JP5874713B2 - Input terminal device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an input terminal device for performing various input control by a user operation based on the input control information defining various input control.

  In general, in a restaurant or the like, an orderer (customer) orders a desired item while looking at a menu, and a contractor (store clerk) listens to the order and operates an order terminal device (order data input device) to order the ordered item. After calling and displaying an input support input screen (for example, a list screen of product names referred to when an order is entered), an operation for inputting order data is performed using this input screen. ing. That is, conventionally, a technique (order management system) that calls and displays an input screen that displays a menu including ordered dishes has been disclosed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-110381 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, since the display size of the terminal screen is limited, the contractor (store clerk) calls and displays the input screen including the order item while performing the page switching operation many times. However, it takes time to finish inputting the order data of the item after hearing the order, and even if the next order is received from the orderer (customer) during that time, it is not possible to respond immediately. , There was a risk of confusion in order work.

An object of the present invention is to be able to support input control in accordance with contents opened in an external medium .

The invention according to claim 1 is an input terminal device that performs various input controls by a user operation based on input control information that defines various input controls, wherein the plurality of input control information corresponds to a plurality of page identification information. storage means for storing Te, receiving means for receiving a page identification information of the page which the user has opened arbitrarily selected among the plurality of pages from the external medium at a short distance, the page identification information by said receiving means When receiving, when the user performs an input operation and a specifying unit that specifies input control information corresponding to the received page identification information among the plurality of input control information by searching the storage unit Comprises input control means for performing input control based on the input control information specified by the specifying means.
The invention according to claim 4 is an input terminal device that performs various input controls by a user operation, and includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of input control information corresponding to a plurality of page identification information, and a plurality of pages. The specifying means for specifying which page is selected and opened in the external medium, and the page identification information of the page specified by the specifying means is retrieved from the storage means, and the plurality of information stored in the storage means The second specifying means for specifying the input control information corresponding to the page identification information of the determined page among the input control information, and when the user performs an input operation, the second specifying means specifies the input control information. And input control means for performing input control based on the input control information.
The invention according to claim 6 is an input terminal device that performs various input controls by user operation, and includes storage means for storing a plurality of material information and an external medium having the plurality of material information. Receiving means for receiving material identification information of material information arbitrarily selected and opened by the user, and when receiving the material identification information by the receiving means, a plurality of material information stored in the storage means Specifying means for specifying an input restriction based on the contents of the material information stored corresponding to the received material identification information, and enabling a user operation within the range of the input restriction specified by the specifying means Input control means for performing input control.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the input control according to the content currently opened with the external medium can be supported.

The block diagram which showed the order data input system constructed | assembled in the restaurant in restaurants. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the order terminal device 1 and the menu apparatus 2. FIG. (1), (2) is the figure which illustrated the state by which the arbitrary pages of the menu apparatus 2 were opened. (1), (2) is the figure which illustrated the input screen displayed on the touch display part 14 by the side of the order terminal device 1 in response to when an arbitrary page was opened by the menu device 2 side. The figure for demonstrating the input screen memory M2 by the side of the order terminal device 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of operation of the menu device 2; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a characteristic operation of the order terminal device 1; 8 is a flowchart for explaining input screen data setting processing (step B8 in FIG. 7) in detail. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation on the ECR 4 side for setting input screen data for the order terminal device 1. The figure which showed the shop network system for demonstrating the modification of 1st embodiment. The block diagram which showed the answer data input system constructed | assembled in the school etc. in 2nd embodiment. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the answer input device 6 and the textbook apparatus 5. FIG. (1), (2) is the figure which illustrated the state by which the arbitrary pages of the textbook apparatus 5 were opened. (1), (2) is the figure which illustrated the input screen displayed on the touch display part 34 by the side of the answer input device 6 in response to when an arbitrary page was opened by the textbook device 5 side. The figure for demonstrating the input screen memory M4 by the side of the answer input device 6. FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement outline | summary of the textbook apparatus 5. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a characteristic operation of the answer input device 6; The block diagram which showed the reply data input system constructed | assembled in the meeting etc. in 3rd embodiment. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the answer input device 6b and the display apparatus 5b. The figure for demonstrating the input screen memory M4b by the side of the answer input device 6. FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement outline | summary of the display apparatus 5b. The flowchart for demonstrating the characteristic operation | movement of the answer input device 6b.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment is a block diagram showing an order data input system constructed at a restaurant in a restaurant or the like.
The order data input system includes an order terminal device (order data input device) 1 on the side of a contractor (waiter or waitress), a menu device 2 on the orderer (customer) side installed on each table (table), The configuration includes a kitchen printer 3 on the kitchen side and an ECR (electronic cash register) 4 as a center device (external management device), and data is transmitted and received between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2 by short-range communication. Thus, data is transmitted / received between the order terminal device 1 and the kitchen printer 3 or between the order terminal device 1 and the ECR 4 via a local communication network (LAN: not shown).

  The order terminal device 1 has a portable size (palm size) possessed by the contractor, and when the orderer receives an order from the orderer, the contractor inputs the order data, or an input screen for order data input support In addition to order data, the table number, number of customers, customer segments, etc. are also entered. Then, the order terminal device 1 stores and manages the input order data in association with the table number, and transmits the order data to the kitchen printer 3 for each table number in response to an operation of a transfer key (not shown), for example. Or transmitted to ECR4. The transmission to the kitchen printer 3 and the ECR 4 is not limited to the operation of the transfer key, and may be automatically transmitted at predetermined time intervals, for example, every 5 minutes. In this embodiment, the known technique is used for transmission to the kitchen printer 3 and the ECR 4, and a specific description thereof will be omitted.

  The menu device 2 is a book-like menu (printed material) prepared for each table (table), and has a plurality of pages (for example, 10 pages). Each page is printed with each item classified by category. Yes. As will be described later, the menu device 2 has a function of detecting a menu page viewed by the orderer from a plurality of menu pages and transmitting the page identification data (various electronic components and power supply units formed as IC chips). ) Is provided. The menu device 2 uses a short-range communication function (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark): registered trademark), and its communicable range is, for example, about 1 to 1.5 meters. In this case, the same frequency as that of the other menu device 2 is used, but the communication range is set to be narrow, so that the communication speed is reduced due to radio wave interference, and the data is misunderstood and the interference caused by garbled data is prevented. Is possible. Note that the communicable range may be expanded by preventing interference by a mechanism called pairing.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing basic components of the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2. The order terminal device 1 has a central processing unit (CPU) 11 as a core, and the CPU 11 operates by supplying power from a power supply unit (secondary battery) 12 according to various programs in the storage unit 13. The entire operation of the lever order terminal device 1 is controlled. The storage unit 13 includes, for example, a ROM, a flash memory, and the like, and stores programs and various applications for realizing the present embodiment in accordance with operation procedures shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 to be described later. A program memory M1 and an input screen memory M2 for storing and managing input screens for a plurality of pages, as well as various types of information (for example, flags, timers) necessary for the operation of the order terminal device 1 Etc.) is temporarily configured to have a work memory.

  The touch display unit 14 constitutes a touch screen that detects a position touched with a finger or the like and inputs coordinate data thereof, and includes a display panel 15 and a touch sensor 16. As the touch sensor 16, among various methods such as a capacitance method, a resistance film method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a piezoelectric method, a capacitance method excellent in weight reduction, light transmittance, durability, etc. is adopted. However, other methods may be used. The display panel 15 is a high-definition liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and displays a function name as a software key and an input screen for order data input support. The touch sensor 16 senses that the touch surface is touched (approached or touched) due to a change in capacitance, and the transparent touch sensor 16 is stacked on the entire display surface of the display panel 15. .

  The short-range communication unit 17 performs short-range communication (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark): registered trademark) between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2, and performs a pairing operation from the order terminal device 1. The order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2 perform an authentication process for confirming a connection partner and establish a communication link according to the authentication result. When the CPU 11 receives the page identification data from the menu device 2 via the short-range communication unit 17, the CPU 11 accesses the input screen memory M2, and among the input screens for a plurality of pages stored in the input screen memory M2. The input screen corresponding to the received page identification data is read and displayed on the display panel 15 by switching. The LAN communication unit 18 transmits and receives data between the order terminal device 1 and the kitchen printer 3 or between the order terminal device 1 and the ECR 4 via a local communication network (not shown).

  On the other hand, the menu device 2 has the CPU 21 as the core, and the CPU 21 operates by supplying power from the power supply unit (secondary battery) 22, and the menu device 2 has the menu device 2 according to various programs in the storage unit 23. Control overall operation. The storage unit 23 stores a program for realizing the present embodiment in accordance with an operation procedure shown in FIG. 8 to be described later, and temporarily stores various information necessary for the menu device 2 to operate. It has the structure which has the work memory which memorize | stores automatically.

  The page detection unit 24 is configured to magnetically detect a menu page viewed by the orderer from a plurality of menu pages, and is embedded in, for example, a predetermined position (a different position for each page) of each page. It has a magnet (not shown) and a plurality (for the number of pages) of magnetic sensors (not shown) arranged on the last page. When a customer opens an arbitrary page, the magnet on that page corresponds. A page that is currently opened is detected by sensing that the magnetic sensor has been separated. The page detection unit 24 is not limited to a configuration using a magnetic sensor, and may be a configuration using an optical sensor or a contact sensor, or may be a configuration combining a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, and a contact sensor. Good. The short-range communication unit 25 performs short-range communication (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark): registered trademark) between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2, and the CPU 21 is viewed by the orderer ( When a menu page (open) is detected by the page detection unit 24, the page identification data is generated and transmitted from the short-range communication unit 25 or temporarily stored in the work memory in the storage unit 23. ing.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state where an arbitrary page of the menu device 2 is opened.
FIG. 3 (1) shows the contents of the drink menu as the contents of the menu page A (for example, the first page to the second page), and the image, price, feature data, etc. are printed for each item (drink). ing. FIG. 3 (2) shows the contents of the dessert menu as the contents of menu page B (for example, the 5th to 6th pages), and the image, price, feature data, etc. are printed for each of various items (desserts). ing. When the drink menu is opened as shown in FIG. 3 (1), page identification data (first page to second page) is transmitted from the short-range communication unit 25, and dessert as shown in FIG. 3 (2). When the menu is opened, page identification data (5th to 6th pages) is transmitted from the short-range communication unit 25.

FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplifying an input screen displayed on the touch display unit 14 on the order terminal device 1 side when an arbitrary page is opened on the menu device 2 side.
FIG. 4 (1) shows an input screen corresponding to a drink menu displayed on the touch display unit 14 on the order terminal device 1 side when the drink menu is opened on the menu device 2 side as shown in FIG. 3 (1). A is displayed, a list of product names corresponding to various items (drinks) is displayed, and an input window (input area indicated by a rectangular frame in the figure) in which the number of orders entered is displayed is displayed. The

  In addition to the input screen A as shown in FIG. 4 (1), the touch display unit 14 includes various soft keys (touch keys) K such as a power key for turning on / off the main power, and the number of orders. A numeric keypad to be input, a registration key for confirming and registering order data, a cancel key for canceling order data, a transfer key for instructing transfer of order data, and the like are arranged and displayed. 4 (2) shows an input screen corresponding to the dessert menu displayed on the touch display unit 14 on the order terminal device 1 side when the dessert menu is opened on the menu device 2 side as shown in FIG. 3 (2). B and a list of product names corresponding to various items (desserts) are displayed, and an input window (input area indicated by a rectangular frame in the figure) in which the number of orders entered is displayed is displayed. The In addition to the input screen B as shown in FIG. 4 (2), the above-described various soft keys (touch keys) K are arranged and displayed on the touch display unit 14.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the input screen memory M2 on the order terminal device 1 side. The input screen memory M2 is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of menu pages constituting the menu device 2, and stores and manages a plurality of order data input support input screen data for displaying the corresponding menu contents. In the input screen memory M2, as the input screen data corresponding to the first to second menu pages (drink menu) shown in FIG. As a product name, oolong tea is stored.

  In addition, the input screen memory M2 stores, as input screen data corresponding to the 5th to 6th menu pages (dessert menu) shown in FIG. 3 (2), item data (cake name as the product name) for each item (dessert). A etc.) are stored. In addition, in the input screen memory M2, as input screen data corresponding to the menu pages (lunch menu) of the m-th page to the n-th page, the item data (A lunch, B lunch, C lunch as product names) is stored for each item. It is remembered. Note that the input screen data corresponding to the m-th page to the n-th page is, for example, an area (date / time zone update area) in which data updated for each page unit is stored for each day or time zone. The item data (item name) of the daily menu such as the menu and the menu according to time zone is stored.

  Next, the operation concept of the order data input system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. Further, it is possible to sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via a transmission medium such as a network. In other words, in addition to the recording medium, an operation unique to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation outline of the menu device 2.
First, the CPU 21 of the menu device 2 acquires an output result from the page detection unit 24 and detects a currently opened (viewed) page (step A1). As a result, if all pages remain closed (YES in step A2), it is determined that the menu device 2 is not being used, and the process proceeds to the next step A3 to supply power to the short-range communication unit 25. If is turned on, the power to the short-range communication unit 25 is turned off. If the previously detected page identification data is temporarily stored in the work memory in the storage unit 23, the page identification data is cleared as unnecessary data (step A4), and the process returns to the first step A1.

  If any page is open (NO in step A2), it is determined that the menu device 2 is being used, and the process proceeds to the next step A5 to supply power to the short-range communication unit 25. If is turned off, the power to the short-range communication unit 25 is turned on. Then, the page identification data is generated using the currently opened page as the current detection page, the page detection data detected this time, and the page detection data of the previous detection temporarily stored in the work memory in the storage unit 23 Are compared to determine whether they are different (step A6). If both are the same (NO in step A6), the process returns to the first step A1 to ignore the current detection page, but if they are different (YES in step A6), the current detection page. The identification data is transmitted from the short-range communication unit 25 (step A7). Then, the page identification data detected this time is temporarily stored as the previously detected page identification data in the work memory in the storage unit 23 (step A8), and then the process returns to the first step A1. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a characteristic operation of the order terminal device 1.
First, the CPU 11 checks whether page identification data has been received from the menu device 2 (step B1), checks whether an operation for inputting order data has been performed (step B2), and has received input screen setting data? (Step B3), whether or not a main power-off operation has been performed (step B9), whether or not an operation for instructing a chitin printer transfer request has been performed (step B11), and an ECR transfer request instructed While checking whether or not the operation has been performed (step B13), the process returns to the first step B1 until the operation is performed or the reception is detected.

  Now, when page identification data is received from the menu device 2 (YES in step B1), the process proceeds to step B4, and if the main power is turned off, the main power is turned on. Then, the input screen memory M2 is searched based on the received page identification data (step B5), and the input screen data corresponding to the page identification data is read and displayed on the touch display unit 14 (step B6). Thereby, in the input screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 (1) or (2), each product name is displayed as a list.

  When the order data is input (YES in step B2), the process proceeds to a process for registering the order data (step B7). That is, when order data is input by operating a touch key on the touch display unit 14, the order data is input using the input screen displayed on the touch display unit 14. That is, touch the position of the name of the item that you received the order from among the names displayed in the list on the input screen, select the ordered item, and then use the numeric keypad to enter the number of ordered items. In the input window for the product name (input area indicated by a rectangular frame in the figure), the number of inputs is counted. Instead of operating the numeric keypad to input the number of ordered items, the number of ordered items may be input by touching the position of the ordered item for the number of times corresponding to the number. The order data input in this way is stored in the storage unit 23 and registered.

  Further, when the transfer key for instructing that the registered order data should be transferred to the kitchen printer 3 is operated (YES in step B11), one transaction (one table) registered in the storage unit 23 is stored. Each order data is sequentially read for each transaction, and a process of transmitting from the LAN communication unit 18 to the kitchen printer 3 is performed (step B12). Similarly, when the transfer key instructing that the registered order data (data for one transaction) should be transferred to the ECR 4 is operated (YES in step B13), one transaction registered in the storage unit 23 is stored. The order data for (one table) is sequentially read for each transaction and transmitted from the LAN communication unit 18 to the ECR 4 (step B14). When an operation to turn off the main power source is performed (YES in step B9), the main power source is turned off (step B10), and this flow ends. However, the input screen is displayed from the ECR 4 via the LAN communication unit 18. When the setting data is received (YES in step B3), the process proceeds to input screen data setting processing described later (step B8).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the input screen data setting process (step B8 in FIG. 7) in detail. FIG. 9 shows the operation on the ECR 4 side for setting the input screen data for the order terminal device 1. In the flowchart, the execution is started in response to an interrupt event every predetermined time (for example, every minute).
First, the operation on the ECR 4 side will be described. The ECR 4 checks whether the start time of the daily menu such as breakfast and lunch or the menu for each time zone has been reached (step D1 in FIG. 9). When the start time is reached (YES in step D1), the daily menu and time In order to additionally set the input screen data corresponding to the band-specific menu for each page, the input screen data is transmitted to the order terminal device 1 via the local area communication network (step D2).

  Further, it is checked whether the end time of the daily menu or the time zone menu has been reached (step D3). When the end time is reached (YES in step D3), the input screen data corresponding to the daily menu or the time zone menu is displayed. Is transmitted to the order terminal device 1 via the local area communication network (step D4). When addition or deletion of a portion of the input screen data for one page is requested (YES in step D5), transmission for instructing addition or deletion of the portion is ordered via the local area network. It performs with respect to the terminal device 1 (step D6).

  When the input screen setting process is performed on the ECR 4 side in this way, when the order terminal apparatus 1 side instructs the ECR 4 to add input screen data for each page unit (YES in step C1 in FIG. 8), the reception is performed. The added input screen data is added for each page (step C2). In this case, the input screen data received in the date / time zone update area in the input screen memory M2 is additionally registered for each page. When deletion of input screen data for each page is instructed from the ECR 4 (YES in step C3), processing for deleting the input screen data of the corresponding page from the date / time zone update area in the input screen memory M2 is performed. (Step C4). When the addition of a part of the input screen data is instructed from ECR 4 (YES in step C5), a part of the data is added to the corresponding input screen (step C6), and the deletion of a part of the input screen data is instructed. When it is done (YES in step C7), a part of the data on the corresponding input screen is deleted (step C8). In this way, the contents of the input screen memory M2 are changed according to the instruction from the ECR4.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the order terminal device 1 receives the page identification data from the menu device 2 that detects the menu page being browsed by the orderer from a plurality of menu pages and transmits the page identification data. In this case, since the input screen data corresponding to the received page identification data is displayed among the order data input support input screens corresponding to each of a plurality of menu pages, the contractor who received the order from the orderer When entering the order data, the order data input support screen corresponding to the menu page viewed by the orderer can be displayed without any special operation. Can be achieved. In other words, it is no longer necessary for the contractor (store clerk) to perform the page switching operation many times and to call up and display the input screen including the ordered item, so that the order of the item is heard after hearing the order. The time required to enter data can be greatly shortened, and in addition to strengthening services to customers, the benefits on the store side will also be significant.

  The order terminal device 1 is provided corresponding to each menu page on the menu device 2 side, and receives and receives an input screen memory M2 that stores a plurality of input screen data for displaying the corresponding menu contents. Since the input screen data corresponding to the page identification data is read from the input screen memory M2 and displayed, it corresponds to the menu page viewed by the orderer compared to the case where the input screen data is received via the network. The input screen to be acquired can be acquired without taking time, and it is possible to further shorten the time from when the order is heard until the order data of the item is input.

  Since the order terminal device 1 receives the input screen data from the ECR 4 and updates the contents of the input screen memory M2, the order terminal device 1 can acquire and update the input screen data in advance and change the input screen data. Can be handled appropriately.

  Since the order terminal device 1 is configured to update the contents of the input screen memory M2 according to a predetermined time zone, it is possible to obtain and update a menu by time zone that differs for each time zone, It becomes possible to correspond to the menu by time zone.

  The order terminal device 1 uses the touch display unit 14 in which the touch sensor 16 is stacked on the display panel 15, so that the orderer who has received an order from the orderer inputs the order data or displays an input screen for order data input support. Display of the order data makes it easy to understand the input of the order data, and it is possible to reduce mistakes in the input of the order data.

  The menu device 2 is a book-like printed material composed of a plurality of menu pages, and the CPU 21, the storage unit 23, the page detecting unit 24, and the short-range communication unit 25 are incorporated into the printed material as an IC chip. By incorporating an IC chip into the existing printed matter, the existing printed matter can be used as it is.

  Since the page detection unit 24 of the menu device 2 and the magnetic sensor are used to detect the currently opened page, appropriate page detection is possible without being affected by the external environment such as temperature and heat. .

  In the embodiment described above, the input screen data is transmitted and received between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2 via short-range communication. However, the order terminal device 1 uses a local area communication network. The input screen data may be received from the external management apparatus and displayed.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a store network system (wireless LAN) when input screen data is transmitted and received using a local area communication network.
The order terminal device 1 can be connected to the ECR 4 via an access point AP constituting a store network system (wireless LAN). The order terminal device 1 receives page identification data from the menu device 2 when communication with the menu device 2 is established at the time of pairing by short-range communication. At that time, the order terminal device 1 receives the menu identification data for identifying the menu device 2. Received with page identification data. Then, the order terminal device 1 transmits terminal identification data for identifying its own terminal together with the page identification data and menu identification data to the ECR 4 via the nearest access point AP.

  The ECR 4 searches the local database DB based on the page identification data received from the order terminal device 1. This local database DB stores and manages input screen data corresponding to each of a plurality of menu pages constituting the menu device 2, and the ECR 4 reads and receives input screen data corresponding to page identification data from the local database DB. The input screen data is transmitted to the order terminal device 1 indicated by the terminal identification data. When receiving the input screen data from the ECR 4, the order terminal device 1 displays it on the touch display unit 14. Hereinafter, the above-described operation is repeated until communication establishment between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2 is canceled in response to an order termination instruction.

  In the above-described embodiment, Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication is used as the short-range communication between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but infrared communication, non-communication Short-distance communication using contact IC card communication or the like may be used. Further, the communication between the order terminal device 1 and the menu device 2 is not limited to short-range communication, and a local communication network may be used.

  In the embodiment described above, the touch display unit 14 in which the touch sensor 16 is stacked on the display panel 15 is configured. However, the input unit for inputting order data is used as a push button type stroke key, A display unit may be provided in the vicinity.

  In the above-described embodiment, the menu device 2 is incorporated into various printed electronic component IC chips in a book-like printed matter composed of a plurality of menu pages. However, the electronic device may be an electronic book type electronic device, and various menus may be displayed on the display unit. May be displayed in a switched manner.

  In the above-described embodiment, the page detection unit 24 of the menu device 2 and the magnetic sensor are used to detect the currently opened page. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an optical sensor or a contact sensor may be used. Good.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although applied when inputting order data in restaurants, such as a restaurant, of course, it is not restricted to a restaurant.

  Further, the “apparatus” and “unit” shown in the above-described embodiments may be separated into a plurality of cases by function, and are not limited to a single case. In addition, each step described in the above-described flowchart is not limited to time-series processing, and a plurality of steps may be processed in parallel or separately.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The second embodiment is an answer data input system constructed by school education or the like.

  This answer data input system includes a textbook device 5 on the questioner (teacher) side, an answer input device 6 on the answerer (student) side installed at each desk, and management for managing the answer data of each answer device 6 And a device 7. Data is transmitted and received between the textbook device 5 and each answer input device 6 and between the answer input device 6 and the management device 7 via a local communication network (LAN: not shown).

  The answer input device 6 is installed on the answerer's desk, and when the answerer receives a question, the answerer inputs the answer data or displays an input screen for answer data input support. In addition to answer data, a desk number is also entered. Then, the answer input device 6 stores and manages the input answer data in association with the desk number. For example, the answer data is sent to the management apparatus 7 for each desk number in response to an operation of a transfer key (not shown). I try to do it. In addition, since the known technique is used in this embodiment for transmission to the management apparatus 7, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The textbook device 5 is a book-like textbook (printed material) prepared for the examinee and has a plurality of pages (for example, 100 pages). As will be described later, this textbook device 5 has a function (various electronic components and power supply unit formed as an IC chip) for detecting a page on which a questioner has a question from a plurality of menu pages and transmitting the page identification data. Is provided. In addition, since the known technique is used in the present embodiment for transmission to the answer input device 6, the specific description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing basic components of the answer input device 6 and the textbook device 5.
The page detection unit 44 is configured to magnetically detect a textbook page on which a questioner has a question among a plurality of textbook pages. The storage unit 43 stores a page to be opened when the questioner gives a question as a question page. Since the other components are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state where an arbitrary page of the textbook device 5 is opened.
FIG. 13A shows the contents of the intellectual property right as the contents of the textbook page A (for example, the third to fourth pages). In FIG. 13 (2), the contents of the textbook page B (for example, the ninth page to the tenth page) include the contents of the questioner. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13 (2), a textbook page containing a question that the questioner wants to ask is stored as a question page in the storage unit 43. When the page is opened, page identification is performed. Data (9th to 10th pages) is transmitted from the communication unit 45.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an input screen displayed on the touch display unit 14 on the answer input device 6 side when a page including a question is opened on the textbook device 5 side.
FIG. 14 (1) is a diagram showing, for example, the 9th page to the 10th page as shown in FIG. 13 (2) when the problem of the page opened in the textbook device 5 is a problem of description formula. . In this case, the answerer describes the answer of the problem in the answer frame 9.
FIG. 14B is a diagram illustrating a case where the problem of the page opened in the textbook device 5 is a selection type problem. In this case, the answerer answers the question by selecting the selection frame 10.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the input screen memory M4 on the answer input device 5 side.
The input screen memory M4 is provided corresponding to the question page stored in the storage unit 43, that is, the page including the problem among the plurality of textbook pages constituting the textbook device 5, and the corresponding problem content A plurality of answer data input support input screen data for displaying is stored and managed. This input screen memory M4 stores the problem of the description formula corresponding to FIGS. 13 (2) and 14 (1). The contents of the problem are stored as input screen data in association with the number of pages.

  The input screen memory M4 stores problem contents and options associated with the number of pages as input screen data corresponding to the problem contents shown in FIG.

  Next, the operation concept of the answer data input system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code as in the first embodiment, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. Further, it is possible to sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via a transmission medium such as a network. In other words, in addition to the recording medium, an operation unique to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of the operation of the textbook device 5.
First, the CPU 41 of the textbook device 5 acquires the output result from the page detection unit 44 and detects whether or not the question page stored in the storage unit 43 is currently opened (viewed) ( Step E1). In the present embodiment, the stored question page is a page including a problem. As a result, if the stored question page is not open (NO in step E1), detection is performed until the stored question page is opened.

  If it is detected that the question page stored in step E1 is opened (YES in step E1), the process proceeds to the next step E2 to generate the page identification data using the currently opened page as the current detection page. At the same time, the page identification data detected this time is compared with the previously detected page identification data temporarily stored in the work memory in the storage unit 43 to check whether they are different (step E2). If both are the same (NO in step E2), the process returns to the first step E1 to ignore the current detection page, but if they are different (YES in step E2), the current detection page. The identification data is transmitted from the communication unit 45 (step E3). Then, the page identification data detected this time is temporarily stored as the previously detected page identification data in the work memory in the storage unit 43 (step E4), and then the process returns to the first step E1. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the characteristic operation of the answer input device 6.
First, the CPU 31 checks whether page identification data has been received from the textbook device 5 (step F1). If no reception is made in step F1 (NO in step F1), the process returns to the first step F1 and enters a standby state until the reception is detected.

  When page identification data is received from the textbook device 5 (YES in step F1), the process proceeds to step F2, and the input screen memory M4 is searched based on the received page identification data (step F2). The input screen data to be read is read and displayed on the touch display unit 34 (step F3). As a result, questions and answer frames 9 and 10 are displayed in the input screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 14 (1) or (2).

  When a question is displayed on the touch display unit 34 in step F3, the answerer starts answering the question. When the displayed screen is FIG. 14 (1), the answerer writes the answer in the answer frame 9. When the displayed screen is FIG. 14 (2), the answerer answers the question by selecting one of the answer frames 10.

  If an answer is input (YES in step F4), the answer data is registered (step F6). Thereafter, the registered answer data is transmitted to the management device (step F6), and the processing of the present embodiment ends.

  In the present embodiment, the stored question page is a page including a problem, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a questioner (teacher) wants to give a question on a page with a textbook, the page may be detected.

  In the present embodiment, the question that has been given is a problem described in a stored page, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be a problem created by the questioner.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The third embodiment is an answer data input system constructed at a meeting or the like. In addition, description of the location similar to 1st embodiment and 2nd embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  This answer data input system includes answer input devices 6b on the side of respondents (conference participants, etc.), display devices 5b on the side of questioners (chairperson etc.), and answers of each answer device 6b installed in each table. And a management device 7b for managing data. Data is transmitted and received between the display device 5b and each answer input device 6b, and between the answer input device 6b and the management device 7b via a local communication network (LAN: not shown).

  The answer input device 6b is installed in the respondent table, and when the answerer receives a question from the questioner, the answerer inputs the answer data by pressing the answer switch 36b. The response input device 6b stores and manages the input response data, and transmits the response data to the management device 7b in response to an operation of a transfer switch (not shown), for example. Note that, in this embodiment, the known technique is used for transmission to the management apparatus 7b, and therefore a specific description thereof will be omitted.

  The display device 5b is, for example, a PC or the like used in a presentation prepared for a questioner. As will be described later, the display device 5b has a function of detecting a material for which a questioner asks a participant from a plurality of materials and transmitting the material identification data. In addition, since the known technique is used in the present embodiment for transmission to the answer input device 6b, a specific description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing the display device 5b and the answer input device 6b.
The answer switch 36b enables a switch corresponding to the question option to be input, and accepts the answer of the respondent. For example, if four switches (a to d) are prepared in advance and there are two question options, the answer can be made by enabling input of four (a, b) of the four switches (a to d). Accept answers from the It should be noted that an answer switch that can be input may be illuminated to notify the respondent that the input is enabled. Although the number of answer switches 36b is four, this is not restrictive.
Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

The material detection unit 44b detects the prepared material for the questioner to ask the question to the respondent. The material to be detected may be a specific page of the material for presentation or the material for presentation itself. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
The storage unit 43b stores a material to be displayed when a questioner wants to ask a question or a specific page of the material as a question material.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the option memory M4b on the answer input device 6b side.
The option memory M4b is provided corresponding to the question material stored in the storage unit 43b, that is, the page of the material including the question in the material displayed by the display device 5b or the material itself. In this option memory M4b, for example, options corresponding to the question on page 9 of the material A are stored in association with the material.
In the option memory M4b, options corresponding to the material B are stored in association with the material.

  Next, the operation concept of the answer data input system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code as in the first or second embodiment, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. The Further, it is possible to sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via a transmission medium such as a network. In other words, in addition to the recording medium, an operation unique to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of the operation of the display device 5b.
First, the CPU 41b of the display device 5 acquires the output result from the material detection unit 44b, and detects whether or not the question material stored in the storage unit 43b is currently open (step G1). As a result, if the question material is not opened (NO in step G1), detection is performed until the question material is opened.

  When it is detected that the question material is opened in step G1 (YES in step G1), the process proceeds to the next step G2, and the material identification data is generated using the currently opened material as the currently detected material. The material identification data detected this time is compared with the previously detected material identification data temporarily stored in the work memory in the storage unit 43b to check whether they are different (step G2). If both are the same (NO in step G2), the process returns to the first step G1 to ignore the currently detected material, but if they are different (YES in step G2), the currently detected material The identification data is transmitted from the communication unit 45b (step G3). Then, after the material identification data detected this time is temporarily stored in the work memory in the storage unit 43b as the material identification data detected last time (step G4), the process returns to the first step G1. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the characteristic operation of the answer input device 6b.
First, the CPU 31b checks whether or not material identification data has been received from the display device 5b (step H1). If no reception is made in step H1 (NO in step H1), the process returns to the first step H1 and enters a standby state until the reception is detected.

  When material identification data is received from the display device 5b (YES in step H1), the process proceeds to step H2, and the selection memory M4b is searched based on the received page identification data (step H2), and the material identification data is handled. The option data is read, and the answer switch 36b corresponding to the option data can be input (step H3). For example, when the display device detects the material B in FIG. 20, two switches (a, b) among the four switches (a to d) of the answer switch 36b can be input.

  When the answer switch 36b can be input in step H3, the answerer answers the question by pressing the answer switch 36b corresponding to the answer of the answerer.

  When the answer switch 36b is pressed, that is, when an answer is input (YES in step H4), this answer data is registered (step H5). Thereafter, the registered answer data is transmitted to the management apparatus (step H6), and the processing of the present embodiment ends.

  In the present embodiment, the display device 5b and the management device 7b are separate devices, but may be a single device.

  In this embodiment, a switch is used as means for selecting an answer, but a dial-type input unit may be used.

As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, The invention described in the claim, and its equal range are included.
Hereinafter, the invention described in the claims of the present application will be appended.

(Appendix)
(Claim 1)
An input device that performs input control according to display contents displayed on a display device,
Storage means for storing input control information corresponding to display identification information assigned to each of a plurality of display contents that can be displayed by the display device;
Receiving means for receiving display identification information of the current display content displayed by the display device;
Search means for searching the storage means for input control information corresponding to the display identification information received by the receiving means;
Input control means for performing input control based on the input control information searched by the search means;
An input device comprising:
(Claim 2)
The input control information includes information for controlling an input screen that displays input contents to be input corresponding to display contents to which the display identification information is assigned,
The input control means displays an input screen corresponding to the display identification information received by the receiving means, and performs input control of information input based on the input screen;
The input device according to claim 1, wherein the input device is configured as described above.
(Claim 3)
A selection means having a plurality of options;
Further comprising
The input control information includes information for extracting options to be selected corresponding to display contents to which the display identification information is assigned,
The input control means controls the input of any one of the extracted options by allowing the selection input for the options extracted corresponding to the display identification information received by the receiving means.
The input device according to claim 1, wherein the input device is configured as described above.
(Claim 4)
An acquisition unit that acquires the input control information from an external management device; and an update unit that updates the corresponding input control in the storage unit when the input control information is acquired from the external management device by the acquisition unit;
Further comprising
The input device according to claim 1, wherein the input device is configured as described above.
(Claim 5)
The update means updates input control information in the storage means according to a predetermined time zone.
The input device according to claim 4, which is configured as described above.
(Claim 6)
Display means for displaying the input screen searched by the search means;
Further comprising
The input device according to claim 2, wherein the input device is configured as described above.
(Claim 7)
The display means constitutes a touch screen means in which a touch panel is laminated on a display panel.
The input device according to claim 6, which is configured as described above.
(Claim 8)
An input system having a display device and an input device,
The display device
A detecting means for detecting display contents displayed from a plurality of display contents;
A transmission means for transmitting display identification information for identifying the display content detected by the detection means;
The input device is:
Storage means for storing input control information corresponding to display identification information assigned to each of the plurality of display contents;
Receiving means for receiving display identification information transmitted by the display device;
Search means for searching the storage means for input control information corresponding to the display identification information received by the receiving means;
Input control means for performing input control based on the input control information searched by the search means,
An input system characterized by doing so.
(Claim 9)
The detection means detects a predetermined display content;
The input system according to claim 8, which is configured as described above.
(Claim 10)
The display device is a book-like printed matter composed of a plurality of pages, and at least a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, and a contact sensor are added to the printed matter.
The detection means detects a page opened by any of the sensors as display content,
The storage means is provided corresponding to each of the pages on the display device side, and stores a plurality of the input screen data for displaying corresponding contents,
The search means searches for input screen data corresponding to display identification information transmitted by the display device;
The input system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the input system is configured as described above.
(Claim 11)
The printed matter is a menu composed of a plurality of menu pages on which menu contents are described,
The detecting means detects a menu page viewed by the orderer from a plurality of menu pages,
The storage means is provided corresponding to each menu page of the menu, and stores a plurality of the input screen data for displaying the corresponding menu contents,
The input control means switches and displays the input screen corresponding to the received display identification information.
The input system according to claim 10, wherein the input system is configured as described above.
(Claim 12)
The printed matter is a textbook consisting of a plurality of pages,
The detecting means detects a page including a problem from a plurality of pages,
The storage means is provided corresponding to each of the pages containing each problem of the textbook, and stores a plurality of the input screen data for displaying the corresponding problem contents,
The input control means switches and displays the input screen corresponding to the received display identification information.
The input system according to claim 10, wherein the input system is configured as described above.
(Claim 13)
The predetermined display content is a material in which a question is described,
The detection means detects the material in which the question is described,
The input device comprises a selection means having a plurality of options;
Further comprising
The input control information includes information for extracting options to be selected in response to the question described in the display content to which the display identification information is assigned,
The input control means controls the input of any one of the extracted options by allowing the selection input for the options extracted corresponding to the display identification information received by the receiving means.
It is characterized by doing so. The input system according to claim 9.
(Claim 14)
Against the computer,
A storage function for storing input control information corresponding to display identification information assigned to each of a plurality of display contents that can be displayed by the display device;
A receiving function for receiving display identification information of the current display content displayed by the display device;
A search function for searching the storage function for input control information corresponding to the display identification information received by the reception function;
An input control function for performing input control based on the input control information searched by the search function;
A program to realize

1 Order terminal device 2 Menu device 3 Kitchen printer 4 ECR
5 Textbook device 6 Answer input device 7, 7b Management device 11, 21, 31, 41, 31b, 41b CPU
13, 23, 33, 43, 33b, 43b Storage unit 14, 34 Touch display unit 15, 35 Display panel 16, 36 Touch sensor 17 Short-range communication unit 18, 38, 45, 38b, 45b LAN communication unit 24, 44 pages Detection unit 25 Short-range communication unit M1, M3 Program memory M2, M4 Input screen memory 36b Answer switch 44b Material detection unit

Claims (11)

An input terminal device that performs various input controls by user operations based on input control information that defines various input controls,
Storage means for storing a plurality of input control information corresponding to a plurality of page identification information;
Receiving means for receiving page identification information of a page arbitrarily selected and opened by a user from a plurality of pages from an external medium at a short distance;
When receiving the page identification information by the receiving means, specifying means for specifying the input control information corresponding to the received page identification information among the plurality of input control information by searching the storage means;
When an input operation is performed by the user, input control means for performing input control based on the input control information specified by the specifying means;
An input terminal device comprising: Said receiving means receives the external medium of the plurality of page display information can be displayed, page identification information corresponding to the page display information currently displayed is arbitrarily selected by the user in the external medium side ,
Input terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that. Upon receiving the page identification information from the external medium, a display control means for displaying control input display screen of the order to perform an input to the user,
Further comprising
The storage means further stores an input screen form corresponding to each of the plurality of input control information,
The display control means controls the display of the input display screen of the input screen form corresponding to the input control information specified by the specifying means;
The input control means performs input control based on input control information for performing various inputs on the input display screen of the input screen form corresponding to the input control information specified by the specifying means.
Input terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. An input terminal device for performing various input control by Yu chromatography The operation,
Storage means for storing a plurality of input control information corresponding to a plurality of page identification information;
A specifying means for specifying which page is selected and opened in an external medium having a plurality of pages ;
The page identification information of a page specified by the specifying unit retrieves from said memory means, input control corresponding to the page identification information of the determined pages among the plurality of input control information stored in the storage means A second specifying means for specifying information;
An input control means for performing input control based on the input control information specified by the second specifying means when an input operation is performed by the user;
An input terminal device comprising: The specifying means specifies the opened page by receiving page identification information transmitted from the external medium corresponding to the opened page in the external medium;
The input terminal device according to claim 4. An input terminal device for performing various input control by Yu chromatography The operation,
Storage means for storing a plurality of material information ;
Receiving means for receiving , from an external medium having a plurality of material information, material identification information of material information arbitrarily selected and opened by the user among the plurality of material information ;
When receiving the material identification information by the receiving means , input restriction based on the content of the material information stored corresponding to the received material identification information among the plurality of material information stored in the storage means Identifying means for identifying
An input control means for performing input control as enabling user operation within a specified input limit in the previous SL specifying means,
An input terminal device comprising: The material information stored in the storage means includes option information,
The specifying means specifies an input restriction based on contents of option information included in the material information stored corresponding to the material identification information;
The input terminal device according to claim 6. The specifying means specifies an input restriction that allows only a selection input by the number of option information,
The input control means performs input control by allowing a user to perform a selection operation only within the limited number of inputs.
The input terminal device according to claim 7. A program for controlling a computer of an input terminal device that performs various input controls by a user operation based on input control information that defines various input controls,
The computer,
Storage means for storing a plurality of input control information corresponding to a plurality of page identification information;
A receiving means for receiving page identification information of a page arbitrarily selected and opened by a user from a plurality of pages from an external medium at a short distance;
When receiving the page identification information by the receiving means, a specifying means for specifying input control information corresponding to the received page identification information among the plurality of input control information by searching the storage means,
An input control means for performing input control based on the input control information specified by the specifying means when an input operation is performed by the user;
A program designed to function as A program for controlling a computer of an input terminal device for performing various input control by Yu chromatography The operation,
The computer,
Storage means for storing a plurality of input control information corresponding to a plurality of page identification information;
A specifying means for specifying which page is selected and opened in an external medium having a plurality of pages ;
The page identification information of a page specified by the specifying unit retrieves from said memory means, input control corresponding to the page identification information of the determined pages among the plurality of input control information stored in the storage means A second identification means for identifying information;
An input control means for performing input control based on the input control information specified by the second specifying means when an input operation is performed by the user;
A program designed to function as A program for controlling a computer of an input terminal device for performing various input control by Yu chromatography The operation,
The computer,
Storage means for storing a plurality of material information ;
Receiving means for receiving material identification information of material information arbitrarily selected and opened by the user among the plurality of material information from an external medium having a plurality of material information ;
When receiving the material identification information by the receiving means , input restriction based on the content of the material information stored corresponding to the received material identification information among the plurality of material information stored in the storage means Identification means to identify,
Input control means for performing input control as allow user manipulation of the previous SL within the specified input limit in particular means,
A program designed to function as

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