JP3376254B2 - Display device, display control method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device and a display control method, and more particularly to a display device and a display control method for displaying data input by an operator or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when printing a form or the like having items to be entered by a user or the like, for example, an input screen for inputting each described item is displayed on a display screen of a computer connected to a printer, The data of the description items input using a keyboard or the like is displayed on the screen, and the printer prints an image showing the data.

[0003]

However, when the layout of the input screen is different from the form to be actually printed, the risk of erroneous input by the user or the like increases. As a method for avoiding this danger, it is conceivable that the layout of the input screen is substantially the same as the layout of the form or the like actually printed.

However, if the layout of the input screen is made substantially the same as the layout of the form to be printed, depending on the amount of items to be entered and the size of the fields to be entered, all the entries on a single input screen will be displayed. You cannot enter items.

As a method for solving this problem, for example, it is conceivable to switch and display a plurality of input screens by using the method disclosed in JP-A-60-128493. In this method, the information to be displayed is stored in multiple display planes, and the control information for validating the output from any one of the display planes is stored in a specific plane. The information to be specified is specified.

However, according to this method, the operator or the like is not provided with information indicating which part of the input screen is displayed. Further, when selecting a portion to be displayed, information indicating which position on the input screen the portion to be selected corresponds to is not given. Therefore, according to this method, the operability is inevitably impaired unless there is a situation in which the operator or the like is already familiar with the entire view of the input screen and the positions of the description fields. Therefore, with this method, the effect of eliminating the risk of erroneous input cannot be expected.

As another method for solving this problem, a method of scrolling the input screen in an arbitrary direction can be considered. However, when it is necessary to scroll the input screen for a long time due to a large interval between the items to be described, the efficiency of the input work is reduced due to the complicated operation of repeating the scroll for a long time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and realizes a display device and a display control method capable of switching the display to a desired portion of an image by a simple operation in a short time, and such a display device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium for recording a program for executing the program.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a display device according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a display data indicating a plurality of items of information and an arrangement of the items , and the display data. Layout display means for displaying the arrangement of each item group by arranging a plurality of blocks representing the group, and block selection means for selecting any one of the blocks displayed on the layout display means. And the group represented by the block selected by the block selection means
For items belonging information, and a data input means for inputting the information to fill in fields of the information,
It is characterized by

According to such a display device, each of the groups is selected by the block selecting means selecting the block representing each of the groups. Therefore, according to such a display device, the display portion of the image is changed by the operation of the instruction input for a short time without scrolling the screen. Further, since the layout display means displays each of the blocks, the divided state of the image can be visually recognized. Therefore, the operability of the display device is improved.

The data input means may include means for displaying items of information belonging to the group represented by the block selected by the block selection means. As a result, the items of information included in the group become visible, and the operability of the display device is improved.

If the block selecting means is provided with means for displaying an image showing which block among the blocks has been selected, the result of selecting the block to be displayed is also visually recognized.

If the block selecting means further comprises means for acquiring information for selecting the block from the outside, the desired block is selected by inputting the information from the outside.

If a group generating means for generating the group from the display data is further provided, the group is generated according to an operator's instruction or other conditions. Therefore, if the above conditions are set so as to improve the efficiency of the input work by the operator, the efficiency of the input work is improved. In this case, the group generation means further comprises means for externally acquiring item designation information designating an item of the information included in the generated group, and the item designation information includes an item of information designated by the item designation information. If a group is to be generated, by inputting information from the outside, the block including a desired item of information is generated.

[0015]

[0016]

Further, the display control method according to a second aspect of the invention, the arrangement of each group of the item indicated by the display data representing the arrangement of the items and the items of the plurality of information, a plurality representative of the group A layout display step of displaying by arranging blocks, a block selection step of selecting any one of the blocks displayed on the layout display means, and a block selected in the block selection step. And a data input step for inputting the information to be written in the information item, the information item belonging to the group.

According to such a display control method, the blocks representing each of the groups are selected in the block selecting step, whereby the groups are selected. Therefore, according to such a display control method, the display portion of the image is changed by the operation of the instruction input for a short time without scrolling the screen. Further, since each of the blocks is displayed in the layout display step, the divided state of the image can be visually recognized. Therefore, according to the display control method, the operability of the work of selecting the group is improved.

A machine-readable recording medium according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of information items and the above-mentioned items.
A layout display means for displaying the arrangement of the group of each item indicated by the display data by arranging a plurality of blocks representing the group, and a layout display means for storing a display data representing the arrangement of the item ; Block selection means for selecting an arbitrary one of the blocks displayed on the screen and information items belonging to the group represented by the block selected by the block selection means are entered in the information items. It is characterized by recording a program for functioning as a data input means for inputting the information.

According to the computer that executes the program recorded on such a recording medium, each of the groups is selected by the block selecting means selecting the block representing each of the groups. Therefore, according to the computer, the display portion of the image is changed by operating the instruction input for a short time without scrolling the screen. Further, since the layout display means displays each of the blocks, the divided state of the image can be visually recognized. Therefore, according to the computer, the operability of the work of selecting the group is improved.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A display device and a display control method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a physical configuration of a display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, this display device includes an input unit 1, a display unit 2, a printing unit 3, a main storage unit 4, an external storage unit 5, and a control unit 6.

The input unit 1 is composed of a mouse, a keyboard and the like, and outputs an input signal to the control unit 6 when operated by an operator or the like.

The display unit 2 is a CRT (cathode ray tube), LCD
It is composed of a (liquid crystal display device) and the like, and displays an image of the content instructed by the control unit 6. The printing unit 3 is composed of a printer or the like, and prints characters, graphics, and the like having the content designated by the control unit 6 on the surface of paper or the like.

The main storage unit 4 is composed of a RAM (random access memory) or the like, and is used as a work area of the control unit 6. The external storage unit 5 is composed of a hard disk device or the like, and has an OS (operating system) 1 described later.
1 and an editing program and a format information file are stored. The external storage unit 5 outputs the storage content to the control unit 6 according to the read instruction from the control unit 6, and stores the data output by the control unit 6 according to the write instruction from the control unit 6.

The control unit 6 is a CPU (central processing unit)
Etc. The control unit 6 includes an input unit 1, a display unit 2,
It is connected to the printing unit 3, the main storage unit 4, and the external storage unit 5, and executes an OS and an editing program described later.

Further, this display device is logically OS
(Operating system), editing program,
It is composed of a format information file.

The OS is executed by the control unit 6, controls the output of instructions to the display unit 2 and the printing unit 3, and controls the execution of the processing of the editing program. The editing program is an application program that runs on the OS, and determines and displays the portion of the bitmap of the form to be printed that is to be displayed on the display unit 2 according to the processing described below, and displays the contents of the bitmap. The content is changed to cause the printing unit 3 to print the content indicated by the bitmap.

The format information file stores information representing formats of various forms and is stored in the external storage unit 5 in advance. The information indicating the format includes, for example, the size (width and height) of the form, the shape and position of characters, figures, etc. to be written on the surface. The format information file is
For example, it is composed of a plurality of records, and a format identification number unique to each format is stored at the head of each record. The name of the format (format name) associated with each format identification number is stored in the subsequent area, and the size of the form described in the format, the image to be printed on the front side, and the Information on the display position is stored. The information on the image and the display position thereof includes information on the display position of a field (input field) in which characters, figures, etc. are to be written in accordance with an instruction of the operator or the like in the later-described editing process.

(Operation of the First Embodiment) Next, the operation of the display device will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 by taking as an example the case where the contents described in the form are edited and printed. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the window display processing. Figure 3
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a layout window and a data input window described later. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of editing a form.

First, when the display device is activated, the control unit 6 reads the OS from the external storage unit 5. Then, the control unit 6 reads and executes the editing program from the external storage unit 5 under the control of the OS.

(Process of Window Display) When the process of the editing program is started, the control section 6 executes the process of window display shown in FIG. When the window display process is started, the control unit 6 accesses the format information file stored in the external storage unit 5 and reads out the format name and the format identification number included in each record of the format information file (step S11). An instruction to display an image of the list of read format names and format identification numbers and an image prompting the user to select a format is sent to the display unit 2. In response to the instruction from the control unit 6, the display unit 2 displays a list of format names and an image prompting the user to select a format (step S12). Then, the control unit 6 waits for a format selection instruction to be supplied from the input unit 1 (step S13).

When the operator or the like operates the input section 1 to select a format to be printed from the list of format names and format identification numbers, the input section 1 sends a signal indicating the operation to the control section 6. Output (step S14). To select a format, for example, use the keyboard to enter the format identification number of the format to be selected, or use the mouse to move the portion on the display screen of the display unit 2 where the format name or format identification number is displayed. Done by clicking.

When the input signal representing the selection result of the format is input from the input section 1, the control section 6 is described in the format from the record having the format information selected as the print target in the format information file. The width of the target form Fx
And the information of the height Fy is extracted (step S15).

Next, the control unit 6 secures an area for storing the bitmap to be printed on the main storage unit 4, and there is information on the format selected as the printing target in the format information file. From the record, the image to be printed on the front side of the form to be printed and the information of its display position are read. Then, based on the read information, a bitmap of the entire form to be printed is generated and stored in the previously secured area on the main storage unit 4 (step S16).

Next, the control unit 6 calls a function of the OS for displaying the data input window, and under the control of the OS,
An instruction to display a data input window having a width-height ratio value of Fx / Fy is sent to the display unit 2 (step S1).
7). The data input window is a window for displaying a bitmap corresponding to the display area determined by the processing to be described later in the format selected in step S14, and is used in the editing processing to be described later.

The control unit 6 which has started the processing of the function of the OS,
The width, height and display position of the data input window are determined so that the ratio of width to height is substantially equal to Fx / Fy and the area is the largest. Then, the control unit 6
Sends an instruction to display the data input window at the display position to the display unit 2, and finishes the processing of this function. Upon receiving the instruction from the control unit 6, the display unit 2 displays the data input window having the width and height at the instructed display position (step S18).

Next, the control unit 6 calls an OS function that returns the width and height values of the displayed data input window as return values, and according to the processing of the function, step S1
Information about the width Wx and the height Wy of the data input window displayed in 8 is acquired (step S19).

Next, the control unit 6 determines how many display areas of the format bitmap are to be divided. In particular,
The control unit 6 firstly sets a value Bx (Bx = Bx = Bx = Bx = Bx) of the width of the form to be printed and the width of the currently displayed data input window
Fx / Wx) and the value By of the ratio of the height of the form and the height of the data input window (By = Fy / Wy),
It is obtained by calculating the right side of Expression 1 and Expression 2 (step S20). However, fractions below the decimal point are rounded up.

When the values of Bx and By are calculated, the control unit 6
Instructs the display unit 2 to display a layout window having a predetermined width and height, and the display unit 2 displays the layout window according to the instruction (step S21).
The layout window is a window that displays the entire outline of the form used in the currently selected format. In the process described later, the layout window determines the display area for displaying the bitmap in the above-mentioned data input window. Used for.

When the layout window is displayed, the control unit 6 instructs the layout window to display a rectangle whose width-height ratio value is Fx / Fy. This rectangle shows the entire outline of the form used in the currently selected format. Next, the control unit 6 divides the above-mentioned rectangle displayed on the layout window into a value of Bx in the horizontal direction and a value of By in the vertical direction (for example, Bx =
3 and By = 4, the above rectangle is divided into three parts horizontally and four parts vertically.
A dividing line that divides the line equally is displayed inside the rectangle (step S22).

By the processing of steps S11 to S22 described above, the layout window and the data input window shown in FIG. 3 are displayed on the display unit 2, and the outline of the form used in the selected format is displayed on the layout window. And a dividing line for dividing this contour are displayed.

(Form Editing Process) When the rectangle and the dividing line are displayed on the layout window, the control unit 6 finishes the window displaying process and performs the form editing process shown in FIG. When the process is started, the control unit 6 is supplied with an input from the input unit 1 to select, as a display region, an area corresponding to one of the sections divided by the dividing line in the bitmap of the form selected as the print target. Wait for you. To select the display area, first click the section to be selected with the mouse, or move the cursor that moves between sections to the desired section by operating the cursor keys on the keyboard. , Press the return key, etc.

When one of the sections is selected, the control section 6
The display unit 2 is instructed to display, on the data input window, the portion of the bitmap of the currently selected form that corresponds to the section currently selected on the layout window. Further, when the part includes a field (that is, an input field) in which characters, figures, etc. are to be entered according to the instruction of the operator or the like, a window prompting the user to input data is displayed at the display position of the input field ( Ie text box)
The display unit 2 is instructed to display. The display unit 2 displays the image and the text box indicated by the bitmap of the portion on the data input window (step S3).
1).

When the image or text box of the selected portion is displayed on the data input window, the control unit 6
Waits for a signal instructing to edit the contents to be entered in the input field from the input unit 1 (step S3).
2). Specifically, the contents of the editing instruction include an input for selecting an input field in which a character string is to be written, an input of a character string to be input in the input field, and notification of the end of the input in each input field. There is input. The input field is selected by clicking the text box at the position of the input field to be selected with the mouse. Further, the input field may be selected by operating the cursor key to move the cursor into the text box at the position of the input field to be selected. Input of a character string and notification of completion of entry are performed using a keyboard.

When a signal for instructing editing is supplied from the input section 1, the control section 6 determines whether or not the signal is for instructing selection of an input field (step S33).
When it is determined that the input field is not selected, the control unit 6 shifts the processing to step S35. When it is determined that the input field is to be selected, the control unit 6 instructs the display unit 2 to display the cursor in the text box representing the input field indicated by the signal, and the process is performed in step S
Return to 32. The display unit 2 displays the cursor at the designated position (step S34).

In step S35, the control section 6 determines whether or not the signal supplied in step S33 represents a character string to be written in the text box. As a result of the determination, when it is determined that it does not represent the character string to be written in the text box, the control unit 6 moves the process to step S38. When it is determined that the input character string represents the character string to be entered in the text box, the control unit 6 associates the input character string with the information on the position where the input field for displaying the character string is displayed. It is attached and written in the main storage unit 4 (step S36). Then, the display unit 2 is instructed to display the input character string at the cursor display position in the text box where the cursor is currently displayed, and the process returns to step S32. The display unit 2 displays the character string designated by the control unit 6 at the position of the cursor (step S37).

In step S38, the control section 6 determines whether or not the signal supplied in step S33 is an instruction to select a partition different from the currently selected partition. When the instruction is to select the same partition as the currently selected partition, the control unit 6 moves the process to step S40. When instructing to select a partition different from the currently selected partition, the control unit 6 instructs the display unit 2 to display the bitmap of the portion corresponding to the newly selected partition, The process returns to step S32. The display unit 2 displays the bitmap of the portion according to the instruction (step S39).

In step S40, the control section 6 determines whether or not the signal supplied in step S33 notifies the end of the entry in each text box. When it is determined that the completion of the entry is not notified, the control unit 6 returns the process to step S32. When it is determined that the completion of the entry is to be notified, the control unit 6
Reads the information of each character string written in the main storage unit 4 in step S36 and the information of the display position of the input field for displaying these character strings (step S41). And
Each read character string is generated as a bitmap indicating a state in which it is arranged at the display position of the input field associated with it, and the generated bitmap is overwritten on the bitmap expanded in step S16 (step S42).

Next, the control section 6 sends the overwritten bitmap to the printing section 3 and instructs it to print the image represented by the bitmap. The printing unit 3 prints the image represented by the bitmap according to the instruction (step S4).
3). The obtained image represents the front surface of the form in which the character string input in step S33 is entered at the position corresponding to the input field.

By the processing of steps S11 to S43 described above, for example, a specific form (for example, a delivery form) is selected from among the forms of the delivery form, the bill, and the receipt, and the image of the delivery form is displayed. . Then, the contents of the input fields that describe items such as date, delivery destination, delivered item, unit price, quantity, etc. are entered using the keyboard, and when the input is completed,
A delivery note in which each entry is described is printed at the position of the input field.

The configuration of this display device is not limited to that described above. For example, the display device does not need to print the completed form, but may simply display it on the display unit 2. Also, using a storage medium reading device such as a floppy disk drive, a floppy disk or other arbitrary recording of data representing a bitmap of a completed form or the like, or data obtained by converting the bitmap by an arbitrary method. It may be recorded on a medium. Further, the shape of the form or the like and the shape of each section divided by the dividing line need not be rectangular. Further, the contents of the input field once filled may be changed by inputting a character string or the like overwriting the contents.

The method of selecting a portion of the bitmap displayed in the data input window is not limited to the above method. For example, the entire image of the form displayed on the layout window does not need to be divided by the dividing line, and for example, a desired rectangular portion of the displayed entire image may be selected. . In this case, the selection of the part may be performed, for example, by dragging between two vertices on the same diagonal line of the part with a mouse.

Further, the image displayed in the data input window does not need to display the image representing the form to be printed at the same size, for example, by enlarging or reducing the image at a magnification specified from the outside. You may For example, as described above, when the area displayed in the data input window is selected by dragging the mouse in the layout window, the entire selected portion is displayed at the magnification required to display it in the data input window. , The form image may be reduced and displayed.

The portion displayed in the data input window may be moved in parallel according to an instruction from the outside without substantially changing the vertical and horizontal sizes. In this case, the instruction to move in parallel may be given, for example, by dragging a rectangle on the layout window representing the portion currently displayed on the data input window with the mouse on the layout window.

Further, the graphic displayed on the layout window is not limited to the rectangle representing the outline of the form or the dividing line dividing this rectangle. On the layout window, for example, an image representing the distribution of shades and colors on the surface of the form to be printed may be further displayed. Also,
On the layout window, the name of each input field, completion / non-completion of entry in each input field, or other arbitrary information may be displayed.

The image printed on the form is not limited to a character string, and may include a non-character figure. Also,
The image data printed on the form does not need to be input using the keyboard. For example, a scanner may be used to input graphic data representing a figure or the like printed on a sheet of paper, and this graphic data may be used as image data to be printed on a form. Furthermore,
OCR (Optical Ch
aracter Reader) and may be used as data of an image to be printed on a form.

Further, the image data to be printed on the form may be filled with character data, graphic data, etc. stored in advance in the external storage section 5, an external storage medium or the like. In this case, the external storage unit 5, the external storage medium, or the like may store the data such as the character data and the graphic data in association with the information for identifying the input field into which each data is written. . Then, for example, when the input field is selected, the editing program may display a list of target data to be entered in the input field as candidates for the input data. Furthermore, when an instruction to select one of the displayed candidates is supplied from the input unit 1 or the like, the data of the selected candidate is processed by the same process as in step S36 to display the position of the input column. It may be written in the main storage unit 4 in association with the information.

The size of the data input window does not have to be fixed, and may be changed according to an instruction using the input unit 1, for example. In this case, the range of the bitmap displayed in the data input window is changed each time the size of the data input window is changed so that the maximum range that can be displayed at the same magnification as before the change is displayed. May be.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment of the present invention, the format represented by the format information file is divided into parts of a size determined based on the size of the data input window, and operations are performed. It was displayed by dividing it by the person's designation. However, the format of each form may be divided in advance into groups of input fields displayed at once in the data input window. For example, the format of the order slip for a book is the title, author name, ISBN (International Standard
A group of input fields that display information that identifies the book to be ordered, such as a Book Number), and a group of input fields that display information that identifies the orderer, such as the orderer's name, address, and telephone number. Will be divided. Hereinafter, a display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which each form has a plurality of input field groups, will be described with reference to FIGS.

The physical structure of this display device is the same as that of the first embodiment. This display device
Logically, as shown in FIG. 5, an OS 11, a group selection program 12, a data input program 13, a format information file 21, group data 22, format screen format data 23 and screen item data 24 are provided. O
S11, group selection program 12, data input program 13, format information file 21, group data 2
2. Format The screen format data 23 and the screen item data 24 are all stored in the external storage unit 5.

The group selection program 12 and the data input program 13 are application programs operating on the OS 11. Group selection program 12
Determines the portion to be displayed on the display unit 2 in the bitmap of the form to be printed according to the processing described later. The data input program 13 is the group selection program 1
The bitmap of the portion determined by 2 is displayed on the display unit 2 by the processing described later. Then, the contents of the bitmap are changed, and the contents of the bitmap are printed by the printing unit 3.

The format information file 21 stores information for identifying each format. Format information file 21
Specifically, stores the name of each format and the format identification number unique to each format in association with each other.

The group data 22 stores information for specifying each group included in each format and information for specifying the display position of each group in each format. Specifically, the group data 22 is composed of a plurality of records. In each record, the group identification number unique to each group, the format identification number of the format including the group, and the coordinates of the lower left and upper right vertices of the position where the group is displayed in the format indicated by the format identification number The value is stored.

Format The screen format data 23 stores the attributes such as the shape and data type of each screen item arranged in each group, and the information on the display position of each screen item.
Specifically, the format screen format data 23 is made up of a plurality of records, and each record stores a group identification number and screen item data 24 representing each screen item included in the group indicated by the group identification number. There is.
An item identification number that identifies a screen item is stored in the top area of the screen item data 24. In the following area, information on the attribute of the screen item, that is, the shape of the screen item,
The data type of the data to be stored, the coordinates of the display position, and the font and size information for displaying the data to be stored are stored. In the area following the attribute information, the item identification number of the next screen item and the attribute information of the screen item are stored. Similarly, the item identification number and attribute information of each screen item included in the group are stored. Is stored.

(Operation of the Second Embodiment) Next, the operation of the display device will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 7 by taking as an example the case where the contents described in the form are edited and printed. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a group selection process. Figure 7
3 is a flowchart showing a data input process.

First, when the display device is activated, the control unit 6 reads the OS 11 from the external storage unit 5. And
Under the control of the OS 11, the group selection program 12 and the data input program 13 are read from the external storage unit 5 and executed.

(Process of Group Selection) When the group selection program 12 is activated, the control section 6 performs the group selection process shown in FIG. When the group selection process starts, the control unit 6 causes the external storage unit 5 to read the format information file 2
Read 1. Then, the display unit 2 is instructed to display the list of the names of the formats included in the data read from the format information file 21 and the image prompting the user to select the format, and the input for selecting the format is the input unit. It waits for supply from 1 (step S101). The display unit 2 displays a list of format names and an image prompting the user to select a format according to an instruction from the control unit 6.

When a specific format is selected using the input section 1 (step S102), the control section 6 displays the contents of the record in the group data 22 including the format identification number of the format selected in step S102. It is read and the display position on the format of each group included in the format is acquired (step S103).

Next, the control unit 6 acquires the maximum value of the display width and the maximum value of the height from the information of the display position of each group acquired in step S103 (step S10).
4). Next, under the control of the OS 11, the control unit 6 causes the display unit 2 to display a data input window whose width and height are substantially equal to the maximum values of the width and height acquired in step S104. Instruct (step S105).
The display unit 2 displays the data input window according to the instruction. The data input window on this display device is
The bitmap of the group selected by the process described later is displayed.

Next, the control unit 6 instructs the display unit 2 to display a layout window having a predetermined width and height under the control of the OS 11. The layout window is used to determine the display area of the currently selected format, as in the first embodiment. The control unit 6 also causes the display unit 2 to display, on the layout window, a contour line representing the contour of the selected format and a contour line representing the contour of each group arranged on the format. Instruct. In addition, it is instructed to display a color (for example, black) indicating that each group is not selected within the outline representing each group (step S106).

Specifically, when the OS 11 is Windows (trademark) of Microsoft Corporation, first, the selected format and each group are displayed so that the outline of each group is displayed on the layout window. The outline of is logically enlarged or reduced, and translated. And
The coordinates of the display position of the contour line of each group and the color of the inside of the contour line of each group after the enlargement or reduction, and the parallel movement are passed to the drawing function of the rectangular object included in the OS 11. .

Upon receipt of the instruction, the display unit 2 displays the layout window, the format and the outline of each group.

When the layout window and the format and the outline of each group are displayed, the control section 6 is supplied with an input from the input section 1 for selecting one of the groups displayed on the layout window. It waits for (step S107). Specifically, for example, the input is performed by clicking inside the outline of the group to be selected with the mouse.

When a specific group is selected (step S108), the control section 6 determines which group the contour of the mouse pointer at the time of clicking is within the contour line (step S109). And
When the corresponding group is determined, the control unit 6 determines whether or not there is a previously selected group (step S110). Then, when it is determined that there is no previously selected group, the control unit 6 performs the process in step S11.
If it is determined that there is one, the process proceeds to step S11.
Move to 1.

In step S111, the control section 6
It is determined whether or not the previously selected group is the same group as the newly selected group in step S107. When it is determined that the groups are the same, the control unit 6 returns the process to step S106. If it is determined that the groups are different, the control unit 6 changes the color in the contour line representing the previously selected group on the layout window to the color indicating that the group is not selected, under the control of the OS 11. So that the display unit 2
(Step S112).

Next, the control unit 6 changes the color in the contour line representing the newly selected group on the layout window to a color (for example, yellow) indicating that the group is selected. To the display unit 2 (step S113). Then, the control unit 6 delivers the group identification number of the group to the data input program 13 (step S114), and returns the process to step S108.

(Data Input Processing) On the other hand, the control section 6
When the data input program 13 is read after the display device is activated, the data input processing shown in FIG. 7 is performed in parallel with the above-described group selection processing (that is, the processing of steps S101 to S114).

When the data input process is started, the control unit 6
Waits until the process of step S114 of the group selection program 12 is performed and the group identification number is delivered according to the process. Then, when the group identification number is delivered (step S201), the control unit 6 selects the step S11 in the format screen format data 23.
According to the process of No. 4, the attribute information of each screen item arranged in the group corresponding to the group identification number finally delivered is acquired (step S202).

When the control section 6 acquires the attribute of each screen item arranged in the group, it transfers the data of each attribute to the OS 11. Then, under the control of the OS 11, the control unit 6 displays the image of the shape indicated by the data of each attribute passed on the display unit 2 in the portion corresponding to the position on the format indicated by the data of the attribute on the data input window. To do so (step S203). The display unit 2 displays the image of each screen item according to the instruction.

When the image of each screen item is displayed on the data input window, the control unit 6 inputs the selection of the screen item, the character string to be written in the screen item, or the entry to each screen item. It waits until the input for notifying the end is supplied from the input unit 1 (step S204). Specifically, the selection of the screen item may be performed, for example, by the same method as the selection of the text box in the first embodiment.

When a screen item is selected, the input unit 1 outputs an input signal indicating the selection result to the control unit 6, and when a character string to be entered in the screen item is input, the input unit 1 causes the character to be input. An input signal representing a column is output to the control unit 6 (step S2
05). The control unit 6 that receives the input signal from the input unit 1
It is determined whether or not the input signal is for selecting a screen item (step S206).

As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the screen item is not selected, the control section 6 executes the process in step S2.
Move to 08. When it is determined that the screen item is selected, the control unit 6 instructs the display unit 2 to display the cursor on the screen item designated by the input signal, and moves the process to step S216 (step S207). . Display unit 2
Displays the cursor at the designated position.

In step S208, the control section 6
It is determined whether or not the input signal input in step S205 represents a character string to be written in the screen item. As a result of the determination, when it is determined that it does not represent the character string to be written in the screen item, the control unit 6 performs the process in step S211.
Move to. When it is determined that the character string to be entered in the screen item is represented, the control unit 6 correlates the input character string and the item identification number of the screen item displaying the character string with each other. Write to the storage unit 4 (step S20
9). Then, the display unit 2 is instructed to display the input character string at the display position of the cursor on the screen item where the cursor is currently displayed, and the process proceeds to step S216.
(Step S210). The display unit 2 displays the character string designated by the control unit 6 at the position of the cursor.

In step S211, the control section 6
It is determined whether or not the input signal input in step S205 notifies the end of the entry in each screen item.
When it is determined that it is not an instruction to end the entry, the control unit 6 moves the process to step S216.

When it is determined that the completion of the entry is to be notified, the control section 6 reads the information written in the external storage section 5 in step S217. Then, the attribute information of each screen item indicated by the item identification number included in the read information is read from the format screen format data 23, and each screen item is arranged at each display position under the control of the OS 11. A bitmap that represents is generated (step S212).

Next, the control unit 6 reads the information written in the main storage unit 4 in step S209. Then, the attribute information of each screen item indicated by the item identification number included in the read information is read from the format screen format data 23, and each screen item is arranged at each display position under the control of the OS 11. A bitmap that represents is generated (step S213). The control unit 6 sets the bitmap generated in step S213 to step S21.
Overwrite the bitmap generated in step 2 (step S
214).

Next, the control section 6 sends the bitmap generated in step S212 and overwritten in step S214 to the printing section 3, and instructs the printing section 3 to print the image represented by the bitmap (step S215). To finish. The printing unit 3 prints the image represented by the bitmap according to the instruction. The obtained image represents the front surface of the form in which the character string input in step S205 is written at the position corresponding to each screen item.

In step S216, the control section 6
Finally, after the processing of step S201 or S216 (that is, this step) is performed, it is determined whether or not the group identification number has been delivered according to the processing of step S114 of the group selection program 12.

When it is determined that the group identification number has not been delivered, the control section 6 returns the process to step S204. When it is determined that the data has been delivered, the control unit 6 reads the content written in the main storage unit 4 in step S209 and writes it in the external storage unit 5, and erases the content written in the main storage unit 4 in step S209 (step S209). S21
7). Then, under the control of the OS 11, an instruction to erase the image currently displayed in the data input window is sent to the display unit 2, and the process returns to step S202 (step S218). The display unit 2 erases the image on the data input window.

The configuration of this display device is not limited to that described above. For example, one block may be commonly used in multiple formats. Further, the format screen format data 23 does not need to store all the attribute information of each screen item. For example, of the attributes of screen items that can be displayed and printed on this display device,
The data excluding the attribute (for example, display position) defined for each group may be stored in the external storage unit 5 or the like. The OS 11 may reserve data other than the attributes defined for each group among the attributes of the screen items.

Further, it is not necessary to display the contours of the format on the layout window, and the contours of each group need not be displayed so as to show the positional relationship with each other. It may have been done.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the display device of the present invention does not depend on a dedicated system.
It can be realized by using an ordinary computer system.
For example, by installing the program in a personal computer from a medium (a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, etc.) storing the program for executing the above operation, it is possible to configure a display device that executes the above process. .

The medium for supplying the program to the computer may be a communication medium (a medium that temporarily and fluidly holds the program, such as a communication line, a communication network, a communication system). For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS) of a communication network and distributed via the network. Then, the above process can be executed by activating this program and executing it under the control of the OS in the same manner as other application programs.

[0094]

As described above, according to the present invention, a display device and a display control method for switching the display to a desired portion of an image by a simple operation in a short time, and such a display device are provided. A recording medium for recording a program for realizing is realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a physical configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a window display process.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a layout window and a data input window.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of editing a form.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a logical configuration of a display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a group selection process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a data input process.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Input section 2 Display 3 Printing department 4 main memory 5 External storage 6 control unit 11 OS 12 group selection program 13 Data input program 21 Format information file 22 group data 23 Format screen format data 24 screen item data

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. Display data representing a plurality of information items and arrangements of the items , and arrangement of groups of the respective items indicated by the display data,
A layout display unit that displays by arranging a plurality of blocks that represent the group, a block selection unit that selects any one of the blocks displayed on the layout display unit, and a block selection unit that selects the block. And a data input unit for inputting the information to be entered in the information item for the information item belonging to the group represented by the block. 2. The data input means comprises means for displaying an item of information belonging to the group represented by the block selected by the block selection means. Display device. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the block selection means includes means for displaying an image showing which one of the blocks has been selected. 4. The display device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the block selection means further comprises means for externally acquiring information for selecting the block. 5. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a group generation unit that generates the group from the display data. 6. The group generation means further comprises means for externally acquiring item designation information designating an item of the information included in the group to be generated, and the item designation information specifies the item of information designated by the item designation information. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the group including the group is generated. 7. A arrangement of each group of the item indicated by the display data representing the arrangement of the items and the items of the plurality of information, and the layout display step of displaying by arranging a plurality of blocks representative of the group, the A block selecting step of selecting an arbitrary one of the blocks displayed on the layout display means, and an item of information concerning an item of information belonging to the group represented by the block selected in the block selecting step. And a data input step for inputting the information to be written on the display control method. 8. A computer for storing display data representing a plurality of items of information and an arrangement of the items , the arrangement of groups of each item indicated by the display data,
A layout display unit that displays by arranging a plurality of blocks that represent the group, a block selection unit that selects any one of the blocks displayed on the layout display unit, and a block selection unit that selects the block. In addition, regarding the item of information belonging to the group represented by the block, a data input means for inputting the information to be written in the item of information, and a program for causing it to function are recorded. Machine-readable recording medium.