GB2165071A - Device for the inputting of character data - Google Patents
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Abstract
A device for inputting character data wherein a number of character groups are stored in a character generating means (12). A keyboard (11) has step-forward and step-back keys for selecting a group to be displayed (19), and move-right and move-left keys to move a cursor on the display to select one of the displayed characters. The group and cursor addresses are used to derive a specification of the character. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Device for the inputting of character data
The present invention relates to devices for the inputting of character data, and more specifically to a device for the inputting of character data into electronic apparatus of compact or simple type.
In various types of electronic device containing a microcomputer it is preferable that the kinds of input keys in use be limited to the irreducible minimum necessary. Consequently, a method is widely adopted where one key has a plurality of input functions which are appropriately changed during the input procedure.
However, this method has limitations when characters such as the Japanese "kana" characters, Chinese characters or the like are inputted using a small number of keys. Particularly when the frequency of inputting the characters is relatively low or when the inputted characters may be few in number, a number of keys and complicated operation are not desirable.
It is the object of the invention to provide a device with which one can easily input various kinds of characters using a small number of keys.
In accordance with the invention there is provided a device for inputting character data, comprising:
a) character generating means for storing a number of character groups and generating pattern signals of corresponding characters in accordance with an assigned address;
b) display means for visually displaying the pattern signals generated by said character generating means;
c) group assigning means for assigning addresses to the character groups classified in plural groups;
d) group address storing means for storing the address of a group assigned by said group assigning means;
e) character input means for inputting any character from among the group displayed by said display means by moving a cursor;
f) cursor address storing means for storing the address of the cursor during character inputting by said character input means;;
g) address operating means for operating on the address stored in the group address storing means and on the address stored in the cursor address storing means and calculating the address of the inputted character; and
h) character address storing means for storing the address of the character calculated by said address operating means.
According to the present invention, since a number of character groups to be inputted are stored in a character generating means which receives address instructions and which outputs characters corresponding to the address in sequence as pattern signals, various sorts of characters, numerals, symbols and the like can easily be inputted using a small number of input keys. Therefore the device may be used conveniently in small electronic apparatus with a small number of keys. Since a character displayed on the display means is inputted using a cursor, the invention is advantageous also in that input mistakes are reduced in comparison with conventional inputting methods using ASCII code.
These and other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of device in accordance with the invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of device in accordance with the invention;
Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement of character groups in a memory; and
Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of the device.
As is shown in Figure 1, a number of character groups to be inputted are stored entirely in a character generating means 1, which receives address assignment signals and which outputs corresponding characters to the address in sequence as pattern signals. A group assigning means 2 can selectively assign the character groups per each of plural groups in batch processing. A character group addressed by the group assigning means 2 is read in sequence from the character generating means land the pattern signal thereof is displayed visually on a display means 3 and the address of the assigned group is stored temporarily in a group address storing means 4.Since characters belonging to the assigned group are arranged and displayed on the display means 3, an operator transfers a cursor on the characters using a character input means 5 and selects an intended character to input the address thereof to a cursor address storing means 6. The address inputted to the cursor address storing means 6 is the address of the cursor on the display means 3, and an address operating means 7 reads both the address of the cursor and the address of the group in the group address storing means 4 and performs an operation, calculating the character address of the character inputted by the character input means Sin the character generating means 1 and storing the character address in a character storing means 8.The operator performs the abovementioned operation repeatedly, whereby a required character can be inputted and, if necessary, character data stored in the character storing means 8 can be read and displayed on the display means 3 or data can be transferred by other means.
An embodiment ofthe invention will now be described. In Figure 2, a keyboard 11 is provided with an RS key for commanding the starting or stopping of the character data input operation, a GN key for assigning a succeeding character group, a GR key for assigning a preceding character goup, a CN key for moving a cursor to the right by one step, a CR key for moving the cursor to the left by one step, an LD key for the character inputting, an LA key for character correction, and an LD key for character data display. Referring to
Figure 3, there are 160 different characters, including blanks, which can be inputted by the device. Each character is addressed and stored in a memory as hereinafter described. The characters are classified into groups (G1) - (G20), here shown as columns, each consisting of eight characters.The address of each character is set by the address assigned to each group and an address representing the position of the character in the group. Reference numeral 12 designates a character generator which stores character groups. The character generator 12 generates a pattern signal for each character and operates in accordance with the address instruction received from the keyboard 11. Numeral 13 designates a CPU including an arithmetic unit 14. The CPU is connected to a peripheral device through an address bus, a data bus and an RIW signal line. Numeral 15 designates a ROM which stores the control program of the device, numeral 16 designates a RAM used as the data memory of the CPU, and numeral 17 designates a group register to store the address of the character group.Numeral 18 designates a cursor register which stores the address of the cursor on a display 19 as hereinafter described. The group register 17 is counted by the RS key, the GN key and the GR key on the keyboard 11; the cursor register 18 is counted by the RS key, the CN key and the CR key. The output of the group register 17 is supplied to a coincidence circuit 20 where coincidence of the output of the group register 17 and of a timing pulse of a timing control circuit 21 for specifying a dot number on the display 19 is looked for. When the two are coincident a cursor display signal 22 is generated. A refresh memory 23 addresses the character generator 12 corresponding to the timing pulse of the assigned character.The pattern signal from the character generator 12 is supplied to a parallel/series converter 24 and is converted into a serial video signal, and is then displayed visually on the display 19 through a mixer 25.
Each address stored in the group register 17 and in the cursor register 18 is read by the LS key on the keyboard 11 and is processed in the arithmetic unit 14 and is then stored in a character register 26 as a character address assigned to a specified character from among the character group. A count register 27 counts the character data number stored in the character register 26. The LD key serves as an input key to read the character address in the character register 26 and display it on the display 19, and the LA key is used to erase part of the displayed character data from the character register 26.
The operation of the device will now be described by referring to the flow chart shown in Figure 4.
In step ,each memory group as above described is reset by an RS key input, and the goup register 17 and the cursor register 18 are set to "1" and the count register 27 is set to "0". Then value (n) in the group register 17 corresponds to the group (Gn) in Figure 3.
In step(2) ,the character column "a, b,c,d,e,f,g,h" belonging to the set group (G1) is displayed on the display 19. Then the cursor is displayed over the character "a" based on the content of the cursor register 18.
In step~ , every time the CN key for moving the cursor to the right is pushed, the cursor is moved to the right by one character and the value of the cursor register 18 is increased by one.
In step , every time the CR key is pushed, the cursor is moved to the left by one character and the value of the cursor register 18 is decreased by one.
In steps and~, if a required character does not exist in the character column "a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h" on the display 19, the GN key or the GR key is pushed to change the group display. If the GN key is pushed once, the succeeding character group (G2) "i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p" is displayed and the group register 17 is set to "2". If the GR key is pushed once, the preceding character group (G20) "N,O,P,Q,R,X,Y,Z" is displayed and the group register 17 is set to "20".
In step ,the operator suitably repeats the steps 3-6, until finally the cursor is disposed over a required character and the LS key is pushed to input the character.
In step each address data is read from the group register 17 and the cursor register 18, and is processed by the arithmetic unit 14 in the CPU 13.
In step (), the character address obtained by the above processing is set in the character register 26.
In step ~, the value of the count register 27 is increased by one and the process is returned again to step 2.
The above-mentioned steps are performed until the required character data is inputted. The steps are finished by pushing the RS key at step~, or are stopped if the count register 27 indicates an impossible input.
Claims (2)
1. A device for inputting character data, comprising:
a) character generating means for storing a number of character groups and generating pattern signals of corresponding characters in accordance with an assigned address;
b) display means for visually displaying the pattern signals generated by said character generating means;
c) group assigning means for assigning addresses to the character groups classified in plural groups;
d) group address storing means for storing the address of a group assigned by said group assigning means;
e) character input means for inputting any character from among the group displayed by said display means by moving a cursor;
f) cursor address storing means for storing the address of the cursor during character inputting by said character input means; ;
g) address operating means for operating on the address stored in the group address storing means and on the address stored in the cursor address storing means and calculating the address of the inputted character; and
h) character address storing means for storing the address of the character calculated by said address operating means.
2. A device for inputting character data substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
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| AU33541/84A AU583798B2 (en) | 1984-09-28 | 1984-09-26 | Input device of character data |
| GB8424612A GB2165071B (en) | 1984-09-28 | 1984-09-28 | Device for the inputting of character data |
| DE19843436113 DE3436113A1 (en) | 1984-09-28 | 1984-10-02 | INPUT DEVICE FOR THE INPUT OF CHARACTER DATA, IN PARTICULAR CHARACTER DATA, IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE |
| CA000464516A CA1232382A (en) | 1984-09-28 | 1984-10-02 | Input device of character data |
| FR8415380A FR2571518B1 (en) | 1984-09-28 | 1984-10-08 | CHARACTER DATA INPUT DEVICE |
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