JPH01261991A - Data input display system for terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an easy to see system excellent in operability requiring minimum processing by displaying a character string involving a specified character to indicate the display position of input data on the display of a terminal, and displaying the inputted data at the position of the specified character in order. CONSTITUTION:In a telephone 2 as a terminal, when a time setting starting operation is executed by a keyboard 205, a main device 1 transmits character string data involving a specified character to indicate a display position to the telephone 2. The telephone 2 receiving it displays the character string data involving the specified character on a display 206 and stores the display position of the specified character. Next, when the character data of a specified position are inputted from the main device 1 to the telephone 2, the character data are displayed in order at the specified position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a method of inputting data to a terminal of a computer application system, such as a telephone of a button telephone system, and a method of inputting data to the terminal. This invention relates to data input and display methods related to display methods.

(Prior art) For example, a so-called multi-function telephone connected to a key telephone system is known which has non-call functions such as current time display, schedule display, presence/IIM seat display, etc. in addition to call function. It is.

When using the above-mentioned non-call-related functions, inputting data on the telephone, displaying the input data on the telephone, and transmitting the input data to the main device (meaning a device that collectively controls the telephone) Taking time setting as an example, importing is generally performed as follows.

(i) Perform an operation to start setting the current time on the telephone.

(i) The main device recognizes the operation in (i) above on the telephone and generates a character string (
prompt) to the phone. From this point on, the main device enters a mode for accumulating time data input from the telephone, and the above character string is displayed on the telephone.

(+++) Perform time data input operation on the telephone according to the instructions of the character string displayed on the telephone.

(iv) The time data entered on the telephone is stored in the main device, and the above input data is stored in the telephone by processing within the telephone (local processing) or by returning the above time data from the main device (echo hack). The updated time data will be displayed.

(v) When the input of time data is completed, the operator performs an operation to end data input on the telephone.

(vi) The main device recognizes the operation in (v) above on the telephone, analyzes the time data accumulated in (iv) above, imports it as internal data, starts timekeeping operation based on this, and Displays the current time.

In the above (ii), conventionally, the display of the telephone has the following information:
For example, (A) and (B) shown in Figure 3 (8) or (B).
b) is displayed. The display in (a) prompts the operator to input the current time, and the display in (b) instructs the data input order (Y is the year, M is the month, D is the day, H is the hour, M represents minutes, and since each character is represented by two characters, it is indicated that each character is input as two character data.).

In addition, in the above (iv), conventionally, time data input from a telephone is displayed as shown in (8) of FIG. 3(A) or (B). In addition, the indication in (c) is 88
In this example, 12:15 on May 12, 2017 is displayed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In order to input complex data in a simple procedure, complex control is required as the input operation progresses.

For example, in a system with a large number of terminals, such as a key telephone system, is it common and desirable to control the display on the terminal itself to avoid placing an excessive burden on the processing capacity of the main device? On the other hand, since the CPU of many terminals such as telephones generally uses a single-chip CPU with a mask program, providing many processing functions on the terminal itself increases program capacity and flexibility.
(The program of CPII with one mask program depth is fixed, and it is difficult to change or expand the functions of the terminal.)

Looking at the conventional example from the above point of view, in the conventional example shown in FIG. In addition, since there is no break in the displayed data, digits are likely to be misaligned due to input errors, and when digits are misaligned, the input data becomes completely meaningless, making it impossible for the main device to analyze or process the data. Become. Also, from a display format, there are no breaks in the displayed character strings, making it extremely difficult to see.

In addition, in the conventional example shown in Figure 3 CB), each data (year,
month, day, hour, minute), a slash (1), a space (
Data is separated by blanks) or colons (・), which reduces data input errors and provides an easy-to-read display. However, the number of keystrokes increases as the slashes, spaces, and colons described above are required, and the number of data increases. Because of the large number of input data, the main unit's input data processing program becomes complicated. Sometimes a method is adopted in which the above-mentioned slashes, spaces, and colons are added automatically on the main device or telephone without key operations. It is necessary to constantly monitor the contents of the data input from the computer, and if the process is performed using a telephone, the telephone itself requires an application program that has data analysis and IA processing capabilities, and both require a microcomputer program. complication cannot be avoided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a data input display method for a terminal that requires minimal processing in the main device and the terminal, has good operability, and provides an easy-to-read display.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention transmits character string data including specific characters indicating the display position of input data on the display of the terminal from the main device to the terminal. - The character string represented by the above data is displayed on the display of the terminal, and the terminal memorizes the display position of the specific character, and the data input from the terminal is sent to the main device, and the terminal The characters are sequentially displayed at the positions of the specific characters displayed on the display.

(Function) When inputting data, the display format of the data to be input is sent from the main device to the terminal, and this display format includes specific characters indicating the display device of the data to be input, and the specific characters Since the display position of is stored in the terminal itself, the input data is displayed on the display of the terminal without going through complicated processing in the main device or the terminal. In addition, the display format can include characters (symbols) that indicate delimiters such as slashes, spaces, colons, etc., making the display easy to read. Since it is not included in the specific characters that indicate the display position, the number of key operations required during data input is minimized (only for variable portions of data).

(Example) An example in which the present invention is implemented in a button telephone system will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the embodiment, and FIGS. 2(A) to 2(H) are diagrams showing examples of data display on a telephone.

As shown in FIG. 1, the button telephone system is constructed of a main device 1, a telephone 2, and other terminals (not shown). , a switch 102 that forms a connection path between an outside line (not shown) and the telephone 2 or between the telephones 2, and a CPU 103 that collectively performs control within the main device 1. 1, a line circuit 201 that is an interface to the telephone 2, a telephone network 202 and a handset 203 for making calls, a CPU 204 that collectively controls the inside of the telephone 2, and a CPU 204 that performs operations such as data input, dialing, and line selection. keyboard 205,
Usually LCD (Liquid Crystal Dis
The display device 206 is configured with a display device 206 that uses ``play'', a display controller 207 that controls the display of the display device 206, and the like.

Among the parts of the main device 1 and the telephone 2, those related only to the communication system, that is, the switch 102 of the main device 1
, telephone network 202 and handset 203 of telephone 2
is not directly related to the present invention.

The operation of the embodiment will be described below, taking the setting of the current time as an example.

In the telephone 2, when a time setting start operation is performed using the keyboard 205, the CPU 204
5 operations are read and the main device 1 is read from the line circuit 201.
Sends time setting information to.

The main device 1 is connected to the CPU 103 via the subscriber circuit 101.
The CPt 1103 receives the time setting information, analyzes the time setting information, and prepares for time setting control.

As a result, character string data prompting the user to input the current time is sent from the CPU 103 to the telephone 2 via the subscriber circuit 101, and in the telephone 2, the character string data is received by the CPU 204 via the line circuit 201. CPU 2
04 L The character string data is analyzed and stored in the display memory of the display controller 207, and based on this, the display controller 207 controls the display 206 to display the character string shown in FIG. will be displayed.

Preparation for time setting control in the main device 1 includes control for presetting the character arrangement pattern of time data and telephone 2
The character string data sent from the main device 1 to the telephone 2 includes data indicating the display position of the data input from the telephone 2. As a result, the character string displayed on the display 206 of the telephone 2 is as shown in FIG.
As shown in 8), for example, telephone 2 represented by "?"
Displays specific characters that indicate the display position of the input data.

When the above control is completed, the CPt 1103 of the main device 1 becomes ready to accept data from the telephone 2, and
Information indicating that the main device 1 is ready to accept data is sent from U 1 [ 13 via the subscriber circuit 101 . In the telephone 2, when the CPU 204 receives the information via the line circuit 201, the CPU 204 searches the display memory of the display controller 207 for the specific characters "?" currently displayed and locates these characters. Then, the display controller 207 is controlled to place the cursor "-" at the beginning of the specific character "?". As a result, the display on the display 206 becomes as shown in FIG. 2(B). In addition, the specific characters in the CPU 204
? ” may be stored at the time when the CPII 204 receives the character string data from the main device 1.

When the above control is completed, the main device 1 receives and stores the data (character code) sent from the telephone 2, and at the same time sends the received character code back to the telephone as is, so-called echo back. becomes the mote of

The operator of the telephone 2 learns from the display shown in FIG. 2(B) on the display 206 that the time can be set, and then inputs the character code of the set time using the keyboard 205.

If, for example, °°8'° is entered as data for the 10th digit of the year data by operating the keyboard 205, the CPU 204 sends the character code representing "8" to the main unit 1 via the line circuit 201. The main device 1 sends the CPII 103 via the subscriber circuit 101.
At the same time, the CPII 103 sends the character code ``8'' back to the telephone 2 via the subscriber circuit 101, and the telephone 2 receives and stores the character code ``8''. CI'll 20 via circuit 201
4, the character code 8°° is received, and the character controller 207 is controlled to place the specific character “?” on the display 206 at the position of the specific character “?” where the cursor −°° is placed.
Instead of °゛, the above character ``8°'' is displayed, and the cursor °゛-゛' is displayed as the next specific character "?". ” and designates the display position of the next character to be input. As a result, the display on the display 206 changes to the display shown in FIG. 2(C).

Next, when the operator inputs, for example, "9" as the first digit data of the year data by operating the keyboard 205, the character data "9" is stored in the main device 1 in the same manner as described above, and The specific character on the display 206 of telephone 2 where the cursor "°-" is placed at this time? The character "9" is displayed at the position of "9". At this time, the slash "/'° displayed on the display 206 is not a character whose position is stored as a specific character by the CPU 204, so the cursor is “−°° is the corresponding slash °゛/”
Skip ° and move to the next specific character “?”
Specifies the display position of the next character to be input. That is,
There is no need for the operator to input the slash/"° indicating the break. With the above control, the display on the display 206 becomes the display shown in FIG. 2(D).

Even after the specific character "?" displayed on the display 206 changes to a specific character display due to data input, the CPU 204 of the telephone 20 continues to display the specific character "?" at the position where the specific character display changed to the specific character. I remember that this is the position where "?" was displayed. Therefore, for example, if the character "9" in the first digit of the year data is input incorrectly, the operator can easily correct the input data of the first digit by pressing the keyboard 205. For example, when the backspace key is operated, the cursor °゛-゛° moves to the display position of 9°° where the specific character "?" was originally displayed, and the display 206 moves to the display position shown in Fig. 2 (E). will be displayed.

At this point, when the operator inputs the correct data again, for example, 8'' by operating the keyboard 205, the display will now display as °゛9゛ under the same control as that used when the display in Fig. 2 (D) was made. The character display is changed to "8", and the display on the display 206 becomes as shown in Figure 2 (F), and the first place of the year data stored in the main unit 1 also changes from '9' to 8. Corrected to ゛.

By repeating the above control, the display unit 206 displays the month data input sequentially by operating the keyboard 205.
(05" in the row), day data ('12" in the row)
, hour data (for example °°12°゛) and minute data (for example ""ts") are sequentially displayed at the position of the specific character "?"° indicating the respective display position.Then, the specific character "?"
When all the positions of `` are filled with concrete data, the cursor ``-'' is initially a specific character ``? °′
moves to the first position where it was displayed (position of the 10th digit of the year data), and the display on the display 206 changes to the position shown in Figure 2 (G
)become that way.

After the operator completes the time setting as described above, when the operator performs an operation to end data input using the keyboard 205, [
, PLI 204 reads this operation and executes line 201
The data input end code is sent to the main device via the main device. When the CPU 103 of the main device 1 reads the data input end code via the subscriber circuit 101, it starts a timekeeping operation and sends time data via the subscriber circuit 101.

On the other hand, the telephone 2 displays a display indicating the current time input operation.
"put present time" disappears and the display on the display 206 becomes the display shown in FIG.
1, the CPII 204 receives the signal, and displays the ever-changing time on the display 206 under the control of the display controller 207.

In the above operation, the input data in the telephone 2 is displayed on the display 206 by character data that is echoed back from the main device 1, or the data received by the CPU 204 from the keyboard 205 is directly transmitted to the display controller. 207, and display it (so-called display by local processing).

Also, even if the specific character ゛9°° remains,
When a data input end code is input from the keyboard 205, processing is executed within the range of data input so far. For example, in the example shown in FIG.
When the data input end operation is performed after "512" is operated, a specific character "?" indicating the position of the hour data and minute data remaining on the display 206 is displayed. ” disappears and the colon °
°: The display of °° also disappears. ), then the display remains the year, month, and day.

In addition, data can be input from the middle of the arrangement of the above-mentioned specific characters °"?°°. In this case, by operating the keyboard 205, the data can be entered from the beginning of the specific character "?" for which data is to be input. Move the cursor ゛-°゛ to `` and then enter the data. For example, move the cursor ゛-゛ to the specific character that indicates the display position of the month data.'' If you move the button to "05121215°" and then perform the data input end operation, the display 206 will display the time in month, day, hour, and minute without displaying the year.

Also, when correcting a time that has already been set, the time setting operation is first performed on the telephone 2, similar to the above control. At this time, character string data including the specific character "?" is sent from the main device 1 to the telephone 2, and the data stored in the main device 1 at that time is immediately sent. The display on the display 206 does not show the specific character "9°", but rather shows specific data. However, as mentioned above, once the code of the specific character "?" is sent, the CPII 204 of the telephone 2 can recognize the display position of the input data, and based on this, the cursor "-'" , is it actually displayed specifically as a number, or is it originally a specific character? It is placed at the first position, which was the display position of ``°.'' In other words, the display on the display 206 becomes as shown in FIG. It's easy to understand.

The above explanation is based on the example of setting the current time display, and is not limited to this.
It is clear that the present invention can be implemented for inputting any data accompanied by a display, such as 1M seat display, and the terminal to be implemented is not limited to a telephone as long as it has a display section.

In addition, although °“?°゛ is used as a specific character in the embodiment, it is not limited to this, and for example, a rectangle °゛mouth′°
It may be indicated by , and such characters are also included in the specific characters referred to in the claims.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention displays a character string including a specific character indicating the display position of input data on the display of a terminal, and also stores the position of the specific character in the terminal and stores the input data. The data is sequentially displayed at the position of the specific character, and has the following effects.

(a) Easy data input without introducing complex application programs that often require specification changes to the CPU of terminals that are generally masked and have limited memory capacity and processing power. We can provide a method.

(b) On the main device side, a specific character string indicating the display position of the data input by the operator is added to the character string sent to the terminal, and the main device is in data reception mode for the terminal. The same functionality as before can be achieved by simply preparing a command to notify the user of the change.

(c) Data input from the terminal to the main device does not include delimiters (slashes, spaces, colons, etc.), which simplifies analysis of input data in the main device.

(d) Since it is possible to insert delimiters at the breaks in input data without performing input operations, the display is easy to read even with the minimum input operation (input operation of only the variable part of the data), and data input errors can be avoided. etc. or less.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a display device in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional display example.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 When performing a data input operation on a terminal, the main device sends character string data including specific characters indicating the display position of the data on the terminal display to the terminal, and displays the character string data on the terminal display. In addition to displaying the character string represented by A terminal data input display method that displays characters in sequential order.