JPS62243025A - Touch panel input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform an input position so that a misoperation of a key input can be prevented, by displaying the input position of a touch panel for a prescribed time, and thereafter, executing an input by an input signal. CONSTITUTION:When a key input is executed by a touch panel 1, and the key input is executed for a prescribed time, a microcomputer 3 regards a signal of the key input as effective and executes it. During this prescribed time, a position where the key input has been executed is displayed on a screen of a CRT display 4. Accordingly, it does not occur that a manufacturing device 5 operates as soon as the key input is executed, an input position of a key can be confirmed by a position display of the key input, and a misoperation of the key input can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a touch panel input device and related thereto, and particularly to a touch panel input device designed to prevent erroneous input by an operator.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional device, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 60-124724, when the matrix key manual means is operated with an image showing the key arrangement displayed on the image display means, the control means The effectiveness of the key operation can be notified to the operator by switching a part of the key display figure on the display screen corresponding to the operated key to a display state different from other key display figures for a predetermined period of time. Look at the one with good operability.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional technology notifies the operator of the effectiveness of the key operation, and does not take into consideration the possibility of erroneous key operation.
The screen of the T-display 4 is curved, and there is a gap between the screen of the CRT display 4 and the operation surface of the touch panel l. There was a problem in that the keys could be misaligned and the manual operation section could be erroneously operated, resulting in the input of an incorrect signal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel input M that displays an input position on a touch panel on an image display means for a predetermined period of time, notifies an operator of the input position, and prevents erroneous key operation.
It is possible to provide N.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose is to display the manually instructed position on the image display means when the control means for inputting and outputting signals manually instructs the touch panel, and after displaying for a predetermined period of time, performs execution according to the input signal. achieved by.

[For production]

A signal input to the touch panel causes the control means to display the manual position of the key on the touch panel on the image display means,
While the key manual position is displayed for a predetermined period of time, the operator confirms the key manual position, and if it is incorrect, press it again. If the key position is correct and the key is pressed for a predetermined period of time, the input signal is executed. This can prevent erroneous key operations.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be explained below based on FIG. This will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a touch panel input device.

The output of the touch panel 1 is connected to the input of the touch panel control device 2, and the output of the touch panel control device 2 is connected to the control device;
19, which is connected to the input of the microcomputer 3, for example. The microcomputer 3 is connected to an image display means such as a CRT display 4, and the microcomputer 3 is connected to a controlled unit such as a manufacturing apparatus 5.

In this case, the control means of the touch panel input device consists of a touch panel control device 2 and a microcomputer 3.

FIG. 2 shows the operation of the device z with the above configuration. The microcomputer 3 decides how to operate the manufacturing equipment s, determines the necessary input instruction contents, and sends the CRT
Display the required input contents on screen 4 (this is shown in step 10.11). The display contents are shown in FIG. 3, for example.

The operator looks at the content displayed on the CRT display 4,
In this case, it is determined that baking processing is to be performed and the area where the baking button is displayed is pressed on the touch panel 1 (this is shown in step 12). As a result, the positional information touched by the finger from the touch panel 1 is input to the touch panel control device 2, and the communication code with the microcomputer 3 is converted. Microcombi 3 reads the location information converted into a communication code.

However, if the pressed part of the touch panel l is misaligned and sufficient position information is not sent, input is performed again (this is shown in step 131). If the position information is valid, the microcomputer 3 analyzes the position based on the position information, and displays a mark n at the input position on the CRT display 4 (this is shown in step 14).
. The microcomputer 3 starts counting time with the command to display the marker η (this is shown in step 15).

The operator determines whether the input position is correct or not using the marker n displayed on the CRT display 4. If the input position is incorrect, the operator returns to step 1, and if it is correct, the operator continues to press the touch panel 1 (this is shown in step 16). If the key input has been performed for a predetermined period of time, the microcomputer 3 determines that the key input is valid and proceeds to the next step (this is shown in step 17). The microcomputer 3 starts a program for controlling the manufacturing apparatus 5 and outputs a control signal to the manufacturing apparatus 18 (this is shown in step 19).

The manufacturing device 5 operates upon receiving the control signal and finishes processing the control signal (this is shown in step 19). When the processing is completed, the microcombi 3 determines whether there is any next processing, and if so, returns to step IO (this is shown in step 20). The content displayed on the CRT display 4 changes in accordance with the processing of the manufacturing apparatus 5.

According to this embodiment, the microcomputer 3 considers the key input signal to be valid and executes it by manually inputting a key using the touch panel l and continuing to input the key input for a predetermined period of time.
For a predetermined period of time, the position of the key input is displayed on the screen of the CRT display 4, so the manufacturing device 5 does not operate at the same time as the key input, and the key input position can be confirmed by displaying the position of the key input. This has the effect of preventing erroneous key operations.

In this embodiment, the marker n may be made to blink in order to make it easier to see the marker n whose position is displayed.

Further, as the IL display means, instead of the marker n, for example, the entire display area of the bake 21 may be displayed by blinking or by changing the color.

Furthermore, in order to confirm that the key input has been performed for a predetermined period of time and the key input signal has been executed, the position display may be erased to return to the previous state, or a sound may be emitted. It's okay.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the input position on the touch panel is displayed for a predetermined period of time, and then the input signal is used for execution. Therefore, the input position can be notified to the operator, and it is possible to prevent erroneous key operation. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a touch panel input device that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the display according to FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of a CRT display for explaining the conventional problems. 1...Touch panel, 2...Touch panel input device, 3...Microcomputer,
4...CR Diagram 2 No. 3 No. 4 mouth

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image display means, a touch panel having an input section superimposed on the screen of the image display means and configured in a matrix, and control for reading input signals from the touch panel and controlling display on the image display means. means, the control means, when an input instruction is given to the touch panel, displays the input instruction position on the image display means, and after performing the display for a predetermined time, performs the execution according to the input signal. A touch panel input device characterized by: