JPH04291412A - Simulataneous input batch informing system from plural screens - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and collectively fetch the simultaneous parallel inputs with no consciousness of the multi-task processing in a simultaneous input batch informing system where an application program asks the input control processing to collectively receive the inputs from plural screens. CONSTITUTION:The input control processing 2 is provided to set up plural screens and to produce the control tables 3 corresponding to the screens respectively. Thus the processing 2 sets up plural instructed screens and produces the tables 3 corresponding to the screens 4. Then the input given from a screen 4 is written into the corresponding table 3, and the input date written into the table 3 are taken out in response to the end of input given from a certain screen 4 and then collectively informed to an application program 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simultaneous input/batch notification system for simultaneously inputting data from multiple screens and notifying them all at once.

0002

[Prior Art] When a single-task application program captures input from a screen, the input target is only one screen, so if it is necessary to capture input from multiple screens, the method shown in (a) in FIG. As shown, the process of generating one screen and capturing input, then generating the next screen and capturing input was performed sequentially.

[0003] When inputting from multiple screens at the same time, as shown in FIG. After querying and importing the input from other screens, the task was deleted. The operation of FIG. 3 will be briefly explained below.

[0004] In (a) of FIG. 3, an application program opens an input screen A to receive input A, receives input from the user, and upon completion, input data (characters, graphics, etc.) is imported. Similarly, input screens B and C for inputting inputs B and C are sequentially opened and inputting inputs are repeatedly performed. This allowed multiple inputs to be taken in sequentially.

In (b) of FIG. 3, the application program generates tasks A, B, and C and displays input screens A,
B and C are opened respectively, and inputs from the user are accepted in parallel from these input screens A, B, and C, and in response to notification of input completion from any of the screens, these input data are queried and captured. Then, tasks A, B, and C are deleted. As a result, multiple tasks were created and inputs were imported in parallel from multiple screens opened.

[0006]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, FIG.
In the method (a), there is a problem that input cannot be performed on the next screen until the input on one screen is completed, and input cannot be performed quickly and efficiently simultaneously and in parallel. Also, (b) in Figure 3
With this method, you can generate multiple tasks, open multiple screens, and input data simultaneously in parallel, but it requires complicated processing such as creating multiple tasks, opening multiple screens, querying input data, and deleting multiple tasks. There was a problem that it became .

[0007] The present invention provides an input control process for controlling input from multiple screens, and an application program requests this to collectively receive input from multiple screens.
The purpose is to easily enable simultaneous and parallel input without having to be aware of multitasking processing.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means for solving the problems will be explained with reference to FIG. In (a) of Figure 1,
The application program 1 captures and processes simultaneous input from multiple screens. The input control process 2 is to open a plurality of instructed screens and create a control table 3 in association with each screen.

The control table 3 is used to write and hold input attributes of the screen 4 and data input from the screen 4. Screen 4 is a screen for inputting data (characters, figures, mouse click positions, etc.).

0010

[Operation] As shown in FIG. 1, in response to a multiple screen simultaneous input instruction from the application program 1, the input control processing 2 opens a plurality of instructed screens and displays a control table in association with the screens. 3, write it in the corresponding control table 3 when there is an input from screen 4, and retrieve the input data written in control table 3 in response to the completion of input from any screen 4. , the requesting application program 1 is notified all at once.

[0011] Therefore, the application program 1 can receive simultaneous and parallel input data from multiple screens at once without being aware of multi-task processing, simply by issuing a multiple screen simultaneous input instruction.

0012

Embodiment Next, the structure and operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1A, an application program 1 is a business program that receives input from a plurality of screens 4 and processes them.

The input control processing 2, in response to a multiple screen simultaneous input instruction from the application program 1, opens a plurality of screens 4 having the specified attributes and creates a control table 3 in association with the screens. The application program 1 writes the data input from the screen 4 to the corresponding control table 3, or collectively writes the input data written to the control table 3 in response to the completion of input from any screen.
It is intended to notify the following.

The control table 3 is used to write and hold input attributes of the screen 4 and data input from the screen 4 (characters, figures, positions clicked with a mouse, etc.). Screen 4 is a screen for inputting information. Next, in Figure 1 (
The operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 (A) will be explained in detail using (B). (1) The application program 1 instructs the input control processing 2 to open input screen A (open screen A for input), open input screen B, and open input screen C. In response to this, input control processing 2 opens screen A, screen B, and screen C.

(2) Application program 1
, instructs input control processing 2 to simultaneously input A, B, and C. Correspondingly, create control table A to write data input from screen A, control table B to write data input from screen B, and control table C to write data input from screen C ( (See a in the figure). (3) After performing the process in (2), the input control process 2 monitors inputs from screens A, B, and C. When an input occurs, the screen to be input is determined, and the input data is written into one of the corresponding control tables A, B, and C. From then on, the input is repeatedly captured from any screen until the input is completed and written to the control table (see b in the figure).
reference).

(4) In response to the completion of input, input control processing 2 creates input data based on the contents of control table 3;
The request source application program 1 is notified all at once (see c in the figure). As described above, in response to the application program 1 instructing the opening of multiple screens and instructing simultaneous input,
Input control processing 2 opens multiple screens, creates control tables, writes data input from the screens to the control tables, and updates the contents of these control tables in response to input completion being input from any screen. By collectively notifying the requesting application program 1 of the input data created based on the input data, the application program 1 can receive simultaneous inputs from multiple screens at once through simple processing.

Next, a specific example of the present invention will be explained in detail using FIG. This is a specific example of simultaneously importing only the changed part of the characters from screen A, the entire characters from screen B, the mouse position (coordinates), etc. from screen C, and notifying the application program all at once. It is. This will be explained in detail below. (1) Application program 1 instructs input control processing 2 to open an input screen (screen A, character type), open an input screen (screen B, character type), or open an input screen (screen C, graphic type). In response to this, input control processing 2 opens screen A, screen B, and screen C.

(2) Application program 1
However, in response to instructions given to input control processing 2 for simultaneous input A, execution key, only changed part B, PF key, entire screen C, mouse button, and mouse position, control table A
: Execution key (instruction to complete input), change section (only the change section is notified to the application program) control table B
: PF key (instruction to complete input), entire screen (the content to be notified to the application program is the entire screen) control table C
: Create a control table with the attributes of mouse button (instruction to complete input) and position (content to be notified to the application program is mouse button position information).
reference).

(3) When a character is input to screen A in response to the occurrence of an input from input device 5, it is written to control table A. If a character is entered on screen B, it is written to control table B. When a mouse movement is input on screen C, its position (coordinates) is written in control table C.

When the mouse button is pressed on the screen C, this is determined to be the completion of input, and the monitoring of the input device 5 by the input control process 2 is ended (see b in the figure). (4) In response to the completion of input, input control processing 2 creates only the changed part of the contents written in control table A as input data, and creates the entire screen written in control table B as input data. Create the mouse position (coordinates) written in control table C as input data (
(See c in the figure).

(5) The input data created in (4) is collectively notified to the requesting application program 1.

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
An input control process 2 is provided to control input from multiple screens,
Since the application program 1 requests simultaneous input from multiple screens and receives input from multiple screens at once, the application program 1
allows you to easily import simultaneous and parallel inputs all at once without having to worry about multitasking.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols] 1: Application program 2: Input control processing 3: Control table 4: Screen 5: Input device

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] In a simultaneous input batch notification method in which simultaneous input is made from multiple screens and notification is made at once, an input control that opens specified multiple screens and creates a control table (3) in association with each screen (4). A process (2) is provided, and in response to a multiple screen simultaneous input instruction from the application program (1), multiple screens for which the input control process (2) has been instructed are opened and a control table (3 ), and when there is an input from screen (4), it is written in the corresponding control table (3), and when the input from any screen (4) is completed, the control table (3) is written. ) A simultaneous input batch notification method from multiple screens is characterized in that the input data written in the input data is retrieved and notified to the application program (1) all at once.