JPH0256012A - Block data input control system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a block data input control method suitable for creating a list such as an address book that is a set of data blocks having the same structure.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when creating a list consisting of multiple data blocks in the same data format, for example an address book in which one data block consists of three data items: address, name, and telephone number, the following procedure is used. was necessary.

First, the user calls up a destination selection screen (consisting of an address list) having blocks with consecutive block numbers (here, from 1 to N) as shown in FIG. 4(a). In this state, the user performs a key operation to select a block to which data is to be input, for example, the block with block number 1. This block selection operation switches the display screen from the destination selection screen (block selection screen) shown in FIG. 4(a) to the block data input screen shown in FIG. 4(b).

This input screen has an item input area 1 for address, an item input area 2 for name, and an item input area 3 for telephone number, and if data has already been set in the selected block, , the data is displayed in the corresponding item input area of the block data input screen.

When the block data input screen is displayed, the user performs key operations for inputting necessary item data (or key operations for modifying data that has already been input) in item input areas 1 to 3 on the same screen. )conduct. As a result, data is set in item input areas 1 to 3 of the block data input screen as shown in FIG. 4(C). Next, if the user wants to move on to the input operation targeting block number 2, he performs a key operation indicating the end of item input (targeting the block with block number 1). As a result, the display screen becomes as shown in Figure 4(d).
Return to the destination selection screen as shown in .

In the block with block number 1 on this destination selection screen, the data (address 1 name, telephone number) input in the previous data input using the block data input screen is set. On the destination selection screen in FIG. 4(d), the user moves the cursor (the rectangular pattern with diagonal lines in the figure) to the block number display position of the block to be selected next, as shown by arrow 4. Perform the moving key operation, thereby changing the display screen from the destination selection screen (block selection screen) in FIG. (not shown).

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, conventionally, when inputting data to several blocks in succession, the block selection screen is called every time input to one block is completed, and By selecting the next input target block on the selection screen, it is necessary to switch to the block data input screen for inputting the next data, which is cumbersome.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable data input to the next block without calling up the block selection screen and selecting the block.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention comprises a block number storage means for storing the block number of a block to which data is input;
When the cursor is moved in the arrangement direction of the data input area on the block data input screen used for data input for input items in the block with the block number set in this block number storage means, A determining means for determining whether a subsequent or preceding data input area exists in the movement destination, and updating for updating the block number set in the block number storage means according to the determination result of the determining means. and a switching means for switching the block data input screen in accordance with the update of the block number by the updating means.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, even if an attempt is made to move to a subsequent or preceding data input area by moving the cursor, if there is no corresponding input area on the block data input screen that is the input target, that is, the final If you try to move from a data input area to a later data input area that does not originally exist, or from the first data input area to a further previous data input area that does not originally exist, the block of the block that is currently being input. The number is updated to the next or previous block number, and the screen is automatically switched to a block data input screen in which the block with the updated block number is the input target.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data processing device such as a word processor to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 11 is a data input control unit that controls data input, movement, etc., 12 is a keyboard having various character keys for data input, up/down, left/right cursor movement keys, etc., and 13 is a key from the keyboard 12. This is a key input control unit that performs input control and notifies the data input control unit 11 of the type of key input. 14 is an input data storage unit for temporarily storing data during data input; 15
is a block information storage unit (all block information storage unit) in which all block data input to create a list (for example, an address book) consisting of multiple data blocks of the same data format is stored in an area determined by the block number. , 1B is a block number storage unit for storing the block number of the block (currently selected block) that is currently a data input target. 17 is a kana-kanji conversion unit that converts the reading data string input into the input data storage unit 14 into a character string containing kanji in response to a request from the key input control unit 13; 18 is a block selection screen (as described in the conventional example); A display 19 is used to display a destination selection screen) and a block data input screen (see FIG. 4), and is a display control unit that controls the display of the display 18.

Next, the operation of the configuration shown in Figure 1 will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 2 and the data input when creating an address book in which one data block consists of three data items: address, name, and telephone number. This will be explained with reference to the screen state transition diagram shown in FIG.

First, the user uses the keyboard 12 to perform a key operation to call up a block selection screen (destination selection screen).

When the key input control unit 13 detects a request to call up a block selection screen through key input processing from the keyboard 12, it notifies the data hook control unit 11 of this fact. As a result, the data input control unit 11 retrieves the block data stored in the block information storage unit 15 corresponding to the block number, and creates a block selection screen (data) in a predetermined format as shown in FIG. 3(a). Create and display control section 1
9 on the display 1B.

When a block selection screen as shown in FIG. 3(a) (in this case, a block selection screen in the form of an address book) is displayed, the user operates the cursor keys on the keyboard 12 to select a desired block number, e.g. Number 2 (display position)
Move the cursor as indicated by the arrow 21 to select the block number. Here, an unillustrated flag (cursor flag) is provided that indicates the presence or absence of a cursor corresponding to the block number, and since the position where the flag is turned on changes depending on the operation of the cursor keys, it changes depending on the movement of the cursor. You can know which number will be selected. The data input control unit 11 determines the block number specified by the selection operation using the keyboard 12 from the position of the cursor flag on corresponding to the block number on both sides of the block selection, and stores the block number in the block number storage unit 1B. Set (step Sl). Next, the data input control section 11
is a block information storage unit 15 for storing corresponding block data based on the selected and designated block number.
Calculate the address of the inner block area (step S2)
. Then, the data input control unit 11 inputs a block information storage unit 1 unique to the block number set in the block number storage unit 16 (here, the selected block number).
The contents stored in the block area 5 are transferred to the input data storage section 14, and the block data input screen shown in FIG.
(Step S3). Assuming that block number 2 is selected as above, that block has the third
As shown in Figure 3(a), no data is set in any of the address, name, and telephone fields, so the address item input area 31 and name item input on the block data input screen shown in Figure 3(b) Area 32 and telephone number item input area 33 are blank.

At this time, a cursor is displayed at, for example, the first input character position in the item input area 31.

When the block data input screen is displayed on the display 8, the user selects the item input area where the cursor is displayed (
Here, necessary data is input by operating the keyboard 12 for the address item input area 31). Further, if data input to the item input area where the cursor is displayed is not necessary or if the data input is completed, the cursor is moved upward or downward to switch the item input ph range to be the data input target.

When the block data input screen is displayed, the key input control unit 13 enters key input control and key input content determination processing (step S4). When the key input control unit 13 determines that data has been input from the keyboard 12 in step S4, the key input control unit 13 stores the data and displays the block data input screen on which the contents have been set on the display 18 via the display control unit 19. (Step S5). The data input control section II then returns control to the key input control section 13 to perform step S4. Note that when the data stored in the input data storage section 14 is a reading data string, the key input control section 13 activates the kana-kanji conversion section 17 upon detection of a kana-kanji conversion instruction from the keyboard 12. As a result, the kana-kanji conversion unit 17 converts the corresponding reading data string in the input data storage unit 14 into a character string containing kanji,
The data is written back to the input data storage section 14.

This converted character string is then displayed again.

Further, the key input control unit 13 uses a down cursor key (
When it is detected that the cursor key (hereinafter referred to as the "↓" key) or the up cursor key (hereinafter referred to as the "↑" key) for instructing upward cursor movement is operated, the data input control unit 11 performs control. give. As a result, the data input control section 11 assumes that the data input in the item input area that was the input target up to that point has been confirmed, and temporarily stores this data in the input data storage section 14 (step S6), and then the next step (step S6). (after) item input area (for “↓” key)
Alternatively, the presence or absence of the previous item input area (in the case of the "↑" key) is checked (step S7).

If there is a next or previous item input area, the data input control unit 11 changes the input target item to the next or previous item.
At step S8), control is returned to the key input control section 13 to perform step S4. As a result, data can be input into the next or previous item input area designated by the cursor key operation.

On the other hand, if there is no next or previous item input area (telephone number item 1 which is the final input area), if the "↓" key is pressed while the cursor is in the input area 33, or if it is the first input area (If the ↑ key is pressed while the cursor is in the address item input area 31), the data input control unit 11 inputs data to the block indicated by the block number currently set in the block number storage unit ■6. It is determined that it is required to move from data input to data input to the next or previous block, and first the contents of the input data storage section 14 are changed to the block number set in the block number storage section 16. The data is transferred to a block area in the unique block information storage section 15 (step S9). Next, the data input control unit 11 changes the contents (block number) of the block number storage unit 16 by +1 (if the "↓" key is pressed) or by -1.
Step 5
IO), step S2. The process returns to S3. As a result,
For example, as shown in FIG. 3(C), item input areas 31 to 3
3, if the cursor is located within area 33 and the "↓" key is operated, the display screen will change to the block with block number 2 shown in FIG. 3(c). Figure 3 (
As shown in d), the screen switches to a block data input screen for the next block with block number 3.

Finally, when the cancel key (not shown) on the keyboard 12 is operated and the key input control section 13 detects this in step S4, the data input ends. In addition,
If the selection/execution key is operated, step S7 is executed, and then the data input is completed in the same way as when the cancel key is operated.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, by simply continuing the cursor movement operation for selecting several item input areas secured on the block data input screen, subsequent or preceding items can be selected. You can automatically switch to the block data input screen for a block, so every time you finish inputting to one block, you can call the block selection screen and
Compared to the conventional method, in which selecting the next input target block on this block selection screen had to switch to the block data input screen for inputting the next data.
In particular, operability is improved when data is input to several blocks in succession.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a data processing device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block data input time of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of screen state transition during conventional block data input. 11...Data input control unit, 12...Keyboard,
13... Key input control section, 14... Input data storage section, 15... Block information storage section, 16... Block number storage section, 18... Display device, 31-33... Items Input area. Diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] A data input area corresponding to each data input item in a selected block among multiple blocks having the same data structure consisting of multiple items and each block being assigned a unique block number. Block number storage means for storing the block number of the block to be data input in a data processing device in which items are set in a predetermined arrangement on a block data input screen and data input items are selected using a cursor. Then, when the cursor is moved in the arrangement direction of the data input area on the block data input screen, it is determined whether there is a data input area for another item that follows or precedes the cursor at the movement destination. a determining means for determining, an updating means for updating the block number set in the block number storage means in the moving direction of the cursor according to the determination result of the determining means, and an updating means for updating the block number set in the block number storage means according to the block number updated by the updating means. and a switching means for switching the block data input screen, and when there is no subsequent or preceding data input area at the movement destination of the cursor, block data input with the subsequent or preceding block as the input target. A block data input control method characterized by switching to a screen.