JPH0736659A - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an input device which is capable of smoothly performing itemized data input. CONSTITUTION:When the format for certain itemized data registration is displayed on a display device 2 and a certain item related to the display becomes an input possible state, a controller 3 refers to various kinds of tables stored in a storage device 4, recognizes the cursor form corresponding to the data attribute of data to be inputted in the item which is in the input possible state and displays the cursors of the recognized forms (shapes, colors, etc.) on the input area of the item which becomes the input possible state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input device in an information processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when data such as a database is input by a computer system, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, while displaying item names such as name, date of birth, age and telephone number, A frame indicating the input area is displayed next to the item name, and when the item name is specified by an icon or the like and the item becomes ready for input, the cursor () appears at the beginning of the input area (frame) corresponding to that item. (See “K” in FIG. 7) is displayed. Then, when data is input by a keyboard or the like, the data related to the input is displayed at the cursor position while sequentially moving the cursor. When a key code indicating the end of input is input, the data input this time is stored in a data storage area such as a database, the cursor in the input area is erased, and the input processing for the item is completed.

Here, in the case of a database or the like, the data attribute of data to be input to the item (for example, numeric value, character type such as kana and kanji) can be specified for each item, but the input data is specified. The check as to whether or not the data attribute according to the item is matched is performed after the input to the item is completed. Then, when the input data does not match the specified data attribute, predetermined error information is output.

In such a processing method, the data attribute of the data to be input to the item cannot be known until all the data for the item in the input enabled state is input. The chance of making a mistake increases. Therefore, for example, if you specify half-width, double-width, etc. as the character size with a word processor, etc., the data attribute will be displayed at a specific position on the display screen before data input so that "half-width" and "double-width" are displayed in the guide area of the display screen. What to display has been realized.

Further, conventionally, an electronic pen input device has been realized in which characters, figures, pictures and the like are handwritten by designating a position on the tablet T with the electronic pen P as shown in FIG. ing. With this electronic pen input device, in addition to the drawing mode for handwriting input of characters, figures, pictures, etc., it is possible to set the erase mode for arbitrarily deleting the handwritten input characters, figures, pictures, etc. There is. The tablet T is generally integrated with a liquid crystal display device.

The electronic pen P in this electronic pen input device
24, a function on / off switch for turning on / off the function of the electronic pen P using the pen tip portion P2 as a switch operator is built in. That is, the pen tip portion P2 is attached to the electronic pen body P1 so that it can be inserted / removed, and when the pen tip portion P2 enters the electronic pen body P1, the switch is turned on and the pen tip portion P2 is moved to the electronic pen body P1. The switch turns off when you exit.

Then, when the electronic pen P is pressed against the tablet T in the drawing mode and the electronic pen P is moved with the function on / off switch turned on, as shown in FIG. A line segment with a predetermined thickness is displayed above. Further, as shown in FIG. 26, when the electronic pen P is pressed against the tablet T in the erase mode and the function on / off switch is turned on, tracing a line that is already displayed with the electronic pen P , The line segment traced by the electronic pen P is erased with a constant width.

Mutual switching between the drawing mode and the erasing mode in this electronic pen input device is performed by designating a desired menu from the drawing / erasing mode switching menu displayed as shown in FIG. 27 with the electronic pen P. By. Selection of the line thickness at the time of drawing / erasing is performed by displaying a thickness selection menu that displays a sample of the line thickness as shown in FIG. 28 and similarly specifying with the electronic pen P. .

[0009]

However, as described above, in the method in which the data attribute is displayed at a specific position on the display screen before data input, each time the item is changed, the eye is moved away from the input area to see the specific position. Therefore, the data attributes had to be confirmed, and the data could not be entered smoothly.

Further, in the conventional electronic pen input device, when the drawing mode and the erasing mode are switched to each other or the line thickness at the time of drawing / erasing is selected, the electronic switching is performed each time the switching and the selection are performed. Since it is necessary to move the pen P from the current drawing position to specify a desired menu, not only the input cannot be smoothly performed, but also there is a problem that the input area is narrowed by displaying the menu. .

The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and a first object thereof is to provide an input device capable of smoothly inputting data for each item. A second object is to provide an electronic pen type input device that can smoothly perform input without narrowing the input area.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the first invention is such that an input area for inputting data is predetermined for each item, and the input area of the item is in an input ready state. In an input device that displays a cursor indicating a data input position, a data attribute storage unit that stores, for each item, a correspondence relationship between an item and a data attribute of data that should be input to the item, and data that is to be input to the item. Cursor form storage means for storing, for each item, a correspondence relationship between a data attribute and a form of a cursor corresponding to the data attribute; a cursor form corresponding to an item in an input enabled state; A cursor form search unit for searching from the form storage unit, and a state in which a cursor of the form searched by the cursor form search unit can be input. It is provided and display control means for displaying the input area of the item Tsu.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, a second invention is a cursor for indicating a data input position in an input area of an item ready for input, in which an input area for inputting data is predetermined for each item. In an input device for displaying, a data attribute storage unit that stores a correspondence relationship between an item and a data attribute of data to be input to the item, a data attribute of data to be input to the item, and the data attribute. Message storage means for storing a correspondence relationship with a message for guiding each item for each item,
The data attribute storage means and the message search means for searching the message storage means for a message corresponding to the item ready for input, and the message output means for outputting the message searched by the message search means are provided. .

In order to achieve the second object, the third invention is an electronic pen type input device having an electronic pen and a coordinate recognizing means, and the electronic pen is provided with at least an input mode and an erase mode. A changeover switch for changing over is installed.

[0015]

In the first aspect of the invention, the data attribute storage means stores the correspondence between each item and the data attribute of the data to be input to the item, and the cursor form storage means inputs the item. The correspondence between the data attribute of the data to be performed and the form of the cursor corresponding to the data attribute is stored for each item. Therefore, as soon as a certain item is in the input enabled state, the cursor form search unit searches the data attribute storage unit and the cursor form storage unit for the cursor form corresponding to the input enabled item. Then, the display control means displays the cursor in the form (for example, shape, color, etc.) searched by the cursor form search means in the input area of the item ready for input.

In the second aspect of the invention, the data attribute storage means stores the correspondence relationship between the item and the data attribute of the data to be input to the item, and the message storage means inputs the item. Correspondence between the data attribute of the desired data and the message for guiding the data attribute is stored for each item. Therefore, when a certain item is in the input enabled state, the message search unit immediately searches the data attribute storage unit and the message storage unit for a message corresponding to the item in the input enabled state. Then, the message output means outputs the message searched by the message search means by voice, or outputs the message displayed in the input area of the item ready for input.

In the third aspect of the invention, since the electronic pen is equipped with at least a changeover switch for switching between the input mode and the erase mode, the mode switching operation is simplified.

[0018]

Embodiments of the first to third inventions will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system to which an input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The computer system includes a keyboard, a mouse and the like. Input device 1, display device 2 including a CRT display, CPU
The storage device 4 includes a control device 3 including the above, a storage device 4 including a RAM, a ROM, a magnetic disk, and the like, and has a function of constructing a database on the storage device 4 and accessing the database.

The control device 3 includes a first reading unit 31, a data analysis unit 32, a second reading unit 33, a storage control unit 34, a cursor type selection unit 35, a data display control unit 36, and a cursor display control unit 37. have. Note that each component of the control device 3 can be configured by hardware, but in the present embodiment, it is realized by the CPU executing corresponding processing in accordance with a program preset in the ROM.

The first reading unit 31 of the control device 3 reads the data and command from the input device 1, and the second reading unit 3
3 reads data such as a database stored in the storage device 4. Then, the data analysis unit 32 analyzes the data and commands read by the first reading unit 31 and the second reading unit 33. The storage control unit 34 controls the storage operation in the storage device 4 based on the analysis result of the data analysis unit 32. The data display control unit 36 controls data display on the display device 2 based on the analysis result of the data analysis unit 32. Further, the cursor type selection unit 35 selects the cursor type number by referring to the item-based data attribute storage area 43 and the attribute-based cursor type number storage area 44, which will be described later, and the cursor display control unit 37 sets the cursor type selection unit 35. The cursor type corresponding to the cursor type number selected in is searched from the cursor type number-based cursor type storage area 45 described later,
The cursor of that form is displayed on the display device 2.

The storage device 4 has a current data storage area 41, a data storage area 42, an item-based data attribute storage area 43, an attribute-based cursor type number storage area 44, and a cursor-type number-based cursor type storage area 45. ing. The current data storage area 41
Currently stores the current data currently being processed, and the data storage area 42 stores a database and an itemized registration format for database registration as shown in FIG.

Further, in the item-by-item data attribute storage area 43, an item representing the correspondence relationship between the item number and the data attribute of the data to be input to the item indicated by the item number as shown in FIG. A number-data attribute table T1 is formed. Further, in the attribute-based cursor type number storage area 44, as shown in FIG. 4, a data attribute-cursor showing a correspondence relationship between a data attribute and a number in the form of a cursor indicating a data input position of the data attribute. A shape number table T2 is formed. Further, in the cursor type storage area 45 for each cursor type number, a cursor type number-cursor shape table T3 showing the correspondence between the cursor type number and the shape of the cursor as shown in FIG. 5 is formed. ing.

In this embodiment, the storage device 4 is composed of a magnetic disk, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and a data storage area 42 (database, registration format for each item for database registration, etc.) is formed on the magnetic disk. A current data storage area 41, an item-based data attribute storage area 43, an attribute-based cursor type number storage area 44, and a cursor-type number-based cursor type storage area 45 are formed in the RAM, and the ROM shown in FIG. A program corresponding to the flowchart, a character generator, etc. are preset.

Next, the input control operation of the data for the database according to the embodiment of the first invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

For example, by the input operation of the input device 1, the item-by-item registration format for registering the database desired by the operator is displayed on the display device 2, and the item is clicked by the mouse so that the data of the item can be input. Then, the display device 3 displays the current data storage area 41.
Is cleared (step S1). Then, in order to display the cursor in the inputtable item, first, by the cursor selection unit 35 of the display device 3, the item-specific data attribute storage area 43 is displayed.
Item number-data attribute table T1 and the data attribute-cursor shape number table T2 of the cursor type number storage area 44 for each attribute, the cursor shape number corresponding to the data attribute of the inputtable item is recognized, and the cursor The display controller 37 is notified (step S2). Then, the cursor display control unit 37 searches the cursor shape number-cursor shape table T3 in the cursor shape number-specific cursor shape storage area 45 for the cursor shape corresponding to the notified cursor shape number, and the cursor shape relating to the search is searched. The cursor is displayed at the head position of the input area of the inputtable item displayed on the display device 2 (step S3: see K in FIG. 7).

Next, the control device 3 waits for a key input operation (step S4). When the key input operation is performed, it is determined whether or not the input end key is operated (step S5). ). As a result of the determination, if the input end key is not operated and data is input, the storage control unit 34 stores the data input this time in the current data storage area 41 (step S6). And
The data display control unit 36 causes the data input this time to be displayed at the current cursor position (step S
7) The cursor display control unit 37 shifts the cursor by one digit (step S8) and returns to step S4.

When it is determined in step S4 that the input end key has been operated, the storage control unit 34 causes the storage controller 34 to display a series of data of the items in the current data storage area 41 that can be currently input. The data is stored in 42 (database) (step S9), and the data input of the inputtable item is finished.

As described above, when the item data is ready for input, a cursor having a shape corresponding to the data attribute of the item is immediately displayed in the input area of the item. It is possible to visually recognize the attributes of data to be input, reduce input errors, and perform smooth data input.

[Application Modification of First Embodiment]
When a color display device is used as the display device 2 of FIG. 1, the cursor type storage area 45 for each cursor type number displays the cursor type number and the color of the cursor of that number as shown in FIG. By forming the cursor type number-cursor color table T4 showing the correspondence, it is possible to display the cursor of the color corresponding to the data attribute of the item.

[Embodiment of the Second Invention] FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system to which the input device according to the embodiment of the second invention is applied. The configuration of this computer system is shown in FIG. Since it is almost the same as the embodiment of the first invention, only the differences will be briefly described.

First, the embodiment of the second invention differs from the embodiment of the first invention in that it has a voice output device 5. Then, in the storage device 4, an attribute-specific message number storage area 44A is formed in place of the attribute-specific cursor type number storage area 44 in the embodiment of the first invention, and instead of the cursor-type number-specific cursor type storage area 45. ,
A message storage area 45A for each message number is formed. In response to this, the control device 3 is provided with a message selection unit 35A instead of the cursor type selection unit 35 in the embodiment of the first invention, and instead of the cursor display control unit 37, a voice message output control unit. 37A is provided.

The attribute-specific message number storage area 44A stores a data attribute-message number table T5 showing the correspondence between data attributes and message numbers as shown in FIG. The area 45A stores a message number-attribute message table T6 indicating the correspondence between message numbers and attribute messages as shown in FIG.

Under such a structure, the message selecting section 35A immediately receives an input of a certain item.
The message number of the attribute message corresponding to the data attribute of the inputtable item is known by referring to the item number-data attribute table T1 and the data attribute-message number table T5, and notified to the voice message output control unit 37A. Then, the voice message output control unit 37A immediately reads out the attribute message of the message number related to the notification from the message number-attribute message table T6,
Audio is output from the audio output device 5.

As a result, before the operator starts the data input, the data attribute of the item in the input ready state can be auditorily known. As described above, in the embodiment of the second invention, since the message directly indicating the data attribute of the item in the input enabled state can be heard, it is not necessary to pay attention to the display screen as in the embodiment of the first invention. Further, since it is not necessary for the operator to determine what the corresponding data attribute is by looking at the cursor form (shape or color), the degree of fatigue is reduced as compared with the embodiment of the first invention.

[Application Modification of Embodiment of Second Invention] In addition,
As shown in FIG. 12, the attribute message may be blinked or highlighted in the data input area E of the inputtable item. In this case, the blinking display of the attribute message is
The process is performed until the first data of the applicable input item is input, and is deleted after the first data is input. The blinking display or the reverse display is performed so that the operator does not misunderstand the attribute message as the data related to the input, and the operator's attention is drawn. In this applied modification, since the attribute message is directly displayed in the data input area E of the inputtable item, not in the specific area, it is not necessary to take a look at the specific area every time the item is changed.

In the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, the cursor may be displayed uniformly in a normal form for any item. In this case, the cursor display control may be performed by the data display control unit 36 together with the data display control, or may be performed by providing the dedicated cursor display control unit 37 as in the first embodiment. .

The functions of the embodiment of the first invention and the embodiment of the second invention are combined so that the data attributes of the inputtable items are displayed as a guide in the form of a cursor or output as a voice message. Not even trying.

In this case, it is necessary to store all the tables T1 to T6 described above in the storage device 4, but in order to allow the operator to select which method to guide the data attribute, the input processing of the item data is performed. Prior to Figure 13,
It is advisable to display a menu relating to the data attribute guide method as shown in (3) and to highlight the selected menu.

[First Embodiment of Third Invention] FIG. 14 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic pen type input device according to a first embodiment of the invention. The external appearance of the electronic pen type input device is almost the same as that shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 14, this electronic pen type input device includes an electronic pen P, a tablet 100, a liquid crystal display device 200, a control device 300, and a storage device 400. The electronic pen P is the electronic pen main body P1, the function is ON /
It has an off switch SW1 and a mode changeover switch SW2. The function on / off switch SW1 is a switch using the pen tip portion P2 shown in FIG. 14 as an operator. That is, the pen tip portion P2 is attached to the electronic pen body P1 so that it can be inserted / removed in a state of being urged in a direction to come out of the electronic pen body P1, and the function on / off switch S
W1 is configured to turn on when the pen tip portion P2 enters the electronic pen body P1 and turn off when the pen tip portion P2 exits.

The mode changeover switch SW2 is shown in FIG.
6 is a switch using a push button P3 provided on the top portion of the electronic pen body P1 shown in FIG. That is, the push button P3 is attached to and removed from the electronic pen body P1 while being biased in the direction of exiting from the electronic pen body P1, and the mode switch SW2 is turned on / off by operating the push button P3. The drawing mode and the erasing mode are switched alternately each time the operation is performed.

The tablet 100 is for recognizing the coordinates of the position pressed by the electronic pen P, and the tablet 100 is laminated with the liquid crystal display device 200.
The storage device 400 is composed of a volatile memory such as a RAM and is used for setting various modes such as a drawing mode and an erasing mode.

The control device 300 controls the input processing by using the processing control section 301 as a core, and the processing control section 301 includes an input sensing section 302, a coordinate analysis section 303,
Storage control unit 304, line segment drawing unit 305, erasing unit 306,
And a timer 307 is connected. Note that these constituent elements of the control device 300 can be configured by hardware, but in the present embodiment, they are implemented by a CPU and a program preset in the ROM.

Next, the switching operation between the drawing mode and the erasing mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing control unit 301 of the control device 300 sets the default drawing mode in the storage device 400 in the initialization process at the time of startup.

First, the processing control section 301 determines that the push button P
It is determined through the input sensing unit 302 whether or not the mode changeover switch SW2 has been turned on / off by the operation of 3 (step S51). Note that this determination process is performed by the timer 3
07 at regular time intervals. As a result of the above determination, if the mode changeover switch SW2 is not turned on / off, the process ends.

On the other hand, the mode selector switch SW2 is turned on / off.
When turned off, the mode setting contents are read from the storage device 400 via the storage control unit 304 (step S5).
2) It is determined which of the drawing mode and the erasing mode is currently set (step S53). as a result,
When the drawing mode is set, the storage control unit 304
The drawing mode relating to the setting is changed to the erasing mode via (step S54), and the process ends. On the other hand, when the erase mode is set, the erase mode related to the setting is changed to the drawing mode (step S55), and the process is ended.

Next, the input (drawing) / erasing operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the processing control unit 3
01 waits until the function on / off switch SW1 is turned on by the electronic pen P being pressed against the tablet 100 (step S71), and when the function on / off switch SW1 is turned on, the tablet 100 Then, the current coordinates of the pen tip portion P2 are acquired through the coordinate analysis unit 303 and set in the storage device 400 as the starting point coordinates (X1, Y1) (step S72).

Next, it is determined whether or not the electronic pen P has been released from the tablet 100 and the function on / off switch SW1 has been turned off (step S73). As a result, when the function on / off switch SW1 is turned off, the process ends. On the other hand, if the function on / off switch SW1 is still turned on, the timer 307 is used to wait until a predetermined time (several msec) has elapsed (step S7).
4) The current coordinates of the pen tip portion P2 are acquired and set in the storage device 400 as the end point coordinates (X2, Y2) (step S75).

Then, the mode setting contents are read from the storage device 400 (step S52), and it is determined which of the drawing mode and the erasing mode is currently set (step S76). As a result, if the drawing mode is set, the line segment drawing unit 305 causes the start point coordinates (X1, Y1) to be set.
And the end point coordinates (X2, Y2) are connected by a line segment of a predetermined width and drawn (step S77). On the other hand, if the erasing mode is set, the erasing unit 306 causes the starting point coordinates (X
1, Y1) and the end point coordinates (X2, Y2) are erased with a predetermined width (step S78). When the drawing process in step S77 or the erasing process in step S78 ends, the current end point coordinate (X2, Y2) is changed to the start point coordinate (X1,
It is reset as Y1) (step S79) and the process returns to step S73.

By the above processing, the push button P3
When the electronic pen body P1 is moved by pressing the pen tip portion P2 of the electronic pen P against the tablet 100 with the drawing mode set by the operation of, the display device 200 follows the movement trajectory of the pen tip portion P2. A line segment having a predetermined width is displayed. Further, the pen tip portion P2 of the electronic pen P is pressed against the tablet 100 with the erase mode set by operating the push button P3.
When 1 is moved, of the line segments displayed on the display device 200, the line segment on the movement locus of the pen tip portion P2 is erased with a predetermined width.

That is, in this embodiment, the drawing mode and the erasing mode can be switched by operating the push button P3 provided on the electronic pen P regardless of the display of the drawing / erasing mode switching menu. Each time, it is not necessary to move the electronic pen P from the current drawing position, and the input area is not narrowed by the display area of the drawing / erase mode switching menu.

[Modified Application of First Embodiment of Third Invention] The push button P3 of the mode changeover switch SW2 is, as shown in FIG. 18, a side surface (on the circumference) of the electronic pen body P1.
It is also possible to provide. In this case, push button P3
Is preferably arranged near the position of the finger when the electronic pen body P1 is held by hand.

As an operator of the mode changeover switch SW2, as shown in FIG. 19, a slide operator P is used.
It is also possible to provide 4 on the side surface (on the circumference) of the electronic pen body P1. In this case, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the drawing mode is set when the pen tip portion P2 is slid, and the erasing mode is set when the pen tip portion P2 is slid in the opposite direction. Good.

Further, as an operator of the mode changeover switch SW2, as shown in FIG. 20, a rotary operator P5 is used.
Can be provided on the top portion of the electronic pen body P1. In this case, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, when rotated clockwise, the drawing mode is set, and when rotated counterclockwise, the erase mode is set.
This relationship may be reversed.

[Second Embodiment of Third Invention] Second Embodiment of Third Invention
The electronic pen P in the embodiment uses a volume switch as the mode changeover switch SW2 shown in FIG. 14, and the operator P6 of this volume switch is shown in FIG.
As shown in, when the operator P6 is attached to the electronic pen main body P1 so as to be freely inserted / extracted and rotatable and the operator P6 is inside the electronic pen main body P1, the volume switch is turned on and the drawing mode is changed. The erase mode is set when the electronic pen body P1 is set and exits. Further, when the operator P6 of the volume switch is rotated clockwise, the line for drawing or erasing becomes thin, and when it is rotated counterclockwise, the line for drawing or erasing becomes thick. There is.

That is, in the second embodiment of the third invention, 1
With one switch operator, not only switching between the drawing mode and the erasing mode, but also the thickness (width) of the line at the time of drawing and erasing can be changed.

[Modified Application of the Second Embodiment of the Third Invention] As the operator of the volume switch, a rotatable operator P7 can be used as shown in FIG. In this case, the volume switch is operated by the operator P.
When 7 is rotated clockwise from the reference position M, it is turned on to set the drawing mode, and the line for drawing becomes thicker as the rotation angle in the clockwise direction becomes larger. Further, the volume switch is turned off when the operator P7 is rotated counterclockwise from the reference position M to set the drawing mode, and the line at the time of drawing becomes thicker as the rotation angle in the clockwise direction becomes larger. Is configured.

[0059]

As described above, in the first and second inventions, when a certain item is ready for input, it is displayed in the input area of the item according to the attribute of the data to be input to the item. Change the shape and color of the cursor,
Or voice output a message to guide data attributes,
Since it is displayed in a blinking manner, the data attribute can be easily known in advance when the item-specific data is input, and the item-specific data can be smoothly input.

Further, in the third invention, the drawing (input) mode and the erasing mode are switched by operating the stitches attached to the electronic pen without displaying the menu, and the line width relating to the drawing and erasing is changed. Since the (thickness) can be changed, a smooth input operation can be performed, and the input area is not narrowed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system to which an input device according to an embodiment of the first invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an item-based registration format for database registration.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an item number-data attribute table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data attribute-cursor type number table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a cursor type number-cursor shape table.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an input control operation according to the embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a cursor display example in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a cursor type number-cursor color table as an application modification of the embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system to which an input device according to an embodiment of the second invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a data attribute-message number table.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a message number-attribute message table.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of an attribute message as an application modification example of the second invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an application modification example in which the embodiments of the first invention and the second invention are combined.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic pen type input device according to a first embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen according to a first example of the third invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a mode switching operation in the first embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an input / erase operation in the first embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen according to an application modification example of the first embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen according to another applied modification of the first embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen according to another applied modification of the first embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen according to a second embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen according to a modification of the second embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 23 is an external view of an electronic pen type input device for explaining a conventional electronic pen type input device.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic pen in a conventional electronic pen type input device.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display example at the time of drawing.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a display example at the time of erasing.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of a first problem of the conventional electronic pen type input device.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram of a second problem of the conventional electronic pen type input device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input device 2 ... Display device 3 ... Control device 4 ... Storage device 5 ... Audio output device 100 ... Tablet 200 ... Liquid crystal display device 300 ... Control device 400 ... Storage device P ... Electronic pen SW2 ... Mode selection switch

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An input device in which an input area for inputting data is predetermined for each item, and a cursor indicating a data input position is displayed in the input area of the item that is ready for input For each item, the data attribute storage means for storing the correspondence with the data attribute of the data to be stored for each item, and the correspondence between the data attribute of the data to be input to the item and the form of the cursor corresponding to the data attribute for each item Cursor form storage means for storing, cursor form search means for searching the data attribute storage means and cursor form storage means for a cursor form corresponding to an input enabled state, and the cursor form search means for searching Display control means for displaying a cursor having a different shape in the input area of the item ready for input, Input and wherein the door. 2. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor form storage unit stores a predetermined cursor shape for each data attribute as a form of the cursor corresponding to the data attribute. . 3. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor form storage means stores a predetermined cursor color for each data attribute as a form of the cursor corresponding to the data attribute. . 4. An input device in which an input area for inputting data is predetermined for each item, and a cursor indicating a data input position is displayed in the input area of the item that is ready for input For each item, the correspondence between the data attribute storage means that stores the correspondence with the data attribute of the data that should be input for each item and the data attribute of the data that should be input to the item and the message for guiding the data attribute for each item Message storage means for storing, message retrieval means for retrieving a message corresponding to an input enabled item from the data attribute storage means and message storage means, and a message for outputting the message retrieved by the message retrieval means An input device comprising: output means; 5. The input device according to claim 4, wherein the message output unit outputs the message retrieved by the message retrieval unit by voice. 6. The input device according to claim 4, wherein the message output unit displays and outputs the message searched by the message search unit in an input area of an item in an input ready state. 7. An input device of an electronic pen type having an electronic pen and coordinate recognizing means, wherein the electronic pen is provided with a changeover switch for switching between at least an input mode and an erase mode. 8. The changeover switch has a function of switching between an input mode and an erasing mode and a width of a line segment to be input or erased, depending on an operation mode of a switch operator of the changeover switch. The input device according to claim 7, wherein: