JPH04369717A - Information processing method and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm an original and input information in a screen and to eliminate the large movement of the view of a person who inputs information by displaying the original as an image in a part of the display screen as a window. CONSTITUTION:The original is read from an image scanner 24 and it is displayed in the image display window 12 of CRT 21. When the person who inputs information inputs the character and the graphic of the displayed original from a keyboard 28, they are displayed on the screen of CRT 21. At this time, the display place of the image display window 12 is shifted in accordance with the increase of the display of the character and the graphic, which are keyed-in.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing method and apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing method and apparatus capable of displaying input information in a window as an image.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when inputting a manuscript such as characters or figures written on a paper using a keyboard, the manuscript is placed next to a display unit such as a CRT or LCD of an information processing device, and the input is performed while viewing the manuscript. I was inputting information.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example described above, it is necessary for the device user to refer to the manuscript frequently to confirm the input of information such as characters and figures, and to confirm the execution results of the kana-kanji conversion process. The field of view of the device was constantly moving widely from the display screen of the device to the document, or from the document to the display screen. These frequent large shifts in visual field are
This was a major factor hindering the accuracy and speed of information input.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional example, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing method and an apparatus thereof that can suppress movement of the field of view of a person inputting information.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the information processing method of the present invention comprises the following steps. That is, it is an information processing method that can display input information on a display screen, which includes the steps of reading a document containing characters, figures, etc. as an image, and displaying the image read in in the step as a window on one part of the display screen. a step of inputting information of the document represented by the image displayed in the step as characters and figures; and a step of displaying the characters and figures input in the step in the window of the display screen. The step of displaying the character or figure in a position different from the position where the character or figure is displayed, and the displaying of the character or figure in the step, the display position of the window is adjusted so that the display position of the window does not overlap with the display position of the character or figure. An information processing method characterized by comprising a step of moving a display position.

According to another invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a window on a display screen of a display means, comprising: a first input means for reading a document in which characters, figures, etc. are written as an image; window display means for displaying the image read by the means as a window on a part of the display screen; and a second input means for inputting information of the document represented by the image input by the first input means as characters or figures. an input means; an output means for outputting the characters and figures input by the second input means to a position on the display screen different from a position where the window is displayed; and a window display position control means for controlling the display position of the window to be moved as the window is displayed.

[0007]

[Operation] With the above configuration, the present invention displays a document read from the first input means as an image as a window on a part of the display screen, and the information expressed in the image is displayed as characters or figures by the second input means. Input and output to a location different from the window display location on the display screen, and also display the window so that it does not overlap with the window display location as characters and figures are output to the display screen. Acts to move location.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus that is a typical embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 21 is a CRT, 22 is a display control unit equipped with a VRAM that controls the CRT 21 and stores display contents, 23 is a mouse, 24 is an image scanner, 25 is an image input control unit, and 26 is the entire device. Controlling CPU, 27 is C
Stores the control program executed by the PU26 and
A memory 26 is used as a work area, and a keyboard 28 is used for inputting characters, specifying processing selections, and the like. These device components are coupled by CPU bus 101.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the layout of the display screen displayed on the CRT 21 by the information processing apparatus of this embodiment during information input processing. In FIG. 2, 10 is the entire display screen;
11 is a cursor that indicates the information input position; 12 is a window that displays part of the input information (hereinafter referred to as an image display window); and 13 is a layout of function keys.

Information input processing executed by the information processing apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 4. Note that here, the CRT 1 has already displayed a screen as shown in FIG. It is assumed that the display window 12 is displayed.

First, in step S1, it is checked whether or not an image of a document is to be input. Here, the information inputter gives an instruction to that effect from the keyboard 28. When inputting an image of a document is selected in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2, where a document is input from the image scanner 4. In step S2, the image scanner 4 performs settings such as specifying the document size, the number of documents, and the reading density.
is activated and the read data is stored in the memory 27 via the image input control section 25. When the image input process is completed, the process returns to step S1. On the other hand, if document image input is not selected in step S1, the process proceeds to step S3.

[0013] In step S3, it is checked whether or not characters are to be input. Here, if the information input person issues an instruction for character input processing from the keyboard 28, the process proceeds to step S4, and character input processing is executed. Details of the character input process will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the character input process is completed, the process returns to step S1.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that character input is not selected (for example, if a function key on the keyboard 28 is pressed), the process proceeds to step S3.
Proceeding to step 5, other processes (
(not detailed here). Here, if it is determined that an instruction to execute another process has been given, the process proceeds to step S6, and that process is performed. When the process in step S6 is completed, the process returns to step S1.

[0015] On the other hand, if it is determined that no instruction has been given to execute other processing (for example, in the case of a key operation that has no meaning by itself, such as pressing the shift key), The process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, it is checked whether or not the process should be terminated. If the process is not to be terminated, the process returns to step S1, and if it is determined that the process is to be terminated, the process is terminated here.

Next, the details of the character input process are shown in FIG.
This will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in .

First, in step S10, the keyboard 28
Check if there is any key input from. If there is no key input, the system waits for key input. Next, step S1
1, it is checked whether the input key is a key that instructs to change the size of the image display window 12. Here, if it is determined that there has been an instruction to change the window size, the process proceeds to step S12, and the window size can be changed using the mouse 23. If the size of the image display window 12 on the CRT screen is changed in step S12, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input key is not an instruction to change the size of the image display window 12, the process proceeds to step S13, and the input key is an instruction to change the scroll width of the image display point of the image display window 12. Check to see if it is an instruction. here,
If it is determined that the input key is an instruction to change the scroll width, the process proceeds to step S14, where the scroll width is set numerically from the keyboard. After this process ends, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input key is not an instruction to change the scroll width, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, it is further checked whether the input key is an instruction to change the image display position in the image display window 12. If it is determined that this is an instruction to change the image display position, the process proceeds to step S16, and after displaying the entire input image,
It can be changed using the mouse 23. In step S16, a change display position is designated with the mouse 23 to change the display position. After this process ends, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input key is not an instruction to change the image display position, the process proceeds to step S17, and further determines whether the input key is an instruction to scroll the image display point in the image display window 12. instruct. Here, if it is determined that the input key is a scroll instruction, the process proceeds to step S18, and the display position is changed by the set scroll width. After this process ends, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input key is not a scroll instruction, the process proceeds to step S19, and it is checked whether the input key is an instruction to end character input processing. Here, if an instruction to end the character input process is given, the process returns to step S1.

Now, if the input key does not indicate the end of the character input process, the device recognizes that the process is character input, and the process proceeds to step S20, where character input is executed from the position of the cursor 11 displayed on the CRT. . Next, in step S21, the input characters are subjected to kana-kanji conversion, and if the result of the kana-kanji conversion is not the desired character, the kana-kanji conversion is repeated until the desired character is obtained. Step S
In step S22, the cursor position, which is the input position, is moved, and in step S23, the display position of the image display window 12 is moved at an appropriate time as the cursor moves. In this embodiment, only when the line of the cursor indicating the input position is changed, the display position of the image display window 12 is shifted downward by one line, or the image display window 12 is displayed on the CRT screen. If there is no space, processes such as displaying a few lines above the cursor position are performed. When the process of step S23 is finished, the process returns to step S10, and the above-described process is repeated.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, when inputting information such as characters, a document is read from an image scanner,
Since this is displayed on the image display window, the person inputting the information can perform input processing while viewing the information displayed on the image display window. Further, as the cursor moves with character input, the display position of the image display window is also changed as appropriate, so the display position of the image display window does not interfere with character input.

[0020] The present invention may be applied to a system consisting of a plurality of devices or a device consisting of one device, or may be achieved by supplying a program to the system or device. Needless to say, it can also be applied to cases where

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to read a document as an image and display it as a window on the screen, while inputting information on characters and figures represented by the image. When inputting information using a manuscript, the windows can be moved so that they do not overlap as the figures or graphics are output on the screen. This has the effect that the movement of the person's field of vision is limited within a limited range on the screen. Therefore, it also contributes to improving efficiency when inputting originals.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device that is a typical embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen layout displayed on a CRT during information input processing.

[Figure 3]

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing information input processing.

[Explanation of symbols] 12 Image display window 21 CRT 23 Mouse 24 Image scanner 26 CPU 27 Memory 28 Keyboard

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An information processing method capable of displaying input information on a display screen, comprising the steps of: reading a document containing characters, figures, etc. as an image; and displaying the image read by the step as a window. a step of displaying the information of the document represented by the image displayed in the step in the form of characters or figures; A step of displaying the window in a position different from the displayed position, and with the display of the characters and figures in the step, so that the display position of the window does not overlap with the display position of the characters and figures, An information processing method comprising the step of moving the display position of the window. 2. An information processing device capable of displaying a window on a display screen of a display means, comprising: a first input means for reading a document in which characters, figures, etc. are written as an image;
a window display means for displaying the image read by the input means as a window on a part of the display screen; and inputting information of the document represented by the image input by the first input means as characters or figures. a second input means; an output means for outputting the characters and figures input by the second input means to a position on the display screen different from a position where the window is displayed; An information processing apparatus comprising: window display position control means for controlling the display position of the window to be moved as the window is displayed on the screen. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display portion of the image in the window can be scrolled by a predetermined width.