JPH06301484A - Information processor and display information pointing method for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an information processor with which a user can accurately point the information shown on the display screen of a display device with high handling performance. CONSTITUTION:When the information shown at a display part 205 is pointed through a pointing part 103, the coordinate value is detected for a point PB of contact between an input part 209 unified with the part 205 and the part 103. Then an angle (a) formed between the normal lines of the the part 103 and the part 209 (205) is acquired from a correspondence table based on the Y component of the coordinate value of the point PB. Then the coordinate value of an intersecting point PA between LINEl, i. e., the pointing direction of the part 103 and the part 209 is calculated from the coordinate value of the point PB and the angle (a). A cursor 104 (pointing the point PA) is shown based on the point PA, and the information shown on the point PA is supplied through the part 209.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display / input device and an instruction unit (finger, pen, etc.) for instructing a part (point) of the display information displayed on the display / input device. The present invention relates to a method of instructing display information (instruction of displayed characters / figures, selection of functions / items, etc.) in an information processing apparatus including an input device for inputting a point instructed by the instruction unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information processing apparatus having a display device and an instruction unit (finger, pen, etc.) for instructing a part (point) of the display information displayed on the display device. In (a personal computer, an information terminal, a portable personal information device, etc.), as shown in FIG. 25A, the point 2402 directly below the instruction unit 2401 is recognized as the instructed point (instructed direction). What is done is common.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), as in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-150423, a point 2404 located at a predetermined distance (c) from a point directly below the pointing section 2403 is designated. Some are recognized as

[0004]

Among the above-mentioned conventional techniques, a point directly below the pointing portion (hereinafter referred to as a vertical projection point) is recognized as a pointed point (pointing point). In the above, there is a problem that the pointing point is hidden by the pointing section, which is not convenient for the user and there is a high possibility that the pointing point is wrong.

In order to solve this problem, a method of enlarging and displaying display information (characters, figures, etc.) is known.
However, this method has a problem that the amount of display information that can be displayed at one time is reduced and the usability is poor.

Further, as in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 62-150423, in the case where a point located at a predetermined distance from the point directly below the pointing section is recognized as the pointing point, the above problem is solved. To be done.

However, when a human (user) uses a pointing section to point to a certain point, as shown in FIG. 26, a point in the substantially major axis direction of the pointing section (this is called an extended projection point). It is natural to think of as instructing.
That is, as shown in FIG. 26A, the designated point is 2502 when the angle formed by the indicator 2501 and the display screen 2505 of the display device is large, and the indication point 2503 is displayed as shown in FIG. If the designated point is 2504 when the angle formed by the display screen 2506 of the device is small,
It is more natural that the distance d between the instruction unit 2501 and the instruction point 2502 and the distance e between the instruction unit 2503 and the instruction point 2504 are different (e is larger than d).

As described above, since the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-150423 is an unnatural instruction method for humans (users), the user gives an indication of an object deviated from the object intended to be indicated. In many cases, since it is difficult for the user to indicate the intended instruction target, there is a problem in that there is a high possibility that the user will be inconvenient and the wrong point will be indicated.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is convenient for the user and less likely to indicate an incorrect point when the point on the display screen of the display device is indicated by the instruction section. The purpose is to provide a method for indicating display information.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a display input device having a display input surface for displaying and inputting is provided, and the display input is made by an instruction means such as a pen or a finger. In an information processing device that detects a designated position on a surface and inputs the position by the display input device, a tilt for obtaining information about a tilt angle formed by a direction designated by the pointing means and a display input surface of the display input device Acquisition means, thickness information setting means for setting thickness information of the indicating means, position of the indicating means detected by the display input device, thickness information of the indicating means, and inclination angle. Based on the direction indicated by the indicating means and a position calculating means for calculating the position of the intersection point with the display input device, the inclination obtaining means is configured to measure the position on the display input surface by the indicating means. It may comprise a correspondence table defining the tilt angle for each defined position range.

[0011]

The thickness information (width) of the indicating means, the information about the direction of the indicating means and the tilt angle formed by the display input device, and the position of the indicating means detected by the display input device are obtained, Based on the position, the width, and the inclination, the position of the intersection of the direction instructed by the instructing device and the display input device is calculated, and the position of the intersection is set to the position instructed by the instructing device. When obtaining the tilt angle, a correspondence table that defines the tilt angle is provided for each position range of the indicating means detected by the display input device, and this correspondence table is referred to.

By displaying a cursor indicating the calculated intersection, the intersection is highlighted on the display / input device. The information displayed on the intersection on the display input device is recognized as the information input by the instructing means.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an operation example of the method for instructing display information according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a display screen of an information processing apparatus having a structure in which an input unit and a display unit overlap (display and input are integrated). In FIG. 1, 101 is display information on the display screen, 1
Reference numeral 02 is a button for selecting a function in the display information 101, 103 is an instruction unit (finger), and 104 is a cursor for clearly indicating an extended projection point.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information processing apparatus. In FIG. 2, 201 is a CPU (central processing unit) that controls the entire apparatus, and 202 is a RAM (random access memory) that stores programs and data.
/ ROM (read only memory).
Reference numeral 203 denotes an input control unit that performs coordinate detection control of the input unit 209, and 204 denotes a VRAM (video RAM) 20 on the display unit.
A display control unit 205 controls the display data stored in the display unit 6, a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and a VRAM 206 stores the display data. 207 is for reading data to the file device 208 /
A file control unit 208 for controlling writing is a file device such as a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an IC / memory card device, or the like. Reference numeral 209 denotes an input unit such as a capacitance type input panel or a resistance film type input panel, 10
Reference numeral 3 is an instruction unit such as a finger / pen for inputting a designated position to the input unit, and 2010 is a communication means such as a LAN, a telephone, a FAX, a modem. Reference numeral 105 denotes an extension projection point detection unit that detects extension projection points, which is realized by software in this embodiment and executed by the CPU 201. Reference numeral 106 denotes an instruction processing unit, which is realized by software in the present embodiment, and is a CPU 2
It is executed at 01.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram for explaining the system principle of extended projection point detection, which is a feature of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 103 is a pointing portion such as a finger, 104 is a cursor that clearly indicates an extended projection point, and 205 and 209 are display-integrated panels having a laminated structure.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation procedure of the extended projection point detection unit 105 (see FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the extended projection point detection unit 105 is realized by a program, and the program is executed by the CPU 201. However, it is also possible to realize a part or all of it by dedicated hardware.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the instruction processing unit 106. In this embodiment, the instruction processing unit 1
06 is realized by a program, and this program is CP
Although it is configured to be executed by U201, a configuration in which one part or all is realized by dedicated hardware is also possible.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the instruction unit (finger) 103 is performing an instruction operation using the input unit 209. An instruction extension line (instruction direction line) LI indicating the instruction direction of the instruction unit 103
The intersection of NE1 and the input unit 209 is the extended projection point PA which is the instruction point intended by the user. Input unit 2 of this embodiment
09 is the coordinates of the contact point with the instruction unit 103 (vertical projection point P
B) is detected. The extension projection point detection unit 105 detects the extension projection point PA based on the vertical projection point PB. In the present embodiment, the detection by the input unit 209 and the extended projection point detection unit 105 is realized by the processing of the CPU 201.

The operation of the extended projection point detection unit 105 will be described with reference to FIG. The process of FIG. 4 (extended projection point detection process) is activated periodically by a timer or the like, or aperiodically when a specific condition occurs. The finger width D and the conversion table used in the process 402 (see FIG. 27) are set before the process of FIG. 4 is started when the power is turned on. The finger width D may be set to a predetermined value, or may be set by detecting the finger width of the user. When the extended projection point detection process is activated, first, in step 401, the vertical projection point PB (X component and Y component thereof) detected by the input unit 209 is acquired. In this embodiment, the coordinate axes in the input unit 209 are shown in FIG.
Make a decision like 8. Next, the extended projection point detection unit 105
Is the vertical projection point PB using the conversion table in process 402.
The tilt angle a of the corresponding finger is obtained from. That is, the inclination of the pointing portion (finger) is estimated based on the magnitude of the Y component of the acquired vertical projection point PB. In process 403, the extended projection point PA (X component and Y component thereof) is calculated from the finger inclination angle a estimated to be the X component and Y component of the vertical projection point PB. Here, INT (x) is a function that rounds down the decimal point of x. A cursor (pointing to the extended projection point PA) with the extended projection point PA as a reference in process 404 (104 in FIG. 3)
Is displayed.

Through the above processing, the input unit 209 shown in FIG.
The extended projection point PA can be detected from the vertical projection point PB that can be detected by the
It is displayed based on A (not limited to the cursor display, the extended projection point PA may be displayed while changing the brightness, and may be displayed emphasized).

The cursor displayed by the extended projection point detection processing is shown in FIG. Thus, when the instruction unit 2301 is above the input unit 2306 (Y component of PB is 0 to 100) (state A), the tilt angle a of the finger is estimated to be 30 degrees, and the cursor 2302 is displayed. Is displayed. Indicator 2
303 is the lower part of the input unit 2306 (Y component of PB is 301
˜399) (state B), the tilt angle a of the finger is estimated to be 0 degree, and the cursor 2304 is displayed.

In the processing of FIG. 4, the inclination angle b is acquired by referring to the conversion table for obtaining the inclination angle b (see FIG. 3) in the processing 402, and sin (b) is replaced with cos (a) in the processing 403. ) May be used to calculate the extension projection point PA.

Next, as an example of character / figure instruction and function / item selection, the operation when two functions are selected is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of the instruction processing unit 106 (see FIG. 2) that realizes the selection function.
The process of FIG. 5 is activated periodically by a timer or the like, or aperiodically when a specific condition occurs.

First, in process 501, the extended projection point PA detected by the extended projection point detection unit is acquired. In process 502, information (contact state information) as to whether the instruction unit 103 such as a finger is in contact with the input unit 209 is acquired. Processing 503-50
5, the input unit 209 and the instruction unit 103 are added to the flag FSTAT.
Set contact / non-contact with.

In step 506, the input unit 209 and the instruction unit 10
It is detected whether or not the contact state with 3 has changed from contact to non-contact. When the condition of processing 506 is satisfied (when the contact state changes from contact to non-contact), it is determined in processing 507 whether or not the extended projection point PA is within the display area of the function button A, and within the display area. If yes, function A in process 508
Is notified to the system application or the like, and the process proceeds to step 509.

In process 509, it is determined whether or not the extended projection point PA is in the display area of the function button A. If it is in the display region, it is determined that the function B is selected in process 5010. Notify the application or the like and proceed to the process 5011.

In process 5011, the current contact / non-contact information is saved in FSTAT.

If the condition of processing 506 is not satisfied (when the contact state does not change from contact to non-contact), processing 50
12 to 5015 perform reverse display processing of the display area of the buttons when the extended projection point PA enters the display area of the function buttons A and B.

The operation shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the above processing. That is, the finger 103 contacts the input panel (finger 103
May be a substantial contact approaching the input panel to a distance equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value), a cursor 104 that clearly indicates the extended projection point indicated by the user is displayed. The cursor 10
When 4 enters the display area (button area) of the button of function A or function B, the display of the corresponding button area is reversed.
Here, the cursor 104 remains in the button area as it is with the finger 1.
When 03 becomes a non-contact state, the corresponding function is selected. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the function A is selected.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it becomes possible to accurately detect an instruction target such as a function button in a direction intended by the user by the extension projection point detection unit, and to indicate an incorrect target. The likelihood of directing is reduced and reliability is improved.

In FIG. 5, it is detected whether or not the contact state changes from contact to non-contact. However, the pressing pressure in the contact state is further detected, and even if this pressure changes, the contact state is not changed. The same process as when changing to contact may be performed.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described using 5. 6 to 15 are examples of operation screens of applications using communication functions such as telephone and fax.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 600 is a display screen of the information processing apparatus, and 601 is an item number column of an address book in which data such as name, address, and telephone number is stored. 602
Is a name column of the address book, 603 is a telephone number column, 60
4 is an address column. 605 is a telephone function selection button, 6
Reference numeral 06 is an e-mail function selection button, and 607 is a fax function selection button. 608, 609, 6010
Is a button for scrolling the address book and displaying the data desired by the user. Although the finger 103 and the cursor 104 are not particularly shown in FIG. 6, the same processing as that in the above-described embodiment (FIG. 1 and the like) is realized by using the extended projection point detection unit 105 and the instruction processing unit 106 (see the following figures). 7 to 15 are the same). As a result, it becomes possible to select an instruction target intended by the user. In FIG. 6, item 1 from the address book
3 shows the selected state.

When the telephone function selection button 605 is instructed and selected as shown in FIG. 7, a window (dialog) 701 is displayed to indicate that the currently selected item 13 is being called. Information such as the number of calls can be displayed here. The user can select the cancel button 702 to cancel the call based on these information. Further, by selecting the redial button 703, the call can be temporarily stopped and the call can be made again after a specific time (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed. With respect to these buttons as well, the extended projection point detection unit 105 can select the button according to the pointing direction intended by the user.

FIG. 12 shows a window (dialog) 12 displayed when the user selects the redial button 703 in FIG. 7 (for example, after 5 minutes) after the set time has elapsed.
It is a screen example of 01. In FIG. 12, a window (dialog) 1201 is used to confirm the execution of redial to the user. When the user redials, execute button 1
Cancel button 12 to select 202 and cancel
03 can be selected.

FIG. 8 shows another screen example when the telephone function selection button 605 is selected in FIG. In addition to the window 802 similar to that of FIG. 7, information such as the birth date of the transmission partner corresponding to the selected item 13 is displayed in the window 80.
It is indicated by 1.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen when the telephone function selection button is first selected without selecting the address book item. In this case, the input frame 901 is displayed and the user is requested to input the telephone number of the transmission partner. When there is no particular need to explicitly indicate the extended projection point, such as during input of a telephone number in this example, it is possible to temporarily stop the display of the cursor that explicitly indicates the extended projection point. Furthermore, a configuration is also possible in which the extended projection point itself is not detected. In addition to this example, it is possible to switch between displaying and not displaying the cursor that clearly indicates the extended projection point, as needed. Also,
It is also possible to set a situation (mode) in which the extended projection point itself is not used for pointing and selection.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the next processing screen when the telephone number is input with the keyboard or the finger + pen in FIG. 9 to identify the calling party, which is displayed before starting the calling or after ending the calling. Here, the user is asked whether or not to register the telephone number previously input in 901 in the address book. To register, select the register button 1002, and to cancel, select the cancel button 1003.

FIG. 11 shows another screen example when the telephone function selection button is selected. A window (dialog) 1101 for confirming the actual call to the caller is displayed, and the user can be checked. When making a call, the execute button 1102 is selected. When canceling, the cancel button 1103 is selected.

In FIG. 13, the display order of the address book is changed.
It is an example of a display screen that can be set. By selecting the button 1301, the display of the address book will be “Aiueo order”
become. By selecting the button 1302, the display of the address book is displayed according to the attribute set in advance for each calling party. This attribute can be set variously according to the purpose of use, such as the order in which the phone is called last time.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a screen when sending a fax. In FIG. 6, when the sender is selected in the item number column 601 or the name column 602 and the fax function selection button is selected, the window (dialog) 1401 shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. The window 1
The document to be sent is specified by 401, and the actual transmission is performed by the execute button 1402.

FIG. 15 shows another example of the operation screen when fax transmission is performed. In this embodiment, an example is shown in which fax transmission is performed while a document is being edited by a word processor. If you select the fax function selection button while editing a document, the window (dialog) 1
501 is displayed. If the user wants to send the document being edited here, the execute button 1502 is selected.

FIG. 24 shows another example of the operation screen when performing fax transmission. In this embodiment, another example is shown in which fax transmission is performed while a document is being edited by a word processor. When the fax function selection button is selected while the document is being edited, a window (dialog) 2401 is displayed. If you want to send the document being edited, specify the recipient and click the execute button 2402.
Select.

The screen examples when the electronic mail function is selected can be the same as those in FIGS.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when selecting the function or item of the application or the system, the object positioned in the pointing direction intended by the user can be designated by the pointing unit, so that the reliability of the selection is improved.

Further, even if the display area of the selection target such as the item number selection and the name selection of the address book of this embodiment is small, the selection can be made accurately and the usability is improved.

Further, since the selection can be made even if the display area is small, more selection functions / items can be arranged in the same display area and the usability is improved.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described using 9. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an appearance and an example of a display screen of a portable information terminal. In FIG. 16, 1
601 is an item number column of the address book, 1602 is a name column,
Reference numeral 1603 is a telephone function selection button, 1604 is an e-mail function selection button, and 1605 is a fuck function selection button. Reference numeral 1606 denotes a display / input integrated input unit in which the display unit and the input unit overlap.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen configuration and a housing structure of the information processing apparatus suitable for the configuration in which the finger of the hand holding the information processing apparatus is used as the instruction unit. In FIG. 17, reference numeral 1700 is an information processing apparatus, 1701 is an instruction section holding mechanism for assisting an instruction operation while holding the information processing apparatus, and 1702 is a simple telephone function having a function equivalent to a telephone function selection button 1705. A select button, 1703 is a simple select button for email having the same function as the select button 1706 for the email function, and 1704 is a select button 1 for the fax function.
This is a simple selection button for the fax function having the same function as 708. If these simple selection buttons have a convex or concave structure, selection errors at the time of selection are reduced, reliability is improved, and operability is also improved.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an operation example of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. In FIG. 18, the instruction unit is the thumb 1800, and the information processing apparatus is held by the hand having the instruction unit as the thumb. By the instruction unit holding mechanism, the area that can be instructed by the instruction unit is expanded and the information processing apparatus can be easily held. In the present embodiment, the pointing direction intended by the user is considered to be not the long axis direction but the upward direction of the information processing device because the degree of freedom of the pointing unit is reduced. Figure 1
In FIG. 8, the cursor 104 that clearly indicates the extended projection point that is the intersection of the designated direction and the input unit is displayed. Further, although not particularly specified in the figure, an extended projection point detection unit 105 capable of detecting the extended projection point and an instruction processing unit 106 capable of instructing by the extended projection point are provided as in the other embodiments. It has a structure.

FIG. 19 shows an instructable area 1901 on the input section that can be instructed by the holding method / instructing method of this embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even in the portable information processing device, the extended projection point indicating the pointing direction intended by the user can be detected by the extended projection point detection unit 105,
Usability is improved. Further, a pointer holding mechanism 1902
Thus, the holding of the device and the instruction / selection of the display information can be simultaneously executed, and the operability is improved.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an operation example of the item number selection operation of the present embodiment. By handwriting the item number in the input unit in the instruction unit 103, the address data of the corresponding item number is selected. In this embodiment, "13" is entered as the item number. Note that the handwriting character recognition technology and the technology relating to the use of the recognition result as a gesture are widely used in handwriting input information processing devices and the like and are well known, and therefore will not be described in detail. The input handwritten character may be actually displayed or may not be displayed and only the locus may be input.

According to this embodiment, a direct / intuitive operation method of entering an item number in selecting a function / item can be applied, and usability is improved.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
2 is used for the explanation. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 21 shows the address book item number "13".
Shows the selected state. Until the selection, the cursor was in the shape of a triangle, for example, but when selected, the selection object is changed to a shape that can be identified, or information that can be identified is newly added. In FIG. 21, the cursor 2100 is changed to indicate the name information of the selected calling party. At the end of a series of transmission procedures or at the execution of a specific procedure, the cursor changes to its original shape or another shape. FIG. 22
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a position of an extended projection point of the cursor 2100 shown in FIG. 21 capable of identifying the selection item.

According to this embodiment, the user can confirm the selection operation result while clearly indicating the extended projection point intended by the user with the cursor, and the reliability is improved.

Further, in the above-described embodiments, the usability of the pointing operation is further improved by providing the projection structure or the recessed structure for position determination on the surface of the input section which is in contact with the pointing section. Further, as another method for achieving the same object, it is possible to provide a position notification means having a specific convex or concave structure in the input section. An example of the position notification means is, for example, a horizontal slit or a vertical slit.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example of selection based on the extended projection point is shown, but it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the pointing / selection is carried out based on the vertical projection point or another specific designated point.

[0059]

According to the present invention, it is possible to set display information that substantially matches (approximately matches) the extended projection point indicating the pointing direction intended by the user as the pointing target (selection target), and point the display information. The reliability in can be improved.

Further, by improving the pointing accuracy, even if the display area of the pointing object is small, it is possible to point (select) with high accuracy, and more pointing objects can be displayed in the same display area, so that the usability can be improved. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a selection operation showing a selection operation according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a method explanatory diagram showing a detection method of an extended projection point detection unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of an extended projection point detection unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of an instruction processing unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (address book).

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (during a call).

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (during a call).

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (telephone number input).

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (telephone number registration).

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (confirmation of outgoing call).

FIG. 12 shows an application (redial).
It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen of.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (change / setting of display order of address book).

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (fax transmission).

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (fax transmission).

FIG. 16 is a front view of an example of a portable information processing device.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example of an application (a diagram of a portable display example).

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a screen operation example (an explanatory diagram of a portable operation example).

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a portable instructable area.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an item number selection operation.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a selection operation example in which the cursor shape changes.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a cursor shape.

FIG. 23 is an operation diagram for explaining extended projection point detection processing.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example during fax transmission.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a conventional pointing point (pointing direction).

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a designated point (pointed direction) of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a diagram of a conversion table for obtaining the tilt angle a of the finger from the Y component of PB.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing coordinate axes of an input unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

103 ... Instructing unit, 105 ... Extended projection point detecting unit, 106 ...
Instruction processing unit, 205 ... Display unit, 209 ... Input unit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Michihiro Mese, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref., Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (72) Inventor, Yasumasa Matsuda Totsuka, Yokohama, Kanagawa 292 Yoshida-cho, Tokyo Inside the Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Device Development Laboratory

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A display input device having a display input surface for displaying and inputting, detecting a pointed position on the display input surface by pointing means such as a pen or a finger, and inputting the position by the display input device. In the information processing device, a tilt acquisition unit that obtains information about a tilt angle formed by the direction instructed by the instructing unit and the display input surface of the display input device, and thickness information setting that sets thickness information of the instructing unit Means, the position of the indicating means detected by the display input device, the thickness information of the indicating means, and the intersection angle between the direction indicated by the indicating means and the display input device based on the tilt angle. Position calculating means for calculating the position of, and the inclination acquiring means includes a correspondence table that determines the inclination angle for each predetermined position range on the display input surface by the instructing means. , The tilt angle is determined for each position detected by the instructing unit using the correspondence table, and the display input device replaces the detected position with the calculated position of the intersection. An information processing apparatus, characterized by inputting as a position instructed by an instructing means. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for emphasizing and displaying the intersection on the display input device. 3. The display control means according to claim 2,
An information processing apparatus, wherein by displaying a cursor that points to the intersection, the intersection is emphasized and displayed on the display input device. 4. The information displayed at the position on the display input device, which is input as the position instructed by the instructing means in the display input device, according to claim 1, 2 or 3, First recognition means for recognizing that the information is input information; and information presented by a locus of a position on the display input device that is input as a position instructed by the instructing means in the display input device, A second recognizing means for recognizing that the information is input by the instructing means, and a switching control means for switching between the first recognizing means and the second recognizing means. Information processing equipment. 5. The information displayed at the position on the display input device, which is input as the position instructed by the instructing means in the display input device, is input by the instructing means according to claim 3. Recognition means for recognizing that the information is generated, and attribute information for changing the shape, size, or color of at least one of the cursors to give attribute information to the cursor according to the information recognized by the recognition means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display unit. 6. The attribute information display means according to claim 5, wherein the shape of the cursor is changed to an inverted triangle, and the cursor is displayed so as to point to a position designated by the designating means at a vertex of the inverted triangle. Then, the information processing apparatus displays a word or phrase indicating the information recognized by the recognition means in the vicinity of the cursor. 7. The address book according to claim 5, comprising at least the names of a plurality of persons or company names of companies and an identifier given to the names or company names on the display / input device. The attribute information display means corresponds to the identifier in the vicinity of the cursor as the attribute information when the information recognized by the recognition means is an identifier of the address book. An information processing device characterized by displaying the family name or company name of a given name. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a person or a company listed in the address book is used as a transmission destination on the display / input device to make a call to the transmission destination, send an e-mail, or ,
A function identifier display means for displaying a function identifier for setting to send a facsimile together with the address book, and an identifier of the address book is instructed and input by the instructing means, and further, the function identifier is instructed. When input, enter the person or company corresponding to the identifier,
An information processing apparatus, comprising: communication control means for transmitting a telephone call, an electronic mail, or a facsimile corresponding to the instructed function identifier. 9. The information processing device according to claim 7, wherein the information processing device is portable and has a weight and a shape that can be held by one hand, and the information processing device holds the information processing device. An information processing apparatus, comprising: at least a part of an input area in a range on the information processing apparatus which can be operated by a finger of a hand. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the function identifier has a concave depression structure or a convex projection structure on the surface of the input area. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a concave notch structure is provided in a portion which comes into contact with a thumb of a hand holding the information processing apparatus. 12. A display input device having a display input surface for displaying and inputting, detecting a pointed position on the display input surface by pointing means such as a pen or a finger, and detecting the position by the display input device. A method of instructing display information in an information processing device to be input, wherein information regarding a tilt angle formed by a direction instructed by the instructing means and a display input surface of the display input device is obtained, and thickness information of the instructing means is set. However, based on the position of the indicating means detected by the display input device, the thickness information of the indicating means, and the tilt angle, the intersection of the direction indicated by the indicating means and the display input device When calculating the position and obtaining the information regarding the tilt angle, a correspondence table that determines the tilt angle for each predetermined position range on the display input surface by the indicating means is provided, and the instruction The tilt angle is determined by using the correspondence table for each position detected by the means, and the display input device replaces the detected position with the position of the calculated intersection point by the indicating means. A method of instructing display information in an information processing device, characterized by inputting as an instructed position.