JPS60153535A - Computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate a computer in accordance with a request without using a manual by arranging a liquid crystal display and function keys correspondingly on a keyboard. CONSTITUTION:If ''END'' is inputted from normal keys 2 except the function keys on the keyboard 1, the message of ''END'' is displayed on the liquid crystal display LCD3 and the messages of functions in the lower layers are displayed on respective peripheral edge display parts 31-3n. In addition, the message of ''END'' can be displayed on the LCD3 also by depressing function keys F1-F6 adjacent to the ''END'' of the commands displayed on the peripheral edge display parts of the LCD3. A ''HELP'' message is formed in a memory to provide the message with a retrieving function, so that a correct command name can be optionally retrieved is spite of uncertain storage by depressing a HELP key F6 in the function key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Application of the Invention) The present invention facilitates the operation of a computer, and particularly provides a visual display such as an LCD and function keys even without a manual. The present invention also relates to a computer in which the operability of the computer is improved with a keyboard consisting of full keys.

←Prior Art) In order to operate a computer and fully incorporate it into daily work, there are major obstacles in both software and hardware. For this reason, various improvements have been made to software programs, and non-programming languages or simple languages have appeared. These programs 88H
This made it possible to improve the operability of computers. However, even if it is a non-programming language or a simple language, conventional computers can understand the manual for the programming language, understand many commands,
I had to memorize it completely.

The acquisition of commands is proportional to the frequency of daily use of the computer, and the more frequently the computer is used, the more commands are learned.

This trend increases the value of computers for those who use them frequently, but for those who use them infrequently, there is a blank space in the use of computers, so computer commands and The reality is that people often forget how to use it. For such people who use computers infrequently, there is a serious problem of not being able to part with the manual when operating a computer, and this is a major impediment to the operability and usability of the computer.

(Objective of the Invention) The object of the present invention is to provide a computer that displays something equivalent to a manual even if the manual is not at hand, making it convenient to operate, and in particular, to provide a computer that allows commands in non-programming languages to be displayed. To provide a computer which can be freely used for one's work since commands are displayed in an associative manner even if the person does not remember them completely.

(Summary of the Invention) To outline the configuration of the present invention, the present invention includes a visual display section,
For example, an LCD and function keys are provided on the keyboard in correspondence with each other, and command names, HELP messages, and command processing addresses are provided in the computer's memory.

The present invention classifies command names in memory hierarchically according to the top and bottom of concepts, displays them sequentially on the LCD from the top of the hierarchy, and executes a desired command by pressing the function key corresponding to the display. be able to.

Since the present invention provides a command correspondence table in memory, unlike the case of program processing, the display on the LCD can be freely converted from, for example, the display of [D E L E E T J to "Sakujo" or "Delete". Has characteristics.

(Example of the invention) Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external appearance of a computer according to the present invention. The computer main body 1 includes a keyboard 2, a liquid crystal display (hereinafter abbreviated as LCD) 3, function keys F1 to F6, and a storage device 4. are doing. LCD
The text is displayed on a plurality of display sections 31 to 3n on the lower periphery of 3, and corresponding function keys F1 to F6 are provided near each display section 31 to 3o.

Furthermore, the LCD 3 can display command names set in memory that are hierarchically categorized and systemized according to purpose and function, and can also be searched to display alphabetical names or in accordance with search conditions. be. This makes it possible to operate the computer without using a manual and even by following uncertain memories.

FIG. 2 is an example of a system in which commands in the memory of the present invention are hierarchically classified and organized according to usage and function. In FIG. 2, the first layer 6 is set to D'? as the basic menu 5. They are roughly divided into 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6f. In addition, for each frame of the first layer 6, the second layer 7 (D D v > To-7a-7L-7
cmk.

Subdivide. The subdivided commands can be displayed on the peripheral display sections 31 to 3n of the LCD 3 in FIG. 1 in a series for each hierarchy, and can also be displayed in alphabetical order according to search conditions.

Table 1 (Command name) (Text) END SET to end Set 0 Create basic table MY Input/addition of data L Print on printer As shown in Table 1, command functions are written in easy-to-understand words in memory. Since this has been set, when one of the function keys F1 to F6 in FIG. 1 is pressed, the text of the function in the lower hierarchy corresponding to that command is displayed on the LCD 3.

For example, in Figure 1, if you enter rENDJ from the normal keyboard 2, which is not a function key, L
The wording "terminate" is displayed on the CD 3, and the wording of the function of the lower hierarchy is displayed on each peripheral display section 31 to 3n. Then, press the function keys F1 to F near the command rENDJ displayed on the peripheral display of the LCD 3.
By pressing 6, the words "End" can also be displayed on the LCD 5. Furthermore, the present invention provides a search function by providing a HELP message in the memory, so that H in the function keys in FIG.
By pressing the ELP key F6, one is free to search through uncertain memory for the exact command name.

(Effects of the Present Invention) The present invention has a configuration in which a keyboard is provided so that the LCD display and function keys correspond to each other, so that the next operation procedure can be performed according to the LCD display. Therefore, even beginners can operate the computer as desired without using the manual, and furthermore, by setting the command name, IELP message, and command processing address in the message. This has the effect of hierarchically classifying commands and displaying them on the LCD. In particular, a development-type simple language that allows computers to be operated at the same level as in actual practice has the effect of synergistically increasing the operability of computers.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the external appearance of a computer according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing commands hierarchically. 1... Computer body 2... Keyboard 3...
・LCD 31-3n...peripheral display section 4...storage device 5...command basic menu 6...11th iJ
Layer 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6f-v vnd 7...
・2nd '1lill 7a, 7b, 7cm5v F1
...F6...Function key Patent applicant Sword Co., Ltd. No. 1 Field No. 2 Closed procedure amendment writing method) % formula % 1 Indication of case Patent application No. 10696 of 1983 2 Name of invention Computer 3 Person making the amendment Relationship to the case Patent applicant 5-20-7 Masago, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture April 24, 1980 Date of dispatch 5 Specification attached to the application to be amended 6 Contents of the amendment The full text of the specification has been amended as shown in the attached sheet. Shimazu.

Claims (1)

[Claims] , Commands are classified hierarchically according to the top and bottom of the concept,
1. A computer comprising: a memory for storing; and a command to be operated next selected from the memory and arranged hierarchically around the periphery of a visual display section.