JPH11272393A - Position designation device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To designate a position on a coordinate based on the division and the narrowing of an area by dividing a whole screen or a selected area into plural parts, displaying them, permitting an area division means to divide the selected area when one area is selected among the divided areas on the screen and repeating display. SOLUTION: A screen 1 displays the text and the picture of liquid crystal and CRT. A processor 2 executes various processings in accordance with a program and it is constituted of an area division means 3, an area selection means 4 and a processing means 5. The area division means 3 divides the whole areas or the selected area on the screen into the designated number of areas and displays them. The area selection means 4 selects one of screens divided by the area division means 2. The processing means 5 outputs the position of the area selected the area selection means 4 and starts a key or the like contained in the selected area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a position specifying device for specifying an area or position on a screen and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, position specification on a two-dimensional coordinate system is performed by moving a cursor displayed on a screen to a desired position using a pointing device such as a mouse, a trackball, or a trackpad. I was

[0003]

However, in order to operate these devices, it is necessary to release the hand normally placed on the keyboard, and the keyboard operation such as a designated position and character input is alternately repeated. In the case of work, there is a problem that the work efficiency is reduced.

[0004] The present invention solves these problems,
An object of the present invention is to realize position designation on coordinates based on area division and narrowing without using a physical pointing device.

[0005]

Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, screen 1
Is to display the whole area or a selected area by dividing the area.

[0006] The area dividing means 3 divides and displays the whole or selected area on the screen. The area selection means 4 selects one from a plurality of areas divided on the screen.

The processing means 5 starts processing when a divided area on the screen is selected. Next, the operation will be described.

The area dividing means 3 displays the whole screen or the selected area by dividing it into a plurality of areas. When the area selecting means 4 selects one of the divided areas on the screen, the area dividing means 3 Is repeated to further divide and display the selected area.

At this time, a unique number or symbol is assigned to the area, and the number or symbol is input and selected. Further, a unique number or symbol is assigned to the area, and a sequentially selected number or symbol string is output as position information.

[0010] Further, coordinates of a predetermined position in the selected final area are output. In addition, a command represented by an icon in the selected final area is activated.

Further, an image in the selected final area is cut out. Accordingly, it is possible to specify the position on the coordinates based on the division and narrowing of the area without using a physical pointing device.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment and operation of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, a screen 1 displays texts and images on a liquid crystal display or a CRT.

The processing device 2 performs various processes in accordance with a program, and here comprises an area dividing means 3, an area selecting means 4, a processing means 5, and the like.
The area dividing means 2 divides the whole or selected area on the screen into a designated number of divisions and displays the divided number.

The area selecting means 4 selects one of the screens divided by the area dividing means 2. The processing means 5 outputs the position of the area selected by the area selecting means 4, and activates buttons included in the selected area.

Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail according to the order shown in the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, S1 divides the target area by an appropriate number. In step S2, numbers are assigned. These S
1 and S2 are, for example, as shown in FIG.
Assign a unique number or symbol of ~ 9.

S3 selects one. This selects one of the divided and displayed areas as shown in FIG. 3A. The selection is made by inputting a number or a symbol from the keyboard, displaying a cursor, moving the cursor with the shift key, and positioning and selecting the desired area.

In step S4, the selected area is set as a new area. S5
Determines whether a desired position has been designated. If YES, one of S6, S7, and S8 is executed. on the other hand,
In the case of NO, since the size of the area on the screen is too large, the process returns to S1 for further division and is repeated.

In step S6, position designation information of the designated area is output. For example, when “4” is selected in FIG. 3A to be described later, “9” in FIG. 3B, and “5” in FIG. 3C, the position “495” is selected. Output specified coordinates. Note that this position designation coordinate "495" is
The data may be converted into a coordinate system and output.

In step S7, a command represented by an icon in the designated area is started. This activates the command represented by the icon present in the selected area and causes the processing to be executed.

In step S8, an image in the selected area is cut out. In this case, an image in the selected area can be cut out and copied to, for example, a clipboard, and the cut-out figure or the like can be copied to another arbitrary place.

As described above, one of the divided areas on the screen is sequentially selected and determined when a desired size is obtained.
Any of S6, S7, and S8 can be executed. With this, when specifying the position of the screen, selecting an icon on the screen, or cutting out an image of a predetermined size at an arbitrary position on the screen, without using a pointing device such as a conventional mouse, By inputting numbers from the keys on the keyboard and selecting the area,
Even during document creation work, it is possible to select a button without releasing the hand from the keyboard, and the working efficiency can be greatly improved.

FIG. 3 shows an explanatory diagram of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows a state in which the entire screen is divided into nine and unique numbers are assigned. On the screen, here, by inputting the number “4” from the keyboard by a key or operating the cursor by keying and selecting and selecting “x” in the area of “4”, as shown in FIG. The selected area “4” is further divided.

FIG. 3B shows a state where the area "4" of FIG. 3A is divided into nine parts and assigned unique numbers. In this state, if "9" in the "x" area is further selected, the selected area is divided and displayed as shown in FIG. 3C.

FIG. 3C shows a state where the area "9" in FIG. 3B is divided into nine parts and assigned unique numbers. When the area “5” is selected and confirmed in this state, the position information “495” at this time is output, an icon in the area is selected, or an image in the area is cut out and copied to a clipboard or the like. Becomes

In FIGS. 3B and 3C, the division is repeated at the selected position. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the selected area is enlarged to a predetermined size and the divided area is selected. The image to be selected may be enlarged, and the position to be selected may be easily enlarged to facilitate detailed position designation.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The entire screen or the selected area is divided into a plurality of areas, and when one of the divided areas is selected, the position is specified by repeatedly selecting one of the divided and displayed areas. Therefore, without using a conventional physical pointing device, it is possible to specify the position on the coordinates based on the division and narrowing of the area, and it is also possible to select a button in the area, It is possible to cut out the image inside and copy it to the click board.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: screen 2: processing device 3: area dividing means 4: area selecting means 5: processing means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A position designating device for designating an area or a position on a screen, comprising: means for dividing an entire screen or a selected area into a plurality of display areas; Selecting means for repeatedly selecting one of the divided and displayed areas by the means for selecting one of the selected areas, and specifying a position. 2. The position designation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a unique number or symbol is assigned to said area, and said number or symbol is inputted and selected. 3. The position specifying device according to claim 1, wherein a unique number or symbol is assigned to the area, and a sequentially selected number or symbol string is output as position information. 4. The position specifying device according to claim 1, wherein coordinates of a predetermined position in the selected final area are output. 5. The position specifying device according to claim 1, wherein a command represented by an icon in the selected final area is activated. 6. The position specifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an image in the selected final area is cut out. 7. A means for dividing the entire screen or a selected area into a plurality of areas for display, and selecting one of the areas divided and displayed on the screen to further divide and display the selected area. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for functioning as a selecting means for designating a position by repeatedly selecting one of the selected areas is recorded.