JPS6336327A - Sequence display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clearly distinguish a normal interactive processing from an exceptional interactive processing for coping with a misoperation, so that a design, a study and an evaluation can be executed, by providing a function for displaying so that an exceptional sequence can be distingushed clearly from a normal sequence. CONSTITUTION:A sequence storing means 1 stores an operation designation and a response designation for an interactive device in accordance with a sequence being an interactive procedure. A sequence read-out means 2 decides whether a sequence read out by discriminating information is an exceptional sequence or not, and when the exceptional sequence is read out, an exceptional sequence instruction 21 is outputted. A display pattern storage means 4 stores a display pattern for a normal sequence, and a display pattern for an exceptional sequence, usually outputs the display pattern for the normal sequence, and when the exceptional sequence instruction 21 is inputted, the display pattern for the exceptional sequence is outputted. A sequence display means 5 displays a sequence on a display means 3 by using the display pattern inputted from the display pattern storage means 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a display device, particularly a sequence display device that displays a sequence that is a dialog procedure. has a sequence display function in a sequence playback device according to Japanese Patent Application No. 60-273938, which was previously filed by the applicant. The sequence display function visually displays a display pattern representing an operation designation and a display pattern representing a response designation according to the tree structure of the sequence, for a sequence having a tree structure that has branches and spreads in the direction of progression of the sequence. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of sequence display using the sequence display function. Second
The figure uses a triangle with its apex facing downward as a display pattern to represent an operation designation, a circle as a display pattern to represent a response designation, and these display patterns are connected by line segments according to a sequence that is an interaction procedure. .

(Opening Point to be Solved by the Invention) However, the sequence display function of the sequence playback device only provides the function of displaying the entire sequence, and makes it clear that an exceptional sequence that executes an exceptional interaction process other than the normal interaction process is a normal sequence. It had the ability to display information so that it could be distinguished.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sequence display device having the above-described functions.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The sequence display device of the present invention stores operation specifications and response specifications in an interactive device according to a sequence that is a dialog procedure, and the sequence is a regular sequence for performing regular dialog processing. , a sequence storage device comprising an exception sequence for executing an exceptional dialogue process other than the regular dialogue process, and further adding identification information to the exception sequence to distinguish it from the regular sequence; and a pre-verbal sequence storage device. a sequence readout device that reads out a sequence from the computer, determines whether the readout sequence is an exception sequence based on the identification information, and outputs an exception sequence instruction when the exception sequence is read out; a display device that displays the sequence; In order to express the sequence visually on the display device, a display pattern for a regular sequence and a display pattern for an exceptional sequence that is different from the display pattern for the regular sequence are stored, and usually the display pattern for the regular sequence is stored. a display pattern storage device that outputs a display pattern for the exceptional sequence when an exception sequence instruction supplied from the sequence reading device is input; It is comprised of a sequence display device that displays a sequence on the display device using a display pattern.

(Operation) FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the present invention in detail. In the figure, 1 is a sequence storage means, 2 is a sequence reading means, 3 is a display means, 4 is a display pattern storage means, and 5 is a sequence display means.

The sequence storage means 1 stores operation designations and response designations in the interactive device according to a sequence that is a dialogue procedure. The sequence is composed of a regular sequence that executes a regular interaction process and an exception sequence that executes an exceptional interaction process other than the normal interaction process, and furthermore, identification information is added to the exception sequence to distinguish it from the regular sequence. There is. The sequence reading means 2 reads the sequence from the sequence storage means 1. The sequence reading means 2 further determines whether the read sequence is an exception sequence based on the identification information, and outputs an exception sequence instruction 21 when an exception sequence is read. The display means 3 displays the sequence. The display pattern storage means 4 stores a display pattern for a normal sequence and a display pattern for an exceptional sequence that is different from the display pattern for the normal sequence in order to visually express the sequence on the display means 3. The display pattern storage means 4 also normally outputs a display pattern for a regular sequence, and when the exceptional sequence instruction 21 is input, outputs a display pattern for an exceptional sequence. The sequence display means 5 displays the sequence on the display means 3 using the display pattern input from the display pattern storage means 4 according to the sequence read by the sequence reading means 2.

(Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which the present invention is implemented using a microcomputer or the like.

In the figure, 11 is a storage device such as a hard disk, floppy disk, or optical disk, 31 is a display device such as a CRT display or liquid crystal panel, 6 is a processing circuit such as a microcomputer, and 7 stores programs and data tables for the processing circuit 6. It is a memory circuit that

The storage device 11 stores operation designations and response designations in the interactive device according to a sequence that is a dialogue procedure.

The sequence is composed of a regular sequence that executes regular interaction processing and an exception sequence that executes exceptional interaction processing other than the normal interaction processing, and furthermore, identification information is added to the exception sequence to distinguish it from the regular sequence. ing. The display device 31 displays the sequence. The storage circuit 7 stores a display pattern for a regular sequence and a display pattern for an exceptional sequence, which is different from the display pattern for the regular sequence, in separate storage areas in order to visually represent the sequence on the display device 31. The first address of the storage area is stored as a normal sequence display button storage address and an exceptional sequence display button storage address, respectively.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of control in the embodiment shown in FIG. Note that P1 to P8 in the figure indicate each step of the flowchart.

The operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4.

When starting at step P1, first, a sequence is read from the storage device 11 at step P2. In step P3, it is checked whether reading of all sequences has been completed, and if it has been completed, the process proceeds to step P8 and ends. If the process has not been completed, the process advances to step P4.

In step P4, the storage device 11 is
Determine whether the sequence read from is an exception sequence, and if an exception sequence is read, step P
If not, proceed to step P6. In step P5, the display pattern for the exception sequence stored in the storage area indicated by the display button storage address for exception sequence in the memory circuit 7 is read out, and the display pattern for the exception sequence is read out.
Proceed to step 7. In step P6, the normal sequence display pattern stored in the storage area indicated by the normal sequence display button storage address of the storage circuit 7 is read out, and the process proceeds to step P7.

In step P7, the sequence is displayed on the display device 31 according to the sequence read out in step P2 using the display pattern read out in the previous step, and the process returns to P2 to read out the sequence again.

The above processing is controlled by the processing circuit 6 which operates according to a program stored in the storage circuit 7.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of sequence display according to the present invention. In the figure, 8 is an exception sequence. FIG. 5(a) shows a display example when a broken line display pattern is used as the display pattern of the exception sequence, and FIG. 5(b) shows a display example when a textured button is used as the display pattern of the exception sequence. It is also effective to use a display example in which the display pattern of the exceptional sequence uses a color different from that of the normal sequence.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the sequence display device according to the present invention provides a function of displaying an exceptional sequence that executes an exceptional interaction process other than a normal interaction process so that it can be clearly distinguished from a normal sequence.

For this reason, when designing, examining, and evaluating sequences that are interaction procedures between humans and machines in interactive devices such as personal computers and workstations, it is necessary to distinguish between normal interaction processing and exceptional interaction processing to deal with erroneous operations. It becomes possible to design, study, and evaluate with clear distinction.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the present invention in detail, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a sequence display according to the prior art, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control flow of the embodiment of FIG. 3;
The figure is a schematic diagram showing an example of sequence display according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a sequence storage means, and 2 is a sequence storage means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Operation specifications and response specifications for an interactive device are stored according to a sequence that is an interaction procedure, and the sequence consists of a regular sequence that executes regular interaction processing and an exception sequence that executes exceptional interaction processing other than regular interaction processing. Further, a sequence storage means adds identification information for distinguishing the exceptional sequence from the normal sequence, and a sequence storage means that reads the sequence from the sequence storage means and determines whether the read sequence is an exceptional sequence based on the identification information. a sequence reading means for determining the exception sequence and outputting an exception sequence instruction when reading the exception sequence; a display means for displaying the sequence; and a display pattern for the regular sequence for visually expressing the sequence on the display means. A display pattern for an exception sequence that is different from the display pattern for the normal sequence is stored, and normally the display pattern for the normal sequence is output, and when an exception sequence instruction supplied from the sequence reading means is input, the display pattern for the exception sequence is output. and a sequence display means for displaying a sequence on the display means using a display pattern input from the display pattern storage means according to the sequence read by the sequence reading means. Characteristic sequence display device.