JPH0535682A - Information memory - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the portable information memory which can display an operation guide in accordance with the progress condition of operation. CONSTITUTION:An information memory to store the inputted data by classification stores the operation guide information necessary for the operation of each step in data processing in a guide displaying memory 6, updates the content of a condition memory 8 to control the progress condition for each operation, reads the above-mentioned operation guide information from the guide displaying memory 6 in accordance with the content and displays it at the part of a displaying part 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information storage device capable of displaying an operation guide according to the progress of an operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For handling and operating various electronic devices, a method learned by reading the instruction manuals attached to the devices, or recently, for the purpose of speeding up understanding, a video for explaining the operation is used. It was being done. However, it is not possible to carry an instruction manual or video with a portable electronic device such as an electronic notebook at all times. In order to compensate for this inconvenience, some electronic devices have been developed that can be equipped with a HELP function, and there is also a method for the user to operate with the help of this HELP function. It took a lot of time to find out what you were trying to do, and the basic part of the operation was that you had to rely on the instruction manual.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and stores various guide information necessary for operation and stores appropriate guide information according to the purpose of operation. An object is to provide an information storage device that can be displayed.

[0004]

An information storage device according to the present invention includes a means for classifying and inputting a plurality of types of data, a means for storing the input data according to classification, and the stored data as necessary. In an information storage device equipped with a display unit for outputting as a result, a unit for storing operation guide information necessary for operating each step in data processing, a unit for managing the progress of the operation step, and a unit for responding to the progress A means for displaying the operation guide information on a part of the display means is provided.

[0005]

With this configuration, the operation guide required for the next operation can be displayed on a part of the display unit corresponding to the operation step.

[0006]

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 configuration diagram showing the hardware configuration and the configuration in Momeri of this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a key input section, which is a mode key for setting the apparatus to a telephone mode, a schedule mode, and a memo mode, respectively.
In addition to EL key 1a, Sch key 1b, Memo key 1c, data key 1d for setting the data input mode, NEXT key 1e for instructing to move to the next step at the time of data input, SET key 1f for registering data, screen up and down It is equipped with a scroll key 1g for scrolling and a guide display key 1h for displaying the next necessary operation guide when operated while displaying the main item of each mode. This key input section 1 is connected to the CPU 2 which controls each section of the apparatus. ing.

The CPU 2 stores a program ROM for storing a control program, a data RAM for storing input data, a main item display memory 5 for storing main item display contents of operations in each mode, and various guide display contents. Guide display memory 6, mode memory 7 for storing each set mode (telephone, schedule, memo), state memory 8 for storing the progress of the operation by the program, item position specified when displaying the main item It is connected to and controls the pointer memory 9 and the display unit 10 of the dot matrix of 12 × 4 rows for displaying the input data and the display guide. The guide display operation of the information storage device of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 and the guide display example shown in FIG.

When the power of the apparatus is turned on, the process waits for mode setting in step P1. In this embodiment, the guide display operation will be described assuming that the telephone mode is set.
When the TEL key 1a is operated, the telephone mode is set in the mode memory 7 in step P2. In the next step P3, the state memory 8 (S
A code indicating the initial state of the telephone mode is set in T). For example, the code is as follows. Telephone mode ……………… “1100” Schedule mode… “2100” Memo mode …………… “3100” When a telephone mode code is set in step P3, the main item corresponding to this code is the main item. It is read from the display memory 5 and displayed on the display unit 10.

The following steps P4 and P5 show the operation waiting states of the scroll key 1g and the guide key 1h, respectively. If the scroll key 1g is operated in step P4, for example, [data read] [data One of writing, data correction, and data erasing can be designated, and the pointer of the pointer memory 9 is moved to the pointer at the designated item position for rewriting.

FIG. 3A shows a state in which the data writing is selected. If the guide key 1h is operated here, the process proceeds from step P5 to step P7, and the scroll key 1
Based on the pointer of the pointer memory 9 designated by g, the guide content for the main item is displayed on the display unit 10 from the guide display memory 6 as shown in FIG. 3 (b).

When the data key 1d is pressed in accordance with the contents displayed on the guide, the key input is judged in step P8, and the flow branches to the data writing process. In this case, the process proceeds to step P9 and the state memory 8 (S
The status code of T) is rewritten corresponding to the selected execution item. The corresponding code is set as follows, for example.

[Data read] ... "1101" [Data write] ... "1201" [Data correction] ... "1301" [Data erase] ... "1401"

Since the selected one is [data writing], the state memory 8 (ST) stores "1" in step P9.
201 ”is written, the guide content corresponding to this code is read from the guide display memory 6, and displayed on the display unit 10 as shown in FIG. 3 (c).

Based on the displayed guide contents, the user
The necessary data is input in step P10. When the data is input, the process proceeds to step P11 and the state memory 8 (S
The code in T) is updated to the following code. Also, the guide content is updated to the next guide content as shown in FIG.

The user looks at the displayed guide contents and, if necessary, at step P12, the NEXT key 1e.
Alternatively, press the SET key 1f. If the NEXT key 1e is pressed, the flow proceeds to step P13, the status code is updated, and a guide for inputting the next item is displayed. Then, returning to step P10, the necessary data is input again in step P10. If it is determined that the input of the necessary data is completed, the data input by pressing the SET key 1f is registered in a predetermined position of the data RAM 4 in step P14, and the operation for the designated mode is completed. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be modified and carried out without changing the gist.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the guide information necessary for the operation is displayed in the actual use state, it is not necessary to carry an instruction manual or the like, and it is convenient when it is often carried and used. An information storage device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a guide display operation of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a display example for explaining the guide display contents of the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Key input section 1a ... TEL key 1
b ... Sch key 1c ... Memo key 1d ... Data key 1
e ... NEXT key 1f ... SET key 1g ... Scroll key 1
h ... Guide key 2 ... CPU 3 ... Program ROM 4
…… Data RAM 5 …… Main item display memory 6 …… Guide display memory 7 …… Mode memory 8 ・ ・ ・ Status memory 9
...... Pointer memory 10 ... Display

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A means for classifying and inputting a plurality of types of data, a means for storing the input data by classification, and a display means for outputting the stored data as necessary. In an information storage device including: a means for storing operation guide information necessary for operation of each step in data processing; a means for managing the progress status of the operation step; An information storage device, characterized in that it comprises means for displaying on a part of the display means.