JPS6191775A - Operation guidance display system of document filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display an operation guidance with an image to an operator by displaying operation indication sentences and an image picture as the operation guidance display. CONSTITUTION:An image input device 1 reads previously an original where operation indication sentences to the operator and an image picture corresponding to them are drawn in parallel as operation guidance and data on them are stored in an image memory 13 and then stored on a fixed disk 7; and image data are written on an optical disk 4. When the operation guidance needs to be displayed, the operation guidance of only the operation command sentences is displayed on a display device 10. Then, the image data are readout of the optical disk 4, stored in the image memory 13, and then displayed on the display device 10.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention is an operation guidance display method in a document file device that displays operation procedures for an operator on a screen, and in particular, the operation guidance is displayed in parallel with texts and corresponding images. [Prior Art] A conventional document file device is shown in FIG. 9.

In other words, (1) in the figure uses an image sensor etc.
An image input device that reads characters, symbols, etc. expressed on a manuscript and outputs them as image data, (2) an image output device that prints out the image data, and (3) the image input device (1) and This is an input/output control device that controls the image output device (2).

Also, (4) indicates image data is present, code data is present, and (5) is the source disk for storing code data.
(6) is an optical disk device that stores an optical disk, and (6) is an optical disk control device that controls the optical disk device (5).

(8) is a fixed disk for storing a control program for controlling the entire document file device, an application program, and each glaze management information; (8) is an optical disk (
4) - A 70-tube disk that uniformly corresponds to and stores its deinventory management information, (9) is a disk control device that controls the fixed disk (7) and a 70-tube disk (87), (Fj is the image image of br required) A display device that displays information and operation guidance, aυ is a keyboard for operator operation, α2 is a display device αQ and a key l-door a
14J is an information processing device (CPU) that centrally controls the entire document file device; Each control device (3), (
6), (9), a and image memory Q31 are connected via a common path.

In addition, the fixed disk (input) stores as image data the operation guidance 9 consisting only of sentences consisting of characters and symbols read in advance on the image input plane (1) shown in Fig. a1. .

Next, the operation will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, step c! In step 1), it is determined whether or not it is necessary to display the operation guidance a9, and when the operation guidance display is not required, the process directly proceeds to step (c), and when the operation guidance display is required, the process proceeds to step 2. do.

In this step (c), various operational guidance image data stored in advance on the fixed disk (internal) are selected and read out according to the processing status at that time, and are displayed as shown in Figure 2. Display on the display screen ae of the display device α1 (11) to prompt the operator to operate.

Next, the process moves to step (c), and waits until the operator receives an instruction such as loading the optical disk (4), loading the floppy disk (8), or registering or searching from the keyboard αυ, and then the operator performs the operation. Then, the process moves to step 34 to execute a process according to the operator's operation, and when the execution of the process is completed, the process returns to step Q1) and repeats the processes from step CI'0 to step (goods) again. Such repeated processing is referred to as normal processing of the document file device.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventional document file equipment displays operation guidance that prompts operators to perform operations as described above, using only text consisting of characters, symbols, etc. For the operator, there have been problems such as not being able to fully understand the operation instructions intended by the operation guidance, resulting in erroneous operations or the time it takes to perform the operations.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain an operation guidance display method in a document file device that displays operation guidance in parallel with text and corresponding images.

[Failure to solve the problem]

The operation guidance display method in the document file device according to the present invention reads in advance, as image data, a manuscript depicting operation guidance in which an operation instruction text for the operator and a corresponding image image are written side by side using an image manual. Image data is stored in an auxiliary storage device, and the stored image data is retrieved as needed and displayed as an image-containing operation guidance screen on a display device.

[Effect]

In this invention, image data of operation guidance that is a combination of operator instructions and images corresponding to fidgeting is stored in an auxiliary storage device in advance, and the image data is read out and supplied to the display device, thereby allowing image-containing operations to be performed. Show guidance.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of an operation guidance display method for a document file device according to the present invention. As is clear from FIG. 1, this embodiment uses a manuscript depicting an operation guidance a4 consisting of an operation instruction sentence (to) shown in FIG. an operation guidance reading means 02 for scanning to form image data and storing it in an image memory (1?i);
This reading means (32) writes the image data read into the optical disk (4) as an auxiliary storage device, and the image data stored in the optical disk (4) during normal processing. A display processing means C34) is provided for reading the information and displaying it on the display device accordingly.

Each means G2, (c), and 0341 is specifically configured in the form of a processing program within the information processing device (i), and the other configurations have exactly the same configuration as in FIG. .

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to a flowchart.

First, the operation guidance is stored in advance as image data by the operation guidance reading means Gz according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, in step (c), the image input device (1) is activated, scans the document with the operation guidance (19) attached to it, outputs image data corresponding to the operation guidance a9, and converts this into an image. Memory (i3
Store in 1.

Next, the process moves to step (g))K, where the image data stored in the image memory (13) is read out and written to the fixed disk (7).

Next, proceed to step (3n) to determine whether or not reading of image data corresponding to all operation guidance has been completed, and if reading is not completed, return to step (c)K, and if reading is complete, proceed to process end.

The flow of image data in the above operation guidance reading process is shown in FIG. Here, the sign (1
7 to α4 indicate the same reference numerals and the same parts in FIG. Show each.

Also, with the above operation guidance loading process completed,
When the optical disk (4) is initialized, the auxiliary storage writing means writes image data representing the operation guidance stored in the fixed disk (7) to the optical disk (4) according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In other words, in step θD, did you select the optical disc (4) using the keyboard? Write directory management information such as volume name.

Next, proceed to step (6) and transfer to the fixed disk (7).
) and stores it in image memory 0.

Next, the process moves to step (43) where the image memory Q
The image data stored in the 3i is written to the optical disc (4).

Next, the process moves to step 04), and it is determined whether or not writing of image data for all operation guidance has been completed. If the image data has not yet been written, the process returns to step (6) and the writing is completed. Then, the above processing ends.

The flow of image data in the above □ auxiliary storage device writing process is shown in FIG.

Also in FIG. 6, symbols (1) to α·υ indicate the same parts as the same symbols in FIG.
Arrows (4G each indicate the flow of image data corresponding to step (43).

Furthermore, during normal processing of the document file device, the display processing means (incorporated) reads out image data representing operational guidance stored in the optical disc (4) K as necessary, according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The display screen of the display device α1 is displayed in four layers.

That is, in step (51) it is determined whether or not it is necessary to display the operation guidance, and if it is not necessary, the process directly proceeds to step (2), which will be described later, and if it is necessary to display the operation guidance, the process proceeds to step (52). Transition.

In this step (52), as shown in FIG.
□Display the operation guidance αe using only operation instructions on the display device (IQ display screen (l!19).

Next, the process moves to step (53), where the image data of the operation guidance corresponding to the displayed operation instruction text is read from the optical disk (4) and stored in the image memory 03.
to be memorized.

Next, the process moves to step (54), where the image data stored in the image memory a3 is supplied to the display device αQ, and the image C of the operation guidance is displayed as shown in FIG.
31) is displayed in a predetermined area of the display screen in parallel with the operation instruction text.

Next, the process moves to step (55) K, where the original disk is replaced according to the operator's operation, that is, the displayed operation guidance (for example, when a write protector is set on the optical disk), and the floppy disk (8) is installed or the keyed disk is replaced. Wait until the operator receives instructions for registration, search, etc., and when the operator performs the operation, step (56)
, and executes the process according to the operation, and when the execution of the process is completed, returns to step (51), repeats the process of steps (51) to (56) again, and performs the normal process at line 5. The flow of image data in the above normal processing is shown in FIG. In this Figure 8,
Codes (1) to I indicate the same parts as -1- in Fig. 9, arrow (57) indicates the flow of image data corresponding to step (53), and arrow (58) indicates the flow of image data corresponding to step (53).
54) respectively.

In the above embodiment, the case where the optical disk (4) is applied as the auxiliary storage device for storing image data is explained, but the invention is not limited to this, and fixed disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, etc. can also be applied. Of course you can.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, this invention displays not only the operation instruction text but also the corresponding images in parallel to display the operation guidance for the operator, which improves the operability of the operator and allows even inexperienced operators to use the system. You can easily perform the operation even if you have a computer, and since you input the image of the operation guidance using an image input device, you can select any turn, and the image data can be easily created. There is an effect that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of this invention, Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of an operation guidance display according to this invention, and Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the operation guidance display according to the invention.
The figure is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the operation guidance reading means, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of image data,
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the auxiliary storage device writing means, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of image data, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the display means.
Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of image data, Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing the conventional example, Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the operation guidance display of the conventional example, and Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the conventional example. It is. In the figure, (1) is an image input device, (3) is an image input/output control device, (4) is an optical disk, (5) is an optical disk device, (6) is an optical disk control device, (force is a fixed disk, (8) is a floppy disk, (9) is a disk controller, aO) is a display device, 00 is a keyboard, α2 is a display 1t'l @ device, <13+ is an image memory, α→ is an information processing device, c33 is an operation (2) is a guidance reading means, (2) is a writing means for auxiliary storage, and (2) is a display means. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or corresponding parts. Agent: Patent Attorney Masuo Oiwa (2 others) Figure 1: 34: Omote 3. Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 11 Procedure amendment (voluntary) 1. Indication of case Patent application No. 59-213819 2
, Operation guidance display method 3 in title document file device of invention,
Part 4 of the representative of the person making the amendment, Hitoshi Katayama, attorney number, examiner 5, claims of the specification to be amended, detailed description of the invention, brief description of drawings, and drawings. 6. Contents of Amendment Claims (1) An image input device that inputs a document as image data, an image memory that temporarily stores image data from the image input device, and a
an auxiliary storage device for storing afR image data;
In a document file device equipped with a display device for displaying image data, data from the image input device is provided in advance.
The operating instructions for the operator are code data and 1yr11. 1. An operation guidance display method in a document file device, characterized in that 225-1 image data is read out as necessary and displayed as an image-containing operation guidance screen on the display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An image input device that inputs a document as image data, an image memory that temporarily stores the image data from the image input device, an auxiliary storage device that stores the image data stored in the image memory, and an auxiliary storage device that stores the image data stored in the image memory. In a document file device equipped with a display device, a document depicting an operation guidance consisting of an operation instruction text for an operator and an image image corresponding thereto is read in advance from the image input device as image data, and the image data is read in as image data. An operation guidance display method in a document file device, characterized in that the image data stored in the auxiliary storage device is read out as needed and displayed as an image-containing operation guidance screen on the display device.