JPS6246890B2 - - Google Patents

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Publication number
JPS6246890B2
JPS6246890B2 JP56017232A JP1723281A JPS6246890B2 JP S6246890 B2 JPS6246890 B2 JP S6246890B2 JP 56017232 A JP56017232 A JP 56017232A JP 1723281 A JP1723281 A JP 1723281A JP S6246890 B2 JPS6246890 B2 JP S6246890B2
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Prior art keywords
phonetic
cursor
character
key
symbol
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JPS57132231A (en
Inventor
Atsuhiko Mori
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MORI GIJUTSU KENKYUSHO KK
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0487Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
    • G06F3/0489Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
    • G06F3/04892Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key

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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は、視覚障害者が、入出力端末を用いて
各種の情報処理システムから、情報を得ようとす
る時や、対話形式で情報処理装置を操作しようと
する時に、補助者を必要としないようにするもの
である。文字表示装置での表示は、単に表示内容
を音声で読み上げるように表現するのみでは不足
で、その文字や記号の表示位置や、空白の個数ま
で重要な意味を持つことが多い。
Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention is useful when a visually impaired person attempts to obtain information from various information processing systems using an input/output terminal or to operate an information processing device in an interactive manner. , which eliminates the need for an assistant. When displaying on a character display device, it is not sufficient to simply express the displayed content by reading it aloud; the display position of the characters and symbols and the number of blank spaces often have important meanings.

在来の視覚障害者用の入出力端末として、聴覚
や触覚利用のものがあるが、これらは使用に当り
相当な訓練を必要とするのみでなく、入出力端末
が接続される本体側情報処理装置にその入出力端
末用の専用ソフトウエアの開発を必要とするもの
が多い。更に入出力端末自体が極めて特殊である
ため、晴眼者には利用できないなどの難点があ
る。本発明は、かゝる問題点を解決せんとするも
のであつて、以下本発明実施の一例を図に基づい
て説明する。
Conventional input/output terminals for visually impaired people include those that use auditory or tactile sensations, but these not only require considerable training to use, but also require a lot of information processing on the main body to which the input/output terminal is connected. Many devices require the development of dedicated software for their input/output terminals. Furthermore, since the input/output terminal itself is extremely special, it has the disadvantage that it cannot be used by sighted people. The present invention aims to solve these problems, and an example of implementing the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第1図において、1は文字表示面、2は入力鍵
盤、3は表音カーソル制御鍵盤3、4は他の情報
処理装置との信号伝送ケーブル、5は発音器であ
つて、表音カーソル制御鍵盤と発音器5を除けば
従来の文字表示及び鍵盤入力機能を持つ入出力端
末装置と形状及び機能共何ら変るところがなく、
他の情報処理装置との信号伝送手段も全く同様で
あつて、本装置と在来の文字表示装置との互換性
は極めて高い。
In FIG. 1, 1 is a character display surface, 2 is an input keyboard, 3 is a phonetic cursor control keyboard 3, 4 is a signal transmission cable with other information processing devices, and 5 is a sound generator for phonetic cursor control. Except for the keyboard and sound generator 5, there is no difference in shape or function from a conventional input/output terminal device with character display and keyboard input functions.
The signal transmission means with other information processing devices is exactly the same, and the compatibility between this device and conventional character display devices is extremely high.

第2図は、第1図の表音カーソル制御鍵盤3の
鍵配置の1例を詳細に示したものであつて、各鍵
には表音カーソルの移動方向が記名されていて、
操作者の意図が本装置に入力される。
FIG. 2 shows in detail an example of the key arrangement of the phonetic cursor control keyboard 3 shown in FIG.
The operator's intention is input into the device.

即ち、原点位置鍵引を押すと、表音カーソルは
どの位置にあつても、文字表示面1の原点即ち最
上行の最左桁に移動し、その位置にある文字又は
記号の名称が表音される。
In other words, when you press the origin position key, the phonetic cursor moves to the origin of the character display surface 1, that is, the leftmost digit of the top row, and the name of the character or symbol at that position changes to the phonetic cursor, regardless of its position. be done.

改行鍵32を押すと、表音カーソルは現在位置
から1行下の最左桁に移動し、その位置の文字又
は記号の名称が発音される。この改行鍵32を押
したまゝでいると、表音カーソルは一定周期例え
ば、0.5秒間隔で一つづつ下の行へ移動し、その
位置にある文字又は記号の名称が表音される。
When the line feed key 32 is pressed, the phonetic cursor moves to the leftmost digit one line below the current position, and the name of the character or symbol at that position is pronounced. If the line feed key 32 is held down, the phonetic cursor moves down one line at regular intervals, for example, at 0.5 second intervals, and the name of the character or symbol at that position is pronounced.

復帰鍵33は、表音カーソルを現在位置と同じ
行の最左桁へ、上鍵34は表音カーソルを現在位
置の1つ上の行の同一桁へ、左鍵35は表音カー
ソルを現在位置の1つ左桁へ、右鍵37は表音カ
ーソルを現在位置の1つ右桁へ、下鍵38は表音
カーソルを現在位置の1つ下桁へそれぞれ鍵を押
す毎に、一段階移動させると共に表音カーソルの
移動した新たな位置にある文字又は記号の名称が
表音される。現在位置鍵36を押した時は、表音
カーソルは移動せず、現在位置にある文字又は記
号の名称が表音される。これらの鍵は押したまゝ
でいると、例えば0.5秒間隔でその鍵の持つ機能
を繰返すことは、先に述べた改行鍵32の場合と
同じである。
The return key 33 moves the phonetic cursor to the leftmost digit of the same line as the current position, the up key 34 moves the phonetic cursor to the same digit of the line one line above the current position, and the left key 35 moves the phonetic cursor to the current position. The right key 37 moves the phonetic cursor one digit to the right of the current position, and the bottom key 38 moves the phonetic cursor one digit below the current position. At the same time, the name of the character or symbol located at the new position to which the phonetic cursor has been moved is pronounced. When the current position key 36 is pressed, the phonetic cursor does not move and the name of the character or symbol at the current position is pronounced. When these keys are held down, their functions are repeated at intervals of, for example, 0.5 seconds, just as in the case of the line feed key 32 described above.

又改行鍵32を繰返し押しているうちに表示の
行なわれている最下行に達し、文字表示面1が余
白のみになつたとき「以下ブランク」と表音させ
ることにより、効率的な使用ができる。右鍵37
についても同じことが言える。
Furthermore, by repeatedly pressing the line feed key 32 and reaching the bottom line of the display, and when the character display surface 1 is left with only a margin, it is pronounced ``blank below'' for efficient use. Right key 37
The same can be said about.

第3図の、ブラウン管式文字表示面1の全面の
表示情報を一時的に蓄積するメモリ9の各記憶要
素は、各記憶アドレスが文字表示面1の各文字表
示区画に対応して、デイジタル符号化された表示
内容を記憶している。
Each storage element of the memory 9, shown in FIG. The displayed contents are stored.

走査制御器11は、文字表示面1の各区画を順
次走査すると同時に、メモリ9の対応する記憶要
素を走査し、メモリ9の指定された記憶アドレス
内の情報が、文字パターン発生器10を経て文字
表示盤1に、視覚化された文字情報として表示さ
れる。
The scan controller 11 sequentially scans each section of the character display surface 1 and at the same time scans the corresponding storage element of the memory 9 so that the information in the designated storage address of the memory 9 passes through the character pattern generator 10. The character information is displayed on the character display board 1 as visualized character information.

走査制御器11は、文字表示面1を表示文字が
ちらつかないために必要な速さで繰返し走査を続
ける。
The scan controller 11 continues to repeatedly scan the character display surface 1 at a speed necessary to prevent displayed characters from flickering.

メモリ9の内容は、入力鍵盤制御器8の制御の
もとに、入力鍵盤2から入力情報で書き換えら
れ、又通信制御器12の制御のもとに他の情報処
理装置13からの情報で書き換えられる。
The contents of the memory 9 are rewritten with information input from the input keyboard 2 under the control of the input keyboard controller 8, and are rewritten with information from another information processing device 13 under the control of the communication controller 12. It will be done.

メモリ9の内容が変化すれば、表示は直ちに新
しいメモリ内容に対応したものになることは言う
までもない。以上述べた説明は、在来のブラウン
管式文字表示器の通常の系統である。
It goes without saying that if the contents of the memory 9 change, the display will immediately correspond to the new memory contents. The above description is the usual system of conventional cathode ray tube type character display.

本発明は、上記ブラウン管式文字表示面に、以
下に述べる要素を附加することによつて、その効
果を生み出す。
The present invention produces its effects by adding the elements described below to the cathode ray tube type character display surface.

即ち表音カーソル制御鍵盤3のいずれかの鍵を
押すと、その鍵の種類が表音カーソル制御器7に
よつて判断されて、メモリ9の特定アドレス情報
であるところの表音カーソルが変更される。
That is, when any key on the phonetic cursor control keyboard 3 is pressed, the type of the key is determined by the phonetic cursor controller 7, and the phonetic cursor, which is specific address information in the memory 9, is changed. Ru.

同時に、表音制御器6に起動指令が送られ、表
音カーソルの指定するメモリ9のアドレスの内容
が判読されて、その符号に対応する音声信号が発
生される。音声信号は、スピカーやイヤホンのよ
うな発音器5を介して、操作者に表音カーソルの
指定した文字又は記号が何であるかを知らせる。
At the same time, an activation command is sent to the phonetic controller 6, the content of the address in the memory 9 designated by the phonetic cursor is read, and a voice signal corresponding to the code is generated. The audio signal informs the operator what the character or symbol designated by the phonetic cursor is through a sound generator 5 such as a speaker or earphone.

表音カーソルは、本装置内においては情報とし
てのみ存在し、人間に知覚できるものでなくても
支障はないが、文字表示面1のどの文字又は記号
を表音カーソルが、現在指定しているかを知るこ
とができれば、更に便利であるため表音カーソル
で指定された文字又は記号にアンダーラインを附
加したり、文字を点滅させたりすることが、晴眼
者のためにも望ましい。但し入力鍵盤2の鍵を押
したとき、その鍵内容が次に入力して表示される
位置を示す記号即ち通常のカーソルとは、判別の
明らかなものでなければならないことは言うまで
もない。
The phonetic cursor exists only as information within this device, and there is no problem even if it is not perceptible to humans, but it does not matter which character or symbol on the character display surface 1 the phonetic cursor currently specifies. For sighted people, it is desirable to add an underline to the character or symbol specified by the phonetic cursor or to make the character blink for convenience. However, it goes without saying that when a key on the input keyboard 2 is pressed, the symbol indicating the position at which the contents of that key will be input and displayed next, that is, a normal cursor, must be clearly distinguishable.

第3図の系統図は、文字表示盤がブラウン管で
あるとの前提に立つているが、これがプラスマデ
イスプレイのように、テレビジヨン方式の走査を
行なわないものであつても動作の本質は変らな
い。
The system diagram in Figure 3 is based on the premise that the character display panel is a cathode ray tube, but even if this is a plasma display that does not perform television scanning, the essential operation remains the same. .

即ち文字表示面1の一画面分の記憶容量を持つ
メモリ9を内蔵していて、その一つのアドレスを
指定することにより、そのアドレスの内容を判続
し得る機能を持つ文字表示装置には、いずれも適
用し得るものである。
That is, a character display device has a built-in memory 9 with a storage capacity for one screen of the character display surface 1, and has the function of determining the contents of an address by specifying one of the addresses. Both are applicable.

表音制御6は、少くともこの文字表示装置の表
示し得る文字又は記号の種類と同じ数だけの音声
信号パターンを発生できるものであり、そのパタ
ーンは人間の音声をアナログ又はデイジタル方式
で録音したものを、再生して発生するものであつ
てもよいが、音声合成の論理プログラムを持つて
いて表音すべき文字又は記号が特定された時、対
応する論理プログラムを実行させて、合成音信号
パターンを発生させるものであつてもよい。
The phonetic control 6 is capable of generating at least the same number of audio signal patterns as the types of characters or symbols that can be displayed by this character display device, and the patterns are formed by recording human speech in analog or digital format. It may be generated by reproducing something, but if you have a logic program for speech synthesis and a character or symbol to be pronounced is specified, the corresponding logic program is executed to generate a synthesized speech signal. It may be something that generates a pattern.

又、英大文字と英小文字或いは、英文字とカナ
文字を音質で区別するものとすることが必要であ
る。更に入力鍵盤2の鍵を押したり、他の情報処
理装置13から伝送された情報で、メモリ9の内
容が一区画毎に更新されるとき、その文字又は記
号の名称やメツセージを音声表現する機能を組合
わせると効果が大きい。
Furthermore, it is necessary to distinguish between uppercase letters and lowercase letters, or between English letters and kana letters, based on sound quality. Furthermore, when the contents of the memory 9 are updated one section at a time by pressing a key on the input keyboard 2 or by information transmitted from another information processing device 13, there is a function to vocally express the name or message of the character or symbol. The effect is great when combined.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は、この発明の1実施例を示すための斜
視図、第2図は、この発明の表音カーソル制御鍵
盤部分のみを詳しく示すための斜視図、第3図
は、第1図に示した1実施例の系統図である。 1は文字表示盤、2は入力鍵盤、3は表音カー
ソル制御鍵盤、4は他の情報処理装置と通信する
ための通信ケーブル、5は発音器、6は音声制御
器、7は表音カーソル制御器、8は入力鍵盤制御
器、9はメモリ、10は文字パターン発生器、1
1は走査制御器、12は通信制御器、13は他の
情報処理装置。
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing only the phonetic cursor control keyboard portion of the invention in detail, and FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 1. It is a system diagram of one example shown. 1 is a character display board, 2 is an input keyboard, 3 is a phonetic cursor control keyboard, 4 is a communication cable for communicating with other information processing devices, 5 is a sound generator, 6 is a voice controller, and 7 is a phonetic cursor. controller, 8 is an input keyboard controller, 9 is a memory, 10 is a character pattern generator, 1
1 is a scanning controller, 12 is a communication controller, and 13 is another information processing device.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 表示面上の縦横の枡目よりなる区画毎に、一
つの文字又は、記号を表示させることを目的とす
る文字表示装置が、その一画面全体の文字又は記
号情報を持つているとき、文字表示面上の一区画
を指定する表音カーソルと、その表音カーソルを
少くとも上、下、左、右方向へ移動させることの
出来る表音カーソル制御鍵盤を附随せしめ、鍵盤
の各鍵が意味する個有の方向へ、表音カーソルを
一区画移動させると同時に、表音カーソルが新た
に移動した区画に表示されている一つの文字又は
記号の名称および表音カーソルが、表示面の最右
桁に達したことや、最終行に達したことなどを表
現するメツセージを音声表現する機能を持つ文字
表示装置。 2 表音カーソル制御鍵盤が上、下、左、右方向
への移動を指示する各鍵の他、現在位置の再指示
復帰、改行、原点位置等の指示鍵を含み、その鍵
を短時間押すと、一回だけ、その機能を発揮する
が、長時間押したまゝでいると使用者が変更させ
得る周期で、その機能を繰返し発揮する特許請求
の範囲第1項記載の文字装置。
[Claims] 1. A character display device whose purpose is to display one character or symbol in each section consisting of vertical and horizontal grids on a display screen, which displays character or symbol information for the entire screen. When held, a phonetic cursor for specifying a section on the character display surface and a phonetic cursor control keyboard capable of moving the phonetic cursor in at least the upward, downward, left, and right directions are attached; Move the phonetic cursor one section in the unique direction that each key on the keyboard means, and at the same time display the name of one letter or symbol displayed in the new section to which the phonetic cursor has moved, and the phonetic cursor. , a character display device that has the function of audibly expressing a message expressing that the rightmost digit on the display screen has been reached, the last line has been reached, etc. 2 The phonetic cursor control keyboard includes keys for instructing movement up, down, left, and right, as well as keys for re-indicating the current position, returning to a new line, starting a line, and pressing the key for a short time. The character device according to claim 1, which performs the function only once, but repeatedly performs the function at a cycle that can be changed by the user if the button is held down for a long time.
JP56017232A 1981-02-07 1981-02-07 Character display device for visually handicapped person which utilizes hearing sense Granted JPS57132231A (en)

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