JP2002032180A - Data input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data input device of which operability at the time of transmission setting can be improved. SOLUTION: At the time of inputting data of a transmission destination in a transmission setting picture 20, a FAX number, a mail address or a salutation address is inputted to an input area 31 as data of the transmission destination by using a telephone directory command key 32 and the like. If the input area 31 is not vacant when an 'Enter' key is operated from a keyboard, data of the transmission destination, which is inputted to the input area 31, are moved to a display area 33 and displayed. If the input area 31 is vacant when the 'Enter' key is operated from the keyboard, it is judged that the input of the transmission destination is terminated. In the transmission setting picture 20, data of the transmission destination can be inputted only by operating the keyboard. Namely, data of the transmission destination can be inputted without using the keyboard and a mouse.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input device, and more particularly, to a data input device having a feature in inputting data to a transmission destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in setting of mail transmission in a data input device such as a personal computer, a GUI is used.
(Graphical User Interface) is adopted, and data and the like of a transmission destination are input by using both a keyboard and a mouse.

[0003]

However, in the setting of the mail transmission, it is necessary to change the keyboard and the mouse, respectively, and to set the transmission destination.
Operability at the time of setting was inferior.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data input device capable of improving operability at the time of transmission setting.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input means for inputting data of a destination, an input area for inputting data of a destination, and an input thereof. Display means for displaying a setting screen having a display area for displaying the data of the destination input to the area, and the destination input to the input area if the input area is not blank when a specific operation is performed from the input means Control means for displaying data in a display area, and judging that data input of the destination has been completed when the input area is blank when a specific operation is performed from the input means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the data input device according to the first aspect, when the control means determines that the data input of the transmission destination has been completed, the control means sets the transmission processing to an executable state. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the data input device according to the first or second aspect, the control means displays a protocol used when transmitting based on data of the transmission destination. At the same time, the destination data is displayed in the display area.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is embodied in a personal computer will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a personal computer 1 as an image processing apparatus includes an MPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13,
It comprises an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, and a storage unit 16, and the units 11 to 16 are connected to each other via a bus 17.

The MPU 11 controls each unit constituting the personal computer 1. The ROM 12 stores a basic program for controlling the personal computer 1. The RAM 13 stores various information related to the personal computer 1.

The operation unit 14 has a keyboard 14a and a mouse 14b. Display unit 15 such as an LCD
Displays characters or the like input from the keyboard 14a or the like. The storage unit 16 composed of a hard disk or the like stores application programs, various data, and the like.

Next, the transmission setting screen 20 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG.
Is composed of an item 30 relating to the transmission destination and an item 40 relating to the cover page. Items related to the destination
Input area 31, telephone directory command button 32, display area 33, add command button 34, delete command button 35, detailed command button 36, attached command button 3
7.

The input area 31 includes a fax number of a transmission destination,
This is for inputting a mail address and salutation address. The telephone directory command button 32 is for displaying a fax number, a mail address, and a salutation address of a transmission destination. That is, when the telephone book command button 32 is operated with the keyboard 14a or the mouse 14b, the fax number, the mail address, and the salutation address of the transmission destination stored in the RAM 13 are displayed on the display unit 15. Then, based on the display, when the FAX number, the mail address and the salutation address of the transmission destination are selected, the FAX number, the mail address or the salutation address of the selected transmission destination is input to the input area 31. .
It is also possible to directly input the fax number, mail address or salutation address of the transmission destination into the input area 31 using the keyboard 14a.

The display area 33 is for displaying the FAX number, the mail address and the salutation address of the destination input to the input area 31. The additional command button 34 displays the data of the transmission destination in the display area 3
3 to be added. That is, when the additional command button 34 is operated, the FAX number, the mail address, and the salutation address of the transmission destination stored in the RAM 13 are displayed on the display unit 15, similarly to the case where the telephone book command button 32 is operated. .

The delete command button 35 is displayed in the display area 3
This is for deleting the FAX number, mail address and salutation address of the transmission destination displayed in 3. That is, the destination F displayed in the display area 33 is displayed.
After selecting a destination to be deleted from the AX number, the mail address, and the salutation address, when the delete command button 35 is operated, the data of the selected destination is deleted from the display area 33.

The detailed command button 36 is displayed in the display area 3
This is for causing the display unit 15 to display detailed information on the fax number, mail address, and salutation address of the transmission destination displayed in 3. That is, after selecting destination data for which detailed information is to be displayed from the fax number, mail address, and salutation address of the destination displayed in the display area 33, operating the detailed command button 36 causes the data of the selected destination to be displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 15. The attached command button 37 is for setting an attached file.

An item 40 relating to the cover page is a combo box 4 for inputting a file name of the cover page.
1, an edit command button 42, a text box 43 for inputting a subject, and a text box 44 for inputting a comment. The file name combo box 41 is for inputting the file name of the cover page. That is, the list button 41a in the file name combo box 41 is
When you operate with, the file name of the cover page is displayed. Then, when a desired cover page is designated based on the display, the file name of the cover page is input to the combo box 41.

The edit command button 42 is for editing a cover page. The subject text box 43 and the comment text box 44 are for inputting the subject and the comment on the cover page, respectively.

The transmission command button 45 is displayed in the display area 3
This is for starting transmission to the transmission destination indicated in 3. The cancel command button 46 is for forcibly terminating the transmission setting screen 20. The help command button 47 displays the help menu on the display unit 1
5 for display.

Next, the operation when inputting the destination data on the transmission setting screen 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This operation is executed under the control of the MPU 11 based on the application program stored in the storage unit 16.

When a predetermined command is executed and the transmission setting screen 20 is displayed on the display unit 15, step S
In step 1, a fax number, a mail address, or a salutation address of a transmission destination is input. More specifically, for example, the telephone directory command button 32 or the like is
An AX number, a mail address or a salutation address is selected, and the FAX number of the selected transmission destination is selected.
The mail address or salutation address is displayed in the input area 31. It is also possible to directly input the fax number, mail address or salutation address of the transmission destination into the input area 31 using the keyboard 14a.

In step S2, the keyboard 14
It is determined whether the “Enter” key of “a” has been operated. Then, when the “Enter” key is operated, the process proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, the input area 31
Is blank. If the input area 31 is blank, it is determined that the data input of the destination has been completed, and the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, input area 3
If 1 is not blank, it is determined that the data of the transmission destination has been input, and the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the input area 31
It is determined whether or not the transmission destination input in “(1)” includes “＠”. Internet FAX if "@" is included
Then, the process proceeds to step S5. on the other hand,
If "@" is not included, it is determined that it is not an Internet FAX, and the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S5, it is determined that the fax is an Internet FAX, and the fact that it is the SMTP protocol is set. In step S6, the Internet FAX icon 33b and the destination mail address are displayed in the display area 33. That is, the input area 31
Is displayed in the display area 3
It moves to 3 and is displayed. As a result, the input area 31 becomes blank and a cursor is displayed in the input area 31. Therefore, in the case of broadcast transmission, the data of the next transmission destination can be input to the input area 31.

In step S7, the input area 31
It is determined whether or not the transmission destination input in “1” includes “/”. Here, it is determined whether or not “/” is included because the salutation address is “user name / FAX”.
This is because it is composed of numbers. And "/"
In the case where it is included, it is determined that the transmission is salutation transmission, and the process shifts to step S8. On the other hand, if it does not include “/”, it is not a salutation transmission, in other words, G
It is determined that the fax is 3FAX, and the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S8, it is determined that the transmission is the salutation transmission, and the fact that the protocol is the salutation protocol is set. In step S9, the salutation icon 33c and the salutation address of the transmission destination are displayed in the display area 33. That is,
The salutation address of the destination input to the input area 31 is moved to the display area 33 and displayed. As a result, the input area 31 becomes blank and a cursor is displayed in the input area 31. Therefore, in the case of broadcast transmission, the data of the next transmission destination can be input to the input area 31.

In step S10, it is determined that the packet is a G3 fax, and the fact that the protocol is the G3 protocol is set. In step S11, the fax icon 33a
And the fax number of the transmission destination are displayed in the display area 33. That is, the FA of the transmission destination input in the input area 31
The X number moves to the display area 33 and is displayed. As a result, the input area 31 becomes blank and a cursor is displayed in the input area 31. Therefore, in the case of broadcast transmission, the data of the next transmission destination can be input to the input area 31.

In step S12 shown in FIG. 4, the focus 45a is moved to the transmission command button 45 as shown in FIG. In step S13, it is determined whether the "Enter" key on the keyboard 14a has been operated. If the “Enter” key has been operated, the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, "Enter"
If no key has been operated, the process moves to step S15.

In step S14, a transmission process is performed. Specifically, in step S5, SM
When the TP protocol is set, a transmission instruction is issued to, for example, a mail server. Further, when it is set that the salutation protocol is set in step S8, or when G is set in step S10.
If it is set to be 3 protocols, for example, FA
A transmission instruction is issued to the X server.

In step S15, other processing is executed. Specifically, the setting of the item 40 regarding the cover page is performed. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following operations and effects can be obtained.

(1) When data of a destination is input on the transmission setting screen 20, for example, a fax number,
The mail address or salutation address is input to the input area 31. When the "Enter" key is operated from the keyboard 14a, the input area 31 is displayed.
Is not blank, that is, F of the transmission destination is entered in the input area 31.
When an AX number, a mail address, or a salutation address is input, the FAX number, mail address, or salutation address of the transmission destination input in the input area 31 is moved to the display area 33 and displayed. As a result, the input area 31 becomes blank and a cursor is displayed in the input area 31. Therefore,
In the case of broadcast transmission, the data of the next transmission destination can be input to the input area 31. On the other hand, if the input area 31 is blank when the “Enter” key is operated from the keyboard 14a, it is determined that the data input of the transmission destination has been completed. For this reason, in the transmission setting screen 20, the data of the transmission destination can be input only by operating the keyboard 14a. In other words, keyboard 1
The data input of the transmission destination can be performed without using the 4a and the mouse 14b together. Therefore, the transmission setting screen 2
The operability at the time of transmission setting at 0 can be improved.

(2) If the input area 31 is blank, it is determined that the data input of the destination has been completed.
The focus 45a is moved to the transmission command button 45. As a result, for example, “Enter
By operating the "r" key, the transmission process is executed. Therefore, even when the transmission process is executed, the transmission process can be executed only by operating the keyboard 14a without using both the keyboard 14a and the mouse 14b. Therefore, the operability at the time of transmission setting on the transmission setting screen 20 can be improved.

(3) Based on the FAX number, e-mail address or salutation address of the destination entered in the input area 31, the icons 33a-3 corresponding to the FAX number, e-mail address or salutation address
3c and the fax number, mail address or salutation address of the transmission destination are displayed in the display area 33. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine which protocol to use for transmission based on the display of the icons 33a to 33c.

The above embodiment can be embodied with the following modifications. The icons 33a to 33c corresponding to the FAX number, the mail address, or the salutation address are simply displayed on the display area 33. Instead, as shown in FIG. Icons 33a to 33 corresponding to the station addresses
The display position of c may be shifted and displayed.
With this configuration, it is possible to easily determine which protocol to use for transmission.

In the above embodiment, the fax number,
Although the icons 33a to 33c corresponding to the mail address or the salutation address are configured to be displayed in the display area 33, a character corresponding to the FAX number, the mail address or the salutation address may be used instead. . Specifically, a configuration in which “F” is displayed as a character corresponding to the FAX number, “I” is displayed as a character corresponding to the mail address, and “S” is displayed as a character corresponding to the salutation address in the display area 33, respectively. You may do it.

In steps S2 and S13 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 in the above-described embodiment, the specific operation is based on the operation of the "Enter" key of the keyboard 14a. Mouse 1
4b may be right-clicked.

Further, technical ideas other than the claims grasped from the embodiment and the like will be described below together with their effects. [1] In the data input device according to claim 1, when the input area is not blank when the specific operation is performed by the input means, the control means displays the data of the destination input to the input area in the display area. A control means for determining that the input of data at the destination has been completed when the input area is blank when a specific operation is performed from the input means. With this configuration, it is possible to improve the operability when setting the transmission.

[2] In the data input device as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3 or [1], the control means comprises:
If the input area is not blank when a specific operation is performed from the input unit, the data of the destination input in the input area is displayed in the display area, and the input area is blank, so that the data of the next destination is input. Data input device. With such a configuration, it is possible to improve the operability at the time of transmission setting even when performing broadcast transmission.

[3] A setting screen having input means for inputting data of the destination, an input area for inputting the data of the destination, and a display area for displaying the data of the destination input in the input area is displayed. In the data input setting method in the data input device having the display means, when the input area is not blank when the specific operation is performed from the input means, the destination data input to the input area is displayed on the display area, and the input is performed. A data input setting method for determining that data input of a destination has been completed if an input area is blank when a specific operation is performed by a means. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a data input setting method capable of improving operability at the time of transmission setting.

[4] A setting screen having input means for inputting destination data, an input area for inputting the destination data, and a display area for displaying the destination data input in the input area is displayed. In the recording medium in the data input device having a display means, the computer, when the input area is not blank when the specific operation from the input means, the destination data input to the input area is displayed in the display area, A recording medium on which is recorded a program for executing, when the input area is blank when a specific operation is performed from the input unit, that the input of the data of the transmission destination is completed. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a recording medium capable of improving operability at the time of transmission setting.

[0042]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, operability at the time of transmission setting can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a personal computer.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a transmission setting screen.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when data of a transmission destination is input.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation when data of a transmission destination is input.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a transmission setting screen according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Personal computer as a data input device, 11 ... MPU which comprises a control means, 14 ... Operation part as an input means, 1
4a: keyboard constituting input means; 14b: mouse constituting input means; 15: display section as display means;
16: storage unit constituting control means, 31: input area,
33 ... Display area.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting data of a transmission destination;
Display means for displaying a setting screen having an input area for inputting data of a destination and a display area for displaying data of the destination input in the input area; and an input area being blank when a specific operation is performed from the input means If not, control means for displaying the data of the destination input to the input area in the display area, and determining that the data input of the destination has been completed if the input area is blank when a specific operation is performed by the input means A data input device comprising: 2. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the control means sets a state in which transmission processing can be executed when the control means determines that data input of the transmission destination is completed. 3. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays a protocol used for transmission based on the data of the transmission destination, and displays the data of the transmission destination. Data input device to be displayed in the display area.