JPH04239316A - Message editing/output system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output a message at a high speed by defining previously the words/ phrases composing the message and then selecting and editing only the necessary words/phases by a describer. CONSTITUTION:A message registering means 24 defines the processing methods of the words/phrases registered by a message data register means 29 as the describers respectively and combines the words/phrases composing a message and the describers accordant with the processing methods of those words/phrases to register them at every output of the message. A message producing means 25 converts the registered words/phrases into a from that can be outputted to an output device 4. A message data output means 27 outputs the editing result of the produced message. Then a continuous message data output means 26 outputs continuously the outputted messages to the device 4 based on the editing result of the first message. Thus the messages can be outputted at a high speed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message editing and outputting method, and more particularly to a message editing and outputting method for editing and outputting a message to be outputted to a message output device.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in this type of message editing and outputting method, the words and phrases necessary to compose a message are defined in the output unit, and when there is variable information in the message, each message The method was to perform editing processing on the file and output the edited data.

[0003] Furthermore, even for messages that are continuously output, the entire series of processing up to being output to the output device is repeated.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional message editing and outputting method described above, a message is defined for each output unit even if the same words are used, as shown in the message output example in Figure 8. This has the disadvantage that the message domain increases, and furthermore, variable information whose values change depending on the situation, such as the input/output completion status from the input/output device, requires editing processing for each item. Therefore, there is also a drawback that the editing processing area also increases.

[0005] Furthermore, when changing a message, it is necessary to change the editing process in accordance with the message change, so there is a drawback that the change takes time.

[0006] Furthermore, for messages that are continuously output, a series of processes are repeated until they are output to the output device, so there is a drawback that it takes time to output the messages.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The message editing and outputting method of the present invention includes a message data registration means (29) in which words and phrases necessary for composing a message are added with identifiers and registered in advance, and this message data Message registration means (which defines each processing method of the word/phrase registered by the registration means as a descriptor, and registers the words/phrases constituting the message and a descriptor corresponding to the processing method of the word/phrase for each output unit of the message in combination. 24) and while interpreting the descriptor registered by this message registration means,
Message creation means (25) for creating a message by converting the words registered by the message registration means into a form that can be output to an output device; and outputting the editing result of the message created by the message creation means to the output device. continuous message data output means (26) for outputting to an output device by using the editing result of the first message when messages output by the message output means are successively output. Equipped with.

[0008]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The message editing and outputting method of this embodiment includes a central processing unit 1, a control section 21, a continuous message comparison section 22, a descriptor interpretation section 23, a message data input section 24, a message data output format conversion section 25, a continuous output data storage Processing unit 26, message output unit 27, message identifier storage unit 28, message descriptor registration unit 29
, a message editing output control mechanism 2 having a text data registration section 2A, a variable information storage section 2B, a conversion data storage section 2C, and a continuous output data storage section 2D, and a main storage device 3 having a program 31 including a message output request command 311. and an output device 4 that outputs the edited message.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the descriptor interpreter 23 of FIG. 1. The descriptor interpretation unit 23 includes a descriptor determination unit 231 that passes control to each descriptor process depending on the type of descriptor;
a message end processing unit 232 that notifies the control unit 21 that one message has been edited;
A jump processing unit 233 that jumps to the descriptor of the same message part when the part is the same as a part of another message, and a return processing unit 2 that returns to the jump source descriptor.
34, a text data information conversion processing section 235 that performs processing on words registered in the text data registration section 2A of FIG. 1, and a processing on decimal variable information stored in the variable information storage section 2B of FIG. The decimal data information conversion processing unit 236, which performs processing, and the hexadecimal data information conversion processing unit 237, which performs processing on the hexadecimal variable information stored in the variable information storage unit 2B in FIG. It is comprised of a repeat data information conversion processing section 238 that repeats several times, and a module relative address information conversion processing section 239 that converts absolute addresses on the main storage device into intra-module relative addresses.

FIG. 3 shows the message descriptor registration section 2 of FIG.
9 is a diagram showing part of the registered contents of No. 9. FIG. One message registration section in the message descriptor registration section 29 has a message identifier 291 added to each message output unit,
It consists of a continuous output parameter setting section 292 that indicates that the message is a continuous message, and data information registration sections 293, 294, 295, and 296 that register combinations of descriptors corresponding to message data types and their parameters. There is. The message data here refers to words and phrases registered in the text data registration section 2A in FIG. 1, and decimal numbers or 16
This is a general term for variable information in base numbers and other characters necessary to construct messages.

In FIG. 3, the data information registration section 293
The descriptor is MSGT, the number of characters is 12 as the first parameter, and the text data identifier w1 as the second parameter.
is registered, the data information registration unit 294 registers that the descriptor is MSGT, the number of characters is 2 as the first parameter, and the text data identifier w3 is registered as the second parameter, and the data information registration unit 295 registers that the descriptor is MSGH. The number of characters 6 is registered as the first parameter, the variable information identifier s3 is registered as the second parameter, and the descriptor MSGE is registered in the data information registration section 296. Note that the descriptor MSGE does not require any parameters.

FIG. 4 shows the text data registration section 2A of FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing registered contents. Text data registration section 2A
is composed of a registered text data string 2A2 and a text data identifier 2A1 registered in correspondence with each of the registered text data strings 2A2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the storage contents of the variable information storage section 2B of FIG. 1. The variable information storage unit 2B is composed of a variable information string 2B2 and a variable information identifier string 2B1 registered in correspondence with each variable information string 2B2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the variable information storage section 2B of FIG. 5 in which the contents of the information have changed after a certain period of time.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams showing messages printed on the output paper 41 output from the output device 4 of FIG. 1.

Next, the operation of the message editing and outputting method of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, in FIG. 1, the message output request instruction 311 in the program 31 of the main storage device 3 specifies the message identifier of the message to be output, and the message identifier is stored in the message descriptor registration section of FIG. 29 message identifier 291
Assume that it is G1. Message output request command 311
is executed, the central processing unit 1 sends the continuous output parameter setting indicated by the message identifier MSG1 to the continuous message comparison unit 22 from the message descriptor registration unit 29 through the control unit 21 of the message editing output control mechanism 2. The controller 292 is instructed to read out the set parameters. Here, it is assumed that the continuous output parameter setting unit 292 is set with a parameter P1 indicating a continuous message including variable information. The continuous message comparison section 22 which has interpreted the parameters further compares the message identifier stored in the message identifier storage section 28 with the message identifier MSG1 of the message to be outputted this time. Assuming that the message identifier storage unit 28 stores an identifier different from the message identifier MSG1, it is determined that the message to be output this time is the first message of a series of messages, and the message identifier storage unit 28 stores an identifier different from the message identifier MSG1. Stores message identifier MSG1. Next, the control section 21 instructs the descriptor interpretation section 23 to read out the descriptor and parameters indicated by the message identifier MSG1 from the message descriptor registration section 29. The descriptor interpretation unit 23 is the data information registration unit 29 in FIG.
3 descriptor MSGT and its first parameter number of characters 12
The second parameter and text data identifier w1 are read out. Descriptor MS is determined by the descriptor determination unit 231 in FIG.
Control is passed to the text data information conversion processing unit 235, which is a process corresponding to GT, and the text data information conversion processing unit 235 converts the number of characters 12 and the text data identifier w1 into a format that can be interpreted by the control unit 21. , control unit 2
Notify 1. Next, the control unit 21 instructs the message data input unit 24 to input the phrase indicated by the text data descriptor w1 from the text data registration unit 2A. What is registered in w1 of the text data identifier 2A1 of the text data registration section 2A in FIG. 4 is the phrase BREAKΔPOINT, which has 12 characters, and is input. Here, Δ is a symbol representing a blank character. Next, the control unit 21 controls this input BREAK
The phrase ΔPOINT is sent to the message data output format converter 25, and an instruction is given to convert it into a format that can be output to the output device 4. Idiom BR converted to output format
EAKΔPOINT, is stored in the conversion data storage section 2C. The operations up to this point are for one descriptor.

Next, the control section 21 instructs the descriptor interpretation section 23 to read out the next registered descriptor and parameter from the message descriptor registration section 29. The descriptor interpretation unit 23 is the data information registration unit 2 in FIG.
94 descriptor MSGT and the number of characters of its first parameter 2
and reads out the text data identifier w3 of the second parameter. In the same manner, the word P= registered in w3 of the text data identifier column 2A1 of the text data registration section 2A in FIG. 4 is input to the message data input section 2.
4 is read out, converted into an output format by the message data input unit 24, and stored in the converted data storage unit 2C following the previously stored phrase BREAKΔPOINT.

Next, the control section 21 instructs the descriptor interpretation section 23 to read out the next registered descriptor and parameter from the message descriptor registration section 29. The descriptor interpretation unit 23 is the data information registration unit 2 in FIG.
95 descriptor MSGH and its first parameter number of characters 6
and reads out the variable information identifier s3 of the second parameter. The hexadecimal data information conversion processing unit 32 performs processing corresponding to the descriptor MSGH by the descriptor determination unit 231 in FIG.
7, converts the number of characters 6 and the variable information identifier s3 into a format that can be interpreted by the control unit 21,
Notify. Next, the control section 21 instructs the message data input section 24 to input hexadecimal data indicated by the variable information identifier s3 from the variable information storage section 2B. 0099B0 is stored in s3 of the variable information identifier column 2B1 of the variable information storage section 2B in FIG.
This is hexadecimal data, and this is input. Next, the control section 21 sends this input hexadecimal data 0099B0 to the message data output format conversion section 25 and instructs it to be converted into a format that can be output to the output device 4. Hexadecimal data 0099 converted to output format
B0 is the idiom B previously stored in the conversion data storage unit 2C.
REAKΔPOINT, is stored following the word P=.

Next, the control section 21 instructs the descriptor interpretation section 23 to read out the next registered descriptor and parameter from the message descriptor registration section 29. The descriptor interpretation unit 23 is the data information registration unit 2 in FIG.
96 descriptor MSGE is read out. When the descriptor determination unit 231 in FIG. 2 passes control to the message end processing unit 232, which is the process corresponding to the descriptor MSGE, the message end processing unit 232 informs the control unit 21 that the message data conversion and storage processing has been completed. Notify that. The control unit 21 that received the message data storage processing unit 26
to read the parameters set in the continuous output parameter setting section 292 indicated by the message identifier MSG1 from the message descriptor registration section 29, and the continuous output parameter setting section 292
After interpreting the parameter P1 indicating a continuous message containing variable information set to , the editing result of the message that is converted into an output format and stored in the converted data storage section 2C is stored in the continuous output data storage section 2D. do. Finally, the control unit 21 instructs the message output unit 27 to output the editing result of the message stored in the converted data storage unit 2C to the output device 4. From the output device 4, the message 4 printed on the output paper 41 in FIG.
11 is output.

When the message output request command 311 is executed continuously, the central processing unit 1 sends the message identifier from the message descriptor registration unit 29 to the continuous message comparison unit 22 through the control unit 21 of the message editing output control mechanism 2. The continuous output parameter setting unit 292 indicated by MSG1 is instructed to read out the set parameters. This continuous output parameter setting section 29
2 is set with a parameter P1 indicating a continuous message including variable information, and the continuous message comparison unit 22 that interprets the parameter further compares the message identifier stored in the message identifier storage unit 28 with the message to be output this time. The message identifier MSG1 is compared with the message identifier MSG1. The message identifier MSG1 is already stored in the message identifier storage unit 28, and when the control unit 21 is notified that the message identifiers match, the control unit 21 sends the message descriptor registration unit 29 to the descriptor interpretation unit 23. It instructs to read only the part in which the variable information data indicated by the message identifier MSG1 is registered. The descriptor interpretation unit 23 is shown in FIG.
Descriptor MSGHA of the data information registration unit 295 of
The number of characters of the parameter 6 and the variable information identifier s3 of the second parameter are read out. The descriptor determination unit 231 in FIG. 2 passes control to the hexadecimal data information conversion processing unit 327, which is a process corresponding to the descriptor MSGH, and converts the number of characters 6 and variable information identifier s3 into a form that can be interpreted by the control unit 21. It is converted and notified to the control unit 21. Next, the control unit 21 sends the message data input unit 24 the variable information identifier s.
The hexadecimal data indicated by 3 is instructed to be input from the variable information storage section 2B. The storage contents of the variable information storage section 2B in FIG. 5 change to the storage contents of the variable information storage section 2B in FIG. 6 after a certain period of time, and 010280 is stored in s3 of the variable information identifier string 2B1 in FIG. Enter the hexadecimal data. Next, the control section 21 sends this input hexadecimal data 010280 to the message data output format conversion section 25 and instructs it to be converted into a format that can be output to the output device 4. The hexadecimal data 010280 converted to the output format is replaced with the previously stored hexadecimal data 0099B0 in the continuous output data storage section 2D.

Next, the control section 21 instructs the message output section 27 to output the editing result of the message stored in the continuous output data storage section 2D to the output device 4. The output device 4 outputs a message 412 typed on the output paper 41 in FIG.

Furthermore, if a parameter indicating a continuous message that does not include variable information is set in the continuous output parameter setting section 292 in the message descriptor registration section 29, the control section 21 interprets the parameter indicating a continuous message. Immediately after that, the message output section 27 is instructed to output the editing result of the message stored in the continuous output data storage section 2D to the output device 4.

[0025]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention defines the words composing a message in advance, provides a descriptor, and selects and edits only the words necessary for the message using the descriptor. It produces an effect like.

*Since it is not necessary to define a message for each message output unit, the message definition area is reduced.

*If processing is specified using a descriptor, editing processing is not required for each piece of data, so the processing area is reduced.

*Messages can be created by registering a combination of descriptors and words, so it is easy to add or change messages. *For messages that are output continuously, the processing from message data input to conversion to output format is omitted, except for processing for variable information data.
Messages can be output faster.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing processing contents of a descriptor interpretation unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing part of the registered contents of the message descriptor registration section in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing registered contents of a text data registration section in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the storage contents of a variable information storage section in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how the storage contents of the variable information storage unit in FIG. 5 change over a certain period of time;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of outputting a message editing result.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of outputting message editing results.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Central processing unit 2 Message editing output control mechanism 3 Main storage device 4 Output device 21 Control section 22 Continuous message comparison section 23 Descriptor interpretation section 24 Message data input section 25 Message data output format conversion section 26
Continuous output data storage processing section 27 Message output section 28 Message identifier storage section 29 Message descriptor registration section 2A Text data registration section 2B Variable information storage section 2C Conversion data storage section 2D Continuous output data storage section 31 Program 41 Output paper 231 Descriptor Discrimination unit 232 Message end processing unit 233 Jump processing unit 234 Return processing unit 235 Text data information conversion processing unit 236
Decimal data information conversion processing unit 237 1
Hexadecimal data information conversion processing section 238 Repeat data information conversion processing section 239 Module relative address information conversion processing section 291 Message identifier 292 Continuous output parameter setting section 293
Data information registration section 294 Data information registration section 295 Data information registration section 296 Data information registration section 2A1 Text data identifier string 2A2
Registered text data string 2B1 Variable information identifier string 2B2 Variable information string

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: Message data registration means for pre-registering words and phrases necessary for composing a message by adding identifiers, and a method for processing words registered by this message data registration means, each defined as a descriptor. and a message registration means for registering a combination of words constituting a message and a descriptor according to a processing method of the word for each output unit of a message, and while interpreting the descriptor registered by this message registration means, Message creation means for creating a message by converting words registered by the message registration means into a form that can be output to an output device; and message data for outputting the edited message created by the message creation means to the output device. A message editing/outputting method comprising an outputting means and a continuous message data outputting means for outputting to an output device by using the editing result of the first message when messages outputted by the message outputting means are successively outputted.