JPH10293731A - Data input/output system in portable information terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify an operation at the time of switching plural jobs by providing a means for managing the location management of a file used a inside a portable information terminal equipment, respective set values at the time of communication and the operating environment of the terminal equipment altogether. SOLUTION: In an editor 4, the screen data of the portable terminal 2, a processing procedure and the format of data are prepared. The inputted control and input/output information of the portable terminal 2 are processed and converted by a P-COM 5 and outputted to an information file to be sent to the portable terminal 2. A P-NET 6 performs file transfer between a T-NET 8 through a communication means 3 and transmits the information on a personal computer to the portable terminal 2. On the side of the portable terminal 2, a T-LAN 9 analyzes received file contents and a processing defined by the personal computer is performed on a display screen 10. The T-NET 8 and the T-LAN 9 are activated by the management program of a T-MAIN 7, and in the T-MAIN 7, the environment of the communication means 3 is set, the information file of the job to be an analysis object is selected and the T-LAN 9 is activated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input / output system using a personal computer and a portable information terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional data input / output system using a portable terminal, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 8-275811, data input / output to a process definition file created on a host device is disclosed. It describes a system in which processing is performed by a portable information terminal device.

[0003]

In an actual business, a plurality of business programs are prepared for a plurality of businesses, and one program is prepared.
There is a case where the program is stored in one portable information terminal device and the program is switched and used for each business. The above prior art does not consider means for switching and executing programs and input / output files for each task. For this reason, when switching jobs, download / upload processing of the program to be switched and input / output data occurs.
There is a problem that complicated operations are required.

In the business of connecting peripheral devices such as a barcode reader and a printer to a portable information terminal device, the connection specifications may differ depending on the model of the same printer, and a separate program is prepared for each connected peripheral device. And
There is a problem in operation and operation such as management by business.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is characterized in that the location of files used in a portable information terminal device, the set values at the time of communication, and the operating environment of the portable information terminal device are collectively managed. By providing means for performing the operations, it is possible to simplify the operation when switching a plurality of tasks.

Further, by providing means for setting operation arguments for each peripheral device connected to the portable information terminal device, a dedicated program is developed for each specific peripheral device even if the peripheral device is switched and used. You don't have to.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a program configuration on the personal computer side and portable information terminal device (hereinafter, portable terminal) side in the present invention. 1 is a personal computer and 2 is a portable terminal for portable information. 4 is a portable terminal 2 as a program of the personal computer 1
5 is a commercially available editor or spreadsheet software operating on a personal computer for processing and editing data in a computer. 5 is a program (P) for converting a file edited by the editor or spreadsheet software 4 into an arbitrary format that can be interpreted by a portable terminal -COM) and 7 are communication programs (P-NET) on the personal computer side for transmitting and receiving files to and from the portable terminal. Reference numeral 3 denotes communication means for transmitting and receiving information files between the personal computer 1 and the portable terminal 2. 8 is a portable terminal side communication program (T-NET) for transmitting and receiving files to and from the personal computer, and 9 is an operation of the portable terminal 2 by interpreting information in a file created by the P-COM 5. Is a display screen of the portable terminal 2, and the whole screen is a touch panel input. A management program 7 sets and manages the environment of T-COM, T-LAN, and other programs, and controls the activation of each program.

[0009] In FIG. 1, an editor 4 uses a portable terminal 2.
Create screen data, processing procedures, and data formats for The input control and input / output information of the mobile terminal is a P-CO
M5 processes and outputs to an information file to be sent to the mobile terminal. P-NET 6 is connected to T-NET 8 via communication means 3
And transfer the information file on the personal computer to the mobile terminal. On the mobile terminal side, T-NET
The T-LAN 9 analyzes the contents of the file received by 8 and performs the processing defined on the personal computer on the display screen 10 of the portable terminal. Here, T-NET 8 and T-LAN 9
Is started by the management program of T-MAIN7,
In the MAIN 7, the environment of the communication means is set, and an information file of an arbitrary task to be analyzed is selected and the T-LAN 9 is started.

The details of each function will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows the processing and data configuration on the terminal side.

[0011] T-NET 8 can support a plurality of communication means. As the communication means 3, RS-23
2C, SCSI, optical connection, IC card, wireless, LAN,
There are modem communication and digital communication, and the communication means is selected according to the hardware configuration and operation form of the portable terminal. Reference numeral 11 denotes a communication environment file in which communication means, selection of a transmission target file, storage destination of a received file, and contents are stored. 12 is a process definition file 14 analyzed by the T-LAN 9
And a business data file in which the business input / output file 15 is collected. This process definition file has a plurality of combinations for each business. An operation environment file 13 stores a click sound at the time of key input and a setting value of the EMS memory when the T-LAN 9 operates. These communication environment file 11, business data file 12, and operation environment file 13
Can be changed, managed, and reset at any time by T-MAIN7.

<Second Embodiment> In the first embodiment, when a plurality of services are performed by the portable terminal 2, when a plurality of types of business data files 12 are received by the file reception processing of the T-NET 8, the storage destination is determined for each service. The information is specified and stored in the communication environment file 11. Based on the information of the communication environment file 11, the file storage destination data can be added to the process definition file 14 in the business data file 12 at the time of receiving the file. T-LAN 9 that performs actual work is T
-Arbitrary business data 12 for the festival started from MAIN7
Is specified. By analyzing the process definition file 14, the storage location of the input / output file 15 can be managed for each task and for each data.

<Embodiment 3> Although the touch panel by pen input is used as an input method in the portable terminal 2 in the above-described embodiment 1, handwritten character recognition is resident on the memory so that handwritten character input is possible. In the case of a simple system, change the ESM memory size with T-MAIN10,
It manages the resident / cancellation of the handwritten character recognition program in the memory and enables the setting of the system. As a result, the memory management and input processing functions can be switched as needed for each business content.

<Embodiment 4> In the first embodiment, a T-LAN 9 for analyzing and executing a processing procedure file which defines a business processing procedure instead of a business program, and a T-NET 8 for performing file communication processing with a personal computer. Since each environment setting file is managed and activated by the T-MAIN 7, the communication processing and the processing speed can be partially enhanced and replaced without changing the processing content of the business itself.

<Fifth Embodiment> In the first embodiment, when a peripheral device can be connected to a portable terminal, processing corresponding to all the connectable peripheral devices is prepared in the T-LAN 9 in advance. To select an arbitrary peripheral device, store information on the peripheral device to be connected to the environment setting file, and activate the T-LAN 9. This allows, for example, connection with both a touch-type barcode reader and a pen-type barcode reader, and even if the serial interface settings are different, it is necessary to be aware of the barcode interface to be connected during development. There is no need to define only business processing procedures.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to collectively manage the input / output file storage destination and set the operation environment according to the business, and perform the business-specific processing of the portable information terminal device. Can be simplified. Thus, according to the prior art, even when the program at the time of upgrading the predetermined business program for the portable information terminal device is replaced, the combination of the process definition file and the input / output file and the environment setting in the communication procedure are set. It is not necessary to replace the entire business program only by changing a part of the file.

Further, according to the present invention, since an operation argument can be set for each peripheral device, it is not necessary to develop a dedicated program for each specific peripheral device even if the peripheral devices are switched and used.

As a result, the development scale of the program for the portable information terminal device can be reduced, and the data input / output system using the portable information terminal device can be realized at low cost and in a short period of time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram in a portable information terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Personal computer, 2 ... Portable terminal, 3 ... Communication means, 4 ... Spreadsheet software, 5 ... Program (P-COM), 6 ... Personal computer side program (P) for communicating with portable information terminal equipment
-NET), 7: Program (T-MAIN), 8: Communication program (T-NET), 9: Control program (T-MAIN)
-LAN), 10 ... display screen, 11 ... communication environment file, 12 ... business data file, 13 ... operating environment file, 14 ... processing definition file, 15 ... business input / output file.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A data input / output system using a portable information terminal device comprising a personal computer, a portable information terminal device, and communication connection means for connecting the personal computer and the portable information terminal device. A first data processing means for converting a screen display content, a processing procedure, a format of input data and the like in the portable information terminal device into a data file, and a portable information terminal device for converting the data file converted by the first data processing means A first communication means for transmitting / receiving data to / from a personal computer; a second communication means for transmitting / receiving a data file created by the personal computer; and a second communication means for performing screen display, input / output processing, etc. based on the data file. A portable information terminal device comprising a data processing unit, a second communication processing unit, and a setting processing unit for setting an operation argument of the second data processing unit. Data input and output system. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the setting processing means performs communication operations such as changing a communication device, designating a transmission / reception file, designating confirmation of overwriting of a received file storage location, and updating a data definition file in the second communication processing means. A setting processing means having a function of setting an argument. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting processing means updates the storage location of the data file in the processing definition file, selects a peripheral device to be connected,
A setting processing means having a function of changing an MS memory size and setting an operation argument during system operation.