CN1191344A - Calibration method for window frame or program icon of window interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method for calibrating a window frame or a program icon of a window interface, which utilizes a computer mouse to calibrate the window frame or the program icon from the window frame and the program icon contained in the window interface for subsequent processing of a user. The mouse includes a two-dimensional control button for generating a two-dimensional index signal to control the calibration of the window frame or the program icon. The window interface is controlled by a window software, and the window software comprises a window frame control module for controlling the calibration of the window frame or the program icon according to the index signal. The window frame calibration method comprises the following steps of (1) providing a window frame position file containing the position of each window frame in a window interface, (2) starting the control button to generate a pointer signal, (3) detecting the position of another window frame contained in the window frame position file from the position of a calibrated window frame approximately along the appointed direction of the pointer signal, and (4) calibrating and displaying the detected window frame as a calibrated window frame. If the detected window frame is not displayed on the monitor screen, the window frame displayed on the window interface is scrolled by the window frame control module to display the detected window frame.

Description

Calibration method for window frame or program icon of window interface

The invention provides a window interface control method, in particular to a method for marking a window frame or a program icon from the window interface by using a computer mouse.

In the office environment, the window-based window interface (window interface) has been accepted by most computer users. In the window interface, the executable program (executable program) is often represented by a program icon (programicon). When executing a program, the user must first move a cursor to the icon of the program, and then use the left button of the computer mouse to quickly click twice to execute the program. Usually many program icons will be gathered in a window frame, just like using file folders to store various file files. All window frames are displayed in a square area of the window interface. Each window frame can be opened or closed using the mouse and cursor. When a window frame is closed, it is displayed as a window frame icon representing the closed window frame. The closed window frame icon can also be opened with the mouse and cursor.

The traditional window interface described above has the following three problems: first, in some cases, only a part of the window frame will be displayed on the monitor screen because the area occupied by all the window frames is too large , at this time, the window interface will provide one or two scrolling bars (scrolling bar) to scroll the window frame displayed on the monitor screen so that the user can see other window frames that are not displayed. It is very inconvenient and inefficient to use a scroll bar to scroll the window interface to find a window frame.

Second, because the window frames can be moved and enlarged or reduced at will on any part of the window interface, some window frames may be partially or completely covered by other window frames sometimes. In this case, unless some overlapping window frames are removed or closed with a mouse and a cursor, the covered window frames cannot be found, and this method of finding is also very troublesome. What's more, moving the position of a window frame will permanently change the relative position of each window frame on the window interface. It is a very labor-intensive thing to use the mouse and cursor to return the moved window frame to its original position. And reopening a closed window frame is not an easy task. Since the window frame will be converted into a small window frame icon when it is closed, and the display position of the window frame and the display position of the window frame icon are usually different, so when the window frame is closed, it is necessary to find the window The icon for the box usually takes some digging to find. If the window frame icon is accidentally covered by another window frame or is not in the display area of the monitor screen, it will take more effort to find the window frame icon.

Third, the situation described in the first question also occurs for program icons contained within a window frame. In some cases, only some of the program icons are displayed in a window box because there are too many program icons. At this time, the window interface will provide one or two scroll bars for scrolling the program icons displayed in the window frame so that the user can see other program icons that are not displayed. It is also very inconvenient and inefficient to use the scroll bar to scroll the window frame to find a program icon. The above three problems are often encountered when using the window interface. If these problems can be solved, the efficiency of controlling the window interface will be greatly improved.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a window frame calibration method for calibration of a window frame in a window interface, the user does not need to use a mouse and a cursor to operate the scroll bar on the window interface to scroll on the monitor screen The displayed window frame does not need to move or close each overlapping window frame.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a background file for recording the data of all closed window frames and a background window frame for displaying the window frame icons of all closed window frames, so that users can easily find and open a The closed window frame.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for marking program icons in a window frame, so that the user does not need to use a mouse and a cursor to operate the scroll bar on the window frame to scroll the displayed image in the window frame. program icon.

A window frame calibration method for a window interface according to the present invention uses an indicator device to select and calibrate a window frame from a plurality of window frames contained in a window interface as a calibration window frame. Only one window frame can be calibrated as a calibrated window frame, and the window interface is displayed on a monitor screen. A window frame in the window interface has been calibrated and displayed on the monitor screen in a specific way. Others The window frame displayed on the monitor screen is displayed in a normal manner, and the pointer device includes a two-dimensional control button for generating a two-dimensional pointer signal, and a cursor control mechanism for generating a cursor control signal to control Displaying the displacement of a cursor on the monitor screen, the pointer device is electrically connected to a computer, and the computer is electrically connected to the monitor, the computer includes a window software, which includes a window frame control module for To demarcate the window frame in the window interface according to the indicator signal, and a cursor control module is used to control the movement of the cursor according to the cursor control signal. It is characterized in that the method includes the following steps:

a. Provide a window frame position file, which contains the representative position of each window frame in the window interface;

b. driving the window frame control button in a designated direction to generate an index signal;

c. Use the window frame control module to receive the indicator signal;

d. Starting from the position of the calibrated window frame, approximately along the designated direction of the indicator signal, detect the position of another window frame included in the window frame position file; and

e. Marking the detected window frames and displaying them on the monitor screen in the aforementioned specific manner.

A program icon calibration method for a window interface according to the present invention, which uses a pointing device to select and calibrate a program icon from a plurality of program icons contained in a window frame as a calibration program icon, within the window frame Only one program icon can be calibrated as a calibrated program icon, the window frame is displayed on a monitor screen, a program icon in the window frame has been calibrated, and is displayed on the monitor screen in a specific way, Other program icons displayed on the monitor screen are displayed in a normal manner. The pointer device includes a two-dimensional control button for generating a two-dimensional pointer signal, and a cursor control mechanism for generating a cursor control signal to Controlling the displacement of a cursor displayed on the monitor screen, the pointing device is electrically connected to a computer, and the computer is electrically connected to the monitor, the computer includes a window software, which includes a window frame control module It is used to calibrate the program icon in the window frame according to the indicator signal, and a cursor control module is used to control the movement of the cursor according to the cursor control signal. The method is characterized in that the method includes the following steps:

a. Provide a program icon position file, which contains the representative position of each program icon in the window frame;

b. driving the window frame control button in a designated direction to generate an index signal;

c. Use the window frame control module to receive the indicator signal;

d. Starting from the position of the calibrated program icon, approximately along the designated direction of the indicator signal, detect the position of another program icon contained in the program icon location file; and

e. Marking the detected program icons and displaying them on the monitor screen in the aforementioned specific manner.

Fig. 1 is the external view of the computer mouse of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the computer mouse shown in FIG. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the computer system of the present invention.

4 to 6 show the scrolling manner of a window interface on the monitor screen.

Figure 7 shows a background window frame opened with a two-way button.

Figure 8 shows two window frames on the monitor screen and the program icons within them.

FIG. 9 shows a window frame calibration procedure used to illustrate the use of the window frame control module to calibrate or close an opened window frame.

FIG. 10 shows a background window calibration process to illustrate the calibration or opening of a closed window frame using the window frame control module.

FIG. 11 shows a program icon calibration program used to illustrate and window frame control module to target a program icon.

FIG. 12 shows a state machine (state machine) used to illustrate how the window frame control module controls its movement between the window frame layer, the background window frame layer and the program icon layer with the inward and outward signals.

Please refer to Figure 1. Fig. 1 is the external view of the computer mouse of the present invention. The mouse 10 includes a housing 12, a left button 14, a right button 16, a two-way button 18 which includes a front end 20 and a rear end 22, and a two-dimensional control button 24 that can be pressed in various directions (two-dimensional) To sense the two-dimensional direction of the user's finger input, a roller ball (not shown) is mounted on the bottom side of the housing 12, and a wire 26 is used to connect the mouse 10 to a computer.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the computer mouse 10 shown in FIG. 1 . The mouse 10 includes a control unit 28 connected to each input element to continuously detect all input elements and generate digital input signals at the same time, and an interface circuit 36 is connected to the control unit 28 to transmit digital input signals to the computer and receive control from the computer. instruction. The input elements of the mouse 10 include a left button 14, a right button 16, a two-way button 18, a control button 24 and two optical encoders 30 and 32, which are used to convert the rotation of the roller ball into a digital input signal.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a computer system 40 of the present invention. The computer system 40 includes a computer 42 , a monitor 44 and a mouse 10 . The computer system 40 can be used to control the calibration of the window frames 46 or 48 displayed on the screen 45 of the monitor 44 , or control the calibration of the program icons 47 or 49 displayed in the window frames 46 and 48 . The computer 42 includes a driver 60 and a Windows software 54 . The driver 60 is used to receive digital input signals from the mouse 10 and transmit these signals to the window software 54 which is used to display and control the cursor 52 and the window frames 46 and 48 . Each window frame contains a plurality of program icons, and each program icon represents a program stored in the computer 42 that can be executed. The window software 54 includes two software modules: a window frame control module 56 and a cursor control module 58 .

The window frame control module 56 will calibrate the window frame displayed on the monitor screen 45 according to the index signal generated by the control button 24 of the mouse 10, and the cursor control module 58 will be based on the optical encoder 30 and 32 of the mouse 10. The generated signal scrolls the cursor 52 displayed on the monitor screen 45 . The optical encoders 30 and 32 are used as a vernier control mechanism to generate a vernier control signal for controlling the scrolling of the vernier 52 .

Please refer to Figure 4 to Figure 6. 4 to 6 show the scrolling manner of the window interface 62 on the monitor screen 45. The window interface 62 contains nine window frames 62a-62i. The window interface 62 is represented by a two-dimensional rectangular area, and each of the window frames 62 a to 62 i is positioned in the rectangular area of the window interface 62 . The positions of all the window frames 62a-62i in the window interface 62 are stored in a window frame position file (file) (not shown) in the window software 54. Each window frame displayed on the window interface 62 is a rectangle, and the center point of each rectangle window frame is defined as the position of the window frame, so each window frame only needs one position coordinate in the window frame position file material. The position of the window frame can also be expressed in other ways, for example, the position of the area covered by the entire window frame on the window interface 62 . These representation methods only need to show the relative relationship between each window frame and other window frames or the position of each window frame in the window interface 62 .

In FIG. 4, six window frames (62a-62f) of the window interface 62 are displayed on the monitor screen 45, while the other three window frames (62g-62i) are not displayed on the monitor screen 45. Among the six displayed window frames, two window frames (62c and 62f) are partially displayed on the monitor screen 45.

When the window interface 62 is displayed on the monitor screen 45, the window frame 62a is designated as a standard window frame. The top of the window frame 62a is highlighted to indicate that it has been calibrated, while other window frames are displayed in a normal manner. When a new window frame is subsequently mapped, the top of the new frame will be highlighted, and the top of the old frame will revert to its normal display. In this embodiment, only one window frame can be indexed at any time.

The method of selecting and marking a window frame is very simple. In this embodiment, the coordinates of the center point of each window frame are defined as its position in the rectangular area of the window interface 62 . When the user presses the control button 24 of the mouse 10 in a certain direction, such as the direction indicated by the arrow 64, the window frame control module 56 will receive an index signal, and then start from the position of the calibration window frame 62a, approximately along the The specified direction 64 of the indicator signal is used to detect the position of another window frame, and the positions of these window frames are all stored in the window frame position file. When another window frame is detected, such as the window frame 62e indicated by the arrow 64, the window frame control module 56 will mark and display the window frame 62e as a marked window frame, and will also change the old marked window frame 62a is shown as a normal window frame to indicate that it is no longer the calibration window frame.

If the detected window frames, such as window frames 62g-62i, are not displayed on the monitor screen 45, or only part of the window frames 62c and 62f are displayed on the monitor screen 45, the window The frame control module 56 scrolls the window interface 62 displayed on the monitor screen 45 so that the detected window frame can be completely displayed on the monitor screen 45 . In Fig. 4, when the window frame 62c or 62f shown in part is marked, the window interface 62 will be scrolled so that these hidden parts can be fully displayed and then marked, and Fig. 5 shows scrolling after the result. When the hidden window frames 62h-62i are marked in Fig. 5, the window interface 62 will also be scrolled so that these hidden window frames can be fully displayed and then marked, and Fig. 6 shows the volume result after the move.

Each of the window frames 62a-62i can be closed or opened using the two-way button 18 of the mouse 10. When a window frame is demarcated, the user can quickly press (click) the rear end 22 of the two-way button 18 twice to generate a closing signal, and when the window frame control module 56 receives the closing signal, it will immediately demarcate The window frame closes. At this time, the user can quickly press the front end 20 of the two-way button 18 twice to generate an opening signal, and the window frame control module 56 will immediately open the closed window frame after receiving the opening signal.

The nine window frames of the window interface 62 among Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 are all in an open state, and the window frame position files in the window software 54 are used to store the positions of all opened window frames. The window software 54 additionally includes a background file (not shown) that is used to preserve the data of all closed window frames. When a window frame displayed on the window interface 62 is closed by the user with the mouse 10 according to the above-mentioned method, the image of the window frame will be removed from the window interface 62 by the window frame control module 56, and the data of the window frame It will be recorded in the above-mentioned background file by the window frame control module 56.

The two-way button 18 of the mouse 10 can also be used to generate inward or outward movement signals to control the window frame control module 56 . When the user presses the front end 20 of the two-way button 18, the mouse 10 generates an inward movement signal, and when the user presses the rear end 22 of the two-way button 18, an outward movement signal is generated. After a certain window frame is demarcated, if the window frame control module 56 receives an internal movement signal, it will open a background window frame 70 as shown in Figure 7 on the monitor screen 45, which contains many windows Frame icons 72, these icons are used to represent all closed window frames recorded in the background file. At this moment, if the window frame control module 56 receives an outward movement signal, it will close the background window frame 70 immediately. After the background window frame 70 is opened, one of the window frame icons 72 will be automatically marked by the window frame control module 56, and the last marked window frame displayed on the monitor screen 45 will return to a normal state. In this embodiment, only one object will be marked on the monitor screen 45 at any time, and the object can be a window frame or an icon.

Please refer to Figure 7. FIG. 7 shows a background window frame 70 opened with the two-way button 18 . In FIG. 7, the window frames 62c-62i in the window interface 62 of FIG. 4 are all closed to become the seven window frame icons 72 in the background window frame 70, and only two window frames 62a and 62b remain open. To open a closed window frame, the user needs to demarcate the window frame icon in a background window frame 70, and then quickly press the front end 20 of the two-way button 18 twice to generate an open signal, and the window frame control module 56 is After receiving the opening signal, the calibrated window frame icon will be opened, and a position will be selected on the monitoring screen 45 to display the window frame automatically. The user can also use the cursor 52 and the left button 14 of the mouse 10 to remove and drag a window frame icon from the background window frame 70 to a certain position on the window interface 62 . When the user releases the left button 14 of the mouse 10, the window frame control module 56 will open the window frame at that position. After one or several window frames are opened, the user can press the rear end 22 of the two-way button 18 to generate an outward movement signal to close the background window frame 70 . At this time, the last opened or calibrated window frame will be selected as the calibrated window frame.

When a window frame displayed on the monitor screen 45 is marked, the user can use the two-way button 18 and the control button 24 to mark the program icon in the marked window frame. When a certain window frame was marked, if the window frame control module 56 received an outward movement signal generated by the rear end 22 of the two-way button 18, it would mark a certain program icon in the marked window frame. And when a certain program icon is demarcated, if the window frame control module 56 receives an internal movement signal generated by the front end 20 of the two-way button 18, it will demarcate and display the window frame that contains the demarcated program icon as a Calibrate the window frame.

Please refer to Figure 8. FIG. 8 shows two window frames 62a and 62b on the monitor screen 45, and all program icons 74 in the window frame 62a. The window frame control module 56 controls the marking of program icons according to the index signal generated by the control button 24 of the mouse 10 . The highlighted program icon 76 is the standard program icon of the window frame 62a, and all other program icons 74 are displayed in the normal way. When the calibration program icon is replaced, the new calibration program icon will be highlighted, and the old calibration program icon will be restored to a normal state. In this embodiment, only one program icon is marked on the window interface 62 at any time.

The locations of all program icons 74 within the window frame 62a are stored in a program icon location file (not shown) of the window software 54 . All program icons have a square outline, and the center point coordinates of each program icon are defined as the position of the program icon, so each program icon only needs to store its center point coordinates in the program icon location file. Can. The four program icons of the window frame 62a are displayed on the monitor screen 45, while the other ten program icons are hidden in the window frame 62a.

The method of selecting and marking a new program icon is very simple. In this embodiment, the center point of each program icon is defined as the position of the program icon in the rectangular area of the window frame 62a. When the user drives the control button 24 of the mouse 10 in a certain direction, such as the direction shown by the arrow 78, to generate an index signal, the window frame control module 56 will start from the calibration program icon 76 after receiving the index signal. The position begins to detect the position of another program icon approximately along the direction 78 specified by the pointer signal. And when a program icon is detected, the window frame control module 56 will mark and display the detected program icon as a demarcated program icon, and it will also display the old demarcated program icon 76 as a normal program icon to indicate that the program icon is no longer marked. If the detected program icon is hidden in the window frame 62a, the window frame control module 56 will first scroll the displayed program icon in the window frame 62a so that the detected program icon can be displayed on the monitor screen. Act 45a.

FIG. 9 shows a window frame calibration program 80, which is used by the window frame control module 56 to calibrate or close a window frame included in a window interface. A window frame is already calibrated on the monitor screen and displayed as the calibrated window frame. The index signal generated by the control button 24 of the mouse 10 is used to select and mark a new window frame. The index signal is generated by the user pressing the control button 24 in a specified direction. The inward or outward movement signal is generated by the user pressing the front end 20 or the rear end 22 of the two-way button. These signals are processed by the window frame control module 56 according to the following steps.

Step 81 receives an input signal from the mouse 10;

Step 82 determines whether the input signal is an index signal; otherwise, jump to step 87;

Step 83: Starting from the position of the calibrated window frame, detect the visual field approximately along the specified direction of the indicator signal.

The position of another window frame contained in the window frame position file; skip to step if not detected

Step 81;

Step 84 determines whether the detected window frames are all displayed; if so, jump to step 86;

Step 85 Scroll the displayed window frame on the monitor screen 45 so that the detected window frame can

is fully displayed;

Step 86 Calibrate and display the detected window frame as the calibration window frame, and

The window frame is displayed in the normal way; skip to step 81;

Step 87 determines whether the input signal is a closing signal; otherwise, jump to step 89;

Step 88 Close the calibration window frame, store its data in the background file, and

Eliminate the image of the window frame in the device screen 45; mark and display another window frame as mark

Window frame; skip to step 81;

Step 89 determines whether the input signal is an internal shift signal; otherwise, jump to step 91;

Step 90 Open a background window frame on the monitor screen 45, and set the calibration window frame to normal

Mode display; exit (exit) window frame calibration program 80 and enter background window frame label

Set procedure 100;

Step 91 determines whether the input signal is an externally shifted signal; otherwise, jump to step 93;

Step 92 Calibrate and display one of the program icons in the calibration window frame as a calibration program icon, and set

The calibration window frame is displayed in a normal way; exit the window frame calibration program 80 and jump to

Icon calibration program 120;

Step 93 ends the program.

When the input signal is not an index signal, a closing signal, a moving in signal or a moving out signal, the window frame control module 56 ends the process 80 and selects another process to process the input signal.

FIG. 10 shows a background window frame marking program 100, which is used by the window frame control module 56 to mark or open a closed window frame from the window frame icon contained in a background window frame. The window frame icon inside each background window frame is used to represent a closed window frame recorded in the background file. The positions of all window frame icons in the background window frame are stored in a window frame icon position file (not shown) of the window software 54 . Each window frame icon has a square outline, and the center point coordinates of each window frame icon are defined as the position of the window frame icon, so each window frame icon only needs to store one center point in the window frame icon position file Just click on the data of the coordinates. Moreover, when the background window frame is opened, a window frame icon in it will be marked and displayed as a standard window frame icon, while other window frame icons are displayed in a normal manner. The indicator signal generated by the control button 24 of the mouse 10 is used to select and demarcate another window frame icon, and the external movement signal generated by the user pressing the rear end 22 of the two-way button is used to close the background window frame and move the window frame. The background window frame calibration program 100 of the frame control module 56 returns to the window frame calibration program 80 shown in FIG. 9 . These signals are processed by the window frame control module 56 according to the following steps.

Step 101 receives an input signal from the mouse 10;

Step 102 determines whether the input signal is an index signal; otherwise, jump to step 107;

Step 103 Start from the position of the calibration window frame icon, approximately along the specified direction of the indicator signal

Detects the position of another window frame icon contained in the window frame icon location file; if

If not detected, skip to step 101;

Step 104 determines whether the detected window frame icon is displayed on the monitor screen 45;

If so, skip to step 106;

Step 105 Scroll the window frame icon displayed on the background window frame so that the detected window frame

The icon can be displayed on the monitor screen 45;

Step 106 Standardize and display the detected window frame icon as a calibration window frame icon, and

The previous calibration window frame icon is displayed in the normal way; skip to step 101;

Step 107 determines whether the input signal is an externally shifted signal; otherwise, jump to step 109;

Step 108 closes the background window frame and eliminates the background window from the monitor screen 45.

The image of the window frame; mark and display the last opened window frame in the window interface 62 or

is the last calibrated window frame as the calibrated window frame; exit and jump to the window frame calibration procedure

sequence 80;

Step 109 determines whether the input signal is an open signal; otherwise, jump to step 111;

Step 110 Open the window frame represented by the calibration window frame:

(1) select the position of a certain window interface 62 on the monitor screen 45;

(2) Display the window frame represented by the calibrated window frame icon at the selected position;

(3) Eliminate the image of the calibration window frame icon from the background window frame;

(4) Remove the window frame information from the background file; and

(5) Calibrate and display the window frame icon in another background window frame as a calibration window frame

icon; skip to step 101;

Step 111 ends the program.

If the input signal is not an index signal, a move-out signal or an open signal, the window frame control module 56 will end the procedure 100 and select other procedures to process the input signal.

FIG. 11 shows a program icon calibration program 120, which is a program used by the window frame control module 56 to calibrate the program icon of a window frame. The positions of all program icons in a window frame are stored in a program icon position file (not shown) of the window software 54 . Each program icon has a square outline, and the center point coordinates of each program icon are defined as the position of the icon, so each program icon only needs to store one center point coordinate position in the program icon location file. Can. When the program control of the window frame control module 56 is transferred to the program 120, a program icon displayed in the calibration window frame will be calibrated and displayed as a calibration program icon, and the calibration window frame will return to a normal state. The pointer signal generated by the control button 24 of the mouse 10 is used to select and mark another program icon. The internal movement signal generated by the user pressing the front end 20 of the two-way button is used to transfer the program control of the window frame control module 56 back to the window frame calibration program 80 shown in FIG. 9 . These signals are processed by the window frame control module 56 according to the following steps.

Step 121 receives an input signal from the mouse 10;

Step 122 determines whether the input signal is an index signal; otherwise, jump to step 127;

Step 123 Starting from the position of the calibration program icon, check the

Test the position of another program icon contained in the window frame's program icon position file

Set; if not detected, skip to step 121;

Step 124 determines whether the detected program icon is displayed on the monitor screen 45; if skip

Go to step 126;

Step 125 Scroll the program icon on the window frame so that the detected program icon can be displayed

On the monitor screen 45;

Step 126 calibrate and display the detected program icon as a calibrated program icon, and

Make sure the program icon is displayed in the correct way; skip to step 121;

Step 127 determines whether the input is an internal shift signal; otherwise, jump to step 129;

Step 128 Calibrate and display the window frame containing the calibration program icon as the calibration window frame, and set the

The calibration program icon is displayed in the normal way; exit the program icon calibration program 120 and turn to

Go to window frame calibration procedure 80;

Step 129 ends the program.

If the input signal is not an index signal or an internal movement signal, the window frame control module 56 will end the program 120 and select other programs to process the input signal.

Fig. 12 shows that a state machine (state machine) is used for explaining how window frame control module 56 controls its window frame layer 142, background window frame layer 144 with moving in signal, moving out signal, indicator signal, opening signal and closing signal and program icon layer 146, these three layers represent the above three calibration programs 80, 100 and 120: the window frame layer 142 represents the window frame calibration program 80, the background window frame layer 144 represents the background window frame 100, and The program icon layer 146 represents the program icon designation program 120 . When the control of the window frame control module 56 is transferred to any one of these three layers, the program represented by that layer will be executed by the window frame control module 56 .

In this embodiment, the index signal and the open or close signal will not cause the control of the window frame control module 56 to be transferred from one layer to another layer, but the inward and outward signals will cause the control transfer. When the window interface 62 is initially displayed on the monitor screen 45 , the window frame control module 56 is in the window frame layer 142 , and a window frame in the window interface 62 will be designated as the designated window frame. At this time, after the window frame control module 56 receives an internal movement signal, the control of the window frame control module 56 will be transferred to the background window frame layer 144, and a window frame icon in the background window frame will be marked and displayed. is displayed as a calibration window icon, and the previous calibration window is reset to normal state. In the background window frame layer 144, after the window frame control module 56 receives an outward movement signal, its control will be transferred back to the window frame layer 142, and the background window frame will be transferred from the monitor screen by the window frame control module 56. The screen 45 is removed, and a window frame will again be marked and displayed as a marked window frame. At this time, after the window frame control module 56 receives an external movement signal, its control will be transferred to the program icon layer 146 from the window frame layer 142, and another internal movement signal can control the window frame control module 56. Transfer back to the window frame layer 142 .

This design allows the user to directly access any one of the three floors by pressing the front end 20 or the rear end 22 of the two-way button 18 . After arriving, the user can quickly use the control button 24 to select and mark an icon or window frame for subsequent operations. After calibration, the user can operate the icon or window frame in a conventional manner. This design greatly simplifies the interaction process between the window interface and the user.

Claims (20)

1. A window frame calibration method for a window interface, which uses an indicator device to select and mark a window frame as a calibration window frame from a plurality of window frames contained in a window interface, and there can only be one window frame in the window interface The window frame is calibrated as a calibrated window frame, and the window interface is displayed on a monitor screen. One of the window frames in the window interface has been calibrated and displayed on the monitor screen in a specific way, and the others are displayed on the monitor screen. The window frame on the monitor screen is displayed in a normal way, and the pointer device includes a two-dimensional control button for generating a two-dimensional pointer signal, and a cursor control mechanism for generating a cursor control signal to control the display on the displacement of a cursor on a monitor screen, the pointing device is electrically connected to a computer, and the computer is electrically connected to the monitor, the computer includes a window software, which includes a window frame control module for according to the The indicator signal is used to demarcate the window frame in the window interface, and a cursor control module is used to control the movement of the cursor according to the cursor control signal. It is characterized in that the method includes the following steps: a. Provide a window frame position file, which contains the representative position of each window frame in the window interface; b. driving the window frame control button in a designated direction to generate an index signal; c. Use the window frame control module to receive the indicator signal; d. Starting from the position of the calibrated window frame, approximately along the designated direction of the indicator signal, detect the position of another window frame included in the window frame position file; and e. Marking the detected window frames and displaying them on the monitor screen in the aforementioned specific manner. 2. The window frame calibration method according to claim 1, wherein some window frames contained in the window interface are displayed on the monitor screen, if the detected window frame is not displayed on the monitor screen, the window frame control module will first scroll the window frame displayed on the monitor screen so that the detected window frame is displayed on the monitor screen. 3. The window frame calibration method according to claim 1, wherein if the detected window frame is partially displayed on the monitor screen, the window frame control module will first scroll the monitor window frame displayed on the monitor screen so that the detected window frame can be fully displayed on the monitor screen. 4. The window frame calibration method according to claim 1, wherein the window interface includes a rectangular area, and the window frames included in the window interface are all located in the rectangular area, and the aforementioned window frame position file The position of each window frame contained in the box represents the position of the window frame in the rectangular area. 5. The window frame calibration method according to claim 1, wherein each window frame in the window interface can be opened or closed by using the indicator device. 6. The window frame calibration method according to claim 5, wherein the indicator device comprises a two-way button including a first end for generating a closing signal to close the calibration window frame. 7. The window frame calibration method according to claim 5, wherein the positions stored in the window frame position file are the positions of all opened window frames. 8. The window frame calibration method according to claim 7, wherein the window software further includes a background file for saving the data of all closed window frames, when an opened window frame is When the pointing device is closed, the window frame will be removed from the window interface by the window frame control module and its data will be stored in the background file. 9. The window frame calibration method according to claim 8, wherein when a window frame stored in the background file is opened by the pointer device, the window frame control module will move it into the window interface . 10. The window frame calibration method according to claim 8, wherein the indicator device comprises a two-way button, which comprises a first end for generating an inward movement signal and a second end for generating an outward movement shift signal. 11. The method for calibrating a window frame according to claim 10, wherein when a certain window frame is calibrated, if the window frame control module receives the inward movement signal, it will display the internal movement signal on the monitor screen. A background window frame is opened above, and the background window frame contains a window frame icon of each closed window frame recorded in the aforementioned background file to represent the closed window frame. 12. The window frame calibration method according to claim 11, wherein after the background window frame is opened, if the window frame control module receives the outward movement signal, it will close the background window frame. 13. The window frame calibration method according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of program icons can be stored in each window frame of the window interface, and each program icon represents a program icon stored in the computer. the executable program. 14. The method for calibrating a window frame according to claim 13, wherein after a certain window frame is calibrated, if the window frame control module receives the outward movement signal, it will calibrate and display the calibrated window One of the program icons in the box is used as a calibration program icon. 15. The window frame calibration method according to claim 14, wherein after a certain program icon is marked, if the window frame control module receives the inward movement signal, it will mark and display the icon containing the mark. The window frame of the program icon is a standard window frame. 16. A program icon calibration method for a window interface, which uses a pointing device to select and calibrate a program icon from a plurality of program icons contained in a window frame as a calibration program icon, and there can only be one program icon in the window frame The program icon is calibrated as a calibrated program icon, and the window frame is displayed on a monitor screen. A program icon in the window frame has been calibrated and displayed on the monitor screen in a specific manner, and others are displayed on the monitor screen. The program icons on the monitor screen are displayed in a normal manner, the pointer device includes a two-dimensional control button for generating a two-dimensional pointer signal, and a cursor control mechanism for generating a cursor control signal to control the display on The displacement of a cursor on the monitor screen, the pointer device is electrically connected to a computer, and the computer is electrically connected to the monitor, the computer includes a window software, which includes a window frame control module for according to The indicator signal is used to demarcate the program icon in the window frame, and a cursor control module is used to control the movement of the cursor according to the cursor control signal. It is characterized in that the method includes the following steps: a. Provide a program icon position file, which contains the representative position of each program icon in the window frame; b. driving the window frame control button in a designated direction to generate an index signal; c. Use the window frame control module to receive the indicator signal; d. Starting from the position of the calibrated program icon, approximately along the designated direction of the indicator signal, detect the position of another program icon contained in the program icon location file; and e. Marking the detected program icons and displaying them on the monitor screen in the aforementioned specific manner. 17. The method for marking program icons according to claim 16, wherein part of the program icons included in the window frame are displayed on the monitor screen, if the detected program icons are not displayed on the monitor On the monitor screen, the window frame control module will first scroll the program icon displayed on the monitor screen so that the detected program icon is displayed on the monitor screen. 18. The method for marking program icons according to claim 16, wherein the window frame includes a rectangular area, and the program icons contained in the window frame are all located in the rectangular area, and the positions of the aforementioned program icons The position of each program icon contained in the file represents the position of the program icon in the rectangular area. 19. The method for marking program icons according to claim 16, wherein the pointing device comprises a two-way button, which comprises a first end for generating an inward movement signal and a second end for generating an outward movement Move signal, when a certain program icon is marked, if the window frame control module receives the outward move signal, it will mark and display the window frame containing the marked program icon as a marked window frame. 20. The method for marking program icons according to claim 19, wherein after a certain window frame is marked, if the window frame control module receives the outward movement signal, it will mark and display the window frame One of the program icons is a calibration program icon.

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