CN102637085A - Trackball shortcut inputting method for display control system of universal aircraft - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a trackball shortcut inputting method for a display control system of a universal aircraft. The trackball shortcut inputting method mainly comprises combined operations of trackball buttons and cursors, wherein the combined operations are as follows: an operation A, wherein a right-hand button of a trackball is pressed, and then a cursor ball is rolled downwards or upwards to exceed N pixels; an operation B, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed, and then the cursor ball is continuously rolled downwards or upwards for a plurality of times; an operation C, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed, and then the cursor ball is rolled for once or multiple times continuous downwards or upwards; an operation D, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed and then a roller is rolled downwards or upwards; an operation E, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed and then the cursor ball is rolled leftwards or rightwards; an operation F, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed and then the cursor ball is rolled downwards; an operation G, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed and then the cursor ball is rolled upwards; an operation H, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed and then the cursor ball is rolled leftwards; and an operation I, wherein the right-hand button of the trackball is pressed and then the cursor ball is rolled rightwards. According to the trackball shortcut inputting method for the display control system of the universal aircraft, disclosed by the invention, the inputting efficiency is effectively improved after the trackball is utilized.

Description

The quick input method of trace ball that is used for all purpose aircraft display control program

Technical field

The present invention relates to the quick input method of a kind of trace ball, particularly relate to a kind of quick input method of trace ball that is used for all purpose aircraft display control program.

Background technology

Display control program in the General Aviation field is the important subsystem in all purpose aircraft avionics system, is mainly used in to show all purpose aircraft state of flight and accept pilot's part operation instruction.The usually defeated method of going into that adopts is to use all round that devices such as button, knob, trace ball, keyboard instruct, the input of information in the display control program.Development large-screen lc touch screen along with touchscreen technology had also begun to be applied in the display control program of all purpose aircraft in the last few years.Along with its function of development of aircraft is more and more; For information that shows aircraft more intuitively and the operation of being convenient to the pilot; The interface of display control program is more and more graphical, and how to make the pilot weigh convenient, effective in the burdensome task of flying is the popular research direction of all purpose aircraft to patterned display control program input instruction always.Also there is shortcoming in current input mode; For example; Along with increasing of systemic-function, adopt all round that the input method of button, knob can make that function key is too much, when input, need the pilot to seek button sometimes because button is numerous; After pushing button, also need pilot's view screen to confirm the validity of input sometimes, so input efficiency is not high sometimes; Adopt the touch screen input method effectively to overcome and uses all round some shortcomings of key, but, under the situation of perspiring, can cause and skid between staff and the screen or send out puckery, be unfavorable for operating because staff is perspired easily; Secondly, owing to adopt and give directions, need controls such as bigger menu, button are set during the touch-screen input, so the panel of sophisticated functions needs paging just can to show fully and control, be unfavorable for that the pilot in time understands flight condition and information is imported; Once more; Button on the touch-screen, menu when pressing the people less than the sensation; The pilot have only the prompt tone, vibrations prompting or the view screen that send when pressing menu, button to change just to be able to understand whether push button, menu, yet noise big (for example helicopter) on some all purpose aircraft, the use auditory tone cues is infeasible; And screen is installed on the panel usually, adopts vibrations prompting ground method also infeasible; The similar mouse of the input method of trace ball; Use trace ball can remedy some shortcomings of touch-screen input; But each action need earlier accurately the control trace ball with cursor move to corresponding button, menu is imported through click keys then, input speed and efficient are lower sometimes.

Through United States Patent (USP) " Pinch to the Zoom " (US7 that Apple obtained on October 12nd, 2010 is found in the correlation technique literature search; 812; 826 B2); This patent has proposed the input method of multi-point touch, is specially: proposed the prompt operation method of multi-point touch, operation such as the method through multi-point touch realizes image zooming efficiently, move.Yet there are more aforesaid shortcomings in this patent for touch screen input design, as, needing design bigger button and menu, complicated interface needs bigger screen to show; The touch-control input was insensitive when staff had sweat; Do not touch sense etc. during button really, be not suitable for the input of all purpose aircraft display control program in some cases.In addition, traditional trace ball input method, each input operation all needs accurately to control earlier trace ball with cursor move to corresponding button, menu is imported through click keys then, input speed and efficient are lower sometimes.Therefore, the present invention is directed to the shortcoming of touch screen input mode and the shortcoming that traditional trace ball is imported, realize quick input, remedied these shortcomings to a certain extent through trace ball.

Summary of the invention

Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of quick input method of trace ball that is used for all purpose aircraft display control program; It can effectively improve the input efficiency that uses trace ball, reduce the pilot through trace ball to display control program instruct, the labour intensity of information input.

The present invention solves above-mentioned technical matters through following technical proposals: a kind of quick input method of trace ball that is used for all purpose aircraft display control program; It is characterized in that; The trace ball that this method is used comprises left button, right button, roller and cursor ball; This method mainly comprises the combination operation of trace ball button and cursor, and these combination operations are following:

Operation A: the scroll cursor ball is above N pixel downward or upward after pinning the trace ball right button, and N is provided with as required, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation B: pin behind the trace ball right button continuous rolling cursor ball several times downward or upward, each cursor ball is all above N pixel, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation C: pin behind the trace ball right button downward or upward once or continuously several times of scroll cursor ball, each cursor ball is all above N pixel, a scroll cursor ball N pixel to the right then, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation D: pin behind the trace ball right button scroll wheel downward or upward, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation E: pin behind the trace ball right button scroll cursor ball to the left or to the right, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation F: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball downwards, and then the cursor that scrolls up, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation G: pin the cursor ball that scrolls up earlier behind the trace ball right button, and then scroll cursor downwards, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation H: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball left, and then scroll cursor to the right, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation I: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball to the right, and then scroll cursor left, this EOI when lifting right button.

Positive progressive effect of the present invention is: the present invention is combined to form prompt operation with the related key on the trace ball; A common prompt operation can be realized in the past the function that needs a plurality of operation stepss to realize; Need not adopt conventional elder generation that cursor is accurately navigated to the button of appointment, the method for operating that menu is clicked again when carrying out prompt operation; And use prompt operation of the present invention; Pilot's hand need not leave trace ball just can accomplish most input operation, has therefore greatly improved input efficiency.In addition, the pairing function of these prompt operations also can customize according to pilot's hobby, more hommization.

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Fig. 1 carries out the synoptic diagram that focus is selected for the present invention.

Fig. 2 carries out the synoptic diagram that screen switches for the present invention.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing embodiments of the invention are elaborated: present embodiment provided detailed embodiment and concrete operating process, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to following embodiment being to implement under the prerequisite with technical scheme of the present invention.

The present invention is combined to form prompt operation with the related key on the trace ball, in order to accomplish comparatively complicated display control program input operation.The trace ball that the present invention uses comprises left button, right button, roller and cursor ball.The present invention mainly comprises the combination operation of some trace ball buttons and cursor, and these combination operations are following:

Operation A: pinning behind the trace ball right button downward or upward, the scroll cursor ball surpasses N pixel (N can be provided with as required), this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation B: pin behind the trace ball right button continuous rolling cursor ball several times downward or upward, each cursor ball is all above N pixel (N can be provided with as required), this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation C: pin behind the trace ball right button downward or upward once or continuously several times of scroll cursor ball, each cursor ball be all above N pixel (N can be provided with as required), a scroll cursor ball N pixel to the right then, this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation D: pin behind the trace ball right button scroll wheel downward or upward, this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation E: pin behind the trace ball right button scroll cursor ball to the left or to the right, this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation F: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball downwards, and then the cursor that scrolls up, this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation G: pin the cursor ball that scrolls up earlier behind the trace ball right button, and then scroll cursor downwards, this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation H: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball left, and then scroll cursor to the right, this EOI when lifting right button.

Operation I: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball to the right, and then scroll cursor left, this EOI when lifting right button.

Specify corresponding function just can realize complicated input function to above-mentioned combination operation.When application program detects certain combination operation of trace ball, trigger the corresponding input function of this combination operation, thereby realize the quick input of trace ball.The prompt operation that related key on the trace ball is combined to form can define corresponding function as required again, and these functions comprise the function of having enumerated in the present embodiment, but is not limited only to the cited function in the embodiment of the invention.

Be elaborated below in conjunction with embodiment, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to following embodiment.

Embodiment 1:

After using operation A completion input focus to move once downward or upward, trigger control.As shown in Figure 1, current focus is in button " function 3 ", pins behind the trace ball right button downwards the scroll cursor ball this moment once; Surpass N pixel (N gets 20 pixels here); Trigger button when lifting right button again " function 4 ", this EOI, and current focus is button " function 4 ".If scroll up then trigger button " function 2 " of cursor ball.

After using operation B to accomplish the mobile downward or upward several times of input focus, trigger control.As shown in Figure 1, current focus is in button " function 3 ", pins behind the trace ball right button downwards the scroll cursor ball this moment twice; Each N pixel (N gets 20 pixels here) that surpass; Trigger button when lifting right button again " function 5 ", this EOI, and current focus is button " function 5 ".If scroll up twice trigger button of cursor ball " function 1 ", and current focus is button " function 1 ".

Use operation C completion input focus moves once downward or upward or behind the several times, stops importing.As shown in Figure 1; Current focus is in button " function 3 ", pins behind the trace ball right button downwards the scroll cursor ball this moment once or several times, surpasses N pixel (N gets 20 pixels here) at every turn; This moment is if want to stop input; Scroll cursor N pixel to the right then, then this input stops, and current focus still is button " function 3 ".

Usually display control program has a plurality of display screens, need between a plurality of screens, switch input, adopts operation D to accomplish the screen input here and switches.As shown in Figure 2, current entr screen is " screen 2 ", pins behind the right button up or down scroll wheel this moment and just can between screen, switch, and lifts this EOI of right button.

Topomap, track chart are arranged in the display control program; Usually flight unit need carry out convergent-divergent so that consult according to demand; Use operation E to carry out the map zoom operations, concrete grammar is following: cursor is moved to map area, pin behind the trace ball right button scroll cursor ball to the left or to the right; Just can realize dwindling and amplifying of map, lift this EOI of right button.

Display control program need be clicked to carry out some the button in the dialog box usually and confirm operation; These ACK buttons comprise " Recall ", " Clear ", " Accept ", " Undo " etc.; Usually carry out these and confirm that action need moves to cursor on these buttons; The left button of clicking the mouse then adopts prompt operation of the present invention to accomplish here.

Use operation F to accomplish " Recall " function, concrete grammar is following: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball downwards, and then the cursor that scrolls up; Lift right button; This EOI, this moment, cursor moved moving automatically arriving on the button " Recall ", and accomplished and trigger " Recall " button.

Use operation G to accomplish " Clear " function, concrete grammar is following: pin the cursor ball that scrolls up earlier behind the trace ball right button, and then scroll cursor downwards; Lift right button; This EOI, this moment, cursor was automatically moved on the button " Clear ", and accomplished and trigger " Clear " button.

Use operation H to accomplish " Accept " function, concrete grammar is following: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball downwards, and then the cursor that scrolls up; Lift right button; This EOI, this moment, cursor was automatically moved on the button " Accept ", and accomplished and trigger " Accept " button.

Use operation I to accomplish " Undo " function, concrete grammar is following: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball downwards, and then the cursor that scrolls up; Lift right button; This EOI, this moment, cursor was automatically moved on the button " Undo ", and accomplished and trigger " Undo " button.

In the present embodiment combination operation of trace ball and the input function of some commonly used apparent control systems carried out related, but these associations can be according to the actual requirements or pilot's hobby carry out again relatedly, perhaps add new function association.The present invention is combined to form prompt operation with the related key on the trace ball; A common prompt operation can be realized in the past the function that needs a plurality of operation stepss to realize; Need not adopt conventional elder generation that cursor is accurately navigated to the button of appointment, the method for operating that menu is clicked again when carrying out prompt operation; And pilot's hand need not leave trace ball and just can accomplish most input operation when using prompt operation of the present invention, has therefore greatly improved input efficiency.In addition, the pairing function of these prompt operations also can customize according to pilot's hobby, more hommization.

The foregoing description is as to qualification of the present invention, all any modifications of being done within the scope of the invention, is equal to replacement, improvement etc., all belongs to protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (1)

1. quick input method of trace ball that is used for all purpose aircraft display control program; It is characterized in that; The trace ball that this method is used comprises left button, right button, roller and cursor ball, and this method mainly comprises the combination operation of trace ball button and cursor, and these combination operations are following:

Operation A: the scroll cursor ball is above N pixel downward or upward after pinning the trace ball right button, and N is provided with as required, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation B: pin behind the trace ball right button continuous rolling cursor ball several times downward or upward, each cursor ball is all above N pixel, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation C: pin behind the trace ball right button downward or upward once or continuously several times of scroll cursor ball, each cursor ball is all above N pixel, a scroll cursor ball N pixel to the right then, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation D: pin behind the trace ball right button scroll wheel downward or upward, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation E: pin behind the trace ball right button scroll cursor ball to the left or to the right, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation F: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball downwards, and then the cursor that scrolls up, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation G: pin the cursor ball that scrolls up earlier behind the trace ball right button, and then scroll cursor downwards, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation H: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball left, and then scroll cursor to the right, this EOI when lifting right button;

Operation I: pin behind the trace ball right button earlier scroll cursor ball to the right, and then scroll cursor left, this EOI when lifting right button.

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