JPH06301734A - Data retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the device so that an input work time for a retrieval condition is shortened, the retrieval condition is discriminated visually, and an input error can be prevented by displaying a key item, the retrieval condition and an input means on a display means. CONSTITUTION:On display 3, plural retrieval buttons being input means are displayed. Also, in an external storage device 2, various key items are stored, and displayed on the display 3. Moreover, in the external storage device 2, plural kinds of retrieval conditions are stored. In this case, the retrieval condition is inputted to a controller 1, and the controller 1 fetches that which coincides with the retrieval condition from the data in the external storage device 2, and displays it on a data display screen of the display 3. Subsequently, when the retrieval condition displayed in each separate key item on the display 3 is clicked, the retrieval button for describing the retrieval condition is displayed on the display 3, and when this retrieval button is clicked, prescribed data is fetched.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data retrieving apparatus for retrieving predetermined data from a plurality of data based on input retrieval conditions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of data retrieval apparatus, a storage means for storing a plurality of data to be retrieved and a predetermined one of the data are retrieved based on the entered retrieval conditions. It is provided with a search means. In this case, when the first search condition is input to the search means, the search means selects the first data group that matches the first search condition from the data stored in the storage means. Take out. Next, when the second search condition is input to the search means, the search means extracts the second data group that matches the second search condition from the first data group. In this way, by repeating the input operation of the search condition, the target one is narrowed down from the plurality of data.

[0003]

However, since the above-mentioned conventional configuration is such that the search conditions are successively input by the keyboard, the input work takes time and there is a high possibility that an input error will occur. In particular, when performing operations such as logical sum and logical product of the search conditions, the input operation of the search conditions becomes complicated, and the possibility of occurrence of an input error becomes higher. So, instead of entering the search condition every time, for example,
There is a technology in which the search conditions are digitized and the numbers are input using a keyboard. However, in this method, the input operation is performed depending on the correspondence between the search condition and the number recorded on the paper or the correspondence between the search condition and the number stored in the operator's head. Therefore, it is difficult to sufficiently prevent the input error.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data search device which can reduce the time required for inputting search conditions and can prevent input errors as much as possible.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a data provided with a storage means for storing a plurality of data and a search means for searching a predetermined one of the data based on an input search condition. In the search device, a storage unit that stores a heading item that classifies the search condition and a search condition that is classified by the heading item; a display unit that displays the search condition that is classified by the heading item and the heading item; Selecting means for selecting a predetermined one of the search conditions classified by heading item; and input means for displaying the search condition displayed on the display means and selected by the selecting means on the search means. It has a feature where it is equipped.

[0006]

According to the above means, the search condition is designated by selecting a desired one from the index items displayed on the display means and the search conditions belonging to the index item.
Then, the input means indicating the specified search condition is displayed on the display means, and the search condition is input to the search means by this input means. In this case, the above series of operations is
Since it is performed based on the display of the display means (heading item, search condition, input means), the search condition input work time can be shortened and the input error can be made unlike the conventional method in which the search condition is input by the keyboard every time. Can be prevented as much as possible.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a data retrieval device used in a sewing factory will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, in FIG. 1 showing a schematic configuration of the present device, a control device 1 as a search means is composed of, for example, a general-purpose personal computer main body, and the control device 1 is involved in data search by its software configuration. It is configured to execute various processes. An external storage device 2 also serving as a plurality of storage means, a display 3 as a display means, a printer 4, and a mouse 5 as a selection means are connected to the control device 1.

The display 3 is composed of a CRT or a liquid crystal display device, and the display of the display 3 is printed by the printer 4. Further, on the display 3, as shown in the search button display screen 3j on the upper side of FIG. 9, a plurality of search buttons 6 as input means are displayed. In this case, search conditions such as “Tokyo agency” and “Brand 1” are written on each search button 6, and when the search button 6 is clicked with the mouse 5, the search conditions written on the search button 6 are written. Is input to the control device 1.

The external storage device 2 comprises a hard disk device or a floppy disk device, and the external storage device 2 stores a plurality of data shown in FIG. These data form a set in a horizontal row, and each data is composed of multiple types of information such as "Nagoya agency" and "Brand 1" that specifically indicate "ordered party" and "brand name". It is configured. Then, the control device 1 searches the data matching the search condition input by the search button 6 from the data and causes the display 3 to display the data.

The external storage device 2 stores various heading items as shown in FIG. In this case, each headline item corresponds to the constituent requirements of the data such as "ordered party", "brand name", etc., and is displayed on the display 3 as shown in FIG. Further, the external storage device 2 stores a plurality of types of search conditions shown in FIG. The search condition of FIG. 3 is extracted from the data of FIG. 4 so as not to overlap. In this case, each search condition corresponds to "Nagoya agency", "Brand 1", etc., which specifically indicate the constituent requirements of the data, and is stored in a state of being classified by heading item. Then, the search condition is displayed on the display 3 for each heading item, as shown in the heading item data column 3f in FIG.

Next, the procedure of data retrieval will be described. FIG. 5 shows an initial screen 3a of the display 3, and all the data shown in FIG. 4 are displayed on the initial screen 3a. When the "environment" button 3b at the upper right of the screen is clicked with the mouse 5 from this state, a search button creation screen 3c appears on the display 3, as shown in FIG.

On the search button creation screen 3c, headline items 3d, display buttons 3e, etc. are displayed. The display button 3e among them is for selecting whether or not to display the search condition belonging to the heading item 3d in the heading item data column 3f. For example, if the search conditions for the four items "brand name", "ordered party", "ordered lot", and "item" are to be displayed in the heading item data field 3f, "Yes" to the right of the heading item is displayed. "
Is clicked with the mouse 5. For the heading item 3d for which the search condition is not displayed, click "No". Then, the heading item 3d becomes thin, and in the subsequent processing, it becomes impossible to click (cannot be set).

Next, the heading item 3 set to "Yes"
Determine the display order of d. For example, when the heading item 3d is clicked in the order of "ordered party", "brand name", "order lot", and "item", four heading items are clicked as shown in the display position determination column 3g in the center of FIG. They are displayed in order, and the ranking is written on the left side of the heading item 3d. In this case, the display order is stored in the external storage device 2, and when the screen of FIG. 6 is displayed again, the display order is displayed on the left side of the heading item 3d. Due to the space limitation of the display area of the display 3, the display order of the index items can be set up to 6 at maximum.
The item is regulated.

Then, in the heading item data column 3f,
To display the search conditions belonging to the four heading items, click the heading item in the display position determination field 3g. For example, when "Orderee" is clicked, according to the data shown in FIG. 3, in the heading item data column 3f, the search conditions "Hokkaido Agency", "Osaka Agency", "Tokyo Agency" classified into "Orderee" are displayed. “Store” is displayed. Then, when a desired one of these search conditions is clicked, for example, "Tokyo agency", "Osaka agency", "Nagoya agency", the clicked search condition is displayed in the simple search data column 3h. Is displayed.

After repeating the above operation for each heading item in the display position determination field 3g, the end button 3
When i is clicked, the search button display screen 3j and the data display screen 3k are displayed on the display 3 as shown in FIG.
Appears. Then, on the search button display screen 3j, the search button 6 for describing the search condition in the simple search data column 3h is displayed according to the display order. For example, the search button 6 belonging to the "ordered party" whose display order is "1" (for example, "Tokyo agency") is displayed in the first row of the search button display screen 3j, and the display order is "2". The search button 6 for "brand name" (for example, "brand 1") is in the second row, the search button 6 for "order lot" whose display order is "3" is in the third row, and the display order is "4". An "item"
The search button 6 of is displayed in the fourth row.

In addition, the search buttons 6 arranged in the horizontal direction, for example, "Tokyo agency", "Osaka agency", "Nagoya agency", are logically summed when they are clicked. Has become. Also, the search buttons 6 arranged in the vertical direction, such as “Tokyo agency”, “Brand 1”, “Lot 1”, and “Jacket”, are logically ANDed as they are clicked. ing.

The search button 6, the display button 3e, the display position determination field 3g, and the heading item data field 3 are described.
f and the search conditions in the simple search data field 3h are highlighted when clicked, and even when the mouse 5 is released, the highlighted state is maintained and it is possible to know that the click has been made. ing. In this case, when the search condition and each of the buttons 3e and 6 are clicked again, the reverse display returns to the normal display and the state where the button is not clicked is restored.

Search button 6 from search button display screen 3j
To delete, as shown in FIG. 8, in the simple search data column 3h, click the search condition to be deleted, for example, "Tokyo agency" and click the delete button 3m.
“Tokyo agency” is deleted from the simple search data column 3h. Then, when the end button 3i is clicked, the search button 6 for "Tokyo agency" is deleted from the search button display screen 3j. The delete button 3m and the end button 3
i, the environment button 3a described above, and the search condition all cancel button 3n described later are highlighted only when they are clicked, and then immediately return to the normal display.

Next, a procedure for performing a data search using the search button 6 will be described. For example, the orderer is “Tokyo agency”, any brand is acceptable, the order lot is “lot 1” or “lot 2”, and the item is “jacket”. This includes "Tokyo agency",
Click the search button 6 labeled "lot 1", "lot 2", and "jacket". Then, search button 6
Each time is clicked, the search condition is input to the control device 1, and the control device 1 takes out the data that matches the search condition from the data in the external storage device 2, and as shown in FIG. The data is displayed on the data display screen 3k of the display 3.

In this case, when the search button 6 is clicked (one search button 6 may be used), the search condition all cancel button 3n is displayed. This search condition all cancel button 3n is for canceling the set search condition,
The search condition currently set, that is, the search button 6 that is clicked and highlighted is returned to the state where the search condition is not set, that is, the normal state.

In the above embodiment, when a search condition displayed for each heading item on the display 3 is clicked, a search button 6 for describing the search condition is displayed on the display 3, and when the search button 6 is clicked, predetermined data is retrieved. It is configured to be. That is, the data search operation is performed based on directly clicking the display on the display 3. Therefore, unlike the conventional method in which the search condition is input with the keyboard every time, the input work time of the search condition can be shortened. Moreover, since the search conditions can be visually discriminated, input errors can be prevented as much as possible.

From the searched data shown in FIG. 4,
Data was taken out so that it would not be duplicated for each item, and it was used as the search condition shown in FIG. Since the search condition can be registered as the search button 6, it can be set very easily when creating the search button 6. Moreover, since the search button 6 can be deleted by clicking the delete button 3m on the search button creation screen 3c,
Even if the search condition is selected incorrectly, the search condition can be easily corrected. Further, since the search condition all cancel button 3n for canceling the set search condition and returning to the state where the search condition is not set is provided, the search button 6 currently clicked and highlighted is set as the search condition. It is possible to return to the state of the normal display which is not displayed, and as a result, the usability is improved.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a data search device for selecting and displaying the data having the matching search conditions. For example, a certain range such as "during this week" or "during next week" can be set in the delivery date. The search condition to be expressed may be attached to the search button. Further, in the above embodiment, a predetermined one is extracted from the searched data as the search condition,
Although the search button 6 is created from the search conditions, the search conditions may be directly input by a keyboard or the like instead of extracting predetermined ones from the searched data and using them as the search conditions. Furthermore, although the present invention is applied to the data search apparatus used in the sewing factory in the above-described embodiments, it may be applied to a data search apparatus used in a factory different from the sewing factory.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the data search apparatus of the present invention, the index item, the search condition, and the input means are displayed on the display means, and the display means is displayed when performing the data search. Configured to operate. For this reason, unlike the conventional method of inputting search conditions with the keyboard every time, it is possible to shorten the search condition input work time,
Moreover, since the search conditions can be visually discriminated, input errors can be prevented as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing heading items stored in an external storage device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing search conditions classified by heading item.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data to be searched.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an initial screen of a display.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a search button creation screen on the display.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which search conditions are specified on the search button creation screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a procedure for deleting a search button.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a search button display screen and a data display screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which data is retrieved.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a control device (search means), 2 is an external storage device (storage means), 3 is a display (display means), 4 is a printer,
5 is a mouse (selection means), 6 is a search button (input means)
Indicates.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Storage means for storing a plurality of data,
In a data search device comprising a search means for searching a predetermined one of the data based on an input search condition, a headline item for classifying the search condition and a search condition classified by the headline item are stored. Storage means, display means for displaying the headline item and search conditions classified by headline item, selection means for selecting a predetermined one from the search conditions classified by the headline item, and the display means And a input unit for inputting the search condition selected by the selection unit to the search unit.