JP5670243B2 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method.

  In the information processing apparatus, an application that can input variable data and measurement data in a blank space of a template created in advance is used. For example, there is an application for inputting sales data or the like in a form. The form displayed on the display is provided with a blank area (box) in which, for example, a product name, a unit price, a quantity, and the like can be input. The user operates the console to input the product name, unit price, quantity, and the like based on the sales performance of the product.

JP 2001-101327 A

  When data is edited and / or the arrangement order of data is changed after inputting in a template created in advance, a very troublesome work is required. For example, repeated operations of copying and pasting data are required many times, and if the amount of data is large, a long time is required.

  Therefore, an object of the embodiment disclosed herein is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that are easy to edit and that can shorten the editing work.

According to the embodiment, the first manager manages a first field in which a plurality of boxes are prepared, and data can be described in the plurality of boxes without inputting a line feed code. The second manager prepares a plurality of lines by inputting a line feed code, and manages a second field in which data can be described in the plurality of lines. In the first transfer device , data is described without a line feed code in each of the plurality of boxes in the first field, and in response to a transfer command , a line feed code is added to the data in each of the plurality of boxes. In addition, it is transferred to the second field. The second transmitter has a line feed code attached to each of the data in the plurality of rows of the second field, and in response to a transfer command, the plurality of rows are deleted with the line feed code. each transferring rows of data to the plurality of boxes of the first field.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of embodiment. It is the figure shown in order to demonstrate operation with respect to the apparatus of FIG. 1, and the operation example of this apparatus. 3 is a flowchart shown for explaining an operation example of the apparatus of FIG. 1. It is a display state figure of the display shown in order to demonstrate the other operation example of the apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of using the apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the communication process between the remote control apparatus of FIG. 5, and a recording device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an information processing apparatus 200. The information processing apparatus 200 is configured such that the display 100 is connected or integrated. The display 100 has a display area 101. The display area 101 shows a state where a first field 110 for arranging data, a second field 120 for arranging data, and an operation guidance field 130 are displayed.

  The information processing apparatus 200 includes a bus 201. The bus 201 is connected to the display 100, a ROM 202 that stores applications and parameters, a RAM 203 that is used for temporary storage of data and an application, and the like. ing. In addition, a controller 210 that comprehensively controls each block of the information processing apparatus 200 is connected to the bus 201.

  Further, an operation input processor 207 for inputting operation signals from the mouse 215 and / or the keyboard 216 is connected to the bus. The audio processor 204 may be connected to the bus 201. A storage media processor 205 is connected to the bus, and the storage media processor 205 is connected to a semiconductor memory (memory card), a hard disk drive 212, and the like. Furthermore, a communication device 206 is connected to the bus 201, and this communication device 206 can be connected to a network (home network and / or the Internet).

  The information processing apparatus 200 can be used as a portable device and is equipped with a power source 211. Although not shown, the information processing apparatus 200 includes a connection block with a commercial power source.

  Some of the blocks included in the controller 210 are extracted and shown at positions indicated by arrows. Hereinafter, the function of this block will be described together with the fields displayed on the display 100.

  First, a plurality of boxes 111, 112,... 116 are prepared in the first field 110, and are defined so that data can be described in the plurality of boxes without inputting a line feed code. This first field is managed by the first manager 210a. The second field 120 is defined so that a plurality of lines are prepared by inputting a line feed code, and data can be described in the plurality of lines. The second field 120 is managed by the second manager 210b.

  Now, it is assumed that the mouse 215 and / or the keyboard 216 are operated. When a part or all of the first field 110 is designated and there is a transfer command to the second field 120, the first transfer device 210c receives data of each of the plurality of boxes in the specified area. Can be transferred to the second field 120 by adding a line feed code. As a result, the data 1ABC, 2DEF, 3GHI, 4JKL, 5MNO, and 6PQR of the plurality of boxes 111, 112,... 116 are transferred to the second field 120 in this arrangement state. The figure shows a state in which the data 1ABC, 2DEF, 3GHI, 4JKL, 5MNO, and 6PQR in the first field 110 are all copied to the second field 120 without changing its style.

  On the other hand, when a part or all of the second field 120 is designated and there is a transfer command to the first field 110, the second transfer device 210d causes each of the plurality of rows in the specified region to Data can be transferred to the first field 110 without a line feed code.

  The operation guidance field 130 has various icons indicating operation states. For example, when all of the first field 110 is designated by the cursor, the button “All_SEL” below the first field 110 blinks or changes color. Next, when you click on “Copy” at the bottom of the screen, the arrow pointing from left to right blinks and you can see that data is being transferred from the first field to the second field. Yes. When the transfer is completed, the blinking of the arrow ends, and “Copy” at the bottom of the screen changes color. Conversely, for example, when the entire second field 210 is designated by the cursor, the button “All_SEL” below the second field 210 blinks or changes color. Next, when you click on “Copy” at the bottom of the screen, the arrow pointing from right to left blinks and you can see that data is being transferred from the second field to the first field. Yes. When the transfer is completed, the blinking of the arrow ends, and “Copy” at the bottom of the screen changes color.

  Various embodiments of the operation guidance method are possible, and the operation guidance method is not limited to the method described above.

  When the copy or transfer function as described above is provided, it is very convenient to rearrange the data in the first field 110. First, the user operates the apparatus to copy the data in the first field 110 to the second field 210. Next, using the function of the editing processor 210e, the keyboard 216 or the like is operated in the second field 210 to perform processing such as data rearrangement. This processing may be performed in the same manner as general word data processing and text data processing. Therefore, the data can be combined or separated. It is also possible to add new data or delete unnecessary data.

  When the user's desired arrangement is obtained in the second field 210, the data in the second field 210 is copied to the first field 110 while maintaining the arrangement style as described above. Can do.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation when data is copied from the first field 110 to the second field 120 or from the second field 210 to the first field 110. This flowchart is executed by a sequencer operating in the controller 210. Now, the user operates the mouse 215 or the keyboard 216 to activate the application according to this embodiment, and sets the information processing apparatus (personal computer) to the copy mode (step SA1). Next, the transmission field is set, that is, the first field is read to obtain a display state (step SA2). Further, the receiving field is set, that is, the second field is read to obtain the display state (step SA3). Thereby, the display state as shown in FIG. 1 is obtained. However, the receiving field is blank because no data is described. The first field and the second field are stored as data files in the data management area of the RAM, for example.

  Next, a copy area of the transmission side field is designated (step SA4). Next, the copy button is operated, and data transfer to the receiving side is started.

  Now, it is assumed that data copy from the first field 110 to the second field 120 is performed. It is determined whether a fixed unit area is set in the designated copy area. As shown in FIG. 1, the fixed unit area is a box defined so that data can be described without inputting a line feed code (step SA6).

  This box is checked sequentially from the top of FIG. Then, it is determined whether or not there is data in the fixed unit area (step SA7). When there is no data, it means that the checked box is blank, and unit space data having the space in the box as a space is acquired (step SA8). Conversely, if data exists, the data in the box is acquired as unit data (step SA9).

  Next, a line feed code is added to the acquired unit data or unit space data and transferred to the receiving-side field memory (step SA10). Then, unit data or unit space data is sequentially written in the second field (step SA11). It is checked whether or not a fixed unit area remains in the designated copy area (step SA12). If not, the process ends. When the fixed unit area remains, the process returns to (Step SA7).

  With the above processing, data is copied from the first field to the second field.

  In step SA6, if a fixed unit area is not set in the designated copy area, the process proceeds to step SB1. Such a case is a case where data is copied from the second field 210 to the first field 110.

  In this case, the data is sequentially checked from the top of the second field 120, and the data before the line feed code is handled as unit data or unit space data (step SB1). Then, the unit data and / or the unit space data are transferred to the receiving side field memory in the order of acquisition (step SB2). Then, unit data or unit space data is sequentially written into the fixed unit area (box) of the first field (step SB3). Next, it is checked whether unit data or unit space data remains in the designated copy area (step SB4). If not, exit. If unit data or unit space data remains, the process returns to (Step SB1).

  FIG. 3 shows that data in the first field 110 (in order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) is copied to the second field 120 and then edited, and the data is in order 1, 6, 5, 2, 3, 4 are shown. Next, a state in which the data in the second field 120 is copied to the first field 110 is shown.

  The above description is data copying and editing processing, but the apparatus can also scroll the data rows of the first field and the second field synchronously.

  FIG. 4A shows a state in which the first and second fields 110 and 120 illustrated in FIG. 1 are displayed and the scroll mode is selected from the menu. Then, for example, a state in which the down arrow of the keyboard 216 is operated to scroll the first and second fields 110 and 120 upward is shown. At the time of this scrolling operation, in the present apparatus, the display state processor 210f performs synchronous scrolling of the first and second fields 110 and 120. Therefore, when the user checks the data edited state for the first field 110 and / or the second field 120, the editing result is easy to understand.

  FIG. 4B shows an example in which characters in the second field 120 are displayed so as to be easily understood when editing is performed. When a view button (View) is clicked and an arrow pointing to the right side is clicked, the second field 120 moves to the center of the screen and is enlarged and displayed based on the control of the display state processor 210f. In this state, the data in the second field can be easily edited. Of course, the first field 110 can be enlarged and displayed at the center of the screen.

  Even if scrolling is performed in the state of FIG. 4B, the data in the first and second fields are scrolled synchronously. Therefore, even when the return button is clicked and the first and second fields are displayed side by side, the correspondence between the left and right data is maintained.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the remote control device 200A to which the information processing device described above is applied and the recording device 400. The remote control device 200A has the same configuration as that described in FIG. 1, and is connected to the recording device 400 via a communication device and a home network 511. The remote control device 200A and the recording device 400 can communicate with each other in accordance with a predetermined communication standard. The predetermined communication standard is, for example, a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guideline in network technology.

  The recording device 400 is a device that can receive, for example, a digital broadcast signal, record a transport stream of a desired program on a hard disk or an optical disk, and reproduce the recorded program. In the recording apparatus 400, a high frequency signal from an antenna (not shown) is input to the tuner 402 via the input terminal 401. The tuner 402 converts the high frequency signal of the selected desired channel into an intermediate frequency signal and inputs it to the demodulator 403. The demodulator 403 inputs the demodulated demodulated signal to the descrambler 404. The descrambler 404 converts the demodulated signal into the original transport stream and outputs it. The transport stream is input to the TS packet processor 405.

  Under the control of the system controller 600, the TS packet processor 405 separates the selected program packet sequence from the transport stream. Also, the TS packet processor 405 separates packets including various control data, parameters, and the like from the transport stream based on the control of the system controller 600.

  The video packets included in the packet string of the selected program are input to the video decoder 406, and the audio packets are input to the audio decoder 408. The video signal and the audio signal decoded by the video decoder 406 and the audio decoder 408 are supplied to a monitor 700 including a speaker system via terminals 407 and 409, respectively.

  Various control data, parameters, and the like are analyzed by the system controller 600 via the bus 500. A ROM 502 and a RAM 503 are connected to the bus 500. The ROM 502 stores various applications, parameters, and the like. The RAM 503 is used for temporarily storing various data and programs. Although not shown, a memory for temporarily storing or processing data may be further provided.

  A decryption / encryption processor 411 is also provided. For example, when a certain program is recorded on the hard disk 413, the packet stream of the program is extracted by the TS packet processor 405, encrypted by the decryption / encryption processor 411, and recorded / reproduced by the recording / playback processor 412. It is converted into a recording format and recorded on the hard disk 413. When a certain program is reproduced from the hard disk 413, the signal read from the hard disk 413 is restored to the stream before recording by the recording / reproducing processor 412, and then the decrypting / encrypting processor 411 is used. Decoded and converted into the packet stream of the original program. The packet stream of the program is separated into video packets and audio packets by the TS packet processor 405 and input to the video decoder 406 and the audio decoder 408, respectively.

  When a certain program is recorded on an optical disc (for example, a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disc or a DVD) 417, a TS packet processor 405 extracts the program's packet stream, and a decryption / encryption processor 411 The data is encrypted, converted into a recording format by the recording / playback processor 415, and recorded on the optical disc 417. The optical disk 417 is driven by an optical disk driver 416. When a certain program is reproduced from the optical disc 417, the signal read from the optical disc 417 is restored to the stream before recording by the recording / reproduction processor 415, and then the decryption / encryption processor 411 is used. Decoded and converted into the packet stream of the original program. The packet stream of the program is separated into video packets and audio packets by the TS packet processor 405 and input to the video decoder 406 and the audio decoder 408, respectively.

  It is also possible to copy or move any program stored in the hard disk 413 to the optical disk 417.

  An operation input processor 504 is connected to the bus 500. The operation input processor 504 receives an operation signal from the remote controller 505. The operation signal is analyzed by the system controller 600. The system controller 600 analyzes the operation signal and controls each block of the apparatus according to the contents. Examples of the control of the recording device include power on / off operation, channel and program selection, program recording / reproduction, dubbing, movement, and the like.

  An interface 507 is connected to the bus 500. The interface 507 can accept an external input input from the terminal 506. The external input includes a playback stream from another recording / playback apparatus.

  Furthermore, a communication device 508 is connected to the bus 500, and this communication device 508 is connected to a network 511 via a terminal 509. Accordingly, the remote control device 200A and the recording device 400 can communicate with each other in accordance with, for example, the standards of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guidelines.

  The system controller 600 described above includes a chapter manager 601. A chapter mark can be added to the recorded program. The addition of the chapter mark is executed based on the control of the chapter manager 601. For example, the user designates a recording medium (hard disk or optical disk) on the menu screen and selects an item “chapter processing”. Next, the user can operate the remote controller 505 in accordance with the guidance screen, select the “recorded program list” item, and display the “recorded program list” on the monitor 700. The user operates the remote controller 505, moves the cursor on the monitor, and selects a desired program (program name) from the recorded program list. Next, a chapter mark addition condition for the selected program is set. Various settings can be made as the chapter mark addition condition. For example, a time interval for adding a chapter mark, and / or a commercial position, or a manual. After setting the chapter mark addition conditions, the user operates the remote controller 505 to give an effective command. When the chapter mark addition condition is manual, the selected program is reproduced and displayed on the monitor 700. The user performs chapter mark input processing at a desired position while viewing the video of the program.

  As described above, the selected program is read from the recording medium, decoded, and chapter marks are added according to the chapter mark addition conditions. The program with the chapter mark added is encrypted and recorded again on the recording medium. When the chapter name is added, the template in the form of the first field as described above is displayed on the monitor 700. In the first field, a plurality of boxes are prepared, and data can be described in the plurality of boxes without inputting a line feed code. The user can input a chapter name in a box arranged on the monitor screen in the order of created chapters. The chapter name can be input, for example, by key operation of the remote controller.

  The system controller 600 also includes a tag list manager 601. A tag is defined by a tag name and, for example, a video period designation time (tag time) at the start and end times of the tag. The short video period may be, for example, one frame period or several tens of frame periods. This period need not be limited to such a short time.

  A plurality of tags are generated for one program, and a set is handled as tag information. There are various methods for setting conditions for generating tags. For example, there is a method of setting a tag name, a tag time, and a tag interval. There is also a method of creating a tag at the beginning of a chapter using the position of the chapter mark.

  The generation of the tag list is executed based on the control of the tag list manager 602. For example, the user specifies a recording medium (hard disk or optical disc) and selects an item “tag processing” on the menu screen. Next, the user operates the remote controller 505 according to the guidance screen, selects the item “recorded program list”, and causes the monitor 700 to display “recorded program list”. The user operates the remote controller 505, moves the cursor on the monitor, and selects a desired program (program name) from the recorded program list. Next, tag generation conditions for the selected program are set. The tag generation conditions include a method of setting the tag name, tag time, and tag interval as described above. After setting the conditions, the user operates the remote controller 505 to give an effective command. When the tag name is added, the template in the form of the first field as described above is displayed on the monitor 700. In the first field, a plurality of boxes are prepared, and data can be described in the plurality of boxes without inputting a line feed code. The user can input a tag name in a box arranged on the monitor screen in the order of created tags. The tag name can be input by, for example, key operation on the remote controller.

  The tag list manager 602 can collect tags created in this way and create tag information for each title. The tag list manager 602 can transfer the created tag information to the memory for storage.

  The system controller 600 includes a GUI (graphic user interface) controller 621. The GUI controller 621 is a controller for displaying display data stored in the ROM 501 or the RAM 503 on the monitor 700. For example, the GUI controller 621 operates as a main controller when an operation panel, a program list, a chapter name, tag information, a recording list, or the like is displayed.

  The system controller 600 includes a recording / reproducing controller 622. The recording / reproducing controller 622 controls the recording / reproducing processors 412 and 417 when the program is recorded on the hard disk 413 or the optical disk 417 as described above, or when the program is reproduced from the hard disk 413 or the optical disk 417. Operates as a vessel. The recording / playback controller 622 also operates as a main controller for the dubbing process of the program from the hard disk 413 to the optical disk 417 or the dubbing process in the opposite direction.

  The system controller 600 includes an operation signal analyzer 632. The operation signal analyzer 632 analyzes the operation signal fetched by the operation input processor 504, and develops an application necessary for information processing on the sequencer according to the operation content.

  The system controller 600 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 633. The central processing unit (CPU) 633 sets a basic sequence for the system controller 600 to perform overall control of the apparatus.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication processing between the remote control device 200A and the recording device 400 in FIG. Now, it is assumed that tag information (tag list) is edited in the remote control device 200A. Then, based on the control of the first manager 210a of the remote control device 200A, a signal requesting tag information (tag list) is transmitted to the recording device 400 via the network (SC1). In response to this request, based on the control of the tag list manager 602 of the recording device 400, the stored tag information is transmitted to the remote control device 200A. If the recording device 400 stores tag information of a plurality of programs, the recording device 400 transmits the tag information of the plurality of programs (SC2).

  The remote control device 200A receives the tag information and stores it in a temporary memory. When tag information of a plurality of programs exists, the user can select tag information of an arbitrary program from the tag information menu. When this selection is made, a tag list created for the selected program is displayed in the first field 110 as shown in FIG. That is, a plurality of tag names (1ABC, 2DEF,... 6PQR) are displayed. Here, when editing (tag list rearrangement or tag name correction, etc.), as described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, copying from the first field to the second field, Editing processing in the field is performed, and copying from the second field to the first field is performed (SC3).

  Next, the new tag information is transmitted from the remote control device 200A to the recording device 400 (SC4). The recording device 400 stores the received new tag information in a predetermined memory based on the control of the tag list manager.

  Note that chapter information (chapter name) is also edited in the same procedure as in the case of tag information.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, editing is easy, and editing work can be shortened. This is particularly effective when editing a plurality of units of data that do not have a line feed code as described above.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Display, 110 ... 1st field, 120 ... 2nd field, 200 ... Information processing apparatus, 210 ... Controller, 210a ... 1st manager, 210b. A second manager, 210c, a first transmitter, 210d, a second transmitter, 210e, an editing processor, 210f, a display state processor.

Claims (10)

A first manager for managing a first field in which a plurality of boxes are prepared and data can be described in the plurality of boxes without inputting a line feed code;
A second manager for managing a second field in which a plurality of lines are prepared by inputting a line feed code and data can be described in the plurality of lines;
Data is described without a line feed code in each of the plurality of boxes in the first field, and in response to a transfer command , a line feed code is added to each of the data in the plurality of boxes to add the second line. A first transmitter for transferring to the field;
Each line of data in the second field has a line feed code, and in response to a transfer command, the line feed code in the plurality of lines is eliminated, and the data in the plurality of lines is transferred to the first line . A second transmitter for respectively transferring to the plurality of boxes in one field;
An information processing apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display state processor that scrolls the data in the first field and the data in the second field in synchronization.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an editing processor that edits data of the second field.   Display state processing capable of switching between a state in which the first field or the second field is moved to the center of the display screen and a state in which the first and second fields are displayed side by side on the display screen. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a container. Wherein the first field and data that will be written to the first field, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a communication device for taking over the network from the external device.   6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication device transmits the edited new data transferred from the second field to the first field to the external device for return.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the external device is a recording device, and the data of the first field is tag information or chapter information including a tag list. A plurality of boxes are prepared by the first manager, and a first field in which data can be described in the plurality of boxes without inputting a line feed code is managed.
A second manager prepares a plurality of lines by inputting a line feed code, and manages a second field in which data can be described in the plurality of lines.
For each data described without line feed code to each of a plurality of boxes of prior SL first field, the first transfer device that responds to the transfer command, the second field by adding a line feed code Forward to
Each data of the plurality of lines before Symbol second field is equipped with a line feed code, the second transfer device responsive to the transfer command, eliminating the line feed code of the plurality of rows, said plurality of Transferring each data in a row to each of the plurality of boxes in the first field;
Information processing method. Said first field and field Ru are described in the data of the first capture via the network from an external device,
Edit the transferred data in the second field,
The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein new data after editing transferred from the second field to the first field is returned to the external device.   The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the data is tag information or chapter information including a tag list.

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