Input information processing apparatus, method and program
First Claim
1. An input information processing apparatus comprising:
- a physical keyboard which has a plurality of physical keys and generates key data through operation of said physical keys;
a screen keyboard which comprises a plurality of screen keys arranged and displayed on a screen having a touch panel arranged thereon, and generates key data through operation of said screen keys;
an input port to which said physical keyboard and said screen keyboard are connected;
an output port for transferring said key data;
an application processing unit which performs prescribed processing in accordance with said transferred key data;
a key data transfer control unit which transfers the key data entered from said input port through key operation on said physical keyboard and the key data from said input port through operation on said screen keyboard in accordance with an operating sequence for these keyboards via said output port; and
a keyboard control unit which notifies said application processing unit of said key data transferred from said key data transfer control unit for causing to execute processing.
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Abstract
There are provided, on the POS device unit side, a physical keyboard having a plurality of physical keys arranged thereon; a screen keyboard comprising a plurality of screen keys arranged and displayed on a screen having a touch panel arranged thereon adjacent the physical keyboard; and a key data transfer control unit which connects each of the physical keyboard and the screen keyboard to an input port, and transfers key data from an output port in accordance with the sequence of key operations of the physical keyboard and the screen keyboard. A keyboard control unit which notifies the key data transferred from the key data transfer control unit to the application processing unit for execution of processing is provided in the POS main body. When physical keys and screen keys are operated in succession, the key data are transferred in the sequence of key operations and notified to the application.
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16 Claims
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1. An input information processing apparatus comprising:
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a physical keyboard which has a plurality of physical keys and generates key data through operation of said physical keys; a screen keyboard which comprises a plurality of screen keys arranged and displayed on a screen having a touch panel arranged thereon, and generates key data through operation of said screen keys; an input port to which said physical keyboard and said screen keyboard are connected; an output port for transferring said key data; an application processing unit which performs prescribed processing in accordance with said transferred key data; a key data transfer control unit which transfers the key data entered from said input port through key operation on said physical keyboard and the key data from said input port through operation on said screen keyboard in accordance with an operating sequence for these keyboards via said output port; and a keyboard control unit which notifies said application processing unit of said key data transferred from said key data transfer control unit for causing to execute processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An input information processing method comprising:
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a first event detecting step of detecting an event caused by operation of a physical key from the signal status of an input port connected to a physical keyboard which has a plurality of physical keys and generating key data through key operation to said physical keys; a second event detecting step of detecting an event caused by operation of a screen key from the signal status of the input port connected to the screen keyboard which displays a plurality of screen keys on a screen comprising a touch panel and generating key data through key operation to said screen keys; and a key data transfer controlling step of transferring key data entered from said input port through key operation on said physical keyboard and key data entered from said input port through key operation on said screen keyboard in accordance with an operating sequence for the both keyboards via an output port. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A program stored on a computer readable medium, the program causing a computer composing a device control unit to execute:
- a computer composing a device control unit to execute;
a first event detecting step of detecting an event caused by operation of a physical key from the signal status of an input port connected to a physical keyboard which has a plurality of physical keys and generating key data through key operation to said physical keys; a second event detecting step of detecting an event caused by operation of a screen key from the signal status of the input port connected to the screen keyboard which displays a plurality of screen keys on a screen comprising a touch panel and generating key data through key operation to said screen keys; and a key data transfer controlling step of transferring key data entered from said input port through key operation on said physical keyboard and key data entered from said input port through key operation on said screen keyboard in accordance with an operating sequence for the both keyboards via an output port. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- a computer composing a device control unit to execute;
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