JPS63229515A - Character data input system using mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the effective input of characters with use of a mouse by indicating the characters within a circular sheet displayed on a display screen via a mouse cursor and performing the input of characters with operation of a prescribed mouse button. CONSTITUTION:A mouse 1 and a display 4 are connected to a processor 3. A mouse cursor moves on a display screen in accordance with the shift of the mouse 1. A circular sheet containing plural characters is shown on the screen of the display 4. The mouse cursor is set on a desired character for input and a prescribed mouse button is operated for input of said character. In such a way, the input of characters is possible without detaching a hand from the mouse 1. At the same time, the physical fatigue is reduced owing to a small action range and also a smooth operation is secured.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A circular input sheet on which multiple characters are written is displayed on the display, the mouse cursor is moved over the character to be input, and the mouse button is operated to input the character. It is designed to be input into a computer.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an improvement in a character input method using a mouse.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional technology, a mouse is generally used to input figures into a calculator, and a keyboard is used to input characters manually, but methods for inputting characters using a mouse are also known. There is.

To enter characters using a mouse, you can display a keyboard layout on the display, manually position the mouse cursor over the character you want, and operate the mouse button, or input multiple characters in sequence on the display. There is a method of displaying a desired character and operating a mouse button when the desired character is displayed.

[Problem to be solved]

Although character data input using a conventional mouse is easy to operate, it takes time to find a character and specify that character, and it is slower than a keyboard. but,
If the system is configured so that the mouse is used for graphical input and the keyboard is used for character input, the operator operates the keyboard when inputting characters.
If you want to input a figure, you have to take your hands off the mouse and operate the keyboard, which creates a problem of complicated operations.

The present invention was created in view of this point, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a character input method using a mouse that allows characters to be input efficiently using a mouse.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1(a), the mouse 1 is connected to the processing device 3, and the display 4 is also connected to the processing device 3. When mouse 1 moves, the mouse/mouse on the display screen will move accordingly.
The cursor also moves. As shown in FIG. 1(b), a circular sheet with a plurality of characters written on it is displayed on the screen of the display 4. When you position the mouse cursor on the character you want to input and press the specified mouse button,
The character is entered.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for implementing the present invention. In the figure, ■ represents a mouse, 2 represents a keyboard, 3 represents a processing device, and 4 represents a display. Although not shown, the mouse 1 is provided with a left button and a right button.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of software for implementing the present invention. In the same figure, 5 is an application program;
Reference numeral 6 indicates a circular sheet display control program, 7 a window control program, and 8 a human output control program. The application program 5 issues display requests and input requests to the circular sheet display control program 6 during the process. When a display request is issued, the circular sheet display control program 6 performs control to output a display that conforms to the display request.When an input request is issued, the circular sheet display control program 6 performs control to output an input instruction screen that conforms to the input request (to encourage human effort). control to output the screen). The present invention relates to a circular sheet display control program. The window control program 7 is a program that operates under the circular sheet control program 6, and the input/output control program 8 is a program closely related to the device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an input instruction screen. This input instruction screen is output when the application program calculates the area of a circle. In the figure, the arrow indicates the mouse cursor. First, in FIG. 4, the system is instructed to input character data with the mouse. To instruct the system that it is a mouse input, all you have to do is prepare a square frame called ``mouse input'' on the screen, position the mouse cursor in the square frame, and press the mouse button. As a result, the circular sheet (first sheet) shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. To cancel this display and switch to keyboard input, press the right mouse button. When the character frequency displayed in the center of the circular sheet is selected by pressing the left button, the circle expands and character data is displayed as shown in FIG. Hold down the left button and press the mouse
Move the cursor to the character you want to enter. If there is no character you want to enter, move the mouse cursor over the selected character type, hold down the left button and press the right button, and a circle will appear as shown in Figure 7. It spreads further and letters appear.

If there is a character you wish to input, move the mouse cursor over the character while holding down the left button and press the right button to input the character as shown in FIG. If you want to enter another character, move the mouse cursor over that character while holding down the left mouse button, and press the right mouse button at that position. In this way, you can input multiple characters. The reason why you keep pressing the left button is because the character sheet that was displayed when you release it disappears and returns to displaying only the character types. As long as it continues to be pressed, it is assumed that processing for the first specified character type is continuing. Furthermore, pressing only the right button means the end of character input using the mouse.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the character table and the circular sheet. A circular sheet can have multiple sheets. One sheet means one ring on which characters are displayed. A character table is provided corresponding to each of the circular sheets.

The character table exists in an internal area (on memory).

Characters are written in each character table, and the characters in the character table are displayed on the circular sheet by a screen display function (part of the circular sheet display control program).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the input/output processing flow for a circular sheet. Input/output processing for circular sheets is performed as follows.

■ Display the first sheet.

■ Capture the position of the mouse cursor when a selection process is performed by the operator.

■ Check whether the specified sheet is the first sheet. Y
When the result is es, the process ``■'' is performed, and when the result is No, the process 0 is performed.

■ Check whether it is alphanumeric. If YES, process ``■'' is performed, and if NO, process ``■'' is performed.

■ Check whether it is Hiragana or not. When Yes, process [phase] is performed, and when No, process ■ is performed.

■ Check whether it is Katakana or not. If Yes, process (2) is performed, and if No, process (2) is performed.

■ Check for special characters. When the answer is YES, the process @ is performed, and when the answer is NO, the process ■ is performed.

■ Check whether it is canceled or not. If Yes, return to the calling source; if No, return to ■.

■ Transfer characters from the alphanumeric table to the sheet and perform the process described in ■.

■ Transfer the characters from the hiragana character table to the sheet, and ■
Process.

■ Transfer the characters from the katakana character table to the sheet, and ■
Process.

[Phase] Transfer characters from the special character table to the sheet,
Perform the processing in ■.

0 Extract characters.

■ Check whether there are any characters that are not displayed, and if there are, display the nth sheet.

As a modified example of the application of the present invention, a grid-shaped sheet may be used to input Chinese characters. Instead of displaying the kanji itself, the first character or radical of the reading is displayed, and by selecting one of them, the corresponding kanji is displayed outside, and by selecting it, you can input the kanji. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, characters can be input without taking off the mouse, and the movements are small, so physical effort can be reduced and operations can be performed smoothly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for implementing the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a software configuration for implementing the present invention, and FIG. Figure 4 shows an example of the input instruction screen, Figure 5 shows the display of the first sheet, Figure 6 shows the display when alphanumeric characters are selected, and Figure 7 shows the alphanumeric characters selected again. A diagram showing the display when
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the display when the number 1 is selected, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the input/output processing flow for the circular sheet, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the character table and the circular sheet. 1... Mouse, 2... Keyboard, 3... Processing device, 4... Display.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A mouse (1), a processing device (3), and a display (4).
), a circular sheet on which a plurality of characters are arranged is displayed on the screen of the display (4), and a character on the circular sheet displayed on the display screen is indicated with a mouse cursor. A character data input method using a mouse, characterized in that characters are input by performing predetermined mouse button operations.