JPH09160686A - Data input method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically switch an input device by preparing a table capable of defining the address of an input item and the input device inside the memory of a controller by a guidance screen unit for data input. SOLUTION: To the controller 1, a touch panel 6 and a keyboard 3 as the input device are connected through a switching mechanism 5 inside the controller and a display part 2 is connected for the monitor display of input guidance and input data. Also, the touch panel 6 is attached on the screen of the display part and the display address of the display part and the input address of the touch panel are made to correspond to each other so as to perform input corresponding to an item displayed on the screen. Then, the data inputted from the keyboard are displayed at the display part through a route DI and the input from the touch panel is also displayed at the display part through the route D2. As a result, since the input device is automatically switched by the property of the input data, input operability is improved and a speed is accelerated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In a device for inputting data by displaying input guidance on a display,
You can select the optimum input device for each input item and perform input operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A device for inputting from a touch panel or a keyboard like Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-222870 has been considered, but a method of automatically switching these for each input item has not been considered.

[0003]

When inputting according to the input guidance displayed on the screen, the keyboard is convenient for inputting numerical values / characters, and when selecting one from the candidates, touch the touch panel. Entering is convenient.

Which of the input devices is used for each of these areas is automatically switched without the operator being aware of it.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an address of an input item and a table capable of defining an input device are prepared in a memory of a control device for each data input guidance screen. Therefore, prepare as many tables as the number of guidance screens.

First, when the guidance screen used for data input is displayed, which of the tables in the memory of the control device is used is determined correspondingly (numbers are assigned to the screen and the table for management). To). Next, when data input is started and the cursor is positioned in a specific input area, the input device used for each input address is specified in this table. Input is prohibited and input from the other input device is prohibited. In addition, the display program installed in the memory displays the name of the input device that can be input in the corner of the screen to inform the operator.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system showing an embodiment of the present invention. A touch panel 6 as an input device and a keyboard 3 are connected to the control device 1 via a switching mechanism 5 in the control device, and a display section 2 is connected for input guidance and monitor display of input data. The touch panel 6 is mounted on the screen of the display unit, and the display address of the display unit and the input address of the touch panel correspond to each other so that an input can be made corresponding to the item displayed on the screen.

Data input from the keyboard is displayed on the display unit along the route D1, and input from the touch panel is also displayed on the display unit along the route D2.

FIG. 2 shows a data input guidance displayed on the screen and a table 7 registered in advance in the memory.
The table of the table number having the same number as the guidance screen number is assigned.
In addition, the type of input device is specified in the order of the address of the input items in the input guidance. In the example, the account number indicates the first input item (address 1) and the input device is the keyboard. "Type" indicates input from the touch panel.

FIG. 3 is an operation flow of the control device when the guidance is displayed and the cursor is moved to the input item. First, when the guidance screen is displayed on the display unit (step 21), a table having the same screen number as the screen number is searched from the table group in the memory (step 22). Next, the cursor on the screen is at which address. (Step 23), then the table is searched to know the input device of the address where the cursor is (step 2).
4) The control device enables input from the input device on the table by the switching mechanism and prohibits input from the other (step 25). Display in the upper right corner.

FIG. 4 shows the display result when the control device having the table of FIG. 2 and the logic of FIG. 3 executes the processing in the memory, and the cursor is the item (address) of the account number of the current screen number 001. In 1), the keyboard is selected as the input device from the corresponding table and "KB" is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the most suitable input device can be selected depending on the nature of the input data, input operability can be improved and speed can be increased.
Also, since the number of key tops provided in the keyboard can be reduced, the keyboard can be designed small. This is an effective input method for terminals used in a small space at a bank teller etc.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an entire system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows input guidance and table contents registered in the memory of the control device.

FIG. 3 is a processing flow of a control device.

FIG. 4 is a display result of the input device corresponding to the input items displayed on the display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Control device, 2 ... Display device, 3 ... Keyboard, 4 ...
Memory in control device, 5 ... Input device switching mechanism, 6
... touch panel, 7 ... table, 8 ... input device designation area, D1, D2 ... data flow from the input device to the display device.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus comprising a control unit to which a display unit, a data input keyboard, and a touch panel attached to the display unit are connected, and a table 1 is owned in a memory of the control unit, and the table 1 has a display unit. It has the address of the data input area and the information for deciding whether to input from the touch panel or the keyboard when the cursor is displayed in the data input area, and automatically changes the input device for each data input area. Characteristic input method. 2. A device comprising a control unit to which a display unit, a data input keyboard, and a touch panel attached to the display unit are connected, and the table 1 is owned in the memory of the control unit, and the table 1 is replaced by a keyboard. A data input method that has information for determining items to be input from the touch panel, and reduces the number of keys by inputting a transaction input in combination with the touch panel and the keyboard, thereby downsizing the keyboard.