JPH01205232A - Man-machine interactive system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease labor necessary to the operation of a system by receiving an element in the set of a command received by the surest system for the input of an operator at each time. CONSTITUTION:Input data inputted by a system operator are classified into a command and an abstracted parameter with an analogy reasoning mechanism 12 based on a knowledge base 14. The relation of the classified command, abstracted parameter, command and parameter and a distance of respective elements in a system received set element data base 13 are measured with the analogy reasoning mechanism 12 based on the knowledge base 14. When the analogy reasoning mechanism 12 evaluates three observed distances and the element of the set received by the system in which the distance is generally evaluated to be close is present, the system judges and receives that the element in the set received by the system is inputted. Thus, the labor of the operation can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a man-machine dialogue system in an information processing system.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, an information processing device using this type of man-machine dialogue system is comprised of an arithmetic processing device 2, a data output display device 3, and a data input device 4, as shown in FIG. As the data output display device 3 of the man-machine dialogue system 1 having such a configuration, a CRT display device such as a graph ink display device or a character display device is used, and the data input device 4
For example, a character keyboard, a tablet stylus, a mouse, or a function keyboard is used. The arithmetic processing device 2 processes the input data obtained through the data input device 4 and the target internal data in the system held inside the arithmetic processing device 2 according to a predetermined procedure. The results are displayed on the data output display device 3 according to the data output procedure. The system operator 6 visually recognizes the response displayed on the data output display device, uses the information obtained to understand the internal state of the object in the system, and then determines what input should be made. . Then, the system operator makes the input that he or she deems optimal.

The system operator accomplishes the desired task by repeatedly performing the operations described above.

Conventionally, in an information processing system that requires man-machine interaction, a set of commands that can be accepted by the system is prepared in advance, and each command is accompanied by several parameters. Input to the system is made by selecting one element in a command set and providing values to parameters to be associated with a predetermined command. Command input is performed according to a system prescribed and requested by the system, such as character string input using a character keyboard, menu selection using a tablet stylus or square, graphic operation, or menu selection using a function keyboard.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In such a conventional man-machine dialogue system,
System operators are required to have a thorough understanding of the details of the functions provided by the system and to operate accurately in the manner specified and required by the system. Knowing the detailed functionality of the system and operating it correctly in the manner prescribed and required by the system places a heavy burden on the system operator, requiring skill and thoroughness in using the system. In addition, the collection of commands accepted by the system is categorized and structured into main formats, but the system operation work of selecting each command and giving parameters is extremely time-consuming. The disadvantage is that it requires

An object of the present invention is to solve such problems, and to accept the input of the system operator at the element in the command set that is most likely to be accepted by the system in response to the operator's input at that point in time. To provide a man-machine interaction system that can be used even when the elements of a set of commands accepted by the system do not match, can be used even by non-experts who are not familiar with the detailed functions of the system, and can greatly reduce the effort required for operating the system. It is in.

[Means to solve the problem]

The man-machine dialogue system of the present invention includes: a data input device for manually inputting data into the system from a system operator; an arithmetic processing device that performs data processing on signals input from the data input device; and a data input device for the arithmetic processing device. A data output display device that displays an output from the system to inform the system operator of processing results; and an input data analogical inference device that analogically infers input contents made by the system operator from internal data. It is characterized by

[Effect]

Inputs in a man-machine dialogue system are made by inputs given to the system by a system operator.

Although the patterns of input that a system operator may provide to the system are infinite, the inputs of a system operator intended to operate the system do not deviate significantly from the set of commands that the system accepts. Therefore, by observing the distance between the system operator's input and each element in the set of commands accepted by the system, we can infer by analogy (
In addition, it is possible to abstract the functions (meanings) of commands that are elements of the set of commands accepted by the system and the relationship between commands and their parameters, and to abstract the relationships between them and the inputs made by the system operator. By observing the target distance, it becomes possible to some extent to fill in missing parameters or correct incorrect values. [Embodiments] Below, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the man-machine dialogue system l of the present invention is composed of a data input device 4, an arithmetic processing device 2, a data output display device 3, and an input data neck inference inference device 5. The same numbers indicate the same or equivalent devices.

As shown in FIG.
3. Consists of knowledge base 14. The system acceptance set element database 13 stores data on commands that are elements of a set of commands accepted by the system and abstracted parameters. Knowledge base 14 has
Between the input data and the system acceptance set element database 13, knowledge for measuring the distance of commands, knowledge for measuring the distance of parameters, knowledge for measuring the distance of the relationship between commands and parameters, and Knowledge has been accumulated for correcting defects and mistakes in input data by analogy based on the above three distances.

Input data input by the system operator is classified into commands and abstracted parameters by the analogical inference mechanism 12 based on the knowledge base 14. The analogical inference mechanism 12 measures the distance between the classified commands, abstracted parameters, command-parameter relationships, and each element in the system accepted set element database 13 based on the knowledge base 14. The analogical reasoning mechanism 12 evaluates the three previously observed distances, and if there is an element in the set accepted by the system that is evaluated as having a close distance overall, the system selects an element in the set accepted by that system. It is assumed that the element has been input and is accepted. If any of the three distances is far apart, the analogical inference mechanism 12 performs inference to shorten the distance using the input data, the system accepted set element database 13, and the measured distance. . Based on the inference result, the analogical reasoning mechanism 12 prompts the system operator to confirm or re-input a part of the judgment made by the analogical reasoning mechanism 12, thereby realizing the operation intended by the system operator.

〔Effect of the invention〕

By having the configuration as described above, the present invention constructs an application system with good operability that corrects operator input errors by analogy, can be easily operated even by an unskilled person, and significantly reduces operational effort. There is an effect that it can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
Block Diagram of Input Data Analogous Reasoning Device FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional man-machine dialogue system. ■...Man-machine dialogue system 2...Arithmetic processing device 3...Data output display device 4...Data input device 5...Input data analogical inference device 12...Analogical inference mechanism 13... System acceptance set element database 14...
・Knowledge Base Agent Patent Attorney Yoshiyuki Iwasa Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A data input device for inputting data into the system from a system operator; an arithmetic processing device for processing data on signals input from the data input device; A man-machine comprising: a data output display device that displays an output so as to inform the system operator of the data; and an input data analogical inference device that infers by analogy the input content input by the system operator from internal data. Dialogue system.