JP2004199518A - Data input support device, data input support method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a data input support device for conducting data input work by a user without misidentifying a revising section in the data input work. <P>SOLUTION: The data input support device comprises:a data input field display means displaying a data input field 12 for inputting data; a candidate data display means displaying candidate data containing leading data inputted to the data input field 12 and containing a plurality of elements selected based on the leading data; an element-specific candidate data display means displaying the selected candidate data by element when one of candidate data displayed on the candidate data display means is selected, and revising at least one or more of elements out of the displayed elements. The candidate data containing the revised candidate data are inputted to the data input field 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data input support device, a data input support method, and a program, and in particular, a data input support device, a data input support method, and a data input support method for preventing a user from making a mistake in a correction part in a data input operation such as programming. About the program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when inputting data or a program into a computer system, a computer device, or the like (hereinafter, simply referred to as a computer), a person who inputs the data, etc. Using a mouse or the like, data to be input is input.
[0003]
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data input screen. When a user who is a data input user to a computer activates a certain software program (hereinafter, simply referred to as software), for example, program creation software, and inputs necessary programs and data, the input screen 11 is displayed. In a certain data input field 12, data to be input is input. Usually, the user moves the cursor to the data input field 12 using a mouse or the like and manually inputs data.
[0004]
In data input, a user may need to input data in the same or similar format many times. For example, if the data format is "symbol"("data","...","data")"", this data format is, for example, "f (a, b, c) ", and more specifically, data such as" append (list1, list2, list3) ". In other words, this data format is a data format in which a certain symbol is accompanied by a plurality of argument data.
[0005]
Since data in a similar data format is often used in the same software, for example, after inputting data “f (a, b, c)”, specifically, the above-mentioned data “append ( After inputting "list1, list2, list3)", the user may want to input data "append (list4, list2, list3)".
[0006]
When the user has to input such data of the same or similar format many times, manual input work becomes complicated for the user. That is, each time data of the same or similar format is entered, the user may manually enter all data, copy and paste the same data, or copy and paste similar format data. Pasting and correcting only the parts that need to be changed, but the input work is heavy.
[0007]
Therefore, as support means or supplementary means for inputting data or the like in the same or similar format, software having an input support function of displaying data or the like in the same or similar format as input candidates and its input support function are provided. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0008]
FIGS. 19 to 23 are views showing a data input field portion for explaining the function of the input support function. 19 to 23, only the data input field 12 in the data input screen 11 displayed on the display device of the computer will be described. When the user inputs the first symbol of the data to be input, for example, “f”, as shown in FIG. 19, in the data input field 12, the already input data starting from the same symbol is displayed in FIG. And enumerated and displayed as input data candidates as shown in FIG. In FIG. 20, reference numeral 12a denotes a candidate list display section, in which input data candidates are displayed in a list display format.
[0009]
Thereafter, as shown by a dotted frame in FIG. 21, when one of the candidates is selected using a mouse or the like, the data of the selected candidate is displayed in the data input field 12, as shown in FIG. The data can be corrected based on the data. In FIG. 21, the selected candidate is indicated by a dotted frame, but is generally highlighted. Then, the user may determine the data displayed in the data input field 12 as the input data as it is, or may use the data after partially modifying the input data. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, the user can change “a” in the data displayed in the data input field 12 to “d” and use the data as input data.
[0010]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-228952 A (page 6, FIG. 6)
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, such a conventional input support function also has a problem. That is, when data is edited after the input data candidates are displayed in the data input field 12, it is necessary to look at the entire data, specify a place to be corrected, and make corrections. Therefore, if the data to be input is a long character string or the like, the amount of data displayed in the data input field 12 is large, and for example, the character string to be displayed becomes long. It is not easy to make the correction, and there is a case where the corrected part is mistaken.
[0012]
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a data input support device that enables a user to make a correction without making a mistake in a data input operation.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The data input support device of the present invention includes data input field display means for displaying a data input field for inputting data, and head data input to the data input field, based on the head data. Candidate data display means for displaying candidate data including a plurality of selected elements, and when one of the candidate data displayed on the candidate data display means is selected, the selected candidate data is divided into the respective elements. Element-specific candidate data display means for separately displaying at least one or more of the displayed elements, and inputting the corrected candidate data to the data input field.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
First, the configuration of a computer according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a computer according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a computer, which has a computer main body 2 including a central processing unit (CPU). The computer main body 2 includes a display device 3 such as a CRT and a liquid crystal panel, a keyboard 4 for inputting characters and numerals, and a mouse as a pointing device for moving a cursor on the screen of the display device 3. 5 and a memory device 6 for storing various programs. The computer 1 executes a program stored in the memory device 6, and displays a predetermined screen on the display device 3 according to the execution program. Then, the user can input data on the displayed screen.
[0016]
According to the program executed by the user, for example, the data input screen 11 as shown in FIG. 18 described above is displayed, and the data input field 12 is displayed in the data input screen 11. The data input support function according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized when a user inputs data into such a data input field 12.
[0017]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of the data input field 12. 2 to 16, only the display portion related to the data input field 12 in the data input screen 11 displayed on the display device 3 of the computer 1 will be described. When the user inputs the data of the first symbol of the data to be input, as shown in FIG. 2, in this case, “f” in the data input field 12, the already input data starting from the same symbol “f” is, for example, The input data candidates are listed and displayed in a list display format on the candidate list display section 12a shown in FIG. That is, when the user inputs some data into the data input field 12, the candidate list display section 12a is displayed in a pop-up near the data input field 12 (here, below the data input field 12), and the leading symbol is "f". And candidate data including the head symbol and including a plurality of elements selected based on the head data are displayed in a list display format.
[0018]
Next, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 4, the user selects one candidate “f (a, b, c)” from among the candidates displayed in the candidate list display section 12a using a mouse or the like. Then, when the confirm button 12b on the screen 11 is pressed by operating the mouse 5, that is, when the button is clicked, the element-specific candidate data display section 13 shown in FIG. 5 replaces the data input field 12 or displays the data input field 12. Are displayed separately. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the selected candidate is indicated by a dotted frame, but is generally displayed in reverse video.
[0019]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the element-specific candidate data display unit 13 that divides the data of the selected candidate into elements such as characters or symbols and displays the data. In the example of FIG. 4, the element-specific candidate data display section 13 includes a head symbol display section 13a and an argument display section 13b. That is, the element-specific candidate data display unit 13 divides the selected candidate data “f (a, b, c)” into elements “f”, “a”, “b”, and “c”, and Display according to the order of the elements inside.
[0020]
In the element-specific candidate data display unit 13, for each displayed element, that is, for any of the elements “f”, “a”, “b”, and “c”, the user uses a mouse, a keyboard, or the like. Can be modified. For example, when the user changes “a” to “d” in the candidate data “f (a, b, c)”, the user moves the cursor to the display section 13b1 of the element “a” and Make corrections. The user can select “a” as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 5 and easily modify the first “a” of the argument to “d” as shown in FIG.
[0021]
Here, since a plurality of elements are displayed on the individual display units 13b1, 13b2, and 13b3, the user can easily specify the location “a” of the data to be corrected, select it, and change it to “d”. Since corrections can be made, there is no case where a correction is made incorrectly.
[0022]
Then, when the user finishes the correction of the element data and wants to use the content as the content of the input data in the data input field 12, the user clicks the confirm button 13c provided in the screen 11 as shown in FIG. The display of the input candidate data division display unit 13 disappears on the input screen 11, and the display of the data input field 12 appears as shown in FIG. When the data input field 12 and the element-specific candidate data display section 13 are displayed together, the data input field 12 is originally displayed. 7, the contents corrected in the element-specific candidate data display section 13 of FIG. 6 are input and displayed in the data input field 12.
[0023]
As described above, the candidate data selected from the data input candidate data group is displayed by being divided into elements for each character, each symbol, etc., so that the user can easily specify the location of the data to be corrected. Can be corrected without mistake.
[0024]
Next, a modified example of the present embodiment will be described.
[0025]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modification of the display of the element-specific candidate data display section 13 of FIG.
[0026]
In the element-specific candidate data display section 13 in FIG. 8, the order of the arguments “a”, “b”, and “c”, which are the elements of the candidate data “f (a, b, c)”, is “1”, “2”, “3” is displayed in the vicinity of each element display with a number 13d. Therefore, when there are a large number of arguments, it is possible to easily specify an argument to be modified or edited.
[0027]
9 and 10 are views showing a modification of the display of the candidate list display section 12a of FIG.
[0028]
In FIG. 9, when displaying candidate data, the candidate list display unit 12a displays the number of arguments 13e on each candidate data. As a result, the number of arguments of the data to be input is known, and when the number is the same as the number of similar data in the past, the user easily selects appropriate candidate data as shown by the dotted line in FIG. be able to.
[0029]
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing another modification of the display of the candidate list display section 12a of FIG.
[0030]
In FIG. 11, when displaying the candidate list portion 12a, the type information 13f of each argument is also displayed together with the display of the arguments. Here, data handled by a program is generally classified into types such as integers and character strings, and such type of information is called type information. In FIG. 11, "int" and "String" indicate that the types are integers. Thereby, when the type information of the argument of the data to be input is known in advance and the type information has the same type information as the past similar data, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Candidate data can be selected.
[0031]
FIG. 13 shows another modification of the display of the element-specific candidate data display section 13 of FIG.
[0032]
FIG. 13 shows that the element-specific candidate data display unit 13 simultaneously displays the type information 13g of each argument when the arguments of the selected candidate data are individually displayed after the selection of the candidate data. . Thus, when there are a large number of arguments, the user can easily specify an argument to be edited such as correction.
[0033]
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing still another modification of the display of the element-specific candidate data display unit 13 of FIG.
[0034]
In FIG. 14, the element-specific candidate data display unit 13 displays the order of each argument with a number 13 d in addition to the display of the arguments, and also displays the type information 13 g of each argument. This makes it easy for the user to specify the argument to be edited when there are many arguments.
[0035]
FIGS. 15 and 16 are diagrams showing still another modification of the element-specific candidate data display section 13 of FIG.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 15, when the element-specific candidate data display section 13 is displayed on the screen, it is possible to add, delete, and change the order of argument display in order to perform element addition, element deletion, and element order change. Features have been added.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 15, in the screen 11, for example, an “add” button 13 h, a “delete” button 13 i, an “up one” button 13 j, and a “down one” below the argument display locations 13 a and 13 b A command button for the "to" button 13k is provided. When these buttons are clicked, the command of the corresponding function is executed.
[0038]
As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 15, when the position of one argument is selected from the argument display section 13b and the "Add" button 13h is clicked, the screen is changed to the screen display shown in FIG. In FIG. 16, the argument display location is added below the location of the selected argument. The addition to the top can be made, for example, by selecting the first symbol ("f" in this example) of the entire data and clicking the "Add" button.
[0039]
The delete button 13i is a button for deleting the argument at the selected argument position. When the argument position to be deleted is selected and the delete button 13i is clicked, the selected argument is deleted.
[0040]
The "up one" button 13j and the "down one" button 13k are buttons for moving the order of the elements. Select the position of the argument to be moved, and press the "up one" button 13j. When clicked, the selected argument is in the order of one upper on the screen 11, and the argument in the order of one upper is in the order of one lower. Similarly, when the position of the argument to be moved is selected and the “down one” button 13k is clicked, the selected argument is displayed in the lower order on the screen 11, and the lower order argument is displayed. Is the next higher order.
[0041]
For example, the tenth argument becomes the ninth when moved by the “up one” button, and becomes the eleventh when moved by the “down one” button.
[0042]
An example of a flow of a data input support process in a computer for realizing the above functions will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of the data input support process.
[0043]
First, when a command for displaying the data input field 12 for inputting data is issued, the data input field 12 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the screen of the display device 3 of the computer 1 (step ( Hereinafter, abbreviated as S) 1).
[0044]
It is determined whether any data has been input to the data input field 12 (S2). If there is no data entry in the data entry field 12, nothing is performed. If there is a data input in the data input field 12, the result of S2 is YES, and the candidate data is displayed in a list display format on the candidate list display section 12a shown in FIG. 3 based on the input data (S3). The display of the candidate data is performed by searching for data including the input data from data input in the past.
[0045]
Then, it is determined whether or not one of the candidate data has been selected from the candidate list display section 12a by the user (S4). When one of the candidate data is selected from the candidate list display section 12a by the user, the candidate data display section 13 divides the candidate data into elements and displays them (S5). The method of dividing the candidate data into elements is, for example, a method of determining a character or the like delimited by “,” or “()” as one element. If no selection is made in S4, do nothing.
[0046]
When the element-specific candidate data display section 13 is displayed, at least one or more of the displayed elements can be modified.
[0047]
Then, it is determined whether or not the confirm button 13c has been clicked (S6). If the confirm button 13c has been clicked, the result is YES in S6, and the display content of the data input field 12 is changed to the element as shown in FIG. The content is updated to the content of the alternative candidate data display section 13 (S8).
[0048]
The program for executing the processing operations described above is recorded in whole or in part or in a portable medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-ROM, or a storage device such as a hard disk. ing. The program is read by the computer, and all or a part of the operation is executed. Alternatively, the whole or a part of the program can be distributed or provided via a communication network. The user can easily realize the data input support device of the present invention by downloading the program via a communication network and installing the program on a computer, or by installing the program on a computer from a recording medium.
[0049]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a data input support device that enables a user to perform a correction without making a mistake in a data input operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a data input field according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a data input field according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a data input field according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display configuration example of an element-specific candidate data display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display configuration example of an element-specific candidate data display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a data input field according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modification of the display configuration of the element-specific candidate data display section according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a modification of the display of the candidate list display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the display of the candidate list display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another modification of the display of the candidate list display section according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another modification of the display of the candidate list display section according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 shows another modification of the display of the element-specific candidate data display section according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing still another modification of the display of the element-specific candidate data display section according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing still another modified example of the element-specific candidate data display section in which a command button is also displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing still another modified example of the element-specific candidate data display section in which a command button is also displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of a data input support process according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data input screen.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a data input field unit for explaining a function of an input support function.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a data input field unit for explaining a function of an input support function.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a data input field unit for explaining a function of an input support function.
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a data input field unit for explaining a function of an input support function.
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a data input field unit for explaining a function of an input support function.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Computer, 2 ... Main body, 3 ... Display device, 4 ... Keyboard, 5 ... Mouse, 6 ... Memory device, 12 ... Data input field, 13 ... Element-specific candidate data display section 13

Claims (17)

Data entry field display means for displaying a data entry field for entering data,
Candidate data display means for displaying candidate data including the leading data input to the data input field and including a plurality of elements selected based on the leading data,
When one of the candidate data displayed on the candidate data display means is selected, the selected candidate data is displayed separately for each of the elements, and at least one or more of the displayed elements can be modified. Element-by-element candidate data display means;
And inputting the corrected candidate data to the data input field. 2. The element-specific candidate data display unit, when the selected candidate data includes a plurality of elements, displays the plurality of elements in the order of the elements in the candidate data. 3. Data input support device. 3. The data input support device according to claim 2, wherein when displaying the plurality of elements in order, the element-by-element candidate data display unit adds and displays the order number. 4. 4. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the element-specific candidate data display unit displays a data type for each of the elements constituting the selected candidate data. 5. Support device. 5. The element-specific candidate data display means, when the selected candidate data includes a plurality of elements, displays the plurality of elements in a list display format. Data entry support device as described. Further, for the plurality of elements displayed in the list display format, a command display means for displaying a command to add an element, delete an element, or change the element order, the command display means, The data input support device according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of elements displayed in a display format are displayed by adding the elements, deleting the elements, or changing the order of the elements. 7. The data input support device according to claim 1, wherein the candidate data display unit displays the number of elements included in the candidate data. The data input support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the candidate data display means displays type information of an element included in the candidate data. Display a data entry field for entering computer data on the display screen,
Including the first data entered in the data input field, displaying candidate data including a plurality of elements selected based on the first data on the display screen,
When one of the displayed candidate data is selected, the selected candidate data is displayed on the display screen separately for each of the elements,
A data input support method, wherein at least one of the displayed elements can be corrected, and the corrected candidate data is input to the data input field. 10. The data input support method according to claim 9, wherein when the selected candidate data includes a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements are displayed in the order of the elements in the candidate data. 11. The data input support method according to claim 10, wherein when displaying the plurality of elements in order, the number of the order is added and displayed. The data input support method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein a data type is displayed together for each of the elements constituting the selected candidate data. 13. The data input support method according to claim 9, wherein when the selected candidate data includes a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements are displayed in a list display format. Further, for the plurality of elements displayed in the list display format, a command is displayed for adding, deleting, or changing the element order, and is displayed in the list display format in accordance with the selected command. 14. The data input support method according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of elements are displayed with the element added, the element deleted, or the element order changed. The data input support method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the number of elements included in the candidate data is displayed. 16. The data input support method according to claim 9, wherein type information of an element included in the candidate data is displayed. On the computer,
A function for displaying a data input field for inputting computer data on the display screen,
A function that includes on the display screen candidate data that includes the leading data input to the data input field and includes a plurality of elements selected based on the leading data;
When one of the displayed candidate data is selected, a function of dividing the selected candidate data by the element and displaying the selected candidate data on the display screen,
A program capable of modifying at least one or more of the displayed elements and inputting the modified candidate data into the data input field.

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