JP2000040089A - Expert system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify Japanese input work, further, to edit a slip while keeping the image of the output result and to extremely efficiently perform editing work. SOLUTION: Concerning a personal computer C1, Windows NT is used as an OS and a spreadsheet software capable of editing the slip including Japanese while using data in CSV format is integrated. Concerning a work station S1, UNIX is used as an OS, procedure table data are prepared through inference by an expert system ES1, these data are transformed into CSV format and preserved as slip data D1 while including ruled lines determining a slip format, C1 is activated and reads the data D1 for editing and the slip is edited on the C1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an expert system for inferring an operation procedure of an electric power system and outputting a result of the inference as a form such as an operation procedure table. The present invention relates to a form editing method for editing contents by Japanese input.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Expert systems (hereinafter referred to as ES) include G2 of Gensym in the United States, KDL of Meidensha,
It is created using a dedicated construction environment such as KBMS of NTT data, or is created using a software language suitable for artificial intelligence such as LISP.

When an existing business is to be replaced with an ES, the output format of a business procedure form or the like generally needs to match the existing business form. There, data processing is performed on the inferred internal data in the form of a report.
Using a language such as LISP allows more freedom in processing than using an environment dedicated to construction.

[0004] Generally, the result output by ES is 100%
I can't say it's right, with some modifications. In such a case, since an editing function is required, an editing function is usually added to the ES. The user interface for editing performs window programming using Motif available from LISP.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a form printed on paper.
FIG. 6 shows a screen sequence (Motif) for editing this form. In the figure, "275
FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a pop-up window for editing “kV first bus voltage confirmation”.

In the Motif programming, it is difficult to create a screen having an irregular configuration as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a grid-like editing screen having a constant height is configured. Furthermore, when each grid is configured using a text-editable widget (text widget),
Since it is not practical because it imposes a considerable load on the program processing, the display and the editing window are usually separated and configured.

[0007] Note that Motif is one of the X-Windows.
One application. Motif provides an interface component called a widget, and can easily create a man-machine interface component such as a menu, a list, or a button.

[0008]

The form editing function is mot
Even if it is created using if, a window of the same format as the form output result cannot be created, especially when an irregular format is created.

For example, in the output form shown in FIG. 5, a semantically united portion is expressed without drawing a ruled line, and its editing screen is displayed in a fixed grid as shown in FIG. In addition, editing must be done in a pop-up window rather than on the fly. Form editing using such an interface does not allow intuitive editing of forms.

[0010] If possible, it is desirable that the data be displayed in the format shown in FIG. 5 and can be edited on the spot (within a column) instead of a pop-up window. Further, even if the number of lines is increased by adding a character, if the ruled line is processed so as not to lose its configuration, editing can be performed more intuitively.

[0011] However, under the present circumstances, it is almost impossible to control the rule such that the ruled line follows the number of lines by using a program using Motif.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an expert system which simplifies Japanese input work, edits a form as it is as an output result image, and can perform the edit work very efficiently. It is in.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, Japanese-language input is easy and output in a form format is possible. Using some spreadsheet software, this spreadsheet software is ES
This is a form editing method linked to the environment in which is operated.

To facilitate Japanese input, a Japanese input FEP (Fr) used in an application running on a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) is used.
ontEndProcessor). This FEP
Can use the Japanese input function in applications equipped with it, and generally has a large number of users. There are several types of Japanese input FEP, but JUSTSYST
The ATOK series from EM is common. But P
Microsoft's Windows, the standard operating system for C
The MS-IME bundled with sNT and Windows 95 is equivalent to ATOK in operability. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare ATOK separately, so that it can be used.

On the other hand, ES is AT & T which has higher performance than PC.
It is realized by a workstation (hereinafter referred to as WS) on which an OS such as UNIX or DEC's VMS developed by the research institute runs. It is a reality that such a WS lacks office processing software such as spreadsheet software. Therefore, in order to cooperate with the application of the PC from WS, RPC (RemoteProcedureCal) is used.
An environment where a different type of program can be started by using 1) is constructed. Note that the RPC is software that realizes a software environment in which a program of another computer can be started between different computers (CPUs are physically separate).

As described above, the present invention has the following features.

In an expert system for editing and outputting an inference result in a form format, Windows NT or W
a man-machine device with Windows 95 installed as an OS and spreadsheet software that can edit forms including Japanese using CSV format data, UNIX or VMS
As an OS, means for creating the form data by inference, means for converting the data into a CSV format including ruled lines for determining a form format, and saving the data; means for activating the man-machine device; A workstation incorporating means for reading the data in CSV format into the man-machine device for editing.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a procedure table creation system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

C1 is a PC on which Windows NT is installed as an OS and which can operate spreadsheet software, and is used as a man-machine device. Excel can be used as spreadsheet software.

S1 is a WS on which the expert system operates. Among them, ES1 is a procedure table creation expert system equipped with UNIX, which is created in an X window, and inputs and outputs are performed in the X window. In order to perform the input / output of ES1 at C1, the emulator software of the X window is operated on C1, and the window from S1 is output to C1.

D1 is form data of a procedure table exchanged between C1 and S1. This D1 exists on the hard disk of S1, and C1 stores the disk in NFS (Network).
rkFileSystem) to read and write files. NFS is software that can share files on other hard disks between different computers (CPUs are physically separate).

FIG. 2 shows a flow chart up to editing using spreadsheet software in the above system configuration. FIG. 2 shows the process of creating / editing a procedure table, but the present invention can be applied to the case of creating / editing a form in another format.

In the figure, a process P1 makes a deduction using the ES1 to create a procedure table. The result is stored as D1 on the hard disk of S1.

Next, a process P2 converts the data into a data format (text data separated by commas) that can be read by spreadsheet software. At this time, the ruled line data is symbolized so that the ruled line can be drawn and incorporated into the procedure data. FIG. 3 shows CSV format data output in the process P2, and one line corresponds to one line of a form. & LINE1 in the data is ruled line data.

Next, in a process P3, a start command of spreadsheet software is executed from the ES1 to the C1 by using the RPC. At this time, the spreadsheet software is started using the spreadsheet initialization file as an argument. By this activation, the screen of the spreadsheet is changed to C1.
Is displayed on the viewer.

Next, in the process P4, since the procedure for automatically reading the data of the procedure table is described in the spreadsheet initialization file, the procedure data is read from D1 after the screen is displayed.

Next, in process P5, a procedure for modifying the ruled line of the form is described in the initialization file, and the ruled line is drawn after reading the text data in the procedure table. Fixed ruled lines are described in the spreadsheet initialization file, and variable ruled lines are drawn using the ruled line data included in the process P2. FIG. 4 is a diagram in which the data of FIG. 3 is read into spreadsheet software and ruled lines are drawn.

Therefore, in order to create and edit the procedure table, the procedure is created in the ES1, the data is converted into a data format that can be read by spreadsheet software and saved, and the spreadsheet software is activated to start the procedure table. The procedure table is displayed on the C1 viewer by reading the data into the screen of the spreadsheet software and drawing the ruled lines. Editing of the procedure table is performed on spreadsheet software, and Japanese input is performed by MS-IM or ATOK.
Can be easily performed using The edited procedure table can be output as a form and further updated and stored in D1.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, annoying Japanese input is eliminated, and editing of a form can be performed without changing the image of the output result, so that the editing work becomes very efficient. is there.

That is, in the conventional form editing method, the UNIX or WS system workstation on which the expert system operates has a poor Japanese input function, so that it is very troublesome to input Japanese. In the present invention, the Japanese input FEP (ATOK) of a personal computer which is generally used is also used in WS, so that the Japanese input becomes easy.

Also, data conversion in CSV format for data transfer between the PC and WS is performed on the WS side,
The C side is WindowsNT, and the WS side uses UNIX to obtain an environment in which the WS application can use the PC application. The spreadsheet software on the PC side can be used for editing the form data. Can be used for editing, and the form can be edited very efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a procedure table creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of starting spreadsheet software in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an example of procedure table data in a CSV format according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an example of a screen in which procedure data is read into a spreadsheet according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a form output example.

FIG. 6 is an example of a screen in which an item is being edited from a form editing screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C1: Personal computer S1: Workstation ES1: Expert system D1: Form data

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An expert system for editing and outputting an inference result in a form format, comprising WindowsNT and Windows95 as an OS, and incorporating spreadsheet software capable of editing a form including Japanese using CSV format data. A man-machine device, means for mounting UNIX or VMS as an OS, means for creating the form data by inference, means for converting the data into a CSV format including ruled lines for determining a form format, and storing the data; Means for starting the machine device;
A workstation incorporating means for reading said CSV format data into said man-machine device for editing.