JPH04267459A - Automatic device and its system for processing - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention aims to improve operability by automating a part of the processing in information processing devices such as word processors that perform processing interactively with humans. , relates to a processing automation method and apparatus for interactive information processing.

0002

[Background Art] As a method for realizing processing automation in conventional interactive information processing, a series of commands given to an information processing device to perform a certain process is stored as a macro, and the macro is called. There is a method that automatically executes a series of commands. Also,
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-81232, there is a method in which input codes from a keyboard or mouse are stored and the stored input codes are automatically executed.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional technology requires the work of setting commands, input codes, or processing conditions to be memorized in advance, which may be difficult or troublesome for beginners. Often.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide commands, input codes,
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the user by eliminating the need to store processing conditions, etc., determining the content to be processed by the information processing device, and automatically executing the necessary processing.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a processing automation device according to the present invention includes an instruction means for instructing processing automation in an interactive information processing device that proceeds with processing interactively. , a determination means for determining a process to be automatically performed, and a control means for controlling the flow of the process determined to be automatically performed.

[0006] The determining means determines the process to be automatically performed, for example, by checking the status of peripheral devices of the information processing apparatus.

[0007] The interactive information processing device for editing a document preferably has at least one of a printer device and an external storage device as the peripheral device, and when automation of processing is instructed by the instruction means during editing of the document. , the determining means checks the state of at least one of the printer device and the external storage device, thereby performing a print process of outputting the document being edited to the printer device and a registration process of storing the document being edited in the external storage device. It is determined whether at least one of them is to be performed automatically, and the control means controls automation of at least one of the printing process and the registration process.

[0008] The peripheral device may further include an image reading device, and in this case, when the instruction means instructs automation of the process, the determining means checks the state of the image reading device to check the image reading device. The control means determines whether to automatically perform the reading process and at least one of outputting the read image to a printer device and storing the read image in an external storage device; Controlling automation of at least one of processing and storage processing.

[0009]

[Operation] When the instruction means instructs automation of work, the determination means is activated. The determining means checks the status of peripheral devices connected to the information processing apparatus, determines a process to be automatically performed, and stores it in the storage means. At this time, if it is necessary to set processing conditions, the processing conditions are set by the setting means and stored in the storage means.

For example, if paper is set in the printer, the printing process is stored in the storage means. Furthermore, if a flexible disk is set in the flexible disk device, the data registration process is recorded and the setting means is activated. The setting means automatically generates the name of the file in which data is to be registered, and stores it in the storage means. The control means reads the contents of the storage means and sequentially activates the processing means (for example, printing processing and data registration processing) for executing the stored processing. At this time, if processing conditions are required, the processing conditions stored in the storage means are notified to the processing means.

[0011] Therefore, there is no need for the user to set the content to be processed in advance, and the process intended by the user is automatically executed by simply setting paper in the printer or setting a flexible disk in the flexible disk device. As a result, the user's burden on processing automation can be significantly reduced.

0012

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an example of the hardware configuration of an interactive information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. This information processing device performs document creation processing such as editing text, editing illustration data read from an image scanner, and pasting onto a document. 310 is a central processing unit (
CPU) and read-only memory (ROM) 330
By executing the program stored in the computer, the document creation process is performed interactively based on the user's instructions. A random access memory (RAM) 320 stores document data being edited, illustration data, etc., and control data necessary for processing. The user's instructions are on the keyboard 3.
40 and the editing results and guidance to the user are displayed on the display device 380. Illustration data is read from the image scanner 350. The created document is printed by printer 370 and stored on flexible disk 360. Reference numeral 390 is a battery-backed timer, and the timer can tell the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the interactive information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and 300 is a flowchart showing the main processing flow of document creation processing. When this document creation process is started, first, control data and necessary hardware are initialized (301). Thereafter, an initial menu is displayed (302), and a key input instruction from the user is awaited (303). When there is an instruction from the user, the content of the instruction is determined (304). As a result of the judgment,
If the instruction is to update an existing document, process 305 is executed, if the instruction is to create a new document, process 306 is executed, and if the instruction is to edit an illustration, process 800 is executed. In process 305, the names of document files registered on the flexible disk set in the flexible disk device 360 are displayed, the user is prompted to specify the document to be updated, and the specified document is read into the RAM 320. In process 306, the user sets the document format (paper size/orientation, specification of vertical/horizontal writing, number of columns, margin value settings, font size/character spacing/line spacing, etc.), and according to the values, Document data is created and set in the RAM 320. Process 305 or Process 30
When step 6 is completed, text editing processing 500 is performed, and when this processing is completed, the display returns to the initial menu (302).
, and waits again for a user's instruction in step 303.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of document data and illustration data in the interactive information processing device. The document data 400 includes format data 401, page/line management data 402 for managing the number of pages, lines, characters, etc., text data 403, and illustration management data 410 for managing illustration data within the document. Illustration management data 4
10 stores information such as the number of illustrations 411, the position (page and origin coordinates within the page) 412, the size of the illustration (length of both sides of the rectangular area) 413, and the file name 414 in which the illustration data 420 is stored. has been done. The illustration data 420 stores the size of the illustration area (length of both sides of the rectangular area) 421, image data 423, and its data length 422.

Next, an example of automatic processing related to the present invention will be explained using FIG. 6, FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of text editing processing. In normal text processing, a user input from the keyboard 340 is accepted (501), an input code is determined (502).
), performs editing processing according to the input code in process 503,
The result is displayed on the display device 380 (504), and the process waits for input from the user again (501). If the input code instructs printing, print processing 600 is performed;
If the instruction is to paste illustration data into a document, illustration pasting processing 900 is performed. If the instruction is to end, registration processing 700 is performed and the text editing processing is ended. When calling the print process 600, the startup mode is set to "normal", and when calling the registration process 700, the startup mode is set to "text normal". Further, the illustration pasting process 900 is started in the "normal" mode. If the user's instruction is to automate processing, automatic processing 100 is activated.

Next, the automatic processing method will be explained. First, with reference to FIG. 2, control data and the like necessary for automating processing will be explained. 210 is an automation processing table, and in the automation item 211 of this table, processes to be automatically performed are set in the order in which they should be performed. 200 is a pointer pointing to the automation item 211 of the automation processing table 210. Reference numeral 220 is a table for setting printing conditions, and includes information such as number of copies 221, print page range 222, pagination range 223, pagination start number 224, and presence/absence of footer printing 225. 230 is the document name, 240
is an illustration name, and stores the file name in the flexible disk in which document data or illustration data is registered.

Next, automatic processing 100 will be explained with reference to FIG. First, the value of the pointer 200 is set to point to the first automation item 211a of the automation processing table 210 (101). Next, printer 37
Check if the paper is set to 0 (10
2) If set, after setting the print code in the automation item 211a pointed to by the pointer 200,
is updated to include the next automation item 211b (103)
, predetermined data is set in the printing condition setting table 220 (104). For example, “1” for copy number 221
, "from page 1 to the last page" in the print page range 222,
“0 (meaning no pagination/footer printing required)” is automatically set in the pagination range 223 and footer print 225, respectively. Next, it is checked whether a flexible disk is set in the flexible disk device 360 (105). If a flexible disk is set, the automation item 21 pointed to by the pointer 200
After setting the registration code in 1b, update the pointer 200 to point to the next automation item (106), and write the name of the file in which the document data should be registered in the document name 230 (106).
07). In this case, the year, month, date and time (hours, minutes, seconds) at that time
By setting a file name using a character code that is not open to users, it is possible to give a unique file name. Finally, an end code is set in the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200 (108), and the automatic processing control 150 is called.

[0018] In process 102, if the power of the printer is off, it may be determined that no paper is set. Alternatively, a power confirmation message may be output and the process returns to step 102.

In the automatic processing control 150, first, the value of the pointer 200 is set to point to the first automation item 211a of the automated processing table 210 (151). Next, the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200 is determined (152), and if it is an end code, the process is ended. If it is a print code, call the print process 600, if it is a registration code, call the registration process 700, and move the pointer 200 to the next automation item 21.
It is updated to point to 1 (153). When calling the print process 600, set the startup mode to "auto", and when calling the registration process 700, set the startup mode to "text automatic"
Set to .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the printing process 600. If this process is started in the "normal" mode, the user is prompted to set printing conditions in process 602. The printing conditions include the number of copies to be printed, the printing page range, the pagination range, the pagination start number, and the presence or absence of footer printing, and the respective values set by the user are set in the printing condition setting table 220. Here, when the value of the pagination range is "0", no pagination is performed, so there is no need to set the value of the pagination start number. In process 603, a paper set confirmation message is displayed, and after a key indicating confirmation is input, the printing process from process 604 onwards is performed. That is, in process 604, a value of 221 copies is set in the print counter, and in process 606, it is checked whether printing paper is set. If it has not been set, a paper setting confirmation message is displayed in step 607, and after a key indicating confirmation is input, the process returns to step 606. In process 608, the document is printed based on the printing condition setting table 220, and in process 609, the value of the print counter is decremented by "1", and the process returns to the determination process in process 605. In this determination process 605, if the value of the print counter becomes "0", the process ends.

When this process is started in the "automatic" mode, it is determined whether paper is set (610
), the process ends if it is not set. If the paper has been set, the document is printed based on the previously set printing condition setting table 220 (611), and the process returns to the determination process 610. Therefore, if the printer 370 is equipped with an automatic paper feeder, the process ends after printing all the sheets set in the automatic paper feeder. This function is suitable for printing documents with the same content on all sheets of paper (for example, New Year's cards, etc.) set in the automatic paper feeder. Instead of this function, only one copy of the document may be printed.

In print processing 611 and 608, RAM3
The document data 400 in 20 is printed. If illustration data is registered in the document data, the illustration data in the flexible disk set in the flexible disk device 360 is read and printed. If the flexible disk is not set or if the illustration data registered in the document data 400 is not on the flexible disk, the illustration data will not be printed. FIG. 8 shows a flowchart 700 of registration processing. First, the startup mode is checked (701), and if the startup mode is "text normal" mode or "illustration normal" mode, file name input processing is performed (702). In this file name input process, the user is asked to input a file name. The input file name is set to the document name 230 in the "text normal" mode, and to the illustration name 240 in the "illustration normal" mode. Document name 230 (when in "text normal" mode) or illustration name 240 (when in "illustration normal" mode)
A search is made to see if there is a file with the same name as the file set in the flexible disk (FD) device 360 (703), and if there is no file with the same name, the document name 230 is used in the "Text Auto" mode. , “
In the "Illustration Auto" mode, a file is generated with the name stored in the illustration name 240 (711), and the file is stored in the RAM.
320 document data or illustration data to the generated file. If a file with the same name exists, the user is asked what to do with it (705), and if the user is instructed to re-enter the name, the file name input process is performed again (702), and if deletion is instructed Then, the already existing file is deleted (707), and file generation processing 711 is performed. When started in "Text automatic" mode or "Illustration automatic" mode, file search processing 708 (same as processing 703) is performed, and if there is no file with the same name, a file with the same name is immediately found. If so, delete the file (710);
File generation processing 711 is performed.

According to this embodiment, by simply instructing automatic processing, if paper is set in the printer, the document being edited is automatically printed, and if a flexible disk device is set, the document being edited is automatically printed. automatically registers the document being edited and ends the process, so there are far fewer operating steps compared to previous operations, and the user does not have to perform any processing to set up automatic processing. This has the effect of freeing the user from the troublesome work required to automate conventional processes.

By the way, in this embodiment, since the process to be automated is determined without considering the processing state at the time when automatic processing is instructed, only the document printing/registration process can be automated. However, when editing an illustration, for example, it is not enough to simply print/register the document.
Automation of processing may not be sufficient. Therefore, other embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In another embodiment, when text is being edited, print processing and registration processing are automatically performed as in the previously described embodiment. However, if you call up and modify an already created document, the registered document name will remain the same as before, and if automatic processing is instructed before changing the document, the registration process will not be performed. has been improved. Furthermore, when automatic processing is activated during illustration editing processing, it can be used like a copying machine, such as automatically reading a document set on a scanner and printing it on a printer.

First, control data necessary for automatic processing is added according to FIG. The read size 850 stores the size of the document read from the image scanner. In the processing state 860, each processing program sets a processing state. The printer margin value 870 is an area that holds the minimum margin value of the paper, and this value is set in advance in initial processing. Format data 890 is an area that temporarily holds format data.

Next, changes in each of the processes described above will be explained. In the main process of the document creation process in FIG. 4, a process is added in process 305 to set "text not updated" in the process status 860 and to set the document name specified by the user in the document name 230. In addition, the process 306 includes a process state 86.
Add a process to set "No text input" to 0. Furthermore, in the text editing process of FIG. 6, in process 504, if the value of the processing status 860 is "text not updated", it is changed to "text updated", and if "text not input", it is changed to "text input". Add processing. Processing status 860
Do not change if takes any other value. The automatic processing is changed from FIG. 1 to FIG. 13. Before explaining automatic processing, processing related to illustration editing will be explained using FIGS. 10, 11, and 12.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of illustration editing 800. First, accept user input (801)
, determines the input (802). In the case of an instruction to read an image from a scanner, image reading processing 100
0 in normal mode, sets the processing status 860 to "new illustration" (810), and receives input from the user (805). In addition, when an update is instructed in the key input process 801, a list of file names storing illustration data in the flexible disk is displayed, the illustration file to be updated is specified, and the specified illustration file is Data 420 is read (803). Further, the name of the specified file is stored in the illustration name 240. After that, "Illustration input" is entered in the processing state 860.
is set (804), and input processing is performed (805). The input in this input processing 805 is determined (806), the editing processing 807 is performed according to the content, and the result is displayed (806).
08), the process returns to input processing 805. If the input in the input process 805 is an instruction for registration, the registration process 700 is activated in the "illustration normal" mode in 700, and the process ends. If automatic processing is specified in input processing 805,
The automatic process 100' is started and the process is ended. Also, 80
If automatic processing is started in step 1, the processing status 860 is set to "illustration not input" in step 811, and automatic processing is started in step 10.
0' and ends the process.

Next, image reading processing 1000 will be explained using FIG. 11. First, the startup mode is checked (1001), and if the mode is "normal", the size of the scanned original is set (1002), a paper confirmation message is displayed (1003), and when a confirmation response is input by the user, Next, an image is read from the image scanner 350 (1004) and stored in the RAM 320. In the "automatic" mode, image reading processing is performed based on the document size set in the reading size 850 (1004). Next, the startup mode is determined again (1005), and if the mode is "normal", the loaded image is displayed (1006), the user is asked to specify the cutting range (1007), and the image of the rectangular area specified by the user is displayed (1006). Image data 4 of illustration data 420
23 (1008). The size of the area designated by the user is set to area size 421 (FIG. 5), and the length of the image data is set to data length 422 (FIG. 5). "Auto"
In the mode, the cutting range is automatically set based on the document size set in the reading size 850 and the printer margin value 870, and processing 1008 is performed based on the values.

Next, using FIG. 12, text editing processing 50 is performed.
The illustration data pasting process 900 of FIG. 0 (FIG. 6) will be described. First, the startup mode is determined (901), and "
In the "Normal" mode, a list of the names of files that store illustration data on the flexible disk is displayed, the user is asked to specify the file that stores the illustration data to be pasted, and this specified file is displayed. (902). Next, the user specifies the position where the illustration is to be pasted (903), and the illustration management data 410 is added to the document data 400 (904). The number 411 is k-1
, the position specified by the user in process 903 is set to position k (412), and the illustration data 420 is set to size k (413).
The value of the area size 421 is set to the file name k (414), and the name of the file specified by the user in step 902 is set, and the value of the number 411 is set to k. In the case of the "automatic" mode, in step 904, the position k (412) is appropriately determined based on the read size 850 and the printer margin value 870. Further, the value of the illustration name 240 is set in the file name k (414). Size k (413) is "normal"
Define it in the same way as the mode.

Finally, automatic processing will be explained with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flowchart of automatic processing 100'. First, the value of pointer 200 is
It is set to point to the automation item 211 at the top of the automation processing table 210 (1101). The processing status 860 is determined (1102), and the processing code is "text update", "
110 for "Text not updated" or "Text input"
Perform the following processing. In process 1103, it is determined whether or not paper is set in the printer, and if so, a print code is set in the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200, and the pointer 200 is updated to point to the next automation item 211. (1104), and print conditions are automatically set (1105). Then again processing state 8
60 (1106), and in the case of "Text input", the automatically created document name is set to the document name 230 (
1107), and checks whether a flexible disk is set (1108). If a flexible disk is set, the registration code is set in the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200, the pointer 200 is updated to point to the next automation item 211 (1109), and the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200 is updated. An end code is set in 211 (1110). Then, automatic control processing 1200 is started. If the determination in process 1106 is "text updated" or "text not updated", processes from process 1108 to process 1110 are performed, respectively. If it is determined in process 1102 that "no text has been input", the process starts from automatic document creation process 1107.

If it is determined in the status determination process 1102 that "illustration has not been input", it is determined whether or not paper is set in the printer (1111), and if it is not set, the end code registration process 1110 is performed. . If set, the automation item 2 pointed to by the pointer 200
11, and the pointer 200 is updated to point to the next automation item 211 (1112). Next, the user is asked to input the size of the original to be read (111).
3), and store the value in the read size 850. In process 1115, it is checked whether paper is set in the printer and a flexible disk is set in the flexible disk device 360. If both are set, the processes after process 1116 are performed, and if at least one is not set, control of the process is transferred to process 1110. In process 1116, the illustration registration code is set in the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200, and the pointer 200 is moved to the next automation item 2.
Update to point to 11. Next, only when the processing code is "New illustration", the name of the illustration file is automatically determined and stored in the illustration name 240 (11
17). A paste code is set in the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200, the pointer 200 is updated to point to the next automation item 211 (1118), a print code is set in the automation item 211 pointed to by the pointer 200, and the pointer 200 is updated to point to the next automation item 211 (1118). is updated (1119). Thereafter, formatting is performed in process 1120. Among the formatting items, paper size and margin values are important, and other values can be set as appropriate. The paper size is set to the read size 850, and the margin value is set to the printer margin value 870. When formatting process 1120 is finished, process 11
Do 10.

If it is determined in determination processing 1102 that it is a "new illustration" or "illustration input", processing starts from determination processing 1115.

The automatic processing control 1200 (FIG. 14) performs the following processing. First, the value of the pointer 200 is set to point to the first automation item 211 of the automation processing table 210 (1201). Next, the content of the automated processing item pointed to by the pointer is determined (1202), and if it is a print code, print processing 600 is set to "automatic" mode, and if it is a registration code, registration processing 700 is set to "text automatic" mode. If it is an illustration registration code, start the registration process 700 in "illustration automatic" mode, if it is an illustration code, start the image reading process 1000 in "automatic" mode,
In process 1204, the pointer 200 is updated to point to the next automation item, and the process returns to determination process 1202. If the processing code is a paste code, document data is created based on the format data 890 (1203), the illustration pasting process 900 is started in "automatic" mode, and in process 1204 the pointer 200 is moved to the next automation item. Then, the process returns to determination processing 1202. If the processing code is an end code, the processing ends.

In the embodiments described above, instructions for automatic processing are not always accepted. For example, even if automatic processing is instructed in step 303 of the document creation main processing 300 (FIG. 4), the instruction is ignored and the key input is performed again. Also, for input processing that is not shown in the diagrams in the above explanation, the automatic processing instruction is ignored and the key input is performed again.

In this embodiment, during text editing, printing/registration of the document can be automatically performed according to automatic processing instructions, and when automatic processing is instructed during illustration editing, from reading the document from the scanner, This has the advantage that the content of automatic processing can be automatically selected depending on the user's editing status, such as automatically printing the read illustration.

[0036]

According to the present invention, in order to perform automatic processing, there is no need for the user to store commands, input codes, processing conditions, etc. in advance in the information processing device, and the information processing device can determine the content to be processed. Since the necessary processing is automatically executed, there is an effect that the work that the user must bear due to the automation of the processing can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the processing of an embodiment of the processing automation method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of control data used in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration for realizing the automation method of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of main document creation processing in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a document data structure in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the text editing process shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the printing process shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the registration process shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of automatic processing control data added in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of illustration editing processing in another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of image reading processing in another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of illustration data pasting processing in another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of automatic processing in another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of automatic processing control in FIG. 13;

[Explanation of symbols]

100 and 100'...automatic processing, 150 and 1200...
Automatic processing control, 210...Automated processing table, 230
...Document name, 240...Illustration name, 220...Print condition setting table, 500...Text editing process, 6
00...Print processing, 700...Registration processing, 850...Reading size, 860...Processing status, 800...Illustration editing processing, 1000...Image reading processing, 90
0...Illustration data pasting process.

Claims (26)

[Claims] Claim 1: In an interactive information processing device that proceeds with processing interactively, an instruction means for instructing automation of processing, a determination means for determining processing to be automatically performed, and a target to be automatically performed. and a control means for controlling the flow of the determined process. 2. The processing automation device according to claim 1, wherein the determining means determines the processing to be automatically performed by checking the status of peripheral devices of the information processing device. 3. An interactive information processing apparatus for editing a document, which comprises at least one of a printer device and an external storage device as the peripheral device, and when automation of processing is instructed by an instruction means during document editing, The determination means checks the state of at least one of the printer device and the external storage device, and includes at least one of a print process of outputting the document being edited to the printer device and a registration process of storing the document being edited in the external storage device. 3. The processing automation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein it is determined whether one of the printing processing and the registration processing is to be performed automatically, and the control means controls automation of at least one of the printing processing and the registration processing. 4. The peripheral device further includes an image reading device, and when automation of processing is instructed by the instruction means, the determining means checks the state of the image reading device, thereby performing image reading processing. The control means determines whether at least one of outputting the read image to a printer device and storing it in an external storage device is automatically performed, and the control means performs the image reading process, the outputting process, and the storing process. 4. The processing automation device according to claim 3, wherein the processing automation device controls automation of at least one of the processing steps. 5. The processing automation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein in the automated printing process, the printing process is continued until the printer runs out of paper. [Claim 6] In the automated document registration process, if a document with the same name is already stored in the external storage device, the document with the same name stored in the external storage device is deleted, and the document with the same name is deleted. Claim 3 characterized in that the document is registered in
Automation device for the process described. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising processing state storage means for storing a processing state, and wherein said determining means determines a process to be automatically performed by examining said processing state. automated processing equipment. 8. An interactive information processing device for editing a document, comprising a printer device, an external storage device, and an image reading device as peripheral devices, and storing a text editing state in the processing state storage means during document editing. During editing of the illustration, means is provided for storing the illustration editing state in the processing state storage means, and when automation of processing is instructed by the instruction means, the "illustration editing state" is stored in the processing state storage means. When the determination means checks the status of the image reading device, printer device, and external storage device, it performs image reading processing, output processing of the read image to the printer device, and storage processing of the read image to the external storage device. The control means controls the automation of image reading processing, output processing, and storage processing, and when the "text editing state" is stored in the processing state storage means, By checking the status of the printer device and the external storage device, the determining means automatically performs a print process of outputting the document being edited to the printer device and a registration process of storing the document being edited in the external storage device. 8. The processing automation apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the control means controls automation of print processing and registration processing. 9. A method for automating processing in an interactive information processing apparatus that progresses processing interactively, characterized by having the following processing steps. (1) A first step of determining the process to be automatically executed based on the state of the peripheral device and retaining the content of the process. (2) A second step of executing processing on the processing content held in the first step. 10. The method further comprises a third step of generating and retaining information necessary when executing a process corresponding to the process content retained in the first step, Processing that corresponds to the retained processing content,
10. The process automation method according to claim 9, wherein the process is executed based on information generated and held in the third step. 11. A fourth controller that holds the processing state of the information processing.
and a fifth step of determining the processing state held in the fourth step, and based on the result of the fifth step, determining the state of the peripheral device and automatically 11. The process automation method according to claim 10, further comprising determining a process to be executed. 12. Input means including an instruction section that gives a desired information processing instruction; information processing means that receives instructions from the instruction section of the input means and performs predetermined information processing based on the instructions;
In the information processing apparatus, the input means includes a display means for displaying information processing results of the information processing means, and an output means for receiving the information processing results of the information processing means and performing a function based on the results. determining means for determining whether or not the output means is in a state capable of processing information when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit; and when the determination means determines that the output means is in a state capable of processing information. , automatic processing control means for automatically controlling the movement of the output means. 13. The information processing device comprises a word processor having a document editing function, and/or the output means prints the document being edited by the word processor.
or a printer device and/or an external storage device that stores information, and when the instruction section instructs automatic processing of printing or storage while editing a document, the determination means determines whether the printer device and/or the external storage device a determination unit that detects a processable operating state of the word processor and determines whether or not to automatically print an edited document of the word processor to the printer device and/or register it to an external storage device; A control means receives the determination result of the determination section and automatically controls the printer device and/or the external storage device to perform the print processing and/or the external storage device.
The information processing automation device according to claim 12, further comprising a control unit that controls the registration process. 14. The input means has a keyboard for giving a desired information processing instruction, a storage device and an image reading device for performing input processing necessary for information processing by the information processing means, and the instruction section provides instructions for processing the information. When automation is instructed, the determination unit detects a processable operating state of the image reading device and automatically supplies image information read by the image reading device to the printer device and/or the external storage device. The control unit receives the determination result of the determination unit and controls the automatic image reading process of the image reading device, and also controls the automatic image reading process of the image reading device and the printer device and/or the external storage. 14. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a control section that automatically controls the printing process and/or the registration process of the apparatus. 15. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit controls the automatic printing process to continue the printing process until the print paper loaded in the printer device runs out. . 16. During automatic registration processing, if a document with the same registered name is already stored in the external storage device, the control unit deletes the document with the same registered name and registers it again. 15. The information processing automation device according to claim 14, wherein the information processing automation device controls: 17. Further comprising processing state storage means for storing an information processing state of the information processing means, wherein the determination means determines whether the output means and/or the input means is capable of determining the information based on the information stored in the processing state storage means. 13. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the information processing automation apparatus determines whether or not the processing is possible. 18. The information processing device comprises a word processor having a document editing function, the output means comprises an external storage device and an image reading device for registering the document being edited by the word processor, and the control means comprises: During document editing, the document editing state is stored in the processing state storage means, and while an illustration is being edited, the illustration editing state is stored in the processing state storage means,
When automation of processing is instructed by the instruction means and the "illustration editing state" is stored in the processing state storage means, the determination means determines whether the image reading device, the printer device, and the external Check the storage state of the storage device, determine whether to automatically perform image reading processing, print processing of the read image information to the printer device, and storage processing to the external storage device, and determine the processing state. When the "text editing state" is stored in the storage means, the states of the printer device and the external storage device are checked, and the document being edited is printed to the printer device and the document being edited is stored in the external storage device. The control means receives the determination result of the determination section and controls the printer device and the external storage device based on the determination result. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a control section that controls the image reading device so that these devices automatically operate. 19. Instruction input means for giving a desired information processing instruction; information processing means for receiving instructions from an instruction section of the input means and performing predetermined information processing based on the instructions; display means for displaying processing results, etc.; output means for receiving information processing results of the information processing means and performing functions based on the results; and input means for performing input processing necessary for information processing by the information processing means. and a determining means for determining whether or not the output means and/or the input means are in a state capable of processing information when receiving an instruction from the instruction means; An information processing automation device characterized by comprising: automatic processing control means that automatically controls the movement of the output means when it is determined that the output means is in an information processing enabled state. 20. The information processing device comprises a word processor having a document editing function, and/or the output means prints the document being edited by the word processor.
or a printer device and/or an external storage device for storing information, and when the determining means is instructed to automatically process printing or storing by the instruction device during editing of a document, the printer device and/or the external storage device detects a processable operating state of the word processor, prints the edited document of the word processor to the printer device, and/or prints the edited document of the word processor to the printer device;
or a determination unit that determines whether or not to automatically perform a registration process to an external storage device, and the control means receives the determination result of the determination unit and controls the printer device and/or the external storage device. Claim 19, further comprising a control section for controlling automatic printing processing and/or registration processing of
The information processing automation device described. 21. The input means includes an image reading device, and when the instruction means instructs automation of the process, the determining unit detects a process-enabled operating state of the image reading device and reads the image. The controller includes a determination unit that determines whether or not image information read by the device is automatically supplied to the printer device and/or the external storage device; 21. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising a control unit that controls automatic image reading processing of the image reading device and also controls automatic printing processing and/or registration processing. 22. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the control unit controls the automatic printing process to continue the printing process until the printing paper loaded in the printer device runs out. . 23. During automatic registration processing, if a document with the same registered name is already stored in the external storage device, the control unit deletes the document with the same registered name and registers it again. 22. The information processing automation device according to claim 21, wherein the information processing automation device controls: 24. Processing state storage means for storing the information processing state of the information processing means, wherein the determining means determines whether the output means and/or the input means performs the information processing based on the information stored in the processing state storage means. 22. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the information processing automation apparatus determines whether or not the information processing apparatus is in a stored state. 25. The information processing device comprises a word processor having a document editing function, and the output means includes a printer device for printing the document being edited by the word processor, and an external storage for registering the document being edited by the word processor. consisting of a device and an image reader;
The control means stores the document editing state in the processing state storage means during document editing, and stores the document editing state in the processing state storage means during illustration editing, and the control means stores the document editing state in the processing state storage means during illustration editing, and When automation of processing is instructed by the instructing means and the "illustration editing state" is stored in the processing state storage means, the determining means controls the image reading device, the printer device, and the external storage. Check the storage state of the device, determine whether to automatically perform image reading processing, print processing of the read image information to the printer device, and storage processing to the external storage device, and store the processing state. When the "text editing state" is stored in the means, the states of the printer device and the external storage device are checked, and the document being edited is printed to the printer device and the document being edited is stored in the external storage device. The control means receives the determination result of the determination section and controls the printer device and the external storage device based on the determination result. 25. The information processing automation apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising a control unit that controls the image reading device so that these devices automatically operate. 26. Instruction means for giving a desired information processing instruction; information processing means for receiving instructions from the instruction means and performing predetermined information processing based on the instruction; and information processing results, etc. of the information processing means. In an information processing apparatus comprising a display means for displaying a display, and an output means for receiving an information processing result of the information processing means and performing a function based on the result, when an instruction from the instruction means is received, the output means a determination step of determining whether or not the output means is in a state capable of processing information based on the instruction; and when it is determined in the determination step that the output means is in a state capable of processing information, automatically switching the output means 1. An information processing automation method, comprising: an automatic processing control step for controlling movement of the information processing apparatus.