JPH0731571B2 - Instruction input method - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a command input method in an apparatus including operation detection means for detecting a point contact operation on a panel surface.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a system including a so-called touch sensor input device that inputs a coordinate position by performing a point-contact operation on a panel surface, when various data is input using this input device, a display is displayed. Although the cursor itself can be moved on the panel surface of the input device, the execution instruction command for the predetermined processing and the like must be input by operating the keys of a separately provided keyboard.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, conventionally, the operation target has to be moved from the touch sensor input device to the keyboard or vice versa each time the input operation of the execution instruction command is performed. Furthermore, it is necessary to shift the line of sight between the display and the keyboard every time the keyboard is operated, which complicates the manual operation, and provides a quick and smooth input despite having a plurality of types of input mechanisms. There was a problem that the operation could not be expected.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily input a predetermined instruction command in addition to cursor movement by a point contact operation on a panel surface.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means of the present invention are as follows.

A method for inputting a command in an apparatus provided with an operation detecting means for detecting a point contact operation on a panel surface, wherein a first point contact operation on an arbitrary position on the panel surface causes a display position corresponding to the operation position. The second position without moving the cursor after moving the cursor and setting the cursor position as the display position of the designation target
By the point contact operation, the plurality of point contact operations by the first and second point contact operations are regarded as a specific one instruction command operation, and a predetermined instruction uniquely determined by the plurality of point contact operations. The feature is that an instruction is input.

[Operation] The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows.

By the first point contact operation with respect to an arbitrary position on the panel surface, the cursor is moved to the display position corresponding to the operation position, the cursor position is set as the display position of the designation target, and the cursor is moved after the display position is set. By the second point contact operation not accompanied by, the plurality of point contact operations by the first and second point contact operations are regarded as a specific one-instruction command operation, and uniquely determined by the plurality of point contact operations. A predetermined instruction command is input.

Therefore, by multiple point contact operations on the panel surface,
A single display position can be set, and a predetermined instruction command that is uniquely determined by multiple point contact operations can also be input, and the cursor can be moved only by operating the panel surface without using the keyboard. In addition to
It is possible to easily input a predetermined instruction command.

[Example] (1). Structure FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a CPU that controls the entire apparatus. Here, a keyboard and an input device capable of coordinate input by a touch panel (hereinafter referred to as a touch sensor input device) are placed under control as an operation input mechanism. . Reference numeral 2 is a main memory (MEM) that is accessed under the control of the CPU 1, 3 is a keyboard (KB), and 4 is a key input control unit (KBC) that controls the key input of the keyboard 3. 5 is a display memory for storing display information, 6 is a character generator (CG) that generates a character pattern according to the character code read from the display memory 5, and 7 is a character pattern generated by this character generator 6 displayed on the display screen. A display device (CRT) 8 for outputting is a display control unit (CRTC) for performing display control under the control of the CPU 1.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a cursor control circuit for controlling the movement of the cursor on the display screen of the display device 7. Here, the cursor movement control is performed by operating the cursor keys of the keyboard unit 3 or the panel touch operation of the touch sensor input device described later. To do.

Reference numerals 11 to 15 are components of the touch sensor input device 10. Reference numeral 11 denotes an input unit for inputting coordinates by a point touch operation on the touch panel, 12 scans the input unit 11, and the coordinates detected by the first operation are the first coordinates P1, and the coordinates detected by the next operation are the first coordinates. As 2 coordinates P2, maximum 4 kinds of coordinate data (P
1, P2, P3, P4) is a scanning circuit that outputs. Reference numeral 13 is a coordinate number detection circuit that receives the coordinate data (P1, P2, P3, P4) output from the scanning circuit 12 and determines the number of designated coordinates input at the same time (within a fixed time). Has the second coordinate
After P2 is input, the number of coordinates is recognized after a preset time, and the number-of-coordinates detection signal (2-4) according to the number
At the same time, a hold signal for holding a vector moving circuit, which will be described later, is sent.
Reference numeral 14 denotes an execution designation circuit which receives the coordinate number detection signals (2-4) output from the coordinate number detection circuit 13 and sends execution designation information according to the coordinate number detection signals (2-4) to the CPU 1. Reference numeral 15 is a vector movement circuit that receives the first coordinate data (P1) output from the scanning circuit 12 and outputs a cursor control signal corresponding to the movement locus of the coordinates, and is a hold from the coordinate number detection circuit 13. The signal is received and the hold state is set.

(2). When a locus by a touch operation is drawn on the touch panel surface of the action input unit 11, the scanning circuit 12 sequentially outputs the first coordinate data (P1) corresponding to the locus at a constant timing. The first coordinate data (P1) is the coordinate number detection circuit 13,
And the vector moving circuit 15. The vector moving circuit 15 sequentially generates a cursor control signal corresponding to the above trajectory in a constant cycle according to the first coordinate data (P1) received from the scanning circuit 12, and sends it to the cursor control circuit 9. As a result, the cursor on the display device 7 is controlled to move in accordance with the operation on the touch panel surface.

In the input state of the first coordinate P1 by operating the touch panel surface of the input unit 11, when one or more other locations on the touch panel surface are simultaneously operated, the scanning circuit 12 causes the plurality of points to be simultaneously designated. Is recognized and the coordinate data (P2, ...) After the second coordinate P2 corresponding to the new number of touch operations are separately output. The coordinate data (P2, ...) Output from the scanning circuit 12 is supplied to the coordinate number detecting circuit 13.

When the coordinate number detecting circuit 13 receives the first coordinate data (P1) and each coordinate data (P2, ...) After the second coordinate from the scanning circuit 12, it has a predetermined time from the input of the second coordinate P2. The coordinate number detection signal (2-4) according to the coordinate number is recognized and sent to the execution designation circuit 14. Further, at this time, the coordinate number detecting circuit 13 sends a hold signal to the vector moving circuit 15. When the execution designation circuit 14 receives the coordinate number detection signal (2-4) from the coordinate number detection circuit 13, the execution designation circuit 14 outputs the signal content, that is, the execution designation information unique to the detected coordinate number. The execution designating information output from the execution designating circuit 14 is read by the CPU 1, and the process according to the input execution designating information is executed.

After the execution instruction is input by the plural-point operation on the touch panel surface of the input unit 11, when the touch panel surface is operated again, the scanning circuit 12 outputs the first coordinate data (P1) again by the first touch operation. , And subsequent coordinate operations (P2, ...) After the second coordinate, the coordinate data (P2, ...) Is output and the same operation is repeated.

The operation example described above is an input operation involving cursor movement, but when cursor movement is not involved, two or more coordinates can be designated simultaneously (within a predetermined time) on the touch panel surface of the input unit 11. By doing so, it becomes possible to input a specific designation according to the designated number of coordinates.

In this way, the coordinates detected by the first touch operation on the touch panel surface of the input unit 11 are set as the first coordinates, and the coordinates detected by each subsequent touch operation are set as the second coordinates and subsequent coordinates, and the coordinates are set. By recognizing the number, it is possible to perform any designated input of a plurality of types of objects to be selected, so that the key operation on the keyboard unit 3 is not required, and the cursor is moved only by the operation of the touch panel. Various inputs including execution instructions can be performed. Therefore, the movement of the operator's hand is significantly reduced, and since the line of sight can be input while the display screen of the display device 7 is set, the input operation can be performed quickly and efficiently, and the operation load on the operator is greatly reduced. To be done.

In the above-described embodiment, the execution instruction is input by designating the coordinates of up to 4 points, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the execution instruction is input by designating an arbitrary number of coordinates of at least 2 points. Any configuration may be used.

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, one display position can be set by a plurality of point contact operations on the panel surface, and a predetermined instruction command uniquely determined by the plurality of point contact operations is also provided. It is possible to input, and it is possible to easily input a predetermined instruction command in addition to moving the cursor by only operating the panel surface without operating the keyboard.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... CPU, 2 ... Main memory (MEM), 3 ... Keyboard (KB), 4 ... Key input control unit (KBC), 5 ... Display memory, 6 ... Character generator (OG), 7 ...
... Display device (CRT), 8 ... Display control unit (CRTC), 9 ...
… Cursor control circuit, 10 …… Touch sensor input device, 11
...... Input unit, 12 …… Scanning circuit, 13 …… Coordinate number detection circuit,
14 …… Execution designation circuit, 15 …… Vector movement circuit, P1 ……
1st coordinate, P2 ... 2nd coordinate, P3 ... 3rd coordinate, P4 ... 4th coordinate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A method for inputting a command in an apparatus having an operation detecting means for detecting a point contact operation on a panel surface, wherein the operation position is set to a desired position on the panel surface by a first point contact operation. The cursor is moved to the corresponding display position, the cursor position is set as the display position of the designation target, and the first and second points are set by the second point contact operation that is not accompanied by the cursor movement after the display position is set. An instruction characterized in that a plurality of point contact operations by the contact operation are regarded as one specific instruction command operation, and a predetermined instruction command uniquely determined by the plurality of point contact operations is input. input method.