JPS593584A - Item retrieving method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate easy retrieval of items, by displaying plural consecutive item names after dividing them into optional matrices to indicate these matrices through a keyboard and by means of identification marks including symbols of both row and column directions and therefore decoding the numbers of item names before the identification marks are changed into a matrix. CONSTITUTION:Plural consecutive classification of customer, postal code numbers, prearranged dates for collection of money, etc. are displayed in a matrix on an item data display screen 1. Then the screen 1 is processed at the 1st processing part 2. A desired item to be retrieved from the part 2 is designated on a designated screen 3, and the following operation is carried out through the 2nd processing part 4 and by the designation of the screen 3. In addition, the record satisfying a conditional equation given from the part 4 is retrieved out of a file 6. The result of this retrieval is displayed on a display screen 7. An itemizer storing part 8 is connected to the parts 2 and 4 respectively. Then the number of the item name stored in the part 8 is read out, and identification marks are produced at the parts 2 and 4. This facilitates the retrieval of many items.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the specification of items, and particularly to a method for arbitrarily specifying items such as slips.

(11) Technical background There are many items on the slip, such as customer classification, customer code, department code, address, trade name, etc., and each document has the necessary information for the necessary items. It is filled out and stored in a file.

(Ill) Prior Art and Problems By the way, this page J has many types, and when displayed on a screen, it spans multiple screens. FIG. 1 shows a general item display. The method of displaying each item on the screen page by page is as follows:
There are two methods: specifying the number of items, or specifying a unique item name for each item (such as customer category). However, these two methods have the following drawbacks. First, the former has the disadvantage that you don't know where the item name you want to specify is, so you have to display the screen one after another and forget what number it is, and even if you remember, you can't remember what it is. There is the hassle of knowing which item to enter next, and in the latter case, you have to find the specified item on the screen, recognize the exact item name, and then specify it, and if you do not remember the item name, This has the disadvantage that there are many errors because of this problem.

(1. Purpose of the Invention Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide easy item searching.

(v) Structure of the Invention The object of this invention is to display a plurality of consecutive item names divided into arbitrary matrices, and to display them using symbols in the row direction, in an item search method for specifying necessary items in a file and performing information retrieval. It can be specified from the keyboard device using an identification symbol consisting of a symbol in the column direction, and the identification m1 of the keyboard device is decoded into the serial number symbol of the consecutive item name before being made into the matrix, and the above file is This is achieved by an item search method characterized by searching.

(b) Examples of the invention Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings-0 FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is the first item data displayed.
A diagram similar to the one shown in the figure is displayed, in which 2 is the first processing unit that performs processing on the display screen 1, 8 is a specification screen for specifying the item to be searched from the first processing unit 2, and 4 is from the specification screen 8. 5 is a search processing unit that searches the second processing unit 4 for records that satisfy the conditional expression; 6 is a file; 7 is a screen that displays search results; 8
is the item definition structure storage area.

First, the screen shown in Figure 1 is the display screen 1.
Displayed in . Here, the item information to be searched is customer classification and postal code.

Assume that it is a fixed day for collecting money. Then, when the user performs an operation (such as pressing an instruction button), the first processing section 1 operates. The detailed processing of this first processing section is shown in FIG. First, the item numbers of the item names stored in the item definition storage section 8 in order are read. Next, divide the read item number by 4 to find the quotient and remainder. For example, the item number for the customer category is l°, so 1-v4=
0 remainder becomes 1. The remainder is then converted to characters using a correspondence table. A conversion with a remainder of 1 becomes A.

Also, add 1 to the quotient. When the quotient is 0, it is 0+1-1. Then, the converted character and (quotient + 1) are combined to create a symbol that is one identification symbol. For example, it will be like A1.

Display screen 8. The designation screen 8 is a display of the processing results by the first processing section 8. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the item identification symbol shows letters horizontally and numbers vertically, and each item is displayed in a combination of vertical and horizontal directions. For example, if the identification symbol of the customer category is indicated as ``mu1'' using the first processing method, ``person'' on the horizontal side and ``1'' on the vertical side are
An item called "Business Partner Classification" will be displayed.

Below, the respective item names are arranged in a matrix.

Now, since the user knows the customer category, postal code, and collection day, look at the screen in Figure 4, check the respective locations, and enter them within the dotted lines indicated by the arrows in Figure 4. From the matrix table, the customer category is Al, so A1=, and the category the user wants to search is O, then A-0, and so on, and so on, by inputting from an input section such as a keyboard.

Then, when the next processing is instructed, the second processing method 4 is performed. This flow diagram is shown in FIG. The characters of the identification symbol input by the user within the dotted line are converted into numbers using a correspondence table (see FIG. 8).

Then, subtract 1 from the number of the identification symbol, multiply it by 4, add the number from the correspondence table, and return to the original item number. Read all records that satisfy the desired item. In this case, records that satisfy all of the items specified by the user are selected from the file 6. The selected information is displayed on the screen by 7 in a format like the m1 diagram.

In FIG. 4, the elements are arranged horizontally in order on a matrix, but they may also be arranged vertically.

Effects of the Invention As described in detail, according to the present invention, an item can be specified from a large number of items, so that it can be operated quickly, easily, and accurately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a general item display, Figure 2 is an example of the present invention, and Figure 8 is a general item display.
The figure is a flow diagram of the 1st degree processing method, Figure 4 is a diagram of the specified screen,
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of the second processing method. In the figure, l is the item data display screen, 2 is the first processing section, 8 is the specification screen, 4 is the second processing section, 5 is the inspection section, 6
is the file, 7 is the display screen, □ 411-・7 Figure 2 Pre3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an item search method that specifies the necessary items in a file and searches for information, multiple consecutive item names are divided and displayed in an arbitrary matrix, and an identification signal consisting of a signal in the row direction and a symbol in the column direction is used. A method for searching for an item, characterized in that the identification signal from the keyboard device is decoded into serial number symbols of consecutive item names before being converted into a matrix, and the file is searched.