JPH04111147A - Communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain various applications of a communication system without processing the received data by evolving and storing the data received from a remote place into a selected data format with use of a data format stored previously. CONSTITUTION:A received data store area 10 is designated through a keyboard KB 2 together with the format of the application to be stored. If these designating operations show the schedule control, a schedule control file SF 15 is opened and a relevant record is calculated with input of a date. Then a range 10 is added together with a connecting destination name 11 which is previously stored as the additional information and written into the relevant record part of the SF 15. If a memorandum application is designated, a memorandum file MF 16 is opened. Then the data 12 is taken out of a personal computer and converted into a character form, and the range 10 is added to the MF 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication system for performing data communication between a remote location and an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a word processor via a communication line.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in personal computer communication (also referred to as inter-computer communication) in which a personal computer is equipped with a communication function and connected to a network, when data is sent and received from a remote location, the received data is sent to a dedicated terminal. In addition to displaying on the display screen of a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer), it has the function of writing and saving a file in an external storage device handled by the personal computer.

Generally, the format of this saved file is simply a string file. However, recently some devices convert the received data into the file format of a word processor (hereinafter referred to as word processor), which is one of the computer applications, and save it so that it can be used as a word processor document later. It's starting to appear.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example as described above, received data could only be saved in a format that can be used by a specific application.

Originally, a personal computer can run multiple applications, and each application handles its own data format. Therefore, if you want to use data received from a remote location in such various applications, it is necessary to create conversion software for each data format and run it separately, or to incorporate that data format into each application. Ta.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to enable data received through personal computer communication etc. to be used in various applications without any conversion or processing afterwards, and to simplify the configuration.
The object of the present invention is to provide a communication method that provides improved operability.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information processing device having a communication function on which a plurality of applications operate, in which a plurality of data formats used by the plurality of applications are stored in advance. a storage means, an instruction means for instructing the type of data format for storing data received from a remote location when the information processing device operates as a communication terminal, and by referring to data in the storage means; The present invention is characterized by comprising a control means for expanding the received data into a data format corresponding to the type of data format selected and instructed by the instruction means and saving it in a corresponding storage file.

[Function] According to the present invention, a plurality of data formats are stored in advance in a storage means in correspondence with various applications, and when an information processing apparatus having a communication function on which a plurality of applications operate operates as a communication terminal, Receive data from a remote location using the above data format,
Since the data is expanded and saved in the data format selected by the operator, data received through communication such as personal computer communication can be used in various applications later without any conversion or processing.

[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 this figure, A is a storage means that stores in advance a plurality of data formats used in a plurality of applications.

B is an instruction means for instructing the type of data format for saving data received from a remote location when the information processing device (for example, a personal computer) operates as a communication terminal.

Control means C refers to the data in the storage means A, expands the received data into a data format corresponding to the type of data format selected and instructed by the instruction means B, and saves it in the corresponding storage file D. be.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a schematic circuit configuration of a personal computer to which the communication method of the present invention is applied. In this figure, 1 is a display device (CRT) as a display means, 2 is a keyboard (KEY) as an input means, and 3 is a printer (PRT) as a printing means.
, and 4 are external storage devices for storing data sent and received in personal computer communication, data handled by various applications, various application software, and personal computer communication software (control program) for realizing the personal computer communication method of the present invention.

5 is a central processing unit (CPU) which is in charge of overall control as an arithmetic control means; 6 is a read-only memory (ROM) that stores basic software as shown in FIG. 4; and 7 is an operation system (O3) and various other components. A readable/writable memory (RAM
), and 8 are communication control devices that exchange data with a remote personal computer via a communication line.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a processing procedure implementing the communication method of the present invention. In this figure, 9 is the CRTI reception screen that displays the received data during communication with the PC, and 10 on this reception screen is the save data specified range of the received data specified to be saved by the operator. This specified range of received data becomes one item in the schedule management file and memorandum file code.

Reference numeral 11 is one item of the rule code of the schedule management file, and is an additional information connection destination name indicating the connection destination of PC communication as data added to the received data IO. Reference numeral 12 is one item of the Lou code of the memorandum file, and is additional information current date and time that contains the current time as data added to the received data IO.

A schedule management record 13 is a constituent unit of the schedule management file, and is composed of received data 10 as an article and a connection destination name 11. A memorandum record 14 is a constituent unit of a memorandum file, and is composed of a date and time 12 as a title and received data 10 as an article. Reference numeral 15 denotes schedule management files handled by the schedule management application, which are arranged in date and time order. Reference numeral 16 indicates memorandum files handled by the memorandum application, which are arranged in the order of occurrence.

Next, the control procedure of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the operator specifies the received data storage range 10 in FIG. 3 from the keyboard 2 (step 5).
1) 6 Next, the operator specifies the format of the application to be saved using the keyboard 2 (step S2).

Here, if the designation is schedule management (step S3), the CPU 5 opens the schedule management file 15 in the external storage device 4 (step 54).
5. Next, when the operator inputs the date from the keyboard 2 (step S5), the CPU 5 calculates the corresponding record (write address) based on the date and time (step S6). Next, the CPU 5 uses the connection destination name II stored in advance in the ROM 6 as additional information.
and the designated portion 10 of the received data (step S7), and write it into the corresponding record portion of the schedule management file 15 (step S8). Next, CPU5
closes the schedule management file 15 and ends the process (step S9).

On the other hand, if the memorandum application is specified by the operator in step S3, the CPU 5 opens the memorandum file 16 in the external storage device 4 (
Step 510), then the inside of the computer (step 510) as additional information
The date and time data 12 is extracted from the clock), converted into character format, and then additionally written to the memorandum file 16 (step 511). Next, the CPU 5 additionally writes data IO of the storage data specified range of the received data to the memorandum file 16 (step 512), closes the memorandum file 16, and ends the process (step 513).

The schedule management record 13 or memorandum record 14 stored as described above can be used as information that can be accessed as is without any conversion or processing by each applicable application.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the application formats to be processed, expanded, and saved are two applications, schedule management and memorandum, but the present invention can of course be extended to many more applications. .

It is also possible to store file names and record formats in advance in ROM, etc., and have the operator specify the file name and record item from the keyboard. This is an expensive way to save files. Furthermore, various applications can be considered for additional information, such as the telephone number of the other party, in addition to the name of the connected party and the date and time.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, when an information processing device having a communication function on which a plurality of applications operate operates as a communication terminal, a plurality of data formats are stored in advance, and a plurality of data formats can be stored remotely. Since the data received from the ground can be automatically expanded and saved in the data format selected by the operator, various applications can use the data received from communications such as PC communications without any conversion or processing. The effect is that it can be used.

[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 an example of the circuit configuration of a personal computer to which the present invention can be applied. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the processing procedure of the communication method of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1...CRT, 2...KEY. 3...PRT. 4...External storage device, 5...CPU. 6... ROM, 7... RAM, 8... Communication control device, 9... Reception screen, 10... Specified range of save data of received data, 11.
...Additional information connection destination name, 12...Additional information current date and time, 13...Schedule management record, 14...Memorandum record, 15...Schedule management file, 16...Memorandum. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) An information processing device having a communication function on which a plurality of applications operate, comprising: a storage means that stores in advance a plurality of data formats used by the plurality of applications; and the information processing device functions as a communication terminal. when operating, an instruction means for instructing the type of data format for storing data received from a remote location; A communication system comprising: a control means for expanding the received data into a corresponding data format and saving it in a corresponding storage file.