JP6196566B2 - Office computer and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments described herein relate generally to an office computer and an information processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information processing apparatus specialized for information processing and printing processing of bills and sales slips, a so-called office computer is known.

  This information processing apparatus includes an input / output device such as a display, a keyboard, and a mouse, and a printer capable of printing on a copy form. Among these, a display and a printer are integrally formed in the main body.

  Various errors may occur during the operation of the information processing apparatus. When an error occurs, the information processing apparatus emits a beep to alert the operator.

  However, there are two types of errors: a serious error that cannot be performed unless it is resolved, and a minor error that alerts the operator.

  In the conventional information processing apparatus, there is only one beep regardless of the severity of the error, and thus the operator cannot immediately recognize the severity of the error.

JP 2001-166904 A

Thus, office computers and information processing program severity of errors that have occurred in the office computer can immediately understand are required.

In order to solve the above-described problem, an embodiment of the present invention includes a printer that forms an image on a recording medium, a display device that is provided integrally with the printer, an input device, a sound reproduction device that reproduces sound, and an error. A sound table that stores the name of the sound generated for each severity level, a severity table that stores the severity level for each error code that is uniquely assigned to the error that occurred, and an error code that corresponds to the error that occurred A storage device that stores the error file, the sound source file that stores the sound to be generated, and the business application, and the severity corresponding to the error code read from the error file are read from the severity table, and the read severity is supported The name of the sound to be generated is read from the sound table, and the sound source file corresponding to the read sound name is played. Comprising a control unit, a control unit, and an asynchronous mode in which two or more sounds are simultaneously reproduced, and the synchronization mode for reproducing the second sound after completion of the first sound, first sound The sound is played back by at least two of a plurality of functions including the playback mode after stopping playback that allows the playback of the second sound after stopping the playback of the sound, and is printed during execution of the business application Provided is an office computer that , when instructed, displays an instruction to insert a recording medium on a display device and generates sound in an audio reproducing device .

It is an appearance perspective view of an information processor. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a sound table. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a severity table. It is a figure which shows the data structure of an error file. It is a flowchart of the error processing operation by the control part of information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an information processing apparatus and an information processing program will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a printer that forms an image on a recording medium, a sound reproduction unit that reproduces sound, a sound table that stores names of sounds generated for each severity of errors, and a specific error that has occurred. A severity table that stores the severity for each error code assigned to the error code, an error file that stores the error code corresponding to the error that occurred, a sound source file that stores the generated sound, and an error code read from the error file A control unit that reads a corresponding severity from a severity table, reads a name of a sound to be generated corresponding to the read severity from the sound table, and reproduces a sound source file corresponding to the read sound name.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a printer 14 that forms an image on a recording medium, a display device 11 such as a display provided integrally with the printer 14, and input devices such as a keyboard 12 and a mouse 13. Prepare.

  The printer 14 includes an insertion hole 14 </ b> A for inserting a recording medium in the front surface of the information processing apparatus 1, and a discharge port for discharging the recording medium behind the display 11. The front surface of the information processing apparatus 1 is the front side of FIG. 1, and the back surface is the back side of FIG.

  The printer 14 includes an image forming unit capable of printing on a copy form. Examples of the image forming unit include a dot matrix head.

  The image forming unit may be an electronic type such as a laser printer or an ink jet type.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 201 including a CPU (central processing unit) that is an arithmetic device, a storage unit 202 including a storage device such as a memory and a hard disk drive, a display 11, and a keyboard 12. And an input / output unit 203 including an input / output device such as a mouse 13, a printer 14, and a sound reproducing unit 205 including devices such as a signal amplifier and a speaker and reproducing sound.

  The storage unit 202 includes a sound table 202A that stores names of sounds generated for each error severity, a severity table 202B that stores a severity for each error code that is uniquely assigned to the error that has occurred, and an error that has occurred An error file 202C that stores an error code corresponding to, a sound source file 202D that stores a sound to be generated, and a sound type flag 202E that indicates whether the sound to be generated is a melody sound or a beep sound. A beep sound is a sound composed of a single waveform.

  The storage unit 202 stores an operation system and an information processing program, and the control unit 201 reads the information processing program from the storage unit 202 and sequentially executes the information processing program. Furthermore, the storage unit 202 stores various business application programs.

  The operator starts up the operation system by turning on the information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 executes a business application program designated in accordance with an operator instruction.

  When a print instruction is given to the information processing apparatus 1 by the operator during execution of the business application program, the information processing apparatus 1 displays the recording medium on the display 11 so as to insert the recording medium from the insertion hole 14A and notifies the operator by sound.

  The information processing apparatus 1 notifies the operator by sound even when a hardware error occurs.

  FIG. 3 shows the data structure of the sound table 202A. As shown in FIG. 3, the sound table 202A stores “severity” indicating the severity of the error and “melody sound” indicating the name of the sound generated corresponding to the severity. Here, the melody sound includes a recorded voice as well as a synthesized voice such as a musical instrument or a human voice.

  In the example of each data, the melody sound with the severity “A” is “melody sound 1”, the melody with the severity “B” is “melody 2”, and the melody with the severity “C” is “melody 3”. Is.

  Here, the severity will be described. For example, the severity can be set as follows.

“A”: A serious error that causes the business to stop.

  For example, a printer hardware error, a business interruption error on software issued by an interpreter, and the like correspond to serious errors in which the business must be stopped.

“B”: Minor error that can be cleared by the operator.

  For example, a printer out-of-paper error or a warning issued by a business application program corresponds to a minor error that can be canceled by the operator.

“C”: Notification of information For example, notification of printing completion, notification other than warning issued by the business application program, and the like correspond to notification of information.

  In the above example, the severity of the error is “A”> “B”> “C”. Note that. The severity of the error can be set as appropriate. The severity rank can be further increased.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the severity table 202B. As shown in FIG. 4, the severity table 202B includes an “error code” uniquely assigned to the error content, a “severity” indicating the error severity, and a “function” indicating a voice generation function. , Store.

  In each data example, the error code is “P0102”, the severity is “A”, and the function is “synchronous mode”.

  Here, the function will be described. Examples of functions include the following.

“Asynchronous mode”: Reproduction of the second sound is permitted without waiting for the reproduction process of the first sound. That is, two or more types of sounds may be played simultaneously.

"Synchronous mode": Waiting for the end of the first sound reproduction process, the second sound is reproduced.

“Playback mode after playback stop”: The playback of the second sound is permitted after the playback of the first sound is stopped without waiting for the playback process of the first sound.

“Repeat mode”: Repeats sound playback until instructed to stop playback.

  Functions can be further increased.

  FIG. 5 shows the data structure of the error file 202C. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the error file 202C stores “error code”, “date and time” indicating the date and time when the error occurred, and “description” that is an explanation of the error code.

  In the example of each data, the error code is “P0102”, the date and time is “201404030510232”, and the description is “head failure”.

  The error file 202C can be centrally managed without distinguishing between hardware errors and software errors, or a separate error file can be provided for each hardware and each software.

  The sound source file 202D stores a sound source to be reproduced as, for example, a WAV format file.

  The sound type flag 202E stores “ON” that is a flag indicating reproduction of a melody sound, or “OFF” that is a flag indicating reproduction of a beep sound. Whether to play a melody sound or a beep sound can be set as appropriate.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an error processing operation performed by the control unit 201 of the information processing apparatus 1. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus 1 reads the error file 202 </ b> C in step 601. When there are a plurality of error files 202C, the information processing apparatus 1 sequentially reads the plurality of error files 202C.

  In step 602, the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether there is an error. If the information processing apparatus 1 determines that there is an error (Y in step 602), the process proceeds to step 603. If it is determined that there is no error (N in step 602), the process returns to step 601.

  In step 603, the information processing apparatus 1 reads the sound type flag 202E.

  In step 604, the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether the sound type flag is “ON” indicating reproduction of a melody sound or “OFF” indicating reproduction of a beep sound. When the information processing apparatus 1 determines that the sound type flag is “ON” indicating reproduction of the melody sound (Y in Step 604), the information processing apparatus 1 proceeds to Step 605 and determines that it is “OFF” indicating reproduction of the beep sound. If so (N in Step 604), go to Step 608.

  In step 605, the information processing apparatus 1 reads the severity and function from the severity table 202B based on the error code read from the error file 202C.

  In step 606, the information processing apparatus 1 reads a melody sound from the sound table 202A based on the severity read from the severity table 202B.

  In step 607, the information processing apparatus 1 reads the sound source file 202D based on the melody sound read from the sound table 202A, and reproduces the read sound source file 202D.

  In step 608, the information processing apparatus 1 emits a beep sound.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes the printer 14 that forms an image on a recording medium, the display device 11 such as a display provided integrally with the printer 14, and the input devices such as the keyboard 12 and the mouse 13. A sound reproduction unit 205 that reproduces sound, a sound table 202A that stores the name of a sound generated for each error severity, and a severity that stores a severity for each error code that is uniquely assigned to the error that has occurred A table 202B, an error file 202C that stores an error code corresponding to the error that has occurred, a sound source file 202D that stores a sound to be generated, a sound type flag 202E that indicates whether the sound to be generated is a beep sound, Read the severity corresponding to the error code read from the error file 202C from the severity table 202B Only includes reading the name of the sound to be generated corresponding to the severity read from the sound table 202A, and a control unit to generate a sound source file 202D corresponding to the name of the loaded sound, the.

  Therefore, the user can immediately understand the severity of the error that has occurred in the information processing apparatus 1 by sound. Further, since the user can recognize the error by the sound indicating the severity of the error, the user can appropriately deal with the error.

  Although several embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

1: Information processing apparatus 11: Display 12: Keyboard 13: Mouse 14: Printer

Claims (6)

A printer for forming an image on a recording medium;
A display device provided integrally with the printer;
An input device;
An audio reproduction device for reproducing audio;
A sound table that stores the name of the sound to be generated for each error severity;
A severity table storing the severity for each error code uniquely assigned to the error that has occurred;
An error file storing the error code corresponding to the error that has occurred;
A sound source file that stores the sound to be generated,
Business applications,
A storage device for storing
The severity corresponding to the error code read from the error file is read from the severity table, the name of the sound to be generated corresponding to the read severity is read from the sound table, and the A control unit for playing back the sound source file corresponding to the name;
Equipped with a,
The controller is
Asynchronous mode in which two or more kinds of sounds are played back simultaneously, synchronous mode in which the second sound is played after the end of the first sound, and second sound after the first sound is stopped playing And playing the sound with at least two of a plurality of functions including:
When a print instruction is made during execution of the business application, an instruction to insert the recording medium is displayed on the display device and a sound is generated on the sound reproduction device.
Office computer . A sound type flag indicating whether the sound to be generated is a beep sound,
The controller is
When the sound type flag is a value indicating that the melody sound is reproduced, the severity corresponding to the error code read from the error file is read from the severity table and corresponds to the read severity. The office computer according to claim 1, wherein the name of the sound to be generated is read from the sound table, and the sound source file corresponding to the read name of the sound is reproduced. The severity table is
Further storing a function indicating a method of reproducing the sound;
The controller is
The office computer according to claim 1 , wherein the severity and the function corresponding to the error code read from the error file are read from the severity table and the sound is reproduced according to the function. A printer for forming an image on a recording medium;
A display device provided integrally with the printer;
An input device;
An audio reproduction device for reproducing audio;
A sound table that stores the name of the sound to be generated for each error severity;
A severity table storing the severity for each error code uniquely assigned to the error that has occurred;
An error file storing the error code corresponding to the error that has occurred;
A sound source file that stores the sound to be generated,
Business applications,
A storage device for storing
Office computer with
A severity determination means for reading the severity corresponding to the error code read from the error file from the severity table;
Sound reproduction means for reading the name of the sound to be generated corresponding to the read severity from the sound table and reproducing the sound source file corresponding to the read sound name;
Asynchronous mode in which two or more kinds of sounds are played back simultaneously, synchronous mode in which the second sound is played after the end of the first sound, and second sound after the first sound is stopped playing A function sound playback means for playing back the sound with any one of a plurality of functions including a playback mode after playback stop that allows playback of
A print sound reproduction means for displaying an instruction to insert the recording medium on the display device and generating a sound on the sound reproduction device when a print instruction is made during execution of the business application;
Information processing program to function as The office computer is
A sound type flag indicating whether the sound to be generated is a beep sound,
The office computer ,
Sound type determination means for determining whether or not the sound type flag is a value indicating that a melody sound is reproduced;
When the sound type flag is a value indicating that a melody sound is reproduced, a severity determination means for reading the severity corresponding to the error code read from the error file from the severity table;
When the sound type flag is a value indicating that the melody sound is reproduced, the name of the sound to be generated corresponding to the read severity is read from the sound table and corresponds to the read name of the sound. Sound reproduction means for reproducing the sound source file;
The information processing program according to claim 4 for further functioning as: The severity table is
Further storing a function indicating a method of reproducing the sound;
The severity determination means reads the severity and the function corresponding to the error code read from the error file from the severity table,
The functional sound reproduction means reproduces the sound according to the function read by the severity determination means ;
The information processing program according to claim 4.

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