JPS6290758A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily re-display contents at request of a user even when the property sheet of guidance help lastly seen by the user is deleted due to the operation by providing a means to re-output a stored guidance help information when a guidance re-display request command is inputted. CONSTITUTION:The data inputted from an input part 1 is inputted to a guidance controlling function part 312 via an I/O controlling function part 311, and the read-in data is stored in the data storing area of a sequential data atoring part 32. When a guidance key is depressed, the guidance text of function to be used corresponding to the key is inputted to a guidance buffer 321 from an external storing part 4. The display of a guidance property sheet is executed according to the content of the buffer 321. The user knows the procesure of the operation by seeing this guidance. In case repeated confirmation is desired, by operating a function selection key and a guidance key are depressed, the content stored in the buffer 321 is displayed again as a guidance property sheet.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a document creation device.

(Prior Art) Information processing devices such as computer systems, word processors, information retrieval devices, and facsimile machines are configured to output guide help displays as one means of making it easier to understand the operation of each function used. This is an important issue for user interfaces.

Conventional guide help systems display keys and operation instructions for each function on the screen of a display device during guidance. Users display this and read the contents to obtain necessary information and perform operations.

However, the guide information includes contents, procedures, conditions, examples, etc., and may occupy a large display space in some cases. Therefore, due to screen limitations, it has often been impossible to simultaneously display guide information and perform operations such as document proofreading.

Therefore, in the conventional method, a guide property sheet is displayed, and when the user confirms this, the user's instructions such as pressing the end key or cursor movement key are given.
Alternatively, the guide property sheet was automatically deleted after a certain period of time and the user returned to the original work screen for further operations.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in this conventional method, if the content of the guide information is difficult or the user forgets the content of the guide information while working, the user has no choice but to issue a guide help request again. It disappears. When requesting guide help, it is necessary to press the ID key and the key for selecting the object to be guided. This is because if the guide help has two or more stages, i.e., it outputs simple guide information and then outputs a more detailed guide upon request, it may require many operations from the user. Become.

Therefore, there was a major drawback in terms of the user interface, which required a high degree of user proficiency and reduced operational efficiency for the majority of users.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and improves the user interface by easily redisplaying the id help information that was once displayed when the user requests redisplay. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information processing device with improved performance.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means and effects for solving the problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input means for inputting a guide code, a guide redisplay request code, and a usage function selection code, and a usage function selection code and a usage function selection code. means for storing guide help information corresponding to a guide code; means for retrieving and outputting corresponding guide help information from the storage means when a usage function code and guide code are input; An information processing device is provided that includes temporary storage means and means for retrieving guide help information from the temporary storage means and re-outputting it when a guide redisplay request code is input.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an illustrative example. Note that the following explanation will be made regarding the case where the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor, but the same applies to cases where the present invention is applied to other information processing devices.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is comprised of an input section 1 for inputting data, an output section 2 for displaying necessary information, an internal storage section 3, an external storage section 4, and a control section 5 for controlling each of these sections. The input unit 1 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and is used to input necessary commands, characters, numerical values, position coordinates, etc. In the case of the present invention, it is used to input guide codes, guide redisplay request codes, and usage. A function selection code, etc. is input.

The output section 2 is a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and has a display area capable of displaying a necessary message. Further, the internal storage section 3 is provided to temporarily store and process the contents stored in the external storage section 4. The external storage unit 4 is for storing guide help information for each task, function to be used, and operation.
For example, it is composed of a storage medium such as a floppy disk, hard disk, or IC card. The control unit 5 performs operations to control these four elements.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram specifically showing the configuration of the internal storage section 3 shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. Internal storage unit 3 is code storage unit 31
and a data storage section 32. The code storage section 31 includes an I10 control function section 311 for controlling the input section 1, output section 2, and external storage section 4, a guide control function section 312 for controlling guide help display, and an application processing program such as a word processor. Applied processing function section 31
It consists of 3. The data storage section 32 includes a guide buffer 321 and an application data storage section 322.

FIG. 1 shows the guide help system shown in FIG. 3 in the Japanese word dictionary according to the present invention.
3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing performed in FIG. Further, FIG. 4 shows an example of a property sheet displayed on the output unit 2 when a guide operation is performed using the device according to the present invention. Further, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a keyboard input device as the input section 1 used in the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operations performed by the guide control function section 312'c of the apparatus of this embodiment will be specifically explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, and 5. In order to simplify the explanation, we will discuss the case where guide help for creating a straight line is provided while using the figure creation function in Japanese Word Blog.

First, the data input from the input section 1 is r10 system tam.
The signal is input to the guide control function section 312 via the function section 311 . The guide control function unit 312 reads the input data, checks whether it specifies the device to be used (61), and then has a code corresponding to the guide key (62).These read data are sequentially stored in the data storage unit. 32. Also, in the applied processing function unit 313,
The response data to the input data is sent to the I10 control function section 31.
1 to the output section 2.

Now, for example, if the user is trying to create a straight line and the fifth
Assume that you accept the figure and press the figure key.

At this point, the usage specification code (figure code) is first read (61), and then it is checked whether the guide key code comes (62).If the guide kill code does not come here, the application processing mode 313 is activated (610), the mode becomes graphic mode, and the property sheet of the graphic mode is displayed.

Here, [Create] is selected as the function to be used, and then C
When the guide help button is pressed, the confirmation is missed in step 62, and the guide text for the corresponding usage function (straight line creation) is loaded from the external storage unit 4 to the guide buffer 321 (63), and the content of the buffer is Guide property sheet 1-is displayed (64). By viewing this guide, users will learn the work procedure. Thereafter, after confirming the user's guide termination instruction (in this embodiment, this is done by moving the cursor) (65), the guide property sheet is erased (66).

During work, if the user forgets the contents of the guide display that he or she saw earlier or wants to check it again, he or she presses the sushi selection key and the guide key. In this way, it is confirmed whether a guide redisplay request has been issued <68>, and the contents held in the buffer are displayed again as a guide property sheet (64).

The guide help information outputted in this way is stored in a temporary storage memory, and is configured to be retrieved from this temporary storage memory and re-outputted when there is a request to show the guide. ing.

This guide help remains in the guide buffer until another available guide request is made or a request is made to redisplay the guide (69). The information is stored within the system and can be redisplayed as many times as desired by the user.

Next, the case of creating a straight line will be explained based on FIG. 4. If you press the [Shape] key while creating a text,
The figure mode property sheet (Fig. 4 (Δ)) is displayed. When [1] Creation is selected using the numeric keypad, the property sheet for figure mode shown in FIG. 4 (A) is deleted and the property sheet for figure creation shown in FIG. 4 (B) is displayed.

Then, select the straight line shown in [1] using the numeric keypad and press the Select/Execute key.
8) is erased and a straight line can be drawn. After the property sheet for creating a figure (Fig. 1 (B)) is deleted, press [Guide Help] to display the property sheet for the guide message (Fig. 4 (C)) for specifying the starting point.

When the cursor is moved to the starting point based on this guide message, this property sheet (FIG. 4C) is erased, and the operation is then carried out by pressing the select/execute key. If the user forgets the contents of the guide display during work or wants to check it again, by pressing the mode selection key and the guide key, the property sheet of the guide message for specifying the starting point (Fig. 4 (C)) will be redisplayed. .

Note that although a guide buffer is used in the embodiments described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and a guide stack can also be used at the same time.

Further, without using a buffer, a means for temporarily storing information identifying the latest guide property sheet, such as a guide number, may be used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention provides a means for temporarily storing guide help information and a means for re-outputting the saved guide help information when a guide redisplay request code is input, so that the user can Even if the property sheet of the guide help seen in Figure 1 is erased for work, it can be easily redisplayed at the user's request, thereby providing an information processing device that not only improves the user's proficiency level but also improves operational efficiency.

In addition, since the user can display the guide 11 times on Yamada as many times as he/she wants, the user's sense of anxiety is reduced and there is an advantage in that a good Yuri'-Intertsuyuis can be constructed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the guide system 6II functional unit of the information processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the internal storage section shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a keyboard layout of an input device used in the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Input part, 2... Output part, 3... Internal storage part, 4... External storage part, 5... Control part, 312...
Guide control 2II Sono Noto, 313... Application processing function unit, 321... Guide buffer. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for inputting a guide code, a guide redisplay request code, and a usage function selection code; a storage means for storing the usage function selection code and guide help information corresponding to the guide code; means for searching and outputting the corresponding guide help information from the storage means when the guide code is input; temporary storage means for temporarily storing the output guide help information; and the guide redisplay request code is input. and means for retrieving the guide help information from the temporary storage means and re-outputting it when the guide help information is retrieved from the temporary storage means.