JPS5913780B2 - terminal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a terminal device comprising a CRT display device for displaying guides and the like and an input device for inputting predetermined item data.

A CRT display device, that is, a cathode ray tube, is used as a display medium,
In a CRT display device in which data is entered by operating a keyboard, a visible mark, or cursor, is used to indicate where on the CRT screen the next character to be entered by operating the keyboard will be displayed, allowing the operator to When attempting to input data at a desired position on the screen, the cursor is moved to the desired position prior to inputting data.

Conventionally, the cursor is moved by operating cursor movement keys arranged on the keyboard. Each time this cursor movement key is pressed, it moves the cursor from the current position to the next position along the path determined by the key.V) For example, the cursor movement key to move the cursor right is Move the cursor one character to the right. Therefore, in the conventional cursor movement method, the operator has to operate the cursor movement key many times while constantly observing the current position of the cursor on the CRT screen in order to move the cursor to the desired position. Therefore, it takes a long time to move the cursor to a desired position.Furthermore, the operator must look at the keyboard and the CRT screen alternately, which causes fatigue for the operator and significantly reduces work efficiency. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device that can quickly and reliably move a cursor on a CRT display device to the next desired input position with a simple operation.

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

First, a tablet device 1 for inputting item data will be explained with reference to FIG. In the same figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a tablet or page sheet mounted on a base 3, which is bound into a book shape by a book holder 4. V) Different types of input items are shown by turning the page. . Which page of this page portion sheet 2 is currently opened can be identified by a photoelectric page detector 5 provided on the base 3. In addition, the page section sheet 2 can be attached and detached and replaced when a wide variety of types of data are input, and has a structure that allows identification of the book number, that is, the number of the page section sheet 2 closed like a book. It is becoming. Further, reference numeral 6 denotes a fixed part sheet fixedly provided on the base body 3, in which input items that are used more frequently than the input items on the page part sheet 2 are stored. Furthermore, 7 is an input pen, and this input pen 7 is used for page section sheet 2 and fixed section sheet 6.
By pressing the input item section of V1, desired item data can be input. In this case, input capen 7
By pressing an input item, the book number, page number, and coordinates (X, Y) of the input item are read.
Next, the overall configuration of the terminal device 10 of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

11 is a bus for data transfer, and the above-mentioned tablet device 1 is connected to the tablet interface 12 on this bus 11.
Connected by valve.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a CRT display section for guiding the operator through input items or checking input item data, and is controlled by a CRT display control section 14 connected to the bus 11.

15 stores data to be displayed on the CRT display section 13;
A refresh memory is accessed by the CRT display control unit 14 each time the RT display unit 13 is refreshed, and 16 is a communication control interface for transferring data from an external storage device (not shown) possessed by the lower model onto the bus 11. , 17 is a data conversion table that stores input item conversion data transmitted via this communication control interface 16.

The details of this data conversion table 17 will be described later. In addition, 18 interprets and executes what item data is input from the tablet device 1, or executes the CR
A microprocessor 19 controls what kind of data is supplied to the T display section 13, and a control memory 19 stores a microprogram that controls the microprocessor 18. FIG. 3 shows the structure of the data conversion table 17 of the page section sheet 2. This table defines the function of the input item at the coordinates (X, Y) of the page section sheet 2.

This data conversion table 17 temporarily stores only the open pages of the page portion sheet 2, but it may also store the entire number of books or pages. Therefore, in this embodiment, all the data conversion tables are stored in an external device (not shown) with a large storage capacity. is loaded from the external device into the table 17 in the CRT display device. The data conversion table 17 can store 16-bit information for one coordinate or one input item on the page section sheet 2, and can have the following functions. can. (1) Character group display function A word consisting of a plurality of characters can be associated with each input item, and when this input item is pressed with the pen 7, it can be displayed on the screen of the CRT display section 13.

(2) Input guide calling function When inputting data necessary for business execution to the CRT display unit 13, an input guide for instructing the type of data to be input is preset on the CRT display unit 13.
3 may be displayed as fixed data.

In such a case, the guide waterfall of the input guide, which is the fixed data, is stored in the data conversion table 17. For example, they are defined as aviation guide X"0F, national railway guide X"02, accommodation guide X"03" and stored in the data conversion table 17.

Then, when inputting an input item for calling the JNR guide on the page section sheet 2 using the input pen 7, it is converted to the code "X゛02"゜ in the data conversion table 17, and this code "X6O2"" ” is stored in the refresh memory 15 from an external storage device (not shown) via the communication control interface 16,
The image is displayed on the CRT display section 13 in a format as shown in FIG. 4, for example. (3) Cursor movement function The horizontal and vertical directions of the CRT display section 13 are
The display position of each character is expressed by coordinates (X, Y).

In such a CRT display device, if the coordinates (X, y) of the next cursor jump position are stored in the data conversion table 17 shown in FIG. When pressed with the input pen 7, the micro sensor 18 moves to that position. ” and “
When pressed, the microprocessor 18 performs the following operations. First, information corresponding to the input item pressed with the input pen 7 is extracted from the data conversion table 17.
Further, the microprocessor 18 recognizes the coordinates of the next cursor destination position based on the retrieved information, and provides a command to the CRT display control section 14 in accordance with the recognition result. C
The RT display control unit 14 controls the CR to move the cursor to a predetermined position in accordance with instructions from the microprocessor 18.
The T display section 13 is driven.

In this way, the cursor can be moved to a desired position with a single pen input operation, and the specific operation will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. To explain the issuance of a train ticket as an example, first, by using the input guide calling function described above, a train guide such as the one shown in FIG. 4, for example, [1. Month and day, 2. Train time, 3. Number of people, 4. Specified section, 5. Passage section, 6. Display a guide such as "Specify car number...".

Next, the desired page of the page section sheet 2 shown in FIG. 5a, that is, the page showing the items related to the issuance of the passenger roll, is opened and the item data is inputted along the input guide shown in FIG. In other words, C that displays the train guide
On the RT display section 13, the cursor 20 is initially at the month and day position, so data indicating, for example, March 20th is input from the fixed section sheet 6 as the number "3", . . . "-", and the number "2".
Input with the input pen 7 in the order of "0". With this data input, V, . "3-20" is displayed on the CRT display section 13 as shown in FIG. 5b. At this time, the cursor is positioned next to the month/day data. Next, when inputting the train time item 21 in Figure 15a with the input pen 7, the cursor will move to the position where the train time item is first input or D.
Automatically moves to the position of ``hi'' in ``hika v''. Next, by inputting the desired item 22 for "Hika v" or the item 23 for "Kodama", and then specifying the train waterfall, it will be displayed as, for example, "Hikari 10U".
Next, when the number of people item 24 is input, the cursor automatically moves as described above to indicate the input position, and the user inputs the designation of the "Adult" item 25 and the "Children" item 26 and the number of people. By inputting the necessary data along the input guide in this manner, the entire train data is input as shown in FIG. 5b, and a passenger ticket, express ticket, etc. is issued in accordance with this input data. As described above, according to the present invention,
Using a terminal device consisting of a CRT display device that displays a guide and an input device that inputs predetermined item data, the specified input item can be input by specifying the item using the above input items. The cursor is automatically moved to the position where it is displayed, so the cursor can be moved quickly and reliably to the next desired input position with a simple operation, reducing operator fatigue and significantly improving work efficiency. It is possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a tablet device, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the system configuration, Fig. 3 is a format of a data conversion table, and Fig. 4 is a CRT. FIG. 5a is a diagram showing the input guide displayed on the display section, FIG. 5a is a diagram showing item data of a certain page section sheet, and FIG. FIG. 1. Tablet device, 2. Page section sheet, 3.
... Base, 4... Book holder, 5... Page detector, 6... Fixed part sheet, 7... Input pen, 10
... terminal device, 11 ... bus, 12 ... tablet interface, 13 ... CRT display unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a terminal device equipped with a CRT display device for displaying guides, etc. and an input device for inputting predetermined item data, a code indicating guide display information, etc. corresponding to the above item data and the next cursor in accordance with the above item data. A data conversion table that stores coordinate data indicating a position in advance, and a guide display according to the item data and a cursor movement to a predetermined position based on the code and coordinate data output from this data conversion table. A terminal device comprising display control means for driving and controlling the CRT display device.