JPH09171429A - Data input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data input device with which work efficiency is improved by reducing the burden on operator, error is decreased and further, a wide working space is unnecessitated. SOLUTION: Operator inputs data by using a keyboard 1 or a mouse 2. A display device 3 displays an input picture having an input column for writing data inputted with the keyboard 1 or mouse 2 and a position indication for indicating the position to input the data with the keyboard 1 or mouse 2. When this position indication is included in that input column and the data to be inputted to the relevant input column show the date, a control part 10 displays the image of calendar on the display device while superposing it on that input picture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input device for assisting an operator's input work when inputting date and amount data to a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, data input of date and amount of money to a computer was performed by an operator inputting the data from a keyboard. For example, when receiving an order date and an order amount into a computer while receiving a telephone call from a customer, the date is viewed on a calendar, the amount is calculated by a calculator, and the order date and the order amount are input from a keyboard.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional techniques, the operator's point of view reciprocates between the computer display and the calendar or calculator, which imposes a burden on the operator. Further, similarly, the operator's hand reciprocates between the keyboard or mouse and the calculator, etc., thereby lowering work efficiency. Furthermore, in order to put a calendar, calculator, etc. on the desk in addition to the computer and keyboard,
I needed a pretty big desk.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and aims to reduce the burden on the operator to improve work efficiency, reduce mistakes, and eliminate the need for a wider work space. An object of the present invention is to provide a data input device capable of performing.

[0005]

The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the present invention
A display for displaying an input means for inputting data, an input screen having an input field in which data input by the input means is written, and a position display for displaying a position at which data is input by the input means on the input screen. And a control means for displaying, on the input screen, an image supporting the input of data to be input to the input field, when the position display is in the input field. Is provided (corresponding to claim 1).

Here, the input means is a keyboard, a mouse, etc., the display means is a CRT, a liquid crystal display, etc., and the control means is a CPU of a personal computer. Also,
In the present invention, the control means, when the data to be entered in the input field with the position indication is a date,
If the image that supports the input of the data is the image of the calendar, the operator can input the date without moving the viewpoint from the computer display to the calendar (corresponding to claim 2).

Further, in the present invention, the control means sets the date selected in the image of the calendar by the data input from the input means as the date written in the input field by the input means. Then, the operator does not need to input the date from the keyboard (corresponding to claim 3).

In the present invention, the control means is
When the data to be input in the input field having the position display is a numerical value, an image for supporting the input of the data is calculated based on the image of the computer and the data input by the input means. The operator can input numerical values without operating the calculator by releasing the keyboard or the mouse from the image (corresponding to claim 4).

Further, in the present invention, if the control means sets the calculation result to the numerical value written in the input box by the input means, the operator needs to input the numerical value of the calculation result from the keyboard. Disappears (corresponding to claim 5).

According to the present invention, the input means inputs data. The display means displays an input screen having an input field in which the data input by the input means is written, and a position display for displaying a position where the data is input by the input means on the input screen. When the position display is in the input field, the control means causes the display means to display an image for supporting the input of data to be input in the input field in an overlapping manner on the input screen. In this way, the image that supports data input is displayed along with the input field on the input screen, so the operator does not need to separately look at the calendar or operate the calculator, and can input data while looking at only the screen. You can Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operator to improve work efficiency, reduce mistakes, and input data without requiring a large work space.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the data input device according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, this data input device includes a keyboard 1, a mouse 2, a display device 3, and an external storage device 4.
And a control device 12. The control device 12 also includes a keyboard interface 5, a mouse interface 6, which are connected to each other by a bus 11.
It is composed of a display memory 7, a display device controller 8, an external storage interface 9, and a control unit 10.

The keyboard 1 and the mouse 2 as input means are input devices for the operator to input characters and the like and to specify the cursor position. The display device 3 is a CRT that displays an image of data input from the keyboard 1 and the mouse 2. The display device 3 may be a liquid crystal display.

The external storage device 4 is a hard disk that stores a slip form, input order data, and the like.
The external storage device 4 may be a magneto-optical disk. The control device 12 processes data input from the keyboard 1 and the mouse 2, processes screen data to be displayed on the display device 3, reads data from the external storage device 4, and writes data to the external storage device 4. Is a device for performing.

The keyboard interface 5 is a device for transmitting data such as characters input from the keyboard 1 to the bus 11. The mouse interface 6 is a mouse 2
It is a device that transmits a signal or the like generated by clicking the upper button to the bus 11.

The display memory 7 is a memory for holding data such as characters and images displayed on the display device 3. Image data of the slip form stored in the external storage device 4 is written in the display memory 7 at the initial stage of the data input operation.

The display device controller 8 includes a display memory 7
This is a device that controls the process of displaying the data such as characters and images held in the display device 3 on the display device 3. The display device 3, the display device controller 8, and the display memory 7 constitute display means.

The external storage interface 9 is a device that controls the processing of reading data from the external storage device 4 and writing data to the external storage device 4. The control unit 10 as a control unit includes a CPU, a RAM and the like, and issues a screen display instruction and an instruction to write or read data to the external storage device 4 to the display device controller 8 and the external storage interface 9. The control unit 10 also receives input data from the keyboard 1 via the keyboard interface 5. Further, the control unit 10 receives a signal from the mouse 2 via the mouse interface 6.

Next, the control processing program for inputting the order receiving date and the order receiving amount to the order receiving slip executed by the control unit 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the control unit 10 reads the image data of the slip form from the external storage device 4, writes it in the display memory 7, and instructs the display device controller 8 to display the contents of the display memory 7 on the display device 3 ( S001).

Next, the control unit 10 determines whether the position of the cursor displayed on the display device 3 is in any input field of the slip form also displayed on the display device 3,
To check. The cursor is displayed on the screen of the display device 3 at an arbitrary position determined by an input instruction from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2. If the cursor is not in any of the input boxes, the operation waits until the cursor is moved to any of the input boxes by operating the key or the mouse 2 (S002).

When the cursor enters one of the input fields, the control unit 10 determines whether the data to be entered in the input field where the cursor is currently located is the order date or the order amount. A judgment is made (S003). If the data to be entered is the order date, the calendar image is
It is written in the display memory 7 so as to be displayed below the input field (S004). In addition, in the image of the calendar, a cursor for selecting a date (hereinafter, "date selection cursor")
Is displayed).

Next, the controller 10 waits for the return key of the keyboard 1 to be pressed or the mouse 2 to be clicked (S005). If the return key of the keyboard 1 is pressed or the mouse 2 is clicked, the control unit 10 displays the date selected by the date selection cursor in the input field, and uses that date as the order date. Write to the external storage device 4 via the external storage interface 9 (S006).

If the input to all the input fields is completed, the processing of the slip is completed (S007). ). If the cursor is moved, the control unit 10 operates the display memory 7 to delete the image of the calendar from the screen of the display device 3 (S009), and the cursor is moved to any one of the input fields again. Wait for (S002).

On the other hand, in S003, when the data to be entered in the input field in which the cursor is positioned is the order amount, the control unit 10 displays the image of the calculator in order to display it under the input field. Write to the memory 7 (S01
0).

Next, the control unit 10 performs the calculation instructed by the input from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2, and displays the result in the calculation result display column in the image of the calculator (S011).

Then, the controller 10 waits for the return key of the keyboard 1 to be pressed or the mouse 2 to be clicked (S012). When the return key of the keyboard 1 is pressed or the mouse 2 is clicked, the control unit 10 displays the calculation result in the input box, and the numerical value of the calculation result is used as the order amount in the external storage interface. The data is written in the external storage device 4 via 9 (S013).

Then, if the input to all the input fields is completed, the processing of the relevant slip is ended (S014), and if not, it waits until the cursor is moved by the input from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2 (S015). ). When the cursor is moved, the control unit 10 operates the display memory 7 to erase the image of the calculator from the screen of the display device 3 (S01
6), wait until the cursor moves to any one of the input fields again (S002).

Next, an operation procedure and screen display example at the time of inputting data of a slip will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an initial display screen of the slip form input screen.
First, the operator heads to the display device 3 where the initial display screen of the slip form is displayed. Here, when the operator moves the cursor 16 to the input field 14 on the slip form 13 by inputting from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2, the screen display changes as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the image of the calendar is displayed in the calendar display field 17 displayed below the input field 14 on the slip form. The operator selects the date by moving the date selection cursor 18 according to an instruction from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2 while looking at the calendar image in the calendar display field 17.

After selecting the date, the operator
Either press the return key on the keyboard 1 or click the mouse 2 (FIG. 5). Next, the operator inputs data from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2 to input data into the input box 15 on the slip form.
To move. The calendar display column 17 has a cursor 16
When is output from the input field 14 on the slip form, it is deleted from the screen (FIG. 6). The calendar display field 17 may be deleted from the screen when the date selection is completed.

When the operator continues to move the cursor 16 and the cursor 16 enters the input box 15 on the slip form, the image of the calculator is displayed under the input box 15 on the slip form in FIG. It is displayed in the image display field 19 (FIG. 7).

Here, as an example of inputting order amount data, a case will be described in which 25 pieces of a unit price of 1980 yen are ordered. The operator inputs data from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2 while looking at the image of the calculator displayed in the calculator image display field 19. FIG. 8 shows a screen in which a numerical value corresponding to 1980 yen, which is the unit price of the ordered product, is input. The numerical value may be input by pressing the numeric key of the keyboard 1, or may be input by clicking the image of the corresponding number in the calculator image display field 19 with the mouse 2. Subsequently, the operator inputs the multiplication symbol. The multiplication symbol may be entered by pressing the multiplication symbol key on the keyboard 1 or the calculator image display field 1
The image of the multiplication symbol in 9 may be input by clicking with the mouse 2. Further, a numerical value corresponding to the ordered quantity of 25 is input (FIG. 9). Then, the operator gives an instruction to execute the calculation (FIG. 10). The calculation may be instructed by pressing the "=" key of the keyboard 1 or the like, or may be instructed by clicking the "=" image in the calculator image display field 19 with the mouse 2. .

After the input of the order amount data is completed, the operator depresses the return key on the keyboard 1 or
Or, use the mouse 2 to click the "OK" image in the calculator image display field 19.
Click with (Fig. 11). The calculator image display field 19 is erased from the screen when the cursor 16 moves out of the input field 15 on the slip form (FIG. 12). The calculator image display field 19 may be deleted when the input of the order amount data is completed.

In this way, the operator can input the order data to the control device 12 while selecting only the order date and calculating the order amount while watching only the screen of the display device 3.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to reduce operator's burden, improve work efficiency, reduce mistakes, and input data without requiring a large work space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control process for data input, which is executed in the control unit of FIG.

3 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG. 1;

8 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG. 1;

10 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Keyboard 2 Mouse 3 Display Device 4 External Storage Device 7 Display Memory 8 Display Device Controller 10 Control Unit 12 Control Device

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting data, an input screen having an input field in which data input by the input unit is written, and a position for displaying a position at which data is input by the input unit on the input screen. And a display means for displaying a display, and when the position display is in the input field, an image for supporting the input of data to be input to the input field is superimposed on the input screen for the display means. And a control means for displaying the data. 2. The control means, when the data to be entered in the input field with the position indication is a date, an image for supporting the input of the data is a calendar image. The data input device according to claim 1. 3. The control means sets the date selected in the image of the calendar by the data input from the input means as the date written in the input field by the input means. The data input device according to claim 2. 4. The control means, when the data to be input in the input field having the position display is a numerical value, inputs an image supporting the input of the data by the image of the computer and the input means. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the image is an image of a calculation result performed based on the obtained data. 5. The data input device according to claim 4, wherein the control means sets the calculation result as a numerical value written in the input box by the input means. 6. The control means does not display an image supporting the input of the data on the display means when the position display is not in the input field. The data input device according to any one. 7. The control means, even if the position display is in the input field, when the data indicating that the input to the input field is completed is input from the input means, 7. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein an image supporting input is deleted from the screen of the display unit.