JPH04352274A - Data transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transfer itemized data in a rearranged state between application programs. CONSTITUTION:This data transfer device is equipped with a means which compares the matching or similar state between the item name of a transfer source application program and the item name of a transfer destination application program, and further equipped with a means l which transfers the itemized data to an item field with a similar item name unless the item name of the transferred itemized data is not present as an item name of the transfer destination application, a means 2 which transfers the itemized data to an item field with a matching item name when the item name of the transferred itemized item name is present as the item name of the transfer destination application, and a means 3 which writes information indicating data absence in the item name of the transfer destination application unless the item name of the transfer destination application is present as an item name of the transfer source application.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a data transfer device for transferring data between applications in an information terminal equipped with a plurality of types of applications each having item-specific data such as names and telephone numbers.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Information terminals such as electronic notebooks classify and store various data using multiple types of applications. Each application is capable of storing some itemized data such as name, telephone number, etc., but the number of items and item names (item types) differ depending on the application. Conventionally, each application in an electronic notebook has been equipped with a data transfer device that transfers data (data by item) between applications. For example, by transferring data from business card management to the telephone directory, it is possible to save time and effort in data input.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when transferring itemized data with conventional data transfer devices, the item names of the transfer source application and the item names of the transfer destination application are not matched, so the transfer The transferred data was stored in the empty space of the destination application, and the data had to be rearranged at the destination.

An object of the present invention is to provide a data transfer device that can transfer data in an organized manner when transferring itemized data between applications.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The invention according to claim 1 of this application provides a plurality of types of applications having itemized data such as names, telephone numbers, etc., and provides itemized data of one application to other applications. A data transfer device that transfers data to an item column of the transfer source application, a means for comparing a match or similarity state between an item name provided in a transfer source application and an item name provided in a transfer destination application, and itemized data to be transferred. The present invention is characterized in that, when the item name does not exist as an item name of a transfer destination application, means is provided for transferring the item-specific data to an item column having a similar item name.

[0006] The invention according to claim 2 of this application includes the following:
A data transfer device that includes multiple types of applications that have itemized data such as telephone numbers, and that transfers the itemized data of one application to the item field of another application, in which the item name and the item name provided by the transfer source application are , means for comparing the match or similarity state with the item name provided in the transfer destination application, and when the item name of the itemized data to be transferred exists as the item name of the transfer destination application, the itemized data is The present invention is characterized by providing a means for transferring the item name to an item field with a matching item name.

[0007]The invention according to claim 3 of this application includes the following:
A data transfer device that includes multiple types of applications that have itemized data such as telephone numbers, and that transfers the itemized data of one application to the item field of another application, in which the item name and the item name provided by the transfer source application are , means for comparing the match or similarity status of the item name of the transfer destination application with the item name of the transfer destination application, and when the item name of the transfer destination application does not exist in the item name of the transfer source application, the item name of the transfer destination application The present invention is characterized by being provided with means for writing information indicating that there is no data in the name.

[0008]

[Operation] In the invention according to claim 1 of this application, when one application transfers itemized data possessed by that application to another application, the item name of the transferred itemized data is the same as that of the transfer destination. If it does not exist as an application item name, the data is transferred to the similar item name column. Note that when comparing item names for matching or similar states, it is possible to assign a code to each item name in advance and perform discrimination by comparing the codes.

Also, in the invention according to claim 2, similarly to the invention according to claim 1, when transferring itemized data between applications, the item name of the transfer data is compared with the item name of the transfer destination application, and the transfer data is determined. If an item name that matches the item name exists in the transfer destination application, the data in the column for that item name is transferred.

Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 3, if there is an item name that exists at the transfer destination but does not exist at the transfer source, a write indicating that there is no data is written in the item name at the transfer destination.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic notebook equipped with a data transfer device. The overall control of the electronic notebook is performed by the CPU 1. The CPU 1 controls the operation according to a program stored in the ROM 2. At this time, the RAM 3 is used as a data storage area and a work area. A keyboard 5 and other input/output devices are connected to the CPU 1 via an I/O 4. Data input from the keyboard 5 or the like is stored in the RAM 3 and displayed on the display 6 as necessary. Note that a liquid crystal display is generally used as the display 6, and the contents written in the display memory 7 are displayed on the display 6.

FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams showing examples of applications included in this electronic notebook. 2 shows a telephone directory application, FIG. 3 shows a business card application, FIG. 4 shows a schedule application, and FIG. 5 shows a memo application. Each application has an item name,
It has columns for item symbols and item character strings. Here, a telephone directory application (FIG. 2) will be specifically explained as an example. The phone book application reads names and names...
It has six item names for notes. Each item name corresponds to an item symbol, the upper 3 to 5 characters are symbols corresponding to the item name, and the lower 2 characters (2 characters below the decimal point) are symbols indicating the attribute of the item. These lower two character attribute symbols are used to determine whether the item name matches or resembles another application. An attribute symbol is composed of a symbol indicating its type and a number indicating its classification within that type. For example, in the case of a telephone number, "C" indicates the type, "
1" indicates its classification. This attribute symbol is the same even if the application changes. For example, in the case of a business card application (Figure 3), the attribute symbol for a telephone number is the same "C1". A FAX number similar to the number is shown as "C2" which has the same type but a different classification number.In this way, it is possible to determine whether the item name matches, is similar, or does not match based on the lower two characters of the item symbol. Item names that are the same between the applications shown in Figures 2 to 5 are: ■ "Name" in the telephone directory and "Name" in business card management; A1; "Name reading" in the telephone directory and "Name reading" in business card management. ``Reading''; B1 ■ ``Notes'' in the telephone directory, ``Notes'' in business card management, ``Contents'' in the schedule, and ``Contents'' in the memo; X1 Similar items are as follows.

[0013] ■ “Telephone number” in the telephone directory and “F” in business card management
AX number”; C ■ “Address” in the telephone directory and “Company name” and “Affiliation” in the business card management
, "Position"; E When item data is transferred between applications, these same items and similar items are compared, and data is transferred for the same items or similar items. In addition, "X"
is a symbol indicating other, and if there is no appropriate item name at the transfer destination, data is transferred to the column indicated by "X".

[0014] Data corresponding to each item name, ie, the name, pronunciation of the name, etc., are stored in the item character string. In addition to the data, the item string contains the code “0FF” indicating no data.
H”, code indicating the end of data in that item“
00H", a line feed code, etc. are written. These codes allow the presence or absence of data, the end of data, etc. to be recognized.

FIGS. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of data transfer. FIG. 6 shows an example of transfer from business card management to a telephone directory, in which item-specific data in business card management is transferred to the column of the same or similar items in the telephone directory. Note that although the "pronunciation of company name" exists in the transfer source, there are no identical or similar items in the transfer destination, so it is transferred to the notes column. FIG. 7 shows an example of transfer from the telephone directory to the memo. Since the memo application has no item name corresponding to the item name in the telephone directory, all item data is transferred to the memo contents. Figure 8 shows an example of transfer from the phone book to business card management. All item data in the phone book is transferred to the corresponding item name column of business card management, but the business card management application is It has many columns for item names that are not found in books (
FAX number, company name, etc.), character strings indicating that there is no data are stored in these items.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for data transfer.

First, before starting the transfer, "0FFH" is written in the item character strings of all the items at the transfer destination (n1). Then, the item symbols at the transfer source are read out in order, and it is checked whether the same item name exists at the transfer destination (n2→n3). If there is the same item name, transfer the item-specific data to the corresponding item character string column of the same item, and if the item remains at the transfer source, read the next item symbol (n8 → n9 → n2) . In addition, if the item name of the transfer source does not exist in the transfer destination and there is a similar item, for example, when transferring from business card management to the phone book, if the phone number in the phone book corresponds to the fax number of business card management, Data transfer is performed after the data storage state in the similar item column is confirmed (n4→n6). If the first character in the column of item character strings at the transfer destination is "0FFH," there is no data at the transfer destination, so the item-by-item data is transferred as is. However, if the last character in the item character string column of the transfer destination is "00H", it means that the data is already stored in the transfer destination, so first start a new line at the position where "00H" is written. After the code is transferred and a line break is performed, the data for each item is transferred (n6→n7→n8). Furthermore, if there is no item at the transfer destination that is the same as or similar to the source item,
Transfer the item data to the notes column of the transfer destination (n4 → n
5→n6...). The transfer method at this time is the same as the transfer method for similar items. Note that if the transfer destination does not have a notes column, the item data is not transferred and the process moves to the next item.

[0018] When the processing for all items at the transfer source is completed as described above, it is determined whether or not there are any uninputted item fields at the transfer destination (n10). This determination is “0FFH
This is done based on whether or not there is an item character string in which "0FFH" is written, and if "0FFH" is present, a character string such as "No corresponding data" is transferred to that item character string.

[0019]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when transferring itemized data between applications, the item names of the transfer source and the item names of the transfer destination are matched, so that the itemized data is organized. This saves you the trouble of sorting things out after the transfer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

[Figure 1] Block diagram of an electronic notebook equipped with a data transfer device

[Figure 2] Diagram showing the structure of a telephone directory, which is one of the applications

[Figure 3] Diagram showing the configuration of business card management, which is one of the applications

[Figure 4] Diagram showing the configuration of a schedule, which is one of the applications

[Figure 5] Diagram showing the structure of memo, which is one of the applications

[Figure 6] Diagram showing an example of transferring itemized data from business card management to telephone directory

[Figure 7] Diagram showing an example of transferring data by item from phone book 2 to memo

[Figure 8] Diagram showing an example of transferring itemized data from the telephone directory to business card management

[Figure 9] Flowchart showing the procedure for transferring itemized data

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim 1: A data transfer device comprising multiple types of applications having itemized data such as names, telephone numbers, etc., and transferring itemized data held by one application to the item field of another application, the data transfer device comprising: means to compare the match or similarity status between the item name provided by the application and the item name provided by the transfer destination application, and the item name of the itemized data to be transferred does not exist as an item name of the transfer destination application. When,
A data transfer device comprising: means for transferring the itemized data to an item field having similar item names. [Claim 2] A data transfer device comprising a plurality of types of applications having itemized data such as names, telephone numbers, etc., and transferring itemized data held by one application to an item column of another application, the data transfer device comprising: means for comparing the match or similarity status between the item name of the application and the item name of the transfer destination application, and the item name of the itemized data to be transferred exists as the item name of the transfer destination application. 1. A data transfer device comprising: means for transferring the itemized data to an item column with a matching item name. Claim 3: A data transfer device comprising multiple types of applications having itemized data such as names, telephone numbers, etc., which transfers the itemized data held by one application to the item field of another application, the data transfer device comprising: means for comparing matching or similar states between item names provided in the application and item names provided in the transfer destination application, and when the item name of the transfer destination application does not exist in the item name of the transfer source application; A data transfer device comprising: means for writing information indicating that there is no data in the item name of the transfer destination application.