JPH06230872A - Keyboard device provided with mouse function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of a keyboard provided with a mouse function. CONSTITUTION:This keyboard device is provided with a setting part 5 for setting an environment for simulating a mouse, a switching part 6 for switching the key entry of the keyboard as the simulating operation of the mouse and a control part 7 for controlling the simulation of the mouse based on environment setting by the operation of existing keys when the switching part instructs the simulation of the mouse.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard device used as an information processing input device, and more particularly to a keyboard device having a mouse function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many conventional keyboards do not have a mouse function. Therefore, in order to operate the mouse cursor, a mouse is connected as an external device. As is well known, a mouse is a simple input device having a mouse-shaped outer shape that moves a mouse cursor according to a rotation angle of a bearing attached to the mouse and a rotation speed.

Also, as a keyboard device with a mouse function, an actual Kaihei 3-30132 is known. In this keyboard, the input information from the keyboard is transmitted to the keyboard driver via the keyboard connector and is transmitted from the keyboard driver. The information input from the mouse is transmitted to the information processing unit and processed, while the input information from the mouse is transmitted to the mouse driver via the mouse connector and transmitted from the mouse driver to the information processing unit for processing.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional keyboard device with a mouse function, the conventional keyboard and the mouse are merely physically connected. Therefore, when the keyboard and the mouse are used together, one of the keyboard and the mouse is used. When the operation is changed from one to one, it is necessary to remove the hand from the mouse, move the mouse, and then perform the operation. Therefore, it is troublesome to move the hand and it takes a long time. In particular, when performing a key input by blind touch, the position of the hand is set to the home position on the keyboard and the key input is performed, so that the operation of re-positioning the hand to the home position once the hand is released However, there is a problem that it is very troublesome.

[0005]

A keyboard device with a mouse function according to the present invention comprises a setting unit for setting an environment for simulating a mouse, and a switching unit for switching a key input of the keyboard as a mouse simulating operation. When the switching unit gives an instruction to simulate a mouse, the control unit has a control unit that controls the mouse simulation based on the environment setting by operating an existing key.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1 showing a first embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment is an information processing apparatus having a setting section 5, a control section 7, a keyboard driver 8, a mouse driver 9 and a main body processing section 10. A main body 1 and a keyboard 2 provided with a switching unit 6 are connected by a keyboard connector 3.
Although not shown, the keyboard 2 has various conventional keys.

The setting unit 5 makes settings for moving a mouse cursor, which is a mouse function, and simulating a click of a mouse button. That is, how much the conventional mouse cursor movement speed corresponding to the conventional mouse movement is set when the direction key is pressed once or repeatedly or continuously pressed, and the diagonal movement of the mouse cursor is set by the direction key. Set up the combination of up and down and left and right movement distances that determine the diagonal angle when moving by pressing and moving at the same time,
The right button, the left button, and the center button are assigned to existing keys on the keyboard 2. Then, the set information is transmitted to the control unit 7.

The switching unit 6 is a toggle and is arranged as one of the keys of the keyboard 2, and switches whether to simulate the mouse depending on whether or not the key is pressed, and determines whether or not the mouse is pressed. This information is transmitted to the control unit 7.

When the information indicating that the switching unit 6 is not pressed is transmitted, the control unit 7 does not simulate the mouse and transmits the key code transmitted from the keyboard 2 to the keyboard driver 8. , The key code is converted into a code required by the main body processing unit 10 and transmitted.

When the information indicating that the switching unit 6 is pressed is transmitted, the control unit 7 sets as a mouse button click or mouse cursor movement operation based on the setting conditions set by the setting unit 5. The key code operated by the arrow key or the direction key is converted into a mouse code and the information is transmitted to the mouse driver 9, and the mouse code is transferred to the main body processing unit 10.
It is converted into the code required by and transmitted.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
Compared with the above embodiment, the setting unit 15 and the control unit 17 are moved to the keyboard 12. The output of the control unit 17 is output via the keyboard connector 13 to the keyboard driver 18,
It is also supplied to the mouse driver 19 via the mouse connector 14.

The configuration requests having the same names in FIGS. 1 and 2 have the same functions. Therefore, when the information indicating that the switching unit 16 is not pressed is transmitted, the control unit 17 transmits the key code transmitted from the keyboard 12 without simulating the mouse to the keyboard connector 1
3 to the keyboard driver 18. When the information indicating that the switching unit 16 is pressed is transmitted, the key or direction indicating key set as the operation of clicking the mouse button or moving the mouse cursor based on the setting condition set by the setting unit 15. Converts the operated key code into a mouse code and transmits the information to the mouse driver 19 via the mouse connector 14. The information from the keyboard connector 13 and the mouse connector 14 is converted to the code required by the main body processing unit 110 and transmitted by the keyboard driver 17 and the mouse driver 19 as usual.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the function of the mouse is realized by the keyboard, the inconvenience of purchasing and equipping the mouse as an external device is eliminated, and the space required for operation is not required. Since it is possible to prevent the troublesome operation of repositioning the hand position to the home position that occurs when the user releases the keyboard, the operability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11 Information processing device main body 2, 12 Keyboard 3, 13 Keyboard connector 14 Mouse connector 5, 15 Setting part 6, 16 Switching part 7, 17 Control part 8, 18 Keyboard driver 9, 19 Mouse driver 10, 110 Main body processing part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A setting unit for performing environment setting for simulating a mouse, a switching unit for switching a key input of a keyboard as a mouse simulating operation, and when the switching unit directs a mouse simulation. A keyboard device with a mouse function having a control unit for controlling a mouse simulation based on the environment setting by operating an existing key. 2. The keyboard device with a mouse function according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit and the control unit are housed in a main body processing unit. 3. The keyboard device with a mouse function according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit and the control unit are housed in a keyboard.