JPH10240418A - Information input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To input characters with a little remote control operation on a software keyboard to be used for various kinds of electric equipment. SOLUTION: A software keyboard display part 15 displays characters corresponding to the button arrangement of remote controller 11 on a display device 10. When a user presses, the 2nd button corresponding to 'i' (Japanese syllabary) through the remote controller 11, for example, a code converting part 16 discriminate the pressure of 2nd one from a remote control button number decoded by a remote control code decoding part 13 and detects the 2nd character code of 'i' from character code information displayed on the software keyboard display part 15 and an input character display part 17 displays 'i' on the display device 10 so that characters can be inputted by a little remote control operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information input device for various electric appliances.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional information processing apparatus will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 13, reference numeral 40 denotes a display device. Reference numeral 41 denotes a remote control device (hereinafter, referred to as a remote control device). 42 is a remote controller 41
This is a remote control light receiving unit that receives a remote control code from the remote controller. Reference numeral 43 denotes a remote control code decoding unit that decodes a remote control code. A character code storage unit 44 stores the character code information shown in FIG. 14, for example. Reference numeral 45 denotes a software keyboard display unit that displays the characters stored in the character code storage unit 44 on the display device 40 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 46 denotes a cursor code conversion unit that searches the character code information displayed on the software keyboard display unit 45 for a code corresponding to the remote control code of the cursor button or the determination button decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 44. An input character display unit 47 displays the input characters converted by the code conversion unit.

According to the above configuration, the character code storage unit 4
15, the software keyboard display unit 45 displays the character code information, for example, the hiragana code information, stored on the display device 40 as shown in FIG. 15, and the cursor button of the remote control device 41 for the user to select, for example, "O". (Downward), the remote control code is received by the remote control light receiving unit 42, the received remote control code is decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 43, and the code conversion unit 46 is pressed.
Determines that the downward cursor button has been pressed from the remote control button number decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 43,
Move the cursor on the software keyboard down.
Similarly, the cursor button on the remote controller 41 is pressed to move the cursor on the software keyboard to "O". Subsequently, by pressing the determination button of the remote control device 41, the cursor code conversion unit 46 determines that the determination button has been pressed, and passes the character code of "O" with the cursor on the software keyboard to the input character display unit 47, "O" is displayed as an input character as shown in FIG.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional information input device, when a character is input using a software keyboard on a screen, a plurality of cursor buttons of a remote control device are used to move a cursor to a desired key. Had to be entered several times.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information input device of the present invention displays a software keyboard corresponding to a button arrangement of a remote control device on a screen, so that a key to be input on the software keyboard can be changed. By pressing the button of the corresponding remote control device, the cursor is moved to the key on the software keyboard, and the input, execution of characters, symbols, numbers or specific functions corresponding to the key is directly performed by the button of the remote control device. It is characterized by being executed by operation.

According to the present invention, by displaying a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control device on the screen, characters, symbols, numbers, etc. can be input with a small number of button operations of the remote control device, or a specific function can be performed. An information input device to be executed can be provided.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The information input device of the present invention displays a software keyboard corresponding to a button arrangement of a remote control means on a screen of a display means, and displays the software keyboard corresponding to a button operation of the remote control means. Key, letters, symbols,
It is characterized by inputting information such as numbers.

Further, the information input device of the present invention comprises a character table having characters, numbers, symbols or functions and character codes or command codes corresponding to the buttons of the remote control means on a one-to-one basis;
A software keyboard display unit for displaying numbers, symbols or functions on a screen of a display unit as a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control unit, and a software keyboard display unit displaying the software keyboard display unit by inputting a button of the remote control unit A code conversion unit that converts the character table into a character code or a command code, and designates a corresponding key on the software keyboard by operating a button of the remote control means, and inputs information such as characters, symbols, and numbers. It is possible to input characters, symbols, numbers, and the like with a small number of button operations of the remote control device, or to execute a specific function.

Further, in the information input device of the present invention, the kanji can be input by the remote control device by displaying conversion candidates for kanji conversion on a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control means. It is characterized by the following.

Further, the information input device of the present invention comprises a kanji dictionary, a kanji candidate extraction unit for extracting conversion candidates from the input characters by the kanji dictionary, and a character table from the kanji candidates extracted by the kanji candidate extraction unit. A conversion candidate creating unit for creating a kanji, and displaying kanji candidates on a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control device, thereby inputting kanji with the remote control means. This can be realized with a small number of operations of the remote control means.

Further, the information input device of the present invention is characterized in that characters input in the past are displayed on a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control means, so that the characters are input by the remote control means. It is.

Further, the information input device of the present invention has an input history storage unit for storing a predetermined number of characters and character codes inputted in the past, and an input history generation unit for generating a character table from the input history storage unit. Unit, a character input in the past is displayed on the software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control means, and a key on the software keyboard corresponding to the button operation of the remote control means is specified, and character information is designated. Is input.

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of an information input device according to the first invention of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a display means (hereinafter, referred to as a display device). Reference numeral 11 denotes a remote control unit (hereinafter, referred to as a remote controller). 12
Is a remote control light receiving section for receiving a remote control code from the remote control device 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a remote control code decoding unit that decodes a remote control code. A character code storage unit 14 stores, for example, the character code information shown in FIG. 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a software keyboard display unit that displays the characters stored in the character code storage unit 14 on the display device 10 as shown in FIG. 3, for example. Reference numeral 16 denotes a code conversion unit that searches the character code information displayed by the software keyboard display unit 15 for a code corresponding to the remote control code decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 13. Reference numeral 17 denotes an input character display unit that displays input characters converted by the code conversion unit.

In such a configuration, the operation of inputting characters and the like using the remote controller will be described. The software keyboard display unit 15 displays any of the character code information (for example, the information on the “a” line and the “oka” line) stored in the character code storage unit 14 on the display device 10, and the user operates the remote control device 11 with, for example, When the second button corresponding to "I" is pressed, the remote control code is received by the remote control light-receiving unit 12, the received remote control code is decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 13, and the code conversion unit 16 is controlled by the remote control code. The decoding unit 13 determines that the number 2 has been pressed from the decoded remote control button number, detects the second character code “I” from the character code information displayed on the software keyboard display unit 15, and inputs as shown in FIG. The character display unit 17 displays “I” on the display device 10.

When the user presses the number 9 button corresponding to, for example, “next” from the remote control device 11, the code conversion unit 16 similarly changes the code number corresponding to the number 9 from the software keyboard display unit 15. ”Character code is detected. In this case, since the “next” character code is a “display next character code information” command, the software keyboard display unit 15 displays the character code storage unit 1 as shown in FIG.
4, the character code information of the “sa” line and the “ta” line is displayed on the display device 10.

As described above, the software keyboard display unit 15 displays characters corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control device 11, so that the input character display unit 17 displays characters corresponding to the button pressed on the remote control device 11 or software. The keyboard display unit 15 can switch the display of the software keyboard.

In this embodiment, the arrangement of the software keyboard displayed on the screen corresponds exactly to the arrangement of the buttons of the remote controller. However, the arrangement of a part of the buttons of the remote controller is described. Even if the same thing is displayed on the screen as the arrangement of the software keyboard, the same effect can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, an embodiment of an information input device according to the second invention of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 10 denotes a display means (hereinafter, referred to as a display device). Reference numeral 11 denotes a remote control unit (hereinafter, referred to as a remote controller). 12
Is a remote control light receiving section for receiving a remote control code from the remote control device 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a remote control code decoding unit that decodes a remote control code. A character code storage unit 14 stores, for example, the character code information shown in FIG. 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a software keyboard display unit that displays the characters stored in the character code storage unit 14 on the display device 10 as shown in FIG. 3, for example. Reference numeral 16 denotes a code conversion unit that searches the character code information displayed on the software keyboard display unit 15 for a code corresponding to the remote control code decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 14. Reference numeral 17 denotes an input character display unit that displays input characters converted by the code conversion unit. Reference numeral 20 denotes a kanji dictionary. 21 is a code converter 16
This is a conversion candidate extraction unit that detects conversion candidates from the kanji dictionary 20 in response to a command from. 22 is a conversion candidate extraction unit 21
Is a conversion candidate creating unit that creates character code information shown in FIG. 7 based on the detected conversion candidates and the corresponding character codes, and transfers it to the software keyboard display unit 15.

According to this configuration, the character code storage unit 1
4, any of the character code information (for example, "
The software keyboard display unit 15 displays the “line” and “ka” line information) on the display device 10, and when the user presses the second button corresponding to “i” on the remote control device 11, for example, The remote control code is received by the remote control light receiving unit 12, the received remote control code is decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 13, and the code conversion unit 16 determines that the second button is pressed from the remote control button number decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 13. The second character code "i" is detected from the character code information displayed by the software keyboard display unit 15, and the input character display unit 17 displays "i" on the display device 10. Then, the user operates the remote control device. 11 to BS- corresponding to "conversion", for example.
When button 9 is pressed, the code conversion unit 1
6 detects the character code of “conversion” corresponding to the number 9 from the software keyboard display unit 15. In this case, since the character code of “conversion” is a “kanji conversion” command, the code conversion unit 16 deletes “i” from the input character display unit 17, and the conversion candidate extraction unit 21 outputs “i” from the kanji dictionary 20.
The conversion candidate creation unit 22 creates character code information corresponding to the kanji candidate as shown in FIG. 7, and the display display unit 15 displays the kanji candidate on the software keyboard as shown in FIG. Display at 10. Then, when the user receives a message from the remote control device 11, for example, "
When the first button corresponding to the following "" is pressed, the code conversion unit 16 similarly operates the software keyboard display unit 15
, The character code of “below” corresponding to No. 1 is detected, and the input character device 17 outputs the character code to the display device as shown in FIG.
In addition, the software keyboard display section 15 displays the original characters (in this case, the “a” line and the “oka” line).

As described above, the conversion candidate creation unit 22 creates the character code information of the kanji conversion candidate, and the software keyboard display unit 15 displays the kanji candidate corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control device 11, so that the input character The display unit 17 can display the kanji corresponding to the button pressed on the remote control device 11.

(Embodiment 3) Hereinafter, an embodiment of an information input device according to the third invention of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 10 denotes a display device. 11 is a remote control device. Reference numeral 12 denotes a remote control light receiving unit that receives a remote control code from the remote control device 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a remote control code decoding unit that decodes a remote control code. A character code storage unit 14 stores, for example, the character code information shown in FIG. Reference numeral 15 denotes the characters stored in the character code storage unit
3 is a software keyboard display unit for displaying, for example, as shown in FIG. 16 is a software keyboard display unit 15
Is a code conversion unit that searches the character code information displayed for a code corresponding to the remote control code decoded by the remote control code decoding unit 14. Reference numeral 17 denotes an input character display unit that displays input characters converted by the code conversion unit. Reference numeral 30 denotes an input history storage unit that stores the character codes issued to the input character display unit 17 by the code conversion unit 16 as a history. 3
Reference numeral 1 denotes a model input history creation unit that creates character code information from the input history storage unit 30.

According to such a configuration, the code conversion unit 16 is, for example, "Good morning" as in the first embodiment.
Are sequentially passed to the input character display unit 17,
The input history storage unit 30 sequentially stores the character codes issued by the code conversion unit 16. Next, when the user presses, for example, the BS-11 button corresponding to “history” from the remote control device 11, the code conversion unit 16 transmits the “history” corresponding to BS-11 from the software keyboard display unit 15. To detect the character code. In this case, since the character code of “history” is a “display history character code” command, the software keyboard display unit 15 displays the character created by the input history creation unit 31 from the input history storage unit 30 as shown in FIG. The code information is displayed on the software keyboard as shown in FIG.

As described above, the input history storage unit 30 stores the character code issued by the code conversion unit 16, the input history creation unit 31 creates character code information from the input history storage unit 30, and the software keyboard display unit 15 By displaying characters corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control device 11, a previously input sentence can be easily input by sequentially pressing the buttons of the remote control device 11.

In the above description, the software keyboard display unit displays one character on each button. However, a plurality of characters may be displayed on one button. Similarly, the code conversion unit 16 issues a character code for each character to the input character display unit 17, but may issue a plurality of character codes.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote controller is displayed, it is possible to input characters without looking at the buttons of the remote controller. It is possible to reduce the display area of the keyboard.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing character code information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a software keyboard according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of software keyboard input according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a software keyboard according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an information input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing character code information according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a software keyboard according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of software keyboard input according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an information input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing character code information according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of a software keyboard according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of an information input device in a conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing character code information in a conventional example.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of a software keyboard in a conventional example.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of software keyboard input in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 display device 11 remote control device 12 remote control light receiving unit 13 remote control code decoding unit 14 character code storage unit 15 software keyboard display unit 16 code conversion unit 17 input character display unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A software keyboard corresponding to a button arrangement of a remote control means is displayed on a screen of a display means, and a key on the software keyboard corresponding to a button operation of the remote control means is designated, and characters, symbols, An information input device for inputting information such as numbers. 2. The button of the remote control means
A character table having characters, numbers, symbols or functions corresponding to one to one and a character code or command code, and the characters, numbers, symbols or functions of the character table are displayed as a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control means. A software keyboard display unit for displaying on the screen of the means, and a code conversion unit for converting into a character code or a command code of the character table being displayed on the software keyboard display unit by inputting a button of the remote control means, An information input device, wherein a key on the software keyboard is designated by operating a button of the remote control means, and information such as characters, symbols, and numerals is input. 3. In the kanji conversion, the kanji is input by the remote control device by displaying conversion candidates on a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control means.
Or the information input device according to claim 2. 4. A kanji dictionary, a kanji candidate extraction unit for extracting conversion candidates from input characters by the kanji dictionary, and a conversion candidate creation unit for creating a character table from the kanji candidates extracted by the kanji candidate extraction unit 3. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein a kanji is input by the remote control means by displaying a kanji candidate on a software keyboard corresponding to a button arrangement of the remote control device. 5. The remote control means according to claim 1, wherein characters input in the past are displayed on a software keyboard corresponding to a button arrangement of the remote control means, so that the characters are input by said remote control means. Information input device. 6. An input history storage unit for storing a predetermined number of characters and character codes input in the past, and an input history creation unit for creating a character table from the input history storage unit. The input character is displayed on a software keyboard corresponding to the button arrangement of the remote control means, a key on the software keyboard corresponding to the button operation of the remote control means is specified, and character information is input. Information input device.