JPS63214823A - Touch panel input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an erroneous action beforehand by confirming a data input position with a cursor displaying means, and selecting it with a selecting means in a confirmed condition. CONSTITUTION:A touch panel input device is equipped with a touch panel 2 of a resistance film system mounted on a CRT screen 1, ICONS 3a-3d for selecting menu displayed on the CRT screen 1, a cursor 4 on a screen and a keyboard 5 as an input terminal. By the device, respective types of ICONS 3a-3d are first displayed on the CRT screen 1, an operator contacts with the ICON (for example, 3b) to be selected by using his finger, then, the cursor 4 is displayed on the CRT screen so as to instruct the designated ICON 3. When the ICON 3 designated by the cursor 4 is correct, selectively inputted by pushing down a key 6 of the keyboard 5. As a result, for the selected inputted ICON 3b, the density on the screen is changed and the input is confirmed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a touch panel input device equipped with a touch panel for inputting data on a screen.

[Conventional technology].

In the conventional touch panel input device, a method is adopted in which a finger touches the L retouch panel t and designates data for the contact position t and then inputs the data.

[Problems that the invention attempts to solve]

In the above-mentioned conventional touch panel input device, since the touch panel contact area of the fingertip is wide, an unintended location may be specified.

In addition, in the case of the CR7 screen, since the 0iiffi shape waits for curvature, there is a problem that there is a gap between it and the flat touch panel attached to it, and it is easy to specify the input position at the top, bottom, left and right edges of the screen. was there.

[Means for solving problems]

In this invention, a cursor indicating the touch position is displayed on the screen by touching an arbitrary point on the screen with a finger, and the information pointed to by the cursor is selected as input data by pressing a key in that state. This is what I did.

In addition, in this invention, a touch panel that can detect the position of two or more points is used, and instead of pressing a key as described above,
When you touch any other point on l1ffi with your finger, etc.
This allows you to select all displayed information.

[For production]

In the touch panel input device of the present invention, the cursor display means! ,? Since the data input position is confirmed and the selection is made in the confirmed state, erroneous input can be prevented.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1-) and 1-(b) are perspective views showing one embodiment of the touch panel input device of the present invention. 1 is the 017 screen, 2 is a nine-resistance touch panel mounted on the CRT screen 1, 3m, 3b, 3c, and 3d are icons for selecting menus displayed on the CB'l' screen 1, and 4 is on the touch panel. A cursor to display the contact position of your finger, etc. on the screen,
Reference numeral 5 indicates a keyboard r, e, which serves as an input terminal which is a CRT screen IO data input means, and keys for inputting the contents of the icon.

In such a device, various icons 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d are initially displayed on the 017 screen 1. When the operator touches the icon, for example 3bf, with his or her finger, the cursor 4 is displayed on the CRT screen at the designated icon 3bf (FIG. 1(a)).

If the icon 3b pointed to by the cursor 4 is the correct icon, the user presses the key 6 on the keyboard 5. When this key 6 is pressed, the information of one icon 3b is selectively input.6 The density of the selected icon 3b on the screen changes and the input is confirmed (IIE111!J)).

FIG. 2(a), Q)) is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. T is a photoelectric touch panel that can detect the position of at least two points. In addition, Fig. 2 (I)
, (b), the keyboard 5 is omitted.

In such a device, initially, a CB'l' screen IK type eye: '/3m on which a photoelectric touch panel T was mounted.
, 3b, 3c, and 3d are displayed.

Similarly to the embodiment of the ill-th axis), the icon that the operator wants to select with his or her finger, for example, the touch panel [1! When touched, the cursor 4 moves to this selected icon 5bt-
CB'l' is displayed on screen 1 to instruct (IE
Z diagram 1》.

If the icon 3b pointed to by the cursor 4 is the correct icon, do not let go of the finger you touched first, but touch any point on the touch panel T other than the point you touched with the tip of the touch panel T with another finger, etc. while the cursor remains displayed. do.

For this second contact! ,? The information of IIE 3b is selected and input, and at the same time the density of icon 3b changes (IIE2
Illustration) 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, data can be confirmed and selected using only the touch panel, so the keys 6 of the keyboard 5 in the embodiment shown in FIG. can be done very easily.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the present invention, when inputting data from a touch panel, by displaying a cursor corresponding to the input position, the operator can check the screen and input the desired data correctly. However, since the cursor is displayed even when the resolution of the touch panel is low, the data input position can be accurately determined and high-resolution input can be performed in a pseudo manner.

Furthermore, when using a touch panel that can detect the contact position of two or more points, the operator can enter data with one hand, which simplifies the data entry operation and shortens the operation time. It has the advantage of being able to input data to the monitor without any operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (JR) is a perspective view explaining the operation when specifying data; The figures show another embodiment of the present invention, and (() is a perspective view illustrating the operation when specifying data, and 弽) is a perspective view illustrating the input operation of nine specified data positions. 1... CRT screen, 2... Resistive touch panel, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d*see icon, 4
... φ cursor, 5... battle keyboard, 6Φ...
Key, T...Photoelectric touch panel.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a screen input device equipped with a touch panel, a cursor display means that displays a cursor at the touched point on the screen when a finger or the like touches an arbitrary point on the screen; A touch panel input device comprising: selection means for selecting information on the touch point when a key is pressed. (2) In a screen input device equipped with a touch panel that can detect the position of at least two points, a cursor display means for displaying a cursor at the touched point on one surface when an arbitrary point on the screen is touched with a finger or the like; 1. A touch panel input device comprising a selection means for selecting information of the first touched point when touching any other point on the touch panel while a cursor is being displayed.