JPH03253985A - Character processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily discriminate the correspondence between the change of a graph and element names by individually displaying respective element names of the graph, which are read out from a storage means, in vicinities of display positions of data at a specific time of the corresponding graph. CONSTITUTION:A graph is generated and displayed based on graph data of each form read to from a storage means C where graph data is stored, and element names of graph data read out from the storage means C are individually displayed in vicinities of display positions of data at a specific time of corresponding graph patterns on the graph displayed on a graph display means D. Thus, element names are displayed in the display graph in accordance with values of graph data, and the correspondence between the change of the graph and element names is easily discriminated.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a character processing device for creating documents, and particularly to a character processing device having a graph creation function for creating a graph using input characters and numerical values. Regarding.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in this type of character processing device, in order to form a graph expressing a plurality of elements, in order to establish a correspondence between each curve of the graph and the element name, as shown in FIG. Legends were created in some areas of the graph.

There has also been provided a character processing device that uses a graphics processing function to break down graph data into line segments, circular arcs, etc. so that changes can be made freely.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example described above, the above legend is often placed at the upper right corner of the graph as shown in Figure 6, and the graph and the element name in the legend are It was not easy to take action.

In addition, with character processing devices that can freely make changes to graph data using graphic processing functions, if the original data of the graph is changed, it is necessary to create the graph from the beginning again. The disadvantage was that it required additional effort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device in which element names are displayed at positions corresponding to the values of each graph data, thereby facilitating correspondence between graphs and element names.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an input means for inputting character information and a graph display instruction, and a method for displaying graph data in tabular form based on the character information input from the input means. A tabulation means for creating a table, a storage means for storing the graph data created by the tabulation means in tabular form, and a table based on the graph data read from the storage means in response to a graph display instruction input from the input means. graph display means for forming and displaying a graph in a predetermined format; The present invention is characterized by comprising a graph display means for individually displaying data near the display position of the data.

Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the data at a specific point in time of each graph is either the final data of each graph corresponding to each element name, the average value, the maximum value, or the minimum value of each graph. It is characterized by

[Function] In the present invention, a graph is formed and displayed based on each form of graph data read from a storage means that stores graph data, and the element names of the graph data read from the storage means are displayed. Each of these is individually displayed near the display position of the data at a specific point in time (for example, the final data of each graph, etc.) of each corresponding graph pattern on the graph displayed on the graph display means. , element names can be displayed in the displayed graph according to the values of graph data, and correspondence between changes in the graph and element names can be easily determined.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, A is input means for inputting character information and graph display instructions. Reference numeral B represents tabulation means for creating tabular graph data based on character information input from input means A. C is a storage means for storing the graph data created by tabulation means B in tabular form. Graph display means D forms and displays a graph in a predetermined format based on the graph data read from the storage means C in response to a graph display instruction input from the input means A. E is a second graph display means that displays each of the element names of the graph data read from the storage means C in a specific manner of each corresponding graph pattern on the graph displayed on the graph display means. Individually display data near the current display position.

The data of each graph at a specific point in time is, for example, the final data of each graph corresponding to each element name, or the average value, maximum value, or minimum value of each graph.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a microprocessor (CPU) which performs calculations, logical judgments, etc. for the character processing device, and controls each component connected to a bus (BUS) 2, which will be described later. BUS2 is a common bus and is used for instructions, control, and data transfer for devices connected to BUS2.

A read-only fixed memory (ROM) 3 stores control procedures for the microprocessor 1 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. A display memory (DBUF) 4 stores display patterns. Reference numeral 5 denotes a CRT controller (CRTC), which plays the role of displaying the contents of the display memory 4 on a display (CRT) 6 and displays a cursor. The CRT 6 is a display device such as a cathode ray tube.

7 is a character generator (CG), which stores display patterns corresponding to characters, etc. in a display memory (DBUP) 4.
used for storing. 8 is an external storage device (DI
SK) and is used for storing and recalling documents and graphs. 9 is random access memory (RA)
M) and is used to store document data, tables, and various variables used in the explanation of FIGS. 4 to 7.

A keyboard (KB) 10 has character keys and various function keys as shown in FIG. On this keyboard 10, KG is a graph display key, and by pressing it with a finger of the user while displaying a document, the user can instruct to create a graph by referring to a table in the document. In this embodiment, from the keyboard IO to the RA
An example will be explained in which a line graph as shown in FIG. 7 is created based on document data as shown in FIG. 4 input to M9. Further, this graph display key KG has the role of switching between document and graph display, and by pressing this key KG during graph display, the display can be returned to document display.

Further, KHI on the keyboard 10 is a legend view key for displaying graph elements as legends. Furthermore, K.H.
2 is a data position instruction key that instructs to output the element name at a position matching the final value of the graph using the final value of each data instead of a list of element names. 0 In this embodiment,
The legend display table J-cho BL is used to determine the display position of the element name based on the June sales value shown in FIG.

The display position of the element name can be determined by the same method as the generally known method of determining the display position of a graph, so a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

The data in FIG. 4 is document data GDATA, which is the source data for graph creation, and includes titles, item names, element names, values, and the like. It is assumed that this document data GDATA is stored in the RAM 9 in advance.

Figure 5 shows the legend display table J created in RAM9.
6 showing the structure of TBL In this embodiment, it is used to find the display position of the element name of the June sales value of the document data GDATA shown in FIG. This legend display table JTBL
is also used to display the legend in the case of the display shown in FIG. still,
The line types of the broken lines in the graph are solid lines, broken lines, and dashed lines according to the order of entry in the document data GDATA and the legend display table JTBL.
A dash-dot line shall be used. In addition, the display position column of the legend display table JTBL is the document data GD in Figure 4.
This is used to align the display position of each element name with the graph created by ATA. In this embodiment, the element name (
In this example, stores A, B, and C will be displayed.

FIG. 6 is an example of a graph displayed when a legend is displayed on the CRT 6. The legend at the upper right corner of FIG. 6 is displayed in the legend display table JTBL of FIG. 5. Note that each line type of the line graph is determined by the order of the data, such as a solid line, a broken line, or a dashed-dotted line, corresponding to the entry layer of the document data GDATA and the legend display table JTBL.

Figure 7 shows the state in which the legend is displayed as in Figure 6.
This figure shows an example of a graph display in which each element name is displayed in accordance with the display position of the graph pattern in response to pressing of the data position instruction key KH2.

FIG. 8 is a main flowchart showing the operating procedure of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart showing the details of the graph creation routine for displaying the legend in FIG. 8 or displaying element names in accordance with the graph pattern.

Next, with reference to the flowcharts in Figures 8 and 9, we will explain in detail the operating procedure of the CPU for displaying a legend and displaying it in accordance with the graph pattern position when creating a graph based on one document data GDATA. explain. Note that in this embodiment, character input, correction, and graph creation are not essential parts of the present invention, and can be realized by generally known techniques, so a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

First, in processing step S1 in FIG. 8, the device is initialized and becomes ready for character input, correction, etc. through document creation processing, which will be described later. In the next processing step S2, key manual processing is performed, and in the subsequent determination step S3, a process corresponding to the input key is selected.

In addition, in the processing procedure of FIG. 8, the graph display key K
When it is other than G, the document creation process of processing step S4 is selected, and data necessary for graph creation etc. are input. In this embodiment, document data GDATA having the layout shown in FIG. 4 is created in the RAM 9 in step S4, and a graph is created in step S5 based on this document data GDATA.

When the graph display key KG is input in processing step S2, a determination step S3 selects the graph creation routine of processing step S5 to create a graph based on the document data GDATA that has already been input and stored in the RAM 9. The details of this creation procedure will be explained below according to the detailed flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 9, first, processing step S5. RAM with l
Legend display table JTB for displaying legends and element names from document data GDATA in Q (see Figure 4)
L (see FIG. 5) is created in RAMQ. Specifically, in this embodiment, the fourth column is used as display position information for determining the display position of the element name on this table JTBL.
The June value (sales value) in the figure is used. That is, in processing step S5.1, a legend display table JTBL is created as shown in FIG. 5, and at this time, when displaying a legend as shown in FIG. = store A, broken line = store B, and dashed line = store C. In addition, when displaying the element names of store names such as store A and store B in accordance with the graph pattern positions as shown in FIG. 7, the display position information (250, 150 , 300) to output the element name according to the height of the final edge of the graph. As described below, the legend display described above is performed in process step 85.3, and the element name display is performed in process step 35.7 and process step 35.
Execute at 8.

Next, in processing step 35.2, a graph display process is performed, and a graph is created and displayed with reference to the document data GDATA of FIG. In the next processing step 85.3, a legend is created and displayed with reference to the legend display table JTBL of FIG. 5 created in the above processing step 35.1. Through the above processing, a graph with a legend displayed as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the screen of the CRT 6.

In the next process step 35.4, manual key processing from the keyboard IO is performed, and a process corresponding to the type of input key is selected in a determination process step 35.5. That is, when the graph display key KG is input here, it is an instruction to end the graph display, and in step 35.9, the document display is returned to, and the graph creation process is ended. Furthermore, when the legend view key KHI is input, the process returns to step S5.1 and the graph with legend is redisplayed in process step S5.2.35.3. K) 11 is used when returning the graph of FIG. 7 in which element names, which will be described later, are displayed according to data positions, to the graph with legend of FIG. 6.

Also, when the data position instruction key KH2 is input,
Processing steps S5 and 6 are determined by determination processing step 35.5.
is selected, and in this process step 35.6, a graph is formed and displayed with reference to the document data GDATA. This process is similar to step 35.2 above. Subsequently, in processing steps S5 and S7, the position (address) on the display screen where the element name (store name in this example) is displayed is calculated based on the display position information of the display table JTBL for the legend in FIG. . In this embodiment, the legend display table J
Since the TBL display position information is used as the final value of the graph, the final position of the graph matches the element name display position.

That is, the position in the horizontal direction is the final position of the graph. In the next processing step S5.8, referring to the store names in the legend display table JTBL, specific store names as element names are output and displayed at the respective display positions determined in step 35.7. Then return to step 35.4.

The graph in which the element name is displayed in the final value of the graph by the above processing steps S5, 6 to processing step 35.8 is displayed on the CRT.
6 is created and displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the document data GDATA
The position to write the element name was determined by focusing on the final value of You may write the element name in the field. Also,
Similarly, it is also preferable to determine the entry position of each corresponding element based on the position of the average value, maximum value, or minimum value of each graph.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a graph is formed and displayed based on various forms of graph data read from a storage means that stores graph data, and a graph is displayed from the storage means. Each of the read graph element names is displayed individually near the display position of the data at a specific point in time (for example, the final data of each graph, etc.) of each corresponding graph, so the graph data Element names can be displayed in the displayed graph according to the values, and the effect can be obtained that the correspondence between changes in the graph and element names can be easily determined.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example of such a display. FIG. 8 is a main flowchart showing the operating procedure of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart showing details of the graph creation routine of FIG.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an example of the arrangement of the keyboard shown in FIG. 2. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the graph document data created in the RAM of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a legend display of element names created in the RAM of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the initial state displayed on the CRT shown in FIG. l...
・Microprocessor (CPU), 3...Read-only fixed memory (R (IM), 4...Display memory (D
BUF), 6...Display (CRT), 7...Character generator (CG), 9...Random access memory (RAM), 10...Keyboard (KB), KG...-Graph display key KHI...Legend-viewing instruction key KH2...Data position instruction key GDATA--Document data, JTBL--Legend display table. Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) Input means for inputting character information and graph display instructions; Tabulation means for creating graph data in tabular form based on the character information input from the input means; and the tabulation. storage means for storing the graph data created by the means in a tabular form; a graph display means for forming and displaying a graph; 1. A character processing device comprising: graph display means for individually displaying data in the vicinity of a display position of the data. 2) A claim characterized in that the data of each graph at a specific point in time is either the final data of each graph corresponding to each element name, the average value, the maximum value, or the minimum value of each graph. The character processing device according to item 1.