System for changing modes and cursor appearance by a single button
First Claim
1. An input processing system by button operation which is used for an information processing system having a button input unit, a display unit, a processing unit controlling I/O of said button input unit and said display unit, comprising:
- a. input mode management means which manages each input mode in correspondence with each of the plural kinds of display-figures of cursor displayed to said displayed unit;
b. button input detection means detects pressing condition of the button in said button input unit and detects whether time of pressing condition is within predetermined time or not;
c. input mode switching means, switching input mode managed by said input mode management means, when said pressing condition of the button is within predetermined time;
d. cursor display means wherein the cursor is displayed by display-figures that correspond to the present input mode of the cursor;
e. input processing means which execute one of certain processes that correspond to each of the said input mode managed by said input mode management means when the time of pressing condition of the button is over said predetermined time.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a small sized, inexpensive input unit which enables easy operation of computers, etc., even for people who have handicaps such as in the hands and/or fingers. The input unit consists of an input mode management part which manages input modes in correspondence with plural display-figures of the cursor; and when a button input detection part detects a turning ON or OFF of a button pressing signal produced by a button input unit, either changing the input modes by an input mode switching part or executing a cursor shift process according to the present input mode (ex. movement of cursor) by an input processing part is carried out depending on whether each time length of the button pressing signal is longer or shorter than the predetermined time length.
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1. An input processing system by button operation which is used for an information processing system having a button input unit, a display unit, a processing unit controlling I/O of said button input unit and said display unit, comprising:
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a. input mode management means which manages each input mode in correspondence with each of the plural kinds of display-figures of cursor displayed to said displayed unit; b. button input detection means detects pressing condition of the button in said button input unit and detects whether time of pressing condition is within predetermined time or not; c. input mode switching means, switching input mode managed by said input mode management means, when said pressing condition of the button is within predetermined time; d. cursor display means wherein the cursor is displayed by display-figures that correspond to the present input mode of the cursor; e. input processing means which execute one of certain processes that correspond to each of the said input mode managed by said input mode management means when the time of pressing condition of the button is over said predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An input processing system by button operation which is used for an information processing system having a button input unit, a display, a processing unit controlling I/O of said button input unit and said display unit comprising:
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a. input mode management means which manages each input mode in correspondence with each of plural kinds of cursor displayed to said display unit; b. button input detection means detects pressing condition of the button in said button input unit and detects whether time of pressing condition is over predetermined time or not; c. input mode switching means switching said input mode managed by said input mode management means, when said pressing condition of the button is over said predetermined time; d. cursor display means wherein the cursor is displayed by display-figures that correspond to the present input mode of the cursor; e. input processing means which executes on of certain processes that correspond to said input mode managed by said input mode management means when the time of pressing condition of the button is below predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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