JP4038870B2 - Pen input computer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pen input computer that operates a touch panel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a pen input computer that operates a touch panel, coordinate input can only be performed by a single operation of pressing the pen. Therefore, when switching left and right mouse click operations, a touch panel key is provided outside the display area. The user can emulate mouse click operation switching by pressing the pen on the coordinate area, or provide an icon screen for switching in the display area in advance, and the user can And emulating the switching of click operations by pressing the pen. In both cases, since the input coordinate range for the switching operation is known in advance, switching is performed by detecting and comparing the input coordinates when the pen is pressed.
[0003]
FIG. 4 is an overview diagram of a pen input computer that performs a left-right click operation switching by a conventional coordinate detection method, and FIG. 4A is a pen input computer provided with touch keys outside the display display area. 4 (b) is a pen input computer provided with an icon screen for switching operation in the display display area.
[0004]
In FIG. 4A, 1 is a touch panel operation area, 2 is a display display area, 3 is an input pen, 4 is a touch key area, 5 is a touch key for left click selection, and 6 is for right click selection. Shows touch keys.
[0005]
In FIG. 4B, 1 is a touch panel operation area, 2 is a display display area, 3 is an input pen, 7 is an operation icon area, 8 is a left click selection icon, and 9 is a right click selection area. Indicates an icon.
[0006]
FIG. 5 shows conventional click operation switching means.
In FIG. 5, 10 is a coordinate storage means, 11 is a coordinate comparison means, and 12 is a determination means.
[0007]
A conventional example will be described with reference to FIG.
By pressing the area of the right click selection touch key 6 with the input pen 3, the input coordinates are detected. The input coordinates are temporarily stored in the coordinate storage means 10, and the coordinate area data of the right click selection touch key 5 set in advance by the coordinate comparison means 11 is compared with the input coordinates to compare whether or not they match. The determination means 12 determines whether or not the input is the right click selection touch key 5 from the comparison result and the input coordinates.
[0008]
Also, when the icon is used, the input coordinates are determined in the same procedure.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a conventional procedure for releasing the right click operation.
[0009]
In FIG. 6, 15 indicates right click setting, 16 indicates input coordinate detection, 17 indicates input coordinate validity determination, 18 indicates left click operation selection determination, 19 indicates input instruction execution, and 20 indicates right click operation cancellation. ing.
[0010]
A conventional right-click operation cancellation procedure will be described with reference to FIG.
The right mouse operation mode is set by the determination means 12 (step 15). Subsequently, when there is a coordinate input (step 16), it is determined whether or not the input coordinate is a coordinate pressed on an instruction screen (not shown) in a window opened in the right mouse operation mode. If it is determined to be invalid, the process moves to step 16 to wait for the next coordinate input, and if it is determined that the input coordinate is valid, the process moves to step 18 (step 17).
[0011]
Next, the left click operation selection determination is performed (step 18), and if it is determined that it is not selected, the instruction content based on the input coordinates (for example, the instructed content in the window opened by the right click operation) is displayed. Execute (step 19). If it is determined that the left click operation has been selected, the left click operation is set and the right click operation is canceled at the same time (step 20). As long as the right click operation is not canceled, the setting of the right click operation is maintained.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a conventional pen input computer, when switching the mouse click operation, the pen must be moved to a specific area each time, and after executing the command, whether the pen operation holds the right click operation or left There is a case where it is not known whether the click operation is held, and a simple click operation switching method without a special input method is desired.
[0013]
An object of the present invention is to make it unnecessary for the user to worry about the pen input position and to cancel the right-click operation each time.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this problem, the present invention is configured such that the left and right click operations can be switched by detecting and discriminating the number of touches within a predetermined time while the pen is touched at an arbitrary position.
[0015]
Accordingly, the user can change the mouse click operation at an arbitrary position without moving the pen to the specific area, and can improve the operability.
[0016]
Further, by releasing the right click operation at the next coordinate input after the right click operation, it is not necessary for the user to return the click operation, so that the operability can be further improved.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pen input computer changes the number of pen inputs of the same coordinate at any coordinate position on the display screen, thereby switching the mouse right click operation and the left click. A pen input computer for switching between operations, comprising a means for detecting the number of pen touches within a predetermined time at the same coordinate and executing a change in operation mode, a coordinate storage means, a timer monitoring Means, a coordinate comparison means, a coordinate coincidence counter means, and a determination means, and has an effect of shifting to a right click operation when touch input detection of the same coordinate has been performed a predetermined number of times or more in a certain time.
[0018]
Further, the pen input computer according to claim 2 is a pen input computer according to claim 1, wherein the pen input computer comprises control means for returning to the left click operation by the next pen input operation by the right click operation. The computer has an effect of automatically returning to the left click operation by the next pen input operation after the right click operation is completed.
[0019]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows an overview of a pen input computer according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a touch panel operation area, 2 is a display display area, 3 is an input pen, and an input pen 3 Is used to input coordinates by touching an arbitrary position in the touch panel operation area 1.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the click operation switching means in the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, 10 is a coordinate storage means, 11 is a coordinate comparison means, 12 is a determination means, 13 is a timer monitoring means, and 14 is a coordinate. Indicates a match counter. Each means 10 to 14 determines a mouse operation based on input coordinates, and is configured by driver software.
[0021]
The operation in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
By pressing the touch panel operation area 1 with the input pen 3, the input coordinates are detected. The input coordinates (coordinate A) are temporarily stored in the coordinate storage means 10. The coordinate comparison means 11 compares the input coordinates (referred to as coordinate B) that have been continuously input with the coordinates A stored in the coordinate storage means 10. When it is determined that the coordinates are the same, the coordinate coincidence counter 14 is instructed to count up, and the coordinate coincidence counter 14 instructs the timer monitoring means 13 to start time measurement. The timer monitoring means 13 prompts the coordinate coincidence counter 14 to send the coordinate coincidence count if there is no next input within a preset time after the start of measurement. The determination unit 12 determines that the operation is a double-click operation from the comparison result of the coordinate comparison unit 11 and the count number of the coordinate match counter 14, and clears the coordinate match counter 14.
[0022]
When there is an input within the set time after the timer monitoring means 13 starts measurement, the coordinate comparison means 11 compares the input coordinates (coordinate C) with the coordinates A and B, and the same coordinates If it is determined, the coordinate coincidence counter 14 is instructed to count up, and the coordinate coincidence counter 14 stops the timer monitoring means. The determination unit 12 determines from the comparison result of the coordinate comparison unit 11 and the count number of the coordinate match counter 14 that the same coordinate has been input, for example, three times, determines that it is a right click operation, and clears the coordinate match counter 14. .
[0023]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, if the user inputs the set number of times with the same coordinates without changing the input position of the pen, the mouse click operation can be switched and the operability is improved. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a touch key outside the display area, and it is not necessary to display an icon for mouse click selection in the display area by an application program, an inexpensive pen input computer can be provided. it can.
[0024]
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the right-click operation release procedure according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
[0025]
Hereinafter, the right click operation canceling operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
The right mouse operation mode is set by the determination means 12 (step 15). Subsequently, when coordinate input is detected (step 16), it is determined whether or not the input coordinate is a coordinate pressed on an input instruction screen (not shown) in a window opened in the right mouse operation mode. If it is determined that the input coordinate is invalid, the process proceeds to step 16 to wait for the next coordinate input, and if it is determined that the input coordinate is valid, the process proceeds to step 19 (step 17). If the input coordinates are valid, the instruction contents based on the input coordinates (for example, the instruction contents in the window opened by the right click operation) are executed (step 19). At this time, the right click operation is released (step 20).
[0026]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the user does not need to worry about the current mouse click operation setting, and does not need to cancel the right mouse click selection each time. Operability can be provided.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the left / right click operation of the mouse cursor is to be switched, the user can perform the switching without having to move the pen position. In addition, there is no need to worry about right operation or left operation now, and only when the right operation is performed, the pen touch method may be changed, so that there is an advantageous effect that it is not necessary to return to the left click operation each time. In addition, regarding the software program, since only the change of the driver software program is required regardless of the difference of the application software program, the man-hour can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overview diagram of a pen input computer according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a click operation switching unit of the pen input computer according to Embodiments 1 and 2. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a procedure for canceling a right click operation of a pen input computer according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a conventional pen input computer. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a procedure for canceling a right click operation of a conventional pen input computer.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Touch panel operation area 2 Display display area 3 Input pen 10 Coordinate storage means 11 Coordinate comparison means 12 Determination means 13 Timer monitoring means 14 Coordinate coincidence counter

Claims (2)

A pen input computer for operating a touch panel,
A pen input computer that switches between a right click operation and a left click operation of a mouse in a mouse click operation switching by changing the number of pen inputs at the same coordinates at an arbitrary coordinate position on a display screen. The pen input computer according to claim 1, comprising control means for returning to the left click operation by the next pen input operation by the right click operation.

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