JPS5866145A - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the coordinate input time with a simple operation, by providing plural switches, which are turned on in accordance with the deprassion depth, in the upper part of a control lever for coordinate input of a CRT to input coordinates and designate the input. CONSTITUTION:In case that cursors form a cross, cursors 11 and 12 are displayed when a switch in the upper end of a controller 2 is depressed. The intersecting point between cursors is moved to an optional position by the operation of a lever 21 to determine coordinates. When an operating part 22 is depressed more deeply, the coordinate input designation is transmitted to a terminal machine 1. A permanent magnet 23 is fixed at the inside of the operating part 22, and switches 24 and 25 of Hall elements are provided longitudinally at the inside of the lever 21. Signal lines 27 and 28 are connected to switches 24 and 25. Switches 24 and 25 are turned on by the depression of the permanent magnet to display cursors and disignate the input.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a human-powered device for manually inputting position coordinates on a CRT surface. It has a full keyboard, and data is exchanged with the host computer by operating this keyboard.

In recent years, devices having position coordinate input means using these terminal devices 0CRTllii1 have been put into practical use.

This stick controller has one rotatable lever and two switches or polyrams connected to the lever, and it can control the terminal by notifying the terminal of the X-direction output and Y-direction output depending on the lever position. moves the cursor indicating the position on the CRT screen.

After confirming the position with the cursor, the operator presses the switch attached to the stake controller or the switch on the terminal to execute the sitting position.

The cursor when inputting these coordinates often has a different cursor shape when inputting alphanumeric characters. For example, when inputting alphanumeric characters, the shape of the cursor is different.
When inputting coordinates using ``, use a part of one side or the entire surface.
Use the +1 cross mark. This means that when you input the coordinates, the Hiro position is 1! This is to enable paper separation. Therefore, there was one drawback to 1 in that a separate switch had to be used to display the cursor for the Zameronto.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and includes a rotatable control/trawl lever for human power for position coordinates on a CRT surface.
A plurality of switches for #N with different suppression are provided on the top 11,
By sequentially turning on the switches based on the suppression difference, the C87
It is an object of the present invention to provide a human-powered device capable of easily and quickly displaying 0tI-nor for coordinate input and instructing position input on a four-screen screen.

The purpose of the present invention is to instruct and decide to display a coordinate human-powered cursor on the screen using input means such as a switch, perform manual position instructions for nine coordinates, and receive these input nine-instruction signals. It is an object of the present invention to provide a human-powered device that facilitates manual operation of coordinate positions by outputting a pseudo-signal for a certain period of time and using the pseudo-signal No. 48 as the input instruction signal.

Another object of the present invention is to generate a signal for instructing and determining the display of a coordinate manual cursor on the 5lili by a plurality of switches that are turned on in seconds depending on the suppression difference, and for instructing input of the position of the destination coordinate. When the switch is turned on, a signal instructing the cursor display is output for a period of time, and even if the second switch is turned on while the cursor instruction signal is being output, the output of the coordinate position input instruction signal is suppressed, To provide a human-powered device which turns on a switch 2111H even seconds after turning on a first stage switch, thereby suppressing the output of instruction signals other than the desired instruction signal.

Other ten objects will become apparent from the detailed description of the invention given below in conjunction with the drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is an external view of the terminal area of a CRT terminal using a stick controller, which is an embodiment of the present invention. A flexible control lever 21 is provided. Also control leno (-2
A switch operation unit 22 is provided at the upper end of the switch 112, and by pressing the switch operation 1122 with a pressure difference, a cursor for inputting coordinates is displayed on the p, CB, and Tri boxes and a position input instruction is performed. It is 4. Note that the signal sent from the stick controller 2 is sent to the CfLT terminal unit via the cable 3, and is processed by a built-in control circuit (not shown), etc. to display and move the cursor. The company's coordinate position is manually instructed.

The operation sequence for the nine CAT terminals tIL will be explained using the stick controller configured as described above. Now 541
If a cross-shaped car can be used for one-man operation, the operator first presses the switch operation part provided on the control panel (-21O) on the state controller to operate the OCR'. For n on the r & iii side *-
7811,tz is displayed. Comte Prize here - Relais I
(If you move -21 in the X direction, the coordinate input cursor 1"1
will move in the A direction, and if you move the control le/(-21 in the j direction, the coordinate manual cursor will move in the B direction. Also, if you move the control le/(-21 in the direction of 45 degrees, and in the C direction) Yosho cursor 11.12 can be moved together.This!'5: "Trollle/<-21
The coordinates are determined by moving the intersection of the kernels 11 and 12 to an arbitrary location by operating the . Thereafter, the coordinate input instruction is sent to the terminal device 1 by deeply pressing the switch operation section 22 at the top of the controller/(-21).As described above, the display of the coordinate input cursor and the manual coordinate instruction are as follows. This is done by pressing down on a switch operating section 22 provided at the upper part of the control lever 21. To explain this in detail, there are two switches provided in the control lever 21.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the control lever 21 of the stick controller 2 shown in FIG. 1. 22 is a switch operation part as shown in FIG. A magnet 23 is fixed, provided on a fixed plate 27 inside the control lever 21, and pushed upward by nine springs 26. In addition, a Hall element is used inside the control lever 21 to provide nine switches 2.
4.25 are provided vertically.

27.28 is switch 24.25! It is a heartstring that is connected to 4. The switches 24 and 25 are turned on when the switch operation part 22 is pressed and the permanent magnet provided inside is moved to the position of the switch 24 and 25. When the switch 24 is turned on, the terminal device 1 CBTmf
When the coordinate manual cursors 11 and 12 are displayed on fi and the switch 25 is turned on, the terminal device 1 is used, but it is of course possible to use a reed switch, a mechanical switch, etc.

Furthermore, the signals 1izru and Is3 from the switch 24 are connected to the monostable multivibrator 31 and also to the OR circuit 33, as shown in the figure.

This monostable multivibrator 31 outputs a signal (Fig. 4 (b)) for a longer time than the output signal when the switch 24 is turned on and the output signal (Fig. 4 (b)) is input. Therefore, the switch 24 is briefly set to 1.
l. Even when the switch 24 is in the ON state, the output signal from the mono staple multivibrator 31 becomes "1'" during operation, so the switch is only activated for a short period of time compared to a model that displays a cursor when the switch 24 is in the ON state. The operation is easy because all you have to do is press the switch operation $22 so that 241 turns ON.

Signal from! I27 is further connected to a monostable multivibrator 41, and the output signal from the monostable multivibrator 41 is connected to be outputted to one human input terminal of an AND gate 44 via an inverter 42. The other terminal of the AND gate 44 is connected so that the switch output signal output from the switch 25 via the signal 4112g is output. Here, the signal output from the monostable multivibrator 41 is a signal "1'" as shown in FIG. , the AND gate 44 is connected to the AND gate 44 via the No. 44 B (Fig. 15 (b)) (Even if No. 4 is input, the AND gate 44 does not open. Therefore, while the monostable multivibrator 41 is operating, the AND gate 44 is
The signal output from the output terminal becomes O as shown in FIG. 5(f). As described above, even if the first stage switch 25 is turned on and the second stage switch is turned on at the same time, the signal for instructing the position input is not transmitted to the CRT terminal d1. This is to prevent the signal from being sent to the control circuit within the main body of the device.

It goes without saying that the switch signal processing circuits shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 described above may be present in either the stick controller (a-22) or the CRT terminal device body.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a plurality of switches that are turned on by a pressure difference are provided on the upper part of the control lever used for position coordinate manual control for CfLT-improvement, and these switches are used for coordinate manual control and coordinate manual control. By doing so, it is possible to provide an input device that is easy to operate and can reduce manual time for coordinates.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

@1 Figure is a stick controller which is an embodiment of the present invention) I
-- Figure 2 is an external view of the CRT terminal equipment using
The cross section of the control lever 21 of the nine-stick controller 5t shown in Figure 1, and the signal edge 2 shown in Figure 3 and Shajuku 2.
A block diagram of the switch signal processing circuit that processes switch No. 48 output from switch 7, FIG. 4, is shown in FIG. 2 (d
The block diagram of the switch signal processing circuit that processes the switch signals output from the Koto wires 27 and 28, and the striped diagram 5 is a timing chart diagram showing the operation of the 9-switch No. V salt processing circuit shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. , 1 is a CRT terminal firearm, 2 is a stick controller, 31 is a monostable multivibrator, 33 is an OR gate, and 44 is an AND gate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] By operating a control lever that can move simultaneously, the CRT1i
In an input device for inputting position coordinates on the iI711I, a switch numbered 1 to 1 is provided above the control lever to turn on at different suppressions, and the above
An input unit characterized by displaying a cursor for inputting coordinates on a CRT screen and instructing a position input by sequentially turning on four IL number switches.