JP2902856B2 - Data entry editing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input / editing apparatus which can easily input data, and more particularly to a data input / editing apparatus which can be used for a database used in various fields.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, databases are used in various fields. Such databases include a network type and a relational type. When inputting data in such a database, it is necessary to specify the upper or lower order of the input target items, or specify the items connected to the lower order, and input the data so that the data can be linked. was there.

[0003]

However, in such a database input / editing device, when data is input, upper and lower items become clear, but when there are many hierarchies, recognizability is high. It is inferior and it is difficult to understand the entire configuration.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a data input / editing apparatus capable of solving the above-mentioned drawbacks and performing an input / edit operation while recognizing a hierarchical state.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a data input / editing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention provides an input screen allocating means for allocating an input screen on a display, and an input screen allocating means for inputting data on the input screen. Coordinate calculating means for calculating a coordinate position on the input screen for the input data, and data duplication detecting means for detecting whether or not another data has already been input at the coordinate position of the data calculated by the coordinate calculating means. When a connection relationship is indicated for a plurality of data displayed on the input screen based on the result determined by the data duplication detecting means and the coordinate position calculated by the coordinate calculating means, the upper / lower coordinates are determined from the coordinates of the data. An upper / lower relationship determination processing means for determining the relationship and connecting the data displayed on the input screen with a connection line is provided.

The data input editing device according to the second aspect of the present invention recognizes the coordinates of the data displayed on the input screen when the movement of the data is designated,
Moving data recognizing means for deleting upper connection coordinates of the data; and a moving destination recognizing the coordinates of the moving destination when the moving destination is specified on the input screen for the data recognized by the moving data recognizing means. When the destination coordinates of the data are determined by the recognizing means and the destination recognizing means, the coordinates of the lower data connected to the data are recalculated, and the calculation result is used as new lower coordinates for each lower level. It is provided with coordinate correction means to be assigned to data.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an input screen is allocated on the display in advance, and when data is input on the input screen, the coordinate calculation means calculates the coordinates of the input data, and the coordinates of the input data are calculated. When the data duplication detecting means detects that no other data has already been input, the data is input. Then, when the necessary data is completely input on the input screen, the upper and lower relations of each data are indicated on the input screen, and the magnitude relation of the coordinate values of each data is determined by the vertical relation determination processing means. A line is displayed between the data on the input screen so that the upper and lower relationship of the specified data becomes clear based on the result.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, each data which is created in advance and connected in a vertical relation is displayed on an input screen, and when a predetermined data is designated to be moved on the input screen, the movement is performed. The data recognizing means recognizes the data and deletes the upper connection coordinates of the data. Then, when the destination is designated, the coordinates of the lower data connected to the data are recalculated by the coordinate correcting means, and the calculation result is distributed to each lower data as new lower coordinates. This allows
With the new coordinates, the data can be moved to another position on the input screen while maintaining the lower order relationship with the data connected thereto and the data connected thereto.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 9 show a first embodiment of a data input / editing apparatus according to the present invention. Here, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a database such as a parts table used for product design will be described. Before describing the above embodiment, hardware for realizing the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 15 shows hardware for realizing the data input / editing apparatus of the present invention. The computer 1 includes a central processing unit 11, a main memory 12, a cache memory 13, a serial board 14, a virtual memory management 15, and the like. Have. The computer 1 is connected with an additional memory 2, a color display 3, a keyboard 4, a mouse 5, a floppy disk drive 6, a page printer 7 on a serial board 14, and a hard disk on a virtual memory management 15 bus. The disc devices 8 are respectively connected.

In such a computer 1, the central processing unit 11 operates according to the program stored in the main memory 12, thereby forming the data input / edit device of FIG. 1 or the data input / edit device of FIG.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a data input / editing apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, an embodiment of the data input editing apparatus includes an input screen allocation processing means 111, a coordinate calculation means 112, a data duplication detection means 113, a vertical relation determination processing means 114, and an input processing means 115. , Display control means 116, control arbitration means 117, file 118
This device is capable of executing a process of inputting new data to the device and a process of assigning connection lines (positioning of upper and lower relations) to the input data.

Here, the input screen allocation processing means 111
About the input screen 31 used when inputting data,
The assignment process on the color display 3 and the process of associating the input screen 31 with the storage grid (X-axis 30 grid, Y-axis 1000 grid) on the file are executed. The input screen allocation processing unit 111 supplies the display data for which the allocation processing has been completed to the display control unit 116. The display control means 116 controls the color display 3
Is displayed, and the input screen 31 based on the display data processed by the input screen allocation processing means 111 is displayed on the color display 3. This displayed input screen 31
Is divided into, for example, three sections in the horizontal (X-axis) direction and 30 sections in the vertical (Y-axis) direction, as shown in FIG.
A virtual grid 33 is formed by displaying boundaries 32x and 32y on the boundaries of the sections.

The input processing means 115 includes a keyboard 4
And input data input from the mouse 5 and processes the coordinate calculation means 112, the display control means 116, the control arbitration means 11
Give necessary data to 7 etc.

The coordinate calculating means 112 calculates and stores the absolute coordinate position of the input data supplied from the input processing means 115, and supplies the calculation result to the data duplication detecting means 113.

The data duplication detecting means 113 receives the absolute coordinate position of the data from the calculating means 112, refers to a display memory (not shown) of the display control means 116, and stores the other data in the coordinate position. It is determined whether or not has already been input. If data has already been input, an instruction for error processing is issued, and if there is no already input data, the data can be output as data of the coordinates calculated by the coordinate calculation means 112.

When a plurality of input data displayed on the color display 3 indicate the connection relation of each data with the mouse 5 or the like, the upper / lower relation determination processing means 114 determines the upper / lower relation from the coordinates of the data and determines the upper / lower relation. The determination result of the upper / lower relationship is given to the display control means 116. In this way, the display control means 116 connects and displays the upper and lower data on the line 35 based on the determination result.

The control arbitration unit 117 controls and controls the operations of the input screen allocation processing unit 111, the coordinate calculation unit 112, the data duplication detection unit 113, the upper / lower relationship determination processing unit 114, the input processing unit 115, and the display control unit 116. I do.

An embodiment constructed as described above will be described. <New Data Input Operation> FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a data input process in the data input editing apparatus of the present invention, which will be described below with reference to the flow chart and reference diagrams shown in FIGS.

When the power of the computer 1 is turned on or the reset button is pressed, the computer 1 operates, the control arbitration means 117 and the display control means 116 perform predetermined operations, and an initial menu (not shown) is displayed. Here, for example, in the initial menu (not shown),
Alternatively, when "update (finished product)" or the like is selected, the primary menu 36 as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen of the color display 3 (step S300). As shown in FIG. 3, the primary menu 36 displayed on the screen of the color display 3 includes, for example, “reduce”, “edit”, “save”, “print”, and “end”. Here, in the primary menu 36, “reduce” is to reduce the currently displayed block diagram and
Can be re-displayed above. When "edit" is selected, a secondary menu 37 (described later) shown in FIG. 6 can be displayed. “Save” can save the edited block diagram information and the like in a file in the hard disk device 8 or the like. “Print” can pass the edited block diagram information to the print processing. “End” is used to end the processing.

When the user selects, for example, "edit" from the primary menu 36 displayed on the color display 3 with the mouse 5 or the like (step S301), the input screen allocation processing means 111 operates to set the virtual grid 33. Is executed (step S302).

The input screen allocation processing means 111 performs the following processing to allocate coordinates. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the coordinates (x; 0, y; 0) are set with the origin (0, 0) at the upper left of the screen on the color display 3. Also, the maximum coordinates of the screen are set to, for example, (x; 127).
8, y; 1020). Then, x coordinates x _{0 to} x
Up to ₄₂₆ is the first x address, x coordinates x ₄₂₇ to x ₈₅₂ is the second x address, and x coordinates x ₈₅₃ to x ₁₂₇₈ are x
The address is divided in the X-axis direction as the third address. Similarly, Y
Axially, y address 1st until y-coordinate y ₀ ~x _34,
The y-coordinates y ₃₅ to y ₆₈ are divided into the y-address second,. By doing so, the x coordinates x _{0 to} x ₁₂₇₈ and the y coordinates y _{0 to} y
An input screen 31 of a virtual grid 33 is formed as shown in FIG. 5A in which up to ₁₀₂₀ is divided into three in the X-axis direction and thirty in the Y-axis direction. Thus, the input screen allocation processing means 1
The display data of the virtual grid 33 calculated in 11 is given to the display control means 116.

When the screen is shifted right by one column, the xy coordinates (x ₄₂₆ , y ₀ ) are changed to the coordinates (x ′; 0,
As y ′; 0), 1 is given as an offset in the x direction. In the case of shifting in the y-axis direction, similarly, an offset value is given. Thus, the relationship between the relative coordinates and the absolute coordinates is maintained.

The input screen 31 formed as described above
Is a storage grid M consisting of 30 grids on the X axis and 1000 grids on the Y axis on the file, as shown in FIG.
Within G, there is a relationship in which three grids on the X axis and 30 grids on the Y axis are displayed.

Thus, the display control means 116 controls the display of the color display 3 and displays the virtual grid 33 as shown in FIG. 5A (step S30).
3).

On the other hand, since "edit" of the primary menu 36 is selected by the mouse 5 or the like as described above, the display control means 116 is controlled by the control arbitration means 117.
Is displayed in the virtual grid 33 on the screen of the display 3 as shown in FIG.
Is displayed in a window (step S303). The secondary menu 37 is deleted when the menu is selected, and returns to the display of only the virtual grid 33 on the input screen 31. As can be seen from FIG. 6, the secondary menu 37 includes, for example, “arrangement”, “connection”, “block deletion”, “connection line deletion”, “move”, “attribute change”, and the like. here,
“Arrangement” allows the user to arrange a new block, select an item / process, and input attributes. In the “connection”, the connection of the block can be input by specifying the upper and lower blocks. In “block deletion”, a block can be deleted by specifying a deletion block. “Connection line deletion” can delete connection information by specifying a connection line. “Move” can move a block by designating a moving block and a moving destination.
“Attribute change” can specify an arbitrary block and change the attribute.

Next, when data input (for example, "arrangement", "attribute change") is selected from the secondary menu 37 by the mouse 5 or the like (step S304), data input becomes possible. For example, when "arrangement" is selected (step S304) and the position data is input from the mouse 5 via the input processing means 115 to the coordinate calculation means 112 (step S305), the coordinate calculation means 1 is selected based on the position data.
At 12, the display position of the data is calculated (step S30).
6). This calculation is processed by the coordinate calculation means 112 as follows. That is, the relative coordinates x 'and y' on the screen of the color display 3 specified by the mouse 5 and the like are recognized, and the x address value and the y address value are calculated. Then, x
The absolute address is calculated from the address, y address, and offset value. For example, x; 850, y;
, The x address is the second and the y address is the third. At this time, if the offset is 0,
The absolute addresses are x ₂ and y ₃ . Thus, for example, the second x address and the third y address on the color display 3 can be specified. Thus, the coordinate calculation means 112
Are given to the display control means 116 and the data duplication detection means 113.

The coordinate data calculated by the coordinate calculation means 112 is judged by the data duplication detection means 113 as to whether data has already been written (step S307). When the coordinate calculation means 112 determines that the data already exists (step S306; N),
The process is left to error processing (step S308), but when it is determined that there is no data (step S306;
Y), the display based on the display data is continued (step S309). Accordingly, on the screen of the color display 3, as shown in FIG. 7A, the block 38 is displayed at the second x address and the third y address. At this time, the attribute input / update menu 3 shown in FIG.
9 is displayed in a window. Therefore, the attribute input /
When predetermined data is input for necessary items of the update menu 39, necessary information is displayed on the display block. As shown in FIG. 9, this block 38 includes, for example, a section 38a, a quantity 38b, an item name 38c, and an item number 38.
d.

When predetermined processing is completed in this way, it is specified whether there is data to be input next. If there is a next input (step S309; N), data input processing is again performed (step S305). Move to

The above processing is repeated, and the block 38 is formed on the virtual grid 33 of the color display 3 by the mouse 5 or the like, and the block 38 _{2 in} FIG.
Block 38 _{3 of} FIG. 7C → Block 38 ₄ of FIG. 7D
→ Block 38 _{5 in} FIG. 7 (E) → Block 38 _{6 in} FIG. 7 (F)
As shown in (A), new blocks 38 ₁ , 38 ₂ , 3
8 _3, 38 _4, 38 _5, 38 ₆ can be placed. Here, the suffix of the block 38 indicates the order of input.

When the input process is completed in this manner (step S309; Y), the data is stored in the hard disk device 8 from the main memory 11 or the like (step S311). <Connection Line Assignment (Positioning of Upper / Lower Relationship)> Next, the connection line assignment (positioning of upper / lower relationship) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 11 and other drawings.

By the above processing, the color display 3
The virtual grid 33 on the screen is as shown in FIG.
Yeah, new block 38₁, 38_Two, 38_Three, 38_Four,
38 _Five, 38₆Is displayed. Also,
By clicking the mouse 5 or the like, the input processing means 11
5. Operate the display control means 116 and the control arbitration means 117.
Then, the secondary menu 37 shown in FIG.
Display on the screen of spray 3 (step S40)
0).

Thus, on the color display 3,
Since the secondary menu 37 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, "connection" is selected using the mouse 5 or the like (step S401). As a result, the operation of the connection line assignment (positioning of upper and lower relations) processing starts.

Firstly, to specify the data D ₁ using the mouse 5 or the like (step S402). In this case, the designated data is supplied from the mouse 5 to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 112 via the input processing means 115. As the data D ₁ that is the specified, e.g., FIG. 10 (A)
It shall specify the block 38 _2. The coordinate calculation means 112 recognizes the coordinates (coordinates x ₁ , y ₁ ) of the designated data D ₁ (step S403).

Next, the data D ₂ is designated using the mouse 5 or the like (step S404). The designated data from the mouse 5 is supplied to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 112. Further, as the specified data D ₂ ,
For example as specified block 38 ₃ of FIG. 10 (A). The coordinate calculation means 112 recognizes the coordinates (coordinates x ₂ , y ₂ ) of the designated data D ₂ (step S306).

Further, using the mouse 5 or the like, the data D ₃
Is specified (step S406). The designated data from the mouse 5 is supplied to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 112. As the data D ₃ that is the specified, and that specifies the block 38 _1, for example, FIG. 10 (A). The coordinate calculation means 112 recognizes the coordinates (coordinates x ₃ , y ₃ ) of the designated data D ₃ (step S40).
7).

Further, to specify the data D _n by using the mouse 5 or the like (step S408). The designated data from the mouse 5 is supplied to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 112. Further, as the specified data D _n ,
For example as specified block 38 ₄ of FIG. 10 (A). Coordinate calculating means 112 recognizes the coordinates of the designated data D ₄ (coordinate x _4, y ₄₎ (step S409).

The coordinate data recognized as described above is
It is provided to the upper / lower relationship determination processing means 114. The upper / lower relationship determination processing means 114 outputs the recognized data D ₁ , D ₂ ,
For D _3, the coordinate values of D ₄ x ₁ ~x _4, y-coordinate value y ₁ ~y _4, x-coordinate with each other, y coordinate with each other, respectively compares every two of the data (step S410), among the coordinate Until the determination of upper and lower order is completed for all data (step S411; N), the determination is performed (step S410,
S411).

When the execution is completed in this way, the upper / lower relationship determination processing means 114 determines the parent coordinates and child coordinates (determines the upper item and the lower item of the data) for the block 38.
(Step S412) and data D ₁ , D
_2, D _3, D to ₄ by adding (order from the top of the Y-axis) sequence number (step S413), the line 3 on the basis of the data
5 is generated (step S414). Thus, on the screen of the color display 3, as shown in FIG. 10 (B), the block 38 ₂ parent block, block 38 _3,
38 _1, 38 ₄ child in line 35 ₁ as blocks are connected, parent (upper, lower) relationship can be easily understood on the screen of the color display 3.

[0042] Then, if continue processing the connection (step S415; N), the process proceeds to a process of specifying the data D ₁ (step S402).

In this case, a process of connecting the block 38 ₁ as a parent and the blocks 38 ₅ and 38 ₆ as children is executed.

Next, using the mouse 5 or the like, the data D ₁ ′
Is specified (step S402). In this case, the designated data is supplied from the mouse 5 to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 112 via the input processing means 115. Also,
As the specified data D ₁ ′, for example, FIG.
It shall specify the block 38 ₁ (A). The coordinate calculation means 112 recognizes the coordinates (coordinates x ₁ ′, y ₁ ′) of the designated data D ₁ ′ (step S403).

Next, using the mouse 5 or the like, the data D ₂ ′
Is specified (step S404). The designated data from the mouse 5 is supplied to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 112. Further, as the specified data D ₂ ', and that specifies the block 38 _6, for example, FIG. 10 (A). The coordinate calculation means 112 recognizes the coordinates (coordinates x ₂ ′, y ₂ ′) of the designated data D ₂ ′ (step S4).
05).

Further, the data D ₃ ′ is designated using the mouse 5 or the like (step S 406). The designated data from the mouse 5 is transmitted to the display control means 116 and the coordinate calculation means 1
12 is supplied. In addition, the data D ₃ ′ designated above
As shall be specified block 38 _7, for example FIG. 10 (A). The coordinate calculation means 112 calculates the designated data D
The coordinates of ₃ ′ (coordinates x ₃ ′, y ₃ ′) are recognized (step S407).

In this figure, since the data D _n is not specified, the process skips to step S410.

The coordinate data recognized as described above is
It is provided to the upper / lower relationship determination processing means 114. The upper / lower relationship determination processing means 114 outputs the recognized data D ₁ ′,
D ₂ ', D _3' coordinate value x ₁ '~x _3' of the y-coordinate value y ₁ '~y _3', x-coordinate with each other, the y-coordinate with each other, respectively compares every two pieces of data (step S41
0), the determination of the upper and lower coordinates between the coordinates is performed until all the data are completed (step S411; N) (steps S410 and S411).

When the execution is completed in this way, the upper / lower relationship determination processing means 114 performs parent coordinates / child coordinates (determines the upper item and the lower item of the data) for the block 38.
(Step S412) and the data D ₁ ′,
A sequence number (order from the top of the Y axis) is added to D ₂ ′ and D ₃ ′ (step S 413), and line 3 is generated based on the data.
5 is generated (step S414). Thus, on the screen of the color display 3, as shown in FIG. 10C, the block 38 ₁ is a parent block, the block 38 ₅ ,
38 ₆ is connected as a child block to the line 35 ₂ ,
The parent-child (upper, lower) relationship can be easily understood on the screen of the color display 3. In addition, the line 3 once connected
5, for example, FIG. 10 (B) as long as the connected line 35 ₁ which is not a process of "connection line delete", even in FIG. 10 (C), the remains visible even in the process of "updating (progress product)" Becomes

[0050] Then, if continue processing the connection (step S415; N), the process proceeds to a process of specifying the data D ₁ (step S402), and stores the data in the file 118 when the processing is terminated (step S41
6).

As described above, in the present embodiment, necessary data is displayed on the screen of the color display 3,
There is an advantage that data can be input while understanding the subordinate relation. Further, in the present embodiment, the upper and lower relationships can be automatically identified only by designating the section of the virtual grid 33 for the upper and lower relationships, so that the inputting person's work does not require skill.

FIGS. 12 to 14 show another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the data input / editing apparatus of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, another embodiment of the data input / editing apparatus includes an input screen allocation processing means 111, a coordinate calculation means 112, a data duplication detection means 113, an input processing means 115, and a display control means 116. , Control arbitration means 117, file 118, movement block recognition means 121, movement destination recognition means 122, coordinate correction means 12
When a block to be moved is designated when the tree structure is corrected by connecting the blocks 38 with the line 35, the child block connected to the block (parent block) is designated. It is possible to move while maintaining the relationship between the block and the child block.

Here, since the input screen allocation processing means 111 to the control arbitration means 117 and the like have the same configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the description of the configuration and the like will be omitted.

The moving block recognizing means 121
Operates when "move" is selected in the secondary menu 37, and recognizes the coordinates of the block 38 displayed on the screen of the color display 3 when the movement is designated by the mouse 5 or the like. And a function of deleting the parent coordinates of the block 38. The moving block recognizing means 121 holds the lower (child) coordinates connected to the block 38.

The destination recognizing means 122 recognizes the coordinates (x, y) of the destination of the block 38 recognized by the moving block recognizing means 121 when the destination is designated by the mouse 5 or the like. Has a function.

When the destination coordinate (x, y) of the block 38 is determined by the destination recognizing unit 122, the coordinate correcting unit 123 sets the coordinates (lower order) of the lower (child) item connected to the block 38. x _n , y _n )
In addition, it has a function of performing a process of assigning the calculation result as a new child coordinate.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 and the reference diagram in FIG.

When this operation is executed, the first
In the embodiment, for example, it is assumed that a tree structure as shown in FIG. 10C has already been created.

First, the block diagram of FIG. 10C is read on the screen of the color display 3, and the mouse 5 or the like is clicked and “edit” is selected from the primary menu 36 shown in FIG. A secondary menu 37 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the screen (step S500). Therefore, color display 3
Is selected using the mouse 5 or the like from the secondary menu 37 on the screen (step S501). If this selection is not made, the process shifts to another job (step S510).

When "Move" is selected from the secondary menu 37, the moving block recognizing means 121 to the coordinate correcting means 123 become operable. Here, using the mouse 5, the cursor K is moved to designate a moving block as shown in FIG. Then, the designated data is input to the moving block recognizing unit 1 via the input processing unit 115.
21. The moving block recognizing means 121 converts the designated data into a moving block, for example, a block 38 _1.
It recognizes that the specified (step S502), already removes the blocks 38 ₁ parent coordinates had been given by the vertical relationship determination processing unit 114 (step S503).
Then, using the mouse 5, by moving the cursor K on the screen of the color display 3 as shown in FIG. 14 (B), specifies the block 38 ₁ of the destination (step S5
04). Then, the designated data is input to the input processing unit 11.
5 is given to the coordinate correcting means 123. The coordinate correcting unit 123, a moving block 38 ₁ of data from the moving block recognition means 121, and a said specified data, the lower items (child block 38 _5, 38 ₆₎ of the coordinates (x
_n, y _n), recalculate the sequence number (step S50
6), the calculated data is stored in each child block 38 ₅ , 38
₆ (step S507). This block 3
The data of 8 ₁ , 38 ₅ , and 38 ₆ are displayed on the display control means 116.
14C is provided together with the corrected display data, so that a display as shown in FIG.

If the data movement process is not completed (step S508; N), the process returns to recognition of the moving block (step S502). If the data movement process is completed (step S508; Y). Then, the data is stored in a file (not shown) of the hard disk device 8 (step S509), and the process is terminated.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the movement data is recognized, the movement data can be moved to a desired coordinate position while maintaining the relationship of the child data.
It is easy to understand the hierarchical relationship of data.

In each of the above embodiments, an example of creating a parts table and a design document database used in designing a product has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to business analysis by company organization, a construction process and construction management, and the like.

[0066]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, data is input on an input screen consisting of a virtual grid allocated in advance, so that the upper level
Data entry can be performed while understanding the sub-relationships, making the input operation very simple.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper and lower relations are recognized and displayed only by instructing each data on the input screen, so that anyone can input.
Work efficiency is improved.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the movement of a predetermined data is specified for the data with the upper / lower relationship, all the data in the lower relation of the specified data are moved to the destination of the specified data. Move to the position on the input screen corresponding to the data, so that there is no need to move all the other related data one by one with the movement of the designated data as in the related art, thus improving the efficiency of the movement processing and moving. The errors associated with are also very small.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for realizing an embodiment of a data input editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the data input editing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a primary menu used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a principle of creating a virtual grid used in the embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a diagram illustrating a display screen used in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of a grid.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a secondary menu used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 7A to 7F are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a data input operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an attribute input format used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a block used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 10A to 10C are explanatory diagrams of the connection operation obtained in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the data input editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for realizing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 14A to 14C are explanatory diagrams of the operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing hardware for realizing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer 2 Additional memory 3 Color display 4 Keyboard 5 Mouse 6 Floppy disk drive 7 Page printer 8 Hard disk device 11 Central processing unit 12 Main memory 13 Cache memory 14 Serial board 15 Virtual memory management 111 Input screen allocation processing means 112 Coordinate calculation means 113 Data duplication detection means 114 Vertical relation determination processing means 115 Input processing means 116 Display control means 117 Control arbitration means 121 Moving block recognition means (moving data recognition means) 122 Destination recognition means 123 Coordinate correction means

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An input screen allocating means for allocating an input screen on a display; a coordinate calculating means for calculating a coordinate position on the input screen with respect to data input on the input screen; Data duplication detecting means for detecting whether or not another data has already been input at the coordinate position of the data, and inputting the data from the result determined by the data duplication detecting means and the coordinate position calculated by the coordinate calculating means. When a connection relation is instructed for a plurality of data displayed on the screen, an upper / lower relation is determined from the coordinates of each data, and an upper / lower relation determination processing means for connecting the data displayed on the input screen with connection lines. A data input editing device comprising: 2. When movement of data displayed on the input screen is designated, the coordinates of the data are recognized,
Moving data recognizing means for deleting upper connection coordinates of the data; and a moving destination recognizing the coordinates of the moving destination when the moving destination is specified on the input screen for the data recognized by the moving data recognizing means. When the destination coordinates of the data are determined by the recognizing means and the destination recognizing means, the coordinates of the lower data connected to the data are recalculated, and the calculation result is used as new lower coordinates for each lower level. A data input / editing device comprising: coordinate correction means for assigning data to data.