JPH03201121A - Method and device for moving cursor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply and rapidly move a cursor key by specifying a cursor position on the optional position of a display screen to move the cursor to the specified position. CONSTITUTION:If a position(m+1, n) on a touch panel 9 is touched with a finger when the cursor is displayed on the position (m, n) of the display screen of a CRT 5, a signal indicating the touched position is outputted from the panel 9 and supplied to a touch panel control part 8. The control part 8 converts the supplied signal into position data and supplies the position data to a CRT control part 4 through a bus. The control part 4 displays the cursor on the position (m+1, n) of the CRT 5 based upon the position data. Since the cursor can be moved by specifying the cursor position on an optional position of the CRT, the cursor key can be simply and rapidly moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to a cursor moving method and apparatus for moving a cursor in a computer or the like at high speed with a single operation.

"Prior Art" Conventionally, in order to move a cursor at high speed in computers, etc., the following steps have been taken.

■Keep pressing the cursor key quickly.

■Use the high-speed cursor movement function provided in the application program.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" By the way, among the conventional high-speed cursor movements mentioned above, ■
In the method shown in section 1, the number of times the cursor key is pressed depends on the difference between the ordinate and abscissa axes, so if such operations are performed frequently, the operability will be significantly degraded.

On the other hand, in the method shown in section (■), not all application programs are equipped with a function to move the cursor at high speed, and even if the function is provided, the operation method may vary depending on each application program. There are various input methods, and the user needs to remember the input method each time. This forces them to bear an extra burden.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cursor moving method and apparatus that can move the cursor at high speed with simple operations.

"Means for Solving the Problem" The method of the present invention specifies a cursor movement position at an arbitrary position of a switch provided corresponding to each character display position on a display screen, and then It is characterized by moving the cursor to .

On the other hand, the cursor moving device of the present invention includes cursor position specifying means for specifying a cursor position on a display screen, detecting the cursor position specified by the cursor position specifying means, and detecting the cursor position based on the detection result. and cursor moving means for moving the cursor.

"Operation" According to this invention, by specifying the cursor position at any position on the display screen, the cursor moves to the specified position, so there is no need to keep pressing the cursor key many times, and the cursor can be moved quickly. There is also no need for an abbreviation program that has the ability to move to.

"Embodiments" Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In this figure, 1 is a CPU (central processing unit) that controls each part of the device, and 2 is a ROM (read only memory). A program for controlling the CPUI and a cursor control program are respectively written in the ROM2. 3
is a RAM (read only memory) and is used for various purposes in the control program of the CPU 1. 4 is a CRT control unit for controlling display on a CRT (cathode ray tube) 5; 6 is a keyboard control unit for controlling the keyboard 7. Reference numeral 8 denotes a touch panel control section for controlling the touch panel 9, which converts device signals formed by the touch panel 9 into position data and outputs the position data onto the bus BS. This touch panel 9 is made of a light-transmitting member and is attached to correspond to the character display position on the CRT 5.

The touch panel 9 outputs a signal indicating the X-Y coordinates of the point touched by the finger on the touch panel 9.

In the cursor moving device configured in this way, the second
As shown in Figure (a), (+i, n) on the screen of CRT5.
) With the cursor K displayed at the position, if you touch the position (g++l, n) on the touch panel 9 with your finger, a signal indicating the position of (m+I, n) will be output from the touch panel 9, O (is supplied to the touch panel control unit 8. As a result, the touch panel control unit 8 converts the supplied signal indicating the position of (m+l, n) into position data Dp.
and output it on bus BS. Then, the position data 1) l) or Cr1T control unit 4 output on the bus BS
is supplied to Then, the CRT control unit 4 selects (m+ 1, n) on the CRTS based on the input position data DP.
Cursor K is displayed at the position (Figure 2 (b)). That is, the cursor moves to the position specified by the finger.

In the above embodiment, the minimum character size displayed on the CrLT5 is equal to the minimum switch resolution of the touch panel 9, but the minimum character size displayed on the CRTS is larger than the minimum switch resolution of the touch panel 9. If it is small, the cursor may be moved left and right within the same switch each time the selected switch on the touch panel 9 is pressed (see FIG. 3). In this case, the ratio does not necessarily need to be 1:2, and any ratio may be used as long as it is within a practical range. Further, in this case, since it is only necessary to add 1 bit, there is an advantage that the amount of information can be reduced.

Further, in this embodiment, the cursor movement is performed by software, but it may also be performed by hardware.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the cursor moving method and device according to the present invention, by specifying the cursor position at an arbitrary position on the display screen, the cursor can be moved to the specified position. This allows you to move the cursor keys easily and quickly. Further, an application program having a function of moving the cursor at high speed is not required.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a microcomputer to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIGS.
The figure is a diagram for explaining the operation of the same embodiment. ! ...CPU12...ROM3...
...RAM, 4...CRT control unit, (1,
2, 3, 4 are cursor moving means), 8... touch panel control section, 9... touch panel (8, 9 are cursor position specifying means).

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Cursor movement characterized by specifying a cursor movement position at an arbitrary position on a touch panel provided corresponding to each character display position on the display screen, and then moving the cursor to the specified cursor movement position Method. (2) Cursor position specifying means for specifying the cursor position on the display screen, and cursor movement for detecting the cursor position specified by the cursor position specifying means and moving the cursor to the cursor position based on the detection result. A cursor moving device comprising: means.