JPH05298314A - Document preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a formed document from being changed from its original meaning or unproperly connecting sentences and to improve the efficiency of document formation in a document forming device for forming documents by selecting answers for a series of questions. CONSTITUTION:The document forming device is constituted so that documents are successively formed in each selection of an answer by a keyboard 1, and selection of question and answer and document in forming are displayed in respective corresponding windows of a CRT 4, and at the time of depressing a change key on the keyboard 1, the preceding question and answer selection are restored to reselect an answer and correct the document concerned. Since an answer to the succeeding question can be selected while checking successively formed documents, the documents can be corrected before the end of a series of all questions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document preparation device such as a word processor or a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some word processors have so-called writing software. With this copywriting software, for example, if you select document data for each purpose, such as notice, thank you, and celebration, as shown in Figure 7, you can ask questions about items required to create the document, such as "Which season word should you use? Is displayed, and answer options corresponding to the question are displayed, for example, "I wish you a happy early spring season. Thank you very much." When you select an answer, as shown in Fig. 8, Next question, for example,
“What is the reason for this move?” Is displayed, and answer choices, for example, “because of relocation” are displayed. When an answer is selected, the question and the answer are sequentially displayed.

After an answer to a series of questions of a plurality of items required for document creation is completed, a document is created and displayed as shown in FIG.

The document creator finally completes the document by proofreading the created document.

[0005]

However, in such a word processor of the conventional example, a document is not created and displayed until after answering a series of questions. , It is not possible to know what kind of document it will be, so the document created after answering a series of questions is different from the original purpose, or the sentence connection is strange. There was something that happened.

Further, the correction of the document can only be performed after the document is created by answering a series of questions, which is inefficient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and makes it possible to know the contents of a document being created even during a series of questions, and further to correct the document. The purpose is to be able to do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

That is, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, document data including questions about a plurality of items necessary for creating a document and answer option data corresponding to the questions is stored for each purpose of the document. Data storage means,
The input means operated to select the document data according to the purpose of the document to be created, and the answer from the answer choices, and the selected answer each time the answer is selected by the input means And a creation means for sequentially creating a document based on the document data of the data storage means, and a display screen is divided into each window of a question window, an answer option window and a created document window, and the question, the answer option and created. And a display unit for displaying the document.

The present invention as set forth in claim 2 is a modification in which the input means of the document creating apparatus as set forth in claim 1 is operated to change the answer for an item that has already been answered. The display means returns to the previous question and answer option in response to the operation of the change key, and displays again, and the creating means has the answer selected from the re-displayed answer options. The created document is corrected based on the document data.

[0011]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a document is sequentially created each time an answer is selected, and a question, an answer option and the document being created are displayed on the display screen for each corresponding window. Since it is displayed in, it is possible to select the answer to the next question while checking the documents to be created one by one, and the document after completing the answers to the series of questions will not be out of line with the original purpose.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 2, by operating the change key of the input means, it is possible to correct the document by returning to the question and answer option for the previous item and reselecting the answer. , The efficiency of document creation is improved.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a keyboard as an input means used for inputting characters or selecting document data, and 2 is necessary for document preparation. Data storage means for storing document data including question and answer option data for a plurality of items, 3 is a document buffer for storing edited documents and the like, 4 is a CRT for displaying questions and answer options, 5
Is a display buffer for temporarily storing data to be displayed on the CRT 4, and 6 is a CPU for controlling each unit to create a document and control display.

The data storage means 2 stores, for example, document data including questions about items necessary for document creation and data of answer options corresponding to the questions for each purpose such as notification, thank-you, and celebration.

The keyboard 1 as an input means is operated for selecting document data or an answer of answer options and for directly inputting an answer. Further, in this embodiment, the keyboard 1
A change key that is operated to change the answer for an item that has already been answered is provided.

CRT 4, display buffer 5 and CPU
The display means composed of 6 displays the display screen of the CRT 4
Question window, answer option window and created document window is divided into each window and the question, answer option and created document are displayed at the same time. This display means
In response to the operation of the change key of the keyboard 1, the previous question and answer options are returned and displayed again.

The creating means composed of the document buffer 3 and the CPU 6 creates a document sequentially based on the selected answer and the document data in the data storing means 2 each time an answer is selected by the keyboard 1. is there. This creating means corrects the created document based on the answer and document data selected from the answer options displayed again in response to the operation of the change key of the keyboard 1.

Next, the operation of the document creating apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

By operating the keyboard 1, the document creator first selects a document to be created from some document data stored for each purpose such as notification, thank-you, celebration, etc. (step S1).

In step S2, it is judged whether or not all the questions regarding the selected document data have been completed. If not, the items necessary for preparing the document, for example, the season words, the reason for moving, etc. are judged. Question, for example,
"What is this move for?" Is displayed on the question window 7 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S3), and an answer option corresponding to the question is displayed, for example, "Because of transfer, work convenience, characters. Input (other) "is displayed on the answer option window 8 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S4), and it is determined whether the change key of the keyboard 1 has been operated (step S5).

When the change key is not operated, it is judged whether the answer is selected from the answer choices by the document creator (step S6). When the answer is selected, it is determined whether the answer is a character input. (Step S
7) If it is not a character input, a document is created based on the selected answer, the document is displayed in the created document window 9 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S8), and the next question and its question are asked. The answer option data corresponding to is set (step S9), and the process returns to step S2. Also,
When it is determined in step S5 that the change key has been operated, the data of the previous question and the answer options corresponding to the question are set (step S10), and the process proceeds to step S3. Therefore, the answer selected last time can be selected again, and the document can be corrected during the preparation.

Further, when it is determined in step S7 that a character has been input from the keyboard 1, the process shown in FIG.
As shown in step S12, the character input window 10 is opened (step S12) to wait for character input (step S1).
3) It is determined whether or not the character input is completed (step S
14) When finished, the process proceeds to step S8, and a document is created and displayed based on the answer by the character input.

When it is determined in step S2 that all the questions have been completed, the document is confirmed and stored in the document buffer 3 (step S11).

In this way, the question, the answer choices, and the created document are displayed on the same display screen, so that the document creator sequentially creates the contents of the document each time the answer is selected. You can answer the following questions while checking, and the document created after all the questions are completed will be a document different from the original purpose or the connection of sentences will be strange. There is no.

Further, by operating the change key,
You can correct the document by returning to the previous question and answer choices and selecting the answer again.Therefore, in the conventional example where you can make corrections only after answering a series of questions and creating the document. In comparison, it becomes possible to efficiently create a document.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart corresponding to FIG. 2 of another embodiment of the present invention, and corresponding steps are designated by the same reference numerals.

The configuration of the document creating apparatus of this embodiment is also the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment, but in this embodiment, the keyboard 1 as the input means allows the user to write a document before a series of questions and answers are completed. It has a stop key that is operated to stop the creation, and the creating means responds to the operation of the stop key, and the document created up to that point is regarded as a valid document for which a series of questions and answers have been completed. To do.

That is, after determining in step S5 whether or not the change key has been operated, it is determined whether or not the stop key has been operated (step S15), and when it is determined that the stop key has been operated, by that time The created document is determined to be valid, the document is confirmed, and the document is stored in the document buffer (step S11), and the process ends.

When it is determined in step S6 that the answer is not selected, it is determined whether or not the answer option is only character input (step S16), and the option is character. When only inputting, the character input window is opened.

The other structure is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment.

In this embodiment, even if a series of questions are being completed, the document can be made valid by operating the stop key, so that the step required by the document creator, for example, , It is convenient because you can stop writing even when the greeting of the season is created and after that you can create it yourself.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, the questions about the items necessary to create a document, the answer choices, and the created document are displayed on the same display screen. Every time an answer is selected, the person can answer the next question while checking the contents of the document that is being created, and the created document may be different from the original purpose. , The connection of sentences does not become strange.

Further, by operating the change key,
The document can be corrected by returning to the previous question and answer choices and selecting the answer again, so that the document can be efficiently created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of an answer option window.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen of a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen of a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 keyboard 2 data storage means 4 CRT 6 CPU 7 question window 8 answer choice window 9 document creation window

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A data storage unit in which document data including questions about a plurality of items necessary for document creation and data of answer choices corresponding to the questions are stored according to the purpose of the document, and a data storage unit of the document to be created. Input means operated to select an answer from the answer choices while selecting the document data according to the purpose, and a document of the selected answer and data storage means each time an answer is selected by the input means Creating means for sequentially creating documents based on the data, and dividing the display screen into question windows, answer option windows, and created document windows to display the question, the answer options, and the created document. A document creation apparatus comprising: a display unit. 2. The input means has a change key operated to change the answer for an already-answered item, and the display means responds to the operation of the change key, The method according to claim 1, wherein the answer option is displayed again, and the creating means corrects the created document based on the answer and the document data selected from the answer options displayed again. Document creation device. 3. The input means has a stop key that is operated to stop the creation of a document before all the questions and answers for the plurality of items are completed, The document according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the document created in response to the operation of the stop key is a valid document in which all the questions and answers regarding the plurality of items have been completed. Creation device. 4. The input means has a character input key for inputting a character as an answer to a question, and the display means displays a character input window on a display screen in response to the operation of the character input key for the question. 4. The document creation device according to claim 1, wherein the contents are opened to display the contents of the character input.