JPH0916304A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily use an information processor corresponding to environment or user and to reduce erroneous input by separately changing a display area and an input coordinate area at the input means of a display/input integrated input device. CONSTITUTION: Concerning an input device 11, a transmissive tablet is installed on one input board, and it is overlapped on a display device 12 and housed in an outer device frame together with a control panel which mounts a controller or a storage device, etc. Corresponding to an access from a controller 25, the input device 11 detects a touched coordinate and transmits it to the controller 25. A storage device 23 is provided with various data memories such as a convert table memory 231 and a document data memory 232. The controller 25 is provided with a key information processing sequence part 253, etc., in addition to document and graphic processing means 251 and 252. This key information processing sequence part 253 processes the information of characters and keys inputted from the input means 11 and when controlling the display device 12, the display area information of key and the input coordinate area information of key corresponding to that display area information can be separately changed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a word processor or personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an input method of an information processing apparatus, an external input method using an external device such as a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, etc., and a display section having the functions of these external apparatuses and displaying on the display section of the main body Enter characters on the screen or "new line",
2. Description of the Related Art A display / input integrated type system is known in which commands such as “delete” and “cancel” (hereinafter, these are referred to as “function designation”) and graphic operations are performed.

In the latter method of integrated display and input, an external device can be omitted, so that the overall size and weight of the device can be reduced, or an input operation can be performed on the display screen, which is a visual method. Recently, it has been widely used because it can provide an easy-to-understand operating environment.

This integrated display and input system is specifically realized by superimposing a transmissive tablet for detecting contact coordinates on a flat panel display for displaying characters and figures. In other words, the tablet that covers the surface of the display detects that the display screen of the display is touched with a finger or a stylus as the coordinates of the contact point. By applying this, you can perform the function of the keyboard by touching the keyboard displayed on the display screen of the display with your finger or stylus to input, or by touching the coordinates of the display screen with the stylus etc. It is something that can be fulfilled.

The input coordinate area corresponding to each key displayed on the display screen (area determined to touch the key) is basically of two types, fixed type and variable type. Can be separated. The fixed type has information on a display area of keys prepared in advance and an input coordinate area corresponding to the display area. In the variable type, the user changes the key display area and the corresponding input coordinate area, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-1688
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 22-22, the apparatus analyzes the data of the test input performed by the user and automatically changes the information of the key display area and the corresponding input coordinate area.

However, in both of these fixed type and variable type input methods, the key display area and the key input coordinate area have the same position and the same size.

[0007]

In such a conventional display and input integrated type information processing apparatus, the fixed or variable input coordinate area has the following problems.

First, the problem of "fixed type input coordinate area" will be described. Considering the recent spread of information processing apparatuses, there are many users who are familiar with keyboards, and there are many kinds of key arrangements and sizes for keyboards. When the user inputs a character with the integrated display and input device, if the user displays an unfamiliar keyboard, it gives the user the impression that it is not convenient.
Therefore, it is desirable for the user to be able to display a familiar keyboard and to be able to change the key layout to improve the usability. In addition, even users who are not familiar with keyboards want to choose ones that are easy to use.

In order to realize these demands, it is necessary to employ a "variable input coordinate area" in which many kinds of keyboards can be selectively displayed and the key arrangement can be changed.

In the display and input integrated type information processing apparatus, when the display area or the input area is small or when it is necessary to display many keys simultaneously on one screen, the display size of the keyboard is adjusted accordingly. Need to be small. At this time, if the keys are close to each other,
There is a problem that an erroneous input is more likely to occur with a finger than with a stylus.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned demands and problems, and the key display area on the display screen is adjusted according to the thickness and length of the user's finger, preference, habit, and skill of key input operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus of a display and input integrated type in which the input coordinate area can be changed separately.

[0012]

One feature of the present invention is that:
Display means for visually displaying information, input means provided with transmissive coordinate detection means for detecting touched coordinates on the display surface of the display means, storage means for binarizing and storing the information, An information processing apparatus comprising: processing means for processing character and key information input from the input means; and control means for controlling display of the display means in accordance with the processed information, wherein the processing means displays the key The area information and the input coordinate area information of the corresponding key can be changed separately.

The processing means is characterized in that the processing content for the input can be changed.

Another feature of the present invention is display means for visually displaying information, and input means provided with transmissive coordinate detecting means for detecting touched coordinates on the display surface of the display means. A storage means for binarizing and storing information, a processing means for processing character and key information input from the input means, and a control means for controlling display of the display means according to the processed information are provided. In the information processing apparatus, the processing means is configured to automatically change the size of the input coordinate area of the key corresponding to the display area of the key according to the input operation state.

Further, the storage means is provided with a conversion table for storing the display area information of the keys and the input coordinate area information corresponding to the display area information, and the processing means changes the area information.

Further, the storage means is removable.

Still another feature of the present invention is display means for visually displaying information, and input means provided with transmissive coordinate detecting means for detecting touched coordinates on the display surface of the display means. A storage means for binarizing and storing the information, a processing means for processing the character and key information input from the input means, and a control means for controlling the display of the display means according to the processed information. In the information processing device,
The storage means includes a conversion table for storing the display area information of the key and the input coordinate area information corresponding thereto in an addable, deleteable, and changeable state, and the processing means stores the display area information of the key and the corresponding key The input coordinate area information can be changed separately.

[0018]

The processing means separately changes the key display area information stored in the conversion table so as to be changeable and the input coordinate area information corresponding thereto so that the relationship between the key display and the key input detection in the input means is changed. It is possible to change to.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, the external structure of the device, second, the internal control function, third
The key arrangement according to the present invention and the conversion table corresponding thereto, the fourth is erroneous input reduction according to the present invention, and the fifth is the key arrangement change and key addition / deletion according to the present invention, content setting and key input coordinates. A description will be given of an embodiment in which a control processing method for automatic area change and finally an auxiliary storage device according to the present invention are used.

First, the external structure of the apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a Japanese word processor which is an embodiment of an information processing apparatus adopting a keyboard with integrated display and input according to the present invention. Here, the input section and the display section will be mainly described.

In FIG. 1, an input device 11 has a transparent tablet installed on one input plate, and is displayed on a display screen of a display device 12 using a liquid crystal flat panel display for displaying characters, figures, a keyboard and the like. Polymerized. The control device and the storage device are mounted on the control board 13. The input device 11, the display device 12, and the control board 13 are housed in the device outer frame 14.

The user inputs by touching a key of the keyboard displayed on the display device 12 with a finger or a stylus. However, what is actually touched is the tablet of the input device 11 which covers the display screen of the display device 12, and the display and the input are integrated by connecting the coordinates on the tablet and the coordinates on the display with an internal control device. The device is realized.

Next, the internal control means will be described. FIG.
[Fig. 3] is a control function block diagram showing internal control means.
The black arrows in the figure represent control signals, and the white arrows represent the direction of data transfer. The input device 11 scans the tablet by an access from the control device 25 described later, detects the contacted coordinates, and transmits the detected coordinates to the control device 25.

The display device 12 displays a keyboard in input processing, a character string in document processing, a figure in figure processing, and the like.

The storage device 23 binarizes various information and stores it. Then, the storage device 23 stores a conversion table memory 2 that stores a conversion table in which a character code and a function code described later are associated with the key display area and the input coordinate area.
31. Document data memory 2 for storing document information to be edited
32, a graphic data memory 233 for storing graphic information, an input buffer memory 234 for temporarily storing the detected coordinate data sent from the input device 11, a key used for converting the detected coordinate data into a character code or a function code The information buffer memory 235 and the converted information to the control device 2
5 with various data memories including an output buffer memory 236 for handing over. Each of these data memories is a random access memory which can be appropriately referred to by the control device 25 and whose storage contents can be arbitrarily changed.

The auxiliary storage device 24 auxiliary stores the information in the storage device 23. And this auxiliary storage device 24
Is a plurality of conversion table data 241 and document data 24.
2 and the graphic data 243 are filed and managed together with the data name, storage capacity, and the like. These data are a storage medium such as a hard disk or a floppy disk that can be appropriately referred to by the control device 25 and whose storage contents can be arbitrarily changed.

The control device 25 is a control means for causing the entire device to function as a word processor, and includes a document processing procedure section 251 having a document editing function, a graphic processing procedure section 252 for processing graphic information, and a key information processing procedure section for performing input processing. 253, and a storage processing procedure unit 254 that processes the exchange of data between the storage device 23 and the auxiliary storage device 24.

The document processing procedure unit 251 executes the processing of the document creating and updating functions, and executes the document processing in accordance with the data and the function designation input from the input device 11.
The result is output to the display device 12. Figure processing procedure section 2
Reference numeral 52 executes a graphic creation or update process in accordance with data or a function designation input from the input device 11, and outputs the result to the display device 12. Since these two procedure parts are common to the known word processor, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

The key information processing procedure section 253 is appropriately called by the document processing procedure section 251 and the graphic processing procedure section 252, and converts the coordinates of the input device 11 contacted by the user into character codes, function codes or other coordinates. Perform a series of processing. The key information processing procedure section 253 first obtains the detected coordinate data by accessing the input device 21. Next, by referring to the conversion table 231, information in a form suitable for the document processing procedure unit 251 or the graphic processing procedure unit 252 that is the calling source, that is, the character code corresponding to the touched key if the contact target is a keyboard Or a function code, and if the contact coordinates are within the figure input area, the coordinates are converted into coordinates on a “set coordinate axis” which will be described later in the description of the key arrangement. Here, the character code is a unique numerical value corresponding to each character that allows each character to be distinguished from other characters, and is set for processing the character inside the device. Generally, for example, JIS code or ASCII code which is a unified standard is used. The same applies to the function code, and here it means a unique numerical value corresponding to each function command such as “end”, “cancel”, “move”, and “copy” (hereinafter, these codes are collectively referred to as “code”). "Internal code"). These internal codes are stored in the conversion table memory 231.
Further, the key information processing procedure section 253 calls the converted internal code and coordinates and delivers them to the original document processing procedure section 251, the graphic processing procedure section 252 or another procedure section not shown, and terminates the processing.

The storage processing procedure unit 254 executes a process for saving and restoring the document information, and is called by the document processing procedure unit 251 as appropriate, created and stored in the document data memory 232. Is stored in the auxiliary storage device 24 as the document data 242, or the stored document data 242 is restored in the document data memory 232. The storage processing procedure unit 254 similarly executes processing of saving and restoring the graphic information, and is appropriately called by the graphic processing procedure unit 252, created and stored in the graphic data memory 233. Is saved in the auxiliary storage device 24 as the graphic data 243, or the saved graphic data 243 is restored in the graphic data memory 233. The procedure for storing and restoring the document information and the graphic information is the same as that of the known word processor.

Further, the storage processing procedure section 254 executes processing for saving and restoring the conversion table information, and is appropriately called by the key information processing procedure section 253, created and stored in the conversion table memory 231. The conversion table information is saved in the auxiliary storage device 24 as the conversion table data 241, and the saved conversion table data 241 is restored in the conversion table memory 231.

Next, key layout examples in the input device 11 and contents of the conversion table memory 231 corresponding to each key layout example will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, an example of changing the key display area and the input coordinate area and adding a key is illustrated.

In the Japanese word processor, "alphanumeric characters", "hiragana" and "katakana" are used in kana-kanji conversion.
Enter various characters such as. In order to input these characters with a limited number of keys, it is necessary to switch and use some keyboard layouts.

In this embodiment, an alphanumeric input mode using a keyboard as shown in FIG. 3, a hiragana input mode using a keyboard as shown in FIG. 4, and a katakana input mode, although the keyboard is not shown. , It has input modes such as Romaji Hiragana input mode and Romaji Katakana input mode, and it is used selectively. The alphanumeric input mode is selected when the alphanumeric key 31 is pressed down as shown in FIG. 3, and the hiragana input mode is selected as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the selection is made when the hiragana key 41 is pushed down.

The area 32 shown in FIG. 3 is an area for inputting a graphic. The “set coordinate axis” described in the explanation of the key information processing procedure unit 253 means a coordinate axis having the upper left coordinate 33 in the figure input area 32 as the origin.
The display and input resolutions here are, for example, 30 in the X-axis direction with respect to the area of the size of the "1" key 34.
20 coordinates are assigned to the coordinates and the Y-axis direction.

Next, a conversion table for realizing such a key layout input section will be described. FIG. 5 illustrates a conversion table for controlling the key display area, the input coordinate area, and the input mode. This conversion table is the conversion table memory 2 in the storage device 23 shown in FIG.
It is stored in 31.

The column 51 of the key display area is for the display device 12
It stores the coordinate data of the display area whose origin is the upper left point of the display screen. The keys on the display screen are displayed by drawing a key outline such as a rectangle that fits in the area indicated by the coordinate data.

The key input coordinate area column 52 stores the coordinate area having the origin at the upper left point of the tablet. It is the coordinate data of the area in which it is determined that the corresponding key is pressed when the coordinates in the input coordinate area are touched at the time of key input.

The input mode column 53 stores a code corresponding to a character or a function command to be generated according to the input mode at the time when the pressed coordinate is detected and the pressed key. In the figure, characters enclosed in square brackets are characters, and those not enclosed are function designations.

G shown in the figure is stored when the area is treated as a figure input section like the area 32 shown in FIG. Internally, for example, it corresponds to the internal code “−1”. Further, a field that does not have key information to be generated and is not used as a graphic area is not set as an input coordinate area or 0 is stored. This 0 is not "0" as a character but 0 as an internal code. For example, the "1" key 34 in FIG. 3 is stored in the conversion table as the horizontal column 55 shown in FIG. That is, the X coordinate is 70-9 on the tablet.
9. When the coordinates in the rectangle specified by the Y coordinate of 100 to 119 are detected as the contact coordinates, "nu" is entered in the hiragana input mode, and "nu" is entered in the katakana input mode. Enter "1" in input mode, "!" In alphanumeric input mode and "Shift" key pressed at the same time, and "!" Key in "Alphabet" mode regardless of input mode. Generate a code that specifies the function of the format.
Further, the area 32 for graphic input in FIG. 3 is stored as a horizontal column 54 in the conversion table. Here, regardless of the input mode, G, that is, the internal code "-
1 ”is generated.

The key information processing procedure unit 253 in FIG. 2 converts the detected coordinates of the input device 21 into an internal code or coordinate data with reference to the above conversion table. The characteristic of this conversion table is that the display area information of the key and the input coordinate area information of the key are separately stored and can be set or changed separately, and the key and the input mode can be added and deleted.

Next, changing the key arrangement and adding a key will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The key arrangement shown in FIG. 6 is obtained by changing the key arrangement shown in FIG. 3 and adding a key. Key groups 61a and 61 shown in FIG.
In b, the keys arranged as shown in FIG. 3 are made smaller and are arranged separately on the left and right sides.
b is the added key. In addition, in FIG.
Reference numeral 3 is an area for inputting a figure, and coordinates 64 are the origin of the coordinate axes. This area 63 is wider than the area 32 for figure input in FIG. 3 by devising the size and arrangement of the keys.

FIG. 7 shows a conversion table corresponding to the key arrangement shown in FIG. 6, which is an expanded version of the conversion table shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the key groups 61a and 61b in which the positions and sizes of the keys have been changed include a key display area column 71 and a key input coordinate area column 72 as in the column 75 beside the conversion table. The coordinate values are changed and displayed. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6, the figure input area 63 in which the position and the size of the area are changed has the coordinates of the key display area column 71 and the key input coordinate area column 72 like the horizontal column 74. It is realized by changing the value and displaying it.
The key groups 62a and 62b added as shown in FIG.
This is realized by adding the contents of the key display area column 71, the key input coordinate area column 72, and the input mode column 73 like the horizontal columns 76 and 77. In this way, the change and addition of the key arrangement are realized by using the conversion table.

Next, setting of the key display area and the input coordinate area in such a conversion table will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 8 in which the display areas of the densely displayed keys and the input coordinate area have the same size.
In the display state shown in FIG. 8, as compared with the case where a stylus having a small contact area with the input device 11 is used, when a finger or the like having a large contact area is used, an erroneous pressing is likely to occur near the boundary between the keys.

Therefore, a method of suppressing the pressing error will be described. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the keys are displayed densely but the input coordinate area is made smaller than the display area of the keys. In the state shown in FIG. 9, the input device 11 is touched with a finger or the like having a large contact area.
By pressing and inputting, it is possible to ignore the case where the key is pressed near the boundary between the keys, and it is possible to accept the key input only when pressing near the center of the key. By doing so, it is possible to suppress an erroneous key press and correct the key input.

As an example in which the key display area and the input coordinate area are separated, a case where the keys are displayed in a separated state and the input coordinate area is larger than the key display area will be described with reference to FIG. To do. In the display state shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to receive a key input even if the key is pressed with a slight deviation from the display position. By adjusting the input coordinate area of the key in this way, the input sensitivity of the key can be adjusted.

Next, the processing contents of the key information processing procedure section 253 in the control device 25 when changing the arrangement of the keys will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The processing for changing the key arrangement is executed when the key corresponding to the "key arrangement change" is pressed, and the details of the processing procedure will be described in order with reference to FIG.

First, in step 1101, it is set whether or not the key display area and the input coordinate area are changed. This setting determines the branching direction in the determination processing in steps 1108 and 1116 described below.

Next, in step 1102, a designated key for changing the key arrangement is input. Then, in step 1103, it is determined whether to change the key display area. If the key display area is changed, the process proceeds to step 1112, and if not changed, the process proceeds to step 1104.

In step 1112, it is determined whether to move the key or change the key display size. If the key is to be moved, the process proceeds to step 1113, and if the key size is to be changed, the process proceeds to step 1114. Step 11
In step 13, after specifying the starting point coordinates of the key display area, the process proceeds to step 1115. In step 1114, the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the key display area are specified, and then the process proceeds to step 1115. In step 1115, the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the key display area of the conversion table are set in step 1
After changing the coordinate to 113 or 113 in step 1114, the process proceeds to step 1116.

In step 1116, it is determined whether the change of the key display area and the input coordinate area of the key is linked or not linked. If interlocked, the process proceeds to step 1117, and if not interlocked, the process proceeds to step 1109. In step 1117,
After the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the key input coordinate area of the conversion table are changed according to the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the key display area, the process proceeds to step 1109. Step 1109
Then, decide whether to continue the key layout changing process. If it is to continue, the process returns to step 1101, and if it is not to continue, this process ends.

On the other hand, in step 1104, it is determined whether or not the input coordinate area of the key is changed. If the input coordinate area of the key is changed, the process proceeds to step 1105, and if not, the process proceeds to step 1109. Step 11
At 05, it is determined whether to move the input coordinate area or change the size of the input coordinate area. If the input coordinate area is to be moved, the operation proceeds to step 1110, and if the input coordinate area is to be resized, the operation proceeds to step 1106.

At step 1110, the starting point coordinates of the input coordinate area are designated, and then the routine proceeds to step 1107. In step 1106, the start point coordinate and the end point coordinate of the input coordinate area are designated, and then the process proceeds to step 1107. Step 11
In 07, the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the input coordinate area of the key of the conversion table are set in step 1106 or step 11.
After the coordinates are changed according to the coordinates designated in 10, the process proceeds to step 1108.

In step 1108, it is determined whether the key display area and the key input coordinate area are linked or not linked. If interlocked, the process proceeds to step 1111. If not interlocked, the process proceeds to step 1109. In step 1111, the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the key display area of the conversion table are changed according to the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the key input coordinate area, and then the process proceeds to step 1109.

As described above, the key arrangement can be changed by changing the start point coordinates and the end point coordinates of the key display area and the key input coordinate area of the conversion table.

Next, the processing contents of the key information processing procedure unit 253 in the control device 25 when adding, deleting and setting contents of a key will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

This processing for changing the key arrangement is executed when the key corresponding to "add / delete / set contents of key" is pressed, and the details of the processing procedure will be described step by step with reference to FIG. To do.

In steps 1201, 1202 and 1203, the contents of processing to be executed are determined. If a key is added, the process proceeds to step 1205. If the key is deleted, the process proceeds to step 1211. If the content of the key is set, the process proceeds to step 1207. If there is no process to be executed, this process ends.

In step 1205, the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the display area of the key to be added are specified, and then step 1
Proceed to 206. In this step 1206, information about the starting point coordinates and the ending point coordinates of the display area and the input coordinate area of the key is added as in the column 76 beside the conversion table shown in FIG. In step 1207, after the input mode is designated, the process proceeds to step 1208. In step 1208, the character code or function code to be set is specified, and then the process proceeds to step 1209. In step 1209, the character code or function code corresponding to the input mode is set as in the input mode column 73 of the conversion table shown in FIG. 7, and then the process proceeds to step 1210.

At step 1210, it is decided whether or not to continue the setting of the input mode. Step 12 to continue
Returning to 07, when not continuing, it proceeds to Step 1204. In step 1204, it is determined whether to continue adding or deleting the key or setting the contents. If it continues, the process returns to step 1201, and if it does not continue, this process ends.

On the other hand, in step 1211, after the key to be deleted is designated, the process proceeds to step 1212. Step 1
At 212, the horizontal column corresponding to the designated key is deleted from the conversion table, and then the processing proceeds to step 1204.

By changing the conversion table as described above, key addition / deletion / content setting is realized.

Next, the processing contents of the key information processing procedure unit 253 in the control device 25 when the input coordinate area of the key is automatically changed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The process of automatically changing the input coordinate area of this key is executed when a normal input operation is performed or when the apparatus is initialized, and the details of the processing procedure will be described with reference to FIG. I will explain later.

First, in step 1301, the blurring of the input coordinate is obtained from a plurality of detected coordinates at the time of key input within a short time within 1 second, and the degree of this blurring is determined in step 13
It judges with 02. If the shake is large, step 130
3; if smaller, proceed to step 1304.

When the process proceeds to step 1303, FIG.
As shown in, the conversion table is changed so that the input coordinate area of the key is smaller than the display area of the key, and then the present process is terminated. In the case of proceeding to step 1304, as shown in FIG. 8, the conversion table is changed so that the input coordinate area of the key has the same size as the display area of the key, and then the present processing ends.

As described above, the case where the input operation is performed with the stylus or the like in which the input coordinates are not easily shaken and the case where the input operation is performed with the finger or the like which is easily shaken are automatically determined, and the key input coordinate area is set according to them Will be realized.

Finally, another embodiment using the auxiliary storage device will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 14, reference numerals 1401 and 14
The constituent means indicated by 04 is an information processing apparatus integrated with display and input according to the present invention, and the constituent means indicated by reference numeral 1403 is an auxiliary storage device or medium such as a floppy disk or a memory card.

A conversion table for setting the key arrangement and contents set in the information processing device 1401 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 1403.
The auxiliary storage device 1403 is detachably attached to the same or another information processing device 1404 and electrically connected, and the conversion table registered in the auxiliary storage device 1403 is read. Then, the same keyboard 1402 displayed on the information processing apparatus 1401 is displayed on the display screen of the information processing apparatus 1404 and used as a keyboard 1405 in the information processing apparatus 1404 using this conversion table.

In this way, a dedicated keyboard suitable for an individual or a system can be registered and updated using the auxiliary storage device, and can be easily carried.

[0074]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the key display area and the key input coordinate area in the input means can be changed separately, it is easy to use and erroneous input depending on the environment or the user. It is possible to realize an information processing apparatus including a small number of display and input integrated input devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a Japanese word processor using a keyboard with integrated display and input according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control function block diagram in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram showing a key layout in an alphanumeric input mode in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a display screen diagram showing a key arrangement in a hiragana input mode in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a conversion table in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a display screen view showing another example of key arrangement in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modification example of a conversion table in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a relationship between a key display area and a key input coordinate area in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the relationship between the key display area and the key input coordinate area in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another example of the relationship between the key display area and the key input coordinate area in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a key layout changing process executed by a key information processing procedure section in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of key addition, deletion, and content setting processing executed by a key information processing procedure section in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an input coordinate area automatic changing process executed by a key information processing procedure unit in the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an external perspective view showing another embodiment of the Japanese word processor according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Input Device 12 Display Device 23 Storage Device 24 Auxiliary Storage Device 25 Control Device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Display means for visually displaying information, input means provided on the display surface of said display means with transmissive coordinate detection means for detecting touched coordinates, and binarized information for storage. An information processing apparatus comprising: storage means, processing means for processing character and key information input from the input means, and control means for controlling display of the display means in accordance with the processed information. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the display area information of the key and the input coordinate area information of the corresponding key can be changed separately. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing means is capable of changing the processing content for the input. 3. Display means for visually displaying information, input means provided on the display surface of said display means with transmissive coordinate detecting means for detecting touched coordinates, and information is binarized and stored. An information processing apparatus comprising: storage means, processing means for processing character and key information input from the input means, and control means for controlling display of the display means in accordance with the processed information. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the size of the input coordinate area of the key corresponding to the display area of the key is automatically changed according to the input operation state. 4. The storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit includes a conversion table storing key display region information and corresponding input coordinate region information, and the processing unit changes the region information. An information processing device characterized by: 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the storage means is removable. 6. Display means for visually displaying information, input means provided on the display surface of said display means with transmissive coordinate detection means for detecting touched coordinates, and binarized information for storage. An information processing apparatus comprising: storage means, processing means for processing character and key information input from the input means, and control means for controlling display of the display means in accordance with the processed information. Is provided with a conversion table for storing the key display area information and the corresponding input coordinate area information in an addable, deleteable, and modifiable state, and the processing means includes the key display area information and the corresponding key input coordinate area. An information processing device characterized in that information can be changed separately.