JPH02141867A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare a document without wasting the document which is being inputted even if abnormality is generated in an input device by detecting abnormality of the input device, and registering the document in an external input device, when there is the document which is being prepared at that time. CONSTITUTION:By monitoring an input device 2, abnormality of the input device 2 is detected from time-over and a data format. Also, a document file area used at the time of abnormality of the input device 2 is provided on an external storage device 3, and when abnormality occurs in the input device 2, a document is registered therein. Subsequently, after the abnormality of the input device 2 is recovered, a power source is turned on, and when the device becomes a menu waiting state, updating of the document is selected from the input device 2, the document registered at the time of abnormality of the input device 2 is called from the external storage 3, and it will suffice that the document preparation is continued. In such a way, even if abnormality is generated in the input device 2, the document can be prepared without wasting the document which is being prepared.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device that creates documents and the like by inputting data from an input device such as a keyboard.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional devices, when an abnormality occurs in the keyboard, which is an input device, such as the Hitachi Japanese word processor (product name: BW-260), the power is turned off, and after the keyboard abnormality is recovered, or the keyboard is turned off. I replaced it, turned on the power, and recreated the document.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to detect an abnormality in an input device and, if there is a document being created at that time, register the document in an external input device to save the document being created.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention monitors data transmission and reception between an input device and a document creation device, and detects abnormalities in the input device based on time overs and data formats. Further, a document file area for when an input device abnormality occurs is provided in the external storage device, and if there is an abnormality in the input device, it is registered there.

[Effect]

Response times and data formats are determined between the input device and the document processing device in order to transmit and receive data correctly. Therefore,
By monitoring these, abnormalities in the input device can be monitored. or,
If you set up a document file area in an external storage device such as a floppy disk or fixed disk in case of an input device error, the document will not be deleted even if the power is turned off. After turning on the power, it is sufficient to recall the registered document from the external storage device and continue document creation.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, a document creation device using an embodiment of the present invention includes a main controller 4 equipped with a time storage unit and a central processing unit.
The document creation device includes an input device 2, an external storage device 3, and a display device 1.

Next, explanation will be given using FIG. 3, which is the block diaphragm of FIG. 1.

That is, a CPU 20 . Non-volatile memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM)
A boot ROM 21. having a program to be executed when the power is turned on. A program memory 22 consisting of a readable and writable memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM) for storing programs and information for executing functions as a word processor. A display control device i25. which generates a screen display pattern according to instructions from the CPU 20 and sends a video signal to one display device 1. an external storage control device 23 that controls the external storage device 3 according to instructions from the CPU 20;
an input/output control device 2 that controls the input device 2 according to instructions from the input device 20 and sends input signals from the input device 2 to the CPU 20;
6 and a timer 27 for measuring time constitute a main controller control section.

Next, document creation and registration including the features of the present invention will be explained using FIG.

When the power is turned on, the CPU 20 performs an initial operation according to the program in the boot ROM 21, loads a program for document creation, editing, etc. from the external storage device 3 into the RAM 22 via the external storage control device 23,
A menu for document creation 2 editing is displayed on the display device 1, and the state is set to wait for a menu from the input bag @2.

Depending on the purpose, the operator selects a menu such as document creation, editing, registration, etc., and inputs the information from the input device 2.

Next, input processing, which is a feature of the present invention, will be explained using the processing flow shown in FIG.

S10: Reset the counter N to 0 when there is an error in data reception from the input device 2.

S20: Set a timer for monitoring data reception time.

S30: The input/output control device 26 issues an input request to the input device 2.

S40: The time until data is input from the input device is monitored, and if the time is over, abnormality processing in step 890 is performed.

S50: Check whether there is an input from the input device 2.

If not, the process returns to S40.

If there is no input data within the timeout of S40, the input device 2 sends data indicating that there is no data to the input/output device 2.
6 to the CPU 20.

S60. S70: Check the input data, and if there is no abnormality in the format, end the process. If there is an abnormality, the counter N is updated.

Since temporal disturbances in SSO knee are also expected, an arbitrary number of times M
Repeat until. If there is still an abnormality after exceeding M times, the process of S90 is performed.

S90.8110: Check whether there is a document being inputted, and if there is not, abnormal processing is performed and the process ends.

5100: Register the document being input into the external storage device 3 via the external storage control device 23.

By doing so, even if an abnormality occurs in the input device 2, the document being input can be automatically stored in the external storage device 4.

After recovering the input bag w2 error, turn on the power, and when the menu is waiting, select document update from the input device 2, call up the document when the input device error occurred from the external storage 3, and create the document. All you have to do is continue. As described above, even if an abnormality occurs in the input device 2, a document can be created without wasting the document being created.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, even if an abnormality occurs in the input device 2, a document can be created without wasting the document being input.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an input processing flow diagram, FIG. 2 is an overall external view, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of FIG. 2. 4... Main control device, 2... Input device, 3... External storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document creation device consisting of an external storage device and an input device has means for detecting an abnormality in the input device, and if an abnormality occurs in the input device during document creation, the external storage device is automatically A document creation device characterized in that a document being created is registered in a document creation device.