
A light emitting body capable of variably setting an illuminating position based on a set page thickness storage unit that stores the set thickness of the booklet unit and position information of the thickness of the booklet unit stored in the set page thickness storage unit According to the present invention, a setting page light emitting portion that illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet portion is provided.

Then, the thickness of the booklet section set by pressing the switch is stored in the set page thickness storage section, or page information set from the outside is received by the thickness / page conversion section,
The page information can be converted into information about the thickness of the booklet portion and stored in the set page thickness storage unit.

Further, in the above technical means, the booklet section may be provided with a thickness / total page number storage section for storing the thickness and total page number of itself and outputting the information to the thickness / page conversion section.

Further, the total number of pages of the target data is received from the outside, and the thickness / page conversion unit is selected from the relationship with the total number of pages of the booklet stored in the thickness / total page number storage unit of the booklet unit. It is possible to provide a page number relative conversion unit that relatively converts the page information opened by the booklet unit that is the output of the above into the page information of the target data.

An index that can display the page information of the target data obtained through the page number relative conversion section as a numerical value or the like at a position that can be seen when turning each page in the booklet section. A display unit can be provided.

[0010]

Therefore, according to the present invention, by flipping the booklet portion, the change in the thickness is detected by the sensor portion and the information is output. Based on this information, the thickness / page conversion unit converts the output into page information opened in the booklet section, outputs it, controls the display of the text data on the computer, and can search / designate a desired page.

Further, the thickness of the booklet section set by pressing the switch is stored in the set page thickness storage section, or the thickness of the booklet section set from the outside is received by the thickness / page conversion section, and the set page thickness storage section is received. The booklet thickness is stored in the set page thickness storage section, and the setting page light-emitting section illuminates one page of the booklet thickness from the position information of the booklet section. The operator can be notified later.

Further, the booklet section is provided with a thickness / total page number storage section for storing the thickness and the total number of pages of the booklet section and outputting the information to the thickness / page conversion section. It can be converted correctly even if the value changes.

Further, the total number of pages of the target data is received from the outside, and the output of the thickness / page conversion unit is calculated based on the relationship with the total number of pages of the booklet stored in the thickness of the booklet / total number of pages storage unit. By providing a page number relative conversion unit that relatively converts the open page information of the booklet section into the page information of the target data, the total number of pages of the booklet section and the total number of pages of the target data are We can deal with different cases.

By providing an index display section on each page of the booklet section, it is possible to obtain an index for turning pages.

[0015]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show a page turning input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall functional block diagram, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view for explaining the operation of a thickness detecting section. ..

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a thickness detecting section, which has a booklet section 2, a sensor section 3, a setting page thickness storing section 4, and a setting page light emitting section 5. Reference numeral 6 is a thickness / page conversion unit, and 7 is a switch. Booklet section 2 is thin, such as postcards,
A large number of flexible plates are stacked and bound on one side so that they can be turned over. The sensor unit 3 uses a line sensor to detect a change in thickness from one cover surface on the placement surface side due to turning pages of the booklet unit 2. The thickness / page conversion unit 6 converts the thickness information output from the sensor unit 3 into page information of the open booklet unit 2 and outputs it. The set page thickness storage unit 4 stores the thickness of the booklet unit 2 set by pressing the switch 7 based on the page information output from the thickness / page conversion unit 6. The setting page light emitting section 5 illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet section 2 with a light emitter whose illumination position can be variably set based on the position information of the thickness of the booklet section 2 stored in the setting page thickness storage section 4. And is provided along the line sensor of the sensor unit 3.

The thickness / page conversion unit 6 of the page-turning input device thus configured is connected to the host computer in order to operate the text data on the host computer.

The operation of the above arrangement will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, turning the pages of the booklet section 2 changes the thickness of the postcard or the like from the placement surface. The line sensor of the sensor unit 3 detects this change in thickness and outputs the information. Based on this information, the thickness / page converter 6 converts into page information opened by the booklet 2 and outputs it. The computer displays the corresponding page of the target text data based on this page information. In this way, when the pages of the booklet section 2 are turned, the page turning input device can send the page information to the computer and display the text data of the corresponding page. Therefore, the display of the text data on the computer can be controlled. It is possible to search and specify a desired page.

The thickness of the booklet section 2 set by pressing the switch 7 based on the page information output from the thickness / page conversion section 6 is stored in the set page thickness storage section 4. The setting page light emitting unit 5 illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet unit 2 with the light emitting body from the position information of the thickness of the booklet unit 2 stored in the setting page thickness storage unit 4, and after setting the page set by that position. However, the operator can be notified. Since the page of the booklet section 2 which is likely to be needed later is shown in this way, the page can be made to shine by the light emitter, and thus the page can be notified to the operator with a feeling like a bookmark.

In the first embodiment, the setting page is 1
Although the case of the setting page has been described, the setting page may be set at a plurality of points by changing the color of the light emitter of the setting page light emitting section 5 or changing the light emitting position.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, 1 is a thickness detecting section, 2 is a booklet section, 3 is a sensor section using a line sensor, 4 is a setting page thickness storing section, 5 is a setting page emitting section, and 6 is a thickness / page converting section. The configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. A feature of this embodiment is that a setting page is set from the outside, and the thickness / page converting unit 6 converts the page information into thickness information and inputs it to the setting page thickness storage unit 4. ..

In the above-mentioned structure, the characteristic operation of this embodiment will be described below. The pages of the booklet section 2 set from the outside are converted into thickness information by the thickness / page conversion section 6 and stored in the set page thickness storage section 4. The setting page light emitting unit 5 illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet unit 2 with the light emitting body from the position information of the thickness of the booklet unit 2 stored in the setting page thickness storage unit 4, and after setting the page set by that position. However, the operator can be notified. Since the page of the booklet section 2 which is likely to be needed later is shown in this way, the page can be made to shine by the light emitter, and thus the page can be notified to the operator with a feeling like a bookmark.

(Embodiment 3) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, 1 is a thickness detecting section, 2 is a booklet section, 3 is a sensor section using a line sensor, 4 is a setting page thickness storing section, 5 is a setting page emitting section, and 6 is a thickness / page converting section. The configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment shown in FIG. The feature of this embodiment is that the booklet unit 2 is provided with a thickness / total page number storage unit 8 for storing the thickness and total page number and outputting the information to the thickness / page conversion unit 6. is there.

The operation characteristic of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. Thickness / total number of pages storage section 8
The value of is determined for each booklet section 2, and the value is sent to the thickness / page conversion section 6. Then, by turning the pages of the booklet section 2, the thickness of the postcard or the like from the mounting surface changes. The line sensor of the sensor unit 3 detects this change in thickness and outputs the information. Based on this information, the thickness / page converter 6
Is converted into page information opened in the booklet section 2 and output. The computer displays the corresponding page of the target text data based on this page information. Therefore, it is possible to control the display of the text data on the computer and search / designate the desired page. At this time, since the value of the thickness / total page number storage unit 8 is sent to the thickness / page conversion unit 6 as described above, correct page information can be output even if the booklet unit 2 is changed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to select, change and use the booklet section 2 having a different number of pages according to the amount of text data of the target computer.

(Embodiment 4) A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, 1 is a thickness detecting section, 2 is a booklet section, 3 is a sensor section using a line sensor, 4 is a setting page thickness storing section, 5 is a setting page emitting section, and 6 is a thickness / page converting section. , 8
Is a thickness / total page number storage unit, and the configuration thereof is the same as that of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The feature of the present embodiment is that the total number of pages of the target data is received from the outside, and the relationship with the thickness of the booklet section 2 and the total number of pages of the booklet section 2 stored in the total page number storage section 8 The point is that a page number relative conversion unit 9 that converts the page information opened by the booklet unit 2 which is the output of the thickness / page conversion unit 6 into the page information of the target data is provided.

In the above configuration, the characteristic operation of this embodiment will be described below. Thickness / total number of pages storage section 8
The value of is determined for each booklet section 2, and the value is sent to the thickness / page conversion section 6. Then, by turning the pages of the booklet section 2, the thickness of the postcard or the like from the mounting surface changes. The line sensor of the sensor unit 3 detects this change in thickness and outputs the information. Based on this information, the thickness / page converter 6
Is converted into page information opened in the booklet section 2 and output. The page number relative conversion unit 9 receives the total page information of the target data from the outside, and based on the relationship with the total page number of the booklet unit 2 stored in the thickness / total page number storage unit 8, the thickness / page conversion unit 9 The page information opened by the booklet section 2, which is the output of No. 6, is converted into page information of the target text data and output to the computer. The computer displays the corresponding page of the target text data based on this page information. Therefore,
It is possible to control the display of text data on a computer and search / designate a desired page. In this way, since the page information opened in the booklet 2 can be relatively converted and output, even when the total number of pages of the target text data and the total number of pages of the booklet 2 are different. , The page operation of the target text data can be performed.

Similarly, an externally set page is converted into thickness information by the thickness / page conversion unit 6 via the page number relative conversion unit 9 and stored in the set page thickness storage unit 4 for setting. The page light emitting section 5 can illuminate the position of the thickness of the booklet section 2 and notify the operator even after setting the page set by the position.

This embodiment can be used in combination with the first embodiment shown in FIG. That is,
In the case of targeting data having a very large number of pages with respect to the total number of pages of the booklet section 2, first, a relative page operation according to the fourth embodiment is performed to select a rough page, and then the first page is selected. By changing to the absolute page operation without using the page number relative conversion unit 9 as in the embodiment described above, the change amount of the page number is detected, and only one page is turned, or several pages are turned at once. It is possible to perform fine page operations such as those described above on the data on the computer. Regarding the set page, first, the setting page is relatively displayed according to the fourth embodiment, a rough page is selected, and then the page number relative conversion unit 8 is used as in the first embodiment. It is possible to notify the operator of the set page by switching to the display of the absolute setting page without using it.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the total number of pages of data on the host computer side and the number of pages of the booklet section 2 of the page-turning input device are relatively allocated, so that the data on the host computer side is Even if the total number of pages in
At least the same page turning input device can be used to page through data on a computer. In addition, it is possible to cope with an operation by estimating a rough position with respect to the thickness of a book that humans sensuously remember.

(Embodiment 5) Hereinafter, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

6 and 7 show a page turning input device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an overall functional block diagram and FIG. 7 is an external perspective view for explaining the operation of the thickness detecting section. ..

In FIGS. 6 and 7, 1 is a thickness detecting portion, 2 is a booklet portion, 3 is a sensor portion using a line sensor,
4 is a setting page thickness storage unit, 5 is a setting page light emitting unit, and 6 is a thickness /
A page conversion unit, 8 is a thickness / total page number storage unit, and 9 is a page number relative conversion unit, and their configurations are the same as those of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. The feature of this embodiment is that
An index display unit 10 that can display the page information of the target data obtained via the page number relative conversion unit 9 by numerical values or the like is provided at the corner on the side where the pages of the booklet unit 2 are turned. There is a point.

In the above-mentioned configuration, the characteristic operation of this embodiment will be described below. The number of pages is output to the computer while the page information opened by the booklet section 2 converted for the data to be output by the relative conversion section 9 is also output to the index display section 10. Is displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, even when page turning is sequentially and successively performed, page information can be displayed on the index display unit 10 by the same operation each time. Also,
The thickness information of the set page thickness storage section 4 can be converted into page information by the thickness / page conversion section 6, and the color of the index display section 10 of the set page can be changed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by providing the index display unit 10, the index display unit 10 can be viewed while the page turning input device is being operated, and can be used as an index for page turning.
Further, in the case of actually retrieving the pages of the booklet section 2 sequentially and successively, the pages can be retrieved while checking the number of pages. In addition, by changing the display color of the index display section 10 of the setting page, the operator can be informed of the setting page by sequentially turning the pages of the booklet section 2 one after another, or the operator can search for the setting page. It is also possible to do.

In the fifth embodiment described above, the index display section 10 is provided at the corner of each page of the booklet section 2. However, a postcard or the like is additionally provided with an index display section by projection or the like.
The number of pages or the like may be displayed on the index display section.
In the fifth embodiment, the case where the number of pages is displayed on the index display unit 10 has been described. However, when the target data is an English-Japanese dictionary or a Japanese dictionary, the alphabet or 50
Sound may be displayed.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the shape of the booklet portion 2 is not limited to the rectangular shape. Besides, the present invention can be variously modified in design without departing from the basic technical idea thereof.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the booklet portion, the sensor portion for detecting the change in the thickness of the booklet portion by flipping the booklet portion, and the thickness information output from the sensor portion A thickness / page conversion unit that converts and outputs the open page information of the booklet unit, a set page thickness storage unit that stores the set thickness of the booklet unit, and the above-mentioned stored in the set page thickness storage unit Based on the position information of the thickness of the booklet portion, the setting page light emitting portion that illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet portion by the light emitter that can variably set the illuminated position is provided. The change in the thickness is detected by the sensor unit and the information is output. Based on this information, the thickness / page conversion unit converts the output to page information opened in the booklet unit and outputs it, and displays the text data on the computer. Control the desired page - it is possible to perform the specified.

Therefore, it is possible to search and designate a desired page by controlling the display of the text data on the computer as if the booklet is actually flipped. Further, the thickness of the booklet section set by pressing the switch is stored in the set page thickness storage section, or the thickness of the booklet section set from the outside is received by the thickness / page conversion section and stored in the set page thickness storage section. For example, the setting page light emitting unit illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet section from the thickness position information of the booklet section stored in the setting page thickness storage section, and informs the operator even after setting the page set by that position. be able to. Therefore, the operator can be informed of the page as if it were a bookmark.

Further, the booklet section is provided with a thickness / total page number storage section for storing its own thickness and total number of pages and outputting the information to the thickness / page converter section. Can be correctly converted even if the number of pages changes, and a booklet section having a different number of pages can be changed according to the target data amount.

Further, the total number of pages of the target data is received from the outside, and the output of the thickness / page conversion unit is obtained from the relationship with the total number of pages of the booklet stored in the thickness of the booklet / total number of pages storage unit. By providing a page number relative conversion unit that relatively converts the open page information of the booklet section into the page information of the target data, the total number of pages of the booklet section and the total number of pages of the target data are Even when the page numbers are different, the page information of the data corresponding to the open page of the booklet can be output. Also, switch,
Alternatively, a page set from the outside can be similarly stored in the set page thickness storage unit, and after setting, the page can be illuminated by the set page light emitting unit to notify the operator of the page like a bookmark.

Further, by providing an index display section on each page of the booklet section, it serves as an index when turning pages, and when turning pages in succession, it is possible to operate while watching the number of pages. In addition, for pages set by a switch or externally, the operator can be notified of the set pages even when the pages are flipped sequentially and successively by changing the color of the index display portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view for explaining the operation of the thickness detection unit of the page turning input device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an overall functional block diagram showing a page turning input device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view for explaining the operation of the thickness detection unit of the page turning input device according to the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 thickness detection section 2 booklet section 3 sensor section 4 set page thickness storage section 5 set page light emitting section 6 thickness / page conversion section 7 switch 8 thickness / total page storage section 9 page number relative conversion section 10 index Display

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A booklet section, a sensor section for detecting a change in the thickness of the booklet section by flipping the booklet section, and thickness information output from the sensor section is converted into page information opened by the booklet section. A thickness / page conversion unit that outputs the set booklet thickness, a set page thickness storage unit that stores the set thickness of the booklet unit, and a position to illuminate from the position information of the booklet thickness stored in the set page thickness storage unit. A page-turning input device having a setting page light-emitting section that illuminates one page of the thickness of the booklet section with a light-emitting body that can be variably set. 2. The page turning input device according to claim 1, wherein the set page thickness storage section stores the thickness of the booklet section set by pressing the switch. 3. The page turning according to claim 1, wherein the page information set from the outside is received by a thickness / page conversion section, the page information is converted into information on the thickness of the booklet section and stored in the set page thickness storage section. Input device. 4. The booklet section according to claim 1, further comprising a thickness / total page number storage section for storing its thickness and total page number and outputting the information to the thickness / page conversion section. Page turning input device. 5. The output of the thickness / page conversion unit is received from the outside by receiving the total number of pages of the target data and the relation with the total number of pages of the booklet stored in the thickness / total page number storage unit of the booklet unit. 5. The page turning input device according to claim 4, further comprising a page number relative conversion unit that relatively converts the open page information of the booklet section into page information of target data. 6. An index display unit capable of displaying, as numerical values, page information of target data obtained through the page number relative conversion unit at a position where the booklet unit can be seen when turning each page. The page turning input device according to claim 5, further comprising: