JP2000163200A - Data processor and data processing method for the same and storage medium for storing computer readable program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sharply reduce the input processing load of general information in destination of access information for performing access to a desired information source. SOLUTION: At the time of inputting destination of access information for performing access to a desired information source by a keyboard 7, the candidate group of the prefix and suffix of the destination of access information whose generality is high is displayed in a list on a CRT 5, and the desired prefix or suffix is selected and instructed from the displayed candidate group by the operation of a keyboard 7 or a pointing device 8 under the control of a CPU 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium, a data processing method of the data processing device, and a storage medium storing a computer-readable program. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a computer equipped with browser software has become common with the enhancement of a network environment, and an environment in which anyone can access the Internet is provided.

At this time, in order to directly input the access destination, the user needs to type out the URA corresponding to the URL input area.

The description of the URL starts with a description indicating the TCP protocol, followed by an organization name, followed by an organization type and a country name, and the user must enter all of them. Was.

[0005] In some Internet devices,
Some are configured such that "http: //" or ".co.jp" can be input using a virtual keyboard.

[0006]

However, in the case of an example using a virtual keyboard, "http: //"
And ".co.jp" are respectively assigned to different buttons, and the user is forced to operate various keys, and as a result, URL input efficiency has not been improved after all.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. When inputting access destination information for accessing a desired information source, a prefix or suffix of access destination information having high versatility is provided. By displaying a list of candidate groups and selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from the displayed candidate group, thereby reducing the burden of inputting general-purpose information in access destination information for accessing a desired information source. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing device which can be significantly reduced, a data processing method of the data processing device, and a storage medium storing a computer-readable program.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium (communication line). Guide means (CPU 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a ROM) for displaying a list of prefixes or suffix candidates of access destination information for accessing to the display unit (CRT 5 shown in FIG. 1).
3, by executing a control program stored in the external storage device 4 or a memory (not shown) and displaying the list), and a group of candidate prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information listed on the display unit by the guide means Instruction means (by the keyboard 7, the pointing device 8, etc. shown in FIG. 1) for selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from
Determining means for determining the prefix or suffix selected and instructed by the instructing means as the access destination information (the CPU 1 shown in FIG. 1 executes a control program stored in the ROM 3 or a memory (not shown) to perform the determining process); It has.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a prefix (list of prefixes shown in FIG. 3) or a suffix (list of suffixes shown in FIG. 7) of access destination information for accessing the desired information source is provided. Is stored.

A third invention according to the present invention is a registration step of registering an input character string as a prefix or suffix candidate group of the access destination information in the storage means (external storage device 4 shown in FIG. 1). Means.

[0011] In a fourth aspect of the present invention, the access destination information is an Internet universal resource.
Locator.

A fifth invention according to the present invention relates to a data processing method of a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium (communication line), wherein the data processing method comprises the steps of: Display step (steps (3) and (4) shown in FIG. 9) for displaying a list of prefixes or suffix candidates of access destination information to be displayed on the display unit, and displaying the list on the display unit by the display step An instruction step (step (1) in FIG. 10) for selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from the prefix or suffix candidate group of the accessed destination information, and the prefix or suffix selected and instructed in the instruction step. And a determining step of determining a suffix as the access destination information (steps (7) and (12) in FIG. 10).

A sixth invention according to the present invention has a registration step (not shown) of registering an input character string in a memory as a prefix or suffix candidate group of the access destination information.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the access destination information is a universal resource resource for the Internet.
Locator.

An eighth invention according to the present invention is a storage medium storing a computer readable program for controlling a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium (communication line). A display step (steps (3) and (4) shown in FIG. 9) of displaying a list of a group of prefixes or suffixes of access destination information for accessing the desired information source on a display unit; An instruction step (step (1) in FIG. 10) of selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from a group of candidate prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information listed on the display unit in the display step; A computer having a determining step (steps (7) and (12) in FIG. 10) for determining the prefix or suffix selected and specified in the specifying step as the access destination information. It is obtained by storing ability program in a storage medium.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having a registration step of registering an input character string as a prefix or suffix candidate group of the access destination information in a memory. Is stored in.

In a tenth aspect according to the present invention, the access destination information stores a program readable by a computer as a universal resource locator of the Internet in a storage medium.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a data processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU, which performs overall control and arithmetic processing of the entire apparatus.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a RAM, which is a data storage area having no use restriction, and is an area in which each processing program, data, and the like shown in a flowchart described later is loaded, stored, and executed for each of various processes. Reference numeral 3 denotes a ROM, which is a storage area for a start program and character patterns of the system.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an external storage device (DISK) such as a hard disk device, a floppy disk device, or a flash memory, which stores programs and data shown in a flowchart described later. Also, D
The processing program in the ISK 4 is referred to as needed by the CPU 1 during its execution, or is loaded into the RAM 2. The processing program may be stored in the ROM 3 in some cases.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a display device (CRT).
Reference numeral 6 denotes a printer (PRT), which is composed of an ink jet printer, a laser beam printer, or the like, and is connected via an interface (not shown) (for example, USB or Centronics).

Reference numeral 7 denotes a keyboard (KB). Reference numeral 8 denotes a pointing device (MOUSE). Reference numeral 9 denotes a communication port (COM), which is a device for connecting to an external network. Reference numeral 10 denotes a system bus, which serves as a data path between the drawing objects described above.

FIGS. 2 to 8 are views showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT 5 shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, when the URL has not been input, the "h
A description will be given of a process in which a protocol system such as ".http: // www" is displayed as a candidate, and a domain type system such as ".co.jp" is displayed as a candidate in the case of an already input state so that the user can select the domain type system.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a first data processing procedure in the data processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to a URL input candidate display processing procedure. Note that (1) to (4) show each step.

First, in step (1), the URL input state is determined. In step (2), it is determined whether or not the input state is present. If it is determined that the input state is not present, the process proceeds to step (3). And "http: // www" as shown in FIG.
The protocol system such as “w” is displayed as a candidate, and the process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (2) that the input state is already entered, the process proceeds to step (4), and a domain type system such as “.co.jp” as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed as a candidate. Then, the process ends.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a second data processing procedure in the data processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to a URL input processing procedure. In addition,
(1) to (13) show each step.

First, starting from a state in which no URL is stored, the user directly enters “ht” from the KB 7 in this state.
tp :. . . Of course you can enter
First, consider the case where the conversion key is pressed.

In step (1), a conversion key is inputted. In the next step (2), the key type is determined. In step (3), it is determined whether or not a candidate is being displayed. In the display state shown in FIG. 2, no candidates have been displayed yet, so the process proceeds to step (4), where a determination is made according to the procedure shown in FIG. 9 described above. Are selected from the first candidate group shown in FIG. And
The candidates are displayed as shown in FIG. 3, and the current candidate is displayed as “http:
// www. And returns to step (1) waiting for key input.

Next, assuming that the user presses the conversion key again, the process proceeds to step (3) in the key type determination in step (2) in the same manner as above, but at this point, as shown in FIG. Since the candidates are displayed, the process proceeds to step (5), and as shown in FIG. 4, the reverse display indicating the current candidate in the list of candidates is moved to the next “http: //”,
Return to step (1).

When the cancel key C is depressed in the display state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the process proceeds to step (9), where it is determined whether or not the candidate is being displayed. In 10), the candidates are deleted and the display returns to the display state shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the user presses the execution key E in the display state shown in FIG. 3, the process proceeds to step (6) in the key type determination in step (2), and it is determined whether or not the candidate is being displayed. If it is determined that the current candidate is being displayed, the process proceeds to step (7), and the current candidate is determined as shown in FIG.
The candidate list is deleted, and the process returns to step (1).

Next, when the user inputs "h", in the key type determination in step (2), if it is determined that the key is a character key, the process proceeds to step (11) to determine whether or not a candidate is being displayed. Then, if it is determined that the candidate is not being displayed, the process skips step (12) and proceeds to step (13), and adds “h” to the continuation of “http: //” already input,
The character “http: // h” is added, and the process returns to step (1).

On the other hand, in the display state shown in FIG. 4, if "h" is depressed with a character key without depressing the execution key E, it is determined in step (11) that a candidate is being displayed, and step (12) is performed. ), Select and confirm the current candidate "http: //", add "h" to obtain the same result, and return to step (1).

Similarly, when "ome.canon" is similarly input, the URL input state is changed to the display state shown in FIG. 6, and when the conversion key is pressed in this state, the key type is determined in step (2) and step (3) is performed. ), The candidate is determined not to be displayed, and the process proceeds to step (4). Since the candidate group to be displayed is no longer in the URL uninput state according to the procedure shown in FIG. Proceeding from step 2) to step (3), a candidate group is selectively displayed as shown in FIG.

Then, when the user presses the execution key E,
When the candidate for the judgment display is determined and the execution key E is pressed again, the process proceeds to step (8), the URL is determined, and the process is terminated.

In this way, it is possible to input URLs very efficiently with a very small number of keys.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment,
The case where the candidate group is divided into only two groups and selected is described. However, in the case of the already input state, the candidate is divided depending on whether the final character is “.” (Period) or not. Good.

When displaying the candidates, the order of the candidates may be changed according to the frequency of use by the user.

Further, as a candidate, for example, “canon.c”
o. jp ".

Hereinafter, the configuration of a data processing program that can be read by a printing system to which the print control apparatus according to the present invention can be applied will be described with reference to a memory map shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a memory map of a storage medium for storing various data processing programs that can be read by a data processing device to which the print control device according to the present invention can be applied.

Although not shown, information for managing a group of programs stored in the storage medium, such as version information and a creator, is also stored, and information dependent on the OS or the like on the program reading side, such as a program, An icon or the like for identification display may also be stored.

Further, data dependent on various programs is also managed in the directory. Also, a program for installing various programs on a computer, and a program for decompressing a program to be installed when the program to be installed is compressed, may be stored in some cases.

The functions shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 in this embodiment are executed by a program installed from the outside.
It may be performed by a host computer. In that case, CD-ROM, flash memory, FD
The present invention can be applied to a case in which a group of information including a program is supplied to an output device from a storage medium such as the above or from an external storage medium via a network.

As described above, the storage medium storing the program codes of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MP) of the system or the apparatus is supplied.
It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved when U) reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code read from the storage medium itself realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, C
DR, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, RO
M, EEPROM and the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) And the like perform part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

[0052]

As described above, the first embodiment according to the present invention is described.
According to the invention, there is provided a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium, and a group of candidate prefixes or suffixes of access destination information for accessing the desired information source Guide means for displaying a list on the display unit, and instructing means for selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from a candidate group of prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information listed on the display unit by the guide means. Determining means for determining the prefix or suffix selected and instructed by the instructing means as the access destination information. Therefore, when accessing destination information for accessing a desired information source, a highly versatile prefix by the user is provided. The burden of inputting words or suffixes can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since there is provided storage means for storing a prefix or a group of candidate suffixes of access destination information for accessing the desired information source, various versatile prefixes are provided. Or you can list the suffixes.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since there is provided a registering means for registering an input character string as a candidate group of prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information in the storage means, versatility newly set. Prefixes or suffixes with high values can be registered at any time and displayed in a list.

According to the fourth aspect, since the access destination information is a universal resource locator of the Internet, a U for accessing the Internet is used.
When performing RL input, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user of inputting a highly versatile prefix or suffix.

According to the fifth and eighth aspects of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method for a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium, or a desired data processing method via a predetermined communication medium. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for controlling a data processing device capable of accessing an information source, wherein a candidate group of a prefix or a suffix of access destination information for accessing the desired information source is stored. A display step of displaying a list on a display unit, and an instruction step of selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from a group of prefix or suffix candidates of the access destination information listed on the display unit by the display step, A step of determining the prefix or suffix selected and instructed in the instructing step as the access destination information. Upon the access destination information, it is possible to reduce the input operation burden versatile prefix or suffix by the user.

According to the sixth and ninth aspects of the present invention, since there is a registration step of registering an input character string as a candidate group of prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information in the memory, a newly set general purpose Prefixes or suffixes with high possibility can be registered at any time and displayed in a list.

According to the seventh and tenth aspects of the present invention, the access destination information is a universal resource locator of the Internet. Therefore, when a URL for accessing the Internet is input, a prefix or a prefix having high versatility by the user is used. The burden of input operation of the suffix can be reduced.

Therefore, there is an effect that the load of inputting general-purpose information in access destination information for accessing a desired information source can be remarkably reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a data processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG. 1;

8 is a diagram showing an example of a URL input screen displayed on the CRT shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first data processing procedure in the data processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a second data processing procedure in the data processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by a data processing device to which the print control device according to the present invention can be applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 RAM 3 ROM 5 CRT 7 KB

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium, comprising: a candidate group of prefixes or suffixes of access destination information for accessing the desired information source. Guide means for displaying a list on the display unit; andinstruction means for selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from a group of candidate prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information listed on the display unit by the guide means, A data processing device, comprising: a determination unit that determines a prefix or suffix selected and instructed by the instructing unit as the access destination information. 2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing a prefix or suffix candidate group of access destination information for accessing said desired information source. 3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a registration unit for registering the input character string as a prefix or suffix candidate group of the access destination information in the storage unit. 4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the access destination information is a universal resource locator of the Internet. 5. A data processing method for a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium, wherein a prefix or a suffix of access destination information for accessing the desired information source is provided. Displaying a list of candidates on the display unit in a list, and selecting and instructing a desired prefix or suffix from a group of prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information listed on the display unit in the display step. A data processing method for a data processing apparatus, comprising: an instruction step; and a determination step of determining a prefix or suffix selected and instructed in the instruction step as the access destination information. 6. The data processing method according to claim 5, further comprising a registration step of registering an input character string as a prefix or suffix candidate group of the access destination information in a memory. . 7. The data processing method according to claim 5, wherein the access destination information is a universal resource locator of the Internet. 8. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for controlling a data processing device capable of accessing a desired information source via a predetermined communication medium, wherein the storage medium stores the program. A display step of displaying a list of a group of prefixes or suffixes of the access destination information of the access destination information on the display unit; An instruction step of selecting and instructing a prefix or suffix of the following, and a determining step of determining the prefix or suffix selected and instructed in the instruction step as the access destination information. Storage medium storing various programs. 9. The computer-readable program according to claim 8, further comprising a registration step of registering an input character string in a memory as a prefix or suffix candidate group of the access destination information. The storage medium in which it was stored. 10. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein said access destination information is a universal resource locator of the Internet.