JPS60186777A - Electronic wrist watch with memory function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the time for storing Japanese by providing a searching function for the head of each line of Japanese. CONSTITUTION:A timepiece mode, time correction mode, memory reset mode, or memory readout mode is set with a button 4, and numbers and Japanese are inputted in set mode. Further, a key input part 2 is switched between a number input mode and a Japanese input mode with a button 5. The input part 2 has a forward button F for retrieval and a backward button B, and necessary characters are retrieved with the buttons F and B after the head of each line of Japanese is searched for and set in memory with the button 5. Then, when the storage contents are read out, the buttons 4 and 7 are operated and displayed on a display part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an input method for an electronic wristwatch with a memory function.

Wristwatches with memory functions are well known. However, these devices are limited in the number of input keys due to size, and at most numeric keys from 0 to 9 are common, and when memorizing Japanese or alphabets, 2 to 3 keys are used. A method is used to find the necessary characters and memorize them. This method has the disadvantage that it takes time and trouble to memorize the necessary words and sentences. Also, if you implement the number of keys for the required number of characters, you can directly input the required characters, but this is almost impractical considering the size of the wristwatch.

The present invention is a method for memorizing Japanese words.

It is characterized by having a cue function for lines, etc., and its purpose is to make the time for memorizing Japanese words a single line, and this is achieved with about 12 front buttons.

The explanation will be given below according to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is the main body of the watch, which includes a key manual section 29, a display section 3. Consists of buttons 4 to 7. Mode button 4 changes the mode of the watch to watch mode, time correction mode, memory set mode, and memory read mode.

When the memory set mode is entered by pressing the mode button 4, the number 9 (Japanese) can be input. Input is performed by the human key unit 2, but it is normally in numeric input mode, and Japanese cannot be input. By using the shift button 5, the key manual input mode is alternately switched between the numerical manual input mode 2 and the Japanese input mode.

When the Japanese input mode is entered, the key input section 2 will be able to input Japanese in response to the 0 key for the A line, the 1 key for the C line, the 2 key for the C line, and so on. Part 2 has a forward button F and a backward button B for searching.
What characters do you need after cueing? , E to find it, and press set button 5 to set it in memory.

As an example, a case where the character "tsu" is set will be explained.

After entering the memory set mode, use the shift button 6 to enter the Japanese input mode. After that, press the "6" button on the key input section 2 corresponding to the row, and the display section 3 will show "Evening".
is displayed. Furthermore, by pressing button F, the character changes from "TA → CH → TS", and when "TS" is displayed, by pressing set button 5, the character "TS" is set in the memory, and the display automatically moves to the next digit. Move.

When it is desired to read out the contents once stored, the mode button 4 is used to set the memory read mode. Next, by pressing the memory read button 7, the contents of the memory can be sequentially displayed and read.

The display section 3 is a dot matrix and can display the number 9 Japanese.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the present invention. The signal 18 from the key input unit 8 is input to the decoder 9 and decoded. signal 1
9 and input to the control circuit 10.

In the control circuit 10, control signals 21, 23 for the storage elements 11, 12, or data latch units 13, . Control signals 20 and 24 for the display switching circuit 14 are output.

The memory element 11 is a ROM, and in the memory set mode, character data stored therein is read out by a read signal 16 from the control circuit and displayed on the display section 17.

The memory element 12 is a RAM, and when in the memory set mode, character data is written by pressing the set button 5, and when in the memory read mode, the contents are stored in the data latch section 15.
is read out and displayed.

The display switching circuit 14 switches between the time display and the memory display using a signal 24 from the control circuit.

The output signal 26 from the display switching circuit 14 is input to the driver and displayed on the display section 17.

As explained above, the present invention is characterized by locating the beginning of each line of Japanese, so when memorizing a simple message in Japanese, first locating the beginning near the character. This makes it much easier to operate than before.

Furthermore, since it is easy to input Japanese and has only about 12 buttons on the front, it is easy to make it small enough to fit a Japanese person's arm.

In addition, when adjusting the time, instead of using the conventional set-select method, it is also possible to specify the digit to be corrected and then input the number directly to adjust the time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic wristwatch showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 1... Watch body 2... Key power section 3... Display section 4... Mode button 5... Set button 6... ...Shift button 7 ...Memory read button 8 ...Key manual section 9 ...Decoder 10 ...Control circuit 11 ...ROM 12 ...I' (AM 13...Latch section 14...Display switching circuit 15...Clock circuit 16...Driver 17...Display section 18...Key manual signal 19...Decode signal 20... - Latch control signal 21...ROM read signal 22...Address signal 23...RAM read/write signal 24...Display switching control signal 25...Data signal 26...Display data signal 27... Time data signal and above Applicant Suwa Seikosha Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Tsutomu Mogami

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an electronic wristwatch with a memory function, which has at least an external input section composed of a plurality of keys, a ROM and a RAM as storage elements, and an optical display device for displaying data, the external input section is used when writing Japanese character data. ,
Or, when reading, each row of the Japanese syllabary (A row,
It consists of a multiple key part (1:1) that has a one-to-one correspondence with ``C'', ``...'', ``W'' lines), and a ``key'' that sequentially searches for character data within each line. This electronic wristwatch with a memory function is characterized in that a line to which character data belongs is selected, and then a desired character is searched for using a key part ■, and the character is displayed and input.