JPH09146679A - Information equipment and input method of information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change a lot of character attributes such as character colors without making narrow the space of input character information selection column by setting attribute information concerning the display of inputted prescribed information, transmitting that attribute information to an input display device, receiving and displaying that transmitted attribute information. SOLUTION: An entire instructing device 10 is controlled by a control processing part 11 and the desired character color or desired character size is selected and set by a character attribute selecting part 12. The signal of that selected character attribute such as character color or character size is radio transmitted through an information transmission control part 13 to the input display device by an information transmission part 14. Then, that transmitted signal of character attribute is displayed as an input character in an input character information selection column 43 of input display device so as to request the input of character to an input operator. Thus, a lot of character attributes such as character colors can be changed without making narrow the space of input character information selection column on a screen display part 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information device and an information input method for efficiently processing an input document in a portable information input terminal or communication terminal having a touch panel mechanism section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a conventional input display device 120 and an information input instruction device 110.

The input display device 120 is a device using a touch panel system, and has a control processing unit 121, a reception control unit 122, a character input unit 123, and an attribute information input unit 12.
4, an image control unit 125, a transmission control unit 126, an input information detection unit 127, and a screen display unit 140.

The information input / instruction device 110 has a rod shape mainly made of plastic, and has a screen display section 140.
By pressing the area corresponding to the desired character information or the attribute information in the selection area of the character input information or the attribute information displayed in, the desired character information and the attribute information are input.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of the screen display unit 140 in the conventional input display device 120.

The screen display unit 140 displays an attribute information selection field 141 for displaying the attribute information to be selected, a selected character string display field 142 for displaying the character selected by the operator, and a character to be selected. And a character information selection field 143.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be described.

First, the operation of displaying an input character that is a selection candidate in the character information selection field 143 will be described. Characters such as alphabets, numbers, and katakana are input from the character input unit 123, and the input information of the input characters such as alphabets, numbers, and Katakana is input character information by the transmission control unit 126 via the image control unit 125. Selection field 14
3 is displayed. Then, after that, the input operator selects the character displayed in the input character information selection field 143 and presses it with the indicating device 110 to input the character.

In the same manner as described above, the attribute information selection field 141
When the attribute information is displayed in the input character color, the attribute information such as the input character color, the reverse display of the input character, and the enlargement / reduction of the input character is input from the attribute information input unit 124,
Attribute information such as reverse display of input characters and enlargement / reduction of input characters is displayed in the attribute information selection field 141 of the screen display unit 140 by the transmission control unit 126 via the image control unit 125. Then, after that, the input operator selects a desired character attribute from the plurality of character attributes displayed in the attribute information selection field 141, and presses the pointing device 110 to input the character attribute.

The image control unit 125 manages the coordinates of the display positions of the input characters and the input attributes on a program, and the positional relationship has a structure that can be arbitrarily designated and changed on the program. ing.

Next, the operation of the input operator inputting from the screen display unit 140 in the conventional example will be described.

When the input device selection area displayed in the input character information selection field 43 or the attribute information selection area displayed in the attribute information selection field 141 on the screen display unit 140 is pressed by the pointing device 110. , That is,
By touching and selecting the touch panel-shaped input information detection unit 127 whose entire surface is covered with a film with the indicating device 110, a change in pressure resistance of the pressed portion is detected, and a selection signal of the input person is received from the reception control unit 122. Control processing unit 121
Sent to.

Next, an operation of inputting information in the input display device 120 will be described.

For example, p input characters A1, A2, ..., Ap are displayed in the input character information selection field 143, and the characters displayed in the input character information selection field 143 are displayed as a selected character string. When displayed in the field 142, the character color in which the character is to be displayed must be determined before inputting the character. When this character color is selected, that is, "red", "green", and "orange" are displayed in the attribute information selection field 141, and when any one of these is selected, the desired character color is selected. When the information input instructing device 110 presses the enclosed frame, the input information detection unit 127 detects the change in pressure resistance of the pressed portion,
The character color selected by the input operator is used as a selected character color signal, transmitted from the reception control unit 122 to the control processing unit 121, and transferred to the image control unit 125 as an output signal of the selected character color. The selected character color is displayed as shown in.

When a character is input, for example, the input character A1 is selected from the p pieces of display information A1, A2, ..., Ap, and is displayed when the selected character is displayed in the selected character display field 142. When the information input instructing device 110 presses the area where the A1 character can be selected in the character information selection field 143, the input information detection unit 127 detects the change in the pressure resistance of the pressed portion and detects the A1 character. The signal is transmitted from the reception control unit 122 to the control processing unit 121, and the image control unit 1
25 to the screen display unit 140 from the transmission control unit 126.
Output to.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when a character is input by handwriting, when the pressing locus (dot pattern which is a handwriting locus) acquired through the reception control unit 122 is recorded in the memory by the character input unit 123. , Obtain stroke or vector information based on the pressing track and record it in a compressed form, or perform character recognition based on the pressing track, convert the recognized character into a character code and record it, etc. The known technique is used.

According to the above-mentioned conventional example, at the same time when the character color is input, the character attributes such as the character size and the character inversion are selected on the input / display device 120, so that the character attributes are selected in accordance with the selected character attribute. Characters can be displayed and controlled in the selected character string display field 142.

[0018]

The information input instructing device 1 uses the conventional input / display device shown in FIG. 9 to display the character attributes such as the color of a character or a character string intended by an information input operator.
Each of them can be selected by 10 and displayed sequentially, but in this case, in order to input two or more continuous character colors or character attributes, at least the following two operation procedures can be performed.

The first procedure is a procedure when all the character strings to be input have the same character color and the same character attribute. In this case, the character attribute such as the character color which is the first step of input is selected. After that, the procedure is to input characters continuously without changing the character attribute selected first.

The second procedure is a procedure for changing the character attributes such as the character color of the character string to be input character by character or frequently, and in this case, the first step of the input is to change the character attributes such as the character color. Make a selection, select the first character of the input character,
When inputting the next character whose character attribute is to be changed, as a second step, the character attribute such as the character color of the next character is again selected and changed, and after this selection and change, the input character is selected. After that, the same operation as described above is repeated as necessary to select the last character of the input character.

As described above, when the second input method is executed, the character attributes such as the display color of the character to be changed are changed character by character or every several characters, and the character attributes such as the character color are changed each time. Will be forced to choose.

In order to prepare for the case of changing the character attributes such as the character color, it is necessary to display all the character attributes such as all the display colors and all the character sizes in the attribute information selection field 141. Attribute information selection field 1 with all character attributes in the range
41 will be displayed, and this attribute information selection field 141 will be displayed.
However, there is a problem that the space of the input character information selection field 143 becomes smaller due to the occupied space.

If the input character information selection field 143 has a large amount of display contents, the input character information selection field 143 may be composed of a plurality of screens. If the input character information selection field 143 is composed of a plurality of screens as described above, there is no problem even if the display area of the input character information selection field 143 is narrowed. In this case, however, the screen structure of the input character information selection field 143 is configured. Must be displayed on multiple screens, and the input operator must perform a screen switching operation while entering characters.
This requires a complicated operation, and there is a problem that the work of switching the screen configuration of the input character information selection field 143 is complicated.

According to the present invention, in a portable information input terminal or communication terminal having a touch panel mechanism section, without narrowing the space of the input character information selection field in the screen display section,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information device and an information input method capable of changing many character attributes such as a character color. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information device and an information input method that do not require the input character information selection field to be composed of a plurality of screens even when the display content of the input character information selection field is large. is there.

[0025]

According to the present invention, a character attribute is selected by a character attribute selection switch or the like in an indicating device, a signal of the selected character attribute information is wirelessly transmitted to an input display device, and this wireless transmission is performed. The input display device receives the signal of the character attribute information, and the input display device displays the input information of the character on the screen based on the received character attribute information.

[0026]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an indicating device 10 which is an embodiment of the present invention in an information device.

The instructing device 10 is a device for instructing the input of character attributes, and the operator selects from among the control processing section 11 that controls the entire instructing device 10 and "red", "green", and "orange". A desired character color is selected, and the operator selects a desired character size or the like from "standard", "double-width", and "reverse". The information transmission unit 14 wirelessly transmits a signal of a character attribute such as a character color and a character size to the input display device 20, and an information transmission control unit 13 that controls the information transmission unit 14. The information transmitting unit 14 wirelessly transmits a signal having a character attribute by a medium such as radio waves, infrared rays, and ultrasonic waves.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the pointing device 10.

The pointing device 10 is provided on the surface of the case 10C,
Character attribute selection switch 12S and character attribute transmission switch 1
4S is provided, and a control processing unit 11, a character attribute selection unit 12, an information transmission control unit 13, and an information transmission unit 14 are provided inside the case 10C.

The character attribute selection switch 12S is
Select a character color from "Red", "Green", "Orange",
The switch is a switch for selecting a character size from among “standard”, “double-width”, and “reverse”, and is a switch provided as a part of the character attribute selection unit 12. The character attribute transmission switch 14S is a switch for starting the operation of wirelessly transmitting the signal of the character attribute such as the character color and the character size selected by the character attribute selection switch 12S to the input display device 20 which will be described later. It is a switch provided as a part of 14.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the input display device 20 which is another embodiment of the present invention.

The input display device 20 is a touch panel type display device, and includes a control processing unit 21 that controls the entire input display device 20, and a reception control unit 22 that controls the input information detected by the input information detection unit 27. , Character input part 2
3, the attribute information input unit 24, the screen control unit 25 that controls the display of the screen display unit 40 via the transmission control unit 26, the transmission control unit 26, and the instruction device 10 (or another instruction device). An input information detection unit 27 that detects a pressed position and a pressed trajectory, an information reception unit 31 that receives a signal of a character attribute such as a character color and a character size wirelessly transmitted by the instruction device 10, a reception information control unit 32, and a screen. And a display unit 40.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the screen display unit 40 in the input display device 20.

The screen display section 40 of the input display device 20
The attribute information display field 41 for displaying the attribute information selected by the input operator, the selected character string display field 42 selected by the input operator, and the input character to be selected by the input operator are displayed. And an input character information selection field 43.

That is, in the above-described embodiment, the predetermined information is input by detecting the pointing device for inputting the predetermined information and the pressing position or the pressing locus pressed by the pointing device, and the input predetermined information. In an information device configured by an input display device for displaying, an attribute information setting means for setting attribute information relating to display of input predetermined information, and a transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the attribute information to the input display device, On the other hand, the input display device has a receiving unit included in the pointing device and a receiving unit that receives the attribute information wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting unit of the pointing device.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, the input characters to be displayed in the input character information selection field 43 of the screen display unit 40 are input in the input character information selection field 4
The operation up to displaying in 3 will be described. First, enter characters such as alphabets, numbers, and katakana in the character input unit 23.
The input character is displayed as the input character in the input character information selection field 43 of the screen display unit 40 via the screen control unit 25 and the transmission control unit 26, and the input operator is requested to input the character. To do. The screen control unit 25 manages the display positions of the input characters and the character attributes on a program, and has a structure in which the display position relationship can be arbitrarily designated and changed on the program.

Next, the control processing unit 1 in the instruction device 10
1 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the control processing unit 11 in the instruction device 10.

For example, when the character color is changed from black to red, in the character attribute selection switch 12S provided in the character attribute selection section 12 of the indicating device 10, "red" for setting the character color to red is selected. When the switch is pressed, the control processing unit 11
This switch operation, that is, the input operation of the attribute information is monitored (S1), and if the attribute information is input, the process proceeds to the transmission monitoring for determining whether or not there is a transmission input (S2). That is, when the character attribute transmission switch 14S is pressed, the selected attribute information is sent to the information transmission unit 14 via the information transmission control unit 13.
, Converted into a wireless signal and transmitted (S3),
After that, the information is received by the information receiving unit 31 of the input display device 20.

Next, the operation of inputting and displaying character information on the input / display device 20 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the control operation of the control processing unit 21 in the input display device 20.

The input display device 20 first displays t (p <t) input characters to be selected by the input operator in the input character information selection field 43 (S11), and the pointing device 1
0, the attribute information signal input is monitored (S12), and when the information receiving unit 31 receives the attribute information signal from the instruction device 10, the attribute information is sent to the screen control unit 25 via the reception information control unit 32. Then, the attribute information is displayed in the attribute information display field 41 of the screen display unit 40 (S13). If the attribute information is, for example, a character attribute that makes the character color red, to the right of “<character color>” in the attribute information display field 41,
If the character “red” is displayed in a rectangular frame and the attribute information is, for example, a character attribute that standardizes the character size, it is displayed to the right of “<character size>” in the attribute information display field 41. , "Standard" characters are displayed in the square frame.

Then, the input characters (screen display information) to be subsequently input are displayed on the screen display section 40 in a mode according to the received attribute information (for example, the character color is red or the character size is standard). Yes (S14). When the attribute information is not input, it is displayed on the screen display unit 40 in a mode according to the already received attribute information (current attribute information).

In the above case, the attribute information display column 41 displays only the attribute information transmitted immediately before by the instruction device 10 and does not display the attribute information because it has already been changed.

In the conventional example, all the selection branches of the character attribute are displayed so that the screen display section 140 can select the character attribute, but in the above embodiment, only the set character attribute is displayed. Therefore, the display space regarding the character attribute (the space of the attribute information display column 41) can be made smaller than that of the conventional example. As a result,
Even if the screen display portions 40 and 140 have the same space, the input character information selection field 43 can display t input characters, which is larger than the display number p of input characters in the conventional example.

It should be noted that, from among the p pieces of display information A1, A2, ..., Ap in the input character information selection field 43, for example, A1
Is displayed, A1 in the input character information selection field 43
The range in which characters can be selected is pressed by the pointing device 10, the variation of the pressure resistance of the pressed part is detected by the input information detection unit 38, and a detection signal corresponding to the A1 character is sent from the reception control unit 22 to the control processing unit. 21. The detection signal and the signal of the character attribute for displaying the A1 character in red are sent to the screen control unit 25, and the transmission control unit 26 outputs the red input character to the screen display unit 40. It Then, it is displayed like the selected character string display field 42 in FIG.

Further, similarly to the above series of operations, the character color can be displayed in green and orange, the character size can be displayed in double size, and the reverse character can be displayed. , Is executed via the indicating device 10 in the same manner as described above.

In the above embodiment, when a plurality of character strings are to be input and it is necessary to change the character attributes such as the intended color or size of the character, the pointing device 10 is used. Since the input display device 20 is notified of these pieces of attribute information, it is not necessary to frequently perform an extra key input operation for switching the screen on the screen display unit 40, and at the same time, it is limited. The screen structure can be efficiently constructed in the space of the screen display unit 40.

Further, in the above embodiment, when inputting characters by handwriting, the input character information selection field 43 becomes a handwritten character input field, and this handwritten character input field can be made wider than the conventional device. The accuracy of reading the locus can be improved. Therefore, when performing character recognition from the pressing locus, the recognition accuracy of a character with a particularly large number of strokes is improved.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display section 40a which is another embodiment of the present invention. This screen display unit 40a
This is an embodiment in which the attribute information display column 41 is unnecessary from the screen display unit 40 shown in FIG.

That is, the screen display section 40a displays the selected display color, size, and reverse display of the cursor C displayed on the selected character displayed in the selected character string display field 42a selected by the input operator. Is to be displayed. That is, the screen display unit 40a has a selected character string display field 43a for displaying the selected character selected by the input operator, and the selected character and this selected character are displayed in the selected character string display field 43a. A cursor C for displaying is displayed, and a form corresponding to the character attribute (selected display color, size, reverse display, etc.)
Is used to display the cursor C.

By doing so, it is not necessary to provide the attribute information display column 41. In the input character information selection field 43a,
It is possible to display w (p <t <w) input characters (screen display information), that is, a large input character display area can be provided.

Further, when the screen display unit 40a is adopted in the handwriting input method, the display area of the input characters (reading area of the handwritten input characters) can be made large, so that the resolution of the pressing locus can be made more accurate. Therefore, the reading accuracy is further improved.

Further, in the above embodiment, when inputting a character attribute, a setting means for setting the attribute information in the pen-shaped information input instruction device 10 and a means for transmitting the set attribute information are provided. Therefore, to change the character attribute, all you have to do is operate the setting means with your fingertips and press the send button, so you can quickly enter the character attribute without the need for complicated operations such as switching the screen. . Instead of the method of transmitting the character attribute signal from the instruction device 10 after pressing the character attribute transmission switch 14S, control is performed to immediately transmit the character attribute signal if there is an operation input in the setting means. Then, the input waiting time of the send button is omitted, and the character attribute can be input more quickly by the waiting time.

From the pointing device 10 to the input display device 20
Although the character attribute signal is wirelessly transmitted, the character attribute signal may be transmitted by wire such as a cable instead of the wireless transmission.

[0057]

According to the present invention, in a portable information input terminal or communication terminal having a touch panel mechanism section, characters of many character colors or the like can be provided without narrowing the space of the input character information selection field on the screen display section. This has the effect that the attributes can be changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a pointing device 10 that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an external appearance of the pointing device 10.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a configuration example of an input display device 20 which is another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example of a screen display unit 40 in the input display device 20.

5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the control processing unit 11 in the instruction device 10. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a control processing unit 21 in the input display device 20.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display unit 40a which is another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a conventional input display device 120 and an information input instruction device 110.

9 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen display unit 140 in the conventional input display device 120. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Instructing device, 12 ... Character attribute selection unit, 12S ... Character attribute selection switch, 14 ... Information transmission unit, 14S ... Character attribute transmission switch, 20 ... Input display device, 22 ... Reception control unit, 23 ... Character input unit, 27 ... Input information detection unit, 31 ... Information receiving unit, 32 ... Reception information control unit, 40, 40a ... Screen display unit, 41 ... Attribute information display column, 42, 42a ... Selected character string display column, 43, 43a ... Input character information selection field, C ... Cursor.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An input device for inputting predetermined information, and inputting the predetermined information by detecting a pressing position or a pressing locus pressed by the pointing device, and an input display for displaying the input predetermined information. In the information device configured by a device, the instruction device includes an attribute information setting unit that sets attribute information regarding display of the input predetermined information, and a transmission unit that transmits the attribute information to the input display device. And the input display device has a reception unit that receives the attribute information transmitted from the transmission unit of the instruction device. 2. The information device according to claim 1, wherein the input display device is a device that displays only the attribute information transmitted immediately before by the instruction device. 3. The selected character string display field for displaying the selected character selected by the input operator according to claim 1, wherein the input display device is provided with the selected character string display field. And a cursor for displaying the selected character, and the cursor is displayed in a form corresponding to the character attribute. 4. An input device for inputting predetermined information, and inputting the predetermined information by detecting a pressing position or a pressing locus pressed by the pointing device and displaying the input predetermined information. An information device including an apparatus, comprising: attribute information setting means for setting attribute information relating to display of the input predetermined information; and transmitting means for transmitting the attribute information to the input display device. Indicating device in the information device. 5. An input device for inputting predetermined information, and inputting the predetermined information by detecting a pressing position or a pressing track pressed by the pointing device and displaying the input predetermined information. An information device configured by a device and a receiving unit that receives the attribute information transmitted from the transmitting unit when the instruction device transmits the attribute information related to display of the input predetermined information. An input display device in an information device, wherein the predetermined information is displayed according to the attribute information received by the receiving means. 6. An input device for inputting predetermined information, and inputting the predetermined information by detecting a pressing position or a pressing track pressed by the pointing device and displaying the input predetermined information. The instruction device has an attribute information setting unit configured by an apparatus and setting attribute information regarding display of the input predetermined information, and a transmitting unit wirelessly transmitting the attribute information to the input display device, A method for inputting information in an information device included in the input display device, wherein the input display device has a reception unit that receives the attribute information wirelessly transmitted from the transmission unit of the instruction device, and before inputting information to the input display device, Wirelessly transmitting the attribute information of the input information set by the attribute information setting means from the transmitting means of the pointing device; To display information inputted based on the sex information, the steps of the input display device controls; Input method information and having a.