JPH01120613A - Information input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively perform the information input processing by producing sentence with the combination of the words meaning the input items needed for execution of the processing and the display of the input request items and setting the values to these request items. CONSTITUTION:An information input device consists of an input/output device 11 including a display, a keyboard and a pointing device, a CPU 12 including a sentence production and display part 13 and a sentence correcting operation input part 14, and a memory 15 including a question item storing part 16 and a sentence production rule storing part 17. The sentence displayed on the display of the device 11 and supplied via an input part is received the part 14 of the CPU 12 and stored into the part 16 as the value of input information. At the part 13 the sentences set at and after the information input position are produced based on the rules stored in the part 17 and the data on the part 16 and the display is changed on the display.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information input method, and in particular to an input request method suitable for an information processing system in which required input items are changed depending on input values. The present invention relates to an information input method for displaying information.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the input method for information processing systems has been to repeat the process in which the system outputs a query symbol meaning an input request, accepts the corresponding input, and then outputs the first input request after completing the input.・As for this type of input method, see pages 245-249 of "Lisp" by Patrick Henry Winston et al.
Henry Winston, at al.

“LISP”, pp245-249. Addis
on Wesley).

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional technology does not take into account the trial-and-error input by system users or the simplification of input operations. There were problems such as it being impossible to redo and having to start over from the beginning, and unnecessary information input.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems with conventional information input methods, and to enable inputting information out of order and re-inputting information. The purpose is to provide an information input method.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above object of the present invention is to provide input items necessary for processing in an information processing system having an input/output device consisting of a display, a keyboard, and a pointing device, an arithmetic unit, and a storage device. A set of phrases that are sentences or parts of sentences is created by combining words that give meanings and displays that indicate input required items, and these are connected to create a sentence that represents an example, and values are set for the input required items of the sentence. This is achieved by an information input method characterized by being configured to input information.

[Effect]

In the information input method according to the present invention, expected values for input items are determined, subsequent input items are determined based on this, a sentence or clause is created using words that explain the item and the expected value, and this is It is configured to display the text side by side and accept changes to the value of any item.

In other words, when the value of an input item is determined, the system memorizes the rules for what to do next, and when input processing is actually performed, the values created with subsequent input items on the display are stored in the system. Since the sentence is deleted and the sentence is generated using only the necessary items according to the above rules, input processing is not performed on unnecessary items. Furthermore, since input processing is independent of the order in which items are displayed, it is possible to go back or skip ahead.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information input device showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is an input/output device equipped with a display, a keyboard, and a pointing device, 12 is a central processing unit that has a text generation/display unit 13 and a text correction operation input unit 14 (described later), and 15 is a question item storage unit 16 and text A memory having a generation rule storage section is shown.

When the information person inputs the text from the text input section displayed on the display of the input/output device 11, the text correction operation input section 14 of the central processing unit 12 receives it and inputs it to the question item storage section 16 in the memory 15. Store as an information value. The sentence generation display section 13 of the central processing unit 12 generates a message from the rules stored in the sentence generation rule storage section 17 in the memory 15 and the data stored in the question item storage section 06 according to the value of the input information. Create sentences after the information input position on the display and change the display.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the question item storage section 16.
Each question item has item name data 21. Data 22 indicating whether or not to modify the sentence when the input value for the question changes. Word data for generating displayed sentences or phrases on the display in response to questions ・23 and 24. Input information candidate data 25, 26 and 27. Initial data of input information 28. It is composed of data 29 actually input from an input/output device. Incidentally, FIG. 3 shows the state up to the input of "Gender 1 Female" on the screen of FIG. 5(a), which will be described later (see FIG. 5 for details).

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the sentence generation rule storage section 17. Rule 31 includes an if section 32 that determines whether the input value of the question gender is male, and t that indicates the question items that make up the sentence at that time, such as "occupation,""income,""do you have a wife?"
Next, the control procedure of the text generation/display section 13 will be explained based on FIG. 1(a). First, in step 41, the value of the input information and if
Find rules that match your club. In step 42, the then part of the rule is targeted for execution in the following steps. In step 43, it is determined whether there are no more objects. If there are no more questions left, the process ends, and if no more questions are left, the first question item is displayed on the display in step 44.

In step 45, the head is removed from the target and the process returns to step 43.

Next, the control procedure of the text correction operation input section 14 will be explained based on FIG. 1(b). First, in step 51, input is accepted. In step 52, the display of the input value is changed. In step 53, the input value is stored in the question item storage section 16. In step 54, it is determined whether to newly generate and change a sentence based on the input. If not, the process ends, and if so, in step 55, the display after the inputted question item is erased.

In step 54, by using the data (22 in Figure 3) indicating whether or not to newly generate a sentence based on the input, unnecessary parts of the question items of the following sentence generation rules are deleted, and processing is performed. It becomes possible to proceed efficiently.

FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are diagrams showing changes in the display of the display according to the present invention. If you enter the gender "female" (indicated by an arrow) while the display as shown in Figure 5(a) is displayed, the display in the second and subsequent rows will change as shown in Figure 5(b). be done.

According to the above embodiment, information can be input in order, so
Information input can be done through trial and error. Furthermore, since the input items are changed according to the content of the input information, there is an effect that unnecessary information input is not performed.

In the above example, by using the data (22 in Figure 3) indicating whether or not to newly generate a sentence based on the input, unnecessary parts of the question items of the following sentence generation rules are deleted and processed. Although an example has been shown in which it is possible to proceed efficiently, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in an information processing system having an input/output device consisting of a display, a keyboard, and a pointing device, an arithmetic unit, and a storage device, words and inputs that give meaning to input items necessary for processing execution are provided. By combining displays that indicate required items, create a set of sentences or phrases that are part of sentences, connect them to create a sentence that represents an example, and input information by setting values for the input required items of the sentence. This configuration has the remarkable effect of realizing an information input method that allows inputting information in random order and redoing inputting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an information input method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information input device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of a question item storage section. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the sentence generation rule storage section, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing changes in the display according to the present invention. 11: input/output device, 12: central processing unit, 13: sentence generation unit, display section, 14: sentence correction operation input section, 15: memory, 16': question item storage section, 17: sentence generation rule storage section, 31 :rule. Patent applicant: Hitachi, Ltd. -3; Fig. 1 (a) Fig. 1 (b) Fig. 2 ↓ 2 Fig. Φ

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an information processing system having an input/output device consisting of a display, a keyboard, and a pointing device, an arithmetic unit, and a storage device, words and input request items that give meaning to input items necessary for processing execution are provided. The system is structured so that information can be input by creating a set of clauses that are sentences or parts of sentences using the combination of the displays shown, connecting them to create a sentence that represents an example, and setting values for the input required items of the sentence. An information input method characterized by the following. 2. Add data indicating whether or not the sentence needs to be corrected to the combination of the words that give meaning to the input items necessary for executing the process and the display that indicates the input required items, and if correction is required, change the value of the input item. 2. The information input method according to claim 1, wherein the information input method is configured to change the text according to a rule indicating what should be input next. 3. Candidates are set in advance as a combination of displays indicating the input request items, the candidates are displayed side by side at the input position of the sentence, and the input value is selected from among these candidates. An information input method according to claim 1 or 2.