JPH05342211A - Document preparing divice and key input control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily start optional application software on a document input screen at the time of registering plural pieces of application software. CONSTITUTION:When application software AP1 is registered in HDD 19 through FDD(floppy disk device) 17, CPU 11 refers to a registration table 20 in HDD (hard disk device) 19 to investigate the empty state of the function keys F1 to Fn of a key board 13 and assigns application software AP1 to an empty function key F1. Then, if displaying is instructed, CPU 11 makes a display 15 to display a corresponding screen of application software AP1 to APn and the function keys F1 to Fn. When the function key F1 is inputted, CPU 11 refers to the registration table 20 to investigate application software AP1 corresponding to the function key F1 and its registration destination and executes corresponding processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document preparation device having a hard disk device (hereinafter referred to as HDD) built therein, and more particularly to a document preparation device capable of registering a plurality of application software and a key input control method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as information processing apparatuses such as personal computers have become smaller and lighter, ultra-compact HDDs of, for example, 2.5 inches have been developed and are being used in document creation apparatuses. In a document creation apparatus having a built-in HDD, various kinds of processing such as spreadsheet can be performed by registering various application software in the HDD.

By the way, conventionally, when a plurality of application software are registered in the HDD, a method of displaying a list of the registered application software on a menu screen, selecting an arbitrary application software from the list, and activating it is adopted. It was being done.

[0004]

However, in the above method, when starting the application software, it is necessary to display the menu screen and select the application software on the screen.
In this case, it is very troublesome and inconvenient to display a menu screen each time the application software is started and select from among them, especially in a device mainly for document input such as a document creation device. ..

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when registering a plurality of application software, a document creation apparatus and a key input which can easily start arbitrary application software on a document input screen. The purpose is to provide a control method.

[0006]

The document creating apparatus of the present invention comprises an input means having a plurality of function keys, a registration means for registering application software, and a registration means for registering the application software when the application software is registered by the registration means. An empty state detecting means for detecting an empty state of each function key, and a key assigning means for assigning the application software to an empty function key among the function keys according to the result of the empty state detecting means. , A display means for displaying a corresponding screen of the application software and the function key assigned by the key assigning means in response to a display instruction, and corresponding to the key when the function key is input by the input means The above application software Characterized by comprising a dynamic control unit.

Further, the document creating apparatus of the present invention comprises a use frequency detecting means for detecting the use frequency of the application software, and the key assigning means responds to the use frequency detected by the use frequency detecting means. The application software is assigned to a specific function key among the function keys.

Further, in the key input control method of the present invention, when the application software is registered, the vacant state of each of the function keys is detected in the document preparation apparatus having the input means having a plurality of function keys,
The application software is assigned to a function key in an empty state among the function keys, and a display instruction displays the corresponding screen of the assigned application software and the function key, and the function key is input by the input means. When is input, the application software corresponding to the key is activated.

Furthermore, the key input control method of the present invention is characterized in that the frequency of use of the application software is detected and the application software is assigned to a specific function key among the function keys according to the frequency of use. And

[0010]

According to the above configuration, when the application software is registered, the function key in the empty state is automatically assigned, and when the function key is input, the application software corresponding to the key is applied. Is started. Therefore, it is possible to easily activate any application software by inputting the function key on the document input screen without displaying the conventional menu screen.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 1, CP
The U11 controls the entire apparatus, and here performs the application software registration processing as shown in FIG. 3 and the application software startup processing as shown in FIG. The KB-IF (keyboard interface) 12 controls the input of the keyboard 13. The keyboard 13 is an input device for inputting various kinds of information, and in addition to the “character” key, the “numeric” key, etc., here, the F
It has a plurality of function keys 1 to Fn. The display CNT (display controller) 14 is the display 1
5 display control is performed. The display device 15 is a display device for displaying various kinds of information, and displays the input document, and also displays a screen corresponding to application software and function keys as shown in FIG. 5 here.

An FDC (floppy disk controller) 16 controls an FDD (floppy disk device) 17. The FDD 17 is, for example, a 3.5-inch FDD
And has a floppy disk as a storage medium,
Stores / reproduces data. The HDC (hard disk controller) 18 is an HDD (hard disk device) 1
9 is controlled. The HDD 19 is, for example, 2.5 inches H
It consists of a DD and has a hard disk as a storage medium,
Stores / reproduces data. In this embodiment, this H
The DD 19 stores a plurality of application software AP1 to APn registered through the FDD 17 and a registration table 20.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the registration table 20. The registration table 20 is the application software A
When P1 to APn are registered, press these keys on the keyboard 1
3 is a table for assigning the function keys F1 to Fn on the No. 3 table. In the registration table 20, the registration flags indicating the empty states of the function keys F1 to Fn, the registration names of the application software AP1 to APn, and the sector numbers indicating the registration destinations are the function keys F1 to Fn.
It is stored in association with each of Fn. Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. First, the operation of registering application software will be described.

For example, various application software AP1 to APn for performing spreadsheets and the like are sequentially registered in the HDD 19 through the FDD 17. Here, as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
When P1 is registered in the HDD 19 (step A1), C
The PU 11 reads the registration table 20 from the HDD 19 through the HDC 18 and sequentially checks the free state of the function keys F1 to Fn from the registration flag stored in the registration table 20 from the beginning of the registration table 20 (step A2). As a result, for example, function key F1
When there is no space, that is, when no application software is assigned to the function key F1 (step A3), the CPU 11 assigns the application software AP1 to this function key F1 and updates the registration table 20 (step A4). in this case,
When the application software AP1 is registered, the user inputs a registration name in advance, and the CPU 11 stores the registration name in the registration table 20 together with the storage location of the HDD 19, that is, the sector number of the disk.

If there is no empty function key (step A3), the CPU 11 causes the display 15 to display a message to that effect (step A8).
In reality, there is no such case because the number of function keys is set according to the number of application software that can be registered.

In this way, each time the application software AP1 to APn is registered, the application software is automatically assigned to a vacant key among the function keys F1 to Fn (step A5).
After the registration is completed, when the user gives a display instruction (step A6), the CPU 11 uses the registration table 20 as a reference.
A list of the registered application software AP1 to APn is displayed on the display 15 in association with the function keys F1 to Fn (step A7).

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen corresponding to the application software AP1 to APn and the function keys F1 to Fn. By displaying the corresponding screen, the user can confirm which application software is assigned to which function key, and thereafter, by inputting the function keys F1 to Fn, the corresponding application software AP1 to APn will be described later. Can be started easily. Next, the operation at the time of starting the application software will be described.

When executing the application software AP1 to APn, in addition to the method of displaying the screen shown in FIG. 5 and selecting the application software from the screen, function keys F1 to F on the document input screen are displayed.
There is a method of pressing n. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, function keys F1 to Fn are displayed on the document input screen.
For example, when the function key F1 is input (step B1), the CPU 11 refers to the registration table 20 to check the application software AP1 corresponding to the input function key F1 and the registration destination (sector a) ( Step B2).

When the application software AP1 is registered (step B3), the CPU 11 causes the HDC 18
The application software AP1 is read through (step B4) and the corresponding process is executed (step B5). If the application software AP1 is not registered (step B3), the CPU 11 causes the display 15 to display a message to that effect (step B7).

In this way, by inputting the function keys F1 to Fn on the document input screen, the application software AP1 to APn registered in the HDD 19 is entered.
The corresponding application software can be easily started.

In the above embodiment, when the application software AP1 to APn are registered, they are simply assigned to the vacant keys of the function keys F1 to Fn.
~ Depending on the usage frequency of APn, select the application software with the highest usage frequency from the function key F1 ~.
It may be assigned to a specific function key of Fn. In this case, for example, using a register,
The frequency of use of the application software AP1 to APn may be counted, and the key allocation process may be performed based on the count result. With such a configuration, if the application software is frequently used, the corresponding function key can be promptly input without checking which function key is assigned.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the application software is registered, the function key is assigned and the application software is activated by the key input, so that the conventional menu screen is displayed. Even if it is not displayed, an arbitrary function key can be easily activated by inputting the function key on the document input screen. In this case, the assignment of the function key is automatically performed when the application software is registered, not by the user's instruction. Therefore, there is no burden on the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a registration table according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when registering application software in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation at the time of starting application software according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a corresponding screen of application software and function keys in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... CPU, 12 ... KB-IF (keyboard interface), 13 ... Keyboard, 14 ... Display CNT (display controller), 15 ... Display, 16 ... FDC (floppy disk controller), 17 ... FDD (floppy disk device), 18 ... HDC (hard disk controller), 19 ... HDD (hard disk device), 2
0 ... Registration table, F1 to Fn ... Function keys,
AP1 to APn ... Application software.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input unit having a plurality of function keys, a registration unit for registering application software, and an empty state for detecting an empty state of each function key when the application software is registered by the registration unit. A detecting means, a key allocating means for allocating the application software to a function key in the vacant state among the function keys in accordance with the result of the vacant state detecting means, and a key allocating means by the display instruction. And a display means for displaying a corresponding screen of the application software and the function key, and a control means for activating the application software corresponding to the function key when the function key is input by the input means. Special Document creation device to. 2. A use frequency detecting means for detecting a use frequency of the application software is provided, and the key assigning means causes the application software to execute each function according to the use frequency detected by the use frequency detecting means. 2. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the function creating key is assigned to a specific function key. 3. A document creation apparatus having an input means having a plurality of function keys, wherein when application software is registered, an empty state of each of the function keys is detected and the application software of each of the function keys is detected. It is assigned to one of the function keys in the empty state, and by the display instruction, the corresponding screen of the assigned application software and the function key is displayed, and when the function key is input by the input means, that key is pressed. A key input control method characterized by activating the above application software corresponding to. 4. The key input according to claim 3, wherein the frequency of use of the application software is detected, and the application software is assigned to a specific function key among the function keys according to the frequency of use. Control method.