JP2001154775A - Data input device and data input method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent omission of input by making input operation comprehensive in a data input device to input data about a displayed item on a screen. SOLUTION: A display control means 13 reads input item information 12a to indicate an input item and important item information 12b to indicate important items to which data input is essential and displays the important item on a display means 15 by distinguishing it from other items. In addition, the important item to which the data are inputted from an input means 16 is changed to the same display as other items by the display control means 13. An input completion judging means 14 judges completion of the input when the data are inputted in all important items.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a data input device and a data input method for inputting and transmitting data on display items on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a device for transmitting necessary data by inputting necessary data with a keyboard or other input device for a display item displayed on a data input screen using a computer has been generally used. . For example, in daily life, it is used at the time of payment of fees, various registrations and applications, such as an automatic teller machine (ATM) at a bank. In the industry, there are cases where many parameters required for control are input to a computer screen in machine control.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a conventional data input screen. The input screen 50 is a screen for making a contract with a power company, is controlled by a computer, and is connected to a server of the power company through a communication line.

[0004] The operator enters his / her name, address, and the like in an input box 52 provided next to the displayed input item 51.
Data such as telephone number, contract power, pet name, annual income, etc. is input, and radio button 53 or 54 is selected. OK button 55 after all the input items 51 have been input
When the user presses the button, the file on the input screen 50 and the input data are supplied to the communication line via a modem or the like, transmitted to the server of the power company, and the contract is made.

[0005]

However, among the input items 51 in FIG. 5, the name, address, contract power, etc. are important items for the power company to make a contract. As a side note, utilities are only using it to understand market trends, not contracts.
Also, pets are not always kept, and if they are not kept, they need not be input. As described above, the input items 51 may include items that must be input and items that need not be input.

[0006] In the input screen 50, the input box 5
2 and the number of radio buttons 53 and 54 are small, the operator is less likely to be wrong or lost and can easily input data. However, the number of input boxes 52 and radio buttons 53 and 54 is very small. When a large number of input screens or a plurality of such input screens are used, the operator often gets confused and inputs incorrectly or forgets necessary input. In addition, it is difficult to find a place where the user has forgotten the input, and often forgets to input when the OK button 55 is finally pressed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a data input device which makes input operation easy to understand and prevents inputting of an item which is indispensable from being forgotten.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a data input method which makes input operation easy to understand and prevents inputting of an item which must be input from being forgotten.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a data input device for inputting data from an input means with respect to an item displayed on a display means. Storage means for storing important item information indicating important items that are required to be input among the input items; and reading means for reading the input item information and the important item information and distinguishing the important items from other items. Display control means for causing the display means to display the same important items as the other items, the data being input from the input means, and data being input to all of the important items from the input means. And a data input device for determining the end of the input when the data is input.

[0010] In such a data input device, important items which must be input are distinguished and displayed on the input screen, so that the input operation is easy to understand. In addition, since the input operation cannot be completed until data has been input for all important items, it is possible to prevent forgetting to input required items.

Further, according to the present invention, in the data input method for inputting data from the input means for the items displayed on the display means, important items which must be input are distinguished from other items and displayed on the display means, The important items for which data has been input from the input unit are displayed on the display unit in the same manner as the other items, and the input is terminated when data has been input for all of the important items. A data entry method is provided.

[0012] In such a data input method, important items which must be input are distinguished and displayed on the input screen.
Input operation is easy to understand. In addition, since the input operation cannot be completed until data has been input for all important items, it is possible to prevent forgetting to input required items.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a data input device of the present invention. In the data input device 1, the operator inputs data to the input items displayed on the display means 15 by the input means 16 and sends out the input data.

The storage means 12 stores input item information 12a indicating the type of data input by the operator, and important item information 12b indicating important items that require a minimum input among these items. .

When the operator starts the input operation, the display control means 13 reads the input item information 12a and the important item information 12b from the storage means 12, and determines the minimum one of these input items which needs to be input at a minimum. Items other than the above are distinguished and displayed on the display means 15.

Further, when data is input from the input unit 16 to an important item that is required to be input, the display control unit 13 causes the display unit 15 to change the display as an item that does not necessarily need to be input.

The input end judging means 14 judges the end of the input when data is input from the input means 16 to all important items which must be input. At this time, the end of the input operation is permitted even if there is an item without data input other than the important item.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the data input device of the present invention. In the data input device 1, an operator inputs data from the input device 6 for items displayed on the display device 5 and sends out input data.

The storage device 2 stores input item information 2a indicating the type of data input by the operator, important item information 2b indicating how important data input is required for each item, and Identification display information 2c indicating how to display on the screen of the display device 5, and display control information 2d for displaying items on the screen in association with items and importance levels
And warning display information 2e for detecting incorrect input data and displaying a warning on the display device 5, and system control information 2f for controlling the entire data input device 1.

The auxiliary storage device 4 stores a startup program for the data input device 1. Further, the transmission / reception device 8 performs transmission / reception with an external device, and the bus line 7 is a transmission line connecting all of these devices.

When the power of the data input device 1 is input,
The activation program stored in the auxiliary storage device 4 works, and the basic input / output functions of the control device 3, the display device 5, the input device 6, and the transmission / reception device 8 are set. Further, the control device 3
The system control information 2f is read from the storage device 2, and the basic setting of the entire data input device 1 is performed using the auxiliary storage device 4 via the bus line 7.

After completing the basic setting, the control device 3 reads the input item information 2a, the identification display information 2c, the display control information 2d, and the warning display information 2e, stores them in the auxiliary storage device 4, and displays the input items. It is displayed on the device 5.

Next, the control device 3 reads the important item information 2b and recognizes an importance identifier which is a code corresponding to the importance of each input item. Then, the identification display information 2c corresponding to the importance identifier is read from the auxiliary storage device 4,
The identification display information 2c is made to correspond to the input item by the display control information 2d, sent to the display device 5 via the bus line 7, and the importance of the input corresponding to the input item is displayed.

In the case where illegal data is input from the input device 6, the illegal input is detected by the illegal input detecting function added to the file information of the input item information 2a, and the control device 3 issues a warning from the storage device 2. Read the display information 2e,
Using the display control information 2d, the warning display information 2e is displayed on the display device 5 in correspondence with the input item.

When the data is correctly input from the input device 6, the control device 3 stores the input data in the storage device 2 in association with the input item using the identification display information 2c. At this time, if the input item is a highly important item that is required to be input, the control device 3 does not necessarily need to input this item by using the importance changing function added to the important item information 2b. The recognition is changed as an item of low importance, and the display control information 2 is changed based on the recognition.
Using d, the display of the importance of this item on the display device 5 is changed.

After the data is input to each item, the input operation is terminated, and the input data is transmitted to the transmitting / receiving device 8. At this time, the control device 3 does not end the input operation until data is input for all items of high importance that are required to be input. Conversely, if all required data is entered and all the important items are no longer displayed on the input screen, the input operation ends regardless of the other items that do not have input data. .

Next, FIG. 3 shows an example of a data input screen of the display device. (A) is an initial screen at the start of input, and (b) is a screen on which data has been input. Here, it is assumed that a contract is made with a power company, and input data is transmitted to a server of the power company through a communication line.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of a data input operation. The display of the input screen and the flow of the input operation will be described with reference to FIGS. In the input screen 5a, the input box 32 for displaying the input data is color-coded according to the importance as identification display information for identifying the importance of the input.

When the input operation is started, the input item 31 and the importance of the input are displayed as indicated by 41 in FIG. At this time, input items 31 such as a name, an address, and a telephone number are displayed in the left column as in the input screen 5a, and the input box 32 on the right is color-coded according to the importance of input of each item. In the input screen 5a, this color classification is as follows.
The left diagonal line is yellow, and both diagonal lines are blue. That is, the name input box 321 and the address input box 322 are red, the telephone number input box 323 is blue, and the contract power input box 324 is yellow.

In the input screen 5a, the item with the highest importance is red, the second is yellow, and the item with the lowest importance is blue. In other words, the power company, which is the receiving side of the input data, displays the items that are most important and must be input as data in red, and the items that do not necessarily need to be input as reference data are displayed in blue. ing. As can be seen from FIG. 3 (a), in the name and address fields that are naturally necessary for making a power contract, red indicating the highest importance is displayed, and the pet name and annual income fields that are not specially required as data are displayed. Has a blue color indicating the lowest importance.

The input box 325 for inputting gender distinction data includes radio buttons 325a and 325.
Data is input by checking either one of b. Further, an OK button 33 is a button to be pressed when ending the input, and a cancel button 34 is a button for ending without transmitting the input data.

When data is input from the input device 6, it is first determined whether or not the input data is appropriate as input data, as shown at 43 in FIG.
If an incorrect input is detected, the input box 32 of this item is displayed in red as indicated by 47, warning that the input is incorrect. The input operation returns to step 42, and this item is re-input according to the warning.

The input data is appropriate.
If the input is for an item displayed in red and yellow in (a), the importance of this item is changed as shown at 44 in FIG. 4, and the input box 32 of this item is displayed in blue indicating the lowest importance. The display changes. Also, if there is an input in the blue input box 32 of the lowest importance,
The display color is not changed.

Next, in order to end the input operation, data must be input to all necessary items. This means that all input boxes 36 are blue with the lowest importance, and from this state the OK button 3
Pressing 7 can end the input.

FIG. 3B shows a screen in which data has been input to some items. In the input screen 5b, the name and address input boxes 361 and 362 in which data has been input are changed from red on the initial screen to blue. The contract power input box 364 and the radio button input box 365 are also changed from yellow to blue. Therefore, all input boxes 36 are displayed in blue, and it is determined that the end condition is satisfied at 45, and 4
6, the OK button 37 can be pressed.

Here, there are some input items 35 for which data has not been input yet. Since these are all items that do not necessarily need to be input in the input box 32 in the initial screen, it is determined that the input has been completed. Is not affected. Alternatively, data can be input to the input box 36 for these items without pressing the OK button 37 from the state of the input screen 5b.

With the above input operation, the operator can easily understand the items which must be input by color coding, and the input items have changed colors, and essential items have omissions. Since the input operation cannot be terminated, forgetting to input can be prevented. Such an input operation method is most effective when there are many input items or when there are a plurality of input screens.

In the data input device described above, the importance of the input is divided into three levels, and the items having the highest two levels of importance are set as the required input items. It is also possible to change the ending condition of the input operation so that only the top item is set.

In the data input device described above, the input box of the data on the screen is represented by color coding as identification display information for displaying the importance of the input on the screen. It is not limited. For example, there is a method of color-coding characters of the input item 31 instead of the input box 32 on the display screen 5a of FIG. In addition, next to each input item 31 and input box 32
May be displayed next to. In this case, only the input required items can be displayed by arrows, or the importance of input can be indicated by the shape, quantity, and color of the arrows.

Further, in the above-mentioned data device, it is possible to make the conditions of data that can be input to each input item have a correlation. That is, the value of data that can be input to any one or more of the other items can be changed according to the value of data input to a certain item. For example, when focusing on the items of the address and the telephone number on the input screen 5a of FIG. 3A, the input data of the prefecture name in the address indicates that
As for the data of the area code of the corresponding telephone number, inputtable values are limited. If data that does not match the input conditions is input, a warning is displayed. If display control is performed in this manner, not only does the operator forget to input, but input errors can be reduced.

[0041]

As described above, in the data input device of the present invention, important items which must be input are displayed on the input screen in a distinguished manner, so that the input operation is easy to understand. In addition, since the input operation cannot be completed until data has been input for all important items, it is possible to prevent forgetting to input required items.

Further, in the data input method of the present invention, important items which must be input are distinguished and displayed on the input screen, so that the input operation is easy to understand. In addition, since the input operation cannot be completed until data has been input for all important items, it is possible to prevent forgetting to input required items.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a data input device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a data input device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data input screen of a display device.
(A) is an initial screen at the start of input, and (b) is a screen on which data has been input.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a data input operation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional data input screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... data input device, 12 ... storage means, 12a ...
Input item information, 12b important item information, 13 display control means, 14 input end determination means, 15 display means, 16 input means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A data input device for inputting data from an input means for an item displayed on a display means, comprising: input item information indicating an input item; and important items indicating an important item which is required to be input among the input items. A storage unit for storing information, the input item information and the important item information are read, and the important item and other items are displayed on the display unit in a distinguished manner; Item: display control means for displaying the same display as the other items on the display means, and input end determination means for judging the end of input when data has been input to all of the important items from the input means. A data input device comprising: 2. The data according to claim 1, wherein the display control means causes the display means to display a distinction between the important item and the other items as a color difference of an input portion of a display screen. Input device. 3. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a distinction between the important item and the other items as a difference in a color of a character indicating an item on a display screen. Data input device. 4. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means causes the display means to display a distinction between the important item and the other items as an arrow image. 5. A condition of data input to the input item has a correlation with each input item, and when an input that does not meet the condition is input, a warning is displayed on the display means. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein 6. A data input method for inputting data from an input means for an item displayed on a display means, wherein an important item which is indispensable for input and another item are distinguished and displayed on the display means; A data input method for displaying the same important items as the other items on the display means, and terminating the input when data is input to all of the important items. .