JP4028656B2 - Character display method and display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a character display method and a character display device, and in particular, allows a user to quickly understand an operation content when displaying a character for displaying a text for performing an operation instruction to the user on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer. The present invention relates to a character display method and a character display device which can be used.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, when an operator performs a required operation in a terminal device for purchasing software etc. installed through a communication line installed in a store or the like used by a customer in a personal computer, a bank, etc. In general, an operation instruction is given to the operator from the terminal device side by displaying a sentence on a display device. Then, the operator performs a task he / she wants to perform in accordance with an instruction by text on the displayed screen.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described character display method for displaying a sentence for instructing an operation of a terminal device or the like according to the prior art displays the operation content by a sentence at a specific position in the display screen. In general, in the case of Japanese, sentences are expressed in a mixed state of hiragana, kanji, katakana, numbers, and foreign language characters. For this reason, the operator reads the displayed sentences sequentially from the top, grasps and understands the contents, and operates the terminal device and the like.
[0004]
The conventional technology described above requires the operator to read the entire sentence from the beginning of the sentence, which takes time to read and understand the sentence, and wastes time until the necessary operation can be started. Has the problem.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide an operation instruction to a user on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer so that the problems of the conventional character display method can be solved and the operator can quickly understand the operation contents. An object of the present invention is to provide a character display method and a character display device for displaying a sentence to be performed.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the object is to provide a character display method for displaying a text for instructing a user to operate on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer. In the character display device, a character other than a hiragana character in a text to be displayed or This is achieved by displaying the character string larger than the normal display before the hiragana and then displaying the sentence including the hiragana in the normal size .
[0007]
Furthermore, the object is in the foregoing, the character or character string other than the hiragana in the text to indicate the table displayed before the hiragana, when displaying of that, finally displayed in large display screen than normal This is achieved by displaying at a position other than the position to be displayed and moving the display to a position to be displayed while reducing the display to a normal size.
[0008]
Further, in the above description, when there are a plurality of characters or character strings other than hiragana in the text to be displayed in the text to be displayed in the above, the beginning of the text or characters other than hiragana in the hiragana or By displaying the character string as a unit for each unit in order from the beginning of the sentence, and by setting the character or character string other than the hiragana to at least one of kanji, katakana, numbers, and foreign characters Achieved.
[0009]
The present invention having the configuration as described above is generally based on the fact that a significant part of a Japanese sentence is expressed by kanji, katakana, numbers, foreign characters, etc. other than hiragana. By displaying characters other than these hiragana characters in an easy-to-read state, it becomes possible for the operator, who is a user, to understand the contents before the entire sentence is displayed. It is possible to improve the efficiency of the user's terminal operation.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a character display method and a character display device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing apparatus that executes a character display method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a general information processing procedure performed by the information processing apparatus that executes an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a change in the display state of a sentence displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a change in the display state of a sentence displayed according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining an example. In FIG. 1, 101 is a CPU, 102 is a display device, 103 is an input device, 104 is a hard disk device, 105 is an internal memory, and 106 is a floppy disk or CD-ROM disk drive.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 1, a processing apparatus that executes the present invention includes a CPU 101 that controls processing of the entire apparatus, a display device 102 that includes a CRT, liquid crystal, and the like, an input device 103 that includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The hard disk device 104 for storing data necessary for processing, the OS, application programs, and the like are stored, the internal memory 105 used for the processing operation of the CPU 101, the external data is taken in, or the external data is stored A floppy disk for output and a disk drive 106 for a CD-ROM.
[0013]
Next, a general information processing procedure by the information processing apparatus that executes an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG.
[0014]
(1) It is assumed that the information processing apparatus that executes an embodiment of the present invention is an ATM, for example. From the initial screen displayed on the display device 102, the user uses the input device 103 such as a keyboard or a touch panel to select an application he / she wants to perform. When the information processing apparatus is an ATM installed in a bank or the like, the application includes deposit, withdrawal, transfer, balance inquiry, bookkeeping, etc., and the user selects one of these (Step 201, 202).
[0015]
(2) When an application is selected in step 202, the information processing apparatus displays the first input screen A necessary for the application on the display device 102 and prompts the user to input data (step 203). .
[0016]
(3) When the user inputs necessary data on the input screen in step 203, the information processing apparatus displays the next input screen B on the display device 102 and prompts the user to input the next data. Prompt (steps 204, 205).
[0017]
(4) The user further inputs the next data in accordance with the input instruction on the display screen in step 205 (step 206).
[0018]
(5) The information processing apparatus executes the selected application to display the data input instruction screen as shown in the above-described steps 203 to 206 and the data input of the customer according to the instruction. After all necessary data is input, the selected application is executed using the input data.
[0019]
The display of characters according to the embodiment of the present invention is the display of characters in the instruction text in the display of the input instruction screen in steps 203 and 205 described above.
[0020]
In general, the text of the input instruction in such a case is expressed as, for example, “Please enter a user name.”, “Please enter your PIN.” The present invention displays a character string displayed as a sentence for such an operation instruction so that the user can quickly understand. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. An example of a change in the display state of the text displayed by the above will be described.
[0021]
The example shown in FIG. 3 is an example in the case where an input instruction sentence “Please enter a user name.” Is displayed as a sentence for giving an input instruction. In the character display method according to the present invention, first, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the entire sentence is displayed as a batch of predicates of katakana "user name" and kanji, and kanji of "input". It is displayed by a large character compared with the case where it does. Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the hiragana that fills the predicate before and after the predicate displayed above is displayed, and at the same time, the character size is displayed as a normal size. Finally, as shown in FIG. 3C, a data input area 301 is displayed, and buttons and the like displaying characters necessary for data input are displayed on the touch panel unit 302.
[0022]
In the case of the example shown in FIG. 3, when the input screen is in a state as shown in FIG. 3C, necessary data is input to the data input area 301 according to the instruction using the touch panel unit 302.
[0023]
According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when displaying the input instruction screen, first, characters or character strings other than hiragana are displayed larger than usual, so that the user can display before the entire sentence is displayed. The user can understand the contents of the instructions. In the example shown in FIG. 3, two words “user name” and “input” are displayed. However, in Japanese, parts other than hiragana usually have an important meaning. With only the two words “name” and “input” displayed, the user can understand the instruction “input user name” without displaying the entire sentence.
[0024]
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the example of a change of the display state of the text displayed by other embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. This example is also an example of the case where an input instruction “Please enter a user name.” Is displayed as a sentence for giving an input instruction.
[0025]
In another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, first, a character or a character string other than hiragana at the top of the input instruction sentence or the position closest to the top, in this case, “user name” As shown in FIG. 4 (a), it is displayed in a position other than the position to be finally displayed in the display screen, which is much larger than normal, and then the display is normally displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Move to the position to be displayed while reducing to the size of. In FIG. 4A, characters are displayed outside the display area of the display screen, but this is shown for an example from such a position. Is displayed only on
[0026]
Next, the character or character string other than the hiragana character next to the input instruction sentence, in this case, “input”, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, as described above, It is displayed at a position other than the position where it is finally displayed on the display screen, which is much larger than normal, and then the display is moved to the position where it is to be displayed while being reduced to the normal size.
[0027]
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4 (e), hiragana characters that fill before and after the predicate displayed above are displayed, and finally, as shown in FIG. 4 (f), a data input area 301 is displayed and a touch panel unit is displayed. A button displaying characters necessary for data input is displayed in 302.
[0028]
According to the other embodiment of the present invention described above, when displaying the input instruction screen, first, characters or character strings other than hiragana are displayed in a normal size from a position other than the normal display position displayed larger than normal. Since it is moved to the position to be displayed while being reduced, the user can understand the contents of the instruction before the entire sentence is displayed. Can be obtained.
[0029]
Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a character or character string other than a hiragana character is moved from a position other than the normal display position displayed larger than normal to a position to be displayed while being reduced to a normal size. Since the display with the movement is performed, the instruction content can be easily understood.
[0030]
The above-described embodiments of the present invention have been described on the assumption that the present invention is applied to the display of ATM. However, the present invention includes all terminal devices, personal computers, and workstations including processing for displaying a screen for instructing operations and the like. Etc. can be applied. In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the example of “Please input the user name” has been described as an example of the text to be displayed. However, the present invention may be another text example. Furthermore, although the above-described embodiment of the present invention has been described as using a touch panel as an input device, the present invention can also use an input device such as a keyboard.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the characters of the instruction text can be displayed so that the operator can quickly understand the operation content, and the present invention can be displayed on the display screen of the terminal device or personal computer. It is extremely effective when used to display a sentence for giving an operation instruction to a user.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing apparatus that executes a character display method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a general information processing procedure performed by an information processing apparatus that executes an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change in the display state of text displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change in the display state of a text displayed according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 CPU
102 Display Device 103 Input Device 104 Hard Disk Device 105 Internal Memory 106 Floppy Disk or CD-ROM Disk Drive

Claims (8)

In a character display method for displaying a sentence for operating instructions to a user on a display screen of a terminal device or personal computer, a character or a character string other than a hiragana character in a sentence to be displayed is larger than a normal display before the hiragana character A character display method characterized by displaying and then displaying a sentence including hiragana in a normal size . In a character display method for displaying a sentence for instructing a user to operate on a display screen of a terminal device or personal computer, a character or a character string other than a hiragana in a sentence to be displayed is displayed before the hiragana and displayed. In this case, the display is displayed at a position other than the position where it is finally displayed on the display screen, which is larger than normal, and the display is moved to the position where the display is to be displayed while being reduced to a normal size. Character display method. If there are multiple characters or character strings other than hiragana in the sentence to be displayed, the beginning of the sentence with the character or character string other than hiragana sandwiched between the beginning of the sentence or hiragana The character display method according to claim 2 , wherein display is performed for each unit in order . The character or character string other than hiragana, kanji, katakana, numbers, character display method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least is one of the foreign character. In a character display device that displays text for operating instructions to a user on a display screen of a terminal device or personal computer, characters or character strings other than hiragana in the text to be displayed are larger than normal display before hiragana A character display device comprising: display means for displaying; and display means for displaying a sentence including hiragana in a normal size after display by the means. In the character display apparatus for displaying a sentence to perform an operation instruction to the user on the display screen of the terminal device or a personal computer, a character or a character string other than the hiragana in the text to be displayed, and displayed earlier than the Hiragana, the display At this time, a means for displaying at a position other than the position to be finally displayed within the display screen larger than normal, and a character or character string other than the hiragana displayed by the means is reduced to a normal size. A character display device comprising display means for moving to a position to be displayed for display . If there are multiple characters or character strings other than hiragana in the sentence to be displayed, the beginning of the sentence with the character or character string other than hiragana sandwiched between the beginning of the sentence or hiragana 7. A character display device according to claim 6, further comprising display means for displaying each unit in order . The character display device according to claim 5, wherein the character or character string other than the hiragana character is at least one of a kanji character, a katakana character, a number, and a foreign character .

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