JPH06342438A - Word processor with electronic notebook mounting mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the word processor with electronic notebook mounting mechanism for efficiently performing the transmission/reception of data with a pen input system electronic notebook from the aspect of operations or data management. CONSTITUTION:At a part of a keyboard 1 of the word processor, a mounting mechanism 3 is provided for enabling connection between an electronic notebook 2 and the word processor by freely detachably mounting the pen touch input system electronic notebook 2. When the electronic notebook 2 is mounted, data communication is performed between the electronic notebook 2 and the word processor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a word processor with an electronic notebook mounting mechanism that enables the functions of a word processor and a pen-touch electronic notebook to be integrated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a conventional word processor which can be connected to a portable electronic notebook of a pen input system by a cable and can transmit and receive data and the like to and from each other. In this system, the word processor main body and the pen input type electronic notebook are completely different devices, and each plays a role as a single unit.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional word processor and pen input type electronic notebook are completely independent devices and function as separate units, so that data transmission / reception with the pen input type electronic notebook is possible. In order to do so, it was necessary to connect each other with a cable each time, and the efficiency in data management was poor.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to efficiently transmit / receive data to / from a pen-input type electronic notebook in terms of operation and data management. It is to provide a word processor with an electronic notebook attachment mechanism that can be used.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the features of the present invention are: an input means for inputting data, a display means for displaying the input data, and a display of the data on the display means. In a word processor having a system processing unit having a control means for controlling, a pen touch input type electronic notebook is detachably mounted, and a mounting mechanism enabling connection between the electronic notebook and the system processing unit is input. It is provided in a part of the means, and when the electronic notebook is attached, data communication between the electronic notebook and the system processing unit is performed.

[0006]

According to the above-described structure, the electronic notebook functions as a pen-touch input type portable electronic notebook when separated from the word processor, and when attached to the word processor, transmits and receives data between the word processor and the electronic notebook. For example, a reduced screen currently being edited on the word processor side can be displayed on the display screen of the electronic notebook, or the display screen of the electronic notebook can function as a tablet that can input handwritten characters with a pen. Is possible.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the essential parts of a word processor with an electronic notebook mounting mechanism embodying the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a keyboard for arranging predetermined keys to input data required for processing, and a mounting mechanism 3 for detachably mounting a portable electronic notebook 2 on the right end of the keyboard 1. Are formed. A connector 4 for communication, which can be connected to the system processing unit of the word processor main body, is attached to the upper end of the mounting mechanism 3.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of the word processor main body.

Referring to FIG. 1, the word processor of the present embodiment comprises a keyboard 1 for data input shown in FIG.
A control device 12 including a CPU for controlling the operation of the entire device, a storage device 13 such as a random access memory (RAM) for storing data, a display device 14 such as a liquid crystal display for displaying data, and data. And a printing device 15 such as a heat-sensitive printing device, which is connected to each other via a bus line 16 which is a transmission line for transmitting and receiving data. The storage device 13 stores handwriting input character recognition software described later.

FIG. 3 is a pen touch input type electronic notebook 2.
2 is a system block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 1, the electronic notebook 2 has a pen touch system (a system for detecting a pen point by electromagnetic induction).
A detection device 22 that detects data input by the input device 21, a display device 23 such as a liquid crystal display that displays data, a control device 24 that includes a CPU that controls the operation of the entire device, and a data storage device. And a storage device 25 such as a RAM, and the above-described detection device 22 and display device 2
3, the control device 24 and the storage device 25 are interconnected via a bus line 26.

The storage device 25 stores a program (schedule management function, business card management function, calculator function, clock function, etc.) for separation when the electronic notebook 2 is used separately from the word processor. There is. Further, the electronic notebook 2 is driven by a power source supplied from a built-in battery in the case of separate use.

Next, the operations (A) to (D) of the word processor configured as above will be described.

(A) Operation when Electronic Notebook 2 is Separately Used From Word Processor to Pen Touch Input Electronic Notebook 2
When the above is separated and is used as a portable electronic notebook, the operation is as follows.

When the power is turned on, a menu screen is displayed on the display device 23 shown in FIG. There are seven icons on the menu screen: schedule management, business card management, calculator, clock, data communication, reduced screen, and handwriting input. The program corresponding to each of these icons is executed by designating one of them. For example, in the case of business card management, if the company name, name, telephone number, etc. of the person to be input are input, they are automatically registered in the business card management format.

All inputs are performed by the input device 21 in a pen touch method. That is, a predetermined key is pointed to the keyboard layout displayed on the display screen. In addition, the schedule management, calculator, and clock functions also use the pen-touch method for input.

Thus, when used separately from the word processor, it functions as a portable electronic notebook.

(B) Operation when Wearing Electronic Notebook and Performing Data Communication When the electronic notebook 2 of the pen-touch input method is mounted on the word processor and both parties perform data communication, the following operation is performed.

When the electronic notebook 2 is mounted on the mounting mechanism 3 provided on the keyboard 1 of the word processor, the word processor main body and the electronic notebook 2 are connected via the connector 4 for communication. Data input when the electronic notebook 2 is separated and used is stored in the storage device 25 shown in FIG.

First, the data communication icon is designated by touching the pen on the menu screen of the electronic notebook 2. Next, data communication is also specified in the word processor main body, and the main body side is set to the receiving state. Then, data communication with the word processor main body is performed through the connector 4 without a cable, and the data stored in the storage device 25 of the electronic notebook 2 is sent to the word processor main body. Then, it is automatically registered in the word processor format.

This data communication can also be performed from the word processor side to the electronic notebook side by setting the word processor main body in the transmitting state and further setting the electronic notebook 2 in the receiving state.

(C) Operation when displaying text on the side of the word processor in the electronic notebook The electronic notebook 2 of the pen touch input system is attached to the word processor, and the text edited by the word processor is reduced on the display screen of the electronic notebook 2. When displaying a screen, it operates as follows.

First, when the electronic notebook 2 is mounted on the mounting mechanism 3 of the keyboard 1 of the word processor, the main body of the word processor and the electronic notebook 2 are connected via the connector 4 for communication. When editing the document of the word processor main body, if the icon of the reduced screen is designated by the pen touch on the menu screen of the attached electronic notebook 2, the reduced screen data of the sentence edited by the word processor main body is controlled by the control device 12 on the word processor side. It is displayed on the display screen of the display device 23 of the electronic notebook 2 through the connector 4. As a result, the layout of the entire sentence can be grasped and the editing efficiency is improved.

(D) Operation When Inputting and Recognizing Handwritten Characters The operation when the electronic notebook 2 is attached to the word processor and the handwritten characters are input and recognized is as follows.

Similarly to the above, when the electronic notebook 2 is mounted on the mounting mechanism 3 of the keyboard 1 of the word processor, the main body of the word processor and the electronic notebook 2 are connected via the connector 4 for communication.

When editing a sentence in the word processor main body, when inputting a character for which the kanji writing style is known but the reading style is not understood, the handwriting input icon is displayed on the menu screen of the electronic notebook 2. When specified with a pen touch, the display screen of the electronic notebook 2 becomes a doublet for handwriting input (detection device in FIG. 3), and handwritten Chinese characters can be input. Then, the control device 12 on the side of the word processor takes in the input handwritten character through the connector 4, recognizes it by the handwritten character recognition software stored in the storage device 13, and displays it on the display device 14 of the word processor.

[0028]

As described above in detail, in the present invention, the input means for inputting data, the display means for displaying the input data, and the control means for controlling the display of the data on the display means. In a word processor provided with a system processing unit having, a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting a pen touch input type electronic notebook and enabling connection between the electronic notebook and the system processing unit is provided in a part of the input means. Since the data communication between the electronic notebook and the system processing unit is performed when the electronic notebook is attached, it is not necessary to connect the word processor and the electronic notebook with a cable, and the operational efficiency is improved. Furthermore, since a single electronic device with two functions, a word processor and an electronic notebook, can be realized, the main editing can be performed on the word processor side and the electronic notebook can be used as a portable device, and data communication between them can be operated with a pen touch, so data management The efficiency of is further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a main part of a word processor with an electronic notebook mounting mechanism embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of a word processor main body.

FIG. 3 is a system block diagram of a pen-touch input type electronic notebook 2.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Keyboard 2 Electronic Notebook 3 Mounting Mechanism 4 Connector 12 Control Device 13 Storage Device 14 Display Device 15 Printing Device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A word processor comprising a system processing unit having an input unit for inputting data, a display unit for displaying the input data, and a control unit for controlling the display of the data on the display unit. A mounting mechanism is provided in a part of the input means to detachably mount the electronic notebook of the input method and enable connection between the electronic notebook and the system processing unit, and when the electronic notebook is mounted, the electronic notebook is connected to the electronic notebook. A word processor with an electronic notebook mounting mechanism, characterized in that data communication with the system processing unit is performed.