JPH1185383A - Keyboard display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of a display input device which requires switching between pointing device input and keyboard input by displaying a key array window for a keyboard image and handling the input from this window as the input from the keyboard. SOLUTION: Normal windows (a) and (b) are controlled by a multiwindow control part and displayed on a display 10 by a display control part. Keyboard corresponding windows A and B are controlled by a keyboard display means in the multiwindow control part and displayed on the display 10 by the display control part. Simultaneously with the normal windows (a) and (b), the character input window A corresponding to the keyboard and the ten-key window B are displayed and the same process with input from the keyboard 8 is performed by operating mouse 9. Further, pieces of key information are registered as one registration corresponding key A2 by operating a registration key A3 and the same process with the depression of keys on the keyboard 8 is performed by operating the mouse 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display apparatus capable of multi-window display, and more particularly, to an apparatus for displaying a keyboard on a screen and performing input from the displayed keyboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an image display apparatus capable of multi-window display, an input is made from a pointing device such as a mouse or a keyboard. The keyboard can specify a range, execute a command, and input characters, and can be operated only with the keyboard. On the other hand, a mouse can be used to specify a range or execute a command by a click operation or the like, but characters must be input from a keyboard, and for example, character information cannot be input by an operation using only the mouse.

However, a keyboard has a function that does not operate unless a plurality of keys are pressed at the same time. In this case, operation is easier if a mouse is used.

[0004] Conventionally, the user operates the mouse and the keyboard by selectively using inputs. For this reason, the user has to change the keyboard and the mouse, resulting in poor operability.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional apparatus, since it is necessary to use a keyboard and a mouse for inputting, the operator needs to change the keyboard and the mouse each time. However, there is a problem that it is not preferable in terms of operability, and improvement is desired.

[0006] The reason is that the functions of the mouse are limited, and it is impossible to perform the information input operation only with the mouse. On the other hand, the keyboard has the function of pressing a plurality of keys at the same time. In this case, a mouse is easier to use, and a mouse operation has better operability in selecting a window operation, and it is necessary to use a keyboard and a mouse separately for input.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pointing device such as a mouse and an operability of a display input device which requires switching between keyboard inputs. Another object of the present invention is to provide an image display and input device which is improved.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image display device capable of multi-window display, in which a key arrangement window of a keyboard image is displayed, and an input from the window is input from a keyboard. And a registering means for registering a plurality of keyboard inputs to one registration corresponding key in response to a registration command.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In a preferred embodiment, the image display and input device according to the present invention displays a key-arranged window of a keyboard image (referred to as a “window corresponding to a keyboard”) on an image display device capable of multi-window display, and A keyboard display means for notifying an input from the window as an input from the keyboard (4 in FIG. 1), and registration for registering a plurality of key inputs on the keyboard to one registration corresponding key (see FIG. 2) in response to a registration command Means (5 in FIG. 1).

The keyboard display means (4 in FIG. 1)
When a key on a keyboard-compatible window displayed on the screen displayed on the screen via the display control unit (6 in FIG. 1) is operated with a mouse, the keyboard display means determines that an input from the corresponding key on the keyboard is normal. Operations can be performed on windows.

[0011] Further, the key information when a plurality of keys on the keyboard are depressed is registered in the registration correspondence key by the registration means (5 in FIG. 1), and when the registration correspondence key on the keyboard correspondence window is operated with a mouse, the registration is performed. Based on the key information registered in the means, the keyboard display means determines which of the plurality of keys on the keyboard corresponds to the pressing, and an input control unit (FIG. 1)
7) can perform processing on a normal window.

[0012]

Next, in order to explain the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention in more detail, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an image display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a CPU serving as a central control center.
2, a multi-window control unit 3 for controlling multi-window display, a keyboard display unit 4 included in the multi-window control unit 3 and controlling display of a keyboard-compatible window and correspondence with the keyboard 8, and a keyboard display unit 4. Registration means 5 for registering a plurality of key information connected to one registration corresponding key, a display 10 capable of multi-window display via a display control unit 6, and an input for controlling input information from a keyboard 8 and a mouse 9 And a control unit 7.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram schematically showing a keyboard-compatible window displayed on the screen of the display 10. As shown in FIG. FIG.
As shown in the figure, the keyboard-compatible window is displayed and output as separate windows so that the character input window A and the numeric keypad window B can be displayed as needed, respectively. The character input window A is a normal character input keyboard image. A1 and a plurality of registration corresponding keys A2
And a registration key A3 for registering information of a plurality of keys corresponding to the registration correspondence key A2 in the registration means 5.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a screen displayed on a display 10, a keyboard 8, and a mouse 9.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Normal windows a and b are displayed on the image display device 1.
At the same time, a character input window A and a numeric keypad window B corresponding to the keyboard are displayed, and the same processing as inputting from the keyboard 8 by operating the mouse 9 is performed.

By operating the registration key 3 of the character input window A corresponding to the keyboard, a plurality of pieces of key information are registered as one registration corresponding key (n) A2.

By operating the registration corresponding key (n) A2 with a mouse, a process equivalent to pressing a plurality of keys from the keyboard 8 is performed.

More specifically, ordinary windows a and b
Are controlled by the multi-window control unit 3 and displayed on the display 10 by the display control unit 6.
The keyboard corresponding windows A and B are controlled by the keyboard display means 4 in the multi-window control unit 3 and displayed on the display 10 by the display control unit 6.

When the mouse 9 is operated on the ordinary windows a and b, the information is recognized by the input control unit 7 and the information such as the mouse position is obtained from the display control unit 6 and is notified to the multi-window control unit 3. The multi-window control unit 3 notifies a program or the like for the corresponding window a or b.

When the mouse 9 is operated on the character input window A or the numeric keypad window B, it is recognized by the input control unit 7, and information such as the mouse position is obtained from the display control unit 6 and notified to the multi-window control unit 3. I do. The multi-window control unit 3 notifies the keyboard display unit 4, and the keyboard display unit 4 notifies the input control unit 7 as a keyboard input. Information as a keyboard input is notified from the input control unit 7 to the multi-window control unit 3 and is notified to a program or the like for the window a or b, thereby obtaining the same operation as the input from the keyboard.

The operation of registering a plurality of keys on the keyboard to the corresponding keys is as follows. When a key on the character input window A is operated by the mouse 9 in the following procedure, the corresponding key (n) A2 , Information of keyboard keys X + Y + Z is registered.

1. Registration key A3 2. 2. Registration corresponding key number (n) A2 Keyboard key X4. Keyboard key Y5. Keyboard key Z6. Registration key A3

After registration, when a mouse operation (click operation) is performed on the registration corresponding key (n) A2, the keyboard display means 4 notifies the corresponding key information X, Y, Z to the input control section 7. . Then, the multi-window control unit 3 is notified from the input control unit 7 to the program for the window a or b, and the same operation as when the keyboard X + Y + Z is pressed is obtained.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

A first effect of the present invention is that, in an image display device capable of multi-window display, a window having a key arrangement of an image similar to a keyboard is displayed, and characters can be input by operating a mouse. That is.

The reason is that, in the present invention, the keyboard and the keys on the window are associated by the keyboard display means.

A second effect of the present invention is that a function that does not operate unless a plurality of keys are simultaneously pressed from the keyboard is used, and a similar function is operated only by clicking a registration-compatible key on the window with a mouse. It is possible to improve operability.

The reason is that, in the present invention, there is provided a registration means for registering key information of a plurality of keys and one registration corresponding key in association with each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of the present invention;
It is a figure showing composition of a keyboard corresponding window.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image display apparatus 2 CPU 3 Multi-window control part 4 Keyboard display means 5 Registration means 6 Display control part 7 Input control part 8 Keyboard 9 Mouse 10 Display

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An image display / input device capable of multi-window display, wherein a window of a key arrangement of a keyboard image (referred to as a “keyboard-compatible window”) is displayed,
Keyboard display means for notifying an input from the keyboard corresponding window as an input from a keyboard, and registering means for registering a plurality of keyboard inputs to one registration corresponding key of the keyboard corresponding window in response to a registration command. An image display input device characterized in that: 2. The keyboard display means according to key information registered in said registration means when said registration corresponding key on said keyboard corresponding window is operated with a mouse.
2. The image display input device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined which of the plurality of keys on the keyboard corresponds to pressing, and the same processing as pressing the plurality of keys from the keyboard is performed. 3.