JPH0520003A - Electronics - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is possible to proceed with the work without being aware of which menu the data corresponds to. [Structure] The CPU 5 inputs data for menu discrimination from an external storage device 11 and receives an area 7 for menu discrimination data.
-1 is stored, the menu corresponding to the stored data is discriminated, the display menu data corresponding to the discriminated menu is read from the display menu data storage area 7-2, and is displayed on the display unit 10 as the display menu data. Display the base menu screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device, for example, an electronic device capable of executing an application that handles different data formats.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a user wanted to handle specific data, it was necessary to display a menu corresponding to the data and activate an application. For example, when "document editing" is desired, the document editing menu is displayed, the document data reading function is activated, and then the document editing function is used for the first time.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However,
In the above-mentioned conventional example, the user had to judge the type of data and display the menu corresponding to it.
Therefore, it is necessary for the user to understand the relationship between the type of data and the menu, which has a drawback that an operation for displaying the menu is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the drawbacks of the above-described conventional example, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic device in which a user can obtain an appropriate menu display without being aware of the type of data. Is in the point of providing.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the object, an electronic device according to the present invention is an electronic device having a function of displaying a menu screen corresponding to various data. And input means for inputting data, discriminating means for discriminating the menu corresponding to the data inputted by the input means, and display means for displaying a menu screen corresponding to the menu discriminated by the discriminating means. And

[0006]

According to this structure, the input means inputs data from the outside, the discriminating means discriminates the menu corresponding to the data input by the input means, and the display means displays the menu screen corresponding to the menu discriminated by the discriminating means. Is displayed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, the configuration of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) in the form of a microprocessor, which controls the entire apparatus. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 6 stores programs and the like according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4. Reference numeral 7 denotes a RAM (random access memory), which is a menu discrimination data storage area 7 for storing menu discrimination data input from an external storage device 11 described later.
-1, Display menu data storage area 7 for storing display menu data necessary for displaying menu-
2. Storage area 7-3 for running other programs
have. Reference numeral 8 denotes a bus line for connecting each device, and the CPU 5 executes the processing of the contents of the program stored in the ROM 6 to transmit signals and various data for controlling each connected device.

Reference numeral 9 is a keyboard for inputting characters, numbers, symbols, etc., and for making various instructions. Reference numeral 10 is a display device used for displaying menu data, and various data are displayed according to an instruction from the CPU 5 sent via the bus line 8. Reference numeral 11 denotes an external storage device for storing various data used in the electronic device, and the discrimination data is stored in the menu discrimination data storage area 7-1 via the bus line 8 under the control of the CPU 5 described above.

Here, the outline of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, various data from the external storage device 11 shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the RAM which is an internal storage device.
Data reading step (1) for reading into RAM, RAM
Menu discriminating step (2) for discriminating a menu to be displayed based on the data of 7, menu data producing step (3) for producing menu data corresponding to the menu, and displaying the produced menu data In the menu display step (4), the operation of menu display according to the type of data is automatically performed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail.

3 and 4 are flow charts for explaining the control procedure by the CPU 5 of this embodiment.

When the power of this apparatus is turned on, first, S in FIG.
Proceed to (step) 1 to initialize various data. Further, in S2, the data for menu discrimination is read from the external storage device 11, and if the data exists in S3, the process proceeds to S4, and if the data does not exist, the process proceeds to S7.
In S4, the menu corresponding to the data is determined and the menu to be displayed is determined. Then, if there is no menu corresponding to the data read in S5, the process proceeds to S7, and if it exists, the process proceeds to S6. In S6, menu data corresponding to the read data is created and displayed in the menu display process of S8. In S7, menu data is created when no menu is specified, and the process similarly proceeds to S8. After the display is performed in S8, the input process from the keyboard 9 is performed in S9, and if there is no key input in S10, the process returns to S9 again. When there is a key input in S10, a process corresponding to each key input is performed in S11, and the process returns to S9 again.

The menu determination in S4 is performed based on the information read from the external storage device 11 in the flow shown in FIG. In S4-1, the whole information for managing the entire external storage device 11 is discriminated. When the data is database data, the process proceeds to S4-3, the menu type is designated in the database, and the process is terminated. When the data is standard data, the process proceeds to S4-2, the variables for the repeat process are initialized, and the information for each file is further discriminated at S4-4. When the data is document data, the document flag of the type flags is turned ON, and when the data is illustration data, The illustration flag is turned on, and when there is other data, the process proceeds to S4-7 without processing. Therefore, the variable for the repeat process is updated, and if the file counter is not 0 in S4-8, S4 is executed.
-4, and when 0, proceeds to S4-9. When the document flag is ON in S4-9, the menu type is designated as document editing, and the process ends. When the flag is OFF, the illustration flag is further checked in S4-11. When the flag is ON, the menu type is set to edit the illustration. In other cases, the process ends without any processing.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
When the user wants to perform work, the user simply sets the external storage device 11 storing the data and turns on the power,
The corresponding processing menu is automatically displayed. As a result, it becomes possible for the user to proceed with the work without being aware of which menu the data in the external storage device 11 corresponds to, making the operation easy to understand and omitting the troublesome operation for displaying the menu, etc. Like, the usability can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the power source O
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a specific key input may be used. In this case, when the user inputs a specific key at any time, the presence / absence of data in the external storage device 11 is confirmed, and when a menu corresponding to the data exists, corresponding menu data is created and displayed, On the other hand, when the external storage device 11 does not exist, the data does not exist, or the corresponding menu does not exist,
It suffices to perform a process corresponding to a normal key operation.

Alternatively, the activation may be performed by reading a list of data in the external storage device 1 instead of turning on the power. In this case, the user may set the external storage device 11 and display the list of data by the list display function. Furthermore, when any data is read, it is activated and the menu corresponding to the read data is displayed. As a result, the user can work without being aware of whether the data in the external storage device 11 is "document data" or "illustration data", and the effect of improving work efficiency is further enhanced.

Further, in the present invention, the data handled by the electronic device may be various application programs instead of various data such as "document data". In this case, power source O
Whether or not there is a program in the external storage device 11 is confirmed by N, and when there is a menu for starting the program, the corresponding menu may be displayed. For example, in the case of "communication program", the corresponding "communication menu"
Is displayed, and when it is “Illustration program”, the corresponding “Illustration menu” is displayed. If the external storage device 11 does not exist, the program does not exist, or the menu corresponding to the program does not exist, normal activation processing at power-on may be performed.

Alternatively, in the present invention, in the electronic device, the activation may be a specific key input instead of the power ON, and the data to be handled may be various application programs instead of various data such as “document data”. In this case, the user can confirm the presence / absence of a program in the external storage device by a specific key input at any time, and if there is a menu for starting the program, display the corresponding menu. For example, when it is "Communication program", the corresponding "Communication menu" is displayed, and when it is "Illustration program", the corresponding "Illustration menu" is displayed.
Should be displayed. When the external storage device 11 does not exist, the program does not exist, or the menu corresponding to the program does not exist, a process corresponding to a normal key operation may be performed.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. The present invention can also be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Usability is improved by making operations easier to understand and omitting operations for displaying menus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a flow of an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a control procedure by a CPU 5 of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining a control procedure by the CPU 5 of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 CPU 6 ROM 7 RAM 7-1 Menu discrimination data 7-2 Menu data storage area for display 7-3 Other storage areas 8 bus lines 9 keyboard 10 Display 11 External storage device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device having a function of displaying a menu screen corresponding to various data, comprising input means for inputting data from the outside, and discrimination means for discriminating the menu corresponding to the data inputted by the input means. And a display unit for displaying a menu screen corresponding to the menu discriminated by the discriminating unit. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the input means executes the operation when the power is turned on. 3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit executes the input operation according to a key input. 4. The display means includes storage means for storing menu data corresponding to various data, creating means for creating menu data stored in the storage means based on the determined menu, and the creating means. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a forming unit that forms a menu screen based on the created menu data.