JPH0320876A - Inductive input method - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to a guided input method in a computer support system that combines graphic data and character data to edit and create documents such as specifications that include a mixture of characters and graphics. In particular, the present invention relates to a guided input method suitable for editing a document in which a character string corresponding to a figure is written without manually specifying the corresponding figure each time a character string is input. .

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a computer support system having this kind of document editing function, when inputting character strings one after another for multiple figures (each column of a table), for example, in a table editor, 1
When you finish entering a character string in one figure (one I in the table), the cursor is automatically positioned in the next figure (the next column in the table, for example, the column to the right or below), and at that position, There are things that guide users to input strings. In addition,
Publicly known documents related to this include “Hitachi Creative Workstation, 2050, OFI s/PO
L-Ev, manual, 2050-3-014
- See 80J (page 44).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional technology is effective for inputting character strings for multiple figures whose mutual relationships are determined in advance, such as the columns before and after each table, but it is could not be applied to a technique for inputting character strings into multiple shapes in a specification document that are unrelated to each other and the user interactively determines and edits the relationship.

Therefore, conventionally, when editing these specifications, the user had to sequentially (each time input) specify the target figure for inputting a character string.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to overcome the problems of the prior art described above, to determine the order in which character strings are input even between unrelated figures, and to specify (instruct) the figures in that order. The purpose of this invention is to provide a guided input method that eliminates the need to specify an input shape when inputting a character string corresponding to a shape. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the guided input method of the present invention is an editing system in which a user edits figures and corresponding characters using a computer and an interactive terminal! (editor), and as a feature (when performing m collection operations)
, means for storing input order information of a plurality of input figures; means for indicating a target figure to which a character string is to be attached based on the stored input order information; and means for assigning an input character string to the specified target figure. and a means for displaying (giving) the information.

The means for indicating the target figure may be a means for automatically positioning the cursor at each target figure in the order in which the figure is entered, and in this case, the next input character string is the number of each target figure at which the cursor is positioned. will be displayed (given).

Furthermore, when a plurality of types of figures are mixed in a figure entered at once, a priority order is determined for each type, and within the same type, target figures are designated in the order in which they are input.

In addition, in addition to instructing each target figure to the (shape) input Jllt (for example, positioning the cursor on each target figure), each time a group of data names registered in the dictionary is displayed on the screen, and from among them, When the user selects the relevant character string (for example, with the mouse), the character string is automatically transcribed into the target figure, and when this transcription is completed,
Next, the configuration is such that the target figure for the input character is automatically specified (for example, the cursor is automatically positioned at the next input target figure).

[Effect] The operation based on the above configuration will be explained.

The present invention is an editor (editing device) for editing figures and characters.
The order of multiple shapes input by the user (input order information)
By providing a means for storing , it is possible to obtain the order information of input figures. When the user has finished inputting shapes, by making the shapes ready for character string input in the order in which they were input and specifying (instructing) the shapes, the user can display the shapes that are waiting for character string input ( When the user inputs a character string, the character string is displayed (assigned) corresponding to the specified shape, so that the character string can be recognized. This eliminates the need to specify the shape to be input.

Furthermore, when the input of a character string is completed, the user can be guided to input the character string by automatically indicating (indicating) a figure in which the next character string can be input.

This facilitates the input of character strings corresponding to figures.

[Embodiment 1] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings. 6 Figure 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a flowchart of a system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware environment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, when a graphic is input by the user, an input graphic information acquisition unit 201 acquires input information for each graphic. The acquired information is stored in the input graphic information table 202. This table is stored in memory 301 in FIG. When the explicit target graphic information acquisition unit 203 acquires the information that the graphic input has been completed, the explicit target graphic information acquisition unit 203 updates the input graphic information table 20
2, the information on the figure for which the character string is input is obtained, and the target figure is specified by the target figure clarifying section 204. The input character string acquisition unit 205 acquires the character string input by the user, and the input character string display unit 206 displays the character string in correspondence with the specified figure. Each acquisition unit 201, 203, 2
05, the display section 204, and the display section 206 are executed by the CPU 302 in FIG.

Next, the first embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on the block diagram in FIG. 2, the processing procedure flowchart in the engineering drawing, the input figure number table in FIG. 4, and the screen example in FIG. Explain in detail.

In the figure input process 101, the position at which a figure is to be input is specified by pressing a mouse button on the screen. In Figure 5,
An example of an actual screen according to this embodiment is shown. This indicates that the user will perform an editing operation to insert three shapes 501, 502, and 503 at once. In the input order information storage process 103, the input figures are registered in order in the input figure number table of FIG. 4 (an example of the input figure information table 202 of FIG. 2). When the insert command is received at the stage where the input order information of all the figures to be inserted at once is stored (103), it is determined that the figure input is finished (102), and the clear target figure information acquisition process 104
Then, from the input figure information table, information on figures for which character strings can be input is acquired in order. In this example, a case will be described in which character strings are input into figures in the order in which they are input by the user. If there is a figure for inputting a character string (105). In target figure clarifying processing 106 (by the clarifying unit 204), a figure in which a character string can be input is made clear (instructed). Instructions can be given by shading with diagonal lines, winking, changing colors, or any other method. In FIG. 5, it is clearly indicated (instructed) that the figure 501 is the first figure input and is also a figure in which text can be input. The user inputs a character string from the keyboard of the input device after matching it with the specified figure. In the screen example shown in Figure 5, the data name "Order" is input. Input character string acquisition process 10
The character string is obtained in step 7 and displayed on the graphic 504 specified in input character string display processing step 10. When you finish entering the string. Clarification target graphic information acquisition processing 104
The next target figure to be specified 502 is obtained and specified in the target figure specifying process 106. In this case, the features of this embodiment are as follows:
The processing (processes 107, 108, 104, 105, 106) from when the user finishes inputting the character string "order" to the graphic 501 until the next target graphic 502 is specified is as follows:
Rules have been established so that this is done automatically (by inputting a character string, the next target figure for inputting the character string is automatically specified).

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a second embodiment will be explained.6 Instead of the first embodiment, the cursor is automatically positioned at a figure in which a character string can be input in the target figure clarifying process 10G. 6th
The figure first shows an example of a screen in which a cursor 604 is automatically positioned at a graphic 601 that is the first input and in which a character string can be input. When the user inputs a character string using the keyboard of the input device, the character string input by the user is displayed in a graphic 601. In FIG. 6, when the data name "Order" is input, a character string is displayed in the shape 601 where the cursor is displayed (602). Next, information on a figure 603 that allows input of a character string is obtained from the input figure number table in FIG. 4, and a cursor 605 is automatically positioned at that figure.

Of course, the cursor may be positioned on the graphic after the graphic is clearly indicated.

Next, a third example will be shown. FIG. 7 is a flowchart that guides the user in addition to the first embodiment by adding not only the order in which figures are specified but also the display priority order for each figure. FIG. 8 shows an input graphic information table, and FIG. 9 shows an example screen.

Figure 10 shows the display priority order table for each figure. 10th
The table shown in the figure can be registered in advance or input by the user through dialogue. The user specifies the position where the figure is to be input by pressing a mouse button on the screen, and inputs the figure (701). The input figures are registered in order in the input figure information table (Fig. 8) (704). The figure type, which is additional information of the specified figure, is also registered in the input figure information table (705). When you finish inputting the shape (
702). Display order information for each figure is acquired from the display priority order table for each figure (Figure 10) (703). Based on this information, the next figure to be specified is determined by searching the input figure information table of FIG. 8 (706).

Figure 9 shows figures 901, 902, 903, 904 (eighth
Figure input figure numbers 3, 5. An example of inputting in the order of '7.10) is shown below. In this example, the shape of "Process" is registered as having the highest priority in the display priority order table for each shape (Figure 10 is arranged in descending order of priority).
, it is acquired from the input graphic information table that the additional information is "process" and that the first input graphic 902 with input graphic number 5 is the target graphic (7 0 6). If the figure to be specified exists (707). Specify the figure (708). When the user inputs the character string "order" from the keyboard, the input character string is acquired (709), and the character string is displayed on the specified figure (710, 905).

Additional information is “processing” from the input malformation information table in Figure 8.
, the figure 904 with human figure number 10, which was input next, is obtained by hitting the explicit target figure. (706L Specify the figure (708, 906).

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. In addition to the fourth embodiment, this embodiment uses a data dictionary to display data names on the hair screen. The user selects a data name from there and automatically transfers the character string (data name) to the figure. A processing procedure flowchart using transcription is shown in the first drawing, and an example screen is shown in FIG. 12. In FIG. 11, the process from graphic input (1101) to acquisition of target graphic information (1103) is the same as the process of the first embodiment (FIG. 1). Figures to be displayed along with the figure specification (1202
) is searched for in the dictionary (a list of data names matching the type of explicit figure) (1107) and displayed (1108, 1201). next. Specify a figure in which a character string can be input (1109, 1202). The input character string is obtained by selecting the character string that the user wants to input from the displayed data name (1110), and the selected character string (data name) is transcribed (1111).
．． In the screen example shown in Figure 12, by selecting the data name in the data dictionary that is displayed as "Order",
1201). A character string is displayed in the specified figure (1202) (1111.1204). When the transcription of the character string is completed, information on the target figure to be specified next is acquired (1103), and if the target figure exists (1106). Search the dictionary for the data name corresponding to the target figure (1203) (1107), and display the data name (1108).
, 1206), the indication moves to the next figure (1203) (1109, 1205), L. 9 The display of the data dictionary also ends. [Effects of the Invention] As explained in detail above, according to the guided input method of the present invention, the input order of figures (input order information) can be memorized in the work of inputting character strings in an editor that edits figures and characters. Based on the input order information acquired by means of This has the excellent effect of eliminating the need to specify a shape when inputting a character string corresponding to a shape.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of a system that implements the first embodiment of the guided input method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the system configuration, FIG. 3 is a hardware environment diagram, and FIG. Figure 4 is Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 7, Figure 6, Figure 8, Figure 9, Figure 11, Figure 10, Figure 12.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a guided input method having an editing device in which a user edits figures and their corresponding characters using a computer and an interaction terminal, input order information of a plurality of figures input is stored. a means for indicating a target figure to which a character string should be attached based on the stored input order information; and a means for displaying the input character string on the indicated target figure. Input method. 2. The means for indicating the target figure comprises means for automatically positioning a cursor at each target figure in the order of input, and the input character string is configured to be displayed on the figure at which the cursor is positioned. The inductive input method according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. When the figures input at once include a plurality of types, a priority order is determined for each type, and within the same type, target figures are designated in the order of input. Inductive input method. 4. A dictionary in which data name groups are registered, means for displaying the data name group on the screen when the target figure is specified by the means for indicating the target figure, and a corresponding character from the displayed data name group. The present invention is characterized by comprising means for automatically transcribing the character string into the target figure by selecting a column, and means for automatically indicating the target figure for the next input upon completion of the transcription. The inductive input method according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 3.