JPS60173665A - Character processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form quickly and simply a routine document by storing plural document names and a user designation pointer to a fixed storage device in advance, retrieving a document definitely from them and moving sequentially the cursor to a user designating part in the retrieved document. CONSTITUTION:When the operator gives an input signal corresponding to a document desired to be called, e.g., ''association of people from same prefecture'' to a CPU11, a key input signal of a Kana (Japanese syllabary) document conversion key K2 is fed to the CPU11, which retrieves the information corresponding to ''association of people from same prefecture'' from an identifier storage section 2. When the ''association of people from same prefecture'' is found out in an address 5 of the identifier storage section 2, the CPU11 stores the document corresponding to the address to an RAM13 being a document edition area and display it on a display device DIS. When the operator depressed the user designation tab key K3, the CPU11 detects it and reads the information of the user designation pointer. A setting means set the designated part in the document called by the calling means into an edited state is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a character processing device (word processor).

[Prior Art] In a conventional word processor, a fixed storage device (R
The information called from OM) was words, compound words, and compound words thereof. In addition, documents such as S-type phrases and Bunho must be created by the user, and these are stored in a read/write memory device ffi (RAM) or a floppy disk, and called from there when necessary.

However, with conventional word processors, many of the documents created are standardized, and by replacing some proper nouns, dates, etc. in these documents with other ones, it is possible to make them common (universalization). Even though there were many things that could be done, these documents had to be completed one by one.

[Object] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device that can eliminate the above-mentioned time #It' and dramatically improve the speed of document creation.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a Japanese character processing device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, keys on a keyboard (not shown) serving as input means include a group of kana input keys Kl, a kana text conversion key 2, and a user designated tab key 3. Reference numeral 11 denotes a central processing unit (CPU), which has a ROM for storing processing procedures as shown in FIG. 3, and a RAM for processing. 12 is a fixed storage device M (ROM) in which texts, corresponding identifiers, user tab pointers, etc. are stored; 13 is a read/write storage device (ROM) as an editing area in which documents called from the ROM 12 are stored;
RAM).

These storage devices 12 and 13 have address @AB,
It is controlled by the CPU 12 via the data bus IIB.

The DIS is a display device including a CRT, etc., and has a built-in read/write storage device different from the above. The display device ΩIs is C
When data is written into the built-in read/write storage device via the control line from the PU 11 and the data bus DB, a corresponding dot lights up on the CRT, etc., and characters, etc. are displayed there.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the contents of ROO20, which is the main part of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is an address section assigned one address to each document, and 2 is an identifier storage section in which the document name as an identifier for each document is stored in kana. This is a document section in which the main body of the 34-year-old document is stored, and 4 is a user-specified pointer section that stores pointers to user-specified portions in these documents as the number of characters from the beginning of the document.

For example, the identifier of the document at address 5 is ``Kenshinkai'', and the corresponding document is ``Dear Sir - The Return of the Lord...''
and the user specified pointers are 44, 104
,... It can be seen that it is the 121st digit.

The document creation operation using the configuration described above will be explained with reference to a flowchart (FIG. 3) IIt showing the operation of the CPU II.

First, in St, the operator selects the document name "ke", "n", or "ji" of the document to be recalled.

When the keys in the Kana key group Kl corresponding to "n", "ka", and "i" are pressed, an input signal corresponding to "kenjinkai" is sent to cputt.
When the key input signal of 2 is sent to the CPU II for the kana document conversion key, the CPU II searches the identifier storage section 2 for information corresponding to the document name "Kenjinkai". That is, by comparing the previously inputted "Kenshinkai" with the data in the identifier storage section 2 one after another starting from address 1, "Kenjinkai" in the identifier storage section 2 is searched.

When "Kenjinkai" is found at address 5 of the identifier storage unit 2, the CPt1ll stores the document corresponding to that address in the document editing area RAM1' in S3.
3, and display it on the display DIS. The display state at this time is as shown in FIG. In Figure 4, PI-
P5 is the document position of the user-specified pointer, which is actually stored in the user-specified pointer section 4.

In the next step, set S4D, the operator presses the user finger on the W tab key to
When is pressed, the CPU II detects this and reads the information in the user specified pointer section 4. Then, at S5, as shown in FIG. 2, the first pointer is 44, i.e.
The CPU 11 detects that the first user-specified location is on the 44th character from the beginning, and displays 4 on the display.
Move the cursor C to the position of the fourth character, ie, Pl.

Thereafter, by repeating S4 and S5, the cursor C is sequentially moved to the user-designated pointer with a larger number.

Therefore, in the case of a wooden document, the operator can press the necessary information at each cursor position, that is, the 9th day of the month (9th day of the month), the venue, and the membership fee, to receive a notice of the Kenjinkai. is created quickly and easily.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, documents such as a plurality of nine sentences of standard phrases, their corresponding document names, and user-specified pointers are stored in advance in a fixed storage device, and these documents are stored in a fixed storage device in advance. By uniquely searching for a document from among the searched documents and sequentially moving the cursor to user-specified locations in the searched document, a footprint-like document can be created quickly and easily. Furthermore, according to the present invention, the cost per bit of fixed storage devices for storing standard documents tends to decrease, and the degree of integration tends to increase.
A smaller and cheaper device can be provided. Furthermore, compared to conventional devices in which documents created by an operator are stored in a read/write storage device, the present invention not only improves operability and speed because document creation is not necessary, but also improves operability and speed. It also saves on read/write storage devices (RAM, floppy disks, etc.), which are much more expensive in comparison, and can be expected to have excellent effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the Japanese character processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the ROM, and FIG. 3 is a CPU
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of FIG. 4, and is a diagram showing an example of a called document. 11...Central processing unit (CPU), 12...Fixed storage device, 13...Read/write storage device, AB...Address line, DB...Data bus, DIS...Display device. Patent applicant: Canon Co., Ltd. Ne+

Claims (1)

[Claims] Fixed storage means storing at least one document having at least one specified location and an identifier corresponding thereto; 1. A character processing device comprising: a calling means for calling the specified location in the document called by the calling means; and a setting means for setting the designated portion in the document called by the calling means to an editable state. (Margin below)