JPS58165132A - Information input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make many inputs due to ten-key and specific keys unnecessary, by operating data to be set through an editing line and displaying automatically the current date or the like on the editing line and setting data of a schedule in an interactive system. CONSTITUTION:A display 1 has four display lines 1a-1d, and and lowest display line 1d is used as the editing line, and a certain date, certain time, or the like is always displayed on the display line 1d. Keys 2a-2e of a keyboard part 2 are specific keys; and for example, the leftmost key 2a is a key for register, and the rightmost key 2e is an END key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information input method, and more particularly to an information input method for setting information such as schedules through interaction with a microprocessor built into a device.

Various schedule voices have been proposed in the past, either in the form of built-in electronic desktop calculators or as completely independent ones exclusively for schedule setting.

In the schedule 4, the schedule is set by inputting year/month/day, month/day, or hour/minute data via a keyboard, and alarms and the like are set.

For example, if you want to set an alarm at 12:00 p.m. on September 30, 1981, use the numeric keypad and specific keys on the keyboard to set the alarm one by one [f1 times figure (3
) times] ■ Old 17Nl [] @ times -1 The schedule was set using the 6-digit numerical keys for the year, month, and day, and the 4-digit numerical keys for the hour and minute.

When such a system is adopted, the user must constantly operate the numeric keypad and specific keys, making the operation extremely complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information input method with excellent operability that can significantly reduce key operations and extremely easily set information such as schedules. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a means for displaying data in a specific line by having a multi-stage display function;
It is equipped with an edit line for editing the data to be displayed in this specific line, and data for schedule settings is exchanged via the edit line, and the edit line contains setting values related to the current or past date or time. We adopted a method in which the schedule is automatically displayed and the schedule is set through dialogue between the operator and the microprocessor.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 explains the display section and keyboard section of a scheduler to which the method of the present invention is applied. In the figure, the reference numeral 1 indicates a display device, and this display device 1 has four display rows 1a to 1d. have

On the other hand, the reference numeral 2 denotes a keyboard section disposed below the display 1; this keyboard section 2 has five keys 2a to 2e in this embodiment.

The display line 1d at the bottom of the display 1 is an editing line, and a system is adopted in which a certain year, month, day, time, etc. are always displayed on this display line 1d.

Further, the keys 2a to 2e of the keyboard section 2 are each a specific key, for example, the key 2a located on the leftmost side is a key for registration, and the key 2 located on the side of -Kishi is, for example, an END key. This is the key.

On the other hand, FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a control circuit applied to the system of the present invention. In the figure, the reference numeral 3 indicates a microprocessor, which is connected to the keyboard section 2 by a signal line 1m. Microprocessor 3 always uses address line M
It is connected to a read-only memo (4) via a data line (y), and constantly supplies control data to the microprocessor (3) via a data line (y) to carry out judgment and interpretation.

In addition, calculation results and temporary data retention are stored in the random access memory 5, and the necessary storage and reading of data is always performed.

□ Reference numeral 6 indicates a control circuit which receives and receives data from the microprocessor 3, and stores it as display data in the buffer memory 7 for the display 161 based on this data, or controls the clock. Is it to store the time in the chip 8 or to call the time from the clock chip 8?
- constitutes an interface control circuit for determining whether to set or reset the flip-flop 9.

The clock step 8 once inputs the current time etc. using the keys on the keyboard section 2, and then imports this time data into the microprocessor 3 through the signal line 111.
Thereby, it is sent to the control circuit 6 via the data line Dl,
Then it was decided that the signal line l! 7 and stored in clock step 8. Once inputted into the clock chip 8, the clock and other data are automatically controlled as year, month, day, hour, minute and second, and the time is constantly updated.

On the other hand, since the JK clip-flop 9 has its J input terminal (set side input) connected to the power supply Vcc and its K input terminal (reset side input) connected to ground, the clock input CP
Due to the signal changing from high level to low level, the output terminal Q of this JK flip-flop 9 changes from high level to low level, and the signal line ! , are connected to the microprocessor 3, and the microprocessor 3 detects whether the signal on the signal line 12 is at high level or low level and determines whether the data should be sent next to the editing line.

In the first set of alarm settings, the microprocessor 3 detects the signal on the signal line 12 and makes a decision. At this time, since the output Q of the JK flip-flop 9 is at a high level, the microprocessor 3 prepares to give new information to the edit line.

On the other hand, as a matter of course, the edit line (1d) on display 1
Since all the information on what to automatically display as a system is stored in the random access memory 5, the microprocessor 3 supplies the address line M to the random access memory 5 and examines the information content via the data line DI. be able to.

The microprocessor 3 sends the information obtained in this way to the control circuit 6 using the address line M and the data line DI, and based on the information obtained there, the control circuit 6 selects the clock chip 8 and selects the clock chip 8 at that time. The data of the year, which is the information of , is sent to the control circuit 6 via the signal line 1, and from the control circuit 6, the data is sent to the buffer memory 7 via the signal line 14, and is stored therein.

Immediately after this, the control circuit 6 changes the signal that changed from high level to low level via signal line 1, and the JK flip changes from high level to low level, and from then on, this state is outputted as signal d.
Hold the signal line! , to the microprocessor 3 as information for the next operation.

Then, when the key 2 on the keyboard section is pressed next, the signal is sent to the microprocessor 3 via the signal 11At.
, and its code is determined.

The signal generated by this key operation is sent to the control circuit 6 with information loaded on the address line M and data line IM in order to treat the data stored in the buffer memory 7 as valid data.

As a result, the control circuit 6 connects the signal line 14 to the buffer memory 7.
The data to be displayed on a specific line is edited via the signal line t4, and stored in the buffer memory 7 again via the signal line t4.

When such operations are completed, the control circuit 6 prepares to display the next information to the user on the edit line on the display 1.
An input signal pulse from a high level to a low level is applied to the clear input terminal of the JK flip-flop 9 via the signal line 16. As a result, the output signal d of the JK flip-flop 9 changes from low level to high level, and this information is notified to the microprocessor 3 via the signal line 12.

In response to this, the microprocessor 3 selects the control circuit 6 again via the address line AI, sends the data ★ via the data line DI, the control circuit 6 selects the clock step 8, and then sends the month data, which is the next information. It is applied to the control path 6 via the signal line 1. As a result, the control circuit 6 transfers the data to the signal line as described above! 4, the month information is displayed on the edit line (1d) in the buffer memory 7.

Thereafter, similar operations are repeated to complete the automatic display to the user in an interactive format and the associated key operations.

Next, a specific schedule setting operation will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and the explanatory diagrams of display states shown in FIGS. 4 and below.

As an example of a specific setting operation, a case will be described in which it is desired to set the alarm for 12:00 pm on September 30, 1981. This scheduler will be described as one that always displays the current time.

First, when the switch is turned on, in step S1, as shown in FIG. 1, YEAR=81?
is displayed to force the user to make a decision.

Here, the user presses the registration key 2a to change the year to 81.
If you agree to the year, step S2
As shown in FIG. 4, the year 1981 is registered in the display Ma.

If the year of the schedule to be set is not 1981, the process proceeds to step S3, and the correction of the year, for example, 82, is input by operating a numeric keypad (not shown), and further, by pressing the registration key 2a, in step S2, 82 is entered. The year is registered in display line 1a.

When the registration operation for this year is completed, the process advances to step S4, and as shown in FIG. 4, MONTH=97 is displayed on the edit line 1d. In this example, since the month is September, if the registration key 2a is pressed as it is, 09 indicating that it is September is additionally displayed on the display line 1a as shown in FIG.

(Step S4-Ss) If the set month is not September in step S4, proceed to step S in the same way as described above, and input a different number of months by operation, and press the registration key 2a to input the first month. For example, 10 in display line 1a.
The month is registered.

When the month registration is completed, proceed to step S and DATE = 2
It is determined whether or not 8↑. In this example, since the desired set date is the 30th, a correction is entered using the numeric keypad (step SO), and this is further displayed on the display line 1a as shown in FIG. This is step S6.

When the date registration is completed, the process advances to step SIO, and as shown in FIG. 6, HOUR=PM4? appears on the edit line 1d.
It is determined whether or not. In this example, since it is not PM4 but PM12, a key operation is performed in step Sll, and in step S12, by pressing the registration key 2a in the same manner as described above, as shown in FIG. is displayed.

This may be because the time is set.The WED shown at the end of display line 1a shown in Figure 7 is a symbol representing the day of the week, but this is automatically calculated and displayed on the system side. Ru.

And another step! 13, and for the remaining display lines 1b and 1c, set the schedule contents 1% 1 chrysanthemum 4. using a numeric keypad or Alphabetical controller (not shown). , the message will be entered and displayed.

When this input is completed and the schedule and message settings have been made, the operator presses the END key 2e, for example, and all input operations are completed, the scheduler completely memorizes the input schedule, and the display is cleared at the same time. be done.

In this way, the system automatically displays the time and other information on the edit line 1d, and the operator can simply press the registration key 2a if it matches the content, or use the numeric keypad, etc. if it is different. Desired data can be set by inputting and operating the registration key 2a.

Therefore, compared to conventional setting operations, the number of key operations on the keyboard side is significantly reduced, and the schedule can be set extremely easily and easily in a short time using an interactive format.

The registered schedule will be automatically read out as the set date or time approaches, and when an alarm occurs, the contents of the schedule will be displayed on the 222 display 1. Let me know what you did.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention has a multi-stage display function, and includes a control means for displaying data on a specific line of the display section of these multiple stages, and editing data to be displayed on this specific line. The data to be set is exchanged via the edit line, and setting values such as the current year, month, day and time or past year, month, day and time are automatically displayed on the edit line, and the settings are automatically displayed. Since the configuration allows schedule data to be set in an interactive format with the person, there is no need for multiple inputs using the numeric keypad and specific keys as in the past, and schedules can be set in a short time with extremely simple operations. You can make settings.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a display section to which the method of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit to which the method of the present invention is applied, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart explaining the schedule setting operation, and FIGS. 4 to 7 are explanatory diagrams showing display contents displayed on the specific line and editing line of the display. 1...Display device 1a~IC...Display line 1
d...Edit line 2...Keyboard part 2a
~2e...Key 3...Microprocessor 6...Control circuit 8...Clock step 9.
...JK flip-flop Fig. 3 S3 #I5 Fig. 6wJ Fig. 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] Equipped with a display that has a specific line for displaying data and an editing line for editing the data to be displayed on this specific line, and when setting data, the setting value set in advance is automatically displayed on the editing line, and the desired data is displayed. The information input method is characterized in that the information input method is configured such that the displayed setting value is used as a reference and the setting value is set via an edit line.