JPH04264670A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the document of an intended layout only by means of inputting a character string by permitting an identification means to identify the attribute of the inputted character string and deciding the output position of the character string based on the identified result. CONSTITUTION:A character inputted from an input part 11 is once fetched into an input buffer provided in RAM 15. CPU 13 sequentially displays the character string from the head character and stores it in an area secured in the different address of RAM 15. An address book is inputted for two lines of an address and a house number, for example. A head pointer is added to the head of data in respective lines and an end pointer to an end. Then, they are stored in the address which the pointers show. When they are outputted to an output part 16 or a display part 19, a first line is laid out to left and a second line to right. At the time of vertically printing on a post card, the first line is laid out on an upper part and the second line to a lower part. In such a case, the number of the characters per line is initially set by an operator.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus capable of inputting character data having a plurality of attributes to create an information file and outputting the information file as necessary. It is something.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when creating an address book using an address book function such as a word processor, inputting prefecture names, street numbers, etc. takes into consideration legibility and distribution when printed on postcards. The layout is usually done using functions such as tabs and spaces.

[0003] Furthermore, when creating a report, letter, etc., similar processing is performed for inputting the date, addressee, title, etc.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example of the above address book, when the operator inputs characters, the operator judges that the part before the town name is left-aligned, and the part after the house number is right-aligned, each time the operator inputs a character. , the layout has to be done,
It was very troublesome.

[0005] Furthermore, when creating a report, letter, etc., it is necessary to pay attention to the input position of characters so that the date is aligned to the right, the addressee is aligned to the left, and the title is aligned to the center. There wasn't.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional example, and provides an information processing device that can output a document with an intended layout by simply inputting a character string without being aware of the layout. The purpose is to

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems An information processing apparatus of the present invention that solves this problem has the following configuration. That is, in an information processing device that inputs character data and creates and stores a document file, an identification means for identifying the attributes of the input character string, and an output position of each character string according to the identification result of the identification means are provided. and an output means for outputting each character string so as to be arranged at the output position determined by the layout means.

[0008]

[Operation] In the configuration of the present invention, the attribute of the input character string is identified by the identifying means. Then, based on the identification result, the output position of the character string is determined, and the character string is output at the determined output position.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Description of Apparatus Configuration> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing apparatus in this embodiment. In the figure, 10 is a bus line, which will be described later
13 and each control section are connected to it. Reference numeral 11 denotes an input unit for inputting characters, which is composed of a keyboard, an RS-232C interface, and the like. 12 is an input control section, which controls character input from the input section 11; 13 is CPU
, and performs overall calculation control according to a processing procedure (program) that will be described later. 14 is a ROM, which is a memory that stores programs for the CPU 13. 15 is RAM
This is a memory consisting of a work area used by the CPU 13 when executing processing, an area for storing address book data, etc.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an output unit, which is comprised of a printer, a disk device, an RS-232C interface, etc., for printing or storing the created address book etc. as a file. Reference numeral 17 denotes an output control section, which controls the output section 16. Reference numeral 18 denotes a display control section, which controls a display section 19, which will be described later. A display section 19 is composed of a liquid crystal display, a CRT, etc., and displays characters inputted from the input section 11.

<Description of address book> In the above configuration, the flow of processing in which the operator inputs characters from the input unit 11 and stores data will be described below with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, characters input from the input unit 11 (keyboard) are once taken into an input buffer provided in the RAM 15. Then, the CPU 13 displays the input character string in order from the first character, or stores it in an area secured at a separate address in the RAM 15 as described later.

In FIG. 2A, numerals 1 and 2 indicate data input by the operator, which are input over two lines as shown. In FIG. 2C, reference numerals 5 and 6 indicate RAM 15.
This is an input buffer provided above, and shows the storage status of input character strings 1 and 2, respectively. 8 is a pointer indicating the end of data on input buffer 5;
is a pointer indicating the beginning of the input buffer 5 to be read. Reference numeral 7 denotes an address storage unit, and a plurality of addresses are arranged on the RAM 15 so that addresses for a plurality of people can be stored in the same format.

Characters input through the input unit 11 are stored as character codes in the input buffer 5 as described above, and are stored at the address location indicated by the pointer 8. Of course, when this storage process is completed, the pointer 8 is updated in preparation for the next character to be input.

On the other hand, the CPU 13 reads a character code from the address position indicated by the pointer 9 out of the data stored in the input buffer 5 and displays it.
Alternatively, processing such as storing the character code in the storage section 7 secured in the RAM 15 is performed. However, the pointer 9 is updated every time one character is read. Therefore, pointer 9
catches up with pointer 8, which means that input buffer 5
This indicates that the interior is empty.

Note that the above-mentioned pointers 8 and 9 both point to the beginning of the input buffer 5 in the initial state, and when a character is input, it is stored in the buffer 5 pointed to by the pointer 8. The characters are updated.

In FIG. 2C, "
It shows the state when "line feed" is input, and it can be seen that the input data is stored in the address storage section 7.

22 in FIG. 2B is a diagram showing the result of outputting the data stored in the address book to the output section (printer etc.) 16 or the display section 19, and character string 3 is added to character string 1 shown in FIG. 2A. Column 4 corresponds to character string 2, respectively.

In this embodiment, even if there is an input as shown in FIG. 2A, a space is inserted at the beginning of the character data and the numeric part is aligned to the right and stored as shown in FIG. 2B. be.

<Description of Processing Procedure> Next, the processing procedure executed by the CPU 13 when storing data in the address book mentioned above will be explained below according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

This flowchart shows the process of inputting characters from the input unit 11 via the input control unit 12, storing all the characters in the input buffer 5, and then storing them in the address storage unit 7. It is.

First, in step S100, the first character of the input buffer 5 is extracted with reference to the pointer 9 shown in FIG. 2C. Then, in the following step S101, it is determined whether the character is a space or not, and if it is a space, the character is entered in step S1.
The process advances to 07, and the above-mentioned pointer 9 is advanced by one character. Then, in step S108, it is determined whether there is any remaining space in the input buffer 5. If the input buffer 5 is empty, the process proceeds to step S106, an empty string is stored in the address storage section 7, and the process ends. do.

On the other hand, in the above step S108,
If there are still characters left in the input buffer 5, step S1
The process returns to 00 and the above process is repeated.

After the extra space inserted at the beginning of the line is removed by the above processing and the first character excluding the space is extracted, the process advances to step S102, where it is determined whether the character is a number or not. Here, if it is determined that it is not a number, the process advances to step S106, and the contents of the input buffer 5 from the character indicated by the current read pointer 9 to the next line feed code are stored in the address storage section 7 and processed. end. However, if it is determined in step S102 that the input character is a number, the process advances to step S103, and the number of characters in the input buffer 5 from the read character to just before the next line feed code is calculated.

Next, in step S104, the "number of characters" obtained in step S103 is subtracted from the "number of characters per line" to calculate the number of spaces to be inserted. here,
The number of characters per line is set by the operator before inputting characters. Now, when the process proceeds to step S105, the number of spaces determined in step S104 is stored in the address storage section 7, and in the next step S106, the characters indicated by the pointer 9 in the input buffer 5 are first searched. The character string corresponding to the number of characters obtained is stored in the address storage section 7, and the process ends.

An example of the output printed on a postcard after performing the above series of processes is shown in FIG. 6A. Further, FIG. 6B is an example of an output that is inputted using a normal device without being aware of the layout, and the address field 62 below the address is top-justified. On the other hand,
In FIG. 6A, which is an output example of this embodiment, even if the same input is performed, the address column 61 below the address is output with the address at the bottom, resulting in a very natural layout, similar to when handwritten. It's getting old.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, right-justification processing is performed only when a number is input at the beginning of a line, making it easy to use and providing an address book with a natural layout, a postcard printing function, etc. An information processing device can be provided.

<Description of Second Embodiment> Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the related drawings.

In the embodiments described above, processing is performed when data is input, but in this embodiment, a case in which processing is performed when data is displayed or output will be described in detail.

Note that the configuration of the apparatus is similar to that shown in FIG. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the state of data stored when processing in this embodiment is performed, and 30 is a
An address storage section secured within the AM 15, 33 and 34 are pointers indicating the start address of each address data, and 36 is a data delimiter (CR). And 31 and 32 are the second book
This shows the output state of address data in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure in this second embodiment, and the output processing will be explained according to this figure.

First, in step S200, the first character of the character data 30 is read, and in step S201, it is determined whether the character is a number. Here, if it is not a number, the process advances to step S206, normal line data is output to the output unit 16 via the output control unit 17, and the process ends.

However, if it is a number, the process advances to step S202, and the delimiter 36 at the end of the line with the number string is
Search for. Then, in the next step S203, the number of characters in the line of interest is calculated. And step S2
In step S204, the number of insertion spaces is determined by subtracting the "number of characters" determined in step S203 from the "number of characters per line." In the following step S205, spaces are outputted to the output unit 16 by the calculated number of insertion spaces. When the output is completed, the process advances to step S206, where one line of data (character string consisting of numbers) is output to the output unit 16, and the process ends.

[0036] Through the above processing, exactly the same effects as those of the above-mentioned embodiments can be obtained. In addition, in the above embodiment, since data is stored excluding spaces, the RA
The usage amount of M can be reduced and the effect of data compression can also be obtained.

<Description of Third Embodiment> Next, a third embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

In the first and second embodiments described above, processing was performed depending on the type of character input at the beginning of the line (whether it was a number or not), but in the third embodiment, the When a column is input, a blank line is detected, a partial sentence consisting of character strings sandwiched between the blank lines is treated as one block, and processing such as layout is performed in accordance with the input order of the block. however,
In the third embodiment, when inputting a letter in English, the first character string block at the beginning is a character string representing the date, the second character string block is a character string representing an address, A case will be explained in which a heading is input in the third block and a main text is input in the fourth block. In addition, the configuration of the device is similar to that shown in FIG. 1, and although the explanation is omitted here, a document file consisting of the line feed flag shown below and each block described above is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM 15. It is assumed that an area has been established.

The processing procedure for dividing input lines into blocks by blank lines will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, prior to character input, step S70
1, the input buffer 5 and line feed flag are cleared. Then, in step S702, one character is input from the input unit 11. Data for one character entered (
character code) is stored in the input buffer 5 in the next step S703. Then, in step S704, it is determined whether the saved character code is a line feed code. If it is determined that the code is not a line feed code, that is, it is a normal character code, the process advances to step S707, where the line feed flag is cleared, and the process returns to step S702. In other words, the character codes excluding linefeed codes are sequentially input to the input buffer 5.
The newline flag will always be cleared while it is being stored in .

Now, when it is determined that the character code input and stored in the input buffer 5 is a line feed code, the process advances from step S704 to step S705. Here, it is determined whether the line feed flag is set. If the line feed flag is not set, the line feed flag is set in step S706, and the process returns to step S702. If it is determined that the line feed flag is set, it is assumed that input of one block of character strings has been completed, and the process returns to the main routine.

In short, the judgment in step S705 is "Y".
ES" will only occur when the line feed code is entered twice in succession. This is because when one line feed code is entered, the line feed flag is set, but the next line feed code is This is because if the character code is other than that, the line feed flag is cleared in step S702.The operator presses the line feed key to move the character input position to the beginning of the next line.Therefore, the first time By inputting the new line code, the cursor indicating the character input position will move to the beginning of the next line, and the next line feed code will move the cursor to the beginning of the next line. This means that you have entered one.

As explained above, character string input processing for one block is completed by entering the line feed code twice, but when inputting a character string for the next block, the processing in FIG. 7 is started again. Just do it.

In this way, a plurality of blocks are input, and on the other hand, the layout processing of each block is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Furthermore, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that a plurality of characters (character codes) have already been input into the input buffer 5, as shown in FIG.

First, in step S801, the RAM
During step 15, a storage area for the document file is secured, and initial settings such as paper size and line spacing are made. In step S802, the input buffer 5 is checked, and if there is an unread block, the first block among them is read. Blocks can be separated by determining whether two consecutive carriage return codes (CR) are stored.

Now, when one block is read, in steps S803 to S805 it is determined what block the block is.

When it is determined that the read block is the first block, the process advances from step S803 to step S806, and right-justification processing is performed. At this time, based on certain line width information in the format information set in step S801, a tab code or space code is inserted before the character string in the block so that the character string is positioned on the right side of the set paper. Make it.

Further, if the block read in step S802 is the second block, step S80
Proceeding to step 7, left-justification processing is performed on the character strings included in the block of interest. Since sentences are normally left justified, nothing is actually processed in step S807.

If it is determined that the read block is the third one, the character string included in that block is centered in step S808. In this centering process, a tab or space code may be inserted at the beginning of the character string so that the center of the character string is at the center of the line width.

If it is determined that the read block is the fourth block or later, left-justification processing is performed in step S809.

[0051] When the layout processing for the character strings included in the block is thus completed, step S810
Then, the information of the processed block is additionally stored in the file area secured in the RAM 15.

[0052] Then, in step S811, the input section 11
The above-described process is repeated until it is determined that an "end" key (not shown) provided on the (keyboard) has been pressed.

If it is determined that the "end" key has been pressed, the information stored in the RAM 15 is stored as one file in an external storage device (not shown) or the like in step S812.

FIG. 10A shows an example in which a document file is printed by performing the above series of processes. For comparison, FIG. 10 shows an example of printing without layout processing in the third embodiment.
Shown in B.

As shown, in FIG. 10B, the date block 91, destination block 92, and title block 93 are all aligned to the left. In contrast, in FIG. 10A, which is an output example of the third embodiment, the date block 91 is right-aligned, the destination block 92 is left-aligned, and the title is Block 93 is output centered and has a very natural layout, similar to when it was handwritten.

As explained above, according to the third embodiment, a blank line is detected, the part between the blank lines is treated as one block, and the layout process is performed in accordance with the input order of the block. By doing this, it is possible to provide an information processing device that is easy to use and can create documents with a natural layout.

In the third embodiment described above, after a certain number of character strings are input to the input buffer 5, the process shown in FIG.
Although it has been described that the process shown in FIG. 8 is executed, it goes without saying that the character input process and the process shown in FIG. 8 may be executed in parallel. For example, in this case, the character input process is such that an interrupt signal is output to the CPU 13 every time a key is input (or at a predetermined timing), and the CPU 13 inputs the character code input by the key during the interrupt routine. It is sufficient to store it in buffer 5. <Description of the fourth embodiment> In the third embodiment described above, the layout of the text that is about to be input is fixed, but originally, the layout could be set freely by the operator. is desirable. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, an example will be described in which the operator can freely set the layout. It is assumed that each block is separated by inputting a line feed code twice in succession, as in the third embodiment.

A brief overview of the third embodiment is as follows.

Prior to character input, the operator sets the layout of each block. The set layout information is stored in the RAM 15, for example, in a table format (hereinafter referred to as a layout table) as shown in FIG. In addition, in the illustration, “E
OT" is a control code indicating the end of the layout table, and by detecting this "EOT", the CPU 13
You can see that there is no data after that. The fifth and subsequent blocks follow the layout information set immediately before "EOT". This is similar to the previous third embodiment. Now, once the layout table is created, the operator inputs the character strings of each block via the input section 11. The input character string is processed block by block according to the layout table.

[0060] In order to realize the above processing, the CPU 13
The operation processing procedure will be explained below based on FIGS. 12 and 13. The program for realizing this process is RO.
M14, but of course R
It may also be loaded onto AM15.

First, when a key related to layout setting (not shown) is pressed, the process of step S1201 is executed. In step S1201, a layout table is secured in the RAM 15 and the contents thereof are cleared. In the next step S1202, a variable i is secured in the RAM 15 and "1" is stored therein as an initial value. Next, the process advances to step S1203, and it is determined whether a key related to ending the layout setting has been pressed. Here, it is determined that such a key is not pressed.

In step S1204, the layout for the block indicated by variable i is set. There are many possible ways to set this up. For example, when the variable i is "1", a message such as "Please set the layout for the first block" is displayed on the display unit 19, and settable layout items are displayed in a menu format. The operator only has to select one of them.

In any case, after setting the layout for the block indicated by the variable i, step S120
Proceeding to step 5, the contents of variable i and the set layout information are stored in the layout table. Thereafter, the variable i is incremented by "1" and the process returns to step S1203.

[0064] In this way, the operator freely sets the layout of each block, but if it is determined that the key indicating the end of the setting has been pressed, "EOT" is added to the end of the layout table and the process returns to the main routine. It turns out.

Next, the layout editing process for each block based on character string input will be explained with reference to FIG. Incidentally, this process corresponds to that shown in FIG. 8 of the third embodiment.

First, in step S1301, RA
A storage area for the document file is secured in M15, and formatting conditions such as paper size and line spacing are set. In the next step S1302, a variable j is secured at a predetermined location in the RAM 15, and "1" is stored as an initial value.

In the next step S1303, the input buffer 5 is checked, and if there is an unread block, the first block among them is read. Then, the next step S130
In step 4, the j-th layout information of the previously created layout table is checked, and the layout processing of the read block is executed based on the layout information. In this layout process, the type of layout information is determined, and based on the determination result, step S80 is performed.
Any one of steps 6 to S808 may be executed.

In step S1305, the layout-processed block is stored in a file area in the RAM 15. Then, in step S1306, the variable j is incremented by "1". Next, in step S1307, it is determined whether or not an end key has been pressed, and the processing from step S1303 onward is repeated until it is determined that this key has been pressed.

Further, if it is determined that the end key has been pressed, in step S1308, processing such as storing the data stored in the file area in the RAM 15 in the external storage device is performed, and this processing ends.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the operator takes into consideration the layout of the document to be inputted and sets the layout. And after that,
By simply entering a string of characters, the text will be created according to the set layout.

In the first to fourth embodiments described above, the layout processing of each input block has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, for the string in the desired block,
It is also possible to specify to add an underline or to change the font size and type, and create a document according to the specified contents. In a further development, multiple settings may be made for the first block, such as aligning it to the right and adding an underline. In this case, it is only necessary to secure an area in the layout table that can store a plurality of pieces of setting information for one block.

[0072] Normally, a character string containing a single date is often right-justified, regardless of whether it is in Japan, Europe, or America. Therefore, for example, a word table used for date blocks such as "Jan" and "Feb" may be provided in the ROM 14, and character strings or blocks starting with the character strings stored in this table may be regarded as date blocks. . In this case,
Even if the input data (block) includes a date, address, and title block, the dates within it can be right-justified.

In addition, in the third and fourth embodiments, the case where two consecutive line feed codes are used as the information indicating the block break was explained, but if the "block break" key is pressed on the input section 11 of the keyboard, etc. A new key input may be provided to separate each block.

Furthermore, in the first to fourth embodiments described above, layout processing is performed on the character string that is being inputted using the keys, but the layout processing is performed after all character string input is completed. You can do it as well. That is, when a predetermined key is pressed after inputting a character string and storing it in the file area without taking any layout into account, layout processing is executed. In order to realize this, for example, the block reading target in step S802 of FIG. 8 and step S1303 of FIG. 13 may be set to a file area instead of the input buffer 5.

[0075] Also, multiple types of layout tables may be registered in an external storage device, and the operator may select one of them.
By selecting one, the table may be read into the RAM 15 and character strings may be input. In this way, when creating documents with the same layout, there is no need to set the layout each time, which is convenient.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the case where the output is printed out has been described, but it may also be realized on the display screen.

[0077]

As described above, according to the present invention, a document with an intended layout can be output by simply inputting a character string without being aware of the layout.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing apparatus in this embodiment.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C are diagrams for explaining the flow of data in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing data storage processing in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining data storage and output in a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing data output processing in a second embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing postcard printing in this embodiment.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing normal postcard printing.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing input data block division processing in a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing block data layout processing in the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an input buffer in the third embodiment.

FIG. 10A is a diagram showing letter printing in the third embodiment.

FIG. 10B is a diagram showing normal letter printing.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a layout table in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the contents of layout setting processing.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the content of layout processing in the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10...Data bus 11...Input section 12...Input control section 13...CPU 14...ROM 15...RAM 16...Output section 17...Output control section 18...Display control section 19...Display section

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: An information processing device that inputs character data and creates and stores a document file, comprising: an identification means for identifying the attributes of the input character string; 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a layout means for determining an output position of the character string; and an output means for outputting each character string so as to be arranged at the output position determined by the layout means. 2. An information processing device that inputs character data and creates and stores a document file, comprising: an input means for inputting a character string block composed of character strings; An information processing apparatus comprising: a layout means for determining an output position of a character string block determined by the layout means; and an output means for outputting the character string block so that the character string block is located at the output position determined by the layout means.