JPH04336312A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To conveniently set a user identification code as for this information processor equipped with a main body input device and a wireless input device. CONSTITUTION:The processor is constituted of the information processor consists of an input means 11 for inputting data including the identification code of an operator, a wireless input device 2 equipped with an indicating means which determines and indicates the inputted identification code, a 1st storage means storing the determined identification code, and a transmitting means for sending the data as a wireless signal, and a main body device equipped with a 2nd storage means for storing the identification code of the operator, a receiving means for receiving the data sent by the transmitting means, and an identification code storage means for storing the identification code in the received data in the 2nd storage means.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to information processing devices such as word processors and personal computers, and in particular,
The present invention relates to an information processing device that includes a wireless input device for wirelessly inputting information in addition to an input device included in the main body.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, for example, in the case of a wireless remote control for a TV or VTR, a transmitting element is generally provided on the front of the remote control, a receiving element is provided on the front of the main unit, and wireless signals are transmitted between these elements. are being sent and received. This configuration for transmitting and receiving signals wirelessly is also used in the field of information processing equipment.
Regarding electronic devices that are remotely controlled using a wireless keyboard, the configuration is described in ``Control Method for Electronic Devices'' in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-9717. Also, JP-A-62-
The “separable keyboard” of Publication No. 168218 includes 2
The structure of the keyboard is described which can be divided into the above keyboard parts and each can transmit a wireless signal.

Furthermore, in the conventional configuration, in order to prevent malfunctions due to the use of a plurality of wireless input devices, an identification code for user identification (input medium identification) can be set for each wireless input device. in this case,
Identification codes consisting of the same code were set for both the wireless input device and the main unit.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional configuration as described above, the operator memorizes the identification code set on either the wireless input device or the main device, and then enters the identification code for the other device. Separate settings are required. As a result, there are disadvantages in that settings can be made incorrectly due to erroneous memory, and that setting operations are cumbersome. Additionally, if the operator sets the identification code incorrectly, the identification code included in the data sent from the wireless input device and the identification code set in the main unit will not match, resulting in a transmission error. However, in this case, there was no way to check the identification code, so operators often misdiagnosed the problem as a hardware failure.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and allows identification codes to be set for each of the wireless input device and the main device with a simple operation.
To provide an information processing device that can notify an operation error when an operator makes a mistake in setting an identification code.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] An information processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an input means for inputting data including an identification code of an operator, an instruction means for instructing to confirm the input identification code, and an information processing apparatus for confirming the confirmed identification code. A wireless input device includes a first storage means for storing a code, a transmission means for transmitting data by a wireless signal, a second storage means for storing an identification code of an operator, and a wireless input device for storing data transmitted from the transmission means. The present invention is characterized in that it is comprised of a receiving unit that receives data, and a main unit that includes an identification code storage unit that stores an identification code in the received data in a second storage unit.

The information processing apparatus of the second invention includes an input means for inputting data including an identification code of an operator, a first storage means for storing the input identification code, and a transmitter for transmitting data by wireless signal. a wireless input device comprising: a second wireless input device having means for storing an identification code of the operator;
a storage means, a reception means for receiving the data transmitted from the transmission means, a collation means for extracting an identification code from the received data and collating it with the identification code stored in the second storage means, and a result of the collation. , a means for processing the received data when the identification codes match, a counting means for counting the number of verification errors when the identification codes do not match, and when the counted number of times reaches a predetermined number, The present invention is characterized in that it is comprised of a main unit equipped with a notification means for notifying an identification code input error.

[0008] The main device according to the present invention basically consists of an input device for inputting data, a processing device for processing the input data, and an output device for outputting the processing results, and is a wireless input device. is used in conjunction with an input device as an auxiliary input device. Wireless signals also include infrared signals, radio signals, ultrasound signals, and other airborne signals.

[0009]

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the user's ID code is input and confirmed using the wireless input device, the ID code on the wireless input device side is set, and at the same time, the confirmed ID code is set.
The D code is sent to the main device and set as the ID code on the main device side. If the operator makes a mistake in setting the ID code, an operation error will be reported.

0010

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 by this. FIG. 1 is an external view of a device showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a word processor. 1 is a laptop-type word processor main body, and 2 is a cordless key unit as a wireless input device. The main body 1 includes a keyboard section 11 on its front side, and a lid section 1 that can be opened and closed.
2 is equipped with a liquid crystal display section 13, and behind it is a printer section 14.
It is equipped with 15 is a wireless signal receiving unit;
It is provided on the side outer wall of the main case that rotatably supports the lid part 12. The keyboard section 11 has the same keys arranged in a conventional laptop-type word processor; however, as is common to this type of word processor, the area of the keyboard is limited. Therefore, there is no independent numeric keypad.

The cordless key unit 2 can be placed on the right side of the keyboard section 11 in parallel with the keyboard section 11. A wireless signal transmitter 21 is located at the corner of the box (left side corner) that faces the receiver 15 of the main body 1 when juxtaposed.
is provided. Therefore, when the cordless key unit 2 is placed side by side on the right side of the keyboard section 11,
The transmitting section 21 and the receiving section 15 are arranged to face each other.

FIG. 2 shows the key arrangement of the cordless key unit 2. FIG. 3 shows the keys that operate in combination with the function keys (switching by pressing the function keys) in FIG. 2 separately from FIG. 2 to simplify the explanation. Note that the display of each key in FIG. 3 uses a different color from the display of the keys in FIG. 2, and is written on the surface or side of the corresponding key. Therefore, this cordless key unit 2 allows input using the numeric keypad, as well as major operations for editing, such as movement, copying, area designation, and cursor movement.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of transfer data transferred from the cordless key unit 2 to the main body 1. Data is transmitted from the LSB, the start bit is “0”, the stop bit is “1”, and the parity bit is an odd parity (“0” or “1” so that the number of “1”s including the parity bit is odd). ).

FIG. 5 shows the order of the transferred data. In the figure, ■ indicates a waiting time of 104.2 μS between data blocks (11 bits), and ■ indicates a waiting time of 20 mS or more from the previous key data to the next key data.

FIG. 6 shows the bit structure of the status code group in FIG.
bit becomes "1", and the key code information corresponding to the editing function pressed at the same time as the function key is the information shown in FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. It is sent to main unit 1. The 5-byte code information sent to main unit 1 is then
The signal is sent to the optical signal control circuit by the electrical conversion circuit, and then subjected to arithmetic processing by the microprocessor, and then performs the intended editing function (content instructed by the cordless key unit) to edit the document data.

Next, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the word processor main body 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the cordless key unit 2. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, 30 is a microprocessor, which is comprised of a CPU that functions to operate the entire main body. The microprocessor 30 is
Key signals output from the cordless key unit 2 as a wireless input device and the keyboard 11 of the main body are encoded and edited.

An oscillation circuit 31 generates a basic clock for the main body and supplies it to the CPU. 32 is a ROM, which contains the main unit's operation program 33 and a character generator 34.
(CG), conversion dictionary 35, etc., and enables the operation of the CPU. 36 is a RAM that stores document data created with a word processor, control information, etc.
Allows the operation of U. A floppy disk controller (FDC) 37 connects a floppy disk (not shown) as an input to the main body 1 via a floppy disk drive 38 (FDD).

A display controller 39 controls the display of the display element 40. In this embodiment, the display element is composed of a liquid crystal display device. A printer controller 41 controls the printing operation of the printer 42 . 43 is a controller, memory 44, I/O
It consists of a control circuit 45 and other control circuits 46, and manages data writing/reading with respect to the memory 44 and control signals for connecting I/O and the like.

Key input according to this embodiment is performed by connecting the keyboard unit 11 under the key controller 47, and by controlling the cordless key unit 2 by optical signal control through a radio wave/optical to electrical conversion circuit 48. It is connected to the CPU using a circuit 49.

Reference numeral 50 is an ID buffer in which an identification code for identifying the cordless key unit is set. The main body receives the identification code sent from the cordless key unit 2, and transmits the received identification code to the I/O inside the main body.
Set in the D buffer 50. Alternatively, the identification code set on the main body side is stored in the ID buffer 50. Reference numeral 51 denotes an error counter, which is used to count the number of errors when the identification code included in the transmitted data and the identification code on the main body side do not match.

In the configuration of the cordless key unit 2 shown in FIG. 9, a microprocessor 60 consisting of a CPU
controls the entire cordless key unit 2. R.O.
A control program for the cordless key unit 2 is stored in M61. RAM 62 is for assisting program execution. The keys that can be input using the cordless key unit 2 are comprised of a key matrix 63, and the key arrangement is as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

The key input signal generated from this key matrix 63 is converted into a wireless signal through an optical signal control circuit 64 and an electric to radio wave/optical conversion circuit 65, and is transmitted to the main body 1 by air propagation. . 66
is an ID buffer for setting an identification code input by key operation. This cordless key unit 2 also issues an instruction to confirm the input of the input identification code.

The identification code registration process will be described in detail below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, operate the cordless key unit 2 to input a code string to be set as the user's identification code (step 101).
). Here, the identification code includes numbers, kanji, hiragana,
Possible examples include katakana, alphabets, and symbols. Furthermore, any number of characters in the code string can be input as long as the capacity of the memory element allows.

Next, when a certain code string is input from the keyboard of the cordless key unit 2, a check is made in the cordless key unit 2 to see if the input code string is valid as an identification code (step 1).
02). This check is necessary, for example, when only numbers can be registered as identification codes. As a result of the check, if the content can be registered as an identification code string,
The code string is transmitted to the main body (step 103). If the content cannot be registered, the process returns to the state where the code string is input again.

When the identification code is received on the main body side (step 104), the contents of the identification code are displayed on the screen of the display element 40 on the main body side (step 105). This process is
This is necessary to prevent an identification code different from the intended identification code from being set due to an operator's input error or signal interference.

Next, the operator judges whether the identification code displayed on the screen is correct or incorrect.
Operate cordless key unit 2. If it is correct, press the execution key to send a command to set the identification code to the main body (steps 106→107), and set the identification code in the ID buffer 66 in the cordless key unit 2 (step 108). If it is an error, the process returns to the state where the code string is input again. When the main body side receives the command to set the identification code (step 109), the already received identification code is set in the ID buffer 50 of the main body side (step 110), and the identification code registration process is completed.

Next, a process for notifying an identification code setting error will be explained according to the flowchart of FIG. First, one piece of data transmitted from the cordless key unit 2 is received (step 120), and the identification code included in the received data is extracted (step 12).
1) Check whether the retrieved identification code matches the identification code registered in the ID buffer 50 of the main body (step 122). As a result of the check, if the two identification codes match (step 123), the received data is processed as key input data via the microprocessor 30 (step 124).

If the identification codes do not match in step 123, the received data is treated as invalid data, and the error counter 51 is incremented by "1" (step 125). Next, it is determined whether the number of errors matches a preset number n (step 126), and if they match, an identification code is displayed on the screen of the display element 40 via the microprocessor 30 functioning as a notification means. Display a message informing you that there is no match (
Step 127). In addition, although the above-mentioned Example demonstrated the structure which displays an identification code setting error by a message, a notification means is not limited to this, and the structure which alert|reports by voice may be sufficient as it.

[0029]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the user identification code on the main body side is automatically set just by setting on the wireless input device side, so the operator can memorize the identification code set on the wireless input device side. Since the setting operation is completed in one go, the identification code setting operation can be greatly simplified. According to this invention, it is possible to notify an operator of an erroneous operation when setting an identification code.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing the configuration of an information processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the key arrangement of the cordless key unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a key arrangement that operates in combination with the function keys of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of transfer data of the cordless key unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the transfer order of the transfer data shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the bit structure of the status code group shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the key code shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main body according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a cordless key unit according to an embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating identification code setting processing according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating identification code setting error notification processing according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1　Word processor main body 2. Cordless key unit 11 Keyboard part 13 Display section 15 Light receiving part 21 Transmission section

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: an input means for inputting data including an identification code of an operator; an instruction means for instructing to confirm the input identification code; a first storage means for storing the determined identification code; a wireless input device comprising a transmitting means for transmitting a signal; a second storage means for storing an identification code of an operator; a receiving means for receiving data transmitted from the transmitting means; 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a main body device including an identification code storage means to be stored in a second storage means. 2. A wireless input device comprising: input means for inputting data including an identification code of an operator; first storage means for storing the input identification code; and transmission means for transmitting the data as a wireless signal. , a second storage means for storing an identification code of the operator; a reception means for receiving data transmitted from the transmission means; and an identification code extracted from the received data and stored in the second storage means. a means for processing the received data when the identification codes match as a result of the comparison, a counting means for counting the number of matching errors when the identification codes do not match, and a counted number of times. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a main unit comprising a notification means for notifying an identification code input error when the number of identification code input errors reaches a predetermined number of times.