JPH0628357A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To start a function in response to the relevant data stored in an external storage without deciding the type of the data. CONSTITUTION:A data reading means 1 reads the data out of an external storage and sends them to an internal recording device. Then, a function deciding means 2 decides a function to be started based on the data read by the means 1, and a function starting data production means 3 produces the starting data corresponding to the function decided by the means 3. Then, a function starting means 4 actually starts the decided function based on the function starting data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device capable of executing applications handling different data formats. For example, an electronic device having a document editing function for handling document data and an illustration editing function for handling illustration data corresponds to this.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in such an electronic device, when a user wanted to handle specific data, it was necessary to activate a function corresponding to the data. For example, when "document editing" is desired, the document editing function can be started and the document reading function can read the document data to perform the editing work.

[0003]

Therefore, in the conventional electronic equipment, the user had to determine the type of data and activate the corresponding function. Therefore, the user needs to know the relationship between the type of data and the function, and is further forced to perform an operation to activate the function.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that solves the above problems.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to an internal storage device and an external storage device each storing data, and a data reading for reading data from the external storage device to the internal storage device. Means, a function discriminating means for discriminating a function to be activated based on the data in the internal storage device, and a function activation data creating means for producing function activation data corresponding to the function discriminated by the function discriminating means. And a function starting means for actually starting a function by the function starting data created by the function starting data creating means.

[0006]

According to the present invention, after the data is read from the external storage device to the internal storage device by the data reading means, the function to be activated is discriminated based on the data read by the function discriminating means, and the function activation data is obtained. The function starting data corresponding to the function is created by the creating means. The function is actually started by the function starting means based on the function starting data.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention, in which 1 is a data reading means for reading various data from an external storage device into an internal storage device, and 2 is a start-up based on the data in the internal storage device. Function discriminating means for discriminating a function, 3
Is a function starting data creating means for creating function starting data corresponding to the function, and 4 is a function starting means for actually starting a function based on the created function starting data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 5
Is a CPU (central processing unit) in the form of a microprocessor, for example, and controls each device. Reference numeral 6 is a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is composed of a system program 6.1 including processing according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4, and a program 6.2 of various functions. Reference numeral 7 denotes a RAM (random access memory). The RAM 7 stores a function determination data storage area 7.1 for storing the function determination data input from an external storage device 11 to be described later, and function activation data necessary for activating a function. Data storage area for function activation to be stored 7.2, storage area for running other programs 7.
There are three. Reference numeral 8 is a bus line for connecting each device, and the CPU 5 controls each device connected through the bus line 8 by executing the contents of the program stored in the ROM 6. Reference numeral 9 is a keyboard for inputting characters, numbers, symbols, etc., and for making various instructions. 10 is a display device used for displaying various data,
The display of various data is performed by the instruction of the CPU 5 via the bus line 8. Reference numeral 11 denotes an external storage device that stores various data used in the present electronic device. Under the control of the CPU 5, the determination data is stored in the RAM 7 via the bus line 8.
It is stored in the function discrimination data storage area 7.1.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. When the power is turned on, the apparatus first proceeds to step S1 of FIG. 3 to initialize various data. Further, in step S2, data for function discrimination is read from the external storage device 11, and if data exists in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4, and if data does not exist, step S4.
Go to 8. In step S4, the function corresponding to the data is determined and the function to be activated is determined. Then, step S5
When there is no function corresponding to the data read in step S8, the process proceeds to step S8, and when it does exist, step S8 is performed.
Go to 6. In step S6, function activation data corresponding to the read data is created, the function is activated in the function activation process of step S7, and the process proceeds to step S8. Further, in step S8, input processing from the keyboard is performed, and if there is no key input in step S9, the process returns to step S8 again. If there is a key input in step S9, a process corresponding to each key input is performed in step S10, and the process returns to step S8.

The function discrimination in step S4 is as shown in FIG.
This is performed by the information read from the external storage device in the flow shown in FIG. In step S4.1, the entire information for managing the entire external storage device 11 is discriminated. When the data is database data, the process proceeds to step S4.3, the function type is designated in the database, and the process ends. When the data is standard data, the process proceeds to step S4.2 to initialize the variable for the repeat process, and at step S4.4, the information for each file is further discriminated. If it is turned on and the data is illustration data, the illustration flag is turned on in step S4.6, and if it is other data, the process proceeds to step S4.7 without any processing. In step S4.7, the variable for iterative processing is updated, and in step S4.7
If the file counter is not 0 in step 4.8, step S4.
Returning to 4, the process proceeds to step S4.9 when 0. When the document flag is ON in step S4.9, the function type is designated as document editing, and the process ends. When it is OFF, further step S
In step 4.11, the illustration flag is checked, and if it is ON, the function type is set to illustration editing in step S4.12. In other cases, the process ends without processing.

As described above, when the user wants to perform the work, the user simply sets the external storage device 11 storing the data and turns on the power, and the corresponding processing function is automatically executed. . Thereby, the external storage device 1
It becomes possible to proceed with the work without being aware of which function the data of 1 corresponds to, making the operation easy to understand,
This has the effect of omitting the operation for activating the function.

Other Embodiments (1) The activation of the present invention is not a power-on but a specific key input. When the user enters a particular key at any time,
The presence / absence of data in the external storage device is confirmed, and when the function corresponding to the data exists, the corresponding function is activated. When the external storage device itself does not exist, the data does not exist, or the corresponding function does not exist, the process corresponding to the normal key operation is performed.

(2) It is assumed that the present invention is started by reading a list of data in the external storage device instead of turning on the power. The user sets the external storage device and displays a list of data by the list display function. Further, the present invention is activated when arbitrary data is read, and the function corresponding to the read data is activated. As a result, the user can work without being aware of the data in the external storage device as, for example, "document data" or "illustration data", and the work efficiency improving effect is further enhanced.

(3) The data handled in the present invention is not application data such as "document data" but application programs. When the power is turned on, the presence / absence of a program in the external storage device is confirmed, and when there is a function for starting the program, the corresponding function is started. For example, when it is a "communication program", the corresponding "communication function"
When the "document edit command program" is activated, the corresponding "document edit function" is activated. Also, when the external storage device itself does not exist, the program does not exist, or the function corresponding to it does not exist, the normal power ON
Perform the startup process at time.

(4) The activation of the present invention is not a power-on but a specific key input, and the data to be handled is various application programs instead of various data such as "document data". The presence / absence of a program in the external storage device is confirmed by a specific key input at any time by the user, and when there is a function for activating the program, the corresponding function is activated. For example, the corresponding "communication function" is activated for the "communication program", and the corresponding "document editing function" is activated for the "document edit command program". Also, when the external storage device itself does not exist, the program does not exist, or the corresponding function does not exist,
Performs processing corresponding to normal key operation.

(5) The activation of the present invention is selected not from the power ON but from the function list in the external storage device, and the data to be handled is not the various data such as "document data" but the various application programs. By selecting from the function list in the external storage device, when there is a function for activating the program, the corresponding function is activated, and further the selected function is activated. For example, the "postcard / label print" function is usually activated in the "document editing function", but according to the present invention, it can be directly activated without performing the activation operation of the "document editing function". This has the effect of shortening the operating procedure.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the function corresponding to the data can be activated without determining the type of the data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic processing flow in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for determining a function in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 data reading means 2 function determining means 3 function starting data creating means 4 function starting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An internal storage device and an external storage device for respectively storing data, data reading means for reading data from the external storage device to the internal storage device, and activation based on the data in the internal storage device. Function discriminating means for discriminating a function, function starting data producing means for producing function starting data corresponding to the function discriminated by the function discriminating means, and function starting data produced by the function starting data producing means An electronic device comprising: a function starting unit that actually starts a function based on data.