JPH05119892A - Data input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To retrieve and supplement the remainder of data only by inputting a part of data and to automatically register codes and numbers of the data of remainder when the data are not registered in a data input system at an information processor and a communication terminal device. CONSTITUTION:One character inputted from an input device 2 is added and stored in an input buffer 6 and the data which a character string in the input buffer 6 is coincident with a leading part are retrieved out of a registration table 8. The retrieved data are stored in a display buffer 7 and displayed on a display 3. When the confirmation instruction is issued from the input device 2, the content of the input buffer 6 is replaced with the content of the display buffer 7 and the input is completed. When the confirmation instruction is not issued and the input is completed, the character string in the input buffer is stored in the registration table.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple data input method for information processing devices, communication terminal devices and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, OA has been remarkable,
Information processing devices and communication terminal devices are installed in offices and factories. In the above device, a keyboard device, a ten-key device, etc. are used to input data and the like. The input data is often a code or a number (including a telephone number, etc.), and tends to become longer and more complicated as the information system and the communication network become larger in scale. Therefore, by providing a function that can be used by defining frequently used codes and numbers in a shortened form (for example, abbreviated numbers), the effort of inputting and the complexity of memorizing long and complicated codes and numbers are reduced. Was there. For example, in a telephone terminal having a shortened number function, the telephone number 0
Recognize the telephone number corresponding to the telephone terminal or exchange by defining an abbreviated number consisting of any two-digit number for 3-3855-1111 and dialing the abbreviated number instead of the original telephone number. I am trying to make a call connection.

[0003]

However, since the abbreviated number is judged and registered by, for example, a department of the company or an individual who uses it, an information processing device or a communication terminal device of a different department or individual is used. In that case, you need to enter the original code or number. The same applies to the case where a device that does not have the abbreviated number function is used. Therefore, in reality, it is often necessary to store the original code and number together with the shortened number. In such a case, an organizationally defined code or number system (for example, a telephone number or an email number in a company organization is composed of numbers that distinguish inside or outside the company, numbers of districts or offices, department numbers, personal names, etc.) It is very complicated to remember the number system of completely different abbreviated numbers, which is arbitrarily defined by a specific department or individual, and the memory is easily confused. In addition, in order to use the abbreviated number,
It is necessary to predefine and register the correspondence with the original code or number. When these codes or numbers change, it is necessary to change or redefine the abbreviated numbers. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is not necessary to store another code system or number system such as an abbreviated number in an information processing device or a communication terminal device.
Moreover, it is to provide a data input method capable of reducing the trouble of inputting and registering.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the data input method according to the present invention is a data input method for an apparatus including an input device and a display device, and each time one character is input from the input device, The input character is additionally stored in the input buffer, and the data in which the leading part of the data group stored in the registration table matches the character string stored in the input buffer is searched, and the searched data is displayed. If the character strings in the buffer match, the next data is searched again. If they do not match, the character string in the display buffer is replaced with the searched data, and the replaced character string in the display buffer is displayed on the display device. When the message is displayed and a confirmation instruction is given, the character string in the input buffer is replaced with the character string in the display buffer to finish the input, and the input is made without the confirmation instruction. If the Ryosuru is is arranged to store strings in the input buffer to the registration table.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing apparatus adopting a data input method according to the present invention. This embodiment comprises a central processing unit 1, an input unit 2, a display unit 3, an interface 4 and a memory 5. The input device 2 and the display device 3 are connected to the central processing unit 1 via the interface 4. A memory 5 for recording an input character string, a display character string and registration data is connected to the central processing unit 1. The memory 5 includes an input buffer 6, a display buffer 7 and a registration table 8. The input buffer 6 is an area for storing a character string input from the input device 2. The display buffer 7 is an area for storing a character string displayed on the display device 3. The registration table 8 is an area for storing a registered data group. Here, the character string is a sequence of one or more characters.
In addition, a character is coded information that indicates the minimum semantic unit that constitutes data, and includes numbers, kana, kanji, English characters,
Symbols and control characters (eg line feed, page breaks, etc.) correspond to them.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a data input processing procedure executed by the central processing unit 1. First, as in normal input processing, immediately after the start of input processing, the input buffer 6
Are initialized (step 10). And the input device 2
The input waiting state (step 11) is entered. When there is an input notification (interruption) from the input device 2, the processing for exiting the input waiting state (step 11) and determining the input content (steps 12 and 20) is performed. FIG. 2 shows only a minimum determination procedure for inputting one character (step 12) and for confirming (step 20). In addition to this, a procedure may be added in which interruption or resumption of input or forced termination of input is determined and processing is performed accordingly. Further, these determination processes may be executed in a different order. In step 12 of FIG. 2, it is determined whether or not one character is input. If it is determined that the input is one character, the input one character is additionally stored in the input buffer 6 which stores the character string input before that time (step 13).

Next, by inputting this one character,
It is determined whether the input process itself is completed (step 14). The input process ends when, for example, the number of input characters reaches the required number of characters, or when a special code indicating an input break is detected. When it is determined that the input process is completed, the user has completed all necessary inputs by this stage, so the characters in the input buffer 6 are registered in the registration table 8 (step 19), and the input is completed. The process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input processing has not reached the end, the data group stored in the registration table is searched for data in which the leading portion thereof matches the character string in the input buffer 6 (step 15). At this time, when a plurality of data are retrieved, it is advisable to select the data according to the frequency of use and the degree of importance. Further, when the corresponding data is not stored in the registration table 8, if a blank character string or the character string itself in the input buffer 6 is assigned as the search result data, there is no corresponding data, or It is also possible to notify the user by displaying the character string entered up to.

Next, the retrieved data is compared with the character string in the display buffer 7 to determine whether all the character strings match (step 16). If they match, this means that this data has already been displayed on the display device 3, and it is desirable to present the user with other data. Therefore, when the retrieved data matches the character string in the display buffer 7, the character string in the display buffer 7 is replaced with the retrieved data (step 17), and the replaced character string in the display buffer 7 is replaced. It is displayed on the display device 3 (step 18). After that, it waits for input again (step 11). If it is determined in step 12 of FIG. 2 that one character has not been input, then it is determined whether or not it is a confirmation instruction (step 20). If it is not a confirmation instruction, it waits for input again (step 11) and waits for input of the next character or confirmation instruction. If there is a confirmation instruction, the character string in the input buffer 6 is replaced with the character string in the display buffer 7 (step 21), and the input process is terminated.

Next, the case where the present invention is applied to the input of a telephone number will be shown, and the effect thereof will be described. FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the registration table. Each data stored in this table is a telephone number. The "(" and ")" included in each data in the figure are added to clearly indicate that each data is a telephone number, and are not actually stored.
4 to 6 are explanatory views showing the first to third examples of the telephone number input process. "Input" in the figure
The column shows the entered one character (numerical value in this example) or confirmation instruction. The "input buffer" column shows the input numbers or the contents of the input buffer as a result of processing the confirmation instruction. That is, when a number is input, the content of the input buffer becomes the new content by adding the number to the previous content. When the confirmation instruction is input, the contents of the display buffer become the contents of the input buffer. The "display contents" column is the data obtained by searching the registration table, that is, the data whose head portion matches the contents of the input buffer, the contents of the display buffer, and the contents displayed on the display device. .. However, when displaying on a display device, it is desirable to devise it so that it is easy for the user to see. In this example, a blank is appropriately inserted. Blanks are removed and stored in the display buffer. In this example, when a plurality of data are retrieved, the order of storage in the registered data is preferentially selected. In addition, there is a method of selecting data in order of frequency of use or importance. The “final result” column shows the contents of the input buffer at the end of input.

In the example of FIG. 4, it is necessary to input a 10-digit number by a normal input method, but according to the data input method of the present invention, only a 2-digit number and a confirmation instruction may be input. Moreover, the numbers to be entered are part of the original telephone number, and are not numbers defined in a completely different system. In the example of FIG. 5, only a 5-digit number and a confirmation instruction may be input. Also,
In this example, the fourth input (numeral 2) is "04521
"1 3850" is searched and displayed, and another candidate "045 211 892" is input by the fifth input (number 1).
"1" is searched and displayed. In this case, even though "045 2113850" is searched and displayed by the fourth input (number 2), it is considered that a different candidate is expected because the fifth input was received, Retrieving and displaying another candidate different from the displayed data is more effective in reducing the number of inputs. Figure 6
In the example, if the input data does not exist in the registration table, the contents of the input buffer are added to the registration table at the end of the input. The registration table after the addition is as shown in FIG. 7, for example.

[0011]

As described above, the data input method according to the present invention inputs a part of the original code or number, searches the registration table, and obtains data in which the input part matches. .. Therefore, it is not necessary to store another number system or code system such as an abbreviated number in the data input by the information processing apparatus or the like, and there is an effect that the labor of input is reduced. Also, if the code or number to be used is not registered in the registration table, it will be registered automatically, so you only have to enter a part of it from the next time, and the special registration work of conventionally required abbreviated number registration is unnecessary There is also the advantage of becoming.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing apparatus adopting a data input method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a data input processing procedure executed by a central processing unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a registration table.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the data input method according to the present invention is applied to a telephone number.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another example in which the data input method according to the present invention is applied to a telephone number.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing still another example in which the data input method according to the present invention is applied to a telephone number.

7 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a registration table as a result of the example shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Central processing unit 2 ... Input device 3 ... Display device 4 ... Interface 5 ... Memory 6 ... Input buffer 7 ... Display buffer 8 ... Registration table

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a data input method of a device including an input device and a display device, each time one character is input from the input device, the input character is additionally stored in an input buffer and stored in a registration table. Searches for data in which the first part of the existing data group matches the character string stored in the input buffer. If the searched data and the character string in the display buffer match, the next data is searched again for matching. If not, the character string in the display buffer is replaced with the retrieved data, and the replaced character string in the display buffer is displayed on the display device. If a confirmation instruction is given, the character string in the input buffer is displayed. When you finish inputting by replacing with the character string in, and store the character string in the input buffer in the registration table when you finish inputting without confirming Data input method, characterized in that configuration was. 2. The data input method according to claim 1, wherein the character is encoded information that is a semantically minimum unit that constitutes data.