JPH06110592A - Touch screen device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a repeating operation by storing touch signals generated by a series of touch operations and in turn extracting these stored touch signals one by one. CONSTITUTION:Whether a touch signal is directly outputted or outputted to a touch signal storage means 3 is selected by a storage switching means 2. In the former case, namely, in the case of direct outputting, the touch signal is outputted to a signal switching means 4. In the latter case, the selected touch signal after selection is outputted to the touch signal storage means 3. The touch signal storage means 3 in turn stores the touch signals outputted by the storage switching means 2. A storage control means 5 in turn extracts the touch signals stored in the touch signal storage means 3 one by one and outputs them to the signal switching means 4. It is selected by the signal switching means 4 whether the touch signal is directly outputted as the output signal of a display device 7 (namely the signal from the storage switching means 2 is outputted) or the signal from the storage control means 5 is outputted. Thus, the patterned touch operation can be easily reproduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a touch screen device for inputting information to a computer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when inputting information to a computer or the like using a touch screen device, that is, an operator knows the state of an operation target from the information displayed on a display device,
When instructing the next processing or inputting data to the operation target, the operator's instruction operation or input operation is performed by touching a picture such as a switch displayed on the display device ( This is also referred to as touch). The touch screen device detects this touch and also detects where on the display device the touch was made.

[0003]

However, in the operation using such a conventional touch screen device, when the same series of touch operations must be repeated many times, the operator performs the same series of operations each time. Had to repeat the touch operation. Then, when the same series of touch operations are repeatedly performed, there are problems that the order of the touch operations is incorrect and the operations are troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a touch screen which can be easily reproduced when the same series of touch operations is repeated in an operation using a touch screen device and the touch operations can be input without making a mistake in the order of the touch operations. To provide a device.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided touch detection means for generating an individual instruction signal corresponding to an individual instruction position indicated by touching an individual point on the screen display device, and on the screen display device. Storage switching means for switching whether to store the collective instruction signal generated by operating a series of points, touch signal storage means for storing the collective instruction signal, and collective instruction stored by the touch signal storage means Storage control means for controlling the input / output of signals, inputting individual instruction signals and collective instruction signals,
A touch screen device including a signal switching unit that outputs one of the instruction signals.

[0006]

In the touch screen device according to the present invention, an individual instruction signal corresponding to an individual instruction position indicated by touching an individual point on the screen display device is generated to indicate a series of points on the screen display device. Whether or not to store the collective instruction signal generated by the operation is switched, the collective instruction signal is stored, the input / output of the collective instruction signal stored by the touch signal storage means is controlled, and the individual instruction signal and the collective instruction signal are stored. Is input to the signal switching means, and either one of the instruction signals is output.

[0007]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a touch detection means for generating an individual instruction signal corresponding to an individual instruction position indicated by touching an individual location on the display device 2, and 2 is an instruction operation for a series of locations on the display device 7. Storage switch means for switching whether or not to store the collective instruction signal generated thereby, 3 is a touch signal storage means for storing the collective instruction signal, and 5 is an input / output of the collective instruction signal stored by the touch signal storage means 3. The storage control means 4 for controlling is a signal switching means for inputting the individual instruction signal and the collective instruction signal and outputting either one of the instruction signals, and corresponding to the indicated position by instructing a predetermined location of the display device 7. In the touch screen device for generating the designated signal, the touch signal storage means 3 for storing the designated signal generated by a series of pointing operations, and the touch signal. Storage control means 5 for taking out the instruction signal stored by the storage means 3; storage switching means 2 for switching whether the instruction signal generated by the instruction operation is output as the output signal of the apparatus or stored in the operation storage means 5; The touch screen device is characterized in that it has a signal switching means (4) for switching between an instruction signal generated by an instruction operation as an output signal and an instruction signal taken out by the storage control means (5) as an output signal.

In the touch screen device according to the present embodiment, the storage switching means 2 is used to select whether the touch signal is directly output or the touch signal storage means 3. When the direct output of the touch signal is selected, the touch signal is output to the signal switching means 4. When the output of the touch signal to the operation storage means is selected,
The touch signal after selection is output to the touch signal storage unit 3. The touch signal storage means 3 sequentially stores the touch signals output from the storage switching means 2. The storage control means 5 outputs the touch signals stored in the touch signal storage means 3 to the extraction signal switching means 4 one by one in the stored order. In the signal switching means 4, whether the touch signal is directly output as the output signal of the touch screen device according to the present embodiment, that is, the signal sent from the memory switching means 2 is output, or the storage control means 5 outputs. Select whether to output the signal.

When the memory switching means 2 is selected to directly output the touch signal and the signal switching means 4 is directly selected to output the touch signal, the same effect as the touch screen device according to the prior art is obtained. Can be realized.

FIG. 2 shows a terminal equipped with this embodiment. When a picture such as a switch displayed on the display device 201 is touched, the touch detection unit 202 that realizes the touch detection unit detects the touch. The memory changeover switch 203 realizes the memory changeover means 2, and a touch signal generated from when the switch is selected to store the touch signal until the selection is released is sent to the touch signal storage means 3. The touch signal storage means 3 stores the received touch signals in the order of being touched. Signal changeover switch 20
Reference numeral 4 denotes a switch for switching whether the storage signal is output from the device or the touch signal is output as it is, and is a signal switching unit 4
Is realized. The storage output switch 205 is a switch that outputs the stored touch signals in the stored order, and realizes the storage control means 5. This switch does not function unless the signal changeover switch 204 is on the storage signal side. In the memory control means 5, the memory output switch 2
The touch signal storage means 3 is instructed to output a storage signal each time 05 is pressed. Then, the touch signal from the touch signal storage means 3 is received and output.

When storing a series of touch operations, the memory changeover switch 203 is selected on the memory side. And
When you have finished the series of touch operations you want to store, return the selector switch to its original position. When outputting the stored series of touch signals, the signal changeover switch 204 is selected to the storage side, and each time the storage output switch 205 is pressed, the signals are output via the interface means 6 in the stored order. The signal output via the interface means 6 is taken in and processed by a computer or the like having the present invention as an input device.

Another embodiment is shown in FIG. Here, a plurality of touch signal storage means 3 are prepared, which touch signal storage means of the touch signal storage means is to store the touch signal, and which touch signal storage means 3 outputs the signal from this device. The storage means selecting means 301 is provided for selecting whether to use the output signal of. As a result, a series of touch operations can be stored in a plurality of patterns, or a series of touch operations can be divided into a plurality of parts and stored in a plurality of touch signal storage means. It is possible to easily perform the series of touch operations performed.

[0013]

As described above, according to the touch screen device of the present invention, the touch signals generated by a series of touch operations are stored, and the stored touch signals can be sequentially taken out one by one, so that they are patterned. The touch operation can be easily reproduced, and when the same series of touch operations are repeated, the operation can be simplified without changing the order of the touch operations.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a touch screen device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a terminal equipped with the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Touch detection means 2 ... Memory switching means 3 ... Touch signal memory means 4 ... Signal switching means 5 ... Memory control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A touch detection means for generating an individual pointing signal corresponding to an individual pointing position designated by touching an individual point on the screen display device, and pointing and operating a series of points on the screen display device. Storage switching means for switching whether or not to store the collective instruction signal generated thereby, touch signal storage means for storing the collective instruction signal, and input / output of the collective instruction signal stored by the touch signal storage means. A touch screen device comprising: storage control means for controlling; and signal switching means for inputting the individual instruction signal and the collective instruction signal and outputting either one of the instruction signals.