JPH0528146A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display the same date with plural functions. CONSTITUTION:An operation learning control block 40 and an operation help control block 50 share an operation guide date 90. The data 90 is outputted via an operation guide control block 60. Furthermore both blocks 40 and 50 possess the operation learning data 70 and the operation help data 80 respectively as their own data. Therefore plural functions share an output information generating means, etc. Thus it is possible to secure an organic system environment with high efficiency of resources.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a Japanese word processor, and more particularly to an information processing device for displaying the same data by a plurality of functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information equipment such as word processors in recent years has a help function such as a word processor and a workstation as a function for a user to understand an operation method of a desired function.

For example, in the "document creating apparatus" described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-231110, when a user makes a necessary and sufficient question request, a question sentence is created and displayed, so that the user can see the question. I have confirmed this. Then, if the user confirms the question text and is correct, the guide text is displayed, and if it is not correct, the user is requested to enter the question again and input again.

As a result, an accurate guidance sentence can always be displayed, and operability is improved.

[0005]

However, in order to prepare a guidance sentence in all situations, a large amount of memory or the like is required, but in the above conventional technique, the guide sentence is displayed. The function was used only as a single function. Therefore, the data that can be shared between the respective functions must be provided for each function, and there is a problem in efficient use of the memory.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus having a resource efficient organic system environment for displaying the same data by a plurality of functions.

[0007]

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and is a storage means for storing data, an input means for inputting a user's instruction, and the storage means. When a predetermined instruction is received from the output means for outputting the data and the input means, the operation method will be described in the predetermined order. Therefore, the data is read out from the storage means in the predetermined order to the output means. In order to explain the operation method learning means to be output and the operation method of the function arbitrarily desired by the user, data relating to the function designated by the input from the input means is read from the storage means and output to the output means. In an information processing device having a help means, the operation method learning means and the help means share at least a part of data output to the output means. The information processing apparatus is provided, characterized in that.

In this case, the operation method learning means or the help means has a sharing function, and the same data portion of the data output by the operation method learning means and the help means to the output means. Is preferably read from the storage means via the sharing function and output to the output means.

The output means is preferably capable of displaying image data.

The help means and the operation method learning means may display the data only in a partial area of the screen.

[0011]

In response to the input from the input means, the operation method learning means reads the data from the storage means and causes the output means to output the data. Similarly, the help means also reads the data from the storage means and causes the output means to output the data.

At this time, the operation method learning means and the help means give the output instruction to the read and output means for the same data portion through the sharing function.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The basic control configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG.

This information processing apparatus comprises a plurality of functional blocks 4, 5, an input means 2, an output means 3, a plurality of data storage units 7, 8, 9 and a control means 1 and a generation means 6. It is configured.

The input means 2 is a keyboard, a mouse, an image scanner, a voice input device, etc., and the output means 3 is a CRT display, a liquid crystal display,
It has a printer and a speaker. However, it is not limited to these.

The function 1 block 4 is one function of the information processing apparatus, and is a generation means 6 which is a shared tool with other functions.
And the data 7 for function 1 are used. The function 1 data 7 stores data that cannot be supplemented by the generation unit 6.

The function 2 block 5 is one function different from the function 1 of the information processing apparatus, and uses the generation means 6 which is a shared tool with other functions and the data 8 for the function 2.
The data 1 for function 1 stores data that cannot be supplemented by the generation means 6.

The generation means 6 is a shared tool for the functions 1 and 2, and uses the generation means data 9. As described above, the generating means data 9 is used by both the function 1 and the function 2.

The control means 1 comprises the above functional blocks,
It controls the input unit 2, the output unit 3, and the entire information processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 more specifically shows the information processing apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned basic configuration.

The present embodiment has an operation learning function and an operation help function as functions corresponding to the functions 1 and 2 described above. The operation learning function is the operation learning block 4
0, and the operation help function is realized by the operation help control block 50.

The data dedicated to each function used for these functions includes operation learning data 70, operation help data 80, and the like.

Further, as a function commonly used for both functions, that is, as a function corresponding to the generating means 6 in FIG. 1, there is an operation guide function realized by the operation guide control block 60. .

In this figure, the control means 1 in FIG. 1 is used as the information processing control 10, and the input means 2 is used as the input device 2.
The output means 3 is shown as 0 and the output device 30 is shown.

The operation learning control block 40 controls the operation learning function which is one function of the information processing apparatus, and uses the operation learning data 70 and the operation guide function which is a common tool. The operation learning function is intended mainly for beginners, and is a function for systematically learning the operation method of the functions of the information processing apparatus.

Display data that cannot be supplemented by the operation guide function is stored in the operation learning data 70 as described above.

The operation help control block 50 controls the operation help function which is a function of the information processing apparatus, and uses the operation help data 80 and the operation guide function which is a common tool. The operation help function is a function for the user to understand an operation method of a function arbitrarily desired by the user among the functions of the information processing apparatus. Display data that cannot be supplemented by the operation guide function is stored in the operation help data 80 as described above.

The operation guide control block 60 controls the operation guide function and uses the operation guide data 90. The operation guide function supports a simulation function that allows the user to actually perform the operation method of the function of the information processing device step by step.
It is possible to output the operation guide of any function depending on how to pass the input parameters.

The operation guide data 90 includes operation guide procedure data 91 indicating an operation procedure for each step,
It is composed of operation guide display data 92 showing an output example of a display screen of an actual information processing apparatus, and operation guide control data 93 for managing inputtable key code information and display data.

An example of the operation guide procedure data 91 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the data shown in this figure is the data used in the description of the "insert" function.

The data is composed of a "state" value and "display character string data". Then, the operation guide control block 60 refers to the value of the state and determines whether or not to display the display character string data.

However, the operation learning function, which will be described later, displays all operation guide procedure data on the screen regardless of the state value.

An example of the operation guide display data 92 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the data shown in this figure is the data used in the description of the "insert" function.

The data are "target" and "positional information".
And "operation information". The operation guide control block 60 displays a screen according to the data. Specifically, if the target is "character",
The character string shown in the motion information is displayed at the position on the screen specified by the position information. When the target is "qualification", the type of decoration indicated by the motion information is displayed at the position on the screen specified by the position information by the specified length. When the target is a "cursor", the cursor type indicated by the motion information is displayed at the position on the screen specified by the position information.

In the operation information shown in FIG. 7, the character "¶" is defined as a line feed mark. Also, "〓〓〓〓" is defined as a scale mark separating the editing area and the non-editing area, and one "〓" occupies two digits.

Here, "character", "decoration", and "cursor" have been shown as the target of the operation guide display data, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other key line data, graphic data, etc. It is easily possible to target

An example of the operation guide control data 93 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the data shown in this figure is the data used in the description of the "insert" function.

The data consists of "state", "key", and "key".
"Action". Regarding "action",
It includes "target", "positional information", and "motion information".
The "motion" information defined in this figure corresponds to the display data in FIG. The "state" is the same as that in FIG. Therefore, the operation guide control block 6
With reference to the value of "state", 0 is configured so that the operation guide procedure data 91 of FIG. 6 and the operation guide control data 93 of FIG. 8 can be linked and used.

The information processing control block 10 controls each control block, the input device 20, the output device 30, and manages the entire information processing device.

The processing operation will be described for each function.

First, the processing of the operation learning control block 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the screen display example of FIG.

First, in step 41, the heading area for the operation learning function is displayed. Specifically, in the operation learning screen example of FIG. 9, among the upper, middle, and lower three areas,
Display course and lesson information in the heading area at the top. This displays the corresponding data in the operation learning data 70 managed separately from the operation guide function.

In the following step 42, the operation guide function controlled by the operation guide control block 60 is activated, and thereafter, the operation guide function is restored.

The operation guide function will be described later.

The processing contents of the operation help control block 50 according to the embodiment of the present invention are shown in the flowchart of FIG.
Will be described with reference to a screen display example of.

First, in step 51, a window for the operation help function is displayed. Specifically, the operation help window is displayed on the screen being edited (see FIG. 10). Here, the edit screen data hidden after the operation help window is saved in another storage area so that the original screen can be restored when the window is deleted. , Easily thought of.

In step 52, the operation help heading area is displayed. Specifically, in the operation help window shown in FIG. Display information for the specified feature name. This displays the corresponding data in the operation help data 80 managed separately from the operation help function. Figure 1
In 0, the function name, "insert" is displayed.

Subsequently, in step 53, the operation guide function controlled by the operation guide control block 60 is called, and when the predetermined processing is completed, the operation is restored.

The processing contents of the operation guide control block 60 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When started in step 42 of FIG. 3 or step 53 of FIG. 4, first, a procedure explanation area is displayed (step 60). The display processing of the procedure explanation area is performed when the operation learning control block 40 is activated,
This is different when the operation help control block 50 is activated.

First, the processing contents when the operation learning control block 40 is activated will be described.

In the operation learning screen example of FIG. 9, the lesson content and information on the next operation described for each step are displayed in the procedure explanation area in the lower part. This is done by displaying the corresponding data in the operation guide procedure data 91.

Next, the display processing of the procedure explanation area when it is activated by the operation help control block 50 will be described.

In FIG. 10, operation guide procedure data is displayed in the procedure explanation area at the bottom of the operation help window. In this case, the data to be displayed is searched for when the status value of the operation guide procedure data is "-1", and the display character string data corresponding to it is searched. In the example of Fig. 6, "July 12" Immediately after ... Is displayed.

When the procedure explanation area display processing is completed, subsequently, the initial screen of the operation guide function is displayed using the operation guide display data 92 shown in FIG. 7 (step 6).
1).

Specifically, as described above, when the target is a "character", the character string shown in the operation information is displayed at the position on the screen designated by the position information. When the target is "qualification", the type of decoration indicated by the motion information is displayed at the position on the screen specified by the position information by the specified length.
When the target is a "cursor", the cursor type indicated by the motion information is displayed at the position on the screen specified by the position information.

Thus, the initial screen is completed by displaying according to the display data for the operation guide.

In step 62, the value of "state" which is an internal variable of the operation guide function is set to 0. Next, display character string data that has the same value as the current "state" value,
The operation guide procedure data (see FIG. 6) is retrieved and displayed in a predetermined area (step 63).

In the case of the operation learning function, as shown in FIG. 9, all the data are collectively displayed in step 42 of FIG. 3, so that no actual processing is performed here.

On the other hand, in the case of the operation help function, information on the next operation is displayed in the procedure explanation area in the lower part of the operation help window 100. This is adjusted so that the information of the next operation changes at each step.
In the example of FIG. 10, "<execution> key ..." is displayed. This means that the value of "state" is 8.

In step 64, when the key input is accepted and the key is entered, it is judged from the internal variable state value and the operation guide control data (FIG. 8) whether the input can be accepted ( Step 65). Specifically, FIG.
An item that matches both the state value and the entered key code is searched for, and if not found, it is determined to be unacceptable.

If the key cannot be accepted, that is, if a key other than the keys specified in the operation guide control data of FIG. 8 is input, the process returns to step 64 and waits for key input again.

On the other hand, if it is acceptable, the operation of the corresponding item in FIG. 8 is executed (step 66). After that, the value of the next state is assigned to the state value which is an internal variable (step 6
7) It is determined whether the state value is FFH indicating the end (step 68). As a result, when it is determined that the operation is ended, the control of the operation guide is ended. If not, the process returns to step 63 and the same processing is repeated.

FIG. 11 shows a configuration example of the entire data used by the information processing apparatus of this embodiment to realize the operation learning function and the operation help function. In this embodiment, 12 function explanations are prepared. ing.

Each function description has a unique operation guide ID, and corresponding to each operation guide procedure data, operation guide display data, operation guide control data, operation learning data, operation help data. Each piece of data is present.

For example, when the function explanation of the operation guide ID 001 is "insert", the operation guide procedure data 150 among the five data constituting the data 001 is shown in FIG. The data. The operation guide display data 152 is the data shown in FIG. 7. Further, the operation guide control data 154 is the data shown in FIG. In addition, the operation guide ID is 002,0
Similarly, for data such as 03, data for explaining different functions are also stored.

The data hierarchy during operation learning is classified into three courses as shown in FIG. Each course is divided into 3 to 5 lessons. For example, after the lesson using the operation guide ID 001, a lesson using the data with the operation guide ID 002 is performed. After this, the operation guide ID is 003,
A lesson is conducted using the data of 004 and 005, and one course is completed.

Further, in the case of the operation help, as shown in FIG. 13, it is hierarchized so as to have more branches than in the operation learning. Therefore, according to the user's instruction, the function explanation can be received more randomly and more flexibly.

According to the embodiment described above, the operation learning function and the operation help function share the operation guide function, and only the unique data which is not included in the operation guide function is uniquely held, so that the resource efficiency is high. It is possible to build an organic system environment.

Further, the key code of the control data for the operation guide of FIG. 8 is referred to in the determination of the acceptable key of the operation guide control of FIG. May be accepted and special processing may be possible. For example, if the end key is pressed, in any case, exit the process currently being executed,
It is possible to return to the caller.

In the case of introducing graphic data as an operation target, for example, by marking the key to be input next on the graphic data depicting the keyboard and urging the key input operation, the beginner can feel at ease. It is easy to think of ways to get them to use it.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Each data is separated from the control unit and is extremely independent. Therefore, it has a structure that can sufficiently deal with the change of data contents, and has flexibility in expanding the system.

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation learning function and the operation help function are shown as examples, but other functions may be used. Further, it is naturally applicable to voice data and the like.

[0075]

As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention has a configuration in which a plurality of functions share a highly versatile function and data, and therefore, a resource efficient organic system environment. Can be built.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of operation learning control according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of operation help control according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of operation guide control according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of procedure data for operation guide according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of operation guide display data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an example of operation guide control data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a screen example of operation learning according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a screen example of operation help according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a configuration example of data used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an example of a data hierarchy diagram during operation learning according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an example of a data hierarchy diagram during operation help according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Control means, 2 ... Input means, 3 ... Output means, 4 ... Function 1 block, 5 ... Function 2 block, 6 ... Generation means, 7 ...
Function 1 data storage unit, 8 ... Function 2 data storage unit, 9
... data storage for generating means, 10 ... information processing control block, 20 ... input device block, 30 ... output device block, 40 ... operation learning control block, 50 ... operation help control block, 60 ... operation guide control block, 70 ... Operation learning data storage unit, 80 ... Operation help data storage unit, 90 ... Operation guide data storage unit, 91 ... Operation guide procedure data storage unit, 92 ... Operation guide display data storage unit, 93 ... Operation guide Control data storage unit, 100
... operation help window, 150 ... operation guide procedure data, 152 ... operation guide display data, 154 ... operation guide control data.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing data, an input means for inputting a user's instruction, an output means for outputting the data stored in the storage means, and a case of receiving a predetermined instruction from the input means. In order to explain the operation method in a predetermined order, an operation method learning means for reading the data from the storage means in a predetermined order and outputting the data to the output means, and an operation method for a function arbitrarily desired by the user In order to explain the above, an information processing apparatus comprising: a data processing unit for reading data relating to a function designated by an input from the input unit, and causing the output unit to output the data to the output unit; The information processing device is characterized in that the help means shares at least a part of the data output to the output means. 2. A sharing function means activated by the operation method learning means or the help means, wherein the same data portion among the data output by the operation method learning means and the help means to the output means is 3. The data is read from the storage means via the sharing function and output to the output means.
The information processing device described. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output means is capable of displaying image data. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the help means displays the data only in a partial area of the screen. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the operation method learning means displays the data only in a partial area of the screen.