JP3976806B2 - Data input device and display method thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a data input device for inputting data using a data input means such as a computer, and further relates to a display method for displaying various information such as a function guide.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a personal computer or the like, a Japanese front-end processor (hereinafter referred to as FEP) is generally used to input Japanese. Normal FEP is operated using the keyboard, but functions that are normally used frequently, such as state change instruction functions such as switching the input character type from hiragana to katakana, and word registration functions, are assigned to function keys. .
[0003]
In addition, basic software used in recent personal computers can launch multiple application software at once, and display multiple applications as a window at any size and at any position within one screen. In addition, a graphical user interface (hereinafter referred to as a GUI) that can move these windows with a pointing device such as a mouse, change the size, or switch an application that is a work target of an operator. Is adopted).
[0004]
In the FEP under the GUI environment, as shown in FIG. 3, it is common to display the character string being input and edited in the character input area of the application being worked on. Various information can also be moved as a window using a pointing device such as a mouse.
[0005]
As a result, the operator moves the display position of various types of information such as function menus and statuses in the vicinity of the application being worked on, and the visibility is improved by reducing the movement of the line of sight of the working operator. .
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the application A and the application B are activated simultaneously, there are the following problems.
[0007]
In FIG. 4, the windows of the applications A and B are displayed so as to overlap each other, and the FEP function guide is displayed in the vicinity of the application A being worked by the movement of the operator.
[0008]
When the operator switches the work target application from application A to application B, the display area of the window of application B may overlap the display area of the function guide of FEP. As shown in FIG. 5, in this case, the visibility to the application B is hindered.
[0009]
Further, when switching from application A to application B and further specifying the maximization to be displayed on the maximum screen, the character input edit display area of the window of application B and the display area of the function guide of FEP as shown in FIG. It may overlap, and the visibility with respect to the application B will be inhibited.
[0010]
In this case, it is generally considered to move various information displays such as function guides outside the work target application. However, if the work target application is designated to be maximized, the function guide is moved outside the screen display area. As a result, the operator cannot see.
[0011]
Therefore, the present invention addresses such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a data input device that can improve the visibility of various information displays such as a function guide for a work target application.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a data input device according to claim 1 of the present invention is a data input for inputting data to a work target window displayed in front of a plurality of windows displayed on a screen. In the apparatus, together with the window, display means for displaying information on the window on the screen, comparison means for comparing whether the display position of the work target window overlaps with the display position of the information on the window, and the comparison Display control means for controlling the display position of the information related to the window so as not to overlap the display position of the work target window based on the result, and switching means for switching the work target window displayed on the front of the screen. , The display control means displays the work target window after the switching in front of the work target window before the switching according to the switching of the switching means, The comparison means is characterized in that, in accordance with the switching of the switching means, the window to be compared whether or not the information related to the window overlaps the display position is switched to the work target window after the switching.
[0013]
A data input device according to claim 2 is a screen size acquisition means for acquiring the size of the screen in the data input device according to claim 1; Windows The evacuation area of the information display position Windows And an evacuation area setting means for setting the predetermined part of Windows If the display position of the information is outside the range of the acquired screen size, Windows The display position of the information on the information is retracted to the predetermined part.
[0014]
The data input device according to claim 3 is the data input device according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined part is a work target. Windows If not Windows The display position of the information on the information is saved from the maximum input data display area to the remotest area within the range of the screen size.
[0015]
A data input device according to a fourth aspect is the data input device according to the second aspect, wherein the predetermined part is a work target. Windows If not Windows The display position of the information on the information is saved in the vicinity of the maximum input data display area.
[0016]
A data input device according to claim 5 is a screen size acquisition means for acquiring the size of the screen in the data input device according to claim 1; Windows A save area setting means for storing a save area of a display position of information regarding Windows If the display position of the information is outside the range of the acquired screen size, Windows The display position of the information on the information is saved in the save area.
[0017]
The display method for a data input device according to claim 6 is the display method for a data input device for inputting data to a work target window displayed in front of a plurality of windows displayed on the screen. And information about the window on the screen In the table And comparing whether the display position of the work target window overlaps with the display position of the information related to the window, and based on the comparison result, the display position of the information related to the window overlaps the display position of the work target window. When the work target window displayed on the front of the screen is switched, the work target window after the switching is displayed in front of the work target window before the switching according to the switching, The window to be compared whether or not the information related to the window overlaps with the display position is switched to the work target window after the switching, and compared.
[0019]
【Example】
An embodiment of the data input device of the present invention will be described. The data input device of this embodiment is applied to a character input device.
[0020]
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the character input device of the first embodiment. The character input device of the first embodiment displays input information la for inputting operation data such as character and kanji conversion or pointing data for moving the display position of various information such as function guides, and displays various information such as characters and function guides. Display means lb, kana-kanji conversion means le for performing kana-kanji conversion of input characters, switching notification acquisition means lf for acquiring a switching notice for a plurality of applications, display position acquisition means lg for acquiring a display position, various function menus, etc. Various operation information moving means lh for moving the information display position, character storage means 1d and control means lc are provided.
[0021]
The control means 1c stores the character input from the input means la in the character storage means ld and displays it on the display means 1b. Further, according to the instruction from the input means la, the kana-kanji conversion of the input character is performed using the kana-kanji conversion means le. The converted character string is stored in the character storage unit ld and displayed on the display unit lb.
[0022]
Furthermore, after acquiring a switching notification of a plurality of applications from the switching notification acquiring unit lf, and acquiring the display positions of various information such as the application to be switched and the function guide after the switching from the display position acquiring unit lg, the display positions of these are displayed. In comparison, when the display positions overlap, an area in the vicinity of the work target application is calculated, and movement of various information display positions is controlled by the various operation information moving means lh.
[0023]
The case where the said character input device is comprised with the personal computer is shown. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the personal computer. The keyboard 2a performs character input and operation instructions by key input. The CRT 2b is a display device, and displays an echo back of input characters, a function guide, etc. so that the operator can confirm the characters input from the keyboard 2a. The CPU 2c executes a program stored in the RAM 2f or the ROM 2g.
[0024]
The clock 2d is used for timing processing by interrupting the CPU 2c at a constant cycle. The printer 2e is a general printing apparatus. The RAM 2f is a storage device that can be read and written as needed, and is used as a storage location for data such as programs and input characters, or as a work area required when the program is executed by the CPU 2c. R0M2g is a read-only storage device and is used as a storage location for programs and data. The disk 2h is used as a secondary storage device when the RAM 2f and the ROM 2g alone are insufficient for storing programs and data.
[0025]
The mouse 2i is a general pointing device, and instructs switching of a work target application, movement of a window, and the like.
[0026]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a function key assignment state guide by a function menu and a status display. The input character display portion 3a is a portion for displaying characters input by the operator from the keyboard 2a, and is replaced with the converted characters when Kana-Kanji conversion is performed on the cursor 3b.
[0027]
The function menu 3c is a part for displaying functions assigned to the function keys for instructing control for character input processing. The status 3d is a portion for displaying a state related to character input. FIG. 3 shows a state in which full-width hiragana can be input by the Roman character input method.
[0028]
If the operator gives an instruction to change the state using the function menu 3c assigned to the function key, the state changes accordingly. For example, in response to a katakana input instruction, “hira” in the status 3d portion changes to “kata”.
[0029]
In this manner, the input character display unit 3a is displayed in the area of the work target application 3e, and the application is configured with a collection of components within the outer frame that is instructed.
[0030]
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of applications are activated. Application A and application B are activated, and it is shown that the work target application is application A. Although there is an overlapping portion in the display area of the window of application A and the window of application B, since the work target is application A, the window of application A is displayed in front.
[0031]
The operator can set the display area of the function menu 3c immediately below the application A by moving the function menu which is various information display using a pointing device such as a mouse.
[0032]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen state immediately after application switching. A state in which the operator switches the work target application from application A to application B using the pointing device is shown. At this time, the function menu 3c and the application B that has become a new work target application have overlapping display areas.
[0033]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the function menu has moved to the vicinity of the display area of application B, which is the work target application, after application switching.
[0034]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a switching control processing routine executed by the control means lc. When the work target application is changed (see FIG. 5), the work target application or the basic system of the character input device notifies the switching of the work target application. Since the generation of the switching notification information and the notification method of the character input device are well known, description thereof is omitted here.
[0035]
First, it is determined whether or not it is a switching notification (step S7l). If it is determined that it is not a switching notification, other processing such as kana-kanji conversion is performed (step S72), and this routine is terminated.
[0036]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S71 that the notification is a work target application switching notification, a work target application switching process is performed (step S73), and this routine is terminated.
[0037]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the work application switching process routine in step S73. When the work target application is switched, the display area of the work target application after the switching is acquired (step S81). Usually, the display area can be acquired by acquiring the upper left position of the window from the coordinate value in display dot units, and further acquiring the size of the window with the upper left corner of the display screen as the origin. For example, the coordinate values of the four corners of the window may be acquired.
[0038]
Subsequently, the display area of the function menu 3c is acquired (step S82). Generally, when the character input device operates, the display area of the function menu 3c is acquired from the RAM 2f or the disk 2h.
[0039]
The acquired display area of the work target application is compared with the display area of the function menu 3c (step S83). At the time of comparison, there are already several methods for obtaining the overlapping region of the rectangular region, and these are used. If there is no overlapping area in step S83, there is no need to move the function menu 3c, and the process is terminated as it is.
[0040]
On the other hand, if there is an overlapping area, a display area for various information is reset outside and near the display area of the work target application (step S84). The Y coordinate of the display start of the function menu 3c is determined with reference to the Y coordinate of the bottom side of the work target application in FIG. 6, and set as a new display position.
[0041]
The function menu 3c is moved by the various operation information moving means 1h to the new display position determined in step S84 (step S85).
[0042]
In the present embodiment, the description has been made by limiting to the function menu 3c. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to all kinds of information displayed on the character input device including the status 3d shown in FIG.
[0043]
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a character input device according to a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the character input device of the second embodiment.
[0044]
The character input device according to the present embodiment is an input unit la for inputting pointing data used for moving operation information such as characters and kanji conversion functions or various information such as function guides, and various information such as characters and function guides. Various information such as a display means lb for displaying, a kana-kanji conversion means le for performing kana-kanji conversion of input characters, a switching notification acquiring means lf for acquiring a switching notice for a plurality of applications, a display position acquiring means 1g for acquiring a display position, and a function menu. Various movement information moving means lh for moving the display position, screen size obtaining means li for obtaining a screen size such as a CRT, various information saving area storage means lj for preliminarily storing an area for saving various information such as a function guide, window A site detecting means 1k, a character storage means 1d and a control means 1c are provided.
[0045]
The control means 1c stores the characters input from the input means la in the character storage means ld and displays them on the display means lb. Further, the kana-kanji conversion means le performs kana-kanji conversion of the input character in accordance with an instruction from the input means la, and the converted character is stored in the character storage means ld and displayed on the display means lb. Furthermore, a switching notification of a plurality of applications is acquired from the switching notification acquisition unit lf, and the display position of various information such as the work target application and the function guide after switching is acquired from the display position acquisition unit lg.
[0046]
If the display positions overlap, calculate the area in the vicinity of the work target application, acquire the screen size from the screen size acquisition means li, and whether the display area set in the vicinity of the work application can be displayed within the screen size If the result of the determination is that display is impossible, the save area is taken out from the various information save area storage means lj, the part of the save area is detected by the window part detecting means lk, and the optimum of the detected part is detected. The movement of various information display positions is controlled by various operation information moving means lh.
[0047]
The case where the said character input device is applied to a personal computer is shown. The configuration of the personal computer is the same as in the first embodiment.
[0048]
Similar to the first embodiment, the application A and the application B are activated on the screen in the initial state of the CRT 2b (see FIG. 4). Although there is an overlapping portion in the display area of the window of application A and the window of application B, since the work target is application A, the window of application A is displayed in front. The operator moves the function menu using a pointing device such as a mouse, and sets the function menu display area directly below the application A.
[0049]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display state immediately after application switching. When the operator uses a pointing device or the like to instruct switching of the work target application from the application A to the application B, the function menu 13c and the application B that has become a new work target application overlap each other in the display area. In the present embodiment, a case is shown in which the operator designates maximization simultaneously with an instruction to switch the work target application. As a result, the application A for which the designation of the work target application is cancelled is positioned on the back side of the application B.
[0050]
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the function menu 13c has moved to the horizontal scroll bar after switching the work target application. The horizontal scroll bar is a part constituting the window stored in the various information saving area storage means 1j.
[0051]
FIG. 13 shows the maximum display of the maximum character that can be input and edited without the horizontal scroll bar, which is a part constituting the window stored in the various information saving area storage means 1j, being detected by the application B after the work target application is switched. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which moved the function menu 13 to the remotest area | region from the character display area at the time of an input.
[0052]
Various information such as a function menu may be displayed immediately below the display area when the maximum character is input.
[0053]
When the work target application is changed, the switching of the work target application is made from the work target application or the basic system of the character input device as in the first embodiment. It is determined whether or not it is a switching notification, and when it is determined that it is not a switching notification, other processing such as kana-kanji conversion is executed. Execute the process associated with switching.
[0054]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a display movement processing routine for displaying various information accompanying switching of the work target application. When the work target application is switched, the display area of the work target application after the switching is acquired (step S10l). Normally, the display area is acquired by acquiring the upper left position of the window from the coordinate value in display dot units, and acquiring the window size. For example, the coordinates of the four corners of the window may be acquired.
[0055]
Subsequently, the display area of the function menu 13c is acquired (step S102). In general, the display area of the function menu 13c may be acquired from the RAM 2f or the disk 2h when the character input device operates. The acquired display area of the work target application is compared with the display area of the function menu 13c (step S103). Since there are already several methods for acquiring the overlapping region of the rectangular region, it is used. If there is no overlapping area, there is no need to move the function menu 13c, so this routine is terminated as it is.
[0056]
If there is an overlapping area, the display area of the function menu 13c is reset outside and near the display area of the work target application (step S104). The Y coordinate of the display start of the function menu 13c is determined with reference to the Y coordinate of the bottom side of the work target application and set as a new display position (step S104).
[0057]
Subsequently, the screen size is acquired by the screen size acquisition means li (step S105). The screen size is usually acquired as a value converted into the coordinate unit of the display area acquired in step SlOl or the like.
[0058]
Subsequently, it is determined using the screen size acquired in step S105 described above whether or not the various information display areas newly set in step S104 can be displayed on the screen (step S106). In this embodiment, the work target application B is maximized, and the display area set in step S104 is outside the screen. At this time, a function menu overlap display position setting process is executed (step S107), a new display area is set, and the operation information moving means lh is used to move to a new display position (step S08). End the routine.
[0059]
Next, the function menu display area setting procedure in step S107 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a display area setting processing routine. The part constituting the window to be saved is extracted from the various information saving area storage means lj, and it is searched whether or not this part exists in the work target application (step Slll). For the search, a search method supplied by the basic system of the character input device is used.
[0060]
In the various information saving area storage unit 1j, parts such as an application name, a title bar to be displayed, and a horizontal scroll bar for moving in the horizontal display area are registered by an ID or the like. Registration of a predetermined part can be performed by a character input device or an operator.
[0061]
Based on the search result of step Slll, it is determined whether or not a moving area has been found (step Sll2). When a part designated as an area to be saved is found, a display area for displaying various information such as a function menu is set in the part (step Sll6). If a part for which the save area is designated in step Slll cannot be found, a display area for displaying the maximum number of characters that can be input and edited is calculated (step Sll3). The display area is set so that the function menu 13c is displayed in the remotest area within the screen size range from the display area calculated in step Sll3 (step Sll4).
[0062]
By moving the function menu 13c to the set new display area in step S10 of FIG. 14, the function menu 13c is displayed at the position shown in FIG. 12 or 13 (step S115), and this routine ends.
[0063]
[Modification]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a display area setting processing routine according to a modification. First, a part constituting the window to be saved is extracted by the various information saving area storage means lj, and it is searched whether or not the part exists in the work target application (step S12l). For the search, a search method supplied by the basic system of the character input device is used.
[0064]
In the various information saving area storage means 1j, parts such as an application name, a title bar to be displayed, and a horizontal scroll bar for moving the display area in the horizontal direction are registered by an ID or the like. Registration of a predetermined part can be performed by a character input device or an operator.
[0065]
Based on the search result of step Sl21, it is determined whether or not a moving area has been found (step Sl22). When the part designated as the area to be saved is found, the display area of the function menu 13c is set in the part (step S126). If the part for which the save area is designated in step Sl21 cannot be found, the display area for displaying the maximum number of characters that can be input and edited is calculated (step Sl23).
[0066]
The display area is set so that the function menu 13c is displayed in the immediate vicinity of the display area calculated in step S123 (step S124).
[0067]
In step S124, the area directly above the display area calculated in step S123 is obtained from the difference between the minimum value of the Y coordinate of the display area calculated in step S123 and the upper end area of the screen using the screen size. Further, the area immediately below the display area calculated in step S123 is obtained from the difference between the maximum value of the Y coordinate of the display area calculated in step S123 and the area at the bottom of the screen. In this way, an area where the function menu can be displayed reliably is selected, and the function menu 13c is set.
[0068]
The function menu 13c is displayed at the display position in FIGS. 12 and 13 by moving the function menu to the set new display area in step Sl08 in FIG.
[0069]
[Third embodiment]
Next, a character input device according to a third embodiment will be described. The character input device of the third embodiment has the same configuration as the character input device of the second embodiment, but the window part detecting means lk shown in FIG. 9 may not be present in this embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the result of moving the display position of the function menu 23c to the lower left of the screen stored in the various information saving area storage means 1j.
[0070]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the setting processing routine of step S107 of FIG. In step S131, the display area of the function menu 23c is set at an arbitrary position on the screen stored in the various information saving area storage means lj.
[0071]
In the various information saving area storage means lj, for example, the display area is set as the specific area at the lower left of the screen based on the screen size. Alternatively, the coordinates of an arbitrary point on the screen acquired by the display position acquisition unit lg are registered, and the display area is set using the registered coordinates as the upper left origin of the function menu.
[0072]
The function menu 23c is displayed at the display position shown in FIG. 11 by moving the display position of the function menu to the set new display area in step S08 of FIG.
[0073]
In this embodiment, the description is limited to the function menu, but it goes without saying that it can be applied to all kinds of information such as status, as in the first and second embodiments.
[0074]
【The invention's effect】
According to the data input device of claim 1 of the present invention. , Product Business target Windows When Windows The display area of information related to information is avoided, and the work target Windows In the input data display, visibility hindrance due to overlapping display is eliminated. Also work target Windows By moving to the vicinity, the movement of the line of sight can be minimized and the visibility can be further improved.
[0075]
According to the data input device according to claim 2, a screen size acquisition unit that acquires a size of the screen; Windows The evacuation area of the information display position Windows A retreat area setting means for setting to a predetermined part of, and the acquisition of the display position acquisition means Windows If the display position of the information is outside the range of the acquired screen size, Windows The display position of the information related to the Windows When Windows If various information displays such as function guides cannot be displayed unless the information display area is overlapped with the information display area, the data input edit area can be avoided and displayed. Windows The obstruction of the visibility in the input data display is eliminated.
[0076]
According to the data input device according to claim 3, the predetermined part is a work target. Windows If not Windows Because the display position of the information is saved from the maximum input data display area to the remotest area within the range of the screen size, the maximum input data display area is saved from the maximum input data display area within the range of the screen size. Thus, the data input / edit area can be avoided and displayed.
[0077]
According to the data input device according to claim 4, the predetermined part is a work target. Windows If not Windows Since the display position of the information is saved in the vicinity of the maximum input data display area, the data input editing area can be avoided and displayed by saving in the vicinity of the maximum input data display area.
[0078]
According to the data input device according to claim 5, the screen size acquisition means for acquiring the size of the screen; Windows A retreat area setting means for storing a retreat area of the display position of information relating to the information obtained by the display position obtaining means Windows If the display position of the information is outside the range of the acquired screen size, Windows Since the information display position is saved in the save area, the data input edit area can be avoided and displayed by saving the information in the save area.
[0079]
According to the display method of the data input device according to claim 6. , Product Business target Windows Visibility hindrance due to overlapping display is eliminated in the display of input data. Also work target Windows By moving to the vicinity, the movement of the line of sight can be minimized and the visibility can be further improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a character input device according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a personal computer.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a function key assignment state guide by a function menu and a status display;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of applications are activated.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen state immediately after application switching.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the function menu has moved to the vicinity of the display area of application B, which is a work target application, after application switching.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a switching control processing routine executed by the control means lc.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a work application switching process routine in step S73.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a character input device according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display state immediately after application switching.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a result of moving the display position of the function menu 23c to the lower left of the screen stored in various information saving area storage means 1j.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the function menu 13c has moved to the horizontal scroll bar after switching the work target application.
FIG. 13 shows the maximum input for displaying the maximum character that can be input and edited without the horizontal scroll bar that is a part constituting the window stored in the various information saving area storage means 1j being detected by the application B after the work target application is switched. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which moved the function menu 13 to the remotest area | region from the time character display area.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a display movement processing routine for displaying various information associated with switching of a work target application.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a display area setting processing routine;
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a display area setting processing routine according to a modification.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the setting processing routine of step S07 of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1b Display means
1c Control means
1e Kana-Kanji conversion means
1f Switching notification acquisition means
1g Display position acquisition means
1h Various movement information moving means
1i Screen size acquisition means
1j Various information saving area storage means
1k window part detection means

Claims (6)

Among the plurality of windows displayed on the screen, in the data input device for inputting data to the work target window displayed on the front,
Display means for displaying information on the window together with the window on the screen;
Comparison means for comparing whether or not the display position of the work target window and the display position of the information related to the window overlap;
Display control means for controlling the display position of the information related to the window based on the comparison result so as not to overlap the display position of the work target window;
Switching means for switching the work target window displayed on the front of the screen,
The display control means displays the work target window after the switching in front of the work target window before the switching according to the switching of the switching means,
The comparison means switches the window to be compared whether or not the display position overlaps with the information related to the window according to the switching of the switching means, and compares the window to the work target window after the switching. apparatus. Screen size acquisition means for acquiring the size of the screen;
A save area setting means for setting a save area of a display position of information relating to the window to a predetermined part of the window;
2. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein when the display position of the information related to the window is outside the range of the acquired screen size, the display position of the information related to the window is retracted to the predetermined part.   3. The display position of information relating to the window is retracted from the maximum input data display area to the remotest area within the range of the screen size when the predetermined portion does not exist in the work target window. Data input device.   3. The data input device according to claim 2, wherein when the predetermined part does not exist in the work target window, the display position of the information related to the window is saved in the vicinity of the maximum input data display area. Screen size acquisition means for acquiring the size of the screen;
A save area setting means for storing a save area of a display position of information relating to the window;
The data input device according to claim 1, wherein when the display position of the information related to the window is outside the range of the acquired screen size, the display position of the information related to the window is saved in the save area. Among the plurality of windows displayed on the screen, in the display method of the data input device for inputting data to the work target window displayed on the front,
Together with the window, displays information about the window on the screen,
Compare whether the display position of the work target window and the display position of the information about the window overlap,
Based on the comparison result, control the display position of the information about the window so as not to overlap the display position of the work target window,
When the work target window displayed in front of the screen is switched, the switched work target window is displayed in front of the work target window before switching in accordance with the switching, and information and display regarding the window are displayed. A display method for a data input device, characterized in that a window to be compared for whether or not positions overlap is switched to the work target window after switching and compared.

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