JPH10187130A - Display control device, display control method, and electronic equipment with display control function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable display being easy to read and easy to understand for an operator by changing the prescribed processing object line of character strings of displayed plural lines to a display font other than a display font of other line and displaying it. SOLUTION: A ROM4 stores a display font of plural kinds. A CPU 7 reads out a display font being different from a display font of a character string of other line from the ROM 4 as a display font of a character train of a line to be moving object out of character strings of plural lines when a character train of plural lines on a display section 2 with the same display font, and displays a character string to be a moving object with a different display font on the display section 2. Thereby, a line to be a moving object out of character strings of plural lines displayed on the display section 2 is changed to a display font other than a display font of the other line and moving display can be performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display control device, a display control method, and an electronic device with a display control function. The present invention relates to a display control device, a display control method, and an electronic device with a display control function, which are suitable for displaying a character string in an easily viewable state on a display means having the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a character code data group (text, etc.) such as JIS or SJIS read from a storage device such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM, or a character code data such as JIS or SJIS input from an external device through computer communication. There is a device that converts a group (sentence or the like) into a display font and displays it as a character string on a display. In this device, the input character code data group is temporarily stored in a RAM.
And the like.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a small electronic device according to a conventional example. The small electronic device includes a control unit 90
1, a display unit 902, a key input unit 903, and a ROM 9
04, RAM 905, input unit 906, CPU 90
7, an external storage unit 908, and a communication unit 909. 911, 912, 913, 9 in the figure
14, 915, 916 and 917 are data control lines.

[0004] A control unit 901 controls processing executed by the CPU 907. The display unit 902 includes a CPU 90
7 and displays character data and various processing instruction groups. The key input unit 903 includes alphabet keys, numerical keys, cursor keys, and the like, and is used when selecting heading character string data and various processing instructions displayed on the display unit 902.

[0005] The ROM 904 is a read-only memory, and includes a program area 904a storing a program,
Font area 904b storing display font pattern
And The RAM 905 is a random access memory, and includes a data area (user data area) 905a for storing a group of character code data input from the outside,
A heading area 905b for storing heading character string data indicating the contents, which is manually added by an operator at the time of data input or automatically added by a small electronic device.

The input unit 906 stores character data read from the external storage unit 908 and character data input from the outside through data communication by the communication unit 909 in the RAM 90.
5 has a function as a window for storing data in the data area 905a. The CPU 907 performs a data input process by the key input unit 903 and the input unit 906 and a display process by the display unit 902 based on a program stored in the program area 904 a of the ROM 904. The external storage unit 908 is a data storage medium such as a hard disk device or a CD-ROM. The communication unit 909 performs data communication with an external device.

In the system having the above configuration, the RA
When displaying a character code group stored in the data area (user data area) 905 a of M 905 as a character font on the display unit 902, the operator first operates the display unit 902.
Key input unit 90 so that only the heading character string is displayed
3 is operated by pressing a predetermined key.
The contents of the data are determined by visually observing the heading character string displayed in 2. Next, the operator selects an arbitrary headline character string displayed on the display unit 902 and gives an instruction by pressing a predetermined key of the key input unit 903 so that the content is displayed on the display unit 902.

Address data indicating from which address in the data area 905a of the RAM 905 the character code data group corresponding to the heading character string is added to the heading character string designated by the operator. The CPU 907 refers to the character code data group, so that the heading area 905b of the RAM 905 storing the heading character string selected by the operator is referred to.
Access the address of

At the address of the heading character string in the heading area 905b of the RAM 905, for example, character code data of a 2-byte code is stored for the number of characters.
907 reads out character code data in units of 2 bytes.
Next, the CPU 907 reads display font pattern data corresponding to the character code data from the font area 904 b stored in the ROM 904 in advance, adds display position information to the read display font pattern data, and controls the display unit 902. The data is transferred via the unit 901. Upon receiving the display font pattern data and the display position information, the display unit 902 displays the character of the specified size at the specified position on the display screen.

The CPU 907 and the display unit 902 can display data fetched from outside via the communication unit 909 on the display screen of the display unit 902 by performing the above-described display processing for the number of stored characters. .

The data stored in the data area (user data area) 905a of the RAM 905 is as follows.
In most cases, the data is fetched via the external storage unit 908 or the data communication of the communication unit 909 without considering the number of lines and digits that can be displayed on the display unit 902. Therefore, if the captured data is displayed on the display unit 902 as it is, the data up to the position of the line feed code exceeding the number of displayable digits of the display unit 902 cannot be viewed as it is.

Conventionally, in order to solve the above situation, a desired line to be read is selected arbitrarily from a plurality of lines displayed on the display unit 902, and the selected line is designated by a cursor or a line number. A "moving message" display method is used in which only the selected line is moved leftward at a constant speed from the beginning of the line to the end of the line with the line feed code by instructing. With this display method, a line that is currently being read by the operator is distinguished from other lines by movement, thereby creating a display environment that is easier to see.

[0013]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems. That is, when character data exceeding the displayable number of characters is displayed on all the displayable lines on a display device having a function capable of displaying multiple digits and multiple lines, the moving message display method described above is used. Even if an arbitrary line is moved, it is indistinguishable from the fonts of the other lines, and if the character data has a longer number of digits, it becomes more difficult for the operator to read. Further, when the characters up to the end of the line are displayed by the above-described moving message display method, there is a problem that the operator may not know which line has been read now.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a display control device, a display control method, and an electronic device with a display control function capable of performing a display that is easy to read and understand for an operator. The purpose is to provide.

[0015]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control apparatus for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means as a character string. A storage unit storing a plurality of types of display fonts, and, when a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font on the display unit, a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among the plurality of lines of character strings. A display font different from the display font of the character string of another line is read out from the storage unit as the display font of the character string, and the display unit displays the character string of the predetermined processing target line with the different display font. Display control means for performing control.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control apparatus for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string. A storage unit that stores a font size, and a display of a character string of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among a plurality of lines of a character string when a plurality of lines of the character string are displayed in the same display font size on the display unit. As the font size, a display font size different from the display font size of the character string in another line is read from the storage unit, and the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing is displayed on the display unit with the different display font size. Display control means for performing control.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control apparatus for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string. Storage means for storing a space to be added to the top and bottom of the character string, and when a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font and the same display font size on the display means, a predetermined processing target Display control means for reading from the storage means a space to be added above and below the character string of the line to be displayed, and controlling the display means to display the space by adding the space above and below the predetermined processing target line. It is characterized by doing.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 4 is that the predetermined processing is a moving message processing for moving only a predetermined line from a head of a line to an end of a line feed code at a constant speed in a predetermined direction. It is characterized by.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means as a character string. When the character strings of multiple lines are displayed in the same display font, the display font of the character lines of the other lines is used as the display font of the character line of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character lines of the multiple lines. A display control step of reading a different display font from a storage unit in which a plurality of types of display fonts are stored in advance, and performing a control of displaying the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing on the display unit with the different display font. It is characterized by the following.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means as a character string. When a character string of a plurality of lines is displayed in the same display font size, a display font size of a character string of another line is set as a display font size of a character line of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among the character strings of the plurality of lines. A display font size different from the size is read from a storage unit in which a plurality of types of display font sizes are stored in advance, and a control is performed on the display unit to display a character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing with the different display font size. A display control step of performing the display.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string. When a character string of a plurality of lines is displayed in the same display font and the same display font size, a space to be added above and below a character string of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among the character strings of the plurality of lines is set in advance in the character string. A display control step of reading from a storage unit in which a space to be added above and below the line is stored, and controlling the display unit to add the space above and below the predetermined processing target line and display the space on the display unit. And

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 8 is that the predetermined processing is a moving message processing for moving only a predetermined line from a head of a line to an end of a line with a line feed code at a constant speed in a predetermined direction. It is characterized by.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means. Input means for inputting a character string; display means for displaying a character string; designation means for designating a character string displayed on the display means; storage means for storing a plurality of types of display fonts; Is displayed in the same display font, the character string of another line is used as the display font of the character line of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing designated by the designation means among the character strings of a plurality of lines. A display font different from the display font is read out from the storage means, and control is performed to display the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing on the display means with the different display font. Characterized by comprising a 示制 control means.

In order to achieve the above object, a tenth aspect of the present invention converts an input character code into a display font,
In an electronic device with a display control function having a function of displaying a character string on a display means, an input means for inputting a character code, a display means for displaying a character string, and a designation for designating a character string displayed on the display means Means, storage means for storing a plurality of types of display font sizes, and, when a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font size on the display means, designated by the designation means among a plurality of lines of character strings A display font size different from the display font size of the character string of another line is read out from the storage unit as the display font size of the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing, and the predetermined processing is performed with the different display font size. Display control means for controlling the display means to display the character string of the target line on the display means.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 11 converts an input character code into a display font,
In an electronic device with a display control function having a function of displaying a character string on a display means, an input means for inputting a character code, a display means for displaying a character string, and a designation for designating a character string displayed on the display means Means, storage means for storing a space to be added above and below a line of a character string, and a character string of a plurality of lines when a character string of a plurality of lines is displayed on the display means with the same display font and the same display font size. From the storage unit, a space to be added above and below a character string of a line to be subjected to the predetermined processing designated by the designation unit is read out from the storage unit, and the space is added above and below the line to be subjected to the prescribed processing by Display control means for controlling the display on the display means.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 12 is that the predetermined processing is a moving message processing for moving only a predetermined line from a head of a line to an end of a line feed code at a constant speed in a predetermined direction. It is characterized by.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[1] First Embodiment First, the configuration of a small electronic device according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The small electronic device has a moving message display function of moving only the selected line from the beginning of the line to the end of the line with the line feed code at a constant speed to the left, and includes a control unit 1, a display unit 2, and a key input unit 3.
ROM 4, RAM 5, input unit 6, CPU 7
, An external storage means 8 and a communication means 9. The control unit 1 includes a display unit 2, a key input unit 3, R
The OM 4, the RAM 5, the input unit 6, and the CPU 7 are connected via data control lines 11 to 16, respectively.
Are respectively connected via data control lines 17.

The configuration of each section of the small electronic device will be described in detail. The control section 1 is usually called a GA (gate array), and is composed of an aggregate of a large number of gates. It controls an input process of data input via the key input unit 3 or the input unit 6 and a display process of displaying a character font on the display unit 2, which are performed based on a program stored in the program area 4a of the ROM 4.

The display unit 2 displays character data and various processing instructions on a screen such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) under the control of the CPU 7. Note that the display unit 2 is not limited to the LCD, and another display method may be used. The key input unit 3 is provided with alphabet keys A to Z, numerical keys 0 to 9, cursor keys for selecting a line to be “moved” on the display unit 2, and the like. Are used to select various processing instruction groups displayed in the. The operator can cause the small-sized electronic device to execute a desired process by selecting the command group using the key input unit 3.

The ROM 4 is a read-only memory,
The program area 4a, the first font area 4b, and the second
And a font area 4c. Program area 4a
Stores a program for controlling the display unit 2, the key input unit 3, the input unit 6, and the like connected to the control unit 1, and a program for converting character code data into a display font pattern. Character font patterns to be displayed on the display unit 2 are stored in the first font area 4b and the second font area 4c. The font stored in the first font area 4b and the font stored in the second font area 4c are different types of fonts (for example, Mincho and Gothic).

The RAM 5 is a random access memory and has a data area 5a and a heading area 5b. The character code data input via the input unit 6 is stored in the data area 5a. In the heading area 5b,
Character data start address data indicating from which address in the data area 5a a data group such as character code data input via the input unit 6 is stored, and a header added by the operator via the key input unit 3 The character string is stored together.

The input unit 6 transmits the character data read from the external storage unit 8 and the character data input from the outside of the small electronic device by the data communication by the communication unit 9 to the data control line 17 and the control unit 1. Through RAM
5 has a function as a window for storing data in the data area 5a.

The CPU 7 has a program area 4 in the ROM 4
a key input unit 3 based on the program stored in
And input processing of data input via the input unit 6 and display processing for displaying character data and various processing instructions on the display unit 2. The external storage means 8 is a data storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a hard disk. Communication means 9
Performs a personal computer communication by a modem and a data communication by the Internet or the like with an external device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of data stored in the data area 5a and the index area 5b of the RAM 5 of the above-mentioned small electronic device. In the data area 5a, for example, 2-byte character code data 201 input via the input unit 6 is continuously stored, and includes a line feed code "0D" 202. The character data group is separated by an end code “00” 203 indicating the end of the character data group. When a character data group is input, the heading area 5b is a heading character string 20 automatically input by the small electronic device or input by the operator through the key input unit 3.
4 and the start address 20 where the character data group is stored
And 5.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example when a character code stored in the data area 5a of the RAM 5 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 of the small electronic device according to the first embodiment. Display contents of the example shown in the illustration "Today's meeting will be announced tomorrow. Location: A308 meeting room Time: 1 Agenda:
1. The concept of new product development 2. The securing of development factors and related 3. In the schedule and related departments are all displayed in, for example, Gothic font.

FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are views showing examples of display when characters displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 shown in FIG. 3 are moved. Reference numeral 401 in FIG. 4A indicates a state in which the character is moved to the left side of the screen one character at a time until all the characters on the first line on the display unit 2 are completely displayed. The other lines remain Gothic, but only the first line is displayed in, for example, Mincho font. 4 (b).
Reference numeral 2 denotes a state in which the characters are moved to the left side of the screen one by one until all the characters on the second line on the display unit 2 are completely displayed. The other lines remain Gothic, but only the second line is displayed in, for example, Mincho font.

Next, the operation of the small electronic device according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described.
In the small electronic device, the character data read from the external storage means 8 such as a CD-ROM by the CPU 7 or the character data received from the outside by the data communication by the modem of the communication means 9 is inputted through the input unit 6. , RA
The data as shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the data area 5a and the heading area 5b of M5. When the operator wants to view the data on the screen of the display unit 2, he / she sets a headword search screen as the screen of the display unit 2, and inputs an arbitrary heading character string using the alphabet keys of the key input unit 3. ,
A search is instructed by a search key.

When the CPU 7 determines that the search key of the key input section 3 has been operated by the operator, the CPU 7 searches the heading area 5b of the RAM 5 for a heading character string that matches the input character string (character data). A heading character string matching the input character string (character data) is stored in the heading RAM.
In the area 5b, the character data start address data stored together with the heading character string in the heading area 5b is read, and the character code data is read to the address in the data area 5a.

The CPU 7 stores character code data defined by, for example, 2 bytes per character in the data area 5 of the RAM 5.
a, the display font pattern data corresponding to the character code data is stored in the first
The display font pattern data is read from the font area 4b and transferred to a predetermined position on the display unit 2.

Since the line feed code "0D" is included in the character code data, when it is determined that there is a line feed code, the character is moved to the next line and the font is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2. Display. If the number of digits that can be displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 is exceeded, characters from the number of characters exceeding the number of digits to the line feed code are not displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 and the next line after the line feed code is displayed. Is converted into a display font pattern from the character at the beginning of the line, and is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2.
As described above, the above operation is continued in 2-byte units until the end code “00” indicating the end of the character data group, and the display as shown in FIG.

In the state of display on the screen of the display unit 2 shown in FIG. 3, all information such as sentences in each line is not displayed from the beginning to the end (for example, the first line is displayed after “tomorrow announcement”). The following characters are not shown)
The operator cannot read all information from the display unit 2. Then, the operator instructs the “moving message” to move leftward at a constant speed from the beginning of the line to the end of the line with the line feed code by using the key input unit 3.

The CPU 7 operates the display unit 2 based on an instruction of “moving message” from the key input unit 3 by the operator.
The character code displayed on the first line of the
From the address data of the heading area 5b, and then display font pattern data different from that read from the first font area 4b of the ROM 4 described above from the second font area 4c and transfer it to the RAM area of the display unit 2. .

After the CPU 7 finishes transferring all the display font pattern data on the first line to the display unit 2, the CPU 7 finishes displaying all the characters on the screen of the display unit 2 on the first line. Up to this point, as shown by reference numeral 401 in FIG. When the CPU 7 finishes displaying all the character strings on the first line on the screen of the display unit 2, the CPU 7 converts the character code displayed on the first line on the screen of the display unit 2 into the address data of the heading area 5 b of the RAM 5 again. This time, the display font pattern data is read from the first font area 4b,
Transfer to the M area. Accordingly, the display on the display unit 2 returns to the same state as the display before moving.

After moving the first line on the screen of the display unit 2 and returning the display font pattern data to the first font area 4b, the CPU 7 displays the display unit as indicated by reference numeral 402 in FIG. The processing moves to the moving processing of the second line on the screen 2. 2 on the screen of the display unit 2
As for the moving processing on the line, as described above, 1
Repeat the same process as in the line. Then, the same processing is continued until the moving of the last line on the screen of the display unit 2 ends.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the small electronic device inputs the character code read from the external storage means 8 and the character code received from the outside by the data communication of the communication means 9. Input unit 6, a display unit 2 capable of displaying a plurality of lines of character strings, and a key input unit 3 for inputting a character code and specifying a character string displayed on the display unit 3.
And a ROM 4 storing a plurality of types of display fonts, and, when a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font on the display unit 2, a character string of a line to be moved among the plurality of lines of character strings is displayed. A CPU 7 that reads a display font different from the display font of the character string of another line from the ROM 4 as a display font, and controls the display unit 2 to display the character string of the line to be moved with a different display font.
The moving display is performed by changing the moving target line in the character strings of a plurality of lines displayed on the display unit 2 to a display font different from the display font of the other lines (moving display If the first display character before processing is, for example, Gothic type, the corresponding line can be displayed in a moving style, for example, Mincho type. As a result, a display that is easy for the operator to read and understand can be provided. it can.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the initial display characters before the moving display processing are, for example, Gothic type, so that the line to be moved is, for example, Mincho type. However, for example, the reverse case may be adopted, and the type of font is not limited to the above.

[2] Second Embodiment A small electronic device according to a second embodiment is a moving message display in which only a selected line is moved leftward at a constant speed from the beginning of a line to the end of a line having a line feed code. It has a function, as shown in FIG. 5, a control unit 1, a display unit 2,
Key input unit 3, ROM 20, RAM 5, input unit 6
, A CPU 7, an external storage unit 8, and a communication unit 9. The control unit 1 includes a display unit 2, a key input unit 3, a ROM 20, a RAM 5, an input unit 6, and a CPU 7.
Are connected to each other via data control lines 11 to 16, and the input unit 6 is connected to an external storage means 8 and a communication means 9 via a data control line 17.

The ROM 20 according to the second embodiment is identical to the program area 4 of the ROM 4 according to the first embodiment.
In addition to the program area 20a and the font area 20b having the same configuration as the first font area 4a and the first font area 4b, a size change font area 20c is newly provided. In the size change font area 20c, a character font pattern of the same type and a different size as the character font pattern stored in the font area 20b is stored.
The configuration other than the ROM 20 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted because it has been described above.

The differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows. That is, in the first embodiment, a different type of display font from the type of display font used for normal display is prepared in the ROM, and only the line to be moved is set to a different display font. Although the effect was improved, in the second embodiment, instead of preparing a plurality of display fonts, the same display font and a different display font size were used (for example, 16 fonts).
Character font patterns (such as x16 fonts and 24x24 fonts) are stored in ROM 20 for use.
As a result, the same effect as in the first embodiment is achieved.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example when a character code stored in the data area 5a of the RAM 5 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 of the small electronic device according to the second embodiment. Display contents of the example shown in the illustration "Today's meeting will be announced tomorrow. Location: A308 meeting room Time: 1 Agenda:
1. New product development concept 2. Securing development factors and related 3. In schedules and related departments, "All lines are displayed in, for example, Gothic characters. Only letters are displayed as uppercase letters over other lines.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the small electronic device inputs the character code read from the external storage means 8 and the character code received from the outside by the data communication of the communication means 9. Input unit 6, a display unit 2 capable of displaying a plurality of lines of character strings, and a key input unit 3 for inputting a character code and specifying a character string displayed on the display unit 3.
And a ROM 2 storing a plurality of display font sizes.
0, when a character string of a plurality of lines is displayed on the display unit 2 with the same display font size, the display font size of the character string of the line to be moved among the character strings of the plurality of lines is set to another line. CPU 7 that reads a display font size different from the display font size of the character string from the ROM 20 and controls the display unit 2 to display a character string of a line to be moved with a different display font size. The moving target line in the character strings of a plurality of lines displayed on the display unit 2 is changed to a display font size different from the display font size of the other lines, and the moving display is performed. It is possible to provide a display that is easy to read and understand for the operator.

In the second embodiment, the font size is, for example, 16 × 16 font, 24 × 24 font, or the like. However, the font size is not limited to this, and the font size is not limited. Anything can be used if there is no problem.

[3] Third Embodiment A small electronic device according to a third embodiment displays a moving message in which only a selected line is moved leftward at a constant speed from the beginning of a line to the end of a line having a line feed code. It has a function, as shown in FIG. 7, a control unit 1, a display unit 2,
Key input unit 3, ROM 30, RAM 5, input unit 6
, A CPU 7, an external storage unit 8, and a communication unit 9. The control unit 1 includes a display unit 2, a key input unit 3, a ROM 30, a RAM 5, an input unit 6, and a CPU 7.
Are connected to each other via data control lines 11 to 16, and the input unit 6 is connected to an external storage means 8 and a communication means 9 via a data control line 17.

The ROM 30 according to the third embodiment is similar to the ROM 4 according to the first embodiment.
In addition to a program area 30a and a font area 30c having the same configuration as the first font area 4a and the first font area 4b, a space addition program area 30b is newly provided.
The space addition program area 30b stores a space addition program for performing a process of adding a space vertically on the program to the character font pattern read from the font area 30c. The configuration other than the ROM 30 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted because it has been described above.

The differences between the third embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows. That is, in the first embodiment, a different type of display font from the type of display font used for normal display is prepared in the ROM, and only the line to be moved is set to a different display font. Although the effect was improved, in the third embodiment, a process of preparing only a plurality of display fonts and converting only the line to be moved to a different display font is not performed, and the processing of each line to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 is not performed. Characters are made the same font, and a process is added to add spaces above and below the font on the line to be moved. As a result, the same effect as in the first embodiment is achieved.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example when a character code stored in the data area 5a of the RAM 5 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 of the small electronic device according to the third embodiment. Display contents of the example shown in the illustration "Today's meeting is tomorrow's announcement. Location: A308 meeting room Time: 1 title: 1.
Development concept of new product 2. Securing development factors and Seki 3.
In the schedule and related departments, "
Spaces 801 are added and displayed above and below the line, respectively.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, the small electronic device inputs the character code read from the external storage means 8 and the character code received from the outside by the data communication of the communication means 9. Input unit 6, a display unit 2 capable of displaying a plurality of lines of character strings, and a key input unit 3 for inputting a character code and specifying a character string displayed on the display unit 3.
A ROM 30 storing a space addition program for adding a space above and below a line of a character string; and a plurality of lines when a character string of a plurality of lines is displayed on the display unit 2 in the same display font and the same display font size. Of the character string of the line to be moved is read from the ROM 30, and a process of adding a space above and below the line to be moved is performed on the program, and the display unit 2 displays the space addition program. C for controlling display
PU7, the space to be added above and below the moving target line in the character strings of a plurality of lines displayed on the display unit 2 allows the moving target line to be positioned above and below the moving target line. The moving display can be performed at intervals, and as a result, a display that is easy to read and understand for the operator can be provided.

The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or to an apparatus constituted by a single device. A storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or the apparatus executes the program code stored in the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by executing the reading.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium implements the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD
-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS and the like running on the computer are actually executed based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that a part or all of the above-described processing is performed, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control apparatus which converts an input character code into a display font and controls the display means to display a character string. A storage unit that stores display fonts of different types, and a display of a character string of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among a plurality of lines of a character string when a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font on the display unit. Display control means for reading a display font different from the display font of the character string of another line from the storage means as the font, and controlling the display means to display the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing with the different display font. Since it is provided, it is possible to change a predetermined processing target line in a plurality of lines of character strings displayed on the display unit into a display font different from a display font of another line. Now, as a result, it is possible to provide a display that is easy to understand and easy to read for the operator.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a display control device for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, a plurality of types of display font sizes are stored. When the character string of a plurality of lines is displayed at the same display font size on the storage means and the display means, the display font size of the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character strings of the plurality of lines is set to another value. Display control means for reading a display font size different from the display font size of the character string of the line from the storage means, and controlling the display means to display the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing with the different display font size. Therefore, the predetermined processing target line in the multi-line character string displayed on the display unit is set to the display font size of another line and another display font size. Varied it is possible to display,
As a result, a display that is easy for the operator to read and understand can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in a display control device which converts an input character code into a display font and controls the display means to display the character code as a character string, the character code is added above and below a line of the character string. When the character string of a plurality of lines is displayed in the same display font and the same display font size on the display unit and the storage unit storing the space, the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character lines of the plurality of lines Display control means for reading the space to be added above and below from the storage means, and controlling the display means to add the space above and below the row to be subjected to the predetermined processing and display the space on the display means. By adding a space above and below a predetermined processing target line in a multi-line character string, the predetermined processing target line can be displayed at an interval with respect to lines above and below it. It becomes ability, as a result, it is possible to provide a display that is easy to understand and easy to read for the operator.

According to the invention of claim 4, the predetermined processing is
The moving message processing of moving only a predetermined line from the beginning of a line to the end of a line having a line feed code in a predetermined direction at a constant speed, so that a moving line can be clearly distinguished from other lines and displayed. The same effect as the third aspect of the invention can be obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string, the display means displays a plurality of lines of character strings. When displayed in the same display font, a display font different from the display font of the character string of another line is set in advance as the display font of the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character strings of the plurality of lines. Read from the storage means in which a plurality of types of display fonts are stored,
Since it has a display control step of performing control to display a character string of a line to be subjected to predetermined processing on the display means with different display fonts, a predetermined processing target line among a plurality of lines of character strings displayed on the display means, It is possible to change the display font to another display font from the display font of another line, and as a result, it is possible to provide a display that is easy for the operator to read and understand.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in a display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string, the display means includes a plurality of lines of character strings. When displayed at the same display font size, the display font size of the character string of the line to be processed out of the character lines of multiple lines is different from the display font size of the character strings of other lines. A display control step of reading a size from a storage unit in which a plurality of types of display font sizes are stored in advance, and performing control to display a character string of a line to be subjected to predetermined processing with a different display font size on the display unit; Change the specified processing target line in the multi-line character string displayed on the means to the display font size of another line and another display font size It is possible Shimesuru, this result, it is possible to provide a display that is easy to understand and easy to read for the operator.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in a display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character string as a character string, the display means displays a plurality of lines of character strings. When the same display font and the same display font size are displayed, the space to be added above and below the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character lines of a plurality of lines is added before and after the line of the character string in advance. The display means for reading out from the storage means in which the space to be stored is stored and adding the space above and below the row to be subjected to the predetermined processing and displaying the space on the display means. By adding a space above and below a predetermined processing target line in a character string, it becomes possible to display the predetermined processing target line at an interval from lines above and below the predetermined processing target line. As a result, it is possible to provide a display that is easy to understand and easy to read for the operator.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the predetermined processing is
A moving message process in which only a predetermined line is moved in a predetermined direction at a constant speed from the beginning of a line to the end of a line feed code, so that a moving line can be clearly distinguished from other lines and displayed. The same effect as the seventh aspect of the invention can be obtained.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means. Display means for displaying a character string; designation means for designating the character string displayed on the display means; storage means for storing a plurality of types of display fonts; Display font different from the display font of the character string of the other lines as the display font of the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing specified by the specifying means among the character strings of the plurality of lines when displayed in From the storage means, and display control means for controlling the display means to display the character string of the line to be processed in a different display font on the display means. It is possible to change a predetermined processing target line in the displayed plural character strings into a display font different from a display font of another line, and as a result, it is easy for the operator to read and understand. Easy display can be provided.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in an electronic device with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, the input means for inputting the character code Display means for displaying a character string; designation means for designating the character string displayed on the display means; storage means for storing a plurality of types of display font sizes; When displayed in font size, the display font size of the character string of the other line is used as the display font size of the character line of the line to be subjected to the predetermined process specified by the specifying means among the character lines of the plurality of lines. Is a display that reads a different display font size from the storage unit and controls the display unit to display a character string of a line to be processed in a different display font size with the different display font size. A predetermined processing target line in a plurality of lines of character strings displayed on the display unit, with a display font size different from a display font size of another line and displayed. As a result, it is possible to provide a display that is easy for the operator to read and understand.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in an electronic device with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, the input means for inputting the character code Display means for displaying a character string; designation means for designating a character string displayed on the display means; storage means for storing spaces to be added above and below a line of the character string; When columns are displayed in the same display font and the same display font size, storage means is provided for adding spaces above and below the character string of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process designated by the designation means among the character strings of a plurality of lines. And display control means for controlling the display means to add a space above and below the line to be processed and display the space on the display means. By adding spaces above and below a predetermined processing target line in a multi-line character string, it is possible to display the predetermined processing target line at an interval with respect to lines above and below the predetermined processing target line. Thus, it is possible to provide a display which is easy for the operator to read and understand.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the predetermined processing is a moving message processing for moving only a predetermined line from the beginning of a line to the end of a line having a line feed code in a predetermined direction at a constant speed. , And can be clearly distinguished from each other, and the same effects as those of the ninth to eleventh aspects can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a small electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a RAM of the small electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a display unit of the small electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams illustrating display examples of a display unit of the small electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4A illustrates a state in which a character string on a first line is being moved; Figure,
(B) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the character string on the second line is being moved.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a small electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a display unit of the small electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a small electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a display unit of a small electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a small electronic device according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 2 Display part 3 Key input part 4 ROM 4a Program area 4b 1st font area 4c 2nd font area 5 RAM 5a Data area 5b Heading area 6 Input part 7 CPU 8 External storage means 9 Communication means 20 ROM 20a Program area 20b font area 20c size change font area 30 ROM 30a program area 30b space additional program area 30c font area

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A display control apparatus for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, comprising: a storage means storing a plurality of types of display fonts; When the character strings of multiple lines are displayed in the same display font, the display font of the character lines of the other lines is used as the display font of the character line of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character lines of the multiple lines. A display control means for reading a different display font from the storage means and controlling the display means to display a character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing with the different display font. . 2. A display control device for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of types of display font sizes;
When a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font size on the display means, a character string of another line is set as a display font size of a character string of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among the plurality of lines of character strings. Display control means for reading a display font size different from the display font size of the column from the storage means, and controlling the display means to display a character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing with the different display font size. A display control device, comprising: 3. A display control device for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display device to display the character code as a character string, comprising: storage means for storing spaces to be added above and below a line of the character string; A space to be added above and below a character string of a line to be subjected to a predetermined process among character strings of a plurality of lines when a character string of a plurality of lines is displayed on the display means with the same display font and the same display font size. And display control means for reading out from the storage means and adding the space above and below the row to be processed as the predetermined processing and displaying the space on the display means. 4. The moving message process according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined process is a moving message process in which only a predetermined line is moved in a predetermined direction at a constant speed from the beginning of a line to the end of a line having a line feed code. Display control device. 5. A display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string, wherein a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font on the display means. When the display font of the character string of the target line among the character strings of the plurality of lines is different from the display font of the character string of the other line, a plurality of display fonts are set in advance. A display control method, comprising a display control step of reading from a stored storage means and controlling the display means to display a character string of the line to be processed in the different display font. 6. A display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and controlling the display means to display the character code as a character string, wherein the display means displays a plurality of lines of character strings in the same display font size. If the display font size is different from the display font size of the character string of the other line, the display font size of the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character lines of the plurality of lines is set to a plurality of types in advance. A display which reads out from the storage means storing the display font size, and controls the display means to display the character string of the line to be processed in the different display font size on the display means. Control method. 7. A display control method for converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means as a character string, wherein the display means displays a plurality of lines of character strings in the same display font and the same display. When the font size is displayed, the space to be added above and below the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing among the character strings of a plurality of lines is stored in advance. A display control method, comprising: a display control step of performing a control of reading from a storage unit, adding the space above and below the row to be processed and displaying the space on the display unit. 8. The moving message process according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined process is a moving message process for moving only a predetermined line from the beginning of a line to the end of a line having a line feed code at a constant speed in a predetermined direction. Display control method. 9. An electronic apparatus with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, the input means for inputting the character code, and a character string of a plurality of lines. Display means capable of displaying a character string, a designation means for designating a character string displayed on the display means, a storage means for storing a plurality of types of display fonts, and the display means wherein a plurality of lines of character strings are displayed in the same display font. When the display font of the character string of a plurality of lines is different from the display font of the character string of another line, the display font of the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing designated by the designation means is displayed. Display control means for reading a font from the storage means and controlling the display means to display a character string on the line to be processed in the different display font. Electronic devices with display control functions and features. 10. An electronic device with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, wherein: an input means for inputting a character code; Display means capable of displaying a character string, a designation means for designating a character string displayed on the display means, a storage means for storing a plurality of types of display font sizes, and a plurality of lines of character strings displayed on the display means in the same manner. When the font size is displayed, the display font size of the character string of another line is used as the display font size of the character line of the target line specified by the specification means among the character lines of the plurality of lines. A different display font size from the storage means, and causes the display means to display a character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing at the different display font size. Electronic apparatus with a display control function, characterized by comprising a display control means for performing control. 11. An electronic device with a display control function having a function of converting an input character code into a display font and displaying the character code on a display means, wherein: an input means for inputting a character code; Display means capable of displaying a character string, a designation means for designating a character string displayed on the display means, a storage means for storing spaces to be added above and below a line of the character string, and the display means When the columns are displayed in the same display font and the same display font size, the space to be added above and below the character string of the line to be subjected to the predetermined processing designated by the designation means among the character strings of a plurality of lines is set as the above. Display control means for reading from the storage means and controlling the display means to add the space above and below the line to be processed and display the space on the display means.示制 control function with electronic equipment. 12. The moving message processing according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined processing is a moving message processing for moving only a predetermined line from a head of a line to an end of a line having a line feed code at a constant speed in a predetermined direction. Electronic equipment with display control function.