JPS58223837A - Block guidance control system of terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an effective guidance function, by forming a guidance menu in a block structure and enabling an access control for each block with skip, chain, etc. CONSTITUTION:A block guidance menu control part 11 executes the display control of guidance in accordance with a fixed algorism. Then the part 11 detects whether the data item which is displayed on a screen as a guidance is entried or skipped from the presence or absence of a skip signal. The next step is selected on the basis of the logical conditions applied to a position within a block guidance menu of that time point. Then this sequence is continued until the data input process is over with all input data items of a transaction (such as a transaction data).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system for controlling the guidance of input data items in a numerical entry terminal.

Background of technology for efficiently controlling guidance using blocked guidance displays, especially in terminals of processing systems where there are complex combinations of transaction types and input data items, such as in banking operations. In terminal systems where data is entered into a processing device by entering the desired number and then pressing an entry key, data entry takes the form of sequentially entering a series of predetermined data items. In order to specify individual data items to be input, (1) display multiple items to be input in advance on the display screen in a menu format; Execution keys corresponding to each item are provided to select and operate them. (2) Display the guidance for the item name to be entered, and use the entry key to select whether to enter it or to skip it. Conventionally, methods such as the following are used.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a numeric entry method using such guidance. The display screen 1 consists of a display section 2 and a monitor section 3. In the operation, first, in (a), one data item [item 1] is displayed for guidance on the display section 2, and in (h), the data entered from the keyboard for [item 1] is displayed on the monitor section 3. After visual confirmation, press the entry key to input the data, as shown in (C).
The input data is displayed at [Item 1], and at the same time, guidance is displayed for the next data item [Item 2] that is scheduled to be input.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of a guidance menu prepared within the system for this purpose.

This guidance menu is shared by all data entry processes and contains all data items required for various transactions (eg, individual transaction data). However, since not all data items are always necessary for each transaction, only data items necessary for the type of transaction are selected and used.

In order to streamline the display of such guidance items,
Conventionally, the following nine functions are provided in the system.

■ When it is detected that data has been entered in automatic skip [item 1],
Automatically skip [Item 2] and display [Item 3].

■ When it is detected that the automatic skip chain [item 2] has been skipped, that is, no data has been entered, the automatic skip chain [item 3] is automatically skipped.
] is also skipped and [Item 4] is displayed.

■ When item chain and manual skip [Item 1] is displayed, [Item 2] will also be displayed as the primary item. If you do not need [Item 2] and want to skip it, manually press the skip key.

As a specific example, FIG. 3 shows a simplified correspondence between transaction types and data items in a bank terminal system. To explain briefly, in the case of a deposit (deposit) transaction, [deposit number (account number)], [tax category] to display the treatment of round honors, [detail category] to display other bank checks, [cheque] It is necessary to display data items such as [number] and [amount]. However, in the case of cash transactions, [details] and [check number] must be skipped. Also, when using [detailed classification], [check number] is also required. Furthermore, in the case of payment transactions, [details] and [check number] are not required. Therefore, as shown in the same figure, the above-mentioned ■.

By using the functions ① and ②, it is possible to automate the skipping of unnecessary data items or the continuous display of only necessary data items, thereby reducing the burden on the operator.

However, most of the actual transaction processing performed by users has a complicated tree structure, including nine exception handling processes, and when one guidance menu is configured, it is usually large-scale. As a result, skipping and branching become complicated, making it difficult to handle only by using the above-mentioned functions (1), (2), and (3), and the operator's judgment is often required, resulting in inefficient processing.

As a solution to such cases, conventional guidance menus were prepared for each individual transaction.

A system is adopted in which a corresponding guidance menu is selected depending on the type of transaction. but.

This method has the problem that the larger the number of transaction types, the more the number of guidance menus increases in proportion to the number of transaction types, and a large storage space is required to store them.

Purpose and Structure of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a guidance menu with a block structure.

By enabling access control such as skipping and chaining on a block-by-block basis, it provides an efficient guidance function.

As a configuration for this purpose, the present invention includes a terminal system including a keyboard including an entry key and a skip key, a display device, a memory storing a block guidance menu, and a control device, wherein the block guidance menu is The control device sequentially displays guidance on the data items in the block guidance menu on the display device.

It also identifies which of the above entry keys and skip keys was operated for each data item displayed in the guidance, and performs link control by skip and chain for blocks and data items within blocks in sequence according to a predetermined logical procedure. The feature is that the most suitable data items are selected and displayed as guidance.

Embodiments of the Invention First, the formation of blocks in the guidance menu will be explained. First, all data items to be processed are defined as data items that are common to all or some of the processing types.
Organize data items into blocks specific to specific processing types.

FIG. 4 shows one method of blocking the data item example shown in FIG. A.

B and C represent blocks. Combinations of data items within a block are selected in consideration of block attributes and block control functions, which will be described later, to ensure efficient data input.

FIG. 5 shows the general structure of the block guidance menu. A block is allowed to further include other blocks therein as illustrated in FIG.

Next, block attributes and block control functions will be explained.

(1) The skip function between blocks is the same as the skip function between data items described above. ■、■
It is an extension of

■Automatic block skip When data is input to block A, block B is skipped and block Cti is indicated.

■Automatic block skip chain When block B is skipped, block C is also skipped and block D is displayed.

■ Automatic block chain and manual block skip When data is input to block A, block B is displayed. If you want to skip block B, press the skip key.

(2) For data items within a block, the following functions can be given by one selection.

■Functions of ■, ■, and ■ of the conventional method mentioned above.

■ A function that terminates input to a block when there is an input to any data item in that block, that is, an alternative display function that uses a combination of exclusive data items.

In a tree structure, when there are multiple branches, one of them.

Represents a block with attributes such that when a branch is selected, the remaining branches are automatically unselected.

■ A function that terminates input to a block when a specific item is skipped. This is when the trunk becomes unselected in a tree structure.

Represents a block that has an attribute such that branches connected to the trunk are also automatically deselected.

Next, one embodiment of a terminal system to which the present invention is applied will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the system configuration. In the same figure.

4 is a keyboard, 5 is an input interface, 6 is a screen buffer, and 7 is a character generator CG.

8 is a CRT control circuit, 9i1CRT, 10 is a terminal control device, 11 is a block guidance menu control section, 12 is a screen editing section, and 13 is a data processing section.

Reference numeral 14 indicates a memory, and 15 indicates a block guidance menu.

At the start of operation, the terminal control device 10 starts the block guidance menu control section 11 and the screen editing section 12, and selects from the first block (for example, see FIG. 5) of the block guidance menu 15 stored in the memory 14. The first data item is read and written to a predetermined address in the one-screen buffer 6. The contents of the screen buffer 6 are immediately transferred to the CR via the CO2°CRT control circuit 8 in a known manner.
displayed on the T9 screen. This state is shown in Figure 1 (α)
It corresponds to In addition, if the stem scale is too large, prepare multiple block guidance menus,
It is also possible to select one of them or to select the entrance block of one block guidance menu.

In that case, a control key for selection must be provided on the keyboard or an instruction must be given using a command or the like.

The operator looks at the guided data items and enters the data if necessary. Then, this number data is written to one screen (a predetermined monitor position on the lifer 6). This state is shown in Fig. 1 (
It corresponds to b). As a result, the number data is displayed on the monitor section 3 on the screen.

After confirming this, the operator operates an entry key (not shown). As a result, the screen editing section 12
As shown in Figure (C), the process of transferring the set number data to the display section 2 of the screen is performed.

The block guidance menu control unit 11 allows the above-mentioned block skip, item skip, etc.

Guidance display control is executed according to a certain algorithm. This algorithm is sequential logic, and it is based on the current control position in the menu, the selectivity of the block to be controlled, attributes such as block skip, and the chain between blocks. Regarding links such as skip, blocks or data for displaying the primary guidance based on preset information (for example, a tree-structured table of selection directions) and entry from the keyboard and control key signals such as skip. Decide on items.

In this way, the control unit 11 detects whether the data item displayed on the screen as guidance has been entered or skipped, based on the presence or absence of the entry and skip signals, and the control unit 11 detects whether the data item displayed on the screen as guidance has been entered or skipped. 9 Select the next step according to the logical conditions that apply to one transaction (e.g. transaction data)
The above sequence continues until data input processing is completed for all input data items.

In this embodiment, there is basically no need to specify the processing type (for example, transaction type), and the processing is automatically performed by identifying whether or not the operator has made an entry for each guided data item.

Next block guidance that matches the processing type.

Or, as the scope of guidance items is narrowed down,
Control logic procedures are set. This control logic, ie, algorithm, is set in advance.

By providing the control device with a learning function, it is also possible to automatically create an optimal algorithm.

In the above-described embodiment, only one terminal system is shown, but it is possible to perform guidance control of a plurality of keyboard/display terminals using one terminal control device. Further, it is also possible to provide the guidance control function and the block guidance menu on the host side.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, guidance input processing of complex transaction data can be efficiently performed using a relatively small memory capacity, and the usability and operation of the terminal can be improved at low cost. It is possible to improve sexual performance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of the IJ method, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the conventional guidance menu, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of specific examples of data items, and Figure 4 is an explanation of the data items in Figure 3. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of pull-clicking, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a generalized block guidance menu in this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the embodiment system. In the figure, 1 is a screen, 2 is a display section, and 3 is a monitor section. 4 is a keyboard, 5 is an input interface, 6 is a screen buffer, 7 is a character generator, 8 is a CRT control circuit, 9 is a CRT, 10 is a terminal control device, and 11 is a block guidance menu control section. 14 represents a memory, and 15 represents a block guidance menu. Patent Applicant Fujitsu Limited Representative Patent Attorney Fumihiro Hase (1 other person) 11, :i-1m Zffi 31Xl 13m 41!1

Claims (1)

[Claims] The terminal system includes a keyboard including an entry key and a skip key, a display device, a memory storing a block guidance menu, and a control device, and the block guidance menu is configured by a plurality of blocks including data items to be guided. The control device sequentially displays guidance on the data items in the block guidance menu on the display device, and determines whether the entry key or the skip key is operated for each data item displayed as guidance. A terminal that performs link control using skip and chain sequentially for blocks and data items within blocks according to a predetermined logical procedure, selects the optimal data item, and displays the guidance. Machine block guidance control system.