JPS58189676A - Electronic appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic device that outputs desired historical matters, dates, names of related persons, and the like.

In general, historical information is grasped by determining its content9 by subject, arranging it by era, and adding the names of related people. Searching for such historical information can be done from various angles, such as conventional searches by subject using history books,9 searches by year using a chronology, or searching for historical matters related to a person from a person's name. It is something that can be obtained from a factory, and it is also a very labor-intensive stone one. Therefore,
For example, when historical information is stored in memory in the form of classification based on historical events, year of occurrence, related person's name, etc., when searching for this historical information, what is the information that will be used in Step #4?
Even if an item belongs to a class, if a function is provided that allows searching by that class, the above-mentioned search approach from various angles (classes) can be easily performed. Furthermore, if a matching search is obtained for a certain class of information, the entire historical information related to it can be easily grasped.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and makes it possible to store in a memory a plurality of pieces of historical information consisting of sets of information classified according to predetermined classifications, and further to search the historical information by class. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device in which, if a matching search is obtained for a certain class of information, the entire related historical information can be easily obtained. do.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a configuration in which an external output device is connected to an electronic device according to an embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic device main body, and 7 a printer connected to the device main body 1 via a transmission line 11 and a connector 9. Reference numeral 8 denotes a sound generator, which is connected to the main body 1 via a transmission line 12 and a connector 10. Key I-Do II 2 provided on the top surface of main body 1 includes input key 3 consisting of alphabet, kana, and numeric keys for inputting event names, year names, and people's names, and input key 3 for classifying world history and Japanese history. Mode key 4, input key information and display information such as event name, year, etc.
It consists of 5 select keys for specifying the classification of people's names). Reference numeral 6 denotes a liquid crystal display composed of a dot matrix for displaying the display information. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the electronic device 10, in which an external printer 7 and an audio generator 8 are connected via an 0UTPUT control section 14. (As shown in the figure, the keys are in the one-word part 2) The pressed signals of characters input in a predetermined format, select keys, etc. are sent to the INPUT control part 12.
is converted into a corresponding binary code and input to the CPU 13. The word based on the input character code is specified by selection information from the select key 5 into any of the classes of event name, year name, and person name. Based on this, the CPU 13 determines the ROM address where the corresponding display information is stored. The storage format of display information in the ROM is an area for storing mutually related class elements, that is, names of historical events, dates of occurrence, and names of related persons (ROM-1-1 and ROM-1, respectively).
1-2, ROM-1-3) set (ROMI) is the unit of historical information, and this sets N units (R
OMm).

When the ROM address is selected by the CPU 13, R
Display information in the corresponding class area in OM n is 0U
It is displayed on the display 6 via the TPUT control 14.

Next, to explain this process with an example, I want to know about the Taika Kaishin.
111 Female A) Same figure” and press select key 5 “[-
Press. The CPU 13 searches the ROM area (ROM-n-1) corresponding to the class of events for the human power ``Tai-katsu-kaishin'', and if a match is found, displays ``1 Tai-katsu-kaishin'' on the display 6. Next, select When you press key 5 “a”, ROM-n-2 is immediately selected and @645”
When the key is pressed, the ROM-
n-3 is selected and ``1 Nakatoinokamatari'' is displayed. Conversely, input "Rural [EIMl] Zuguchien Zuinmei" from input key 3 and enter 1st ward]
) - and then press the @l] key to display "645", and further press the "11η" key to display "1". In this way, the three classes of Related historical elements can be approached from any of these elements and other elements can be easily called up.

Furthermore, these historical element groups can be roughly classified by mode keys 4 that classify into world history and Japanese history. For example, after inputting the "■" key, -t+
By pressing the ``key'' you will get the display ``1861-65'', and later by pressing the - [il- key and entering this year name, you can find out the relationship with Japanese history of the same period.Furthermore, these displayed information It is also possible to print the information in a certain format (see FIG. 1) on an externally connected printer 7, or to convert it into audio and output it via the audio generator 8.

Next, the process of displaying historical information corresponding to the selection of the input key 3 and the select key 5 in the electronic device 1 will be explained according to the flowchart of FIG.
In step 81, it is determined whether the input key has been pressed, and if it is, the character code is assembled into a word in the next step S2, the input code is set to indicate that the character code is being input, and the next character code is waited for. .When the character input is completed and the subsequent select key is input, it goes to Stella f83 and determines whether it is a matter key.If it is a matter key, it is determined whether the input flag is set in step S4. is input, and the input flag is set, so the next Stella f
The nine words previously assembled in B5 are treated as indicating the name of the item, and the corresponding ll0M address (ROM-n-
1) Determine.

Next, the input flag is reset and in step S6 R
Historical event name (in OM address (ROM-n-1))
In this case, it will display (matching the name of the input key) lI6
to be displayed. Next time the year key is pressed, the step is 81
, 83, and 87, and it is determined whether or not the incoming cover is set using Stella fs8. In this case, the input flag is not set because the era key is pressed after the event key.

Therefore, the process goes to step SIO and replaces the currently displayed historical event name with the related era display (contents of ROM-n-2).When the person name key is pressed next, the related information is displayed in step 814. Display of person's name (ROM-n
-3 content). When a new character key is pressed, the character is assembled in step S2, an input flag ° is set, and the history information of the classification corresponding to the subsequent selection of the select key 5 is displayed on the display 6. .

Next, to explain an example of using the electronic device of the embodiment as a learning machine, input a certain historical year from input key 3,
By subsequently pressing the era key, the era name is displayed on the display 6. At this point, the user can answer the name of a historical event or the name of a related person related to the era name, or display and memorize the name.

Next, when the control key CT is pressed, the historical year name that follows the year name is displayed, and the corresponding historical information can be memorized in the same manner. In the above, the desired historical information was divided into three classes: name of event, year of occurrence, and related person's name.Furthermore, for the name of cough event, we divided the name of other events that had a deep historical relationship with this into a class. It is easily possible to realize a device in which the number of classes is increased as necessary. In addition, with the increase in the number of classes, the operation for selecting a class is not limited to simply increasing the number of keys on the select key 5, but also by using the known shift key function, or by pressing a predetermined control key. This can also be achieved by a method such as updating the classification status according to the number of times.

As described above, according to the present invention, certain historical information is classified into main items such as the name of the event, the year of occurrence, and the names of related people, and stored in the memory. It is possible to search from any class based on the slightest clue, such as event name, year name, or person's name, and after the search, it is possible to grasp the entire historical information simply by operating the classification selection means. It is effective. Also, if electronic devices are used as learning machines, they can have test functions such as displaying history information for a certain class and answering history information for related classes, or displaying and memorizing history information for all classes in order. , the effect of being able to study efficiently is good luck.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a configuration in which an external output device is connected to the electronic device of the embodiment, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the electronic device, and Fig. 3 shows history information corresponding to the select key displayed. 2 is a flowchart showing the process of 1...Electronic device, 2...Key is in the first position, 3...Enter key-14...Mode key, 5...Select key,
6...Display device, 7...Glinter, 8...Audio generator, 9...Connector for printer, 10...Connector for audio generator, 11...Transmission line for printer, 12
...Transmission line for audio generator. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An electronic device for displaying desired historical information is provided with a memory storing a plurality of pieces of historical information consisting of sets of information classified according to predetermined classifications, and a class selection means, and the class selection means selects a class during a search. An electronic device characterized in that it searches for historical information using search information corresponding to a selected class and information in the selected class.