JPH0246975B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is directed to a personal computer (Personal Computer).
This invention relates to improvements in input display control methods for inputting characters, etc.

Personal computers are widely used because they are effective not only in arithmetic processing but also in form processing, etc., but there is a desire for easier input operations when displaying in a "table" format.

[Conventional technology]

The procedure of representative operations using a personal computer will be explained using diagrams. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional example, and the screen 1 of the display section is divided into a tabulation section 2 and an entry section 3. The table section 2 is a display area used to create a "table" 4, and is controlled by the processing section 5. On the other hand, the entry section 3 is a display area where characters, symbols, etc. input from the keyboard 6 are input and displayed.

In FIG. 3, when creating a "table", first frame data A is sent from the processing section 5 to the control section 7, and then a table (framework) 4 is displayed on the tabulation section 2 of the screen 1. For example, when entering the kanji ``automatic frequency measurement'' in column B of Table 4, operate the cursor key 8 of the keyboard 6 to move the cursor C (marked with *) to
Move it to column B on screen 1. Next, when the kana character key 9 of the keyboard 6 is operated to input the kana character "Jido", the kana character "Jido" is displayed at the beginning (left side) position of the entry section 3.
When you press conversion key 10, the kana character "Jido" is displayed.
is converted to the kanji ``automatic'' and displayed.

In the entry section 3 in Fig. 3, the kanji ``automatic frequency measurement'' is input and displayed using the kana/kanji conversion method by the above operation, and then the kanji ``te'' is input and displayed.
The state immediately after is input is shown. Note that when the input key 11 of the keyboard 6 is pressed after the input is completed, the characters input in the entry section 3 are transferred to column B of the tabulation section 2 and displayed. Note that D in the entry section 3 is a cursor for inputting characters, and its movement is controlled by the cursor keys 12 of the keyboard 6. Also, the number 13 in the figure is
A dictionary file for kanji conversion, and 14 a display memory.

As mentioned above, tabulations and text input using a computer are performed using the tabulation section 2 provided on one fixed screen.
This is often done using the entry section 3.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In Fig. 3, when the number of characters input into the entry section 3 exceeds the input display capacity of the entry section 3, the conventional method has a problem in that the characters exceeding the capacity cannot be input on the same screen. .

For example, if the capacity of the entry section 3 is 7 characters and the character to be input is "automatic frequency measurement," then after inputting "automatic frequency measurement" as shown in the entry section 3 of Fig. 3, , then when inputting ``te'', the character ``te'' can be input, but the character ``i'' cannot be input on the same screen (therefore, te kana/kanji conversion is also not possible), so it must be input on another fixed screen. There was a problem in that the user had to input the information after switching to and displaying the information.

[Means for solving problems]

The above problem is that the entry memory section includes an entry memory section, a save storage section, a determination section, an input section, and a control section, and the entry memory section has a storage capacity of the number of characters equal to a predetermined display capacity, and the save storage section The section has a predetermined storage capacity smaller than the storage capacity of the entry memory section, and the discriminating section determines whether the character information held in the entry memory section exceeds the predetermined capacity depending on the character information input from the input section. detect that
Notifying the control unit, the control unit sequentially stores the character information input from the input unit in the entry memory unit from the beginning, and holds it in the entry memory unit when a predetermined instruction is input. , executes the conversion on the character information before the predetermined conversion, changes the character information to the character information after the conversion, and when the notification is received from the discriminator, the information is stored from the beginning of the entry memory unit. Saving the text information to the save storage unit,
After storing the rear part of the input character information in the area of the saved character information of the entry memory section and performing the conversion on the input character information, the saved character information is transferred from the save storage section to the entry memory. This problem is solved by the input display control method of the present invention that restores the original character position of the part.

[Effect]

A fixed screen is divided into an entry section for entering characters and a tabulation section. After displaying the input characters in the entry section and performing kana-kanji conversion, etc., the character string displayed in the entry section is converted to the required number in the tabulation section. In a device that transfers data to a section, an entry memory section with a capacity equal to the display capacity of the entry section is provided, and the input exceeds the display capacity due to input such as readings input in kana before conversion such as kana-kanji conversion etc. In this case, a predetermined number of characters from the beginning of the characters whose conversion has already been confirmed are temporarily saved in a separately provided save memory section, and the overflowing input is displayed in the display area of the saved characters, and the input When the conversion is confirmed, the saved characters are restored and displayed along with the newly converted characters and the previous characters, so the input before conversion overflows the capacity of the input display area and input is suppressed, reducing the display capacity. It is no longer necessary to use the full input character length, or to create a separate display area to avoid this, and the converted characters can be input to the maximum that fills the display capacity and displayed. It becomes possible to use the capacity effectively.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a display example for explaining one embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, framework data A from the processing unit 5
is sent to the display control section 15 via the control section 7, and a table (framework) 4 is thereby displayed on the table section 2 of the screen 1.

The operation will be explained by taking as an example the case where the characters "automatic frequency measurement" are entered in column B of Table 4. Operate the cursor key 8 on the keyboard 6 to move the cursor C (marked with *) to the position in column B of Table 4.
Next, when the kana character key 9 is operated to input the kana character "Jido", the input kana character codes r (ji), s (do), t (u) are transferred to the register 17 by the input control unit 16. are input sequentially from the first position (left end). The input data (r,
s and t) are stored in the display memory 14 by the control unit 7.
The kana characters ``ji'', ``do'', etc. are transferred to the entry memory section 18 of
"U" is displayed (not shown).

When the kana conversion key 10 on the keyboard 6 is pressed, a conversion command P is sent to the control section 7. The control unit 7 inputs the kana character code (r,
s, t) corresponding kanji codes E, F (automatic),
It is taken out from the dictionary file 13 and placed at the beginning (left end) of the entry memory section 18 of the display memory 14.
Store in. As a result, the kana character "Jido" (not shown) displayed in entry section 3
disappears, and the kanji ``automatic'' is displayed in its place. As described above, character input is performed through kana/kanji conversion.

FIG. 2a shows the state immediately after the Chinese character "automatic frequency measurement" is input using the above input method. Kanji codes E (from) and F are stored in the entry memory section 18.
(movement), G (circle), H (wave), I (number), J (measurement) are stored, and the entry section 3 contains the corresponding kanji code E to J.
The corresponding kanji "automatic frequency measurement" will be displayed.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the determination section 19 counts the number of characters input to the input control section 16, and issues a control signal Q when the number exceeds a predetermined value (for example, "6"). Upon receiving this, the control section 7 takes out the Kanji codes E and F from the entry memory section 18 and stores them in the register 20 (SAVE). Along with this, the kanji characters "self" and "dou" in the entry section 3 of screen 1 disappear.

FIG. 2b shows the situation immediately after that. As shown in the figure, the first two Kanji codes E and F of the entry memory section 18 are transferred (SAVE) to a register 20 constituting a limited storage section. As a result, the first two characters "auto" in the entry section 3 disappear.

In FIG. 1, when the character keys 9 of the keyboard 6 are operated to input the kana characters "te" and "i", the input kana character codes l (te) and m
(b) is controlled by the input control unit 16 in the register 17.
is set to The control unit 7 stores the kana character codes l and m in the register 17 in the entry memory unit 1.
Transfer to 8.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the kana character codes l and m are stored in the entry memory section 1.
The kana character code m is stored at the right end of 8, and the kana character code m is stored at the left end. Along with this, entry section 3
is displayed as shown in the figure, i.e. "i", "-(cursor)", "period", "wave", "number", "measurement", "te"
The display will appear in this order.

In FIG. 1, when the conversion key 10 of the keyboard 6 is pressed after the input unit operation described above, a conversion command P is sent to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 inputs the input kana character code l from the dictionary file 13.
The kanji code K of the kana kanji "tei" corresponding to (te) and m (i) is extracted and stored in the rightmost position of the entry memory section 18, and
The two kanji codes E (self) and F (moving) within 0 are
In the leftmost two-digit position of the entry memory section 18,
Store.

FIG. 2d shows the state immediately after the above control operation.
As shown in the figure, 2 at the left end of the entry memory section 18
The digit position is the kanji code E from register 20.
and F are stored (restored to the old position), while the kanji code K is stored at the rightmost (rearmost) position. Accordingly, the Chinese characters "automatic frequency measurement" are displayed in the entry section 3.

In FIG. 1, after completing the above kanji input section, if you press the input key 11 on the keyboard 6,
A transfer command Z is sent to the control section 7. Control unit 7
is the kanji code E~ in the entry memory section 18
K is transferred to area b of the tabulation area 21. As a result, the kanji "automatic frequency measurement" is displayed (not shown) in column B of screen 1 corresponding to area b,
Complete character entry into Table 4 (column B).

As described above, in the present invention, when character input exceeding the capacity of the entry section is required, character data that has already been input (displayed) in the entry section is temporarily saved (SAVE) in a register, thereby freeing up space. The area is designed to allow subsequent character data to be input.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The input display control method according to the present invention has the effect of eliminating the need for a switching display to call a new screen even in the case of character input exceeding the capacity of the entry section in a fixed screen display.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a display example for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a conventional example. In the figure, 1 is the screen, 2 is the tabulation section, 3 is the entry section, 4 is the table, 5 is the processing section, 6 is the keyboard, 7 is the control section, 8 and 12 are the cursor keys, 9 is the character key, and 10 is the Conversion key, 11 is input key, 1
3 is a dictionary file, 14 is a display memory, 15 is a display control section, 16 is an input control section, 17 and 20 are registers, 18 is an entry memory section, 19 is a discrimination section, 21 is a tabulation area, and A is framework data. , B is a column,
b is the area, C, D are the cursors, E, F, G, H,
I, J, K are Kanji codes, l, m, r, s, t kana codes, P is a conversion command, Q is a control signal, and Z is a transfer command.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Entry memory section, evacuation storage section, determination section,
It has an input section and a control section, the entry memory section has a storage capacity of a number of characters equal to a predetermined display capacity, and the evacuation storage section has a predetermined storage capacity smaller than the storage capacity of the entry memory section. The determining unit detects, based on the character information input from the input unit, that the character information held in the entry memory unit exceeds a predetermined capacity, and notifies the control unit, and the control unit , stores the character information inputted from the input section in the entry memory section sequentially from the beginning, and when a predetermined instruction is input, stores the character information inputted from the input section in the predetermined unconverted text information stored in the entry memory section. Execute the conversion to change the character information to the converted character information, and when receiving the notification from the determination unit, save the character information from the beginning of the entry memory unit to the save storage unit. After storing the rear part of the input character information in the area of the saved character information of the entry memory section and performing the conversion on the input character information,
An input display control method characterized in that the saved character information is restored from the save storage section to the original character position in the entry memory section.