JPH0573257A - Cursor control device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In controlling the cursor that indicates the input position on the screen, change the cursor so that it is conspicuous in proportion to the moving speed of the cursor to make it easier to visually recognize the cursor. The purpose is to [Arrangement] An operation input means for a user to specify a cursor position, a position changing means for moving the cursor to a specified coordinate position and extracting coordinate position information of the cursor, and information obtained from the position changing means, A moving speed calculating means for calculating the cursor moving speed based on the time information obtained from the timing generating means, and a cursor changing means for changing the size, shape, or color of the cursor based on the information from the moving speed calculating means. By having the cursor control device, the cursor can be easily recognized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cursor control device for indicating an input position on a screen of a display device such as an information device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional cursor control device, in order to facilitate visual recognition, the size, shape, and color tone of the cursor are switched depending on the area where the cursor is present.

A conventional cursor control device will be described below. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a conventional cursor control device. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 301 denotes an operation input unit through which the user inputs cursor position information. Reference numeral 302 denotes a position changing unit that moves the cursor to the designated coordinate position and extracts the coordinate position information of the cursor. Thirty
Reference numeral 3 is a purpose-of-use determination means for determining whether or not the cursor is on the application program (hereinafter, abbreviated as the purpose of use) which the user intends to use. Reference numeral 304 denotes a purpose-of-use area management unit that manages an area of purpose of use.
Reference numeral 305 is cursor changing means for changing the size, shape, or color tone of the cursor. A display device 306 displays a purpose of use and a cursor.

The operation of the cursor control device configured as described above will be described below. First, when the cursor position information is input from the operation input unit 301, the position changing unit 302 extracts the coordinate position information of the cursor.
Based on the coordinate position information obtained from the position changing means 302 and the intended use area information from the intended use area management means 304, the intended use determination means 303 calculates which intended purpose the cursor is placed on. The cursor changing unit 305 changes the size, shape, or color tone of the cursor based on the information obtained from the purpose-of-use determining unit 303. Display device 3
At 06, the purpose of use and the cursor are displayed.

As described above, the size, shape, and color tone of the cursor are controlled based on the area information of the area where the cursor exists, and the same cursor is displayed on the same area.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, if the size, shape, and color tone are made conspicuous in order to make the cursor visually recognizable, it is unsatisfactory for the purpose of use. On the contrary, there is a problem in that a cursor that is not obtrusive to the intended use makes it difficult to visually recognize.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a cursor control device capable of visually recognizing a cursor without any trouble for the purpose of use. The purpose is to

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, a cursor control device of the present invention has an operation input means for designating a cursor position, and a cursor is moved to a designated coordinate position to obtain coordinate position information of the cursor. From the moving speed calculating means, the moving speed calculating means for calculating the cursor moving speed based on the time information obtained from the timing changing means, and the position changing means for extracting It has cursor changing means for changing the size, shape, or color tone of the cursor based on the information.

[0009]

With this configuration, it is possible to calculate the moving speed of the cursor and change the size, shape, or color tone of the cursor, or a combination thereof, according to the moving speed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 101 is an operation input means, 1
02 is a position changing means, 103 is a moving speed calculating means, 10
4 is timing generating means, 105 is cursor changing means,
Reference numeral 106 is a display device.

The operation of the cursor control device configured as described above will be described. First, the operation input means 1
When the cursor position information is input from 01, the position changing means 102 extracts the coordinate position information of the cursor. Based on the coordinate position information obtained from the position changing means 102 and the time information obtained from the timing generating means 104, the moving speed calculating means 103 calculates the cursor moving speed. The cursor changing means 105 switches the cursor to a size, shape, or color tone proportional to the speed information obtained from the moving speed calculating means 103 when the position changing means 102 moves the cursor. The display device 106 displays the purpose of use and the cursor.

For example, the moving speed of the cursor is 1 second per second.
If the size is less than the dot, it is determined that the cursor is fixed, and the size of the cursor is set so as not to disturb the user, or the cursor itself is not displayed. Then, when the cursor is moved, the size, shape, or color tone of the cursor is changed to a cursor that is noticeable to the user according to the moving speed. Of course, if the purpose of use is such that the cursor should always be displayed, the cursor may not be changed.

A concrete example is shown in FIG. The outer frame indicates the entire display portion of the display device 201, and the first window
Reference numeral 202 and second window 203 denote virtual terminals. When the cursor 204 currently located at the coordinate position A of the first window 202 is moved to the coordinate position C of the second window 203, the size of the cursor 204 is changed according to the moving speed of the cursor 204. In other words, the size of the cursor is maximized at the coordinate position B where the moving speed is maximum, and is the minimum size at which the coordinate position C where the moving state is stopped does not disturb the eyes again.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing the moving speed calculating means, the timing generating means and the cursor changing means, the size, shape and color tone of the cursor can be changed according to the moving speed of the cursor. You can

[0016]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention overcomes the drawback of the visual acuity that makes it difficult to visually recognize when the cursor is moved, can clearly show the position of the cursor, and can be used for the purpose of use. It is possible to realize excellent visual recognizability that it does not cause any trouble,
Its practical effect is extremely large.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a cursor control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a specific screen image diagram in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional cursor control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Operation Input Means 102 Position Changing Means 103 Moving Speed Calculating Means 104 Timing Generating Means 105 Cursor Changing Means 106 Display Device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Operation input means for designating a cursor position,
The cursor moving speed based on the position changing means for moving the cursor to the designated coordinate position and extracting the coordinate position information of the cursor, the information obtained from the position changing means, and the time information obtained from the timing generating means. And a cursor changing means for changing the size, shape, or color of the cursor based on the information from the moving speed calculating means. 2. The cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein the size, shape, or color of the cursor is changed so as to stand out as the moving speed of the cursor increases.