JP2890400B2 - Data input device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention sets input and output formats of a field for inputting characters, numerical values, formulas, and the like in a field, and performs data input. Related to input device. [Prior art] In a conventional data input device, when setting an input format of a field for data input, an item is specified or
The item could not be registered or specified. For this reason, even when inputting data, it was not possible to input item contents / item numbers by selecting operation. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] According to the prior art, when setting the input format of a field for data input, items cannot be specified or items cannot be registered / specified. However, either to input data individually or to code while referring to the data by coding,
It was necessary to memorize or refer to these, and there were many input errors. Furthermore, the content could not be confirmed when entering the code, and the code could not be confirmed when entering the individual data. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve these problems and to provide a data input device which can easily set an input format and an item of a field for inputting data, and enable simple and accurate input. [Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is operated by a system having at least a CPU, a display unit, and an input unit, and inputs data such as characters and numerical values into a predetermined input area displayed by the display unit. In the data input device for inputting by operation of the unit, a part of the input area is an input area for selecting and inputting one data from a plurality of data, and item contents prepared as candidates for the selective input; An item configured by a plurality of the item contents; an item creating unit that registers the plurality of item contents as one item in the item dictionary collectively; an input area defining unit that defines a position of the input area; An input area registration unit for combining and registering the item in the item dictionary and the input area, and the input area for selectively inputting is input by the input unit. An item search output unit that, when selected, outputs the item contents of the items registered in the item dictionary to the display unit in a selectable manner; and an item selected by the input unit among the output item contents And an item input unit for outputting contents to the display unit. Further, the input area defining section includes an input edit designating section instructing to perform a predetermined edit according to the input area on the item content selected and output by the item input section, I do. [Operation] According to the present invention, when inputting into a predetermined input area, the contents of a specified item can be searched from the item dictionary and displayed as a user's selection target. [Example] Hereinafter, an outline of an example of the present invention will be described. The outline of the present embodiment is that, when there is a field in which one can be selected and input from a plurality of predetermined data, a predetermined set of a plurality of data (hereinafter referred to as a set) is provided for the field. (Hereinafter referred to as "item contents") and a search method for selecting a number unique to the item contents (hereinafter referred to as "item number") in an item added in advance to the item contents, and an item, item contents, Register the item number at the time of setting the input area, and at the time of data input, to automatically input data to each field by a predetermined selection method, set the field location and data amount by input area setting means, A unique name is given to this field by the input area name setting means. Further, the data entered in this field can be edited by the area edit designating means, if it is a character, such as left-aligned, center-aligned, right-aligned, and evenly arranged, as well as the last name, address, postal code, telephone number, date, Edit specific data attributes such as time, kana, and so on. For numeric values, edit three digits, decimal places, rounding method, character size, currency symbol, plus / minus sign, etc. Three digits separator, decimal digits, rounding method, character size,
It is set in advance to add a currency symbol and edit the sign. In the case of a field in which one of a plurality of predetermined data can be selected and input, if a predetermined item exists for the field, these fields are displayed together with the item name. The setting contents are registered by the input area registering means. If there is no corresponding item, the item is designated by the item setting designating means, the item name is set by the item name setting means, and the item contents are registered by the item content registering means. The item number is registered in the item dictionary by the item content registration unit, and the registered item name, whether the item content or the item number or both are registered, and the field setting content are registered in the input area registration unit. When inputting data in a field, if an input by an item (hereinafter referred to as an item input) is registered by the input area registering means, an instruction is given to input an item by the area inputting means. The item contents and item numbers of the item dictionary are displayed on the display device in a list by the item number output means and the item selection means.
One of them is selected, and based on the area editing designation registered in the input area registering means, the item contents and / or the item number are edited by the area editing means, and the field output means outputs field data. Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a data input device. Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a central processing unit (CPU) that controls the entire system based on data input from the input unit 2. The CPU controls all devices. First, in order to perform data processing and record design, the input area design unit 4 secures a sufficient area on the display unit 3 for arranging all fields, and adds a title / comment and the like. Prepare a system for input. Here, control is passed to the data input device 8 to set and define the input area. Here, the input area definition unit 9 sets the location and data amount of the field by the input area setting unit 10, and the input area name setting unit 11 gives an individual name to this field. Furthermore, if the data entered in this field is a character, the area edit designating unit 12 can edit the data such as left alignment, center alignment, right alignment, etc.
Unique editing based on data attributes such as address, zip code, telephone number, date, time, kana, etc., if it is a numeric value, it is divided into 3 digits, decimal digits, rounding method, character size, pass symbol, plus / minus sign In the case of an expression, it is set in advance that, if it is an expression, edit the calculation result such as three-digit division, the number of decimal digits, the rounding method, the size of a character, the assignment of a pass symbol, and the sign. Here, in the case of a field in which one can be selected and input from a plurality of predetermined data, if a predetermined item exists in the field, these items are displayed together with the item name. The field setting content is registered in the input area registration unit 13, and if there is no corresponding item, the item creation unit 14 is used to instruct the item creation by the item setting designation unit 15, and the item name is set by the item name setting unit 16 The item contents and the item number are registered in the item dictionary 18 by the item contents registering section 17, and the registered item name, whether the item contents or the item number or both are registered, and the field setting contents are entered in the input area. Register in the registration unit 13. When inputting data into a field, a target field is selected by the input area designating unit 5 and the input area managing unit refers to the input method of the field in the input area registering unit 13 and inputs an item. If not, the data from the input unit 2 is stored as field data in the storage unit 7.
When inputting an item, the item input unit 19 instructs to input an item by the area input unit 20, and the item search output unit 24 outputs the item content output unit 25 and the item number output unit 26. The display section 3 displays the item contents and item numbers of the item dictionary.
, And one item is selected from the list by the item selection unit 22. Based on the area editing designation registered in the input area registering section 13, the selected contents are edited by the area editing section 23 for the item contents and / or the item numbers, and output as field data by the area output section 21 and stored in the storage section. 7 is stored. FIG. 2 shows the contents of the item dictionary of the present invention and the relationship with the item list display selection using the item dictionary.
In the figure, reference numeral 101 denotes the contents of the item dictionary. The index for searching the dictionary has an item name 102 and an item number 104, and has the item contents as data. When only the item names are specified for this dictionary, all items are displayed in the list display 105, as shown in FIG. Here, when a certain item content or item number is designated, the item number and the item content are output. When an item name and an item number are specified, only the contents of the item are output. FIG. 3 is a flowchart relating to the setting of the input area according to the present invention. First, an input area setting unit 10 and an input area name setting unit 11 set an input area position and size and an input area name in 301. At 302, the attribute of the input area is selected by the area edit designating unit 12, the edit content for character editing is set at 303, the edit content for numeric editing is set at 304, and the edit content for first and last name edit is set at 305. Then, edit contents for address editing are set at 306, edit contents for telephone number edit are set at 307, edit contents for date edit are set at 308, and the contents are registered in the input area registration unit 13. You. Here, in the case of character editing or numerical value editing, whether or not to input an item is selected by 309. If no item is input, the content is registered in the input area registration unit 13 and the process is terminated. Furthermore, when inputting an item, it is checked whether or not the item is already registered in 310, and if it is registered, its contents are registered in the input area registration unit 13 and the processing is completed. Item name setting and item content registration are performed in the item dictionary 18 by the designation unit 15, the item name setting unit 16, and the item content registration unit 17, and the content is registered in the input area registration unit 13, and the process is terminated. FIG. 4 is a flowchart relating to data input of the present invention. First, a field to be input is selected by the input area specifying unit 5 according to 401, and an attribute related to this field is read out. Here, if the input attribute is the first and last name, an input dedicated to the first and last name is made at 405 and the area editing unit 23. Edited as first and last names by the area output unit 21 and the input is completed.
If the input attribute is an address, an input dedicated to the address is made in 406, the area is edited as an address by the area editing unit 23 and the area output unit 21, and the input is completed. If the input attribute is a telephone number, an input dedicated to the telephone number is made at 407, and the area editing unit 23 and the area output unit 21
Is edited as a telephone number and the input is completed. If the input attribute is a date, an input dedicated to the date is made in 408, the area is edited as a date by the area editing unit 23 and the area output unit 21, and the input is completed. If the input attribute is a character / numerical value, whether or not to select an item is selected by 409, and if no item is selected, a character / numeric value is input by 412 and the area editing unit 23
-Predetermined editing is performed by the area output unit 21, and the input ends. When an item is selected, a predetermined item number and the contents searched from the item dictionary are displayed in a list by the item selection unit 22, the item content output unit 25, and the item number output unit 26 according to 410, and the item is selected. Number input or item content input is performed. [Effects of the Invention] The present invention has the following effects. 1. Since a part of the input area and the items in the item dictionary are registered in association with each other, it is easy to set the selection input. 2. For each input area, the input data is edited according to the attribute of each input area.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a data input device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of the item dictionary and the relationship with the item list display selection using the item dictionary. FIG. 3 is a flowchart relating to the setting of the input area according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart relating to data input of the present invention. 13 Input area registration unit 15 Item setting designation unit 16 Item name setting unit 17 Item content registration unit 18 Item dictionary 22 Item selection unit 25 Item content output unit 26 Item Number output section

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] At least a CPU, a display unit, a data input device that is operated by a system having an input unit and inputs data such as characters and numerical values into a predetermined input area displayed by the display unit by operating the input unit. The input area is an input area for selecting and inputting one piece of data from a plurality of data, the item content prepared as a candidate for the selection input, an item configured by a plurality of the item contents, An item creating unit that registers the item contents of the item as one item in the item dictionary in a lump, an input region defining unit that defines the position of the input region, and the like, and a combination of the item in the item dictionary and the input region An input area registering section for registering the input area, and when the input area to be selectively input is selected by the input section, An item search output unit that outputs the item contents of the item to the display unit in a selectable manner; an item input unit that outputs the item contents selected by the input unit among the output item contents to the display unit; A data input device comprising: 2. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the input area defining unit is selected by the item input unit,
A data input device, comprising: an input edit designation unit that instructs the output item contents to perform a predetermined edit according to the input area.