JPH04127319A - Screen calling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To immediately call a screen concerned without necessitating a complicated key operation by sorting plural screens in call frequency sequence to call frequency sequence keys, respectively and setting them to one-to-one, and calling a desired screen by depressing these keys. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a storage means 6 for storing plural screen data, call frequency sequence keys for sorting plural screens in call frequency sequence and allowing the sorted screens of call frequency sequence to correspond to one-to-one, and a calling means 1 for calling the corresponding screen from the storage means 6 by depressing the call frequency sequence key and displaying it. In such a manner, even in the case a desired screen is called from the time when an arbitrary screen display is executed, an operator can call immediately the screen concerned by only depressing a prescribed call frequency sequence key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a screen calling device for selecting and calling a specific screen from a plurality of screens in an information processing device.

(Prior Art) In various information processing apparatuses, an operator selects a specific screen from among various screens prepared in advance, and inputs data etc. from a keyboard or the like according to the guidance on this screen.

Conventionally, there has been the following method as a means for selecting and displaying a specific screen from such various screens.

That is, when the screen structure of multiple screens is a tree structure, first, the secondary menu is called from the primary menu with the process number Kukata. Next, the 3rd menu, 4th menu, etc.
..., there was a method of inputting a process number such as the nth menu, and finally calling up the desired screen from the nth menu.

In addition, as another method, for example, you can use the PF (programmable function) key as a "next screen key" or "previous screen key".
There was a method of calling up the desired screen by assigning these PF keys and pressing these PF keys to move forward or backward one screen at a time from the currently displayed screen.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the former screen system that has a tree structure, in order to display the desired screen, a menu screen must be displayed and a selection must be made from this menu screen. etc., extremely complicated operations are required to display the desired screen.

In addition, the latter method of displaying the desired screen using the ``next screen key'' or ``previous screen key'' is extremely cumbersome, especially when it is not possible to specify whether the desired screen is the previous or previous screen of the current screen. It was something.

As described above, all of the conventional screen calling methods have a problem in that the operability for displaying the screen desired by the operator from the current screen is not good.

In particular, there are usually differences in the frequency of screens used among the various screens depending on the processing content or operator, and these screens are called up in a method that makes a regular selection such as the "next screen key" or "previous screen key". This is an obstacle to improving the efficiency of processing operations.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a screen calling device that can immediately call up a desired screen.

(Means for Solving the Problem) A first invention provides a screen calling device that selects and displays a specific screen from a plurality of screens prepared in advance on a display screen of an information processing device. A storage means for storing data, a call frequency order key that sorts the plurality of screens in order of call frequency, and has a one-to-one correspondence with each screen in the sorted order of call frequency, and corresponds by pressing the call frequency order key. and calling means for reading and displaying a screen to be displayed from the storage means.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a screen calling device that selects and displays a specific screen from a plurality of screens prepared in advance on a display screen of an information processing device, comprising: a storage means for storing the plurality of screen data; The screen is provided with a plurality of direct call keys each having a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of screens, and a call means for calling the corresponding screen from the storage means and displaying it by pressing the direct call key.

(Operation) The screen calling device of the present invention stores data of a plurality of screens in a storage means, and makes a plurality of screens correspond one-to-one to a call frequency order key or a direct call key.

When set to the call frequency order key, a plurality of screens are sorted in order of the number of previous call frequencies, and are set in this sorted order of the number of call frequencies.

Furthermore, when set as a direct call key, multiple screens are directly set one-on-one.

When the call frequency order key or the direct call key is pressed, the call means calls the corresponding screen from the storage means and displays it.

Therefore, even if the operator wants to call up a desired screen while an arbitrary screen is being displayed, the operator can immediately call up the corresponding screen by simply pressing a predetermined call frequency order key or a direct call key.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a terminal device connected to a host device via a communication line as a screen calling device of the present invention.

The device shown in the figure includes a line control section 3 connected to a path line 2 of a processor 1, a keyboard/display 4, and a memory 5.
and an external storage device 6.

The line control unit 3 is a circuit that controls data communication with a host device (not shown) via the communication line 7.

The processor 1 is a device that performs data processing and various controls, and constitutes calling means for sorting a plurality of screens in order of call frequency, which will be described later, and for calling data of a plurality of screens stored in a storage means.

The keyboard/display 4 consists of a CRT or the like and a known keyboard having PF (programmable function) keys corresponding to call frequency order keys or direct call keys.

Memory 5 is RAM (Random Access Memory)
It is a circuit that stores data and parameters necessary for program execution, and constitutes a storage means.

The external storage device 6 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a magnetic disk device, and constitutes a storage means.

Next, the screen registration and calling operations in the screen calling device configured as described above will be explained.

In this embodiment, there are two screen calling means: fixed screen designation and automatic screen setting.

Fixed screen designation is where multiple screens are registered in correspondence with the PF keys desired by the operator, and automatic screen setting is where multiple screens are sorted in order of call frequency and set as PF keys. It is. That is, the PF key for fixed screen designation corresponds to the direct call key, and the PF key for automatic screen setting corresponds to the call frequency order key as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart when registering the above fixed screen designation.

First, it is determined whether a fixed screen is specified (step S1), and if a fixed screen is specified, a list of registered screens is displayed on the display 4 (step S2).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a list of registration screens displayed on the display 4.

In the screen shown in Fig. 3, screen numbers 1 to 1 correspond to PF keys 1 to PF keys k on the keyboard 4, and screen call frequency numbers 1 to 1 are arranged in the upper row with the highest number of frequencies. .

When such a screen is displayed, the operator enters the screen number, mainly the desired screen number (please enter 05011 in step S3), and the screen call frequency number, as shown in the figure, from the registration screen displayed on the display 4. For example, W is input as a non-numeric code to i (step S4).

Here, the reason for entering a code other than a number in the screen call frequency is that if a number is entered in the screen call frequency, it will be sorted in order of frequency, and if a fixed screen is specified, it will be sorted in order of frequency. This is because there is no need to do so.

Also, each of the multiple screens for making a call has [05
A screen number is always assigned, such as 01].

Next, it is determined whether or not all such inputs have been completed (step S5), and if all such inputs have not been completed, the above input work is repeated.

Also, if fixed screen specification is not performed in step Sl and the fixed screen specification is changed to automatic screen setting (step S
Step 6) is to display a list of registered screens in the same way as when specifying a fixed screen.Step S7), for example, enter a space in the screen number j (step S8), and enter "0" in the screen call frequency number J (step S7). Step S9).

That is, since the PF key j corresponding to the screen number J is an automatic screen setting, it has no relation to a specific screen, and corresponds to the screens in order of frequency. Also, the screen call frequency number j is the initial value r
Becomes O.J.

Similarly to the above-described fixed screen designation operation, it is determined in step S5 whether or not the designation has been completed, and if the change to automatic screen setting has not been completed, the above input operation is repeated.

If it is determined in step S5 that the change to fixed screen designation or automatic screen setting has been completed, the operator presses the completion key on the keyboard 4 (step 5IO), and a field f report check is performed (step 511). .

The field information check is a process of checking whether the input screen number is a screen number that can be registered.

That is, the terminal device has a screen d number table that can be registered, and if the input screen No. 1 does not exist in this screen number table, an error is displayed (step 5).
12) Return to step S1 and make the settings again. For example, if there is no picture j corresponding to the number [0501] input to the 0 screen number i, it is determined that there is an input number error.

Also, for this field information check, 2 as shown in C below.
There are two methods.

There are two methods for checking field information shown in FIG. 4, namely, method 1 shown in FIG. 4(a) has a registrable number table in the buffer of the program and checks the input screen number. In addition, method 2 shown in the same figure (b)
This method has a registrable screen number table in a file and checks it.

If the result of the field information check is normal, a registration screen is set in the common area, which is an area shared by each program on the memory 5 (step 51).
3).

FIG. 5 shows the setting information of the common area.

First, a screen number is set for every screen, the corresponding screen number is displayed within the screen, and the screen program is associated with the screen number.

The number of screens that can be registered in the common area depends on the number of PF keys, but if this is n, the screen number is m digits,
The number of calls is 9 digits. In addition, the number of screens that can be registered (4) is available as a work area for various data processing.
area).

Therefore, n areas of (m+p) bytes are secured in the common area, and n screen numbers can be registered by allocating each area to each PF key.

Further, the initial value of the number of times p of being called is 0.

In the case of the automatic screen setting described later, the number of times the screen is called is counted up each time the screen is called, and the number of times the screen is called is increased depending on the order of the PF keys (PFl, 2..., k). Sorted from the screen and set in the common area.

On the other hand, in the case of specifying a fixed screen as mentioned above, when registering the screen,
By setting a fixed code (other than numbers) in the number of times called area of the corresponding PF key assignment area, sorting processing is not performed when called, and the corresponding PF key can be used as the corresponding screen calling key. do.

Note that if the work area shown in FIG. 5 becomes too large, do not make the PF area work area a common area (it is better to take the following method).

That is, the PF area common area and work area are files. Alternatively, it is better to make both the PF area and the work area into a file.

Next, the operation of automatic screen setting will be explained.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart for writing a common area during screen registration during automatic screen setting.

First, it is determined whether the screen call frequency information is a number (step 5ll). Here, if the screen call frequency information is a number (including the case where the initial value is 0), it is an automatic screen setting, so it should be sorted in descending order of the screen call frequency (step 512). Write it in the common area (step $13).

If the screen call frequency information is not a number, the registered screens are not sorted because the screen is designated as a fixed screen, and the process advances to step S13 to write in the corresponding area of the common area.

Next, the operation when calling a screen when specifying a fixed screen and when setting an automatic screen will be explained.

FIG. 7 shows a control flowchart when the PF key is pressed.

First, when the operator presses a predetermined PF key (step S21), the area of the screen number corresponding to this PF key is read from the common area (step 522).

Next, it is determined whether a screen and number are registered in the area of this screen number (step 523), and if so, the screen number registration screen is called (step 52).
4). Furthermore, if it is not registered, for example, if PF8 is pressed when only 5 screens are registered during automatic screen setting, an error is displayed (step 525).
).

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart for calling the designated screen.

That is, if the arbitrary screen is displayed (step 531
), PF keys PFi, PFj.

..., when PHk is pressed (step S32゜S3
3. ..., 534), the specified screen i corresponding to these,
j, -..., k are displayed (steps S35 and S36
．． ..., 537) Furthermore, when PFx of a certain PF key is pressed (step 838), the corresponding specification screen is not registered (step 539).
Error display is performed (step 540), step S
Return to the optional screen in step 31.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of control when calling up a screen.

First, the operator calls up the desired screen (step 5).
51), it is determined whether the screen call frequency number of this screen is a number (step 552).

Here, if the screen call frequency number is a number, count the screen call frequency number (step 553),
Sort the screens in descending order of call frequency (Step 5)
54). That is, the registration screen corresponding to the PF key is updated. The updated registration screen data is then written into the common area (step 555).

Further, in step S52, if the screen call frequency information is not a number, it is a fixed screen designation, so the screen call frequency number does not change and is written in the common area in the state before the screen call.

By performing the above operations, during automatic screen setting, screens that are called up frequently are automatically set in the order in which the PF keys are arranged. Furthermore, when specifying a fixed screen, simply by pressing a specified PF key while an arbitrary screen is displayed, it becomes possible to call up the registration screen for the common area assigned to that PF key.

In the above embodiment, the PF key is used as the key to call up the registration screen, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same effect can be obtained by using other keys.

Further, although the information processing apparatus has been described using a terminal device connected to a host device via a communication line as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other devices.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the screen calling device of the present invention described above, a plurality of screens can be set to the calling frequency order key or the direct calling key, respectively, sorted in order of calling frequency or fixedly one-on-one. , the desired screen is called up by pressing these keys, so if you want to call up the desired screen from a state where any screen is being displayed, there is no need for complicated key operations as in the past, and the corresponding screen can be called up. Can be called immediately.

In particular, even if there is a bias in the call frequency among multiple screens due to usage conditions, etc., there is always a one-to-one correspondence between the corresponding keys for a specific screen, making screen calls more efficient than conventional calls. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the screen calling device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a registration flowchart when specifying a fixed screen of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a list of registration screens of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the setting information of the common area of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a writing flowchart when registering the screen during automatic screen setting of the present invention. Control flowchart when pressing the PF key,
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for calling a specified screen according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a control flowchart for calling a screen according to the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Processor, 2... Pass line, 4... Keyboard/display, 5... Memory, 6... External storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A screen calling device that selects and displays a specific screen from a plurality of screens prepared in advance on a display screen of an information processing device, comprising: a storage means for storing data of the plurality of screens; , the plurality of screens are sorted in order of call frequency, and the corresponding screen is stored from the storage means by pressing a call frequency order key that corresponds one-to-one to the sorted calls frequency order, respectively, and the call frequency order key. A screen calling device characterized in that it is provided with calling means for calling and displaying the screen. 2. A screen calling device that selects and displays a specific screen from a plurality of screens prepared in advance on a display screen of an information processing device, comprising: a storage means for storing the plurality of screen data; A screen calling device comprising: a plurality of direct calling keys in one-to-one correspondence; and calling means for calling and displaying a corresponding screen from the storage means by pressing the direct calling keys.