JPS60156129A - Keyboard device of sentence processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cope with an input processing executed at a high speed by providing a character key part and a control key part on different positions of a keyboard surface, and constituting the control key part of an input part of plural basic modes and an input part of a processing mode belonging to its lower rank. CONSTITUTION:A key block 4a installed to a keyboard consists of a symbol key 20, a shift control key 21, etc. constituted of a mechanical key, and a key block 4b consists of a numerical key 32, a cursor moving key 33, etc. In this case, a key block 4c of a mode setting key of a processing device constituted of a multi-item input device is provided additionally, and it is formed by a basic mode setting key group 37, and a processing mode key group 38 by which various mode names corresponding to setting of this key are defined. In this state, when one in the basic mode setting key group 37 is operated, one block of a corresponding item sheet is selected, and the processing mode key 38 is defined by the mode name mentioned on said block.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field> The present invention is a text processing device that converts kana characters input from a character input keyboard into corresponding kanji or kanji-mixed sentences according to a kana-kanji conversion dictionary, and converts them into corresponding kanji or kanji-mixed sentences in a predetermined format. The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a predetermined document by editing and controlling and then recording, and particularly relates to an improved configuration of an input device, that is, a keyboard device of this apparatus.

<Prior Art> Recently, text processing devices, that is, word processors, which create documents by editing and controlling text information input using a character keyboard into a predetermined format and recording this information have become popular. With the addition of graphics processing functions and arithmetic processing functions, it is becoming more and more multifunctional year by year.

This increase in functions has made the keyboard device, which is the input unit, more complex, and in particular, the number of control keys for selecting each function has increased, making it difficult to operate and causing various problems in terms of operation and cost.

Furthermore, as the number of various functions increases, the number of programs for each function also increases, and it is therefore strongly desired to perform control so that the corresponding processing programs can be executed efficiently depending on the processing mode.

Purpose of the present invention It is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard device that avoids complication of the keyboard device in this type of multi-functional text processing device and is advantageous in terms of operability and cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a text processing device that can quickly switch modes selected by a keyboard device and can respond to high-speed input processing.

Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of the text processing device of the present invention.
is the main body of the processing device and is a floppy disk device 5.5
is provided. Reference numeral 2 denotes a CRT display, on which input characters, text information converted into kana-kanji and edited and controlled, input figures, etc. are displayed.

Reference numeral 3 is a dot printer that prints out the pre-edited text and chapter 1 information to create a document. 4 is a keyboard device 7, which is connected to the device main body 4 through a curl cord 6.

The keyboard device 4 includes a key lock 4a for inputting characters, symbols, etc., and a key lock 4b for inputting numbers, etc.
It is comprised of a multi-item input device section 4c which is a part of the control key for setting various processing modes.

Next, the operation surface of the keyboard device 4 is shown in FIG. 2, and the key lock 4a is composed of mechanical keys used in typewriters, etc., and has 48 character and symbol keys in a 4-stage shift configuration. 20 and shift control key 21
．． '21, kana film, character conversion control key group 22, half-width key 23 for determining character size, tab key 24, back key 25 for deleting the character before the input position, deleting the character at the input position 1 character delete key 26 and line feed key 27
, a space key 28 for entering a space, a dictionary key 29 for selecting a single kanji dictionary, a function key 30 for setting a double function for each key, and a repeat key 31 for instructing continuous input of the previously input key. It is mainly composed of.

The keep lock 4b is a mechanical key similar to the above key, and includes a number key 32, a cursor movement key 33, a Roman key 34 for setting the Roman character input mode, an execution key 36 for instructing execution of various modes, and a release key 36 for instructing execution of various modes. It is provided with a release key 3'5 for instructing.

The key lock 4c is a mode setting key for the processing device consisting of a multi-item input device, and is a group of basic mode setting keys 37.
and a group of processing mode keys 38 in which various modes corresponding to the settings of these keys are defined.

The basic mode setting key group 37 consists of 10 basic mode keys ranging from 37-0 to 37-0 degrees, and each mode is fixedly printed and defined on each key in advance.

Further, the processing mode key group 38 is 38-0 to 38.
It is defined by the mode described in the item sheet placed below, and the item sheet has multiple blocks (pages), and one selected block (page) has 12 keys. Define each key.

Well, one block (page) corresponds to one key in the basic mode key group 37 mentioned above, and when there are 12 or more processing modes for one basic mode key, two blocks (pages) correspond to one key. is corresponded to it.

Therefore, when one of the group of basic mode setting keys 37 is operated, one block (page) of the corresponding item sheet is selected, and the mode name written on that page can be seen through the processing mode key position. The processing mode keys 38-0 to 38-□2 are defined by the mode name.

Next, the mechanism of the multi-item input device constituting the keep lock 4c is shown in FIG. 3, and this mechanism will be explained.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a contact board, on which switch contacts 42 for a basic mode key and a processing mode key are formed. This switch contact 42 is composed of, for example, a two-layer contact member,
When pressed from the top surface, conduction is established and a key signal is generated.

A group of processing mode keys 38-□ to 38, .
An opening 43 is formed in each switch contact portion corresponding to No. 2 in proximity to each contact, and the mode name written on the item sheet placed under the contact board 41 is inserted upward through the opening 43. It is made so that it can be seen from

A protective sheet 40 made of a flexible material such as rubber is arranged on the upper surface of the contact board 41. On this protective sheet 40, a key portion 45 is printed in a frame at a position facing the switch contacts 42, 42, etc., and a key portion 45 of the basic mode setting key group 37 is printed with a corresponding key portion 45. A transparent member 46 is formed at a position opposite to the opening 43 of the processing mode key group 38 on which the basic mode name is printed so that the item notes placed below can be seen through.

One processing mode is designated by the key signal of the basic mode setting key group 37 and the key signal of the processing mode key group 38.

An item sheet feeding mechanism 50 is provided below the contact board of the processing mode key group 38, and a long item sheet 5
One selected block (page) is located in the aperture 43.

Next, the item sheet feeding mechanism will be explained with reference to FIG.

Reference numerals 53 and 54 designate side plates, on which two rollers 55 and 56 are rotatably supported, and both ends of a long item sheet 51 are wound around the rollers 55 and 56 and stretched.

A roller drive mechanism is provided on the outside of the side plate 54.
Driven gears 63, 68 are attached to both rollers 55, 56. Furthermore, fixed plates 65 and 66 are provided on the outside of the side plate 54.
A drive gear 61 connected to a rotation shaft of a pulse motor 60 by a timing belt 62 is rotatably attached. This drive gear 61 includes a reduction gear 61.
A movable lever 67 is provided via a, and is movable in the direction of rotation by the rotational moment of the movable lever 67. A transmission gear 64 is attached to this movable lever 67, and a driving force □ is transmitted from the drive gear 61 to the transmission gear 64 via a reduction gear 61a. This transmission gear 6
4 is engaged with the driven gear 63 or 68 by the movement of the movable lever 67.

For example, when the drive gear 61 rotates in the direction of the arrow (solid line) due to the rotation of the pulse motor 60, the movable lever 67 is also moved in the direction of the arrow and engaged with the transmission gear 64 and the driven gear 63, and the item sheet 51 is transferred in the direction of the arrow. be done.

Further, when the pulse motor 60 is reversed, the drive gear 61 is rotated in the opposite direction to the arrow, the movable lever 67 is also moved in the opposite direction, and the transmission gear 64 and the driven gear 68 are engaged. Therefore, the gear 68 is rotated in the direction of the arrow (dashed line), and the item sheet 51 is transported in the opposite direction.

Note that 52 is 1 block (1 page) of item sheet 51.
This shows that.

Next, FIG. 5 specifically shows the page structure of the long item sheet '51 described above.
Processing mode names corresponding to basic modes that are relatively frequently used are placed near page N, which is located approximately in the center of the item notebook 51. The processing mode salt corresponding to the lowest fundamental mode is arranged.

That is, in FIG. 5, processing mode salts (document registration, document recall, . . . digit alignment) corresponding to the input/storage mode, which is a frequently used basic mode, are arranged on page N. Processing mode information (header/footer, extraction classification, . . . equal allocation) corresponding to the editing mode, which is a frequently used basic mode, is also arranged on the N+1 page adjacent to the page.

In addition, on page N+n, which is further away from pages N and N+1, there is a processing mode (character input, type change,
......Erase) is placed, and on page N-n, processing mode salt (=, rounding, ...horizontal calculation) corresponding to the calculation mode, which is a basic mode that is less frequently used, is placed. It is located.

The input/storage mode of the basic mode described above is used after initializing the text processing device or when writing text manually, and the editing mode is used when editing the text that has been created, and is used extremely frequently.

On the other hand, the figure/graph mode is used when inputting figures and graphs, and the calculation mode is used when performing four arithmetic operations on numerical values. is low.

The page structure of this item sheet 51 has processing mode salts of frequently used basic modes arranged adjacent to each other in the center to increase the selection speed of the corresponding page by switching between these frequently used modes. Even if the mode is switched to a relatively low basic mode, the item sheet 51 only moves from the center position to one end side, so in this case also the item sheet 5
This has the advantage that it is possible to avoid a situation where the user moves from one end of the page to the other end of the page, and that page selection can be performed extremely quickly as a whole.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the control structure of the text processing apparatus of the present invention, and the control operation of the entire apparatus will be described below. In FIG. 6, 80 is a key circuit corresponding to the key locks 4a and 4b in the keyboard device 4 of FIG. 1, 81 and 82 are key circuits corresponding to the key lock 4c of FIG. A key circuit 82 for a group of basic mode setting keys is a key circuit for a group of processing mode keys.

Reference numeral 83 is a sheet selection circuit for transporting the item sheet 51 to the target position, and in response to the operation of the basic mode setting key, the page ( ) corresponding to the operated basic mode is selected.
The motor is driven and controlled so that the processing mode salts are placed in positions corresponding to the processing mode keys.

84 is a control unit, and 85 is a program memory composed of RAM, and the control unit 84 is controlled according to the program stored in this memory 85.

The program memory 85 stores data for managing program types stored in the memory, which is loaded from a 70-novy disk when the device is initialized.
Table area 85a is used to introduce basic program data (tables), and basic program data is loaded from the floppy disk after the device is initialized. Consisting of a resident area 85b for storing program data of a mode), and an overlay area 85c for storing corresponding processing program data loaded from a floppy disk each time a relatively infrequently used basic mode is selected. has been done.

86 is a text buffer for storing character data inputted by the key circuit 80, and 87 is an image buffer for storing image data of figures and graphs. Input to this image buffer 87 is from a key or an image scanner (not shown).

88 is a kana-kanji conversion control unit for converting kana characters into sentences mixed with homophones of kanji, and 89 is a dot printer 90 (
A control unit of the printer 3 (corresponding to the printer 3 in FIG. 1) causes the printer 90 to print text data in the text buffer or image data in the image buffer. 91 is CR
This is a control unit for a T display 92 (corresponding to the CRT display 2 in FIG. 1), and displays the text data, image data, and message data for the operator on the display 92. The control unit of the floppy disk device 5 (corresponding to the floppy disk device 5 in the figure) is the device 9.
O reads or writes to the disk plate 95 mounted on the program memory 8.
There are a disk board for storing a basic program to be loaded into the resident area 85b of the 5th, a disk board for storing a basic mode program to be loaded into the automatic storage area 85c, and a disk board for storing text data and image data. The basic program disk board is attached to the device 94 at the time of initialization and resides in the resident area 85b.
The basic program is loaded. Further, the disk board of the basic program which is used relatively infrequently is always attached to the device 94 after initialization.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing operations related to the operation of the basic mode setting key group 37. If any key of the basic mode setting key group 37 is operated now, an input signal ( mode type data) is latched.

Next, it is determined whether the operated basic mode is a frequently used mode. In this embodiment, the frequently used input/storage mode (K1) and editing mode (K2) are used.
) is determined.

Now, the above + and 2 which are frequently used in the above judgment.
If it is in one of the modes, the sheet selection circuit 8
3 to feed the item sheet 51, and position the target page corresponding to the input basic mode in the group of processing mode setting keys 38.

Thereafter, a check is made to see if the selected basic mode program has been loaded, but frequently used basic mode programs are loaded at the time of initialization and then reside in the resident area 85b of the program memory 85. In addition, the following key human resources are possible.

Also, when another frequently used setting key in the basic mode is operated next, the item sheet is fed and the target page is selected in the same way as above, but the item sheet is not used as shown in Figure 5. Since the frequently used processing mode salt pages are adjacent to each other, the target page can be selected quickly, and since this program is also resident, the key can be obtained quickly, and it is possible to prevent the device from going into a standby state as much as possible. .

On the other hand, if a basic mode other than the frequently used basic mode mentioned above is operated, it will be N
Shift to the O side, and first transfer the operated basic mode program to the floppy disk device and the siprogram memory 8.
5 to the overlay area 85c. In response to this instruction, the control unit 93 of the DMA and floppy disk device 94 executes program loading, feeds the item sheet 51, and sets the target page corresponding to the input basic mode to the processing mode setting key group 38. Position.

After that, it is checked whether the program loading of the selected basic mode is completed, and if it is completed, the next key operation becomes possible.

A program corresponding to this basic mode, which is used relatively infrequently, is loaded from a floppy disk, and during this loading, pages of the item sheet 51 are selected for efficient control.

In this case, the page selection is performed by moving from the frequently used mode, that is, the item sheet is fed in one direction from the center and the page is selected, so the time required for this selection is short. Additionally, in general, when selecting the basic mode, when switching from the input/memory mode or editing mode described above to calculation mode or figure/graph mode, the next mode is to switch back to the input/memory mode or editing mode. There are many operations, and there are very few mode switching operations from the calculation mode to the figure/graph mode or vice versa.Therefore, the page configuration shown in FIG. 5 allows efficient page selection.

Furthermore, since the basic mode programs that are used infrequently are selectively loaded each time from an external storage device (floppy disk device), a large capacity internal memory is not required, and the loading time is shortened. can be made to select a page on the item sheet 51.

Effect> As described above, in the present invention, part of the character keys for inputting characters, symbols, etc. and part of the control keys for setting various processing modes are arranged at different positions on the keyboard surface. A part of the control key includes a first input section for setting and inputting one of a plurality of basic modes in which processing modes are roughly classified, and a first input section for setting and inputting a processing mode belonging to a lower level of the major classification corresponding to the major classification. and a second input section that allocates a plurality of processing mode salts defining each key of the input section to one or more blocks (pages) for each of the major categories. An item sheet including a plurality of blocks, and a block in the item sheet corresponding to the input basic mode in response to selection of one of the basic modes of the first input unit, and each of the blocks in the input unit. By providing a drive mechanism that selects a defined position corresponding to a key, and integrally providing a portion of the above-mentioned character keys, a first input section, and a second input section on the operation surface of the keyboard device, high functionality can be achieved. Even if the number of processing modes increases, this increase in the number of keys on the keyboard surface can be prevented simply by increasing the number of blocks on the second input section, and the operability of selecting the processing mode can be improved by simply increasing the number of blocks on the second input section. The two-stage input section makes it easy to make the keyboard device compact, making it a multi-functional device.

In addition, as for the block (page) configuration in the item sheet of the second input section, one processing mode salt block corresponding to the frequently used basic mode is placed adjacent to the other, and the processing mode salt block corresponding to the frequently used basic mode is arranged adjacently. By arranging processing mode salt blocks corresponding to relatively infrequently used basic modes before and after the block, this page selection, that is, basic mode switching, can be made faster and the standby time of the device can be shortened. Thus, it is possible to obtain a text processing device that can handle high-speed input processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external appearance of a text processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation surface of the keyboard device, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the control key (processing mode key) section, and FIG. Figure 5 shows the feed mechanism for some item sheets, Figure 5 shows the block (page) configuration of the item sheet, and Figure 6 shows the feed mechanism for some item sheets.
The figure is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing operations related to control keys. 1: Processing device main body, 2: CRT display, 3:
Dot printer, 4: Keyboard device, 4a: Key lock for inputting characters, symbols, etc., 4b = Key lock for inputting numbers, etc., 4c: Control key part (multi-item input device),
37: Basic mode setting diagram Figure 6 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Editing and controlling text information input by operating a character entry key of a keyboard device into a predetermined format;
In a text processing device that creates documents by recording this, part of the character keys for inputting characters, symbols, etc. and part of the control keys for setting various processing modes are arranged at different positions on the keyboard surface. A part of the control key includes a first input section for setting and inputting one of a plurality of basic modes in which processing modes are roughly classified, and a first input section for setting and inputting a processing mode belonging to a lower level of the major classification corresponding to the major classification. and a second input section that allocates a plurality of processing mode salts defining each key of the input section to one or more blocks (pages) for each of the major categories. An item sheet including a plurality of blocks, and a block in the item sheet corresponding to the input basic mode in response to selection of one of the basic modes of the first input unit, and each of the blocks in the input unit. A selection drive mechanism is provided at a defined position corresponding to the key, and the block (page) configuration of the item sheet further includes:
Processing mode salt blocks corresponding to the frequently used basic mode are arranged adjacent to each other, and processing mode salt blocks corresponding to the relatively infrequently used basic mode are placed in blocks corresponding to the frequently used basic mode. Before. A keyboard device for a text processing device, which is arranged at a rear stage, and further comprises a portion of the above-mentioned character keys, a first input section, and a second input section integrally provided on an operation surface of the keyboard device.