JP2929122B2 - Input device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an input device.

[Conventional technology]

In the data input of an office computer or a personal computer, qualitative items such as a customer's name, address, and product name are often input. For example, a case where a personal computer or the like is used for inventory management, customer management, or the like. In such a case, it is inefficient to input data one by one with a keyboard.

For this reason, there has been proposed a multi-item input device capable of inputting selection data (items) such as a name, an address, and a product name with a single key touch. In such an input device, for example, a transparent touch switch is provided on the front surface of a display for displaying input items, and each touch area of the touch switch is configured to correspond one-to-one to an item displayed on a display screen. I have. Then, when the user selects a desired item and touches the selected item, the touch operation is detected, and processing is performed based on the content of the selection data corresponding to the touch area.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In such an input device, the display area of the item displayed on the display screen is fixed to one screen, for example,
When displaying 64 items of selection data, one page must be 8
The area is divided into × 8 areas and assigned to each item. For this reason, the display range of the character string for displaying the selected data is extremely narrow, and it is necessary to display simplified item information.

For example, if the item display area is a three-character display area, the item display of three or more characters such as “ABC Shoji”, “ABC Shokai”, and “ABC Shokan” is “AB thing” and “AB meeting”, respectively. "
It had to be abbreviated as "AB shop".

However, as described above, when a plurality of similar item names having a common character to each other are displayed in the display area of one screen, it is not easy to immediately recognize the difference between the item names, and the input is not easy. Is performed, the user notices that the input item name is incorrectly selected.
On the other hand, when inputting dissimilar item names, a screen display in which many similar item names are displayed becomes an obstacle in finding a desired item name, and causes a reduction in efficiency.

In other words, it may be considered to focus on making it possible to display the item names in a manner that is easy to see.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily display a plurality of instruction target items and to immediately input information corresponding to a designated instruction target item.

[Means for solving the problem]

Means of the present invention are a display means for displaying an instruction target item including a plurality of instruction target items and a single instruction target item, and a designation means for designating a display position of the instruction target item displayed on the display means Determining means for determining whether the designated item designated by the designation means is a designated item including a plurality of designated items or a single designated item; and When it is determined that the instruction target item includes the instruction target item, a plurality of instruction target items included in the instruction target item are displayed so that each instruction target item can be designated, and a single instruction target item is designated. When it is determined that the item is an item, a control unit for inputting information corresponding to the instruction target item is provided.

(Operation)

 The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows.

The display means displays an instruction target item including a plurality of instruction target items and a single instruction target item. When the instruction means designates a display position of the instruction target item displayed on the display means, the determination means is designated. The control unit determines whether the designated target item is a designated target item including a plurality of designated target items or a single designated target item. When it is determined that there is a target item, a plurality of target items included in the target item are displayed so that each target item can be specified. The information corresponding to the instruction target item is input.

Therefore, a plurality of instruction target items can be displayed in an easily viewable manner, and information corresponding to the designated instruction target item can be input immediately.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of an input device according to one embodiment. The multi-item keyboard 6 is constituted by a touch panel in which a transparent touch switch 7 is superimposed on the entire screen of a display unit 7 'composed of a liquid crystal display element or the like. The display unit 7 ', the item is a n selection data K ₁ ~K _n is displayed. A transparent electrode (not shown) is formed in a matrix in a one-to-one correspondence right above the display position of the selected data on the display unit 7 ', and the displayed item position (item key T
When a finger or the like is touched (touch operation) to i), the item can be selected. However, the position of the item key Ti is positionally the same as the item Ki (i = 1, 2,..., N) on the display unit 7 'as described above.

The multi-item keyboard 6 is connected to a CPU (central processing unit) 9 via a key data control unit 8. Item key T
When i is touched, a key operation signal is output to the key data control unit 8, and the key data control unit 8 outputs the item key Ti.
An item code corresponding to is created. This data is
Output to

In addition to the above, a display controller 10 and a display data controller 11 are connected to the CPU 9. Although not shown, the CPU 9 includes a ROM (Read-On-Memory) and a RAM (Random
An access memory is connected, and processing to be described later is performed according to a program stored in the ROM.

The display data control unit 11 is a circuit that performs control when reading necessary display item data from the display data buffer 12 in accordance with a control signal or item code output from the CPU 9, and a CP.
In addition to U9, it is connected to a display data buffer 12, a display memory 13, and an application 14.

The display data buffer 12 stores information on the item name of the selected data. FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are diagrams showing the configuration of the display data buffer 12, which is an initial display table.
16 and a full spelling data table 18. FIG. 7A shows the contents of the initial display data table 16. In the areas 17a to 17e of the initial display table 16, one logical record corresponding to the item name on a one-to-one basis is stored.

That is, the area 17a, 17b is a storage area of the position data indicating a position (address) that is displayed on the display unit 7 'item name, "as position data corresponding to the item K ₁ shown in FIG. 1 for example 1 "," 1 2 "is stored as the position data corresponding to the item K _2" "," 1 "is stored. In the area 17c, initial display data of item names, that is, data of item names such as ordinary abbreviations are stored when the item names represent a single item name. When the representative item names are collectively represented as a single item, data of an item name common to similar items is stored. For example, in the case of similar names such as “AB Shokai”, “AB Shoji”, and “AB Shoten”, “AB” is stored as a representative item name. Also, area 1
7d stores “1” when the item name indicates a single item, and stores a numerical value corresponding to the number of similar items when the item name indicates the representative item name. For example, in the above example, the representative item name “AB” represents three item names such as “AB firm”, and “3” is stored in the area 17d. Further, when the item name stored in the area 17c is the above-mentioned representative item name, the area 17e is a full spelling in which specific item names of a plurality of similar item names included in the representative item name are stored in full spelling. The address data in the table 18 is stored. That is, the point data of the full spell data table 18 in which the information of the corresponding full spell is stored is stored. And the initial display table
The 16 areas 17a to 17e are provided for independent item names or representative item names, respectively, and areas 17a 'to 17b', 17a "to 17b",
.. Are formed.

FIG. 3B shows a memory area of the full spell data table 18 for storing information of the full spell display data. This full spelling data table 18 is also in area 19
The five areas a to 19e store one logical record corresponding to one similar item name on a one-to-one basis. The pointer of the area 17e indicates the initial address of the full spelling data table 18 in which information on a plurality of item names included in the representative item name is stored. Accordingly, data of a plurality of similar item names included in one representative item name are continuously stored in the areas 19a to 19e in the full spelling data table 18.
19a 'to 19e',...

Areas 19a and 19b store the address data of the position where the full spelling of the item name is stored in the same manner as the above-mentioned areas 17a and 17b, and the name area 19c stores full spelling display data for displaying the item name in full spelling. Is done. Also,
The area 19d stores data indicating the display length (length) of the full spelling item name on the screen. Further, in the area 19e, a key code corresponding to the item name of the full spell is stored.

The areas 19a to 19e configured in this way are the same as the areas 19a 'to 19e', 19a "to 19e",.
.. Are sequentially configured in the same manner.

Next, the input display operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following description, a register K (not shown) provided in the CPU 9 is used.

At the initial time, it is assumed that the item data in the initial display table 16 is displayed by the display control of the display data control unit 11. FIG. 4B shows a part of the display state of the display section 7 'at this time. The abbreviated display AB ₃ shown in FIG. 7B is a representative item display including AB firms, AB trading, and AB shops in full spelling. Conventionally, in this case, as shown in FIG. It was displayed at the meeting, AB event, AB store.

First, when the operation key of the touch switch 7 of the multi-item keyboard 6 is input, the CPU 14 loads the code data converted by the key data control unit 8 into a register (step (hereinafter, referred to as S) 1).

Then initial setting written in full display is not performed as described above, since the reduced display is carried out, determining (S ₂₎ executes the No (no), and the determination _(3).

This determination (S ₃₎ the code data inputted to the register K, as described above, CPU 9 searches the initial display table 16 of the display data buffer 12 from the code data, item names of the selected included the representative item name It is determined based on whether or not it is performed. That is, specifically, the areas 17a, 17b (17a ', 17b',...) Of the initial display table 16 that match the code data
The position data of ()) is searched, and it is determined whether or not the point data to the frispel data table 18 has been written in the area 17e corresponding to the matched position data.

For example, if the selected item is an independent item name, as described above, the area 17 of the initial display data table is used.
e (or 17e ', ···) through the display data control unit 11 of the key code stored in the output to the application 14 (S _4).

On the other hand, if the selected item is an item name included in the representative item name, the specified address area in the full spell data table 18 indicated by the pointer of the area 17e is searched as described above. That is, also in this case, the area data in the full spell data table 18 is obtained from the address data indicated by the pointer.
a, 19b (19a ', 19b',...) are searched for. Here, for example, if the above-mentioned “AB Association” is selected, since the AB Association is included in the representative item names, three item names (“AB firm”, “AB "Trading" and "AB shop") in the area 19c,
Read from 19c ', 19c ". Simultaneously, each corresponding area 1
Read position data from 9a, 19b, 19a ', 19b', ...
The display length data is read from the areas 19d, 19d ', and 19 ", and the display memory 13 is controlled by the display data control unit 11.
Is written to the corresponding address in the memory length according to the display length. Thereafter, in accordance with the display instruction signal output from the CPU 9 to the display control unit 10, the display control unit 10 outputs the data of the above-described full spelling item name stored in the display memory 13 to the display unit 7 ', and outputs the data to the display unit 7'. to display the item name spelled out (S _5). The display example shown in FIG. 4C shows a display example when the above-mentioned three item names are displayed on the display unit 7 '. That is, three item names similar to the item name of the “AB meeting” selected first are displayed on the multi-item keyboard 6 (display section 7 ′).
To appear in spelled out, the operator operates the item key Ti selecting a look at the display (S _1).

Therefore, at this time, the item name that the operator wants to select is displayed in full spell as shown in FIG. 9C, and the data of the other selection items are not displayed, so that the desired item name can be selected without error.

Next, when the item name of the displayed full spell is selected as described above (S ₁ → S ₂ is Yes), the CPU 9 converts the full spell data from the code data output via the key data control unit 8. to determine whether the item name that is displayed has been operated (S _6). Then, if the full spelling data is operated, and outputs a corresponding key code to the application 14 (S _7). For example, in the above example, if the item key (K ₁ ) for displaying the AB firm is operated, the code data to be input to the CPU 9 is stored in the areas 19 a and 19 of the full spell data table 18.
The key code of the area 19e corresponding to b is selected, and this key code is applied to the application via the display data control unit 11.
It is output to the 14 (S _7). Then return the display state of the display unit 7 'to the original state (S _8).

Also, if a separate item name in the determination (S ₆₎ is operated, it outputs the key code of the corresponding item name to the application 14 (S _9).

As described above, according to this embodiment, when a representative item name is input, all the similar item names put together in the representative item name are displayed in full spelling. Therefore, all item names can be quickly searched without misunderstanding, and a desired item name can be input accurately.

Also, in the above embodiment, the display data of the representative item name is set to include a numerical value indicating the number of similar item names,
Although the display indicates that the item name is a representative item name, the display method is not limited to such a display method. For example, an asterisk is added to the head or end of the item name to distinguish and display the item name. There are various possibilities.

In the above embodiment, the key input method is a touch panel. However, the key input method is not limited to the touch panel.
A keyboard with a push-down key installed separately from the display screen corresponding to the display item name may be used, and input is performed for the item displayed on the screen where the key on the keyboard is pressed It is also possible to do.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, when a pointing target item including a plurality of pointing target items is specified, a plurality of pointing target items included in the pointing target item are displayed so that each pointing target item can be specified, and When one instruction target item is specified, information corresponding to the instruction target item is input, so that a plurality of instruction target items can be displayed in an easily viewable manner, and information corresponding to the specified instruction target item is immediately input. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of a display data buffer, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment, and FIGS. It is a figure showing the example of a display of item data.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display means for displaying an instruction target item including a plurality of instruction target items and a single instruction target item; and a designation means for designating a display position of the instruction target item displayed on the display means. Determining means for determining whether the designated item designated by the designation means is a designated item including a plurality of designated items or a single designated item; and When it is determined that the instruction target item includes the instruction target item, a plurality of instruction target items included in the instruction target item are displayed so that each instruction target item can be designated, and a single instruction target item is designated. And control means for inputting information corresponding to the instruction target item when the input device is determined to be an input device.