JP4399238B2 - INPUT GUIDE DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME, COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an input guidance device for displaying input guidance on an input screen, a portable terminal equipped with the same, and a computer control method and program for the same.

When a user inputs data to a personal computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like, it is necessary to perform an input operation such as characters on the input screen displayed on each display. Some of these input screens display input guidance with characters, icons, etc. for the convenience of the user's input operation. In this case, since the user performs an input operation of predetermined data according to the input guidance, it is possible to easily input necessary data without mistake. The display of this input guidance is erased when the user starts data input, and there is one configured so as not to interfere with data input. Patent Document 1 below discloses a telephone book of a portable telephone device that can simplify input to the telephone book of the cellular phone device.
JP 2000-151786 A

  However, the display of the conventional input guidance is not displayed again even if the display indicating the input data is completely deleted when the user makes a mistake in data input, and what the user has input on the input screen. There was a problem that it might be forgotten.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use input guidance device that can re-display the input guidance when the display indicating the input data is completely erased. To provide a terminal, a computer control method, and a program.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises storage means for storing input guidance data indicating input guidance, guidance initial display means for displaying input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of an input screen, Character data input means for inputting character data, and when the character data is input by the character data input means, the display of the input guidance already displayed in the predetermined area is deleted, and the input guidance Display switching means for displaying the character indicated by the input character data in the predetermined area where the data was displayed; and an erasure instruction means for instructing to erase the character already displayed in the predetermined area; When all characters already displayed in the predetermined area are erased by an instruction from the erasure instruction means, the input guidance data is read from the storage means. Te, characterized in that it comprises a guide re-displaying means for re-displaying the input guidance shown by the input guidance data in the predetermined region.

  In the input guidance device, the storage means includes a predetermined number of characters that can be input for each input item of the input screen, and the number of input characters acquired during the character data input operation from the character data input means. And the number of remaining characters that can be input by the calculation unit is calculated based on the predetermined number of characters that can be input and the number of input characters, and the display control unit displays the value on the input screen.

  Here, the display control unit displays the input guidance data on the input screen in a display mode different from the character data.

  The storage means stores information on whether or not an input item displayed on the input screen is an essential input item, and the display control unit includes the essential input item and the non-essential input item on the input screen. Are displayed in different display modes.

  The storage means stores a plurality of modes of the input guidance data, and the display control unit selectively displays the mode of the input guidance data on the input screen based on instruction information input from the operation unit. It is characterized by.

  The present invention is also an input guidance device having display means, wherein an input screen for inputting character data is displayed on the display means, and an input guidance indicated by the input guidance data is displayed on the input screen. When the character indicated by the character data displayed and input by the input operation is displayed on the input screen, the display of the input guidance is deleted, and all the characters indicated by the input character data are deleted. In this case, the input guidance is displayed again on the input screen.

  In addition, the present invention is a mobile terminal including any one of the input guidance devices described above.

  Further, the present invention is a computer control method, wherein the guidance initial display step of reading the input guidance data stored in the storage means and displaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of the input screen; When character data of the first character is input by the character data input means, the display of the input guidance already displayed in the predetermined area of the input screen is deleted and the input guidance data is displayed A display switching step for displaying the character indicated by the input character data in the predetermined area of the input screen, and all characters already displayed in the predetermined area of the input screen are erased by an instruction from the erasure instruction means. In this case, the input guidance data is read from the storage means, and the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data is displayed on the predetermined input screen. Characterized in that it comprises a guide re-displaying step of re-displaying the frequency, the.

  The present invention also provides a storage means for storing input guidance data indicating input guidance, a guidance initial display means for displaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of the input screen, and character data indicating characters. When the first character data is input by the character data input means, the character information input means for deleting the input guidance display already displayed in the predetermined area of the input screen, Display switching means for displaying the character indicated by the input character data in the predetermined area of the input screen on which the input guidance data has been displayed, and an instruction to erase the character already displayed in the predetermined area of the input screen And all the characters already displayed in the predetermined area of the input screen are erased by an instruction from the erasure instruction unit. A program for causing the computer to function as guidance redisplay means for reading the input guidance data from the storage means and redisplaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in the predetermined area of the input screen. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention, when all the characters already displayed in the predetermined area of the input screen are erased, the input guidance is redisplayed in the predetermined area, so that the user forgets what was input on the input screen. Therefore, it is possible to provide an input guide device, a portable terminal, a computer control method, and a program that are easy to use.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a configuration of a mobile communication terminal provided with an input guidance device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal includes a display unit 10, an operation unit 12, a storage unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18. The display unit 10 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display and displays an input screen for inputting character data and the like, and an input guide for guiding data input is displayed on the input screen. When the present invention is applied to a personal computer or the like, the display unit 10 can also be configured with a CRT or the like. The data input is performed by the operation unit 12 shown in FIG. The operation unit 12 is configured by, for example, an operation button of a mobile communication terminal. However, when the present invention is applied to a personal computer or the like, it may be configured by a region designation means such as a keyboard and a mouse, a barcode, or the like. it can. The storage unit 14 is composed of, for example, a known RAM, a magnetic storage medium, and the like, and various data such as input guidance data for displaying input guidance composed of icons, characters, and the like are stored on the display unit 10. Has been. The control unit 16 includes, for example, a CPU and controls these operations while exchanging data with the display unit 10, the operation unit 12, and the storage unit 14. The communication unit 18 communicates with the base station by a known method under the control of the control unit 16 to realize a call function as a mobile communication terminal.

  2A and 2B show examples of the input screen. This example is an address book registration screen. In FIG. 2A, input guidance such as “name input”, “reading input”, and “phone number input” is displayed with icons, respectively, following the titles of “address book registration” and “group registration”. Yes. The user sequentially inputs a name, a name reading, a telephone number, and the like according to these input guides. FIG. 2B shows the case where the character “I” is displayed in the “name input” field. In the present embodiment, when a character or the like is input to the area where the input guidance is displayed, the displayed input guidance is deleted. In this case, from the viewpoint of the user's visibility, it is preferable that the display of the input guidance and the display of the input character have different modes such as different colors.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a part of the storage area of the storage unit 14. In FIG. 3, a form ID is assigned to each predetermined area (for each input item) for input on the input screen, and an essential flag for determining whether or not the input item is an essential item for each form ID, An area for storing input guidance data for indicating input guidance, character data input by the user, data on the number of characters that can be input in the predetermined area, data on the number of characters already input in the predetermined area, etc. is secured. Yes.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the input guidance apparatus described above. The flow described below may be realized by the CPU executing a program stored in the medium. In FIG. 4, the display control unit 20 of the control unit 16 reads the input guidance data from the storage unit 14 (S 1), and displays the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of the input screen displayed on the display unit 10. (S2). The display control unit 20 at this time functions as guidance initial display means according to the present invention.

  Next, the determination unit 22 of the control unit 16 monitors whether or not there is an input from the operation unit 12 (S3). The operation unit 12 in this case functions as character data input means according to the present invention. When there is an input, the determination unit 22 determines whether the input is a character input or a backspace (B / S) (S4), and in the case of a character input, the number of input characters stored in the storage unit 14 is It is determined whether or not 1 or more (S5). When the number of input characters is not 1 or more, that is, when the character data of the first character is input, the display control unit 22 deletes the input guidance display corresponding to the form ID on which the character has been input from the input screen ( S6). When the number of input characters is 1 or more, since there are already characters displayed on the input screen, the display of the input guidance is deleted and the erasing operation is not repeated.

  Next, the number-of-characters control unit 26 of the control unit 16 increments the number of input characters already acquired stored in the storage unit 14 corresponding to each form ID by 1 (S7). Thereafter, the calculation unit 24 of the control unit 16 reads out the number of input characters and the number of input characters stored in the storage unit 14 (S8), (S9), subtracts the number of input characters from the number of input characters, The number of remaining characters that can be input for each input item is calculated (S10). The determination unit 22 determines whether or not the calculated remaining number of characters that can be input is a negative value (S11). If the remaining number of characters that can be input is not a negative value, that is, if characters can still be input, the display control unit 20 is input to the area where the input guidance erased in S6 as the predetermined area was displayed. The character indicated by the character data is displayed (S12). Further, the remaining number of characters that can be input is also displayed in the predetermined area (S13). Characters can be input in the predetermined area until the remaining number of characters that can be input becomes zero. In this case, the display control unit 20 functions as display switching means according to the present invention. In S11, if the number of remaining characters that can be input is a negative value, the process returns to S3. In this case, however, subsequent character input to the predetermined area cannot be performed.

  Next, when the input is backspace in S4, the characters displayed in the predetermined area are deleted one by one from the rear of the display character string in accordance with an instruction from the display control unit 20 (S14). The display control unit 20 in this case functions as an erasure instruction unit according to the present invention. At this time, the number-of-characters control unit 26 decrements the number of input characters already acquired stored in the storage unit 14 by 1 (S15). Thereafter, the calculation unit 24 reads out the number of input characters and the number of input characters stored in the storage unit 14 (S16) and (S17), and subtracts the number of input characters from the number of input characters to calculate the number of remaining input characters. (S18). The calculated remaining number of characters that can be input is displayed in the predetermined area by the display control unit 20 (S19). Note that the means for erasing the displayed characters may be one that erases all of the displayed character strings at once rather than one character at a time.

  Next, the determination unit 22 determines whether or not the decremented number of input characters has become zero (S20), and if not, the step returns to S3. When the number of input characters becomes 0, that is, when all the characters displayed in the predetermined area are erased, the process returns to S1, and the display control unit 20 reads the input guidance data from the storage unit 14. The input guidance is displayed again in a predetermined area. The display control unit 20 in this case functions as a guidance redisplay unit according to the present invention.

  The operation of the input guidance device described above will be described with reference to the input screen shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2A, when an input screen before inputting characters is displayed on the display unit 10, inputs such as “name input”, “reading input”, “phone number input” and the like are input in the predetermined area. The guidance is displayed with an icon. Each predetermined area also displays the number of remaining characters that can be input. For example, in the area where “name input” is displayed, 30 is displayed which is equal to the number of characters that can be entered in the area.

  Next, when the area “name input” is selected by the operation unit 12 and the character “I” is input, the “input character data” of the form ID 01 is stored as in the example of the storage unit 14 shown in FIG. Data indicating the character “I” is stored in the area. At this time, character input is detected by the determination unit 22 described above, and as shown in FIG. 2B, the display control unit 20 erases “name input” as input guidance and also indicates the character “I”. The display control unit 20 reads the data and displays the character “I” in the “name input” area. At this time, the number of remaining characters that can be input is also displayed as 29, which is one character less than the number 30 of characters that can be input, in a predetermined area of the name input field of the input screen. Thus, in the present invention, the input guidance and the input characters are displayed in the same area, so that the size of the input screen can be reduced.

  Next, when the back space is input by the operation unit 12 and the character “I” is deleted, the character data stored in the input character data area of the storage unit 14 shown in FIG. 3 is deleted and displayed. The control unit 20 erases the display of the character “I” shown in FIG. At this time, the determination unit 22 detects that the data in the storage area of “number of input characters” of the form ID 01 shown in FIG. 3 has become 0, and the display control unit 20 receives an input indicating “name input”. The guidance data is read from the area of the form ID 01 of the storage unit 14 and is instructed to be displayed in a predetermined area of the input screen. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2A, the input guidance for “name input” is displayed again in a predetermined area of the input screen. At this time, the remaining number of characters that can be entered that is displayed in a predetermined area of the name entry field on the input screen is also displayed as 30.

  5 (a) and 5 (b) show a modification of the input screen of the input guidance device according to the present invention. FIG. 5A shows a case where input of a telephone number is essential, and the display of this essential input item is displayed in a display mode different from other non-essential items (non-essential input items). As the display mode, it is preferable that the essential input items are, for example, 3D (stereoscopic) display, blinking display, display in a color different from others, and the like. Whether each input item is an essential input item can be determined by providing an area for storing an essential flag in the storage unit 14 shown in FIG. The display control unit 20 determines that the item with the required flag is set as the required input item, and displays the above-described mode on the input screen.

  FIG. 5B is an example in which the fact that the user is an essential input item is displayed when the user tries to perform the registration process without entering the telephone number that is an essential input item. Such display contents are also stored in a predetermined area of the storage unit 14 and displayed on the input screen by the display control unit 20.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of an input guidance display mode switching screen displayed on the input screen. In FIG. 6, the display type A is, for example, the input guidance mode described so far, the display type B is, for example, a mode in which character input is performed and the input guidance is erased once, and the display is not redisplayed. For example, only icons are displayed, and the display type D is a mode in which, for example, input guidance and icons are not displayed. As described above, when there are a plurality of display modes of the input guidance, the user can appropriately select the input guidance according to the degree of understanding and preference of the operation method. The data indicating these various input guides is stored in the storage unit 14, and the display control unit 20 reads the data indicating the input guides selected by the user through the operation unit 12 and displays the data on the input screen. Has been.

  The embodiment described above is an example in which the present invention is mainly applied to a mobile communication terminal. However, the present invention has display means such as a personal computer and a PDA, and inputs data from an input screen displayed on the display means. Any device is applicable. Further, the above-described control unit 16 may be a computer that is configured around a CPU. In this case, each function of the control unit 16 is realized by the CPU executing a program stored in a memory card or other medium. Is done.

It is a block diagram of the structure of the portable communication terminal provided with the input guidance apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the input screen of embodiment shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a part of memory area in the memory | storage part of embodiment shown by FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of embodiment shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the input screen of the input guidance apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the switching screen of the display mode of an input guidance.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display part, 12 Operation part, 14 Storage part, 16 Control part, 18 Communication part, 20 Display control part, 22 Judgment part, 24 Calculation part, 26 Character number control part.

Claims (8)

Storage means for storing input guidance data indicating input guidance;
Guidance initial display means for displaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of the input screen;
Character data input means for inputting character data;
If the character data is input by said character data input means in the predetermined region in the input draft is being displayed, erases the display of the input guide displayed in the predetermined area, the predetermined area Display switching means for displaying the characters indicated by the input character data;
An erasure instruction means for instructing to erase characters already displayed in the predetermined area;
When all the characters displayed in the predetermined area by the input of the character data by the character data input means are erased by the instruction by the erase instruction means, the input guidance data is read from the storage means and the input Guidance redisplay means for redisplaying the input guidance indicated by the guidance data in the predetermined area ,
The input guidance device, wherein the input guidance is displayed in a display mode different from that of the characters.   2. The input guidance device according to claim 1, wherein the storage means includes a predetermined number of characters that can be input for each input item on the input screen, and input acquired during an operation of inputting character data from the character data input means. The number of characters already stored is stored, the number of remaining characters that can be input by the calculation unit is calculated based on the predetermined number of characters that can be input and the number of input characters, and the display control unit displays the value on the input screen. An input guidance device. In the input guide apparatus of claim 2 Symbol mounting, the said memory means, input items displayed on the input screen contains information regarding whether input required, the display control unit, the said input screen An input guidance device that displays required input items and non-essential input items in different display modes. 4. The input guidance device according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores a plurality of modes of the input guidance data, and the display control unit is configured to input the input screen based on instruction information input from an operation unit. An input guidance apparatus characterized by selectively displaying the mode of the input guidance data. An input guide device having a display means, wherein an input screen for inputting character data is displayed on the display means, and an input guide indicated by the input guide data is displayed on the input screen. When the characters indicated by the input character data are displayed on the input screen, the display of the input guidance is deleted, and when all the characters indicated by the input character data are deleted, the input guidance is displayed. The input guidance device is displayed again on the input screen, and the input guidance is displayed in a display mode different from that of the characters. The portable terminal provided with the input guidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . A guidance initial display step of reading the input guidance data stored in the storage means and displaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of the input screen;
If the character data is input by the character data input means to the predetermined region in the input draft is being displayed, erases the display of the input guidance displayed on the predetermined region, input to the predetermined area A display switching step for displaying the character indicated by the character data obtained,
When all the characters displayed in the predetermined area are erased by an instruction from the erasure instruction means by inputting character data by the character data input means, the input guidance data is read from the storage means and the input guidance is read out. A guidance redisplay step for redisplaying the input guidance indicated by the data in the predetermined area ,
The computer control method , wherein the input guidance is displayed in a display mode different from that of the characters. Storage means for storing input guidance data indicating input guidance;
Guidance initial display means for displaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in a predetermined area of the input screen;
Character data input means for inputting character data indicating characters;
If the character data is input by said character data input means in the predetermined region in the input draft is being displayed, the display of the input guide which is displayed in a manner different from that of the character in a predetermined area Display switching means for erasing and displaying the character indicated by the character data input to the predetermined area;
Erase instructing means for instructing to erase characters already displayed in the predetermined area, and characters displayed in the predetermined area by the input of character data by the character data input means by the erase instructing means Guidance redisplay means for reading out the input guidance data from the storage means and re-displaying the input guidance indicated by the input guidance data in the predetermined area in a display mode different from the characters when all are erased by an instruction ,
As a program to make the computer function.

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