JPH02186420A - Information input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use the device for the area confirmation for an operator and to reduce the errors of input positions by emitting respectively different sounds when an inputted information touches the inside or outside of an information input area. CONSTITUTION:A transparent touch panel 2 is provided on the surface of a display part 1 of the information input device, the operator touches the panel 2 while observing the display of the display part 1, the touch is detected by a touch detecting circuit 4 in a control part 3, and a detecting signal corresponding to a touched input position is outputted. The detecting signal of the circuit 4 is inputted to an X-Y detecting circuit 5, the signal inputted to the circuit 5 is processed and operated, the coordinate of the input point touched by the panel 2 are obtained, and outputted to a CPU 6. Further a RAM 8 is used for the work area of the CPU 6, an image pattern indicating the information input area and the coordinate data designating the area are stored, a coincidence detecting circuit 9 in the control part 3 detects the coincidence between the inputted coordinate data and the coordinates in the information input area, notifies it to the CPU 6, and emits the different sounds from a PM sound sources A and B.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an information input device for inputting information to an information processing device, and particularly to an information input device for inputting information to an information processing device by touching an input section with a finger or the like. The present invention relates to an information input device that performs.

Description of Prior Art and Problems] A so-called touch panel device is known as this type of information input device. Such a touch panel device is used by being incorporated into a computer system or a computer-applied information processing device, and by superimposing a transparent input section on a display surface of a display device of the information processing device.

The information input area f of the touch panel device is displayed on the display screen of the display means as an area surrounded by a square, circle, etc. indicating the area. The operator inputs information by touching this square, circle, or other area with a finger or the like.

In such conventional information input devices, in order to inform the operator whether or not the information input area is touched correctly, some generate a sound when the information input area is touched correctly.

However, with the information input device described above that generates a single sound only when the information input area is touched, the operator cannot confirm where the incorrect input area starts, and the same input There was a problem in that positional errors were repeated.

[Means and effects for solving the problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides an information input device that inputs information by touching a panel provided on a display screen of a display device. a setting means for setting an information input area on the input panel; a display control means for displaying the information input area set by the setting means on a display screen of the display device; and a desired position of the human cover panel. detecting means for detecting whether or not the touched position is within the information input area set by the setting means when touched; The invention is characterized in that the sound generating means generates a different sound depending on the outside, and generates a sound (tau) when the input area is in contact with the inside of the input area and outside.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing device incorporating an information input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a CR7 display section, on the surface of which a transparent pressure-sensitive touch panel 2 is provided. The operator uses CR7 display section 1
Touch the touch panel 2 while looking at the display, the touch is detected by the touch detection circuit 4 of the control section 3, and a detection number 43 corresponding to the position of the touched input point is output.

Then, the detection signal of the touch detection circuit 4 is input to the X-Y detection circuit 5, and this circuit 5 processes the input signal and performs calculations etc. .

y) [5 is calculated and output to the CPU 6.

■[Both parts 3 are the touch panel detection circuit 4 mentioned above and
It is equipped with a detection circuit 5 and a CPU such as a microprocessor that controls the entire device.
Control is performed according to a control program stored in OM7. The ROM 7 is a read-only memory that stores not only a control program for the CPU 6 but also a sound generation processing program to be described later.

Further, the RAM 8 is used as a work area for the CPU 6, and is a random access memory that stores an image pattern such as a square or circle indicating an information input area and coordinate data for specifying the area.

Furthermore, the control unit 3 is provided with a coincidence detection circuit 9 that detects whether or not the coordinate data input via the touch panel 2 is within the information input area and notifies the CPU 6 of the result. Different sounds are generated through the speaker 12.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the state of touch input from the touch panel 2. As shown in FIG.

While looking at the CR7 display screen, the operator touches the information input area of the corresponding item with a finger or the like to input Uπ mark data in the information input area.

FIG. 3 shows an information input area 31 showing items etc. on the display screen l-.
It is a figure showing the state where is displayed.

Next, the operation of the sound generation process of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, step! When the operator touches the touch panel 2 with a finger or the like, coordinate data of the touched position is captured in step 2. Then, it is determined whether or not the coordinate data taken in in step 3 is the coordinate data existing within the information input area. If the coordinate data is within the area, then in step 4, the sound of the sound source All is generated for a predetermined period of time. If the sound is outside the information input area, in step 5 the sound from the sound source BI2 is generated from the speaker for a predetermined period of time.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in 1-1 above, according to the information input device according to the present invention, different sounds are generated when the information input area is touched or outside the information input area. This is extremely helpful for users to confirm the area, and reduces the possibility of repeated input position errors.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing device incorporating the information input device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the input state from the touch panel, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing items etc. on the display screen of the display device. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state where the information input device is displayed, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart of sound generation processing according to the present invention. ... CRT display section 2 ... touch panel 3 ... control section 7 ... ROM 8 ... RAM 10, +! ---PS'ff sources A, B
12...Speaker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an information input device that inputs information by touching an input panel provided on a display screen of a display device, a setting means for setting an information input area on the input panel; display control means for displaying the information input area set by the setting means on the display screen of the display device; when a desired position of the input panel is touched, the touched position is set by the setting means; and a sound generating means that generates different sounds between inside and outside the information input area based on the detection result of the detection means. information input device.