JPH04321162A - Data converter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To check the item names of a card type data base and to convert the data on the corresponding item name into an address book data base when the data are converted into an address book-only data base from a card type data base. CONSTITUTION:A card type data base memory 101 is provided together with an address data memory 192, a comparison data memory 103 which stores the comparison data that shows a specific item of the memory 102 corresponding to an item of the memory 101, and a processor. In such a constitution, the processor reads successively the data out of the memory 101 for each card data and checks the item of each read card data. Then the data on the checked item are copied at the position of the corresponding item of the memory 102 by referring to the comparison data of the memory 103.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data conversion device used in Japanese word processors, personal computers, etc., for converting data from a card-type database to a database dedicated to address books.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in this type of data conversion device, when converting data from a general card-type database to a database dedicated to address books, if the order of items changes, the data will be different even after data conversion. Since this does not make any sense, the conversion is performed item by item according to the database format.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in order to perform conversion on an item-by-item basis according to the format of the database, the item names of the card-type database must match the format of the address book-specific database. There is a problem.

[0004] The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and when converting data from a card-type database to a database exclusively for address books, it automatically checks the item names of the card-type database. The present invention provides a data conversion device that converts data of corresponding item names into an address book database.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the data conversion device according to the present invention includes a card-type database storage means 101 that stores various data including address data consisting of items such as postal code, address, and name as a card-type database; An address data storage means 102 that stores address data consisting of items such as address and name, and a comparison data storage that stores comparison data of which item of the address data storage means 102 corresponds to an item of the card type database storage means 101. means 103, reading means 104 for sequentially reading out data one card data at a time from the card type database storage means 101, and checking the item of one card data read by the reading means 104, and checking the comparison data in the comparison data storage means 103. and copying means 105 for copying the data of the item to the position of the item in the corresponding address data storage means 102 by referring to the address data storage means 102.

Note that the address data storage means 102 and the card-type database storage means 101 in this invention may be of any type as long as they can store address data and various data including the address data, such as a floppy disk device, a magnetic disk device, etc. Various external storage devices such as the following are used.

As the reading means 104 and the copying means 105, it is convenient to use a microcomputer consisting of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I/O port, and as the comparison data storage means 103, the RAM therein or External storage devices such as floppy disk devices and magnetic disk devices are used.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the address data stored in the card type database storage means 101 is converted into address data stored in the address data storage means 102, the reading means 104 converts the address data stored in the card type database storage means 101 into the address data stored in the card type database storage means 102.
Starting from 1, data is sequentially read out one card at a time.

[0009] Then, the item name of the read one card data is checked by the copying means 105, and by referring to the comparison data stored in the comparison data storage means 103, the data of the item name is The information is copied to the location of the item in the address data storage means 102.

[0010] Therefore, the item name of the data stored in the card type database storage means 101 is automatically checked and copied to the position of the corresponding item in the address data storage means 102. Regardless of the order, the address data stored in the card-type database storage means 101 can be converted into the address data stored in the corresponding address data storage means 102.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings. Note that this invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor. In this figure, 1 is a keyboard equipped with kana character keys, numeric keys, conversion keys, function keys, etc., and is used to input various data to the control device 2.

The control device 2 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM,
It is constituted by a microcomputer consisting of an I/O port, and performs various data processing described below using a control program written in a program memory 3 consisting of a ROM.

A display device 4 is a CRT display device, an LC (liquid crystal) display device, or an EL display device, and displays various information input from the keyboard 1.

Reference numerals 5 and 6 are card-type database memories consisting of external memories such as floppy disk devices in which various data including address data with item names such as postal code, address, name, and telephone number are stored in advance. 5 is a format memory for storing layout information, etc., and 6 is a data memory for storing data.

7 is an address book data memory for storing address data consisting of each item name such as address number, postal code, address, name, heading, telephone number, and notes; 8 is for checking the item names of the card type database; Comparison item name data memory consisting of ROM, which is a comparison item name that indicates which item name of the address book data stored in the address book data memory 7 corresponds to the item name stored in the card type database format memory 5. remembers data.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory structure of the card-type database format memory 5. As shown in the figure, the card-type database format memory 5 stores paper information, various format information, and item information 1,
2,...,n are stored.

[0018] Paper information includes paper size, left/right/
Format information such as top and bottom margins and tab set information are set. As item information 1, 2, . . . , n, item numbers, item names, item sizes, and item attributes are stored, respectively.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory structure of the card type database data memory 6. As shown in the figure,
The card type database data memory 6 stores data for items 1 to n for each card, from data 1 for card number 1 to data m for card number m.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory structure of the address book data memory 7. As shown in the figure, the address book data memory 7 stores address numbers and postal codes for each address data 1 to n. Address book data is registered in the order of each item name: , address, name, heading, telephone number, and notes.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the comparison item name data stored in the comparison item name data memory 8. As shown in the figure, the comparison item name data is, for example, "address number", "number", and "NO" that correspond to the address number in the address book.
”, and those that correspond to “name” in the address book are “name”
, "Name", etc., in the card-type database, and assigns the corresponding item to the address number.

The control device 2 sequentially reads data for each card from the card type database data memory 6, and
The address of the card-type database data memory 6 is checked by checking the item name based on the format information stored in the card-type database format memory 5 and referring to the comparison item name data stored in the comparison item name data memory 8. The data is copied to the location of the corresponding item in the address book data memory 7.

Next, the contents of the processing operations of the control device 2 will be explained according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 7 to 9.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the main processing operations of address data conversion. In address data conversion, the control device 2 first reads item names of the card type database from the card type database format memory 5 (step 21), and searches for conversion items and sets conversion information, which will be described later (step 22). .

Next, the data is checked (step 23), and if it is not final, the data conversion process described later is performed (step 25), and if the data is present (step 26).
, returns to step 23 and repeats the process, and if there is no data, the read data is transferred to the position of the corresponding item of address data in the address book data memory 7 (step 27), and the final data check in step 23 is performed. If so, the process ends.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the contents of processing operations for searching conversion items and setting conversion information. In searching for conversion items and setting conversion information, the control device 2 first searches for an item that corresponds to the address number, and if there is a corresponding item (step 32), sets the item string (step 33). . Also, if there is no corresponding item, turn on the card number output flag (step 34).
).

Next, the postal code item is searched (step 35), and if the item is found (step 36), the item string is set (step 37), the address item is searched (step 38), and the item is found. If there is an item (step 39), set the item column (step 40), search for the name item (step 41), if there is an item (step 42), set the item column (step 43), and search for the name item (step 41). (Step 44), if the item is found (Step 45), set the item string (Step 46), search for the telephone number item (Step 47), and if the item is found (Step 48).
), set the item string (step 49), search for the remarks item (step 50), and if there is an item (step 5
1) Set the item string (step 52).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the details of the data conversion processing operation. In the data conversion process,
The control device 2 first reads card data for one card from the card type database (step 61).

Next, the data of the item to be converted into an address number is imported (step 62), the data of the item to be converted to a postal code is imported (step 63), the data of the item to be converted to an address is imported (step 64), Import data for items to be converted to names (step 65), import data for items to be converted to headings (step 66), and import data for items to be converted to phone numbers (step 6).
7), import the data of the item to be converted into notes (step 68).

[0030] In this way, by recognizing item names and making arrangements to convert them into address book data no matter what order the items are in, address book data can be converted from a general card type database. Data can be easily converted to a dedicated database.

[0031]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the item name is checked and each piece of data stored in the card-type database storage means is copied to the position of the corresponding item in the address data storage means. Regardless of the order, address data stored in the card-type database storage means can be easily converted to address data in the corresponding address data storage means.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory structure of a card-type database format memory.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory structure of a card-type database data memory.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory structure of an address book data memory.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of comparison item name data stored in a comparison item name data memory.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the main processing operation of address data conversion.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the contents of processing operations for searching conversion items and setting conversion information.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the contents of data conversion processing operations.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Keyboard 2 Control device 3 Program memory 4 Display device 5 Card type database format memory 6
Card type database data memory 7 Address book data memory 8 Comparison item name data memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Card-type database storage means storing various data including address data consisting of items such as postal code, address, name, etc. as a card-type database, and address data consisting of items such as postal code, address, name, etc. an address data storage means for storing data, a comparison data storage means for storing comparison data of which item in the address data storage means corresponds to an item in the card type database storage means, and a comparison data storage means for storing data from the card type database storage means on one card. A reading means for sequentially reading data one by one, and checking the item of one card data read by the reading means and referring to the comparison data of the comparison data storage means, the data of the item is stored in the corresponding address data storage means. A data conversion device comprising: copying means for copying to an item position.