JPH0528191A - Data input/output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the data input device capable of easily retrieving the title of the page and the number of the item. CONSTITUTION:In the case of retrieving the page number of the corresponding name of the item by the input of the name of the item, a book information preparation part 11 prepares book information at the time of retrieving the page title from a group number by inputting in advance through the operation of a keyboard 12. An operator retrieves an objective page title by specifying group number by a touch sensor 3 while watching a screen displayed. on a display device 1 based on the prepared book information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input / output device, and more particularly to a data input device and a data output device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional device for inputting data, for example,
An item input device having a page list function searches for items and makes a predetermined input as follows. When the operator presses the page list key of the display device, as shown in FIG. 16, a page list screen is displayed on the display device having a touch panel on the upper surface. On this page list screen, there are display columns for displaying pages of five pages and their titles, "↑" key, "↓" key, numeric keypad,
A page display field, a title reference key, a page setting key, and a cancel key for canceling various key operations are displayed.

When the "↑" key is pressed, the previous 5 pages of the page currently displayed in the display column are displayed, and when the "↓" key is pressed, the next 5 pages are displayed. Is done. When a page (pages 0 to 63) is input using the ten keys, the number is input in the page display field. If you enter the title reference key here, the page displayed in the page display field will be
Pages and titles for the pages are displayed in the display field.
Here, in order to check which page title is what page, there is a method of sequentially shifting the page titles to be displayed by the "↑" key and the "↓" key. In other words, if you press the "↑" key on the page list screen, the page with the number before the currently displayed page will be displayed, and if you press the "↓" key, the page with the subsequent number will be displayed. .

On the other hand, in a data output device that outputs data, when a text file is output to a printer, if a file to be output is designated, the file is output from the beginning to the end. That is, the specified file is opened, data is transferred to the output device in order from the beginning, and the output device
The received data was sequentially printed out.

[0005]

The "↑" key is used to search for a specific page title using the page list function of the conventional data input device, that is, to find out what the corresponding page number is. In many cases, it was necessary to repeatedly switch the page title display using the "↓" key, which made the operation very complicated. Further, when inputting a specific item, if the page in which the item exists is not known, the only means for searching is to display each page one by one, and the operation is also complicated.

On the other hand, in the conventional data output device, as for the file specified to be output, the entire file is output. Therefore, when outputting only the actually required part, the following is done. That is, it is copied to another file once, an unnecessary portion is deleted by an editor or the like, and then output. Alternatively, the entire file is output on paper and then the output result is cut off or erased with a pen or a correction fluid. However, in the method of once copying to another file, the operator has to manually delete an unnecessary portion and open the editor many times, which is very complicated. Further, in the method of processing the entire file after printing it on paper, unnecessary parts are also printed, so the paper is wasted and the work is difficult.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide an input device capable of easily retrieving page titles and item numbers. A second object of the present invention is to eliminate complicated work and reduce operator's burden when outputting a file.

[0008]

A data input device according to claim 1, wherein a display device in which a plurality of item keys are arranged on a screen, and an item key corresponding to a pressed position arranged on the display device A touch sensor for recognizing a character, a keyboard for inputting characters, a page setting means for setting the arrangement of the item keys on a page-by-page basis, and a book configuration for forming one book by a plurality of pages set by the page setting means Means, a display control means for displaying a list of page titles of a book currently in use on the display device, and a group registration means for preliminarily registering a plurality of pages into one group. By designating the group number, the first object is achieved. In the data input device according to claim 2,
In the invention according to claim 1, by inputting an item name and searching the page number of the corresponding item, the first
Achieve the purpose of. According to the invention of claim 3, a reading means for reading a specific file on the disk, a range specifying means for specifying a predetermined range of the file read by the reading means in units of lines, and a line specified by the range specifying means. The second object is achieved by providing the data output device with an output means for outputting only the data. In the invention according to claim 4, a reading means for reading a specific file on the disk, a module specifying means for specifying a module name included in a text file which is a source file of a specific printer language, and a module specifying means for specifying the module name. The second object can be achieved by providing the data output device with a range designating unit for designating a predetermined range of the specified module on a line-by-line basis and an output unit for outputting only the line designated by the range designating unit. .

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a data input / output device of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. First Invention FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an embodiment of a data input device of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a display device for displaying item keys, which is composed of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display). Reference numeral 2 denotes a display control unit that controls the display of item keys displayed on the display device 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a touch sensor arranged on the display device 1, and reference numeral 4 denotes which coordinate is pressed when the touch sensor 3 is pressed. The touch sensor control unit 5 that determines the input data conversion unit that determines which item has been input by combining the coordinates obtained by the touch sensor 4 and the information of the page currently displayed on the display device 1. Is.

Reference numeral 6 is a display information reading section for judging information to be displayed on the display device 1 from the current page information, and 7 is book information from the book information storage section 8 and input data output from the input data converting section 5. , An item search control unit for controlling screen display such as a page list and a group list, a book information storage unit 8 for storing the contents read from the book information storage file 10, and a book information storage file 10
A book information reading unit for reading the contents of the book information and storing it in the book information storage unit 10, 10 is a book information storage file storing the book information, and 11 is book information for creating the book information stored in the book information storage file 10. A creating unit, 12 is a standard keyboard used when a character or the like is input on the host machine, and 13 is an input control unit for controlling input from the keyboard. 1 to 10
Reference numerals 12 and 13 are in the input device portion, and 11 is in the data processing device portion (host machine).

FIG. 2 conceptually shows the contents of the book information stored in the book information storage unit 8. Figure 2
FIG. 2A shows stored contents when a page title is searched from a group number, and FIG. 2B shows stored contents when a page number of a corresponding item name is searched by inputting an item name. The contents of the book information storage unit 8 are composed of a management unit and a data unit. The data section stores actual screen layout information, such as X and Y coordinates.

On the other hand, when retrieving a page title from a group number, the management unit manages a book file in which information such as a book ID, a title, a creation date and time, and a default page is stored, as shown in FIG. It is composed of a section, a page management section, and a group management section. The page management unit includes n pages from 0 page management unit to n page management unit.
Each page management unit is composed of a page number, a page title, a group number, and the number of items. The group management unit is composed of n + 1 management units from 0 group management unit to n group management unit, and each group management unit stores a group number, a group name, and a page number included in the group. It consists of element page numbers that are areas.

Further, when the page number of the corresponding item name is searched by inputting the item name, the management unit is composed of a book file management unit and a page management unit, as shown in FIG. 2B. There is. The page management unit in this case is composed of N + 1 management units from the 0-page management unit to the N-page management unit, and each page management unit has a page number, a page title, and M + 1 of the item names 1 to M. It is composed of element items consisting of item names.

An operation of creating book information for searching a page title from a group number in the data input device thus configured will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. This book information is created by the book information creation unit 11 of the data processing device which is the host machine.
First, when the function key for designating the book information creation mode is pressed from the standard keyboard 12, a group registration screen is displayed on the display device on the host side (not shown) as shown in FIG. 4A (step). . The operator inputs the group number and the group name by operating the standard keyboard 12 while looking at the displayed screen to register (step). When the registration is completed (step; Y), next, as shown in FIG. 4B, a page information registration screen is displayed (step), and the operator selects a corresponding group number for each page number (step). . When the registration for all pages is completed (step; Y), the information set here is stored in the book information storage file 10 (step), and the process is ended.

Next, the search operation of the page search for searching the page title from the group number based on the created book information will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 6 (A)
Represents a screen normally displayed on the display device 1. In this screen, the current page number 15 is displayed in the page number column 21, the current page title is displayed in the page title column 22, and the normal item key is displayed in the item key 23. Here, when the previous item key 24 is pressed, the page number, page title, and item key of page 14 are displayed on 21, 22, and 23, respectively.
When the next item key 25 is pressed, the display shifts to page 16.

Then, on this screen, the page search key 26
When is pressed, the page search mode is activated, and FIG.
The group management unit of the book information storage unit 8 shown in (1) is read (step), and the group list is displayed on the display device 1 (step). FIG. 6B shows a screen on which the group list is displayed. In this screen,
The "↑" key 27, the "↓" key 28, the cancel key 29, the ten key 30, and the execute key 31 are displayed as valid keys.

Here, when the "↑" key is pressed, the group numbers of the five groups before this and the group names are displayed in the display column 32, and when the "↓" key is pressed, the group numbers are displayed. The group numbers and group names for the five groups are displayed in the display field 32. When the cancel key 29 is pressed, the page search mode is terminated and the normal display screen of FIG. The ten-key pad 30 is used when inputting a group number to be displayed, and the entered group number is displayed in the number display field 33. When the group number is input using the ten-key pad 30 and the execute key 31 is pressed (FIG. 5, step 3), the page management section of the book information storage section 8 in FIG. 2A is read (step 4), and FIG. As shown in C), the page list of the input group number is displayed on the display device 1 (step 5).

When various keys on this screen are entered (step 6), the type of the entered key is judged (step 7). That is, the "↑" key 27 or the "↓" key 2
If it is determined that the user presses 8, the process returns to step 5,
The page numbers and titles of the front or back five pages are displayed in the display field 32. When the title reference key 35 is pressed, each page number and its title are displayed in the display column 32, starting with the page number designated by the ten key 30 and displayed in the number display column 33. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 7 that the group list key 34 is pressed, the process returns to step 2 and the loop display screen (FIG. 6 (B)) is displayed. If it is determined that the cancel key 29 is pressed, the page search mode is terminated,
The process returns to the normal display screen of FIG. 6A and ends.

When the page title is searched in this way, the search is carried out after the group is designated, so that the operation for finding the target page title is often reduced and the operator's burden is reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the first invention, a case of searching for a page number of a corresponding item name by inputting the item name will be described. First, the process of creating the book information will be described with reference to FIGS. After the screen layout is created, the created screen layout is displayed on the display device 1 on the input device side as shown in FIG. 8A (step 1). On the other hand, the display device (not shown) on the host side is shown in FIG.
An item name input screen as shown in (B) is displayed. When the operator presses the item key on the input device side (step 2), the pressed item is blinked and the host side waits for the input of the item name. When the item name is input from the standard keyboard 12 to the book information creating unit 11 (step 3), the corresponding part on the input device side is highlighted. The above operation is repeated, and when all the items are registered (steps 4 and 5), the registered contents are written in the book information storage file 10 (step 6), and the process is ended.

Next, the operation of the page search for searching the page number of the corresponding item name from the input of the item name will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the page search key 26 is pressed on the normal screen of FIG. 6A, the page search mode is set, and the item name input screen shown in FIG. 10A is displayed on the display device 1 (step 1). The operator
Enter the item name you want to search, that is, the name that was registered when creating the book file in advance (step 2),
When the execution key 36 is pressed, the input is confirmed, and FIG.
It is checked whether or not there is a corresponding one from the book information of (step 3).

If the input item name does not exist (step 3; N), an error message is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 (B) (step 4). When the confirmation key 37 is pressed on this screen, the process returns to step 1 to display the item name input screen of FIG. On the other hand, when the book information of FIG. 2B has an item name (step 3; Y), as shown in FIG.
The page number in which the item name exists and the title are displayed on the display device 1 (step 5). If there is another item to be searched (step 6; N), continue key 3
Enter 8. Then, the screen returns to the item input screen of FIG. When the search is to be ended (step 6; Y), the end key 39 is input, thereby ending the search mode.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the page number can be searched by inputting the item name, even if the operator does not remember whether or not the item to be input exists in the page. The page number can be searched.

Second Invention FIG. 11 shows the configuration of an embodiment of a data output device according to the second invention. In this figure, 41 is an input device such as a keyboard, and 42 is an input control unit that transfers data input from the keyboard device 1 to the host device side.
A command input unit 43 reads the data obtained from the input control unit 42, determines whether or not it is a valid command name, and if it is valid, transfers control to the command.
A disk device 44 is composed of a hard disk, a floppy disk, etc., and a file system is present therein. Reference numeral 45 denotes a file management unit which performs access such as reading and writing with respect to a file existing in the disk device 4.

Reference numeral 46 is a work buffer, which is a disk device 4
4 is a buffer for temporarily storing the read content when the file existing in 4 is read. Reference numeral 47 is an output device such as a laser printer or dot printer, and 48 is an output control unit which receives data to be output and supplies it to the output device 77. A parameter determination unit 49 determines whether the syntax is correct based on the command supplied from the command input unit 43, and if correct, stores which line should be output in the output storage unit. An output line storage unit 50 stores information on the number of lines to be output (which line is to be output) obtained by the parameter determination unit 49. Reference numeral 51 is an output line determination unit, which determines whether the read line is a line to be output,
If valid, the data is transferred to the output control unit 48.

Reference numeral 52 designates a module name to be output by the module name designation section. A language information storage unit 53 stores a syntax for determining a supported language and a module unit in the language. A module search unit 54 searches for a module from a designated file. Reference numeral 55 is a display device including a CRT, an LCD (liquid crystal display), and the like. 56 is a display control unit,
The output file name is specified by the command obtained from the command input unit 43.

FIG. 12 shows information stored in the output storage unit 50 and the language information storage unit 53. FIG. 9A shows the storage state of the output storage unit 50 when only a predetermined line is output from the text file. In each area, the output start line and the output end line are arranged in the required range in order. A mark "-1" indicating the end of designation is stored in the final area. In FIG. 12 (A), the 10th to 15th lines and the 30th to 40th lines are printed at two places.

FIG. 12B shows the storage state of the output storage unit 50 when only a predetermined portion of a specific module is output from the text file. In each storage area, the file name, the output start line and the output end line of the file are stored as a unit, and only the necessary range is stored. Each part of the final area has a mark "-1" indicating the designated end. It is stored. In this figure (B), the 10th to 30th lines of file 1, the 70th to 120th line of file 2, and the 5th to 50th line of file 3 are output and printed. become. FIG. 12C shows the information stored in the language information storage unit 53. A language name, a start character string, and an end character string are defined in each storage area.

FIG. 13 showing a screen in each state and FIG. 1 showing a flow of the operation regarding the operation of the third and fourth embodiments in the data output apparatus configured as described above.
It will be described in accordance with Nos. 4 and 15. First, the operation of the third embodiment for outputting a specific line of the text file will be described with reference to FIG. The operator inputs the file name to be output and the line to be output from the input device 41 in a predetermined format. The entered command name is now "PR
If it is "INT", the input content is displayed on the input screen as shown in FIG.

The input contents are read by the command input unit 43 and transferred to the parameter judgment unit 49 (step 1). The parameter determination unit 49 checks the syntax of the input contents (step 2), determines the file name and the number of lines based on the syntax, and stores in the designated line output storage unit 50 the format shown in FIG. To store (step 3). Then, the file management unit 45 is instructed to open the specified output file (step 4) and store the opened files in the work buffer 44 line by line (step 5).

When the processing of all the files is not completed (step 6; N), the output line judgment unit 51 determines the line stored in the work buffer 46 from the information stored in the output line storage unit 50. It is judged whether or not the line is a line to be output (step 7), and if it is a line to be output (Y), after the stored line is transferred to the output control unit 48 (step 8), the line number counter is incremented. (Step 9) and returns to Step 5. On the other hand, if the line stored in the work buffer 46 is not the line to be output in step 7 (N), the line number counter is incremented (step 9) and the process returns to step 5. Output control unit 4
Upon receiving from the output line judgment unit 51 that all files have been processed in the operations of steps 5 to 9 described above (step 6; Y), the opened file is closed (step 10) and output is performed. Send an output command to the device 47. The output device 47 outputs the contents of the output buffer (step 11) and outputs the output process.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the operator can specify the line to be output, it is possible to obtain the information of only the necessary part. Further, since unnecessary parts are not output, it is possible to save paper.

Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment for outputting only a predetermined portion of a specific module will be described with reference to FIG. The operator sets the file name to be output in FIG. 13 (B).
Input device 41 in the format shown in the command input screen of
Enter from. On this screen, the command name is "PR
INT2 ”, and the file names are“ File1, File ”
The state in which "2, File 3" has been input is displayed.
The command input section 43 reads the input content and transfers it to the parameter determination section 49 (step 1). The parameter determination unit 49 checks the syntax of the input content (step 2), determines the file based on this,
The file management unit 4 should open the file.
5, the control is transferred to the module name designating section 52. The file management unit 45 returns the open result (status) to the module name designation unit 52. Module name designation section 52
First, the language designation screen as shown in FIG. 13C is displayed on the display device 55, and the operator designates in which language the source file is to be output (step 3).

Next, on the screen of FIG. 13D, the module name to be output is designated (step 4). Here, a plurality of module names may be designated. When the input of all the module names is completed and the execution key is pressed on the screen of FIG. 13 (E), control is transferred to the module search unit 54. The module search unit 54 checks whether or not the module specified on the screen of FIG. 13 (D) exists in the file specified in FIG. 13 (B) (step 5). If it exists, the number of lines (start Output line storage unit 50
It is stored in the format shown in FIG. 12B (step 6). After the search for all the modules is completed, the output controller 48 performs the same operations as in steps 4 to 10 of FIG. 14 in steps 7 to 13. After closing the file in step 13, if there is a file to be processed (step 14;
Y), return to step 7 and repeat the process. If there is no file (step 14; N), the contents stored in the output buffer are output (step 15), and the process ends.

As a concrete example of the module search, MASM
The case where is specified as the language will be described. Since the module starts with “module name PROC” and ends with “ENDP” in the syntax of MASM, the rule for module judgment in each language is defined by a start character string and an end character string as shown in FIG. 12 (C). Has been done. First, the character string of the specified "module name PROC" is searched for in the specified file. If found, the file name and the number of lines at that time are written in the output line storage section 10 in the file name section and the start line as shown in FIG. Next, the character string "ENDP" is searched, and if found, the number of lines is written in the end line portion. This operation is repeated for each module, and when finished, "-1" is written in the last area of the output storage unit.

According to this embodiment, since the output can be designated for each module when the file is output, the source file can be easily organized. Further, since the line to be output can be specified by inputting the module name, the operator does not need to input the number of lines.

[0037]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the page title and item number can be easily searched. Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, when outputting a file, it is possible to eliminate complicated work and reduce the burden on the operator.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a data input device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of book information stored in a book information storage unit. FIG. 2A shows a case where a page title is searched from a group number, and FIG. The storage state when the page number of is searched is shown.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an operation of creating book information for searching a page title from a group number.

4A and 4B are screens displayed on a display device on the host side when creating book information, FIG. 4A being a group name registration screen, and FIG. 4B being a page information registration screen.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a search operation of page search for searching a page title from a group number based on book information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on a display device when a page title is searched, FIG. 6 (A) is a screen that is normally displayed, and FIG. 6 (B) is a screen that displays a group list;
FIG. 6C is a diagram showing a screen on which a page list is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an operation of creating book information for searching a corresponding page number from an input item name.

8 is a display screen when creating book information, and FIG.
(A) is a diagram showing a page layout display screen, and (B) is a diagram showing an item name input screen.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a page search operation for searching a page number from an input item name.

10A and 10B are diagrams showing an input screen. FIG. 10A shows an item name input screen, FIG. 10B shows a screen displaying an error message, and FIG. 10C shows an item name, page number, The figure which shows each screen which displays a title.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a data output device according to the second invention.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram of information stored in an output storage unit and a language information storage unit, and FIG. 12A shows the storage state of the output storage unit when only a predetermined line is output from a text file. (B) shows the storage state of the output storage unit when only a predetermined part of a specific module is output from the text file, and FIG. (C) is a conceptual diagram showing the information stored in the language information storage unit. .

FIG. 13 shows a screen displayed in each state at the time of outputting data, and FIG. 13 (A) is a view showing a command input screen in the case of outputting only a predetermined line. FIG. 7E is a diagram when only a predetermined part of a specific module is output, and FIG. 8B is a command input screen, and FIG.
Is the language selection screen, (D) is the module name input screen,
FIG. 7E is a diagram showing the module name confirmation screen and FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an operation of outputting a specific line of a text file.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an operation of outputting only a predetermined portion of a specific module.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display screen of a page list in a conventional data input device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Display device 2 Display control section 3 touch sensor 5 Input data control unit 6 Display information reading section 7 item search section 8 Book information storage 11 Book information creation department 12 keyboard 41 Input device 46 work buffer 47 Output device 49 Parameter judgment unit 50 Output line storage 51 Output line judgment section 52 Module name specification section 53 Language information storage 54 Module Search Section

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A display device in which a plurality of item keys are arranged on a screen, a touch sensor arranged on the display device for recognizing an item key corresponding to a depressed position, and a character input keyboard. A page setting means for setting the arrangement of the item keys for each page, a book forming means for forming one book by a plurality of pages set by the page setting means, and a page title of a book currently used. Data comprising display control means for displaying a list on the display device and group registration means for preliminarily registering a plurality of pages into one group, and performing page title search by designating a group number. Input device. 2. The page number of the corresponding item is searched by inputting the item name.
The data input device described. 3. A reading means for reading a specific file on the disk, a range specifying means for specifying a predetermined range of the file read by the reading means on a line-by-line basis, and outputting only the lines specified by the range specifying means. A data output device comprising: 4. A reading means for reading a specific file on a disk, a module specifying means for specifying a module name included in a text file which is a source file of a specific printer language, and a module specified by the module specifying means. A data output device comprising: a range designating means for designating the predetermined range in units of lines, and an output means for outputting only the lines designated by the range designating means.