JPH04284531A - Customizing device for display button - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To optionally lay out a button for selecting a function necessitated for occasional processing on a display screen. CONSTITUTION:The title device is characterized by providing a button information holding part 4 to hold button information intrinsic to each button including the positional coordinate and the area on the display screen of the button, an operation input part 1 to input the selecting instruction of the button and its displaying position coordinate, a button selection recognizing part 2 to recognize the selected button, and a button information change processing part 3 to update the corresponding button information on the basis of the recognized button information and its displaying position coordinate, and by realizing the customaizing mechanism of the display button which can selectively package the button for selecting the function necessitated for the occasional processing at the optional position on the display screen through simple operation.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display button customization device that is applied to a device that controls functions using buttons displayed on a display screen.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, personal computers, etc., display a plurality of types of buttons for selecting functions on a display screen, select any button from the displayed buttons, and execute function processing control specific to that button. In this device, the layout of the device functions controlled by the display buttons and the display buttons on the display screen of the display device is already determined at the device design stage, and the fixed button display makes it easy to use the device. provided the functionality of the device to the

[0003] Conventionally, the function of the device controlled by the display button and the button layout on the display screen of the display device are provided in a predetermined form. Even if there were requests for customization, we were unable to meet them.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, conventionally, the functions of the device controlled by the displayed buttons and the layout of the buttons on the display screen of the display device are provided in a predetermined form. Therefore, in application software processing, etc., it is not possible to meet the demand for implementing buttons for specific functions desired at arbitrary positions on the display device depending on the user and usage type, and the operability and functionality of the device are affected. etc., there were restrictions.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.
An object of the present invention is to provide a display button customization device that realizes a button customization mechanism that allows a device user to select a button for controlling a specific function of the device and arbitrarily lay out the buttons on a display device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a button information holding unit that holds button information specific to each button, including the position coordinates and area of the display button on the display screen; An operation input unit such as a pointing device that inputs a button selection instruction and its display position coordinates; a button selection recognition unit that recognizes the selected button; A button information change processing section that updates button information in the button information holding section and a button display section that displays a button on a display device by referring to the button information held in the button information holding section are provided. To realize a display button customization mechanism that allows a user to selectively mount a button for selecting a function required for a particular process at any position on a display screen with easy operation by a person.

[0007]

[Operation] From the default screen for buttons (keys) that display multiple types of buttons with different functions, select the button for the function you want to use using the operation input section of a pointing device, etc., and then By specifying the position using an operation input unit such as a pointing device, the contents of the selected button are updated, and a button for an arbitrary function can be selectively mounted at an arbitrary position on the display screen.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation input unit using a keyboard or a pointing device such as a mouse, which has multiple types of buttons with different functions displayed on the display screen. It is used when selecting a button with a required function from the button display screen (default screen for display buttons) and inputting the position coordinates of that button on the display screen.

2 is a button selection recognition unit that recognizes the button selected by the operation input unit 1, and when a button is selected for customization, button selection recognition information (
After customizing the button (when executing a process using the selected button), a function instruction command (COM) specific to the selected button is output.

3 identifies the corresponding button in the button information holding section 4 based on the button selection recognition information (BS) received from the button selection recognition section 2 and the display position coordinates of the button received from the operation input section 1. This is a button information change processing unit that updates information. Reference numeral 4 denotes a button information holding unit that holds button information unique to each button, including the position coordinates and area of the button on the display screen. 5 is a button information holding section 4
This is a button display control unit that displays and outputs buttons on the display screen of the display device 6 according to the contents of the button.

The operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will now be explained. Here, the start and end of button customization are selected using their own display buttons, and under the button customization mode, multiple screens with different functions are displayed on one side of the display screen as the default screen for the display buttons. Although the buttons are collectively displayed as selection targets, the start and end instructions for button customization, the display form of multiple buttons to be selected, etc. may be realized by other means.

[0013] First, the user instructs the start of button customization and selects a specific button that he/she wishes to use from the default screen of displayed buttons using the operation input section 1. For example, by using a mouse cursor and clicking, a specific button to be used is selected from a default screen of display buttons.

When a specific button is selected by operating the operation input unit 1, button selection recognition information (BS) is sent from the button selection recognition unit 2 to the button information change processing unit 3, and the display on the operation input unit 1 is It becomes possible to update the button information of a specific button by specifying the position coordinates, and the corresponding button information in the button information holding section 4 is updated according to the display position coordinates input through the operation input section 1.

That is, the button selection recognition section 2 is the operation input section 1.
When it is recognized that a specific button has been selected by the operation, button selection recognition information (BS) and the corresponding button information in the button information holding section 4 are sent to the button information change processing section 3. The button information change processing unit 3 updates the button information of the specific button according to the display position coordinates inputted in the operation input unit 1, and stores the button information with the changed display position coordinates in the button information holding unit 4.
is written in the corresponding button information holding area to update the contents of the button information holding section 4. In this way, the contents of the button information holding section 4 are updated, and the buttons are displayed on the display screen of the display device 6 based on the button information.

[0016] By repeating the above process, the user can place any button he or she wishes to use on any display screen of the display device 6, and by completing button customization, the user can place any buttons he/she wishes to use on any display screen of the display device 6. Functions can be selected using the buttons located in the positions. As a result, display buttons can be arbitrarily customized according to the type of use, etc., and display buttons for arbitrary functions required for each process can be placed in any display position to efficiently execute various processing tasks.

[0017]

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, according to the display button customization device of the present invention, button information that holds button information unique to each button, including the position coordinates and area of the display button on the display screen. a holding unit, an operation input unit such as a pointing device for inputting a button selection instruction and its display position coordinates, a button selection recognition unit that recognizes the selected button, and information on the recognized button and its display position. a button information change processing section that updates the button information in the button information holding section based on the coordinates; and a button display section that displays the button on the display device by referring to the button information held in the button information holding section. With this configuration, buttons for selecting functions required for the respective processing can be selectively mounted at any position on the display screen with a simple operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Operation input section, 2... Button selection recognition section, 3... Button information change processing section, 4... Button information holding section, 5... Button display control section, 6... Display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] In a device that performs function control using buttons displayed on a display screen, an arbitrary button is selected from a plurality of types of button information displayed on the display screen, and the same button is selected. The device includes means for setting new display position coordinates of the button on the display screen, a memory for holding button information according to the setting, and means for displaying the button on the display screen according to the button information held in the memory. A display button customization device characterized by: