JPS6320518A - Conversational processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability and to improve the efficiency of processing by inputting commands to a character graphic input editing device by both a keyboard and a pointing device. CONSTITUTION:When an operator presses a key on the keyboard 1, its key signal is sent to a key signal coordinate value conversion part 7. The key signal sent from the keyboard 1 to the key signal coordinate value conversion part 7 is compared with the contents of a key signal coordinate value conversion table storage part 8 and converted into coordinate values on a display screen, and the values are set to a coordinate value analysis part 12. The coordinate value analysis part 12 converts the key signal in coordinate value form into a corresponding function icon, whose contents are sent to a conversational processing part 9. The conversational processing part 9 alters the display contents and the table contents of conversion tables 8 and 13 through a display control part 19 upon occasion.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a text/graphic input aggregation device, and particularly to a text/graphic input! &iRelates to the control of conversation processing in which an operator conveys commands to a real device.

[Conventional F'1 Technique] Conventionally, the methods by which an operator conveys commands to the character/graphic input system include inputting commands using character strings from the keyboard, and inputting commands using icons (displays) displayed on the display device. There has been a method of instructing control characters and figures displayed on the screen of the device (herein referred to as icons) using a pointing device such as a tablet left or a mouse.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Considering that the method of an operator transmitting commands to the conventional text/figure human-powered ha collection device as described above is applied to the creation of text in which text and figures are mixed at the same time, in the former case, the process of inputting figure data and... In order to input commands inside the computer, it is necessary to change the input device from the pointing device to the keyboard. It is necessary to switch input devices from a keyboard to a portable device, and both pose an obstacle to efficient conversation.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional IJIm: 2. It is possible to input commands to characters, figures, and human inputs using either a keyboard or a pointing device, and the operability is good. It is an object of the present invention to provide a conversation processing method that can improve processing efficiency by facilitating conversation between a device and an operator.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, the above objects are achieved by the means described in the claims.

The effect will be explained below using screens.

[Function] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example for explaining the relationship between the icons displayed on the display screen of the display device and the keyboard in the present invention. A character key group, 3 represents a numeric keypad group (numeric key group) on the keyboard, 4 represents a display screen, 5 represents an icon of the character key group displayed on the display screen, and 6 represents an icon of the numeric keypad group.

Here, by pressing the letter keys or numeric keypad on the keyboard 1, and by moving the cursor displayed on the display screen 4 with a pointing device such as a mouse, press one of the keys in the icons 5 or 6 on the keyboard. Positioning on the icon and clicking a mouse button or the like is equivalent.

The following description assumes that this is used for inputting and editing characters and graphics.

First, in the character input ai collection, the same contents as the engravings of the character keys are usually displayed in the parts corresponding to the keys of the icons 5, which are arranged in the same way as the character key group 2, and the same contents as the engraved characters on the character keys are also displayed. It is assumed that function names indicating various editing functions, such as character string designation and character coloring, are displayed in portions corresponding to the respective keys of the icons 6 arranged in a similar manner.

In Fig. 1, the display size of each key of icon 6 is slightly larger than each key of icon 5 so that words such as ``Character string specification j'' can be displayed. is unrelated to the intent of the present invention.

Now, when editing character input, if you always use only the keyboard, for example, use the character keys to enter the characters themselves, and use the numeric keypad for functions used for editing characters, such as specifying character strings. Take the instructions. At this time, each key on the numeric keypad has 8! of each key displayed in icon 6! The name is assigned as is. The icon 5 normally displays the same stamp as the "F" key, but the display changes depending on the function to be executed.For example, if text coloring is instructed by pressing the numeric keypad, the "A" key part will be red, Each key of icon 5 is given a different color, such as the key part of “S” is blue, and when you press the key ``A'' on the keyboard, the target character is changed to red (and when you press ``MS'', the target character is changed to red). Used to make text blue, etc.

As mentioned above, text input and editing can be performed step by step by operating only the keyboard, but all this can be done using only the pointing device on the display screen 4.
It is possible to input characters and give function instructions by moving the cursor above.

On the other hand, when inputting and editing figures, a pointing device must always be used, and 81 functions such as arc generation and coloring are displayed in the parts corresponding to the numeric keys of icon 6, and instructions for this function and their corresponding functions are displayed. To designate position coordinates on the display screen 4 as parameters, the pointing device is moved to position rf1 on the display and input. The part corresponding to the character key of icon 5 is the function to be executed as shown in the character input editing! ! ! Depending on the type, it is used for inputting color, Aa width, etc.

It should be noted that even when inputting figures ['], if the cursor on the display screen is moved by pressing the cursor keys on the keyboard, all fabrications can be performed using only the keyboard.

〔Example〕

! ! Figure l'52 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, showing an example of the configuration for realizing the conversation processing method, where 1 is a keyboard as in Figure 1, and 7 is a key signal.・Coordinate value conversion unit, 8 is a key signal/coordinate value conversion table storage unit, 9 is a conversation processing fee @ unit, 10 is a display control unit, 1
Reference numeral 1 represents a coordinate value analysis section of the display device 112, 13 a coordinate value/icon conversion table storage section, 14 a pointing device, and 15 a coordinate value generation section.

In explaining this operation, first consider the case where the operator presses a key on the keyboard 1. This key signal is key signal 8! It is sent to the target price conversion unit 7. A key signal/coordinate value conversion table storage unit 8 is connected to the doo signal/coordinate value conversion unit 7, and the key signal/coordinate value conversion table storage unit 8 is connected to the conversation processing fee jj1 section 9. Been ~
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The conversation processing control unit 9 manages what kind of icon the display control unit 10 is displaying on the display device ra11 at that time, and outputs a key signal corresponding to the icon at that time.
A coordinate value conversion table (a table indicating at which position S mark each key is displayed on the display screen) is loaded into the key signal/coordinate value conversion table storage section 8.

The key signal sent from the keyboard 1 to the key signal/coordinate value conversion section 7 is compared with the contents of the key signal/coordinate value conversion table storage section 8 and converted into coordinate values on the display screen, and then sent to the coordinate value analysis section. Sent to 12th.

The coordinate value analysis section 12 is connected to the coordinate value/icon conversion table storage section 13, and the coordinate value/icon conversion table storage section 13 converts the coordinate values into If1 function icons after a command from the conversation processing section 94. A coordinate value/icon conversion table has been loaded for conversion.

Based on this conversion table, the coordinate value analysis unit 12 calculates
The coordinate values sent from the key signal/coordinate value conversion section 7 are interpreted. In other words, the coordinate value analysis section 12 converts the key signal, which has been once converted into a coordinate value by the key signal/8 standard value conversion section 7, into a function icon corresponding thereto.

The reason why the A-signal is converted into a coordinate value and then into a function icon in this way is to eliminate the burden on the coordinate value analysis unit 12 to distinguish between a key signal and a coordinate signal from a pointing device. .

The coordinate value analysis section 12 has a corresponding function regardless of whether the coordinate values sent from the key signal/8 target value conversion section 7 are a press of a key on a keyboard or a coordinate signal from a pointing device. The contents of the icon are sent to the conversation processing section 9. At this time, 8! was input! If the function icon for the person does not exist in the conversion table, the coordinate values are sent as they are to the conversation processing section 9.

The conversation processing section 9 processes internal data based on the sent results, and changes the display contents of the display device fill through the display system 10 as necessary, and changes the table contents of the conversion tables 8 and 13. Make changes.

The above was about the case of pressing a key on a keyboard, but if the operator fabricates the pointing device 14 such as a mouse or tablet left, the input signal from the pointing device 14 is converted into coordinate values by the coordinate value generator 15. and sent to the coordinate value analysis section 12. The subsequent operations are the same as in the case of keyboard input described above.

However, since the pointing device 'C allows the operator to adjust the pointing position within each key icon on the display screen, it is possible to give more detailed function instructions than by keyboard input. For example, suppose that an icon for specifying a color for coloring is displayed as a character key icon on the display screen, and an icon for a character key 'A'' is an icon specifying red.
If you press the key A'' on the keyboard, the brightest red is specified, and when you use a pointing device to point inside the icon of the character key 1A'', if the pointing position is at the left end, the brightest red is specified. , the indicated position can be set to the right line (according to which the brightness is dark red).

In order to enable such processing, a coordinate value/icon conversion table is a table that converts minute positions inside character key icons into brightness, and a key signal/icon conversion table is required.
As long as the coordinate value conversion table is a table that converts the pressing signal of the key A'' on the keyboard to the coordinate value of the left end of the icon of the character key “A” on the display screen [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention According to the invention, the operator can give commands and related parameters (including positional coordinates) to the character/figure input device using either the keyboard or a pointing device such as a mouse or tablet, so that the operator can instruct the character/figure input device during the operation. Since there is no need to change hands, there is an advantage that efficient operations can be performed.Conversation processing between the device and the operator can therefore be realized efficiently.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example for explaining the relationship between the icons displayed on the display screen and the keyboard, and FIG. ft52 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 1 ・・・・・・ Keyboard, 2 ・・・・・・
Character keys on the keyboard, 3 ・−・・・・
Numeric keypad group on the keyboard, 4... Display screen, 5... Character key group icons displayed on the display screen, 6...... Displayed on the display screen. Numeric keypad group icon, 7...-key signal/coordinate value conversion unit, 8...key signal/coordinate value conversion table storage unit, 9...conversation processing control unit, 10... ...display control section, 11
... Display device, 12 ... Coordinate value analysis section, 13 ... Coordinate value/icon conversion table storage section, 14 ... Pointing device, 15 ... ...Coordinate Value Generation Department Representative Patent Attorney Takashi Honma / Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] A keyboard, a pointing device, a display device, means for converting a press signal of each key on the keyboard into coordinate values in the coordinate system of the pointing device, and means for assigning the coordinate values of the pointing device to an icon displayed on the display. As a component, an icon imitating the key arrangement of a keyboard is displayed on the display, a function is assigned to each key part of the icon, and a key on the keyboard corresponding to each key of the icon is pressed. The icon is displayed by detecting that the icon is pointing to a position corresponding to each key of the icon using a pointing device capable of indicating the coordinates on the display. A conversation processing method for detecting that a function corresponding to a key is specified.