JPH0289095A - Information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability, to efficiently display data, and to quickly refer to data by providing a processing part with a function which scrolls each display data of each of plural groups displayed on a display part in a peculiar direction. CONSTITUTION:A header word out of display data displayed on a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 2 can be independently scrolled right and left by operating a right cursor key 10a and a left cursor key 10b. The meaning of the header word can be independently scrolled upward and downward by operating an up cursor key 10d and a down cursor key 10c. Consequently, the header word and the meaning can be scrolled in different directions independently of each other by a cursor key group 10, and a part beyond the display capacity of the LCD 2 is easily displayed. Thus, the operability is improved, and data is efficiently displayed and quickly referred to.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information display device that is capable of displaying information and scrolling the displayed information. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known an information display device that can store data input through a - operation and display the stored data on a display section. In this type of device, display data as information can be scrolled vertically and horizontally, thereby making it possible to display data that cannot be displayed on the screen of the display section. Regarding the above-mentioned scrolling function, it is generally possible to scroll all the display data without distinguishing between the display data on the screen, or to scroll only a part of the display data.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, if multiple different groups of data are displayed on the display and all of the data in each group cannot be displayed on the display, you can scroll the displayed data on the screen to view all of the data. need to be displayed.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional information display device, multiple different groups of data are displayed on the display section, and when it is desired to scroll and display a portion of the data of each group that cannot be displayed, the displayed data of one group You can only scroll the displayed data of each group in the same direction, or edit and display each group's data separately on a separate screen, and scroll the displayed data of each group toward the screen side. . Therefore, data cannot be displayed efficiently and users are forced to perform cumbersome operations.
The problem is that it is difficult to use.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, an information display device of the present invention includes a display section that displays data, a plurality of input sections that instruct the scroll direction of display data displayed on the display section, and a plurality of groups on the display section. In the information display device, the processing section has a function of displaying the data displayed on the display section and scrolling the displayed data in a predetermined direction according to instructions from the input section. This configuration has a function of scrolling display data of a plurality of groups in a unique direction for each group of display data.

[For production]

According to the above configuration, for example, when two groups of data are displayed on the display section, the display data of the first group can be scrolled in the left and right directions by operating the input section that instructs the left and right scrolling directions. becomes. Also, the second
The displayed data of a group can be scrolled in the vertical direction by operating the input section that instructs the vertical scrolling direction, and if there is a portion of the data of the first group that cannot be displayed on the display section, By operating the input section that instructs the scrolling direction, the display data can be scrolled left and right, and that portion can be displayed. Furthermore, even if there is a portion that cannot be displayed in the second group of data, that portion can be similarly displayed by operating the input section that instructs the up and down scrolling direction.

In this way, in this device, a unique scrolling direction is set for each different group of data, and the displayed data can be easily scrolled in a unique direction by operating the input section, which improves operability. It is possible to perform good and efficient data display.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the information display device according to the present invention has an openable and closable device main body 1 shaped like a double-page notebook.
have. At the top of the left side part 1a of the device main body 1,
A liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as LCD) is a display unit used to display messages as data contents or calculation results.
)2 are provided. This LCD 2 has a dot matrix configuration. An input key group 3 for inputting various information is provided below the LCD 2 and on the right side 1b of the device body 1.

Of the input key group 3, a mode setting key group 4 for calling up and setting various functions of the information display device is arranged at the upper part of the right side portion 1b. This mode setting key group 4 includes a Japanese dictionary key 4a for setting the operation mode to a Japanese language dictionary mode, and other keys for setting the operation mode to a calendar, scheduler, calculation, telephone, and memo mode. . In the center of the right part 1b, a group of Romaji-kana conversion keys 5 for inputting character information in Romaji is arranged, and in the lower part of the right part 1b,
A group of numerical input keys 6 are arranged for inputting numerical information when used as a calculator. A power txoN key 7, a power OFF key 8, and other keys are arranged between the mode setting key group 4 and the Romaji-kana conversion key group 5. In this device, the Japanese language dictionary key 4a and the power ON key 7 have the functions of each other. That is, for example, when the power ON key 7 is operated, the Japanese language dictionary mode is executed.

Further, below the input key group 3 in the left side part 1a,
Headword search key 9 for executing headword search
Kanji operation key group 9 with a and other input keys
A cursor key group 10 is arranged below the kanji operation key group 9 as an input section for moving the screen in a predetermined direction, that is, scrolling, and moving the cursor. The cursor key group IO includes a right cursor key 10a for moving the cursor to the right, a left cursor key 10b for moving the cursor to the left, and an upper cursor key IQd and a lower cursor key 10c.

A control section shown in FIG. 4 is provided inside the apparatus main body 1 described above. This control unit is a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit) that performs input/output processing and arithmetic processing for the entire information display device.
(hereinafter referred to as CPU) 11, and an LCD that drives the LCD 2 based on control signals output from this CPU II.
The driver 12 and the key power from the human power key group 3 are transferred to the CPU.
An input/output port (hereinafter referred to as the I10 port) 13 that transmits data to the I10, a ROM 14 as a data section that stores a CPU II control program, mainly an input/output control program, and also records a large amount of data. This R.O.
It includes a RAM 15 that temporarily stores data used for the control program of the M14, and a real-time clock (hereinafter referred to as RTC) 16 that measures hours, minutes, and seconds and counts the date.

The above ROM 14 is a read-only storage device,
Various data of the mode selected by each input key of the mode setting key group 4 are stored. For example, in Japanese dictionary mode, 1. The kanji, pronunciation, meaning, etc. of the entered headword are memorized. The RAM 15 is a readable and writable storage device. RTC16 is CPUI
1 allows the contents to be read and written. The device also includes a battery 17 as a power source.

This battery is designed to back-amplify the RAM 15 and retain the stored contents even when the power to the device is turned off. And the above CPUI 1, ROM14 and RA
A processing section is configured by M15.

When the configuration of the control section shown in FIG. 4 is further specified, it becomes as shown in FIG. 5, and the LCD driver 12 includes a first display buffer 18 and a second display buffer 19.

The RAM 15 includes a first Banghua 20, a second Hanhua 21,
A first display address pointer 22 and a second display address pointer 23 are provided. These display address pointers 22 and 23 indicate addresses on the first and second buffers 20 and 21, the first display address pointer 22 is an address pointer for the headword Hanwha, and the second display address pointer 23 is a meaning This is an address pointer for the sofa.

In the information display device having the above configuration, the CPU 11 performs processing according to the input from the input key group 3 based on the operating program in the ROM 14, and displays the processing results on the LCD 2, thereby executing various functions. It has become.

Next, the operation of the information display device will be described below based on the flowchart of FIG. 1 and the display example of FIG. 6.

In this embodiment, the Japanese dictionary mode is selected and the scrolling operation for the displayed data will be described. When setting the Japanese language dictionary mode, first, the Japanese language dictionary key 4a of the mode setting key group 4 or the power ON key 7 is operated (Sl). As a result, the operation mode is set to the Japanese language dictionary mode, and the Japanese language dictionary application software processing begins (S2). At this time, the LCD 2 is
) The initial screen will be as shown below.

Here, for example, if we are searching for the headword ``°", we will search for the headword ``Saiho notai°''.
and each numeric key of the numeric input key group 6 to input search data (S3). At this time, L.C.
On the display screen of D2, "Apologies" is displayed, as shown in FIG. When the key 9a is operated, key processing for headword search starts. First, the CPU II transfers the corresponding headword and meaning data from the ROM 14 to the first memory of the RAM 15.
A call is made to the second Banhua 20/21 (S5).

Next, set the first and second display address pointers 22 and 23 to their initial values (S6), and from the addresses indicated by each pointer 22 and 23, data for the number of digits that can be displayed are transferred to the first and second buffers, respectively. Read from 20 and 21 and write to the first and second display buffers 1B and 19 (St), LCD
Expand to 2 (S8) and display 'Z (S9). At this time, as shown in Figure 6 (C), the headword is displayed in the upper row and the meaning is displayed in the lower row, but the headword "Compatibility" and the meaning are not displayed at all. As the symbols, "mourning" and "↓" are displayed.

Note that here, which key of the cursor key group IO has been operated or which other key has been operated is being scanned (SIO). For example, if the right cursor key 10a is operated (Sll) in order to display the invisible part of the headword on the LCD 2, key processing is performed.
It is necessary to determine whether there is data for the headword that could not be displayed, that is, whether "°→'" is displayed (512), as shown in FIG. 6 (C). ,“
Since "→" is displayed, the first display address pointer 22 for headwords is counted up (313).

Then, the process moves to step 37, and from the address indicated by the pointer 22, data corresponding to the number of display digits is read from the first buffer 20 and written to the first display buffer 18 (57).
Expand it (3B) and display it on the LCD2 screen (
S9). At this time, the screen of the LCD 2 displays the image shown in FIG. 6(d).
As shown in , the part of the headword that could not be displayed is displayed.

In addition, if the down cursor key 10c is operated from this state (S14), key processing is performed to determine whether there is a portion of the semantic data that cannot be displayed, that is, whether ° "8" is displayed. (S15). Since "8" is displayed here, the second display address pointer 23 for meaning is counted up (S16).
From the address indicated by the pointer 23, data corresponding to the number of display digits is read from the second buffer 21, and the second display buffer 1
9 (S7), expand it (S8), and display it on the LCD 2 (S9). At this time, as shown in FIG. 6(e), the LCD 2 displays "I did something.", which is the part where the meaning could not be completely displayed.

On the other hand, if the left cursor key fob or the up cursor key 10d is operated from this state (S17/20), key processing is performed and it is similarly determined whether ← "or t'" is displayed or not. 818・S21),
After that, the first display address pointer 22 or the second
Countdown display address pointer 23 S1
9.22) From the address indicated by the pointer 22 or 23, the data corresponding to the number of display digits is read from the first buffer 20 or the second buffer 21 and sent to the first display buffer 18.
Alternatively, it is written into the second display buffer 19 (S7), expanded (S8), and displayed on the LCD 2 (S9).

As described above, in this device, among the display data displayed on the LCD 2, the headword can be independently scrolled left and right by operating the right cursor key 10a and the left cursor key 10b. The meanings of words can be scrolled up and down independently by operating the up cursor key 10d and down cursor key 10c. Therefore, headwords and meanings can be scrolled individually in different directions using the cursor key group 10, and parts that cannot be displayed on the LCD 2 can be easily displayed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the information display device of the present invention includes a display unit that displays data, a plurality of input units that instruct the scroll direction of display data displayed on the display unit, and a display unit that displays data of multiple groups on the display unit. In the information display device, the processing section has a function of scrolling display data in a predetermined direction according to instructions from the input section. This configuration has a function of scrolling data in a unique direction for each group of display data.

Therefore, if you want to see a part of the display data of each group displayed on the display section that cannot be displayed, you can scroll the display data in a specific direction by operating the separate input section. can be seen. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately edit and display data of different groups and scroll them in order. As a result, the operability can be greatly improved, and each data can be displayed efficiently and referred to quickly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information display device, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the information display device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information display device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section in the information display device, FIG. 5 is a block diagram embodying the block diagram shown in FIG. 4, and FIGS. e) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example on a liquid crystal display device. 2 is a liquid crystal display device f (display section), 10 is a cursor key group (input section), 11 is a central processing unit (processing section), 12
14 is a ROM (processing unit), and 15 is a RAM (processing unit). Figure (a) Figure (C) Figure (e) Figure (b) Figure (d)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display section for displaying data; a plurality of input sections for instructing the scrolling direction of the display data displayed on the display section; In an information display device having a processing section having a function of scrolling display data in a predetermined direction according to an instruction from an input section, the processing section is configured to perform processing on each group of display data displayed on the display section. An information display device characterized by having a function of scrolling display data of each group in a unique direction.