JPS61223923A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability without hindering a command input operation by displaying only an item which is presumed to be the most necessary from the viewpoint of an operating state and an error generating state, from among help informations of a specified command. CONSTITUTION:An application processing function part 17 executes the check of an input data and when a data which cannot be coped with is inputted, it is eliminated an an error. An analysis function part 14 analyzes the output information of the application processing function part 17 and when an error occurs, it is outputted to a help information retrieval function part 15, the help information of a command is extracted from an external storage part 3 and it is written in the help information buffer of a data storage part 12. A necessary item extraction function part 16 determines which part is to be displayed out of the help information which is extracted based on the result of the analysis of the analysis function part 14 and an output part 2 displays it.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for solving problems such as when a problem occurs in a command input operation or when error information is generated due to command input, for example, during document editing processing. , relates to an information processing device that displays help information such as the contents of commands and how to use them.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Word processors, personal computers, and other devices with conversational interfaces between input devices and processing devices generally have a large number of commands, and it is rare for users to be familiar with the contents and usage of all commands. It is. Therefore, whenever an operational need arises, the user must refer to the manual or ask a person familiar with the functions of the device to perform the necessary operations. For this reason, devices equipped with a large number of commands are not necessarily easy to operate for many users.

Therefore, recently, devices with a help function have been developed that display an explanation of the command by inputting a help key after specifying the command when the user does not know the meaning of the command itself or how to use it.

However, since such conventional devices display help information that covers all the contents related to the corresponding command, the amount of display is enormous and it takes a lot of effort for the user to read it. was. On the other hand, if the contents of the help information are simplified, the user will not be able to fully understand the contents.

In addition, many conventional devices directly display an error message or error number when an error occurs in a command analysis routine or application program as a result of inputting a specific command. There was a request to know if such an error occurred.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made based on such conventional problems, and its purpose is to prevent problems from occurring in the command input operation even when a user inputs a command that the user is not familiar with or when an error occurs. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that has less noise and excellent operability.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention does not display all help information for a specific command, but displays only the items that are estimated to be most necessary based on the current operating status and error occurrence status. An analysis function section that analyzes history or error information; a help information search function section that searches for the help information for the corresponding command from the analysis results obtained by this analysis function section; The present invention is characterized by comprising a necessary item extraction function section that extracts and displays only necessary items corresponding to the analysis result from the help information.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, only the minimum necessary items of help information that are most suitable for the situation are displayed, so the user has less content to read and the display time is shortened. It is possible to quickly and accurately grasp the contents of the operations to be performed.

Also, according to this invention, the display area can be reduced, so
For example, it is possible to display help information without erasing the currently displayed image.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a word processor. As shown in FIG. 2, this device includes an input section 1 for inputting data into the device, an output section 2 for displaying necessary information, an external storage section 3, an internal storage section 4, and each of these sections. and a control section 5 that controls the. The input unit 1 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and is used to input necessary commands, characters, numerical values, position coordinates, and the like. The output section 2 is a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and has a display area capable of displaying a necessary message. Further, the external storage section 4 is a large capacity memory such as a floppy disk or a hard disk for storing help information. FIG. 3 shows the contents of this help information. That is, the external storage unit 3
stores one piece of help information corresponding to one command, and roughly speaking, the help information for each command consists of an "Explanation" item that explains the function of the command, and an "Operation" item that shows the operating procedure for that command. , an "example" item that shows how the command is specifically used, and an "alternative function" that shows higher-level functions that encompass the command's functionality.
Divided into items.

The internal storage section 4 is for storing programs and necessary data for the control section 1, and is divided into a code storage section and a data storage section. The code storage unit stores an I10 control program, a help control program, and an application processing program. The data storage section is an area that stores data when each of the above programs is executed.

Next, the functional blocks of this device will be explained.

The I10 control function section 11 is a section that controls data input/output between the input section 1 , output section 2 , and external storage section 3 and the control section 5 . This I10 control function section 11 outputs the input data to the data storage section 12. The help control function section 13 includes an analysis function section 14 and a help information search function section 15.
and a necessary item extraction function unit 16, which item of the help information of the corresponding command is selected based on the input data stored in the data storage unit 12 and error information from the applied processing function unit 17, which will be described later. This is the part that determines what should be displayed. Of this help control function unit 13, an analysis function unit 14 performs input sequence processing and application processing function unit 1.
This is the part that analyzes the output information from 7. The help information search function section 15 is a section that extracts help information for a corresponding command from the external storage section 3. Further, the necessary item extraction function section 16 has a function of determining which part of the extracted help information is to be displayed. The applied processing function section 17 executes necessary processing based on the input data inputted via the I10 control II function section 11, the data storage section 12, and the analysis function section 14.

Next, two examples of the operation of the device according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described: (1) when there is an error in the command operation procedure, and (2) when there is an error in the output information of the applied processing function unit 17. This will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, a case where there is an error in the input procedure will be explained.

That is, data input from the input section 1 is stored in the input data storage location of the data storage section 12 via the I10 system m+* function section 11. This data becomes input history data. Next, the analysis function section 14 analyzes the data storage section 1.
Analyze the sequence of input data stored in 2. The analysis function unit 14 first checks whether there is a sequence, and if there is a sequence, it compares it with a pre-stored corresponding pattern and checks whether it matches or does not match the pattern. If they match, the input data is output to the applied processing function section 17. If there is a mismatch, there is an error in the input procedure, so it is necessary to display the corresponding operation procedure to the user. For this reason,
The analysis function unit 14 sends the analysis results to the help information search function unit 1.
Output to 5. The help information search function unit 15 finds the beginning of the sequence from the input history data stored in the data storage unit 12. Help information corresponding to the command thus found is searched and extracted from the external storage section 3 via the I10 control function section 11. The extracted help information is written to the help information buffer of the data storage section 12. Next, the necessary item extraction function section 16 performs the analysis function section 14.
Based on the analysis results, items that need to be displayed are extracted from the extracted help information. In this case, since there was an error in the operating procedure, the "operation" item indicating the operating procedure is extracted and output to the output section 2 via the I10 control function section 11. Thus, the output unit 2 displays the "operation" item of the corresponding command. This allows the user to immediately know the error in his or her operating procedure, and at the same time to know the correct procedure.

Next, a case will be described where there is no error in the input procedure but there is an error in the output of the applied processing function section 17. In this case,
The applied processing function unit 17 performs necessary processing based on the input data, but at the same time checks the input data,
If data that you cannot handle is input, remove that data as an error. As a specific example, if a document editing editor is being executed in the application processing function unit 17, the cursor is moved to a place where there are no characters, and the character deletion key is input. At this time, the editor removes the data as an error. The output information output from the application processing function section 17 is given to the analysis function section 14. The analysis function unit 14 analyzes the output information to check whether there is an error in the output information, and if there is no error, ends the process.

If there is an error, the analysis result is output to the help information search function section 15. The help information search function section 15 extracts the help information of the corresponding command from the external storage section 3 in the same manner as described above, and writes the information into the help information buffer of the data storage section 12. The necessary item extraction function unit 16 determines which part of the extracted help information should be displayed based on the analysis result of the analysis function unit 14. In this case, there was an error in the output information, so click "Explanation" in the help information.
items are extracted. Here, for example, an explanation is provided to the effect that ``operating the delete key in a portion without characters will result in an error.'' The output unit 2 displays this to inform the user of the cause of the error. Thus, the user can easily know that the currently used command cannot be used here.

In this way, according to this embodiment, only the minimum necessary help information according to the operating situation is displayed, so the user can
You can easily and accurately understand your own operational mistakes and the meaning of commands during the operational process.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

For example, the present invention can also be applied to processing when a user requests help using a help key or the like. Also,
For example, if the device has a function that can change all the same character strings to a specific character string, but the user is correcting each character string one by one without knowing this, the input sequence When such an operation is detected, it may be possible to display an "alternative function" item for the command to proactively notify the user of the function.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is not particularly limited in application to word processors, but can be applied to various information processing apparatuses such as graphic processing apparatuses and personal computers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the contents of help information of the device. ,
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the device. 1... Input section, 2... Output section, 3... External storage section, 4... Internal memory tell, 5-11J111sl!
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Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an information processing device that displays help information regarding the command when the need arises for a command input operation or when error information occurs due to the command input, the history of the input operation or the error information is displayed. An analysis function unit that performs analysis, a help information search function unit that searches for the help information of the corresponding command from the analysis results obtained by this analysis function unit, and a help information search function unit that searches the help information searched by this help information search function unit. An information processing device comprising: a necessary item extraction function unit that extracts and displays only necessary items corresponding to the analysis results. (2) The information processing according to claim 1, wherein the help information includes information regarding the content of the command, an operating method, a specific usage example, and an alternative function to the command. Device. (3) Claim 1, wherein the help information is displayed when a help request is received.
The information processing device described in the section.