JP3209178B2 - Mouse and information processing device using mouse - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to a pointing device for inputting information and the information processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pointing device (hereinafter, referred to as a mouse) used as one of input devices of an information processing apparatus is, as shown in FIG.
2 is detected in the X-Y axis direction, and the displacement is detected as X-Y.
The data is output to the computer 3 via the cable 4 as the Y-axis direction movement amount data, and the cursor on the screen of the computer 3 is moved. As shown in FIG. 13A or 13B, two or three buttons are provided above the mouse 11 or 21, and when these buttons are pressed (hereinafter, referred to as "click"). It is possible to give a desired instruction to the computer 3 by the position of the cursor on the screen.

The operation of a conventional two-button mouse will be described with reference to FIGS. Conventional 2
The -button mouse 11 includes a mouse body 12 and two click buttons (a left click button 13 and a right click button 1).
4). The mouse 11 is connected to the computer 3 via the cable 4. Mouse 1
From 1, movement amount data (X, Y) relating to the movement amount per time in the X-axis and Y-axis directions and click information regarding the states of the click buttons 13 and 14 are periodically transmitted to the computer 3 via the cable 4. ing.

Referring to FIG. 16, information transmitted from the mouse 11 (hereinafter referred to as “operation data”) includes a left click bit 32 and a right click bit 33 indicating whether each of the two click buttons is clicked. X-axis direction movement amount data 34 and Y-axis direction movement amount data 35 indicating the amount of movement of the mouse 11 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions per time.

As shown in the operation flowchart of FIG. 15, the mouse 11 first detects the amount of movement in the X-axis and Y-axis directions by a detection unit (not shown) inside the mouse 11 (step S41 in FIG. 15). Further, the state of the left click button 13 is checked (step S42). If the left click button 13 is on, the left click bit 32 of the click value is turned on (step S4).
3) If left off, left click bit 32 is "off"
(Step S44). Similarly, right click button 14
Also, the right click bit 33 of the click value is set to “on” if the state is on, and the right click bit 33 is set to “off” if the state is off. Then, X-axis direction movement amount data 3 relating to the movement amounts in the X-axis and Y-axis directions
4 and the Y-axis direction movement amount data 35 and operation data 31 including left and right click bits 32 and 33 are created (step S45), and sent to the computer 3 via the cable 4 (step S46). Computer 3
The position of the mouse cursor on the screen of the display is moved based on the transmitted operation data 31, and a desired process is started.

[0006]

In such a conventional mouse, the index button of the two-button mouse 11 can be used to immediately click the button immediately after operating the mouse forward, backward, left and right. When the middle finger is placed on the right-click button 14, the mouse body 12 is moved with the thumb and ring finger.
In the 3-button mouse 21 shown in FIG. 13B, the mouse body 22 is moved with the index finger placed on the left click button 23, the middle finger placed on the middle click button 24, and the ring finger placed on the right click button 25. Operation.
For this reason, there is a problem in that if a force is applied to a finger placed on the button while the mouse is moving, the button is erroneously clicked and an erroneous input is generated.

[0007] As described above, the conventional mouse is limited in how to hold it when used, resulting in poor operability. In addition, since it is made on the assumption that the mouse is used with the right hand, it can be operated by left-handed persons. Is difficult to perform.

Further, the click button is a switching mechanism, which complicates its structure. If the click button is used frequently, it is severely deteriorated and needs high durability. Furthermore, if any one of the buttons fails, the operation is greatly affected, and there is a serious problem that the buttons become unusable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mouse having a simple configuration that does not require a click button in view of the above problems.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a mouse according to the present invention uses a mouse based on click presence / absence data.
Connected to a higher-level device whose activation of a given process is controlled
A mouse and a mouse
A detecting means for detecting the amount of movement of the
First storage means for holding the graphic data of
The history of the amount of movement detected by the step is
Second storage means for storing as trace data, the detection means
The movement amount detected by the step and the amount stored in the first storage means are stored.
First comparing means for comparing the stored predetermined value with the predetermined value;
The predetermined graphic data stored in the first storage means and the second graphic data
And comparing the movement trajectory data stored in the storage means.
And second comparing means, wherein the first comparing means is
If it is determined that the movement amount is larger than the predetermined value,
The second comparing means makes a comparison and compares the second comparing means.
Determining means for outputting a result as a determination result;
The determination result of the step is the higher rank as the click presence / absence data.
Sending means for sending to the device.

Further, another mouse of the present invention comprises
The steps move the unit in multiple directions per unit time
It includes a plurality of detecting means for detecting the amounts.

Further, another mouse of the present invention comprises the second mouse.
The comparison means of at least
And the same number of comparison means.

An information processing apparatus using a mouse according to the present invention comprises:
Information processing that gives the amount of mouse movement per unit time
A device for moving the mouse obtained from the amount of movement.
This is to determine whether the motion trajectory matches the predetermined figure.
Thus, a first value holding a predetermined value and predetermined graphic data
Storage means for storing the movement amount as a movement trajectory;
Storage means, and the movement amount and the first storage means
First comparing means for comparing the calculated value with the predetermined value,
The predetermined graphic data stored in the storage means and the second
A second comparing the movement trajectory stored in the storage means;
Comparing means, wherein the first comparing means includes the first
The movement amount is larger than the predetermined value stored in the storage means.
When the second comparison means judges that the second
A judgment to output the comparison result of the second comparison means as a judgment result
Means for performing a predetermined process based on the determination result of the determination means.
The characteristic is that the processing is performed.

An information processing device using another mouse of the present invention.
The comparison device may be configured such that the comparing means detects whether there is a click to be detected.
Including the same number of comparison means as the number of data.

[0015]

[0016]

[0017]

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 showing a first embodiment of the present invention, a mouse 1 of the present invention is connected to a computer 3 via a cable 4. As is clear from the figure, the mouse 1 of the present invention does not have the click button provided in the conventional mouse.

The mouse 1 is the same as the conventional mouse, as shown in FIG.
The operation data 31 composed of the left click bit 32 and the right click bit 33 and the movement data 34 and 35 related to the movement in the X-axis and Y-axis directions as shown in FIG. Computer 3
To send to. However, as described below, in the embodiment, when the mouse 1 determines that the amount of movement per unit time in the X-axis direction is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, the mouse 1 sets the left click bit 32 to “ON”, and When it is determined that the value is less than the value, it is set to “off”. Similarly, when it is determined that the movement amount per unit time in the Y-axis direction is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the right click bit 33 is set to “ON”, and when it is determined that it is less than the predetermined value, it is set to “OFF”.

The operation of the mouse 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, the detection unit 101 provided inside the mouse 1 periodically detects movement amount data relating to the movement amount of the mouse body 2 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions per unit time, and converts these movement amount data into data. Generator 102
And to the determination unit 100. At this time, the determination unit 10
Among the data transmitted to 0, the X-axis direction movement amount data is transmitted to the comparison unit 105, and the Y-axis direction movement amount data is transmitted to 106 (step S1 in FIG. 4). The comparison unit 105 stores the X-axis direction movement amount data provided from the detection unit 101, that is, the movement amount per unit time in the X-axis direction, and the memory 10
3 is compared with a predetermined value (step S3).
2). Here, when it is determined that the X-axis direction movement amount data is equal to or more than the predetermined value, the data generation unit 102 sets the left click bit 32 to “ON” (step S3), and when it is determined that the data is less than the predetermined value. The left click bit 32 is turned off (step S4). Similarly, the data generation unit 102
The moving amount data in the Y-axis direction is stored in the memory 1 in the comparing unit 106.
When it is determined that the right click bit 33 is equal to or more than the predetermined value set to 03, the right click bit 33 is turned “on”, and when it is determined that it is less than the predetermined value, the right click bit 33 is turned “off”. The data generation unit 102 generates the operation data 31 including the X-axis direction movement amount data 34 and the Y-axis direction movement amount data 35 provided from the detection unit 101, and the left click bit 32 and the right click bit 33 (step). S5). The operation data 31 created in this way is sent from the output unit 104 to the computer 3 via the cable 4 (step S6). The computer 3 moves the position of the mouse cursor on the screen of the display based on the movement amount data 34 and 35 in the operation data 31,
The click bits 32 and 3 in the operation data 31
3. A predetermined process is started based on 3.

As long as the mouse body 2 is moved back and forth and right and left at a speed less than a predetermined value held in the memory 103, the mouse 1 turns off the click bits 32 and 33 as a matter of course. Since the operation data 31 is transmitted to the computer 3 via the cable 4, no processing is started just by moving the cursor on the screen.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a buttonless mouse that provides a click function can be configured with a simpler configuration than a conventional mouse, and as a result, as in the conventional mouse, There is no erroneous click of the button, and it is possible to perform an equal operation with either the left or right hand.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the first embodiment described above, it was determined that the click button was clicked when the amount of movement of the mouse 1 in the X-axis or Y-axis direction per unit time exceeded a predetermined value. In the embodiment, it is determined that the click button is clicked by a special movement that is not used as a normal movement of the mouse. For example, when the mouse 1 moves in a circle as shown in FIG.
When the check mark moves as shown in (b), it is determined that the right click button has been clicked, and each click bit is turned on. That is, if the movement locus of the mouse 1 is compared with a predetermined figure and substantially coincides with each other, it is assumed that the click button has been clicked, and the click bit is turned on.
And The details will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 showing the second embodiment of the present invention, first, the detection unit 11 inside the mouse 1
1 periodically detects movement amount data relating to the movement amount of the mouse body 2 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions per unit time, and registers the data generation unit 112 and the register 115 of the determination unit 100.
(Step S11 in FIG. 7). The register 115 stores a certain amount of the moving amount data given from the detecting unit 111 in order from the newly inputted one, and holds the moving amount data as moving trajectory data. The comparison units 116 and 117 store the movement trajectory data stored in the register 113 and the memory 11
3 is compared with predetermined graphic data set in advance (step S12). If the comparing unit 116 determines that the movement trajectory data stored in the register 115 matches the first graphic data set in the memory 113, for example, a circle, the data generation unit 112 The corresponding left click bit is set to "ON" (step S1).
3) Left click bit “off” if they do not match
(Step S14). Similarly, when the comparison unit 117 determines that the movement trajectory data stored in the register 115 matches the second graphic (for example, check mark) data in the memory 113, the data generation unit 112 determines Is set to “ON”, and if it is determined that they do not match, it is set to “OFF”. The comparison between the movement trajectory data and the graphic data set in the memory performed here can be performed by using a well-known appropriate pattern matching technique, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The data generation unit 112 creates operation data 31 including X-axis and Y-axis direction movement amount data 34 and 35 and left and right click bits 32 and 33 (step S).
15). The created operation data 31 is sent from the output unit 114 to the computer 3 via the cable 4 (step S16). The computer 3 moves the position of the mouse cursor on the screen of the display and starts predetermined processing based on the operation data 31.

It should be noted that the predetermined figure described here is not limited to the circles and check marks shown in the present embodiment, but may be numbers, alphabets, Greek letters, or the like.

As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the operation for moving the normal mouse cursor and the operation for clicking are more clearly distinguished from those in the first embodiment. Erroneous clicks due to erroneous operations can be prevented.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment of the present invention, it is determined that a click has occurred by detecting that the mouse has performed a predetermined movement at a speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9 showing the third embodiment of the present invention, first, the detection unit 121 inside the mouse 1
Periodically detects movement amount data relating to the movement amount of the mouse body 2 per unit time, and outputs the movement amount data to the data generation unit 122, the register 126 in the determination unit 120, and the first comparison unit 125, respectively. (Step S21 in FIG. 9).

The register 126, like the register 115 in the second embodiment, stores movement amount data and holds it as movement trajectory data. The first comparison unit 125 compares a value obtained from the movement amount data input from the detection unit 121 with a predetermined value set in the memory 123 in advance.
(Step S22). Here, the value obtained from the movement amount data is the sum of the X-axis and Y-axis direction movement amount data. However, the value obtained from the movement amount data is not limited to the sum of the movement amount data, and may be the larger one of the X-axis and Y-axis direction movement amount data, or Alternatively, the moving distance of the mouse obtained from the Y-axis direction moving amount data and the theorem of three squares may be used.
When the comparing unit 125 determines that the value obtained from the movement amount data per unit time is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, it sends “ON” as an operation signal to the second comparing units 127 and 128, and on the other hand, If it is determined as follows, "OFF" is transmitted.

The second comparing sections 127 and 128 are provided with the first
The operation trajectory data of the register 126 is compared with a predetermined figure preset in the memory 123 by using the operation signal “ON” from the comparing unit 125 as a trigger (step S23). When the second comparison unit 127 determines that the movement trajectory data matches the first graphic data set in the memory 123 in advance, for example, a circle, the data generation unit 122 corresponds to the circle. The left click bit is set to “ON” (step S24), and if they do not match, the left click bit is set to “OFF” (step S2).
5). Similarly, if the second comparison unit 128 determines that the movement trajectory data matches the second graphic data set in the memory 123, for example, a check mark, the right click bit corresponding to the chuck mark is determined. To “on”,
If it is determined that they do not match, it is set to “off”. Here, if the operation signal from the first comparing unit 125 is “OFF”,
The second comparing units 127 and 128 do not perform the comparing process,
The data generator 122 turns off the click bits 32 and 33 (step S25). Then, the data generator 122 creates the operation data 31 including the X-axis direction movement amount data 34 and the Y-axis direction movement amount data 35 and the left and right click bits 32 and 33 (step S2).
6) The operation data 31 is transmitted from the output unit 124 to the computer 3 via the cable 4 (step S27). The computer 3 moves the position of the mouse cursor on the screen of the display and starts predetermined processing based on the operation data 31.

As described above, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the normal operation and the click operation can be clearly distinguished from each other in comparison with the first and second embodiments, and a malfunction in the mouse operation can be realized. Can be prevented.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 10, in the fourth embodiment of the present application, the mouse 1 detects only the movement amount data on the movement amount per unit time in the X-axis and Y-axis directions of the mouse main body 2 by the internal detection unit 131. And all the processes after the movement amount data detection performed in the first to third embodiments are performed inside the computer 3. Therefore, the mouse 1 only needs to include the detection unit 131 that detects the movement amount data and the output unit 134 that outputs the movement amount data.

Referring to FIG. 11, first, the detection unit 131 inside the mouse 1 periodically detects movement amount data on the amount of movement of the mouse body 2 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions per unit time (FIG. 11). Step S31), the output unit 134
From the computer 3 via the cable 4
0 (step S32). In the determination unit 130,
The comparison processing, the data generation processing, and the like in the above-described first, second, or third embodiment are performed (step S
33), and create operation data (step S34). The computer 3 moves the position of the mouse cursor on the screen of the display and starts a predetermined process based on the operation data (step S35).

As described above, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, by providing the determination unit and the data generation unit in the above-described first to third embodiments on the host device side, the hardware of the mouse The number of mechanisms can be further reduced, and a simple and inexpensive mouse can be provided.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The first effect is that the click operation can be performed without clicking the click button, so that the click button becomes unnecessary, and hardware related to the conventional click button can be deleted.

A second effect of the present invention is that a click button can be deleted by the first effect, so that a malfunction of the click button during operation can be eliminated.

A third effect of the present invention is that the removal of the click button prevents the mouse from being disabled due to the failure of the click button, thereby improving the durability of the mouse.

Further, the fourth effect of the present invention is that the click button is not required, and it is not necessary to place a finger on the click button. It is possible to perform the operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a computer using a mouse of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the mouse of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a predetermined figure.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation in the mode of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation in the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a computer using a conventional mouse.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the structure of a conventional mouse.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a computer using a conventional mouse.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of a conventional mouse.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of operation data.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 11, 21 mouse 2 computer 3 cable 12, 13, 22, 23, 24 click button 31 operation data 100, 110, 120 determination unit 101, 111, 121 detection unit 102, 112, 122 data generation unit 103, 113, 123 memory 104, 114, 124 output unit 105, 106, 116, 117, 125, 127, 1
28 Comparison section 115, 126 Register

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mouse connected to a host device whose activation of a predetermined process is controlled based on click presence / absence data, a mouse main body, a detecting means for detecting an amount of movement of the main body per unit time, and a predetermined value. First storage means for holding predetermined graphic data, second storage means for holding a history of the movement amount detected by the detection means as movement trajectory data of the main body, and detection by the detection means. First comparing means for comparing the amount of movement with a predetermined value stored in the first storage means; predetermined graphic data stored in the first storage means and stored in the second storage means; And second comparing means for comparing the moving trajectory data with the moving trajectory data.
When the comparing means determines that the movement amount is larger than the predetermined value, the second comparing means makes a comparison and performs the second
A determination unit for outputting a comparison result of the comparison unit as a determination result, and a transmission unit for transmitting the determination result of the determination unit as the click presence / absence data to the host device. Wherein said detecting means is a mouse according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of detecting means for detecting a movement amount per unit time to the plurality of directions of the body, respectively. Wherein said second comparing means, mouse according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises as many comparator click whether data to be at least detected. 4. An information processing apparatus to which a movement amount of a mouse per unit time is given, wherein it is determined whether or not a movement trajectory of the mouse obtained from the movement amount matches a predetermined figure. First storage means for storing a value and predetermined graphic data, second storage means for storing the movement amount as a movement trajectory,
First comparing means for comparing the movement amount with a predetermined value stored in the first storage means; predetermined graphic data stored in the first storage means; and storage in the second storage means And a second comparing means for comparing the obtained moving trajectory, and when the first comparing means determines that the moving amount is larger than a predetermined value stored in the first storage means, Information, characterized in that the second comparing means comprises a comparing means for performing a comparison and outputting the result of comparison by the second comparing means as a result of the determination, and performing a predetermined process based on the result of the determination by the determining means. Processing equipment. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said comparing means includes the same number of comparing means as the number of click presence / absence data to be detected.