JP3396260B2 - Initial input search method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for retrieving initial characters for various uses by a coordinate input device. 2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the case of inputting voucher information of a sales product by computer, conventionally, a voucher format is projected on a screen of an input device, and the required information is entered on the screen by a cursor while looking at the voucher in which the information is written by hand. In general, an input method is used in which an item is specified and information on each item is sequentially input by a keyboard operation. Separately, for example, when requesting transportation expenses such as a business trip in the company, call the railway map for each company line on the screen of the terminal device, specify the boarding station and destination station, and in the case of transfer, Conventionally, the same operation is performed each time to create a bill in which the billed fare and its breakdown are described. [0003] When inputting slip information or billing for transportation expenses by the above-described method, first, each item of the slip or the name of a station at which the user gets on and off the vehicle is searched on the screen. The search is to search for the item or station name directly with the eyes and then move the cursor or press it with the stylus pen to specify it. There is a problem that mistakes easily occur. [0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to enable various searches for screen input to be performed efficiently and accurately. [0005] The present invention relates to a search method by initial character input, and more particularly, to a search method using an initial character input so that an input unit for initial character input can be provided in a small space. "A", "ka", "sa", corresponding to the syllable at the beginning of the line
"Ta", "Na", "Ha", "Ma", "Ya", "La" and "Wa", each of 10 hiragana or katakana characters and the first line of the Japanese syllabary Press the five vowel keys with the letters "A", "I", "U", "E", and "O" corresponding to the vowels, and specify the initial to search for required items. Claim 1
The method for initial input search according to the invention according to the present invention has a column for writing slip information by hand and a coordinate reference point mark for setting a coordinate reference point on a tablet for inputting coordinates.
With the first page of the slip sheet on the top, and "a", "ka", "sa", "ta",
"Na", "ha", "ma", "ya", "ra" and "wa"
"A", corresponding to the vowels in the first row of the Japanese syllabary figure, and the ten beginning keys with the respective hiragana or katakana characters
The second page of the slip sheet with five vowel keys labeled "I", "U", "E" and "O"
The second page slip from the top of the first page slip sheet
Place the slip with each key on the sheet visible through the tablet for coordinate input connected to the computer . From the top of the first page of the slip sheet , enter the row start key and vowel key of the second page of the slip sheet. A required item is searched by pressing and inputting an initial. According to the search method of the present invention, "a", "ka",
“Sa”, “ta”, “na”, “ha”, “ma”, “ya”,
"Ra", "Wa" with 10 keys and "A", "I",
"U", "E", the first letter of each item Toka said matters of goods slip in combination with the five key of "O" is input,
As a result, a search for a corresponding item is performed. Next, as an embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment will be described in which slip information of sales merchandise is input to a computer. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a product slip used when the slip information is input by computer. FIG. 1 shows the upper right portion of the first page of the slip, and FIG. 2 shows the upper right portion of the second page. Is equivalent to The slip of this embodiment has a slip sheet 100 of the first page shown in FIG. 1 facing upward and a slip sheet 200 of the second page shown in FIG. The slip sheet 100 is provided with an information entry column 101 in which the name, price (unit price), consumption (quantity), amount of money, and the like are entered by hand by changing the line for each item on the left and right, and the information entry on the right side is provided. Below the column 101 is a remarks column 102,
Below this, a tally column 103 is provided. In addition, coordinate reference point marks 104 are described at two places, an upper left (not shown) and an upper right, of the chit sheet 100 of the first page. Also, in the slip sheet 200 on the second page of the slip, ten keys 10 of "1" to "9" and "0" are placed at positions corresponding to the respective rows of the information entry column 101 of the slip sheet 100 on the first page.
5, calculation key (“=”) 106, correction key (“C”) 1
07, an area key 108, and the like. And
In the slip sheet 200 of the second page, "A", "KA", "SA", and "TA" are provided at the upper center of the position overlapping the remarks column 102 of the slip sheet 100 of the first page for inputting initials. ,
"Na", "ha", "ma", "ya", "ra" and "wa"
, "A",
The five vowel keys 110 to which the letters "I", "U", "E" and "O" are attached, and the ten keys 111 for designating "1" to "9" and "0" are each 1 It is described in three stages in total. A list search key 112, an up / down shift key 113, an enter key 114, and the like are described on the left and right sides of the three rows of key rows, and a numeric input numeric keypad 112, A calculation key (“=”) 113, a correction key (“C”) 114, and the like are described. FIG. 2 shows the slip sheet 10 of the first page.
0 information entry field 101, remarks field 102, and total field 10
The positions corresponding to 3 are indicated by dashed lines, and the corresponding reference numerals are assigned to the respective positions. 1st page slip sheet 10
0 is 2 in the state of being stacked on the slip sheet 200 of the second page.
Each key on the page slip sheet 200 can be seen through. [0010] On the sales side, when a product is traded, the slip information is manually written in a predetermined column of the slip sheet 100 on the first page of the slip. Then, the operator places the slip on a tablet (not shown) for inputting coordinates connected to a computer, and first sets two coordinate reference point marks 104 on the upper left and upper right of the first page by using a stylus pen (see FIG. (Not shown) to set the coordinate reference point, and then press the line head key 109 and the vowel key 110 of the second page of the slip 200 from above the first page of the slip 100 with a stylus pen to change the initial of the target product name. input. In this embodiment, since the slip on which the handwritten information is described is placed on the tablet, necessary items can be searched by inputting the initials while looking at the slip alone, so that there are few input errors, and
Since 47 kinds of initials can be input with 15 keys, a large input space is not required on the slip. The computer displays a list of all items corresponding to the inputted initials on a display (not shown),
The operator designates the target item by pressing the designation numeric keypad 111 corresponding to the number of the target item therein. After searching for and specifying an item in this way, the operator inputs numerical information on the target item using the numeric keypad 112 or the like, and performs an aggregation operation. Thereby, the slip information of the target item is input, and the total information is input. Then, the input information is displayed on a display, and is also displayed on a printed out slip. Although the embodiment applied to the input of the slip information has been described above, the present invention can also be applied to a fare calculation system for, for example, requesting travel expenses in a company, or a ticket sales system at a station. Various application examples are possible, such as application to a computer . For example, when requesting travel expenses, the screen of the terminal device displays “A”, “KA”, “SA”, “TA”, “NA”,
"Ha", "ma", "ya", "ra", and "wa", ten beginning keys and five vowels "A", "I", "U", "E", and "O" Display the keys, press them with a pen, enter the initials of the boarding station and the destination station, and then specify a specific station from the stations with the same initial letter to get a fare . The present invention is configured as described above, so that various searches for screen input can be performed accurately and efficiently with a minimum input space.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing a description sheet of the first page of a product slip according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a second page of a product slip according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Description of reference numerals] 100 Slip sheet (1st page) 109 Line start key 110 Vowel key 200 Slip sheet (2nd page)

Continuation of front page (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/30 G06F 19/00 G06F 3/03

Claims (1)

(57) Patent Claims 1. A first page to have a coordinate reference point mark for setting the coordinate reference point on the tablet for coordinate input and has a field to fill the document information by hand Voucher Sea
The door to the above, "a" corresponding to the beginning of the syllables of the 50 sound view, "or", "is", "was", "Do not", "will",
"A", "I" corresponding to the ten syllabary keys with the respective hiragana or katakana characters of "ma", "ya", "ra", and "wa" and the vowels in the first line of the Japanese syllabary , "U",
One page in a two-sheet stack with the second page slip sheet having five vowel keys with the letters "E" and "O" on the bottom
Each key of the second page of the slip sheet from the top
The slip was seen through, placed on the tablet for the connected coordinate input into the computer, the first page of the document sheet
A method for retrieving required items by inputting initials by pressing a line head key and a vowel key of a slip sheet on the second page from the top of the sheet .