JPS62164124A - Data input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the data input operation easily and quickly and prevent erroneous input by displaying a list of items which can be inputted to an input field and selecting and inputting a desired item from this display by an operator. CONSTITUTION:A display picture provided with prescribed input fields is displayed on a display means A. Item data of items which can be inputted to each input field on the display picture is stored in an item table B. An inputtable item display means C reads out item data corresponding to the input field, where a cursor is placed on the display picture, from the item table B and displays a list of inputtable items on the display picture on the display means A. A selective input means D inputs item data of an item selected from inputtable items displayed as a list on the display picture and displays the selected item in the input field where the cursor is placed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a data input device, and more particularly to a data input device that selects and inputs item data of a predetermined item [1] according to an input field on a display screen.

[Old days of invention]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a data input device that inputs item data of an item such as a string of nine characters corresponding to the input field from an input field into an input field on a display screen and displays the item in the input field.

With conventional data input devices, even if the items to be entered in the field are limited, the operator has to enter the character string etc. of this item each time it is used, making key operations cumbersome. There was a problem. In addition, when a beginner performs the operation, he or she must check the user's manual to see what kind of character strings are available for the items to be entered in the input field, which makes it difficult to operate and can lead to incorrect input. There were problems such as the possibility that

A known example of the selection input of items as in the present invention is published in No. 59-186025, vII81. In addition, although the purpose is different from that of the present invention, there is a program file that is effective in the current processing. A known example of simply displaying a list of link keys is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 166432/1983.

[Purpose of Issue 1] The purpose of the present invention is to display a list of items that can be entered into the input field, and to select and input the desired item from the list for the operation name, so that the operation is simple and easy even for beginners. [Objective 1] To provide a data input device that can be operated and has little risk of human error.

[Summary of the invention]

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the device of the present invention. In the same figure, display ￥
The first stage A displays a display screen on which a predetermined manual field is provided. Item table B stores item data of inputtable items for each input field on both sides of the display. Possible input item display means C is the display screen"-
All item data corresponding to the input field in which the cursor is placed is read out from the item table B, and a list of inputtable items is displayed on both sides of the display on the display means. The selection input means manually inputs the erotic eye data of the selected item from among the inputtable items listed on the display screen, and displays the selected item in the input field where the cursor is positioned.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 2 shows a block system diagram of an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, 1 (the CPU) controls the operation of each circuit and performs data processing, etc., which will be described later.Keyboard 2
performs operations such as inputting characters, numbers, etc., and moving the cursor, and the input data of ( is supplied to CPLJI. Data is written and read from the flexible disk 4. An item table, which will be described later, is recorded in advance on the flexible disk 4 along with the CPU processing program and its data. The menu 5 stores various data and item tables processed by the CPUI.

The character data for screen display supplied from & and i CP tJ 1 is stored in the refresh memory t6.

The character data sequentially read out from the reflexico memory 6 is supplied to the display device 7, and a character generator in the display device 7 generates an image signal corresponding to the Juki V character data. The image is displayed.

Here, the item 1] table recorded in advance on the flexible disk 4 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 3. The item table consists of a medium number of input fields. (5 item identification code<ID) 10 is provided at the beginning of each input field, and following the item identification code 10, one or more item data 11 are arranged in order. The item identification code 10 indicates the page number of the display screen in which the input field is included and the starting position address of the input field to be entered on each display screen. The item f-tar 11 is a 1V vector f-tar of input possible item 1 which can be entered into the manual field. For example, in FIG.
n [1 identification] - The field 10 instructs the first person field 12 corresponding to r11[]J on the first table screen shown in FIG. [Identification] - E item data 1 following C 10'', 1 - item data 2J, ・
1j item data 11 people are ``Japanese language'', 1 society'', ..., ``Science II J Character data for displaying people.

The item identification code 10 of flD2J indicates the second person's field 13 corresponding to [grade], and the item identification code 11) following code 10, [item data 21. ...Each is [1st year of junior high school 1゜ "2nd year of junior high school"]...
-Character data for displaying and covering each.

Next, the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will be explained. When the power of this device is turned on, the CPU 1 drives the flexible disk 4.
Read the processing program and data from the memory 5, store the processing program and data in the memory 5, and perform initial programming.
cormorant. At this time, Inr, 1 data is read out from the flexible disk 4 together with the F processing program and stored in the memory 5.

After this, the CPU 1 executes the above processing program and executes the fourth
The character data for displaying the display screen shown in Figure (A>) is sent to the refresh memory 6.Furthermore, the CPU
1 writes into the refresh memory 6 character data for displaying the cursor 14 on the first person's cuff field 12 on the display screen of FIG. 4(A). As a result, the display device 7 generates an image signal from the character data supplied from the refresh memory 6, and displays the display screen of FIG. 4(A) on the CRT.

Here, when the cursor 14 is positioned within the input field 12 or 13, the CPU 1 starts the sizing process shown in FIG. In the figure, the CPU 1 first searches for the item identification code 10 in the item table in the memory 5 using the page number of the currently displayed display screen and the start position address of the input field where the cursor 14 is positioned as keys (step 20 ). Next, it is determined whether item identification code 10 is obtained through the search (step 21). Here, if there is item data 11, the process moves to step 22 and the CP
(J1 reads the character data of all the item data 11 following the item identification code 10 and sequentially writes it into the refresh memory 6. As shown in FIG. If the character data of the item data 11 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4(B), a list of inputtable items 15 of the first person field 12 corresponding to the "subject" indicated by the cursor 14 is displayed.

The operator looks at the inputtable items 15, selects a desired item from among them, and inputs the number marked in the desired item using the keyboard 2. This causes CPLll to step 2.
Execute 3. Here, character data for displaying the item corresponding to the input number is input to the address corresponding to the first person's cuff field 12 in the refresh memory 6.

Therefore, the selected desired item is displayed in the input field 12 on the display screen of FIG. 4(B). After this, the process shown in FIG. 5 is ended.

By the way, if it is determined in step 21 that there is no item identification code 10 corresponding to the input field, the process moves to step 24, where character data such as letters and numbers inputted by the operator from the keyboard 2 are stored in the refresh memory. The entered characters and numbers are displayed in the input field where the cursor 14 is positioned, and
The process shown in the figure ends. This means that, for example, the input field corresponding to the display of "selection 1 or 0" has "1" or "r".
This is because it can be recognized that OJ is an inputtable item, and there is no need to take the trouble to display this inputtable item.

Furthermore, on the display screen shown in FIG. 4(B), when the cursor 14 is moved to position (pull) the second person's cuff field 13, CPtJl executes steps 20, 21, and 22 in FIG. 4 in the same manner as above. The display device 7 displays the image shown in FIG. 4 (D
), the inputtable items 16 of the second person field 13 corresponding to the "grade" indicated by the cursor 14 are displayed in a list.

In this way, by moving the cursor 14 to the input field 12 or 13, the input possible items 15 or 16 of the input field 12 or 13 are displayed, and the desired input field 15 or 16 is displayed. By simply selecting and inputting the item number, the item data of the desired item is input, and the desired item is displayed in the input field 12 or 13 where the cursor is positioned. This makes it possible for the operator to input item data easily and at high speed. Even beginners who are not familiar with the operation can easily operate it, and the possibility of erroneous input is greatly reduced.

In the above embodiment, the cursor 14 is moved by the keyboard 2.
Although the movement and selection of items are performed here, a position input device such as a mouse, a light rail, a touch panel, etc. may also be used. In addition, the item table can be saved on flexible disk 4.
Instead of recording the data in the ROM, it may be registered in a non-volatile memory such as a ROM, and if the data input device shown in the first figure is connected to a host computer, the data can be stored in the host computer. input device cpui
When transferring the screen data of the display screen as shown in FIG. 3(A), the item data may be transferred together with the screen data and stored in the memory 5, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the data manual HE according to the present invention is provided with an item table, an inputtable item display means, and a selection input means, so that a data input operation is performed by looking at a list of inputtable items and selecting a desired item. The data input operation can be performed at high speed, even beginners can easily operate it, and the possibility of erroneous input is extremely low.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block system diagram of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of an item table, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the present invention. A diagram showing each display screen in the device, FIG. 5 is the CP of the device of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart of an example of processing performed by U. 1... CPtJ12... Keyboard, 3... Flexible disk device, 4... Flexible disk, 5... Memory, 6... Refresh memory, 7...
...Display device, 10...Item identification code, 11...
Item data, 12.13... Input field, 14.
...Cursor, 15.16...Enterable items, 20~
23...Step.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a data input device that selects and inputs item data of a predetermined item according to an input field on a display screen, an item table storing item data of each inputtable item for each input field on the display screen, and inputtable item display means for reading out all item data corresponding to an input field at which a cursor is positioned on the display screen from the item table and displaying a list of inputtable items on the display screen; and displaying the list on the display screen. 1. A data input device comprising: selection input means for inputting item data of a selected item from among inputtable items, and displaying the selected item in an input field where a cursor is positioned.