JPH0353321Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a data input device for moving a cursor position on a display screen such as a CRT.

[Technical background of the invention]

2. Description of the Related Art In information processing devices such as personal computers, word processors, and video game devices, displays are used to input data, confirm content, and the like. There are various methods for moving the cursor position on a display screen, such as using cursor keys and moving sticks, but in recent years, a pointing device called a mouse has been widely used.

Hereinafter, the conventional device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 of the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a data input device using a pointing device called a mouse. On table 1 is the data input device main body (information processing device)
2 is installed. On the front of the information processing device 2
A CRT display 3 is arranged, and a cursor 4 is displayed here. Further, a keyboard 5 is provided at the front of the information processing device 2, so that data can be input to an internal control section (not shown).
A pointing device (mouse) 6 is connected to the control section of the information processing device 2 via a cord 7, and can be freely moved on a pad 8 on the table 1.

FIG. 6 is an internal configuration diagram of the apparatus shown in FIG. 5. Main ball 11 is padded 8 on table 1
It comes into contact with the body and rotates freely according to the movement of the hand. Rotation of the main ball 11 in the X direction is transmitted to the sub ball 12, and rotation in the Y direction is transmitted to the sub ball 13. The X-direction movement amount detector 14 and the Y-direction movement amount detector 15 detect the amount of rotation of the sub-balls 12 and 13, respectively.
These detected values are converted into digital quantities by A/D converters 16 and 17. And the digital signal is
The signal is given to the control unit 18 of the information processing device 2 as a direction movement amount signal and a Y direction movement amount signal. The control section 18 includes an instruction section for instructing the movement of the cursor 4 on the display screen 3 in accordance with the X and Y direction movement amount signals.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Suppose now that the cursor on the display screen 3 is moved from the position 4a to the position 4b in the figure. In this case, the mouse may be moved by hand from the position 6a to the position 6b in the figure. Furthermore, when moving the cursor from the position 4b to the position 4c in the figure, the mouse can be moved from the position 6b to the position 6c. In this way, the operator can easily instruct the cursor to move by moving the mouse in the desired direction by the desired amount, depending on the desired direction and amount of movement of the cursor.

[Problems with background technology]

However, in the conventional device as described above, the mouse must be moved by an amount corresponding to the amount of movement of the cursor.
The operator must move the mouse manually. Therefore, when inputting a large amount of data of various types, the operator must move the mouse busily. This has the disadvantage that it imposes a burden on the operator, resulting in a decrease in data input efficiency.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention has been made in order to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data input device that enables quick and easy movement of a cursor on a display screen using a pointing device called a mouse. With the goal.

[Summary of the idea]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a data input device in which a cursor position on a display screen is moved by a pointing device that moves freely on a flat plate according to the movement of the hand, in the direction of movement of the pointing device. and a first detection means that outputs a movement direction signal and a movement amount signal according to the amount of movement; a second detection means that outputs a pressure signal according to the pressure applied to the side surface of the pointing device; a correction means comprising a multiplier that multiplies the amount signal by a magnification according to the pressure signal and outputs a corrected movement amount signal that causes a movement amount change due to the multiplication; and instruction means for instructing movement of the cursor position on the display screen accordingly.

[Example of idea]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mouse according to the same embodiment. Two operation buttons 21 and 22 are provided on the top surface of the mouse 6 as a pointing device, and a press plate 23 is provided on the side surface. Although not shown in the figure, this pressing plate is similarly provided on the opposite side, and is adapted to move inward when the operator pushes it with his/her hand in the direction of the arrow in the figure. This movement of the press plate is detected by a pressure sensor provided inside.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the data input device using a mouse shown in FIG. 1. The difference between this and the conventional one shown in Fig. 6 is that the mouse 6 has a second
Pressure sensor 24 and A/D as detection means
A converter 25 is provided, and a multiplier 2 is provided in the control section 18.
6 is provided as a correction means.
The pressure sensor 24 detects the pressure applied to the pressure plate 23 shown in FIG. 1, and outputs an electrical signal according to the pressure. This analog electrical signal is converted into a digital magnification signal (pressure signal) by the A/D converter 25. The multiplier 26 multiplies the movement amount signal in the X direction by the magnification signal, and also multiplies the movement amount signal in the Y direction by the magnification signal. These multiplication results are sent as a corrected movement amount signal to an instruction section (instruction means) in the control section 18, thereby instructing movement of the cursor position on the display screen 3.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating how the mouse shown in FIG. 1 is operated by an operator. The operator holds the mouse 6 on the pad 8 as shown. At this time, the operation buttons 21 and 22 are operated with the index and middle fingers, and the press plate 23 is pressed between the pads of the thumb and ring finger. In this way, the mouse 6 is moved on the pad 8 to indicate the cursor position.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Regarding the mouse shown with reference numeral 6d in FIG. 4b, without applying pressure to the pressing plate 23,
Suppose that it is moved to the position indicated by e. At this time, no electrical signal is output from the pressure sensor 24, and therefore the movement amount signal in the X and Y directions is not corrected by the multiplier 26. As a result, the cursor on the display screen is marked 4d in Figure 4a.
It will move from the position shown in 4e to the position shown in 4e.

On the other hand, regarding the mouse shown with reference numeral 6f in FIG. 4b, pressure is applied to the pressing plate 23 and
Suppose you move it to the position shown. At this time,
The pressure sensor 24 outputs an analog signal having a magnitude corresponding to the applied pressure, which is converted into a digital magnification signal and applied to the multiplier 26 . Now, if this magnification signal shows 3x,
The movement amount signals in the X and Y directions are each tripled by a multiplier 26. As a result, the cursor on the display screen moves from the position indicated by reference numeral 4f in FIG.
It will move to the position shown in g. That is, the amount of movement of the cursor can be tripled, for example, by the pressure applied to the press plate 23.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the display device for displaying the cursor is not limited to a CRT, and may be any device that visually displays data, such as a liquid crystal display, an electroluminescent display, or a plasma display. Further, the pointing device is not limited to one that can be moved on a pad, but may be one that can be moved on a table on which a display device is installed.

The data exchange between the pointing device and the information processing device is not limited to the wired method using a code as in the embodiment;
It may be a cordless type using ultrasonic waves as shown in the above publication. Furthermore, the detection of the amount of movement and the direction of movement is not limited to the method used in the embodiment using a ball that rotates in contact with a pad, but can also be performed using optical means, such as the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-98242. It may be something you have.

Further, the pressure plate that applies pressure may be provided on both sides or only on one side. A press button may be provided in place of the press plate, and the magnification may be switched to three levels, for example, large, medium, and small.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, in this invention, the pressure applied to the side surface of the pointing device is detected, the movement amount signal is multiplied and corrected using a multiplier according to this pressure, and this corrected movement amount signal is used to display the Since the movement of the cursor position is instructed, the amount of cursor movement is multiplied by the position magnification according to the pressure, and the magnification of the cursor movement amount can be continuously changed according to the pressure. A data input device is obtained in which the cursor can be moved over a long distance by moving the cursor, and the cursor can be moved quickly and easily.
This provides the operator with a continuous cursor movement speed adjustment function that adapts to continuous changes in the pressure applied to the side of the pointing device, encouraging the operator to operate smoothly and man-machine. This has the advantage that the interface can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of a data input device using this mouse, and Fig. 3 shows how the mouse shown in Fig. 1 is operated. A side view, FIGS. 4a and 4b are operation explanatory diagrams of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and FIG.
6 is a perspective view of a data input device using a mouse, FIG. 6 is an internal configuration diagram of the device shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the device shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. 1... table, 2... information processing device, 3...
Display screen, 4...Cursor, 5...Keyboard, 6...Mouse, 8...Pad, 11...
Main ball, 12, 13...Sub ball, 1
4, 15... X and Y direction movement amount detector, 21, 2
2...operation button, 23...pressing plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. In a data input device that moves a cursor position on a display screen by a pointing device that moves freely on a flat plate according to the movement of the hand, the direction and movement of the pointing device a first detection means for outputting a movement direction signal and a movement amount signal according to the amount; a second detection means for outputting a pressure signal according to the pressure applied to the side surface of the pointing device; and the movement amount signal. a correction means comprising a multiplier that multiplies by a magnification according to the pressure signal and outputs a corrected movement amount signal that causes a movement amount change due to the multiplication; A data input device comprising: instruction means for instructing movement of a cursor position on the display screen. 2. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the second detection means includes a pressure sensor that detects pressure applied to a side surface of the pointing device.