JPS61170824A - Setting device of data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To speed up data processing by connecting a sequence storing means for storing the previously set up sequence of data items to a computer for executing data processing. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard 2 as a data input means is formed on the computer 7 and a light pen 3 is connected to the keyboard 2. The pen 3 is a pointing device for previously selecting the sequence of data items. A CRT display device 4 and a CRT control device 6 are also formed on the computer 7 and the sequence storing means 8 is also connected to the computer 7. Consequently, the data item sequence previously selected and set up by the light pen 3 is stored and the computer 7 controls the data processing on the basis of the stored information. Thus, the information can be read out at the setting of the data and the succeeding setting item can be automatically informed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to man-machine communication in which a computer and an operator interact via, for example, a CRT display device. Concerning a setting device.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Generally, in a system that processes data using a computer,
Information exchange between a computer and an operator operating the computer is carried out in a conversational format using characters that humans can understand, via an input/output typewriter device, a CRT display device with a keyboard, and the like. For example, CR with keyboard
In a system using a T-display device, the operator's request is input by pressing a key on the keyboard.
Display the data temporarily on the CRT screen of the T display device, and after checking the input data, press the return key or perform an execution action equivalent to the return key, and the computer reads the data and performs the specified processing. , the resulting messages are displayed on the 081 screen, and a cyclic conversation method is carried out with the operator's key human power again. In addition, the operator can directly specify the point (position) on the 081 screen, and there are also models that improve operability by using a pointing device such as a light ben, mouse, tablet, joystick, etc., which eliminates the need for human input to specify the item position. be.

The prior art will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 of the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the description of the drawings, the same elements are indicated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a conventional example of man-machine communication. This system includes a keyboard 2 with a light pen, a CRT display device 4 for displaying data, etc., and a 081 for controlling the CRT display device 4.
It is composed of a w4-device 6 and a computer 7 for processing data.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the keyboard 2 and the CRT display device 4 shown in FIG. 6. The keyboard 2 is provided with a data key 2a and an execution key 2b, and a light bevel 3 is connected thereto. A CR7 screen 5 is located on the front side of the CRT 4, and displays various data items 5a, 5b, 5c...5.
n is displayed.

In such an apparatus, the operator 1 selects a data item 5n displayed on the CRT display device 4 using, for example, a light pen 3, and presses a data key 2a on the keyboard 2 to set input data to the data item.

Data input using the return key or execution key 2b or the light ben 3 that replaces it is CRTill.
i! Transferred to computer 7 via 1i6, totaling $111
After the data is processed in 7, CRTJIJ is sent as a response.
III device i! The result is displayed on the CR7 screen 5 via 6, and the operator 1 is in charge of the operation again.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of such operations by the operator. First, in a state where the light ben is designated (step 11), the operator 1 directly instructs any data item 5n on the CR7 screen 5 using the light ben 3 (step 12). It is then determined whether or not this instruction is a termination request (step 13), and if it is not a termination instruction, an entry marker or special sign lights up on the CR7 screen 5, indicating that the data item 5n has been correctly selected. The screen is displayed (step 14), and data can be input from the keyboard 2 (step 15).

Next, operator 1 presses data key 2 on keyboard 2.
Press a to set the data. This data may be displayed directly on the CR7 screen 5 or in another temporary display area, but after confirmation of the input data, the operator
When the user presses the return key or execution key 2b, the data is set (step 16). As a result, after the data is sent to the computer 7 and processed (step 17), the result is displayed on the CR7 screen 5. After completing one data setting (step 18), the process returns to waiting for the light pen item instruction for the next data input (step 11).

In this way, with conventional devices, each time data is set, it is necessary to specify the data item using a light pen, etc., which makes the operation very cumbersome when multiple pieces of continuous data are input continuously. There is a problem that.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of conventional devices, and provides a data setting device that can omit operations for setting data items that were conventionally necessary when setting continuous data. The purpose is to provide.

(Summary of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention connects to a computer a means for setting data items in advance and storing the order of the set data items (order setting means, order storage means). To provide a data setting device which stores the order of arbitrary data items requested by an operator, reads the information at the time of data setting, and automatically notifies the next setting item.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the same embodiment. In this embodiment, a keyboard 2 is used as an input means for inputting data into a computer 7, and a light ben 3 is connected to this. The light ben 3 is a pointing device for pre-selecting a data item procedure, and in addition to the light ben, a mouse, tablet, joystick, etc. may also be used. Also, a CR is used to exchange data between the calculation 117 and an operator (not shown).
A T-display device 4 and a CRT control device 6 for controlling it are provided, and the CRT control device H6 is connected to a computer 7. The computer 7 is connected to an order storage means 8 for storing the order of data items set separately. Calculation W17 controls data processing based on.

Next, the 70-chart of FIGS. 2 and 3 will be explained. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the input program for the data item procedure in the order storage means 8. As shown in FIG. first,
When the data item procedure input mode is set in the man-machine communication, a data item 5a as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the CR1 screen 5.

5b... is displayed. State with light ben instruction (
In step 21), when the operator 1 instructs the data item to be requested by the light ben 3 (step 22), it is determined whether or not this instruction is a termination request (step 2).
3) If it is not a termination request, the data item is stored (step 24). This memorization is done by linking the new instruction item to the previous instruction item, and therefore, by saving the new instruction item as the previous instruction data (Step 2, Step 7, Step 25). F″″＞３
The process returns to the state with the instruction given by / (step 21).

The above operation will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. When setting consecutive data items in the order of data items 5a → 5b → 5f → 5e → 5h → 51 as shown by the arrows in FIG. Declarations are made in the same way as conventional man-machine communication functions. Then change the data items to the above 5a → 5b → 5f...
Use Light Ben 3 to instruct in this order. In order to establish a relationship between items, the computer 7 has item procedure link information for each item as shown in FIG. 5, and thereby establishes links with several items. That is, when data items are specified in the order described above, data item 5b is linked to data item 5a as shown in FIG.
The data item 5f is linked to the data item 5f, and all the designated data items are stored in the same manner.

As a result, when data processing is performed by the computer 7, the data item 5a is read out from the order storage means 8 by simply specifying the data item 5a, and the linked data item 5b automatically becomes the input data item.

Therefore, the operators are data items 5b and 5f.

Continuous data can be easily input without performing item selection operations of 5e, 5h, and 5i.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart when continuous data is processed based on the information stored in the order storage means 8 as described above. First, the input mode of the data item setting procedure is canceled by man-machine communication, and the mode is changed to data setting mode. When the operator instructs the data item 5a using the light ben 3 in state II (step 31), it is determined whether this instruction is a termination request or not (step 33), and if it is not a termination request, the CRT screen 5, an entry marker or special sign illuminates to indicate that data item 5a has been correctly selected (step 34). Next, data input from the keyboard 2 is awaited (step 35), and the operator presses the data key 2a and the return key or an execution key in place of the return key on the keyboard 2 to set data (step 36). Once this data is set, data processing is performed by the computer 7 (step 37).
, the result is displayed on 081 screen 5 (step 38)
, select the next data item linked to this item as the fifth item.
The information shown in the figure is read out.

If there is next item data link information (step 40
), it is determined in the same manner as the instruction given by the information i-write ben (step 41), and the selection completion display for the next data item 5b is displayed (step 34), and the process returns to step 35 for data input.

In this way, all data item instructions from the second time onwards are omitted, making it easy to set continuous data.

In the above embodiment, data items are set using a pointing device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any input means such as a keyboard or a 70-inch disc may be used. Further, the sequence storage means for storing the set data item procedure may be any device such as a 70 disk, or a peripheral device of a computer or the like may have this function.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the order storage means for storing the preset order of data items is connected to the computer that processes the data, so there is no need to specify or select data items when setting continuous data. A data setting device capable of speeding up data processing can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a data setting device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a 70-chart of a program for inputting data item setting procedures in the embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a program for inputting data item setting procedures in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a data item, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a method of storing data items according to the same embodiment, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the Yoto equipment, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the CRT and keyboard shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a data setting program related to the conventional device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Operator, 2... Keyboard, 3... Light bench, 4... CRT display device, 5...
CR7 screen, 6... CRT control device, 7... Computer, 8... Sequence storage means. Applicant's agent Kiyoshi Inomata Figure 4 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 6 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data setting device comprising a computer that performs data processing based on input data set for each data item, and input means for inputting the input data to the computer for each data item. , comprising an order setting means for presetting the order of the data items, and an order storage means for storing the set order of the data items, and the input means inputs the input data according to the stored contents of the order storage means. A data setting device characterized by: 2. The data setting device according to claim 1, wherein the input means includes at least a CRT display device for displaying the data items and input data, and a keyboard for inputting at least the input data.