JPS61100860A - Selective inputting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate a character keyboard easily by displaying the content of input information to be selected by a special character keyboard on a display area in a part of a displayed picture. CONSTITUTION:A selective display area 6 having a display area of 30 divisions arranged in three columns and ten rows corresponding to arrangement of the character keyboard is provided in the lower part of a sentence display area 5 that displays inputted sentences on a displayed picture. Commands, instructions, characters and symbols selected by operation of corresponding character keyboard are displayed on display areas of the selective display area 6. A message display area 7 and a status display area 8 are provided on the upper side and lower side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial field of 7f1] The present invention provides a selective input method, particularly in information processing devices such as word processors and personal computers. multiple commands and idioms given.

The present invention relates to a selective input method for selectively inputting input information such as sentences.

[Conventional technology and problems]

Normally, in a word processor, various commands including letters and symbols are performed by operating an input keyboard device. The keyboard has five character keyboards used for inputting characters and symbols, and a functional keyboard used for other commands.In addition to the function of inputting the letters and symbols corresponding to the pronunciation, each keyboard Characters other than those displayed by operating the function keyboard.

A function is provided to input symbols, symbols, or sentences. For example, if you want to input Greek letters or special symbols, you can do so by operating a specific function key e and then sequentially pressing 4 characters corresponding to the 4-digit JIS symbol. It is configured.

However, in this input method using JIS symbols, after checking the JIS symbol of the character you are trying to input,
Since this is input using four keys, there is a problem that it is complicated and difficult to use. In addition, in Japanese word processors, there is a method of selecting homonyms displayed in 3 rows and 3 columns on a part of the display screen using a numeric keypad (1 to 9, 9 historical records) (Tokushima Sho 57-94883). ) and 10 keys in 2 rows and 5 rows on the letter board, and the homonyms (Kanji A method for selecting idioms (or idioms) is publicly known and in use. These devices use a character keyboard to perform a specific task of selecting kanji or phrases, and before doing so, it is necessary to press a functional keyboard that instructs the selection task. Therefore, even if the same method is applied to the input of special characters and special symbols using the above-mentioned JIS symbols, "Greek letters", "Rocha letters", "
There is a problem in that it is necessary to provide a large number of function boards for selecting the types of special characters and symbols such as "special symbols". The characters, symbols, and name of the document processing task (called a menu) to be selected are displayed together with numbers or letters on the display screen, and by pressing the key corresponding to the number or letter, you can select the corresponding letter. , selecting symbols and processing tasks, or displaying more detailed menus, but this method requires extra space on the display screen to display numbers and letters, especially as mentioned above. If you want to display a large number of letters on a part of the display screen, as in the example of the Greek letters shown below, use 1.
There is an entry point where the display looks <<y, c.

[Purpose of the invention]

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional word processors as described above, to enable easy operation of character keyboards by looking at the information on the display screen, and to provide a multi-function keyboard without increasing the number of function f1 boards. An object of the present invention is to provide a selection input method that can provide functions.

[Means to solve the problem]

A first aspect of the present invention is to input characters, symbols, phrases, commands, etc. other than those written on the character keyboard into an information processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer using a character board of an input keyboard device. Selective input method 1 for inputting information
2) A plurality of display areas 7I-gfJ are used to select approximately the same number of character keyboards in which characters or symbols can be displayed on a part of the display screen that displays input text, etc. provided corresponding to the arrangement of the specific character keyboard, and configured to display in the main display area the contents of the input information selected by each of the special text 'P' keys as letters or symbols. The input information is manually selected using the specified character keyboard.

Further, a second invention of the present invention is based on the configuration of the first invention, wherein the number of the specific character keyboards is freely selected, and the selection operation using the specific character keyboard is repeatedly performed in a number of steps. The input information is selected and inputted.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a keyboard layout diagram of an embodiment of an input keyboard device for a Japanese word processor using the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an embodiment of a display screen corresponding to FIG. The input keyboard device shown in Figure 1 is a new input method (Paper No.
H-xor (proposal of a new Japanese input method), which consists of a vowel keyboard group 1 operated with the left hand, a consonant keyboard group 2 operated with the right hand, and a thumb keyboard group operated with the left and right thumbs. 3 and 4, and is configured so that Japanese sentences containing kana and kanji can be entered at high speed by alternately operating the left and right hands. vowel.

Of each consonant keyboard group, the keys in the center three rows and five rows with English letters and period marks "," on them are the character keyboards used for character input, and the other keyboards with kanji and symbols written on them are used to input various instructions. This is a functional keyboard for inputting commands. As shown in Figure 2, on the display screen, there are three rows and one row below the text display area 5 that displays the input text, corresponding to the arrangement of the character keyboard.
A selection display area 6 is provided with 30 display areas arranged in the 0 column (each display area can display 4 characters for kanji characters and 8 characters for half-width characters such as alphabets and numbers), and each display area Instructions, characters, and symbols selected by operating the corresponding character keyboard are displayed in the areas. Note that the message display area 7 above the selection display area 6
The content of insertions and corrections and various messages to the user are displayed, and the status display area 8 at the bottom displays the status of the document processing currently in progress (format, input character type, page and line at the cursor position, etc.). Ru. Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the present invention regarding this device will be explained in detail using three examples. First, inputting special characters will be explained as a first example. When you press the key 1-1 labeled "Jiji" on the function keyboard shown in FIG. 1, special characters and characters appear in each display area of the selection display area 6 in FIG. The type of symbol is displayed. Next, when you press the letter keyboard rGJ that corresponds to the display area where "Grilly/Small" is displayed, an instruction to select and display Greek letters (lowercase letters) is input, and the lowercase Greek letters are displayed as shown in the second screen of Figure 3. is displayed, and then by pressing the letter keyboard rEJ corresponding to rizJ, the Greek letter α is input into the main text. Other characters, symbols, etc. are processed in the same way, but those that are large in number and difficult to subdivide, such as the JIS Level 2 Kanji (registered ones only) selected as "Second Kanji", are processed in the same way. , are sequentially displayed using the "next table" keyboard 3-1 of the thumb keyboard group 3, as has been done in the past when selecting homophones.

In addition, when there are slightly more than 30 characters such as Rochas characters, two characters may be displayed in one display area, and one may be used in conjunction with a vowel shift or consonant shift keyboard. Note that user registration abbreviations and external characters are designed to be able to be registered, deleted, and changed during the input process. By operating the character keyboard in two stages in this way, various special characters and special symbols can be changed to JIS symbols without increasing the number of functional keyboards.
The effect is that input can be easily performed with a small number of keyboard operations (four operations are required when inputting with the J Is symbol) without referring to Keno.

Figure 4 shows a second example of selection display, where place names (
This is an example in which input of written address can be easily performed. When you press the "Place Name" keys 1-2 in Figure 1, the
The screen will appear, and when you press the letter keyboard rMJ corresponding to the missing display area, "Tokyo 23" will be entered in the main text, and at the same time, the dictionary file for city, county, and ward names will be searched and drawn. In response to an instruction to select a group, the display changes to a second screen where the ward name is displayed. Next, when the character keyboard rGJ corresponding to "Minato-ku" is pressed, Minato-ku is input, and at the same time, the town name is displayed on the third screen, so that even the town name can be input easily. Names of cities with prefectures and districts that are not displayed on the first screen are displayed in the same way as on the first screen by pressing the "Next Table" key.

FIG. 5 is a third embodiment of the selection display, and shows the display when selecting and instructing various editing functions. That is, when you press the "Edit" keyboard 2-1 in Figure 1, this display appears, and you can select and input the instructions for the displayed editing work. Functions can be easily selected by looking at the screen display. As shown in Figure 1,
Separate function keyboards are provided for frequently used functions such as selecting homophones, inserting sentences, and corrections, and for moving the cursor between two screens, and for various editing functions that are not frequently used. Functions can be selected all at once using the ``edit'' keyboard, and selection processing can be performed using the letter d keyboard while looking at the display shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to realize an input keyboard device that is equipped with many necessary editing functions and has a small number of functional keyboards.
It has the effect of making the bubbles smaller without impairing functionality and operability.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 above, a case was explained in which one is selected from a maximum of 30 selection items (up to 60 if vowel and consonant shifts are used together) corresponding to each display area. The specific character keyboard used for 1 selection is divided into two groups, a keyboard group operated with the left hand and a keyboard group operated with the right hand, and the further subdivided contents of the instructions selected on one keyboard group are displayed on the other keyboard. It can also be configured to display in each display area corresponding to a group and to select in multiple stages. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of selection display when the screen is divided into two in this way. When starting operation by powering on or "Menu"
When the keyboard is pressed, the main menu is displayed in the selection display area of the display screen in the 15 display areas on the right side, as shown in the first screen of FIG. When you select "M collection" from among these, the screen changes to the second screen, and the contents of the editing function are displayed in the 15 display areas on the left, and the "Edit" display area on the right is displayed in color or inverted black and white. A selection mark is indicated by a display or the like (indicated by a double frame in FIG. 6). Next, when "underline" is selected, the third screen appears, the main menu on the right side disappears, the line type is shown, and a selection mark is displayed in the "underline" display area. In this way, the selection status of two stages can be observed simultaneously, and the operator has the advantage of being able to accurately grasp the status of the selection work currently in progress.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, a case has been described in which a display area corresponding to all the character keyboards is provided at the bottom of the display screen for an input keyboard device in which the vowel keyboard group and the consonant keyboard group are provided separately. The layout of the letter keyboard is not limited to the example, and may be a normal JIS type keyboard layout.A display area may be provided for a specific letter keyboard, for example, half of the letter keyboard, instead of the entire letter keyboard, and used for selection operations. You may also do so. In this case, the number of options that can be selected is reduced, but in general, the display area for each keyboard can be widened.
This has the advantage of being able to display a wide variety of contents.

Further, the display area does not have to be at the bottom of the screen, and the characters in each display area may be displayed in double lines instead of in one line as in the embodiment. Furthermore, although FIG. 6 describes the case where the specific keyboard group is divided into two sides, left and right, the same effect can be obtained even if it is divided into two sides, for example, upper, middle, and lower. Needless to say. Note that the technical idea of the present invention can be applied not only to word processors but also to information processing devices such as personal computer beaters.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the selection input method of the present invention, input of many characters and symbols not displayed on the keyboard and selection instructions for editing functions can be displayed on the display screen with a small number of keys. It has the advantage that it can be easily performed according to the letters and symbols, and it has the advantage that the input keyboard device can be made smaller and more economical by reducing the number of 8-function keyboards without compromising functionality and operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a keyboard layout diagram of an embodiment of the input keyboard device for a Japanese word processor using the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a display screen diagram showing an embodiment of the display screen corresponding to FIG.
Figures 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams showing first to third embodiments of the selection display contents displayed in the selection display area of Figure 2 and their changes, and Figure 6 is a case in which the keyboard group is divided into two. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of display contents and changes thereof. 1... Vowel keyboard group, 2... Consonant keyboard group, 3, 4... Thumb keyboard group, 5... Text display area, 6... ...Selection display area, 7...
- Message display area, 8...Status display area.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a selective input method in which a character keyboard of an input keyboard device is used to selectively input input information such as characters, symbols, phrases, commands, etc. other than those written on the character keyboard to an information processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer. , a plurality of display areas each capable of displaying characters or symbols are provided in a part of the display screen for displaying input text, etc., corresponding to the arrangement of the specific character keyboards used for selection, approximately the same number as the number of said character keyboards. , the content of the input information to be selected by each of the specific character keyboards is displayed in each of the display areas as characters or symbols, and the input information is selectively input using the specific character keyboard; A selection input method featuring: (2) In a selective input method in which input information such as characters, symbols, phrases, commands, etc. other than those written on the character keyboard are input into an information processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer using a character keyboard of an input keyboard device, A plurality of display areas each capable of displaying characters or symbols are provided in a part of the display screen for displaying input sentences, etc., corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of specific character keyboards used for selecting among the character keyboards, and the The content of the input information to be selected by each specific character keyboard is displayed in each display area as characters or symbols, and the selection operation by the specific character keyboard is repeated in multiple steps to display the input information. A selective input method characterized by selective input. (3) The specific character keyboard is divided into at least two keyboard groups, and the further subdivided contents of the input information selected by each specific character keyboard of one keyboard group correspond to the other keyboard group. 3. The selection input method according to claim 2, wherein the selection input method is configured to be displayed in a display area.