JP2000227816A - Operation lesson system and program recording medium therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restart a lesson from the interrupted position at the time of activating next lesson even when a series of operation lessons are finished in the middle. SOLUTION: A CPU 1 activates an operation lesson software in a storage device 2. When the interruption is instructed in the process of successively executing series of operation lessons according to predetermined order, the CPU 1 detects a lesson position at that time point, that position is stored and managed as interruption position information and a series of operation lessons are forcedly finished. When the interruption position information is stored and managed at the time of activating next lesson, the lesson operation from the position is enabled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an interactive operation lesson apparatus in which operation guidance on a display screen is associated with a lesson operation by an operator, and a program recording medium therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating apparatus such as a word processor or a personal computer, the operation thereof has been diversified with the increase in the number of functions, but the operability has been improved, a help function, an operation lesson function, With the addition of tutorial software, even beginners can use it to a certain extent by practicing repeatedly with reference to the attached instruction manual.

[0003]

When the operation lesson software is started to learn various operation methods, a lesson screen for guiding the operator to the actual lesson operation is displayed in accordance with the progress of the lesson. It will be displayed sequentially, but the operator will take a considerable time to perform the lesson operation while checking the contents of this lesson screen one by one, and depending on the skill of the operator, a series of operation lessons will be completed. It took several hours or more to do this, and many beginners who had never touched the keyboard often interrupted halfway. At that time, if the lesson screen at the time of interruption is displayed, it is possible to resume the lesson from that position, but if you turn off the power or end the series of operation lessons, the next lesson At the time of startup, there was a disadvantage that the lesson had to be started over from the beginning. The problem of the present invention is that even if a series of operation lessons are interrupted and terminated,
When the next lesson starts, the lesson can be resumed from the interrupted position.

[0004]

The means of the present invention are as follows. According to a first aspect of the present invention, in an interactive operation lesson apparatus in which operation guidance on a display screen is associated with lesson operations by an operator, a plurality of types of operation lessons are sequentially advanced in a predetermined order. Display control means for sequentially displaying a lesson screen for guiding an operator to a lesson operation specific to each operation lesson for each operation lesson in accordance with the progress of the lesson, and a series of operation lessons sequentially according to the lesson screen A lesson interruption means for detecting a current lesson position, storing and managing it as interruption position information, and forcibly terminating a series of operation lessons when an interruption instruction is given in a progressing process, and If the interruption position information is stored and managed at the start of the lesson, the interruption position Is intended to and a lesson control means allowing the lesson operation from a position indicated by the information. The lesson control means is based on the premise that if the interruption position information is stored and managed at the start of the next lesson, all operation lessons up to the position indicated by the interruption position information have been completed. A lesson screen may be displayed so that lesson operations can be performed from that position. Also, the plurality of kinds of operation lessons are:
This is an operation lesson for each function corresponding to each function.
Key operation lessons that let you actually operate various keys and learn how to use them, document creation operation lessons that let you actually perform document input according to sample documents and experience learning of document creation, how to proofread and edit created documents Proofreading / editing operation lessons for hands-on learning, printing operation lessons for trial printing of created documents and learning how to print, and learning / storing how to save and recall created documents
A series of operation lessons in which at least two or more operation lessons are combined among the call operation lessons may be used. In addition, in the process of sequentially proceeding the series of plural kinds of operation lessons in accordance with a predetermined order, an outline explanation which outlines basic matters premised on performing the lesson operation at the start of each operation lesson. The screen may be displayed according to the progress of the lesson. In this case, if the interruption position information is stored and managed at the start of the next lesson, the lesson control means displays the outline explanation screen corresponding to the position indicated by the interruption position information and then displays the lesson screen Then, the lesson operation from that position may be enabled.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a process in which a series of plural kinds of operation lessons are sequentially advanced in a predetermined order, a lesson operation unique to each operation lesson is provided to the operator. It is displayed sequentially according to the progress of the lesson screen for guidance,
When an interruption instruction is given in the course of the progress, the lesson position at that time is detected and stored as interruption position information, and a series of operation lessons are forcibly terminated. If the interruption position information is stored and managed at the start of the next lesson, the lesson operation from that position is enabled. Therefore, even if a series of operation lessons is interrupted, the lesson can be resumed from the interrupted position when the next lesson is started.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a document processing device (word processor) with an operation lesson function. The CPU 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the document processing apparatus according to various programs. The storage device 2 includes a storage medium 3 in which various application programs such as an operating system and operation lesson software OPLS, a database, character font data, and the like are stored in advance, and a drive system thereof. The storage medium 3 is fixedly provided or removably mountable, and includes a magnetic / optical storage medium such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, and a RAM card, and a semiconductor memory. The programs and data in the storage medium 3 are loaded into the RAM 4 under the control of the CPU 1 as needed. Further, the CPU 1 receives programs and data transmitted from other devices via a communication line or the like and stores them in the storage medium 3 or stored in a storage medium provided in other devices. Existing programs and data can be used via a communication line or the like. CPU1
The input device 5, the display device 6, and the printing device 7, which are input / output peripheral devices, are connected via a bus line, and the CPU 1 controls their operations according to an input / output program. The input device 5 has a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting character string data and the like and for inputting various commands. The display device 6 is a liquid crystal display device, a CRT display device, a plasma display device, or the like, and the printing device 7 is a thermal transfer non-impact printer.

FIG. 2A shows the contents of the operation lesson software OPLS stored in the storage device 2. The lesson software OPLS is resident in the storage device 2 or externally supplied by a storage medium 3 such as a floppy disk. The operation lesson software OPLS is forcibly activated at the first power-on after the product is purchased.
Although the operation lesson software OPLS can be started normally when the power is turned on, whether or not to start it when the power is turned on can be arbitrarily set, and can also be started by selecting a menu on a normal initial screen. You can do it. Here, operation lesson software O
PLS is interactive training software that associates the operation guidance on the display screen with the lesson operation by the operator, and has the basic functions (document creation, printing,
It is for learning how to use (such as preservation etc.), and multiple types of operation lessons L (1), L (2), L (3),
L (4) and L (5) are sequentially stored and managed according to a predetermined order (the order of arrangement). In addition, each of the operation lessons L (1) to L (5) has a plurality of types of lesson items. Each of the lesson items is stored and managed in a predetermined arrangement order. It has pages, and each page is stored and managed in the order of arrangement according to the lesson procedure. That is, each of the operation lessons L (1) to L (5) is subdivided into a plurality of pages for a plurality of types of lesson items and each lesson item, and the progress of the lesson is managed in item units or page units.

The basic key operation lesson L (1) is practice software for actually operating basic keys and learning how to use them, and the document creation lesson L (2) is for inputting a document according to a sample document. Exercise software that allows the user to actually practice and learn the procedure of creating a document, and document proofreading / editing lesson L (3) is practice software that allows the user to experience learning how to proofread and edit a created document. Printing lesson L (4) is practice software that allows you to test print the created and edited document and practice learning how to print it. Save and recall lesson L (5) saves the created and edited document on a floppy disk etc. It is practice software that allows you to learn how to call from a floppy disk or the like. In the figure, the lesson item number is an item number assigned to each of the lesson items for a plurality of items constituting each operation lesson L (1) to L (7), and the sequential no.
Defined by In this case, the basic key operation lesson L (1) has lesson item numbers “1 to 7”, the document creation lesson L (2) has lesson item numbers “8 to 15”,.
… Save / Recall Lesson L (5) is lesson item number “2
5 to 30 ". Although not shown, the operation lesson software OPLS also incorporates a control system program for managing and operating the entire operation such as the progress of the lesson.

FIG. 2B illustrates the data structure of a basic key operation lesson L (1) and a document creation lesson L (2) as the contents of a plurality of types of operation lessons. Basic key operation lesson L (1) includes a plurality of lesson items A1 to A
7, and the lesson items A1 to A7 are stored and managed in the order of arrangement according to the lesson procedure. Further, each of the lesson items A1 to A7 has a plurality of pages, and each page is stored and managed in an arrangement order according to the lesson procedure. Here, the first lesson item A1 is for displaying an outline explanation screen which outlines basic matters premised on performing the operation lesson, and includes a plurality of pages P1 to P1.
3, and each of the pages P1 to P3 is associated with a different outline explanation screen. Here, the overview explanation screen outlines the functions, terms, procedures, usage, handling, preparation, etc. as basic prerequisites for performing the lesson operation. The content of the screen is such that the explanation can be intuitively understood by frequently using. In this case, highlighting such as coloring, blinking, or enlarging a part of the image or description is also performed, and a more highly-illustrated illustration is inserted. In addition, various measures are taken to help the operator understand. Each page is associated with a “permission key” indicating what keys can be accepted, and the key indicated by the “permission key” is a key that can be operated only for that page. The lesson items A2 to A7 in the basic key operation lesson L (1) are items for urging the operator to perform the lesson operation, and the actual keys such as the execution key and the cursor key are actually operated. This is a lesson item that allows you to learn how to use it. For example, lesson item A
2 is associated with the use of the execution key, the lesson item A3 is associated with the use of the up cursor key,..., And the lesson items A2 to A7 are sequentially executed in item units and page units according to the arrangement order.

Here, in the process of sequentially proceeding through the lesson for each page from the first page, a lesson window for guiding the operator to a predetermined unique lesson operation for each page is displayed in the lesson progress status. Are displayed in order according to. As described above, the lesson window associated with each page is switched by the “permission key” corresponding to the page. The switching is also performed by pressing the lesson skip key. In this case, the lesson skip key is a one-item lesson during the course of a series of lessons,
That is, the first page of the next lesson item is skipped, and a lesson window corresponding to the first page is displayed accordingly. In addition, the lesson window also has a screen content that allows the user to intuitively understand the operation method by reducing the description and using many images. Note that this lesson window is superimposed and displayed on a text screen as a base screen, and a combination of this text screen and the lesson window is a lesson screen.
Hereinafter, when simply referred to as a lesson screen, a lesson window is superimposed and displayed on a text screen.
Note that, like the lesson item number, the page number is also a sequential No. In the case of the basic key operation lesson L (1), page numbers “1 to 15” are assigned.
The other document creation lesson L (2) to save / recall lesson L (5) also have basically the same data structure as the basic key operation lesson L (1). In the case of the creation lesson L (2), the lesson item A8 is an item for displaying an outline explanation screen, and the subsequent items are operation lesson items for making the lesson operation experience learning. Hereinafter, the head items of the operation lessons L (3) to L (5) are items on the summary explanation screen.

FIG. 3A shows the data structure of the lesson management information LM. The lesson management information LM is managed in correspondence with the operation lesson software OPLS, and is various kinds of management information indicating the progress of the lesson. In other words, in the process of shifting “current item” and “current page” on an item-by-item and page-by-page basis according to the progress of
An item number / page number indicating the currently executed item / page. The "lesson flag" is a flag for controlling whether or not to start up the operation lesson software OPLS when the power is turned on, and can be arbitrarily set by an operator at the end of a series of lessons. "Interruption lesson item number" is a lesson item number at the time when an interruption instruction is given by pressing an interruption key in a process of sequentially progressing a series of lessons,
Indicates where the lesson was interrupted. Here, when the interruption instruction is issued, the CPU 1 incorporates the current lesson item number into the lesson management information LM as the interrupted lesson item number, and forcibly ends the operation lesson software OPLS. In this case, the next time the operation lesson software OPLS is started, if the “interrupted lesson item number” is stored and managed, the lesson can be continued from the item position indicated by that number. The “selection item” is the number of the selected lesson item when an arbitrary lesson item is selected and designated by the operator, and the CPU 1 starts the lesson from the first page of the selection item. In this case, a lesson window is displayed on the assumption that all the lessons up to the selected item have been completed, and a lesson from that item is allowed. That is, each operation lesson L (1) to L
(5) has a plurality of items, and each item is defined by a sequential number. Therefore, by selecting an arbitrary item from this series of items, each operation lesson L (1), L (2) It is possible to start a lesson arbitrarily even in the middle of ....

FIG. 3B shows the data structure of the error correspondence table AL. The error correspondence table AL is managed in correspondence with the operation lesson software OPLS, and includes external devices (floppy disk, paper, ink ribbon, etc.) and equipment. When a malfunction (error) occurs in the lesson operation for the main unit (printer, etc.), this screen is used to redisplay the overview explanation screen explaining how to handle the external device or the main unit. Page ". Here, the “error type” is a paper error, a paper jam error, a ribbon installation error, a paper feed error, etc. in the case of the printing lesson L (4), and in the case of the save / recall lesson L (5). , Floppy disk, etc. mounting error, remaining amount error, etc. The “Lesson Page” corresponding to this “Error Type” is a summary explanation screen that explains how to handle external devices and equipment itself according to the error type. The page number.

Next, the lesson operation of the document processing apparatus will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, programs for realizing the functions described in these flowcharts are stored in the storage medium 3 in the form of readable program codes, and the CPU 1 executes an operation according to the program codes. . First, when the power is turned on, the “Lessons Club” in the lesson management information LM is referred to and the “Lessons Club” is turned on.
/ OFF is determined (step S1), and if the flag is OFF, the display shifts to a normal initial screen display (step S2). However, when the power is turned on for the first time after the product is purchased, the flag ON is set as a default value, so The CPU 1 forcibly activates the operation lesson software OPLS. Then, it is checked whether there is an “interrupted lesson item number” in the lesson management information LM (step S3). Since none is detected at first, selection guidance is displayed, that is, an arbitrary lesson item is selected or the first lesson is selected. Guidance display as to whether to select an item is performed, and the selection operation is awaited (step S4). Here, when the selection operation is performed,
It is checked whether the first lesson item has been instructed (step S5). If the selection operation has not been performed for a certain period of time (for example, two to three minutes), the first item is automatically selected. When the power is turned on for the first time after purchase, the top item is automatically selected without displaying the above selection guidance. That is, the first lesson item is automatically selected when the power is turned on for the first time or when the selection operation is lost.

If the first lesson item is selected, access to the first page P1 of the first lesson item A1 in the basic key operation lesson L (1) is designated (step S6). In this case, since the first lesson item is a summary explanation item, a summary explanation screen corresponding to the designated page is displayed (step S7). FIG. 8 shows the contents of the screen in this case, in which a guidance for selecting whether to use the operation lesson (quickly understandable classroom) or for ending the operation lesson is displayed, and a guidance for the selection operation is displayed. In this case, an image of a keyboard image showing a plurality of keys around the key including the key to be explained is displayed. This image is a magnified image of a part of the keyboard.It is a realistic reproduction of the keys on the keyboard.The keys to be explained are circled and correspond to the description of the keys via the leader line. ing. This explanation is a conceptual explanation such as expressing the operation procedure by a numeral or “this button”, and is in an expression format in which technical terms such as a cursor are avoided as much as possible. In addition, not only the selection operation in this scene, but also a general selection operation is indicated by a description sentence to be similarly performed. In a state where such an overview explanation screen is displayed, the process stands by until the feed key (execute key) is operated (step S8). Here, when "End quick classroom" is selected and the execution key is pressed, a confirmation guidance for confirming whether or not the operator has selected the correct selection is displayed in consideration of an operation error, and If the execution key is pressed again in this state, an end message is displayed and the display shifts to a normal initial screen display (step S2) (not shown). However, as shown in FIG. I will use it. "
Is set, the next page is called out (step S10) on the condition that the next page exists in the first lesson item (step S9). Is displayed (step S7). Hereinafter, the same operation is repeated every time the feed key is pressed.

As described above, each time the feed key is pressed, the next page is designated, a brief description corresponding to that page is given, and the names and meanings of the keys used in the basic key operation lesson L (1) The position on the keyboard and the keys used in the entire lesson, for example, the positions, names, meanings, etc. of the interrupt key and the lesson skip key are displayed together with the partially enlarged image of the keyboard as guidance. Here, the partially enlarged image of the keyboard is a realistic image, but after learning its position and usage, it was simplified more than the realistic image to avoid complication of the entire screen. Since the symbol figure is easier to see, a realistic image and the symbol figure are displayed in correspondence on the outline explanation screen of the predetermined page as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying the guidance, the guidance display indicates that the key should be expressed in a simplified form such as [], for example, [Execute]. Similarly, other explanations and terms also indicate that guidance should be provided from a detailed explanation for beginners in a simplified explanation or technical terms.

As described above, when all the pages of the first lesson item are completed, the next page does not exist in the lesson item of interest at present, so that the absence of the next page is detected in step S9 and the process proceeds to step S11. After a new text screen is displayed on the entire screen as a base screen, after a lapse of a predetermined time (after a wait of 2 to 3 seconds), a lesson window is superimposed and displayed on this text screen (step S12). Then, the next lesson item number is designated (step S13), the first page of the item is designated (step S14), and the contents of the designated page are displayed in the lesson window (step S20 in FIG. 5). . Figure 10 shows basic key operation lesson L
The item of the outline explanation of (1) is over, and the next lesson item A2
And the display screen when the first page P4 is designated. Here, rather than displaying the text screen and the lesson window in a superimposed state from the beginning, the reason for opening the lesson window at a later time is that the actual text screen includes the part hidden by the window. This is for notifying the operator that it is wide.
In this lesson window, an explanation of the text screen and an image showing the key arrangement of the entire keyboard are displayed, and the blinking position on this keyboard image is the practice key, and other keys are pressed Gives an alarm sound and displays a guidance to the effect that you cannot proceed.

Next, a key operation waiting state is set (step S21), and when a designation key (permission key) corresponding to the page is pressed (step S22), processing corresponding to the key is performed (step S23). Note that this input key corresponding process is performed in the document creation lesson L (2), the document proofreading / editing lesson L (3), and the printing lesson L (4). In the next step S24, an error check is performed. This error check is performed at the time of the printing lesson L (4) and the save / recall lesson L (5) to check for an error with respect to the printer or the external device. Now, in the display state shown in FIG. 10, when the execution key, which is a feed key, is pressed to instruct switching to the next page, the next page is included in the lesson item (step S25). The next page is designated (step S26). Then, returning to step S20, the display content in the lesson window is switched to the designated page, and the lesson screen is displayed as shown in FIG. The lesson window in this case is a display content for hands-on learning how to use the cursor key (down cursor). The position of the down cursor blinks on the keyboard image, and the actual cursor is displayed on the text screen. . Here, when the down cursor is pressed, the cursor on the text screen is moved down by one line. When all the pages in the lesson item A2 have been completed in this way, step S27
The process proceeds to step S50 of FIG. 6 on condition that there is a next lesson item, and it is determined whether the lesson item is an item of the outline explanation.

That is, each operation lesson L (1) to L
As described above, the first item of (5) is an item for briefly explaining the basic items that are prerequisites for performing the lesson, and the next item is each operation lesson L (1)
To L (5). Now, since the lesson item A3 is an item for experiencing learning how to use the up cursor, and is not an outline explanation item, the process returns to step S13 in FIG. Hereinafter, similarly, step S13 of FIG.
In S14, by executing steps S20 to S26 in FIG. 5, the content of the designated item is designated for each page from the first page, and a lesson window corresponding to the designated page is displayed. Here, by operating the feed key while performing the lesson operation according to the guidance display, the lesson for all pages of the item can be completed. When the lesson for one item is completed, the process moves to the next lesson item. Hereinafter, by executing the same operation, each item of the basic key operation lesson L (1) is sequentially designated, and when all the lessons up to the final item A7 are completed, the end of the basic key operation lesson L (1) In this case, however, since the next lesson item exists, the process proceeds from step S27 in FIG. 5 to step S50 in FIG.

Thus, the document creation lesson L (2)
First item is specified. Since this designated item is an item for the outline explanation of the lesson, the process proceeds to step S51, where the first page P16 of the lesson item A8 is designated, and the outline explanation screen corresponding to the designated page is displayed (step S5).
2). FIG. 12 is an overview explanation screen in this case, meanings of “input”, “hiragana input”, “roman alphabet input” and merits thereof for each selection guidance for selecting and operating “hiragana input” and “roman alphabet input”. In addition to the guidance display of the demerits, an image image in which "Hiragana" and "Romaji" assigned on the key are designed is displayed. Here, when "Hiragana input" is selected and the send key is pressed (step S53), the next page is included in the lesson item (step S5).
4) Then, the process proceeds to the next page P17 (step S55), a summary explanation screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed, and a guidance display indicating that each character key functions as a hiragana input key is displayed together with a key image.

In this manner, the document creation lesson L (2)
When all pages of the first item are finished, a new text screen is displayed (step S56), a lesson window is displayed after a predetermined time (step S57), and the process proceeds to step S13 in FIG. 4, where the next lesson item number A9 is displayed. It is specified. Then, the first page P18 is specified (step S14), the contents of the specified page are displayed in the lesson window, and the key input is awaited (step S2 in FIG. 5).
0, S21). FIG. 14 shows a display screen in this case,
The guidance that the "Hiragana" key should be pressed is displayed together with the keyboard image. When the next page is designated by pressing the designation key, the page content is displayed in the lesson window, and the display screen shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. In this case, a sample character string of Hiragana is displayed, and a guidance that the first character should be input is displayed. Hereinafter, the screen is switched for each page by pressing the designation key, whereby the operator sequentially inputs the sample character strings for each character. And
When the character string input is completed, the lesson proceeds to a conversion page for learning kana-kanji conversion, a next conversion page for learning the next candidate conversion, and a confirmation page for learning how to determine the candidate character string.
When the lesson for one item is completed, the program proceeds to each item such as a symbol input lesson and an alphabet input lesson.

Thus, the document creation lesson L (2)
When all items are completed, the next proofreading and editing lesson L
The head item of (3) is designated, and a summary explanation screen is displayed for each page (see steps S51 to S in FIG. 6).
55), and proceed to the proofreading / editing lesson (steps S20 to S26 in FIG. 5). In this proofreading / editing lesson L (3), it is possible to delete a part of the created character string or to experience character insertion, line feed, character movement, copying, etc., and advance the lesson for each item and page. go. After the document creation, proofreading, and editing lessons are completed in this manner, the process proceeds to a lesson for actually printing the created and edited document.

That is, when the process proceeds to the printing lesson L (4), the head item is designated, and the outline explanation screen is displayed for each page (steps S51 to S55). Here, FIG. 16 is a summary explanation screen corresponding to the first page of the first item, and a guidance display is provided together with a realistic image of the ink ribbon, its type, paper and its size prepared as preparation for printing. Is done. If you are not ready, press the release key to save and recall lesson L
You can jump to (5).
FIG. 17 is a screen for explaining the outline of the next page, in which guidance on how to handle the paper cassette, how to set the paper, and the procedure are clearly displayed by frequently using images. FIG. 18 is a summary explanation screen of the next page,
Guidance is displayed on how to handle the paper receiving cover, the stacker, and the paper pressing lever, and the procedure by frequently using images. After such an overview,
After the new text screen is displayed, the lesson window is displayed, and the screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, the character string to be printed is displayed as text, and the position of the print start key is displayed as guidance. Here, the printing process is executed by pressing the designation key corresponding to the page, and when the printing is completed, the next page switching is performed, and the display screen shifts to the display screen of FIG. If an error occurs in the printing process, for example, if the ink ribbon cassette is not set correctly, or if a paper jam occurs,
This is detected in step S24 of FIG. 5, and the process proceeds to step S34, where the type of error is detected, an error message corresponding to the type is displayed (step S35), and
The error correspondence table AL is searched (step S36),
Call a page corresponding to the error type (step S37),
The overview explanation screen of the page is displayed again (step S
38). Then, the operation of the feed key is awaited (step S39), and when the feed key is pressed, the screen returns to the lesson window screen at the time of occurrence of the error (FIG. 20).

Next, the process proceeds to the save / recall lesson L (5), the head item is designated, and a summary explanation screen is displayed for each page. Here, FIG. 21 is a summary explanation screen corresponding to the first page of the top item, and guidance that one floppy disk for initialization should be prepared and how to mount the floppy disk are displayed using an image. In this case, if a floppy disk cannot be prepared, the save / recall lesson L (5) can be skipped. At this time, a guidance message indicating that a predetermined key should be pressed is displayed. FIG. 22 is an outline explanation screen of the next page. Here, the meanings of “save”, “document box”, and “call” are displayed with guidance using images. After the outline of the save / recall lesson L (5) is described in this manner, a lesson window is displayed after a new text screen is displayed.
Is displayed, and an explanation of "initialization" is made. When the save / recall lesson L (5) is completed, the next lesson item does not exist.
This is detected in step S27 of step S4.
Proceeding to 0, a lesson end message is given. Then, it is possible to arbitrarily set whether or not to start the operation lesson software OPLS at the next power ON, and the lesson flag is turned ON / OFF according to this setting (step S41). Thereafter, the display shifts to a normal initial screen display (step S2). When the series of lessons is completed in this way, the “lesson flag” is left in the lesson management information LM, and the “current item”, “current page”,
All "interrupted lesson item numbers" are deleted.

As described above, when the power is turned on for the first time after the product is purchased, the operation lesson software OPLS is forcibly started, and a series of lessons are sequentially executed. If an interruption instruction is given in the process of sequentially executing the series of lessons, a lesson interruption process is performed. This lesson interruption processing enables a series of operation lessons to be resumed from the interrupted position when the next lesson is started, even if the operation lesson is interrupted and terminated at an arbitrary position. That is, in the key operation waiting state after the lesson window is displayed (steps S20 and S2 in FIG. 5).
1) When the interrupt key is pressed (step S28), the current item position is stored and held as the interrupted lesson item number of the lesson management information LM (step S2).
9) If the lesson flag is off, turn it on
(Step S30). That is, even if the lesson flag is turned off, the operation lesson software OPLS can be started by selecting a menu on the normal initial screen.
At the time of lesson relay, this flag is set to ON. After erasing the text window and the window (step S31), the process shifts to a normal initial screen display (step S2). If the power is once turned off and then turned on again, the lesson flag ON is detected in step S1 and the presence of the item number of the interrupted lesson is detected in step S3. Display is performed. That is, selection guidance indicating whether the lesson should be continued from the position of the interrupted lesson item or whether the lesson should be redone from the head item is displayed, and the instruction is awaited (step S18).
If the first item is selected here, the process proceeds to step S6, and thereafter, a series of lessons is sequentially executed from the first item in the same manner as described above. Can be continued. That is, when the instruction to continue the lesson is given, the process proceeds to the flowchart of FIG. 7, and the lesson updating process for automatically proceeding the lesson to a predetermined position, in this case, to the interruption position, is performed.

First, it is checked whether the number of the interrupted lesson item is an outline explanation item (step S60). For example, when a break is made at page P16 or P17 of the document creation lesson L (2), the lesson item is an item of the outline explanation,
If the interruption position is not an item of the summary explanation, step S67
To display a new text screen. Then, the automatic input of the designated key and the key corresponding process up to the immediately preceding lesson are performed (steps S68, S69). That is, assuming that all the operation lessons up to the immediately preceding item have been completed, the designation keys corresponding to the respective pages up to the immediately preceding lesson are sequentially and automatically input, and the processing corresponding to each key is sequentially executed. When the designated key automatic input process is completed, a lesson window is displayed on the assumption that all the lesson items have been completed up to the immediately preceding lesson item (step S7).
0), after designating the first page of the designated lesson item (step S71), the process proceeds to step S13 in FIG. 4, so that the lesson can be continued from the first page of the interrupted item. On the other hand, if the interruption position is the item position of the outline description,
The first page of the item is designated and its summary explanation screen is displayed (steps S61, S62). Each time the send key is pressed, each page in the lesson item is sequentially designated, and the outline explanation screen is sequentially displayed for each page (steps S62 to S65). When the summary explanation for all pages is completed, the next lesson item number is designated (step S66), and the lesson window on the assumption that all lessons up to the designated item have been completed is displayed on the text screen. After the display (Steps S67 to S70), the first page of the designated item is designated as the lesson continuation position (Step S71).

On the other hand, if the lesson skip key is pressed in the course of successively executing a series of lessons, an item skip process for skipping the current designated item and moving to the next lesson item is performed. That is,
When the press of the lesson skip key is detected in step S32 of FIG. 5, the automatic input of the specification key corresponding to the page corresponding to each of the remaining pages following the current page in the current specification item and the key corresponding processing are executed. (Step S
33). In other words, assuming that all the remaining pages have been completed, the designation keys corresponding to the pages are automatically input sequentially and the processing corresponding to each key is sequentially executed. Then, the process proceeds to step S50 in FIG. 6, and if the next lesson item is not an item of the outline explanation, the lesson item is specified and the first page is specified in steps S13 and S14 of FIG. If so, an overview explanation screen for each page is displayed in steps S51 to S55 in FIG. Then, the first page of the next lesson item is designated, and the operation proceeds to the lesson operation. As described above, the item skip process is a process for skipping the current item and moving to the first page of the next lesson item. Since the above operation is repeated each time the lesson skip key is pressed, the key is skipped. Each time the button is pressed, the lesson can be skipped one item at a time.

As described above, when the power is turned on for the first time after the purchase of the product, the operation lesson software OPLS is forcibly started and a series of lessons are sequentially executed. Lessons can be started from lesson items. That is, the operation lessons L (1) to L (5) are stored and managed for each of a plurality of types of lesson items, and each of the lesson items is stored and managed for each of a plurality of pages. Can be started. In this case, even if you start the lesson from any item position in the series of operation lessons, the lesson screen is displayed on the assumption that all the lessons up to that point have been completed, and the lesson operation from that position It becomes possible. First, when the power is turned on, the lesson flag is turned on (step S1), and there is no interruption lesson item number (step S1).
3) The selection guidance is displayed (Step S)
4) In this case, when an arbitrary lesson item is selected, it is detected in step S5 and the process proceeds to step S15, where a list of lesson items is displayed. In this case, the list items are such that all item names for each of the operation lessons L (1) to L (5) are displayed in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, and an arbitrary item is selected from this item list. Then (step S16), the process proceeds to the flowchart of FIG. Therefore, even in this case, the lesson screen is displayed on the assumption that all the lessons up to the selected item have been completed, as in the case where the intermittent instruction is given after the above-mentioned lesson interruption, and the lesson from that position is displayed. In order to enable the operation, a lesson update process for automatically proceeding the lesson to the position of the selected item is performed (step S).
67-S71). At this time, if the selected item is an item of the summary description, after performing the process of displaying the summary description for each page and specifying the next lesson item (steps S61 to S66), the automatic update process may not be performed. This is the same as the above-described interruption (steps S67 to S71).

As described above, in this embodiment,
At the start of the operation lesson, an overview explanation screen that outlines the basic prerequisites for performing the lesson operation is displayed, and then a lesson window that provides actual operation guidance to the operator is displayed. Before instructing the operator to perform an operation according to the window operation guidance, it is possible to learn basic matters that are prerequisites for the lesson operation. Therefore,
Even a real beginner who has never touched the keyboard can learn the operation method efficiently in a short time. In this case, in the process of sequentially executing a plurality of types of operation lessons for each function, that is, the basic key operation lesson L (1) to the save / recall lesson L (5) in a predetermined order, At the start of the lesson, the summary explanation screen is displayed according to the progress of the lesson, so that it is possible to master basic matters of each lesson and to systematically master it. In addition, the outline explanation screen is devised so that the functions, terms, procedures, usage, handling, preparations, and the like can be understood, and can help the operator understand and promote learning efficiency.

Further, a series of plural kinds of operation lessons L
In the process of sequentially proceeding from (1) to L (5) in a predetermined order, when an interruption instruction is given, the lesson position at that time is detected and stored as interruption position information. Along with this, a series of operation lessons were forcibly terminated, and if the interruption position information was stored and managed at the next lesson startup, lesson operation from that position was enabled, so it was necessary to restart the lesson from the beginning after interruption Disappears. In this case, the lesson screen is displayed assuming that all operation lessons up to the position indicated by the interrupted position information have been completed.
The lesson can be restarted even in the middle. Furthermore, when the lesson is resumed from the interruption position, if the position is an item of the outline explanation screen, the outline explanation screen of the item is displayed from the beginning, so that the outline explanation can be reconfirmed. If is not an item on the summary explanation screen, the lesson screen can be displayed immediately without giving a summary explanation.

In the above-described embodiment, the operation lessons L (1) to L (5) are exemplified. However, other operations such as registration of external characters, data communication such as the Internet, image management, dictionary search, etc. The lesson may be a lesson, and the content of the lesson is optional depending on the target device. In addition, the summary explanation screen is displayed as a still image, but if it is displayed as a moving image, the understanding can be further deepened. Although a keyboard has been described as an example of the input means, a method of operating a pointing device such as a mouse or an input pen or a tablet for handwriting input may be described. Further, general computer terms, model-specific terms, and the like may be sequentially learned in a question-and-answer format on the summary explanation screen. In the process of successively proceeding through a series of operation lessons, the locations of operation mistakes are memorized, and in the second lesson, only the previously missed locations are executed, so that lesson efficiency can be further improved. It becomes possible. Alternatively, the accuracy of past lesson operations may be stored as a lesson history, and a guidance display of past operation errors may be displayed at the start of the next lesson.

[0031]

According to the present invention, even if a series of operation lessons is interrupted, the lesson can be resumed from the interrupted position when the next lesson is started. It becomes unnecessary to redo, and various operation methods can be efficiently performed in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a document processing apparatus with an operation lesson function.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the contents of operation lesson software OPLS, and FIG. 2B is a basic key operation lesson L among various operation lessons in the operation lesson software OPLS.
(1) The figure which showed the data structure of the document preparation lesson L (2).

3A is a diagram illustrating a data structure of lesson management information LM, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a data structure of an error correspondence table AL.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a part of an operation lesson process in a flowchart which is started when power is turned on.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation lesson process following FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation lesson process following FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation lesson process following FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a view showing an outline explanation screen when a first page, which is an outline explanation item of a basic key operation lesson L (1), is designated.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an overview explanation screen on a second page of a basic key operation lesson L (1).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of a first page of a basic key operation lesson L (1).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of a second page of a basic key operation lesson L (1).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an overview explanation screen of the first page of a document creation lesson L (2).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline explanation screen on the second page of the document creation lesson L (2).

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of a first page of a document creation lesson L (2).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of a second page of the document creation lesson L (2).

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an overview explanation screen of a first page of a printing lesson L (4).

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an outline explanation screen on the second page of printing lesson L (4).

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a summary explanation screen of a third page of the printing lesson L (4).

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of a first page of a printing lesson L (4).

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of another page of the printing lesson L (4).

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an outline explanation screen of the first page of a save / call lesson L (5).

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an outline explanation screen on the second page of save / call lesson L (5).

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a lesson screen of a first page of a save / recall lesson L (5).

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 Storage device 3 Storage medium 4 RAM 5 Input device 6 Display device OPLS operation lesson software L (1) Basic key operation lesson L (2) Document creation lesson L (3) Document proofreading / editing lesson L (4) Printing lesson L (5) Save / Recall lesson A1, A2, A3 ... A30 Lesson item LM Lesson management information AL Error handling table

Claims (6)

[Claims] An interactive operation lesson apparatus in which operation guidance on a display screen is associated with a lesson operation by an operator, wherein a series of plural kinds of operation lessons are sequentially advanced in a predetermined order. Display control means for sequentially displaying a lesson screen for giving guidance to the operator on a lesson operation specific to each operation lesson in accordance with the progress of the lesson; and sequentially progressing a series of operation lessons in accordance with the lesson screen. When an interruption instruction is given in the process of going,
Lesson interruption means for detecting the current lesson position and storing it as interruption position information, forcibly terminating a series of operation lessons, and storing and managing the interruption position information at the start of the next lesson. For example, an operation lesson apparatus comprising: lesson control means for enabling a lesson operation from a position indicated by the interruption position information. 2. The lesson control means determines that all operation lessons up to the position indicated by the interrupted position information have been completed if the interrupted position information is stored and managed at the start of the next lesson. 2. The operation lesson device according to claim 1, wherein a lesson screen presupposed is displayed to enable a lesson operation from that position. 3. The plurality of types of operation lessons are operation lessons for each function corresponding to each function, and are performed according to a key operation lesson in which various keys are actually operated to experience learning how to use the keys. A document creation operation lesson that allows you to experience document creation by actually performing document input, a proofreading and editing operation lesson that allows you to experience learning how to proofread and edit the created document, a trial print of the created document and how to print it A series of operation lessons combining at least two operation lessons of a print operation lesson for experiential learning and a save / recall operation lesson for experientially learning how to save and recall a created document. The operation lesson device according to 1. 4. In the process of sequentially proceeding through a series of operation lessons of a plurality of kinds in accordance with a predetermined order, basic matters premised on performing each lesson at the start of each operation lesson will be outlined. 2. The operation lesson apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a summary explanation screen to be displayed is displayed according to the progress of the lesson. 5. The lesson control means displays the summary explanation screen corresponding to the position indicated by the interruption position information if the interruption position information is stored and managed at the start of the next lesson, and then displays the lesson screen. 5. The operation lesson device according to claim 4, wherein a lesson operation is enabled from the displayed position. 6. A recording medium having a program code which is read by a computer, wherein a series of operation lessons of a plurality of types are sequentially progressed in a predetermined order, and a lesson unique to each operation lesson is provided. A function of sequentially displaying a lesson screen for guiding the operation to the operator according to the progress of the lesson, and when an interruption instruction is given in a process of sequentially proceeding a series of operation lessons according to the lesson screen,
If the current lesson position is detected and stored and managed as interruption position information, a function for forcibly terminating a series of operation lessons, and if the interruption position information is stored and managed at the start of the next lesson, A recording medium having a program code for realizing a function enabling a lesson operation from a position indicated by the interruption position information.