JPS61160131A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent keys on a keyboard from mistouch by forming a mechanism generating a sound signal simultaneously with the depression of a specific key. CONSTITUTION:A voice key setting picture is displayed by moving a cursor to a sound key setting item and depressing a function execution key EXE1-4 on the keyboard 1. When a character key, e.g. an 'S' key 1-5, which may be misinputted frequently is depressed at first to display the 'S' key 1-5 on a CRT screen and then the key EXE is depressed, the S character to be outputted as a voice is registered in a RAM6. After completing the registration, the S character registered at the present is displayed on a registered key display position 24 on the key registration screen. Thus, a sound signal is generated from an SP13 every depression of the 'S' key 1-5 at the operation of the key board 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field 1] The present invention relates to a character processing device having a type keyboard device.

[Prior art 1 Generally, character processing devices with type keyboards.

The keyboard section 2 basically consists of a display section, an output section, a storage section, and a control section.
Edit, then print.

With the increasing introduction of office equipment and the use of character processing devices such as those described above, the need for typing operations is increasing.

Under these circumstances, the number of people involved in keyboard typing will also increase. Therefore, it is desired to improve the typing operation, and in particular, to improve the efficiency of the keyboard typing operation for beginners rather than experts.

Beginners to keyboard typing often use the so-called blind touch technique, which involves typing based on the position of the hands and arms.
cj touch) rather than typing.

The majority of people type while visually checking the characters on the key tops. Naturally, in order to improve efficiency, it is necessary to shift from visual confirmation typing to the above-mentioned blind touch operation. As a development in this transition stage, it is well known that mistouches unique to each individual occur frequently; for example, mistouching of keys at symmetrical positions or mistouching of adjacent keys.

However, conventionally, in this type of character processing device with a type keyboard, the only way to detect mistouch typing was to check after printing or after displaying on the screen.

[Objective] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a mechanism for generating an audio signal simultaneously with the typing of a certain key. An object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device with a keyboard.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device that allows an operator to specify keys that generate the above-mentioned audio signals, thereby enabling audio output of keys that are likely to cause mistouches.

The present invention provides key human power means A, for example, as shown in FIG.
, a means B for specifying a specific key by a signal from the key human power means A, a registered key storage means C for storing the specific key designated by the means B, and a key human power signal from the key human power means A and a memory C. This is accomplished by a data comparing means for comparing the specified key registration signal of 1 and a specific key registration signal, and means E for generating a sound when the comparison results are equal.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to one drawing.

FIG. 1 shows a character processing device with a typing keyboard according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, L is a keyboard device corresponding to alphabetic characters in an arrangement similar to that of a typewriter.

Key switches are arranged. 2 is a display device. 4 is a printer (printing device), and 3 is the main body of this device equipped with an external storage device.

Next, a block diagram showing the internal configuration of this device is shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. (that is, read-only memory), and is a storage area for various data programs, etc. 6 is RAM (i.e. random access memory)
This is a work area for executing calculations and comparisons according to instructions from the CPU 5. Reference numeral 2 denotes a CRT (i.e., display unit), and a character generator (CG) generates a character or symbol pattern at the cursor display position on the screen via GR C (i.e., CRT controller) 8.
It is displayed by visiting 9.

0 is an FD (ie, an external storage device), and 1 is, for example, a 5-inch flexible disk here. This F
DIO records document information 1, document management information, etc., or loads a prerecorded system program into RAMG k according to instructions from CPU 5 via FDC (that is, FD controller) ti. Reference numeral 4 denotes a printer that prints out under the control of a PRO (printer controller) 12, and is, for example, a daisy-wheel printer. Reference numeral 1B denotes a flip-flop which is reset or set by inputting a key input signal from the CPU 5 that does not correspond to or corresponds to the registered key.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a sound generator that outputs a sound signal for a certain period of time in response to key operations from the keyboard l. The output of the flip-flop 18 and the signal from the audio signal generator 15 are input to the AND gate 14, the output from the AND gate 14 is input to the amplifier circuit 17, and the output is added to the SP (that is, the speaker section) 13. A sound is emitted.

The keyboard 1 is a keyboard for inputting characters by typing, and the key code data typed on the keyboard 1 can be read by the CPU 5 via the system bus 18.

Figure 3 shows the details of the keyboard. The keyboard l consists of a character input key group 1-1 and a function input key group (1-1).
1-2, 1-3, 1-4), there are a general English type keyboard, a JIS keyboard, and the like. Here, for example, the keyboard is arranged in the same manner as a general English type keyboard. A group of keys for function input are
Cursor movement keys (1-3).

It consists of command execution keys (1-4) and a group of other keys used for editing documents.

The operation of the embodiment having the configuration described above is shown in the flow of the menu screen at the time of initial registration shown in FIG. 4, the flow of the menu screen at the time of re-registration shown in FIG. 5, and the flow of the menu screen at the time of key operation shown in FIG. This will be explained using a flowchart.

After turning on the power, insert the system F[] and the document at collection FD into the Fil drive device. After the system starts up, the initial setting menu screen shown in FIG. Move to the extended st@ item and move it to the first part 2
Highlight 0.

Next, by pressing the expansion execution key EXE (1-4) on the keyboard 1, the expansion function menu (Figure 4 (4,
2)) will be displayed. Use the same cursor movement key operations as above to move the cursor to the voice key setting item, and
The first part 21 is displayed in reverse video.

Next, press Keyboard 1 function execution + -EXE (1-43) to display the voice key setting screen (Figure 4 (4, 3).
)) is displayed. At the time of initial registration, the key is currently registered and the position 23 on the screen is blank. On this screen,
First, the character keys that are frequently misinputted, such as ″
After pressing the S'' key (1-5) and displaying it on the CR7 screen, press the EXE key to output audio!
Register the Is character in RAM8. When the registration is completed, the S you just registered will appear in the registered key display position 24 on the key registration screen.
Characters are displayed. (Figure 4 (4, 4)).

By referring to the S letter key registered in RAM8 through the procedure described above, the "S" key (1
-5) Every time the key is pressed, an audio signal is emitted from 5P13. The operation will be further explained below.

In FIG. 2, by operating the keyboard 1,
The key human input signal is the CPU and the audio signal generator 15.
added to. At this time, the key human input signal is compared with the data registered on RANG in GP[I5,
If they match, flip-flop 16 is set; if they do not match, flip-flop 1B is reset. The audio signal generator 15 outputs a sound signal for a certain period of time after receiving the key human input signal. Therefore, if the key manual data matches the registered data, the AND gate 14 will open and the sound signal will be sent to the amplifier circuit! 7, and from this amplifier circuit 17, 5P
Pronounced through 13. On the other hand, if they do not match, the AND gate 14 is closed and the sound signal is transmitted to the amplifier circuit 1.
It doesn't get through to 7 and doesn't pronounce it.

As shown above, the speaker produces sound only when the key manual data matches the registered data.

A part of the operation of the CPU 5 will be further explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 7 shows a case where the registered data on RANG is, for example, only the S character, and DAl, mouth A1◆1 and DAl÷2 are registered data storage addresses on RAMEi.

For the purpose of explanation, I will use the key "S'" (1-5) and the key "A".
It is assumed that the operator frequently mis-inputs "(18)" and that the key ""S" (1-5) is registered in the address OAI on RANG by the registration means described above. At that time, the operator intended to input key "A" (1-8) but accidentally entered key "MS" (1-5).
Suppose you input

'First, the CPU 5 presses the key "S" (1
-5) is operated, a key human power signal interrupt occurs in step 29, and the key human power data is read. The key input data is then compared in step 30 with the contents of the address DAI on RA>18. If not, the contents are compared with the contents of addresses DAI◆1 and DAI◆2, respectively, in steps 31 and 32. Here, mouth A! Since the content of the key data matches the content of the key manual data, the CPU 5 sets the flip-flop 1B in step 33. The process then proceeds to step 34 where the CPU performs normal key manual processing and returns to step 28.

Due to the operation of GPIJ 5 described above, the sound signal becomes 5P13.
emanates from. At this point, the operator immediately recognizes the pressing of the key °°S'' (1-5) and can quickly move on to correction work, etc.

To reset the registration key after setting the initial registration key, use the same operation as the initial registration described above to open the key registration screen (see Figure 5).
5.1)) When the key registration screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the initial position w25. In addition, the initial registered key, such as the letter S, is displayed in the registered key data display position 28, and the key that you wish to change, such as the letter "A," is displayed on the keyboard! Hit the keys more. Here the screen is shown in Figure 5 (5,
2) By pressing the function execution key "EXE" (1-4) on the keyboard section 1 displayed as shown below,
The previous registered content on RANG is replaced with a null code, and for example, A'' is newly registered, and the screen changes to the one shown in Figure 5 (
5, 3) will be displayed. As described above, the operator can always change the registration of keys that emit sounds.

In the embodiment described above, the present invention was applied to a character processing device with a type keyboard equipped with a display, but the present invention may also be applied to a character processing device with a type keyboard not equipped with a display.

Further, in this embodiment, the type of audio signal is not specified, but audio processing and timbre registration specification may be performed to enable changing the timbre.

Further, in this embodiment, the registration data is registered on the RAM, but it may be registered on an external storage unit, for example, on a flexible disk for editing.

[Effects] As described below, according to the present invention, when a miskey key is operated, a miskey can be confirmed by voice, and a corrective action can be performed promptly. It is also possible to perform a self-confirmation check to ensure that blind touch key operations can be performed accurately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a character processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an uninvented character processing device, and FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram of a keyboard. 4.5.111 and 7 are diagrams for explaining the control processing of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing one configuration for achieving the present invention. l...Keyboard, 2...Display device, 3...Main body including recording device and speaker, 4...
printer. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 U Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] A keyboard device having character keys and function keys; and means for specifying and registering a specific key among the character keys. A character processing device comprising: means for generating a voice output when a key registered by the means is operated by the keyboard device.