JPH07121281A - Keyboard with mouse function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform key input, move and select a cursor, and vary a movement quantity on the keyboard which has a key input switching mechanism and is equipped with the mouse function. CONSTITUTION:On the keyboard 1, the cursor 3 can be moved and selected and the movement quantity can be varied with a key input switching key 4. Further, when the cursor 3 is missed, the cursor can be moved to the screen center with a cursor screen center movement key. Further, a cursor selectable area is expanded to easily select the cursor. Therefore, input operation can be performed on the keyboard 1 without putting the hands away from the keyboard 1 and smooth operation is enabled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard having a mouse function by switching key inputs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional device, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-14120, a device in which a ten-key unit is also used as a mouse and a cursor can be moved by operating the ten-key unit is generally known. There is.

Another conventional apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-29.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 8426, a touch panel is mounted on a keyboard, and a stylus pen can be used to move a cursor and input keys on the keyboard. in this way,
Devices that make cursors compatible with key inputs are generally known.

[0004]

When moving, selecting, and executing the cursor with the mouse, the user has to release the hand once from the keyboard to operate, which hinders continuous input by the operator, resulting in smooth input. There was a problem that was not considered.

An object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable operation feeling by which the operator can smoothly move, select and execute the cursor by the key input switching mechanism of the keyboard.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device in which a keyboard and a mouse are integrated.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the key input of the keyboard is switched to enable the key input and the cursor instruction on the keyboard.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned other objects, the moving direction, moving amount, and selection range of the cursor can be operated on the keyboard.

[0009]

The function of the keyboard can be switched between key input and cursor instruction, so that the operator can obtain a smooth operation feeling of key input.

By making the mouse function operable on the keyboard, it is possible to obtain an electronic device in which the functions of the keyboard and the mouse are integrated.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an electronic device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in FIG. 1, by pressing the key input switching key 4 of the keyboard 1, the key input can be switched, and the moving amount of the cursor 3 displayed on the screen of the display device 2 is changed by the cursor moving amount changing key. (2 times) 5 doubles the movement amount, and the cursor movement amount change key (4 times) 6 doubles the movement amount.

The amount of movement of the cursor 3 can be four times or more.

The keys of the keyboard 1 corresponding to the three buttons of the mouse are the mouse corresponding key (left button) 7 for the left mouse button, the mouse corresponding key (center button) 8 for the mouse central button and the mouse corresponding key ( The right button) 9 is the right button.

The key input switching key 4 of the keyboard 1 may be assigned as an existing key or a new key may be created.

FIG. 2 is a layout view of the keyboard showing the moving direction of the cursor and selection change, and FIG. 3 is a view showing the cursor selection range changed.

The moving direction and the selection range of the cursor 3 displayed on the screen of the display device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 2, by pressing the cursor screen center key 11 of the keyboard 1, the cursor 3 is moved to the screen center of the display device 2, the cursor up direction move key 12 is up and the cursor down direction move key 13 is Down, cursor left move key 14 left, cursor right move key 15 right, cursor upper right move key 16 upper right, cursor upper left move key 17 upper left, cursor left lower move key 18 The lower left and cursor lower right movement keys 19 move the cursor 3 to the lower right.

Further, while pressing the cursor screen center key 11, each of the keys for moving the cursor obliquely, that is, the upper right direction 16, upper left direction 17, lower left direction 18 and lower right direction 19, is pressed, the screen of the display device 2 is displayed. Is divided into four, and the cursor 3 moves to the divided central position.

The key arrangement of the keyboard 1 for moving the cursor 3 is arranged near the center of the keyboard 1 considering that the operator uses it by blind touch.

The selection range of the cursor 3 displayed on the screen of the display device 2 is usually constant, but the change of the selection range of the cursor 3 will be described below.

By pressing the cursor normal range selection key 20 on the keyboard 1, the cursor selectable area 2 shown in FIG.
9 is selected, the up-direction selection change key 21 of the cursor can be selected in the range of twice the normal direction in the upward direction, and the down-direction selection change key 22 of the cursor can be selected in the range of the double direction than the normal direction. The left-direction selection change key 23 is selected in the range twice the normal direction to the left, the right-direction selection change key 24 of the cursor is selected in the range twice the normal direction to the right, and the upper-right direction selection change key 25 of the cursor is the upper right. Direction in the range of 4 times larger than normal, the cursor upper left direction selection change key 26 selects in the upper left direction 4 times range than normal, and the cursor lower left direction selection change key 27 moves in the lower left direction 4 times range than normal And the lower right direction selection change key 28 of the cursor can be selected in the lower right direction in a range four times larger than usual.

The above description is based on FIG.
By pressing the cursor upward selection change key 21 of the key, the cursor 3 moves upward, and the cursor selection range can be selected in the upward direction in a range twice that of the cursor selectable area 29. (Area 30 in which the cursor range has been doubled upward from the normal).

As for the selection range of the cursor up / down / left / right, the selection range of the cursor is (n +
1) Double.

As for the oblique cursor selection range, by pressing the cursor upper right direction selection change key 25, the cursor 3 moves to the upper right direction, and the cursor selection range moves to the upper right direction. It becomes possible to select in a range four times as large as the possible area 29 (an area 31 in which the cursor range is changed four times in the upper right direction from the normal range).

Regarding the selection range of the diagonal cursor,
Regarding the number of times n the key of the keyboard 1 is pressed, the cursor selection range is (n + 1) in the cursor selectable area 29.
^Doubled.

The combination of the selection ranges of the keys of the keyboard 1 is free, and the selection range is the selectable area 2 of the cursor.
The range from the cursor position 9 to the position moved by each key is enclosed by a rectangle.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure when the present invention is applied to a keyboard, and the processing procedure will be described with reference to FIG.

The operator inputs a key from the keyboard 1, and operates the cursor on the screen of the display device 2 to press the key input switching key 4 from the keyboard 1.

After that, when the key input is switched, the mouse input is displayed on the screen of the display device 2, and the cursor can be moved / selected and the movement amount can be changed.

If the key input is not switched, the key input state is set.

When the key input is switched at the time when the cursor can be moved or selected, the key input is displayed on the screen of the display device 2 and the key input state is set.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the key input switching mechanism of the present invention. The keyboard 1 is used only for normal key input, and when the key input switching key 4 is pressed, the key input switching mechanism 32 operates, The mouse input mode is displayed on the display device 2, and the keyboard 1 displays the mouse function 3
4 can be used.

In this case, in addition to the normal mouse function, it is possible to use the function of automatically displaying the center of the screen when the cursor movement amount is changed, the cursor selection range is changed, or the cursor 3 of the display device 2 is lost. Becomes

To return to the key input 33 state, by pressing the key input switching key 4 of the keyboard 1, the key input switching mechanism 32 operates, the key input mode is displayed on the display device 2, and the keyboard 1 is pressed. The input 33 state is set.

[0037]

As described above, with the key input switching mechanism of the present invention, the cursor on the screen can be moved without releasing the keyboard, and the amount of movement of the cursor and the selection range can be changed. The above operability can be obtained.

By moving the cursor to the center of the screen, the lost cursor can be confirmed, and the cursor can be easily moved in the diagonal position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a key layout diagram of a keyboard having a mouse function.

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram of a keyboard showing a moving direction of a cursor and a selection change.

FIG. 3 is a diagram in which a selection range of a cursor is changed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a key input switching mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a key input switching mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Keyboard, 2 ... Display device, 3 ... Cursor, 4 ... Key input switching key, 5 ... Cursor movement amount change key (2 times), 6 ... Cursor movement amount change key (4 times), 7 ... Mouse corresponding key ( Left button), 8 ... Mouse-compatible key (center button), 9 ... Mouse-compatible key (right button), 10 ... System unit, 11 ... Cursor screen center move key, 12 ... Cursor up move key, 13 ... Cursor down direction Move key, 14 ... Cursor left move key, 15 ... Cursor right move key, 16 ... Cursor upper right move key, 17 ... Cursor upper left move key, 18 ... Cursor lower left move key, 19 ... Cursor lower right move Keys, 20 ... Cursor normal range selection key, 21 ... Cursor up selection change key, 22 ... Cursor down selection change key, 23 ... Cursor left selection change key, 24 ... cursor right direction selection change key, 25 ... cursor upper right direction selection change key, 26 ... cursor upper left direction selection change key, 27 ... cursor lower left direction selection change key, 28 ... Lower right direction selection change key of the cursor, 29 ... Cursor selectable area, 30 ... Area where cursor range is doubled upward from normal, 31 ... Area where cursor range is changed four times upward to normal , 32 ... Key input switching mechanism, 33 ... Key input, 34 ... Mouse function (with cursor changing mechanism).

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device comprising a system unit, a display unit and a keyboard, which has a mouse function capable of moving, selecting and executing a cursor from a key operation by switching a key input of the keyboard. A keyboard with a mouse function. 2. The keyboard according to claim 1, wherein
A keyboard that changes the cursor movement amount, movement direction, or selection range by key operation.