JPH01120615A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the simultaneous display of the functions and the operating method of an information processor by shifting a specific font for display when the operation data stored previously is used as the operation input information on the information processor. CONSTITUTION:An information processor contains an operation input means 4 which performs the input of the coordinate information on a tablet, etc., an operation data memory means 230 which stores the operation information, etc., set previously based on a prescribed sequence, an information switch means 212 which performs the output of the operation information received from the means 4 and said read-out one with switch performed between both information, and an information processing means 216. Furthermore an operating font display control means 14 is added to produce the characters and the graphic information which are displayed at each corresponding position on said read-out operation information together with a display means 3. The means 230 stores the prescribed operation information, etc., and gives them to the means 216. Thus it is possible to confirm simultaneously both the function that performs a certain specific operation and the operating method of the information processor on a display screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an information processing device, and particularly to an information processing device in which the device itself can provide instructions on how to operate the device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of device provides operation guidance using a so-called menu-based system. However, since there is a limit to the operational guidance that can be expressed by menu information, the operator has had to select and execute a certain menu on a trial basis to understand the operation concretely.

On the other hand, in so-called video games, demo data for demonstration purposes is stored as part of the game program. In the demonstration mode, this demo data is used to generate pseudo signals that should normally be generated by the operation section, thereby automatically advancing a portion of the game. However, although this allows you to understand the progress of the game, it does not allow you to know how the game will progress by operating the control panel.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the prior art described above, and its purpose is to provide an information processing device that can efficiently grasp the relationship between operation input and information processing results. It is about providing.

[Means for solving the problems] In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device of the present invention has the following features:
An information processing device that performs corresponding information processing by an information processing means based on operation information input from an operation input means and displays the processing result on a display means, the apparatus comprising: predefined operation information or information input from the operation input means; a storage means for storing operation information; an information switching means for switching between the operation information input from the operation input means and the operation information read from the storage means and inputting the same to the information processing means; and operation information read from the storage means. The outline of the present invention is to include an operation information display control means for displaying corresponding character or graphic information at a corresponding position on the display means based on the above.

Preferably, one aspect of the operation input means is transparent coordinate information input means superimposed on a part or all of the display surface of the display means.

[Function] In such a configuration, this device is an information processing device that normally performs corresponding information processing by the information processing means based on operation information input from the operation input means and displays the processing result on the display means, and has no memory. The means stores predefined operation information or operation information input from the operation input means, and for example, during operation guidance, the information switching means switches to the operation information input from the operation input means and reads it from the storage means. In addition to inputting the operation information into the information processing means, the operation information display control means displays corresponding character or graphic information at a corresponding position on the display means based on the operation information read from the storage means.

Preferably, the operation input means is a transparent coordinate information input means superimposed on part or all of the display surface of the display means.

[Description of Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 4 is an operation input means for inputting coordinate information such as a tablet, and 230 is an operation information or operation input means 4 defined in advance according to a predetermined sequence.
operation data storage means for storing operation information input from the
Reference numeral 212 denotes an information switching means for switching and outputting the operation information input from the operation input means 4 and the operation information read from the operation data storage means 230; 216, the information switching means 212;
Information processing means 214 performs corresponding information processing based on the output operation information, and 214 is an operation font display control that generates character or graphic information to be displayed at a corresponding position based on the operation information read from the operation data storage means 230. Means 3 is a display means for displaying processing result information from the information processing means 216 and character or graphic information from the operation font display control means 214.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment. Note that components having the same functions as those in FIG. 1 are given the same numbers. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a microprocessor that performs various controls and information processing for the apparatus of the first embodiment. 2
00 is RAM.

The memory 200 is a memory consisting of a ROM, etc., and the memory 200 generates and displays the control program 210 of the first embodiment as shown in FIG. 3, executed by the microprocessor 1, and character and graphic information corresponding to the operation information. a font 220 for the operation, operation data 230 consisting of a series of predefined or input operation information, and the operation data 230.
and a switch flag 250 that holds whether the device is in operation guide mode.
etc. to be memorized. Furthermore, 3 is a display device made of CRT, liquid crystal, etc., 4 is a coordinate input device having a transparent coordinate switch provided so as to overlap the display surface of display device 3, and P is a coordinate input device for inputting arbitrary coordinate information on the coordinate input device. A writing instrument for inputting operation (touch) and a BUS are common path lines that connect the microprocessor 1 and the other components mentioned above.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the first embodiment. In step 5211, the contents of the pointer 240 are initialized to the address where the first operation data is stored,
Change the contents of the switch flag 250 to the normal operation input mode.
Initialize to "O".

Note that the contents of this switch flag 250 can be changed to "1" or "0" later by a process not shown. In step 5212, the content of the switch flag 250 is “0”
Determine whether or not. Since the initial value is "0", it is a normal operation input mode, and the process proceeds to step 5215, where operation data (coordinate data corresponding to the operation request) from the coordinate input device 4 is read. In step 5216, general word processing, menu selection, tabulation processing, graphing processing,
It can proceed in conjunction with various other calculation processes, and executes corresponding information processing (menu selection, etc.) based on appropriately input coordinate data (for example, an act of indicating a menu position, etc.). If the next coordinate data is required during this process, the process returns to step 5212.

Further, if the content of the switch flag 250 is "1" in the determination in step 5212, it is the operation guidance mode, and the process advances to step 5213, at which time one or more operation data (coordinate data) pointed by the pointer 240 is read out.
The contents of the pointer 240 are updated to the address position of the next coordinate data.

In step 5214, based on the read operation data (coordinate data), the font 220 is referred to and the corresponding font data is converted to convert the coordinate data into character and graphic information with the meaning required by the operation guidance program linked to the coordinate data. The font data is read and displayed at the display position of the display device 3 (the position indicated by the coordinate data). Step 5216 can proceed in conjunction with general word processing, menu selection, tabulation processing, graphing processing, and various other calculation processing, and corresponds to information processing based on the appropriately read coordinate data. Execute. Also, if the next coordinate data is required during this process, step 52
12. After returning to step 5213 and reading out the fifth-order coordinate data, after performing a series of operation guidance, for example, as one of the processes in step 5216, the contents of the switch flag 250 are automatically changed from "1" to "0". Switch and enter the operation input mode.

FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B) are diagrams showing one operational aspect of the embodiment. FIG. 4(A) shows the case of operation input mode,
The operator is using a writing instrument P to input coordinates. Specifically, the operator is trying to change the contents of the switch flag 250 by giving an instruction using the writing instrument P from the coordinate input device 3. Figure 4 (B) shows the case of operation guidance mode, in which the operator only looks at the screen, but instead inputs coordinates using the writing instrument P at this point and then controls what will happen next. In order to teach students, a writing instrument F appears on the screen with a font that automatically moves.1. When a certain menu of this writing instrument F is selected, a corresponding processing screen appears in the background of the menu or alone.

Note that the above operation guidance mode is also used in the following meaning.

For example, if a process consisting of a series of jobs progresses without any operation input, it is fine to stop the progress of the screen until the processing results are obtained, as in the past, but if the screen changes in conjunction with each job. As a result, it is easy to grasp the progress of the process, and the automatic predetermined movement given to the writing instrument F at that time informs the operator of the progress of the process in detail, or instructs the operator on how to proceed with the process.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the switch flag 250 in the memory 200
In the second embodiment, the operating mode is changed using a mechanical switch mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the information processing apparatus of the second embodiment. Components equivalent to those in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted. The difference from the first embodiment is that there is no switch flag 250 in the memory 200, and instead the pass line BUS
A mechanical switch mechanism MSW is connected to the switch MSW, and the microprocessor 1 directly reads the operating state of the switch MSW.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the second embodiment. Processing steps equivalent to those in FIG. 3 are given the same numbers and their explanations will be omitted. In step 5312 of FIG. 6, the state of the switch mechanism MSW is read to determine whether it is the operation input mode or the operation guidance mode. In this way, the operator can freely select the state at his/her will regardless of the convenience of the information processing means, thereby improving operability in cases where frequent state changes are required.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when operation data stored in advance in the device is used as operation input information of an information processing device, a specific font is placed at a display position based on the operation data. By displaying the information, it is possible to simultaneously see and remember the functions and operation methods of the device, such as what operations can be performed, on the display screen of the device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of an information processing device of a first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the first embodiment. 4(A) and (B) are diagrams showing one operational aspect of the embodiment, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the information processing apparatus of the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the control procedure of the second embodiment. FIG. In the figure, 3...display device, P...writing instrument, F...displayed writing instrument, 230...operation data storage means, 2
14... Operation font display control means. Patent applicant: Canon Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 (A) (B) Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an information processing device that performs corresponding information processing by an information processing means based on operation information input from an operation input means and displays the processing result on a display means, in which predefined operation information or input from the operation input means is provided. storage means for storing operation information input from the operation input means and operation information read from the storage means, and information switching means for switching between the operation information input from the operation input means and the operation information read from the storage means and input to the information processing means; and the operation read from the storage means. An information processing device comprising: operation information display control means for displaying corresponding character or graphic information at a corresponding position on the display means based on the information. (2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation input means is a transparent coordinate information input means superimposed on a part or all of the display surface of the display means.