JPH06202809A - Input controller for coordinate position information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the operation of a pointer at a coordinate position displayed and designated on the display part of an external information processor by operating one coordinate position designating means connected to a main information processing part. CONSTITUTION:A channel button 10 is provided in a window 5 for for controlling the moving operation of a mouse cursor 15 inside a display picture 14 and a mouse cursor 19 inside a display picture 18 in a display screen 4 of a CRT monitor 3, and this channel button 10 is provided with a function for successively switching a flag to show the desired external information processor. When the channel button 10 is once selected, for example, the flag for an AV equipment 12 of the external information processor in the working memory of a RAM mounted at a main information processing part 1 is raised and when the channel button 10 is selected once more, the flag for an information processing part 16 of the next external information processor is raised.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device,
In particular, the present invention relates to a coordinate position information input control device that controls coordinate position information by inputting coordinate position information by means of coordinate position specifying means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a consumer information processing device, for example,
The personal computer has a built-in information processing unit 100 having the configuration shown in FIG. 6, and the information processing unit 100 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 101 and a ROM.
(Read only memory) 103, RAM (random access memory) 104, timer 105, interrupt controller 106, and DMA (direct memory access)
The controller 107 and the like are mounted. CPU1 above
01 and ROM 103, RAM 104, timer 105, interrupt controller 106, and DMA controller 1
07 transmits / receives signals via the CPU bus 102.

A keyboard controller 109, a video controller 110, a floppy disk controller 111, a hard disk controller 112, a parallel I / O (input / output) controller 113, and a serial I.
A control circuit such as an / O (input / output) controller 114 and a mouse controller 115 is also built in the information processing section 100, and the plurality of control circuits are the CPU bus 1
02, the CPU 101 is connected to the CPU bus 102.
The transmission and reception of signals between the respective control circuits are controlled via.

Each of the above control circuits includes an I / F (interface) unit 108 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from external equipment. Therefore, the keyboard 1 which is an externally connected device
16, an information processing device dedicated monitor 117, a floppy disk unit 118, a hard disk unit 119,
By connecting the printer 120, the modem 121, and the mouse 122 to the plurality of control circuits using dedicated signal cables, the operation of the external device can be controlled.

At present, a plurality of application software programs are started from one information processing apparatus, and a plurality of display screens corresponding to the respective software, that is, windows are displayed on a display screen in a monitor which is a display unit of the information processing apparatus. Is displayed and the work is performed on the plurality of software while switching the plurality of windows, the plurality of works can be performed in parallel. In general, a mouse is connected to the information processing device as a position coordinate designating means, and the window switching operation is performed by operating the mouse cursor which is the coordinate position information by operating each mouse.

However, when operating a plurality of application software on one information processing apparatus as described above, when the number of the above-mentioned application software increases, the window switching operation becomes slow, and the display screens of the plurality of application software are displayed. Sometimes you want to refer to. Therefore, by activating one type of application software on one information processing device and arranging a plurality of information processing devices on which various application software are activated,
It is possible to realize to perform a plurality of works in parallel.

As a concrete example, for example, by connecting a mouse as position coordinate designating means to each of the three information processing devices and operating a mouse cursor which is coordinate position information by each of the above mouse operations, Music for creating a sentence on one information processing device, editing a video screen on the other information processing device, and music for making BGM (background music) of the video screen on the other information processing device. There is a case where editing is performed and finally work such as composition as one work is performed.

[0008]

By the way, when a plurality of information processing apparatuses are used in parallel as described above, a plurality of mice respectively connected to the plurality of information processing apparatuses are used, and Since the mouse cursors in the display screens of the monitors of the plurality of information processing devices are operated, the operation becomes complicated. Therefore, it is desired to control the movement operation of the mouse cursor in the display screens of the monitors of the plurality of information processing devices with one mouse.

Further, since the workbench becomes complicated due to operating a plurality of mice, and the more mice there are, the wider the work area becomes. Therefore, it becomes difficult to secure the work area.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a display unit of a plurality of external information processing devices connected to one main information processing unit is connected to the main information processing unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a coordinate position information input control device for switching and controlling coordinate positions on a display screen.

[0011]

In the coordinate position information input control device according to the present invention, at least one unit having a display unit is provided.
Main information processing unit to which a single external information processing device is connected, a display unit for displaying information processed by the main information processing unit, and a coordinate position connected to the main information processing unit for display designation Coordinate position specifying means for specifying the coordinate position in the display screen of the external information processing device in the display screen of the main information processing unit. The above problem is solved by displaying the transfer area.

Further, a plurality of external information processing apparatuses are connected to the main information processing section, and in order to control a coordinate position on a display screen of a display section of a desired external information processing apparatus,
It is characterized in that the coordinate position information transfer area in the display screen of the display unit of the main information processing unit is switched.

Further, by the switching operation by the channel button provided in the coordinate position information transfer area,
Switching control of the coordinate position on the display screen of the display unit of the desired external information processing device, or a plurality of external information processing devices according to the plurality of external information processing devices in the display screen of the display unit of the main information processing unit. Displaying coordinate position information transfer areas of the external information processing apparatus, and moving coordinate positions between the coordinate position information transfer areas to switch and control coordinate positions on the display screens of the display units of the plurality of external information processing devices. Is characterized by.

A mouse is used as the coordinate position designating means, and a pointer for displaying the coordinate position is displayed on the display screen.

[0015]

In the present invention, by operating the coordinate position designating means connected to one main information processing unit,
The coordinate position information is transferred from the main information processing unit to a desired external information processing device connected to the main information processing unit, and the coordinate position in the display screen of the display unit of the external information processing device is designated to be displayed. It is possible to switch and control the movement of the pointer.

[0016]

1 is a diagram of a first embodiment schematically showing a coordinate position information input control device according to the present invention. A mouse 2 and a CRT monitor 3 which is a display unit are connected to the main information processing unit 1. In addition, the main information processing unit 1
The external information processing device includes an AV (audiovisual) device 12 such as a video teloper, a titler, and a visual remote controller, and an information processing unit 16 for the AV device.
Etc. are connected. The operation on the AV device 12 is CR
The operation on the information processing unit 16 for the AV equipment is displayed on the display screen 14 of the T monitor 13, and the LCD monitor 1
7 is displayed in the display screen 18.

In the display screen 4 of the CRT monitor 3,
The window 5 which is a coordinate position information transfer area for controlling the movement operation of the mouse cursor 15 in the display screen 14 of the CRT monitor 13 and the movement operation of the mouse cursor 19 in the display screen 18 of the LCD monitor 17 is displayed. There is. Also, in the window 5, an end button 6, a grab button 7, a size button 8, an ON / OFF button 9,
Also, a channel button 10 is provided, and the movement operation of the window 5 or the mouse cursor 11 can be controlled by moving the mouse cursor 11 displayed in the window 5 and selecting the five buttons. it can.

The functions of the five buttons are as described later, and the end button 6 has a function of closing the display of the window 5 and ending the display, that is, the display screen of the display unit of the external information processing apparatus, that is, the display. When the movement of the mouse cursor is not controlled in the screens 14 and 18, the end button is selected to close the window.

The grab button 7 is a mouse cursor 11
It has a function of controlling whether or not the moving range of is restricted within the window 5. Also, once above grab button C2
Is selected, it is prohibited to move the mouse cursor 11 outside the window 5, and when it is selected again, the mouse cursor 11 is also displayed outside the window 5.
It has a toggle function that allows you to move and operate.

The size button 8 has a function of switching the resolution of the display screen of the external information processing apparatus connected to the main information processing unit, that is, the display screens 14 and 18. The CRT monitor 13 and LCD monitor 17
Is 320x200 dots, 640x400 dots, 6
It has a wide variety of resolutions such as 40x480 dots, 1024x768 dots, etc., and this resolution can be switched. Therefore, using the size button C3, select any resolution for the display unit of the external information processing device,
Switch.

The ON / OFF button 9 functions as the main information processing function of the window 5 which is the coordinate position information transfer area in the display screen of the display unit of the main information processing unit, that is, the coordinate position information of the mouse cursor. It has a function of transferring to a desired external information processing device connected to the unit and temporarily stopping controlling the movement operation of the mouse cursor in the display screen of the display unit of the desired external information processing device. It is used when it is desired to display the processing operation in the main information processing unit 1 by the moving operation of the mouse cursor 11 in the window 5.

Finally, the channel button 10 has a function of sequentially switching a flag indicating a desired external information processing apparatus, and by selecting the channel button 10, a plurality of units connected to the main information processing unit are selected. It is possible to switch and select a desired information processing device among the external information processing devices. For example, when the channel button 10 is selected once, the flag for the AV device 12 which is the external information processing device in the working memory in the RAM equipped in the main information processing unit 1 is set, and the channel button 10 is selected again. When the channel button 10 is selected, a flag is set for the information processing unit 16 which is the next external information processing device. As described above, the flag information in the working memory is sequentially rewritten every time the channel button 10 is selected. Therefore, by selecting the channel button a plurality of times, the desired external information processing device can be switched and selected.

In order to transfer the coordinate position information from the main information processing device to the external information processing device, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the serial I / O controller 35 built in the main information processing device 30 is used. I / F section 40
And a serial I / O controller 45 incorporated in each of the three external information processing devices 41, 49, 57,
A method of connecting the I / F units 48, 56, and 64 in 53 and 61 by a serial data communication cable can be used. The serial I / O controller 3
5, 45, 53, and 61 I / F units 40, 48, 5
3 and 64 use the standard of RS-232C interface.

The main information processing device 30 is the CPU 3
1, a ROM 33, a RAM 34, control circuits such as a serial I / O controller 35, a video I / O controller 36, and a mouse controller 37, and a CPU.
Signals are transmitted and received via the bus 32. Video I above
The I / F unit 40 of the I / O controller 36 has a monitor 38
However, the mouse 39 is connected to the I / F unit 40 of the mouse controller 37.

Further, the external information processing device 41 has a CPU 4
2. ROM 44 and control circuit such as serial I / O controller 45 and video controller 46, and CPU
Signals are transmitted and received via the bus 43, and the external information processing device 49 uses the CPU 50, the ROM 52, and the serial I / O.
A control circuit such as a controller 53 and a video controller 54 is provided, and signals are transmitted and received via the CPU bus 51. The external information processing device 57 has a CPU 58 and a ROM 60.
And a control circuit such as a serial I / O controller 61 and a video controller 62, and sends and receives signals via the CPU bus 59. Further, the video controllers 46, 54, and 62 have monitors 47, 5 respectively.
5 and 63 are connected via I / F units 48, 56 and 64. The information processing devices 30 and 4 described above
The block diagrams in 1, 49, and 57 are schematic, and, of course, more control circuits and the like are actually provided.

The signal generated by the mouse 39 connected to the I / F section 40 of the mouse controller 37 built in the main information processing apparatus 30 is sent to the mouse controller 37 and stored in the ROM 33. BIO
Signal processing is performed in S (basic input / output system).

Further, in the RAM 34, a working memory in which information of a plurality of external information processing devices and a flag for indicating the currently selected external information processing device is stored is secured. After the flag information of the working memory is read and the external information processing device corresponding to the flag is determined, the signal processed signal is serialized to the determined external information processing device via the CPU bus 32. It is transmitted from the I / F unit 40 in the I / O controller 35.

For example, when it is determined that the flag for the external information processing device 49 is set in the BIOS, the signal transmitted from the I / F unit 40 in the serial I / O controller 35 is The serial I / O controller 53 is provided via the I / F unit 56 in the serial I / O controller 53 built in the external information processing device 49.
Sent to. The signal in the serial I / O controller 53 is signal-processed by the BIOS stored in the ROM 52 via the CPU bus 51, and is sent to the video controller 54 again via the CPU bus 51. By the signal, the mouse cursor is moved and displayed at a new coordinate position on the monitor 55 connected to the I / F unit 56 of the video controller 54. Also when transferring the coordinate position information of the mouse 39 to the external information processing units 41 and 57 other than the external information processing unit 49, the signal is transmitted similarly to the above-described operation.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a mouse control method of the coordinate position information input control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which is shown in FIG. The code will be used.

First, in step S1, the state of the mouse 2 connected to the main information processing section 1 is detected. If the mouse 2 has moved (step S2), step S
3, the external information processing device corresponding to the flag in the working memory is determined, and in step S4, step S3
The external information processing device determined by the above-mentioned mouse cursor 1 using, for example, the signal transfer method shown in FIG.
The coordinate position information 1 is transferred, and the mouse cursor is moved on the display screen of the display unit of the external information processing apparatus determined in step S5. When the window 5 displayed on the display screen 4 of the CRT monitor 3 which is the display unit of the main information processing unit 1 and the display screen of the display unit of the external information processing device corresponding to the flag are not in the same area, The mouse cursor on the display screen of the display unit of the external information processing apparatus corresponding to the above flag is moved by a distance proportional to the movement distance of the mouse cursor 11 in the window 5.

Further, when the mouse button is clicked (step S6), 5 in the window 5 is selected in step S7.
It is determined whether or not any one of the command buttons 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 has been selected. If the five command buttons have not been selected, the process proceeds to step S8 to execute the command from the mouse 2.

The end button 6 is selected (step S
9) If so, the process proceeds to step S10 to close the window 5. Grab button 7 is selected (step S1
1) In that case, the process proceeds to step S12, and the mouse cursor 11 is switched so as to be prohibited or permitted to move even in an area other than the window 5. When the size button 8 is selected (step S13), the process proceeds to step S14 and the display screen 4 of the CRT monitor 3 which is the display unit of the main information processing unit 1 or the CRT monitor 13 which is the display unit of the external information processing apparatus. Or LCD monitor 17
The resolution of the image on the display screen 14 or 18 is switched to an arbitrary resolution. When the ON / OFF button 9 is selected (step S15), the process proceeds to step S16 to temporarily suspend the function of the window 5 or cancel the temporary suspension. When the channel button 11 is selected (step S17), the process proceeds to step S18, the flags in the working memory are sequentially switched, and the coordinate position information of the mouse 2 is transferred to the external information processing device corresponding to the flag in step S19. Built in the external information processing device by the BIOS in the ROM built in the external information processing device so that the movement operation of the mouse 2 can be controlled within the display screen of the display unit of the external information processing device. The operation in the serial I / O controller that is being performed is switched.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a second embodiment schematically showing a coordinate position information input control device according to the present invention. A mouse 71, a keyboard 72, a CRT monitor 73 that is a display unit, and two external information processing devices 79 and 84 are connected to the main information processing unit 70. The main information processing unit 70 and the external information processing devices 79 and 84 are installed side by side on a work table 89, and the external information processing device 79 is a device for editing a video using a script 83.
It is assumed that the external information processing device 84 is a device that edits music using the score 88.

In the display screen 74 of the CRT monitor 73, a mouse cursor 78 is displayed by the main information processing unit 80.
In addition to the window 75 for controlling the moving operation of the mouse, the movement of mouse cursors 82 and 87 in the display screens 81 and 86 of the CRT monitors 80 and 85 which are the display units of the two external information processing devices 79 and 84. A window 76 and a window 77 which are areas for transferring coordinate position information for controlling the operation are displayed.

Move the mouse cursor 78 to the window 76
By moving within the C
Mouse cursor 82 in display screen 81 of RT monitor 80
Movement of the mouse cursor 78
Is moved in the window 77, the movement of the mouse cursor 78 in the display screen 86 of the CRT monitor 85 of the external information processing device 84 can be controlled.

When controlling the mouse cursor in the display screen different from the mouse cursor in the display screen currently controlled, for example, when the mouse cursor 82 in the display screen 81 is controlled, Mouse cursor 8
When switching to control 7
By continuously moving the mouse cursor 78 in 6 to the right and moving it in the window 77, the movement of the mouse cursor 82 in the display screen 81 is controlled. It can be switched to control locomotion. When performing the above-mentioned operation, the mouse cursor 7 in the window 76 is
8, the mouse cursor 78 appears from the left end of the window 77 while the mouse stops at the right end of the window 76 and remains, and the moving operation is performed in the window 77. Also, similar to the movement operation of the mouse cursor 78 in the windows 76 and 77, the mouse cursor 82 in the display screen 81
Also stops at the right end of the display screen 81 and remains,
The display of the mouse cursor 87 appears at the left end of the display screen 86.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the method of controlling the movement operation of the mouse of the coordinate position information input control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The symbols shown in are used.

If the mouse cursor 78 in the display screen 74 in FIG. 4 has moved (step S30), step S3
At 1, the position of the mouse cursor 78 is detected. If the mouse cursor 78 is positioned within the window 75 (step S32), the process waits for the next movement operation.

If the mouse cursor 78 is located in the window 76 (step S34), the process proceeds to step S35 and the CRT monitor 80 corresponding to the window 76 is displayed.
The coordinate position information of the mouse cursor 78 is transferred to the external information processing device 79 equipped with the display screen 81 of step S3.
At 6, the mouse cursor 82 in the display screen 81 is moved based on the coordinate position information. Further, the mouse cursor 78 is positioned within the window 77 (step S3
If 7), proceed to step S38 to display the window 7
7. The coordinate position information of the mouse cursor 78 is transferred to the external information processing device 84 equipped with the display screen 86 of the CRT monitor 85 corresponding to 7, and the mouse cursor 87 in the display screen 86 is changed to the coordinate position information in step S39. Move based on.

CRT monitor 7 of main information processing unit 70
Window 76 or window 77 displayed in the display screen 74 of No. 3, and the display screen 81 of the CRT monitor 80 of the external information processing apparatus 79 or the CR of the external information processing apparatus 84 corresponding to the window 76 or window 77.
Since it is not the same area as the display screen 86 of the T monitor 85, the mouse cursor 82 or 87 is displayed in the display screen 81 or 86 by a distance proportional to the moving distance of the mouse cursor 78 in the window 76 or 77. To move.

Although the mouse is used as the coordinate position designating means in the above embodiment of the present invention, other coordinate position designating means such as a trackball or a joystick may be used. Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that the present invention is applied within the scope of the claims described above.

[0042]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the coordinate position information input control device of the present invention, by operating one coordinate position designating means connected to the main information processing section. Instead of the coordinate position designating means of the plurality of external information processing devices, it is possible to control the operation of the pointer at the coordinate position designated for display on the display unit of the external information processing device. Therefore, the work range for operating the coordinate position designating means can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a first embodiment schematically showing a coordinate position information input control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration for transferring coordinate position information of a coordinate position information input control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a mouse control method of the coordinate position information input control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a second embodiment schematically showing a coordinate position information input control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a mouse control method of the coordinate position information input control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram in a general information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 70 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Main information processing unit 2, 71 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Mouse 3, 73 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・・ CRT monitor 4,74 ・ ・ ・ ・ Display screen 5,75,76,76 ・ ・ Window 11,78 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main information processing unit to which at least one external information processing apparatus having a display unit is connected, a display unit for displaying information processed by the main information processing unit, and the main information. A coordinate position designating means for designating display of coordinate positions connected to the processing unit, and a display screen on the display unit of the main information processing unit and a display screen on the display unit of the external information processing apparatus. A coordinate position information input control device, which displays a coordinate position information transfer area for designating a coordinate position of the coordinate position information input control device. 2. A plurality of the external information processing devices are connected to the main information processing unit, and the main information processing unit controls the coordinate position in the display screen on the display unit of the desired external information processing unit. 2. The coordinate position information input control device according to claim 1, wherein the coordinate position information transfer area in the display screen of the display unit is switched. 3. A coordinate position in a display screen on a display unit of a desired external information processing apparatus is switched and controlled by a switching operation by a channel button provided in the coordinate position information transfer area. Item 1. A coordinate position information input control device according to item 1. 4. A plurality of coordinate position information transfer areas are displayed on the display screen of the display unit of the main information processing unit according to the plurality of external information processing devices, and the coordinate position information transfer areas are displayed. The coordinate position information input control device according to claim 1, wherein the coordinate position information input control device switches and controls the coordinate positions on the display screens in the display units of the plurality of external information processing devices by moving the coordinate positions between them. 5. The coordinate position information input control device according to claim 1, wherein a mouse is used as the coordinate position designating means.