JPH038089A - Automatic graph preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify operation for preparing a graph by providing a document storing part to store document data including ruled line data, graph data deciding part, which selects and converts numerical data into a table based on the data in the storing part, and graph preparing part. CONSTITUTION:When a graph preparation key is inputted by an input part 1, the inside of a document storing part 2 is retrieved through a main control part 4 and a graph data deciding part 5 and reference positions A-D of a table 11 are found out. Afterwards, based on these reference positions A-D, item data and numerical data in the table 11 are read and stored in a graph data storing part 6. Next, the deciding part 5 outputs a graph preparing signal on a line (b). The signal is inputted to a graph preparing part 7 and based on the data in the storing part 6, for example, a polygonal line graph 12 corresponding to the inside of the storing part 2 is written to an arbitrarily designated position and can be displayed through a display control part 9 to a display part 8 together with the data in the storing part.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to an automatic graph creation device.

(B) Prior Art Currently, word processors and the like that have an automatic graph creation function as an additional function are commercialized.

As disclosed in the operation manual of the Japanese word processor SWP-3400 manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., the function to decline is to create a graph based on a table, such as the one shown in Figure 6, input during document creation. It is automatically created.

Specifically, by first specifying the item data (100) in the table above and then specifying the numerical data (200), the item data and numerical data in the table are separated, and the separated numerical data is rejected. It is configured to create graphs based on.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention As described above, in the conventional device, in order to separate item data and numerical data in a table, it was necessary to specify each item, making the operation complicated.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its structural feature is that a graph is automatically created based on a table created using ruled lines in a document. The apparatus comprises: a document storage section in which document data including ruled line data defining a table is stored; a graph data determination section that selects numerical data in the table based on the ruled line data in the document storage section; The present invention includes a graph creation section that converts the numerical data selected by the determination section into graph data.

(e) Effect According to the above configuration, the graph creation operation can be simplified.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, (1) is an input section, and the input section is for inputting document data such as letters, numbers, and ruled lines. key, a cursor movement key, and a graph creation key for instructing graph creation.

(2) is a document storage section that stores document data, and (3) is a cursor position storage section, in which position data related to the data in the document storage section (2) is stored.

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is a main control section consisting of, for example, a microcomputer, and this control section controls each section based on input from the input section (1). Specifically, when a document data input key is input, the data in the document storage section (2) is changed in response to the input key, and when a cursor movement key is input, the cursor position is stored. Update the position data in section (3).

Further, when the graph creation key is pressed manually, a graph data determination signal is output on line a.

(5) is a graph data judgment unit, and when a graph data judgment signal is input, this judgment unit converts the data in the cursor position storage unit (3) and the data in the document storage unit (2) as described later. Based on the table data stored as document data, item data and numerical data corresponding to the data are discriminated, and when such discrimination is completed, a graph creation signal is output on line a. (6) is a graph data storage section, and this storage section stores the item data and numerical data that have been determined by the determination section (5). Reference numeral (7) denotes a graph creation section, which stores data representing a corresponding graph in the document storage section (2) based on the data in the graph data storage section (6) in response to a graph creation signal.

(8) is a display unit consisting of, for example, CRT, LCD, etc.;
) is a display control unit, which displays the data in the document storage unit (2) on the display unit (8) and displays a cursor at a position corresponding to the data in the cursor position storage unit (3). .

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the graph data determination section (5), and the operation of the one-helical field example will be explained based on this chart.

It is now assumed that document data and a cursor (10) are displayed on the display section (8) as shown in FIG.

Note that the table (11) in FIG. 3 is stored in the document storage unit (2) in units of characters, with each character and ruled line surrounded by a broken line frame, as shown in FIG. In addition, the position of each data is represented by <<x, y as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
It will be done.

When the graph creation key is inputted at the input section (1) in the declining state, in response, the main control section (4) outputs a graph data determination signal on line a. Therefore, the graph data determination unit (5) first searches the document storage unit (2) at step 81 in FIG.
1) Find the reference position.

These reference positions are the upper left point, the upper right point of table (11), the upper left point of the area where the numerical value f is stored, and the right point of table (11), as shown as reference points A to D in FIG. It is the lowest point. In addition, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the above search for each point is performed using "
This is done by paying attention to the point where ``4, ``1'', ``T1, ``, J'' is located, that is, the position data in the cursor position storage unit (3) in the document storage unit (2). The position corresponding to is set as the starting point, and while each row is scanned in the horizontal direction (X direction), the position where each of the ruled line data first appears is stored as the reference point A-D.

Thereafter, in step S2, the item data and numerical data in the table (11) are read out based on the reference points A to D and stored in the graph data storage section (6).

Specifically, the positions of the current reference points A-D are respectively (Xos, Y
Ds), (Xot, Ypt), (Xss, Yss),
If it is expressed as (X st, Y iw), first, based on the position data of reference points A and B, (X
□+1) column to XDE column are sequentially scanned, and the ruled line data “1”
．． The document data divided by the above are read out as item data and stored in the graph data storage section (6). Therefore,
In this example, the item data is 1 item 1", 1 item 2"
, 1 item 3'' are stored. Next, the numerical data is read out by sequentially scanning the (Xss+1) column to the Xst column of each row from (Yis+1) column to (Yst-1> row) based on the position data of the reference points C and D. Then, the document data divided by the ruled line data "1" is read out as numerical data and stored in the graph data storage unit (6) in association with the item data that has been read out as shown on the left.

Such correspondence is performed on the assumption that data read out by scanning each row whose reading order matches each other corresponds to each other. Therefore, in this embodiment, the numerical data corresponding to "Item Boot 1 Item 1" is 'too,', '50
”, '100J', and the numerical data corresponding to "Item Boots 1 Item 2" are "50", 1"100", '15
0J has additional item boots 1 item 3. The numerical data corresponding to '200J, '150. , '100' are respectively stored in the graph data storage unit (6).

When the step S2 is completed, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, a graphing signal is output on line b. This ends the series of operations of the graph data determining section (5).

The graphing signal outputted onto the line b is input to the graphing section (7). Therefore, the graph creation section (7
) writes a corresponding, for example, a line graph in the document storage unit (2) based on the data stored in the graph data storage unit (6). Such graph writing is described in the section “Prior Art”. Since the above-mentioned 5WP-3400 and the like are well known, details will be omitted.

The graph written in the document storage section (2) in this manner is also displayed on the display section (8) by the display control section (9) together with the already stored document data. Therefore, the display content on the display section (8) will be changed as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the display position of the graph (12) on the display section (8th column) was set to the lower right of the table (11), but such a position can be specified arbitrarily.

(g) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, when creating a graph from a table, there is no need to specify items and numerical data in the table, so operability is improved.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the graph data determination section of this embodiment, and Figs. 3 and 5 are this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the display state of the display section of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the storage state in the document storage section of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining a conventional example. (1)...Input section, (2)...Document storage section, (5)
...Graph data determination section, (7)...Graph creation section. Figure 2 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A device that automatically creates a graph based on a table created using ruled lines in a document, a document storage unit in which document data including ruled line data defining the table is stored; An automatic graph comprising: a graph data determining section that selects the numerical data in the table based on the ruled line data in the section; and a graph creating section that converts the numerical data selected by the determining section into graph data. Creation device.