JPH022221A - Keyboard device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the selection even if multi-function is provided by providing a ten-key section entering information coincident with numerical information displayed on a display device and inputting selectively a desired PF. CONSTITUTION:With a function selection switch 1 turned on, a function selection control section 2 selects sequentially control function items of a function storage section 4 and a pattern control section 6 displays the control function items o a CRT display section 8. The row number and the column number of the desired control item are designated by a ten-key section 7. Then a release switch 9 is depressed and the selection is executed, then a gate 10 is opened and the desired control item is fed to a data processing main body section. Thus, a required item among 100 items on one pattern is selected momentarily.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a keyboard device that is connected to a data processing main unit together with a display device, and uses the display device to input data into the data processing main unit. .

[Conventional technology]

In word processors and personal computers,
When inputting information such as data and instructions into the data processing main body, a keyboard device having key switches on which a plurality of characters and symbols are written is used for boat fishing. By the way, when inputting data using this keyboard device, a large number of operations are required, so in order to simplify this operation, conventionally, keys provided in advance for control functions necessary for processing, that is, program It was configured to be registered as a function (hereinafter abbreviated as PF) key and input using this key.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Although the method using PF keys can simplify key operations,
As the number of registration functions increases, the number of registration functions also increases, and there is a problem that the registration functions become fixed. The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard device that can easily accommodate an increase in the number of registered functions and a change in functions.

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention provides numerical information and P corresponding to this numerical information.
A function storage section in which F is registered, a screen control section for displaying the contents of the function storage section on a display device, and a numeric keypad section for inputting information that matches the numerical information displayed on the display device, The desired PF can be selected manually.

[For production]

In the present invention, a desired function can be selected from the content displayed on the display device by specifying the position using the numeric keypad, so even if there are a wide variety of functions, selection is significantly facilitated. Further, since the contents of the function storage section are displayed on the display device and selected, the function can be easily changed by simply changing the stored contents.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the function storage unit 4 stores, for example, 10
One or more groups of control functions with 0 items are registered, and by pressing the function selection switch 1, the function selection control section 2 selects these items for each group.

Further, the control function selected by this function selection control section 2 is
It is displayed on the CRT display device 8 by the screen control unit 6, and numerical values are added to the control items arranged in the row and column directions. The numeric keypad section 7 is designed to generate numerical information that is the same as this numerical value. It also includes a next screen display instruction function 5 that selects the content registered in the function storage section 4 and instructs the display of the next screen. Furthermore, when the release switch 9 is pressed, the control function of the position that satisfies the numeric information on the numeric keypad 7 is input to the data processing main unit via the gate 10.

The operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below according to the flowchart in FIG. 2 and also with reference to the display screen example in FIG. 3.

First, when the function selection switch 1 is turned on in step 101, the function selection control section 2 sequentially selects control function items in the function storage section 4, and in step 102, the screen control section 6 displays these control function items on a CRT display. 8. As a result, on the display screen of the CRT display unit 8, as shown in FIG. 3, 20 control functions of 5 items per line are displayed, totaling 1100 items.

At this time, if the desired control item is not included, the next screen display instruction function 5 causes the next screen to be displayed in step 103.

Next, in step 104, after confirming that the desired control item exists, the row number and column number of the desired control item are specified using the numeric keypad section 7.

Next, in step 106, when the release switch 9 is pressed and selection is executed, the gate 10 is opened and the desired control item is sent to the data processing main body. Subsequently, in step 106, the next screen display instruction function 5 selects CR.
The screen of the T display section 8 is returned to its normal state.

As a result, it is possible to instantly select the desired one from among the 100 functions on one screen.

Generally, with the method of sequentially displaying the contents of control functions using the PF keys, it is necessary to perform the next function selection operation up to 20 times to view the contents of 100 items, but in this embodiment, it is easy to use by simply operating one screen. It is possible to generate a heading, which can shorten the processing time accordingly.

On the other hand, when changing the contents of a control function, only a part of the function storage section 4 needs to be rewritten.

Figure 4 shows an example of the arrangement of each switch mentioned above.
Function selection switch 1 is at the back of the front, numeric keypad section 7 is on the right side,
The release switch 9 is placed at the front. In addition,
This example shows a case where only one function selection switch 1 is required, but if more functions are to be provided, a plurality of switches may be provided at the rear of the front as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the numerical value in the row direction is first specified using the numeric keypad section 7, and then the numerical value in the column direction is specified, but the method of specification using the numeric keypad may be reversed. It may be arbitrarily determined according to the following.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, a desired function can be selected from the content displayed on the display device by specifying the position twice using the numeric keypad, so even if the functions are diverse, The selection is greatly facilitated. Further, since the contents of the function storage section are displayed on the display device and the groove bottom is selected, functions can be easily changed simply by changing the stored contents.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of arrangement of main elements of the embodiment.

1...Function selection switch, 2...Function selection control section,
4... Function storage section, 5... Next screen display instruction function, 6
...Screen control section, 7...Numeric keypad section, 8...CR
T display section, 9...Release switch, 10...Gate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a keyboard device connected to a data processing main unit together with a display device and inputting data into the data processing main unit using the display device, a function storage unit registering numerical information and a program function corresponding to the numerical information. and a screen control section for displaying the contents of the function storage section on the display device, and a numeric keypad section for inputting information that matches the numerical information displayed on the display device, and for selecting and inputting a desired program function. A keyboard device characterized by: