JPH0465710A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an information processing device having a pointing device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, information processing devices have become indispensable to society as a means for easily and quickly processing business operations.

Conventionally, when operating an information processing device using a pointing device such as a mouse or a light pen in addition to a keyboard to perform input and arithmetic processing, the direction of the person operating the pointing device is displayed. If the user was not facing the device, the pointing device would have poor operability.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned conventional technology, if the pointing device is operated in a state where it is not facing the display device, the operator may notice that the pointing device is not facing the display device, especially when using a mouse or light pen as opposed to a keyboard. There are many times when I want to operate the device in a free position in front of my desk.
For example, with a mouse, the direction in which the coat is attached is recognized as the top, so it is difficult for the movement of the cursor on the display device to match the direction on the desk. There was a problem in that the cursor could not be operated as desired, and it was cumbersome to touch the display device and change its orientation each time.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that solves the above-mentioned conventional problems.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above objects, the information processing device of the present invention comprises:
The present invention is configured to include display device driving means for changing the orientation of the display device, and sensing means for instructing the display device driving means provided in the pointing device.

Effects of the present invention According to the configuration described above, the operator operates the display device drive means using the sensing means provided in the pointing device, and easily and quickly changes the orientation of the display device to a direction that is easy for the operator to operate. be able to.

Embodiment 1 An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1A and 1B, a display device @ drive shaft 3. Motor 4. There are gears 5.6, and a motor 4 is disposed inside the information processing device main body 1.
A gear 5 directly connected to the motor 4 meshes with a gear 6 directly connected to a display device drive shaft 3 that supports the display device 2. Since the gear 6 is larger than the gear 5, the rotation of the motor 4 is slowed down to rotate the display drive shaft 3, while the first
In Figure C, the mouse 7, which is a pointing device, has
In addition to the buttons 8a and 8b which are the pointing means,
Buttons 9a and 9b are provided for changing the direction of the display device 2, which is the sensing means.

Next, in FIG. A processing control section 13 that transmits the sensing results of the pointing device 7 to the central processing unit 10 for processing; and a motor 4 that controls the direction of the display device 1.

Based on the above configuration, the operation of ft-1) will be explained next.

To explain only the driving of the display device 2, information regarding the orientation of the display device obtained from the button 9a or 9b of the pointing device 7 is transmitted to the motor 4 by the central processing unit 1Q through the processing control unit 13. The motor 4 rotates, the gear 5 directly connected to the motor 4 rotates, and the teeth is meshed with the gear rotates the display device drive shaft 3, changing the direction of the display device 2 directly connected to this shaft. This is a mechanism to do so.

For example, when the R button 9b of the mouse γ is pressed as shown in No. 33A, the gears 7 to 4 and the gears rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Drive 1~, as a result, the surface ice maker e2 changes direction in the direction of arrow C, that is, in the R direction. This state is S
Shown in Figure B.

The display device 2 has an L or H button (911 or sb
) continues to rotate while the button is pressed, and when the button is released, the orientation of the display device 2 is fixed. When the H button is pressed, the display rotates to the right when facing the display.
When the L button is pressed, it rotates to the left toward the display.

In the above description, a mouse is used as the pointing device, but other types of pointing devices such as a keyboard 2-track digitizer may also be provided with buttons 9a and 9b for changing the direction of the display device 2. It's good.

Further, instead of using gears, other methods such as a bell or a roller may be used to reduce the rotation of the motor.

Further, in the embodiment, the motor 4 and the speed reduction device are provided within the main body of the information processing device, but they may also be provided within a separate display device stand.

As described in detail, according to the information processing device of the present invention, since the orientation of the display device can be changed freely, the operator can face the display device regardless of the operator's posture or position. As a result, the movement of the pointing device and the movement of the cursor match, reducing the difficulty of operation and erroneous operation, improving the operability of the pointing device. You can get the effect of improving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of main parts of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a partially cutaway front view, and FIG. 1B is a partially cutaway front view.
1C is a plan view showing a mouse, which is a pointing device. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing the previous state, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing the state in which the R button of the mouse is pressed and the display device is turned to the right. 1...Information processing device main body, 2...Display device, 3...Display device drive shaft, 4......
Motor, 6, 6...Gear, 7...Mouse (pointing device), 9a, 9b...
Button to change the direction of display device 2. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person 1st
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An information processing device including a pointing device, a central processing unit, a memory, and a display device, further comprising: a display device drive means for changing the orientation of the display device; An information processing device comprising sensing means for instructing display device driving means.