JPH05324648A - Automatic document date display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the update error or update omission of a date frequently displayed in a document by automatically updating the date in the document by referring to a system date. CONSTITUTION:At the time of preparing the document, an operator designates the date and a position (head) to be displayed in the document from a keyboard 7, and a normal mode is changed to a date input mode. Next, date display form information 8 is displayed at an input and output screen part 6 by a date display form designating means 2, and a display form to be displayed is designated by the keyboard 7. Then, the system date is read by a system date display means 3, and edited so as to be suited to the designated display form according to an editing method in the date display form information 8. Then, the edited content is displayed at the designated position in the document of the input and output screen part 6, and the date input mode is released, and returned to the normal mode. Therefore, the date can be displayed in the document by referring to the system date.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating system using a document creating tool such as a word processor, and more particularly to a system for displaying a date.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional document creation tool such as a word processor, the date display format is input each time a document is created, and the date is displayed every time the document is created. Had to re-enter.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional document creation tools such as word processors only display the input data as it is, and even if it is frequently input during document creation, such as the date, There is a problem that it is necessary to input or update each time, and it takes time and labor for that.

Further, since the date is different from the original content of the document, there is a problem in that updating and forgetting mistakes often occur.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems and, by designating an input position and a display format, displays a date with reference to a system date and inputs a date when a document is created. The goal is to make updates accurate and easy.

Therefore, according to the automatic document date display system of the present invention, the date display designating means for displaying the date in the document and designating the leading position thereof and the date display format designating means for displaying and designating the input format at the time of inputting the date. And, the system date display means for referring to and displaying the system date, the system date reference specifying means for designating that the date is displayed by referring to the system date, and stopping at the date input position to prevent forgetting to update the date. And a date input position stopping means for stopping at the date input position during calibration.

[0007]

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a document automatic date display system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the automatic document date display system of this embodiment, a date display designating means 1, a date display format designating means 2, a system date display means 3, an input / output screen section 6, and a keyboard 7 are provided.
And date display format information 8.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the process of the date display designating means 1 comprises a date display start position designating process 101 and a date input mode setting process 102.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the processing of the date display format designation means 2 is the date display format information display processing 201.
Display format designation processing 202, character number determination 203,
Error processing 204 and date input mode cancellation processing 205
And a display format display process 206.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the processing of the system date display means 3 is the system date reading processing 30.
1, date edit processing 302, date display processing 303,
The date input mode cancellation processing 304 is included.

Next, the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above
The operation of the character automatic date display system of the embodiment will be described.

First, the operator specifies the date in the document and the position (head) desired to be displayed with the keyboard 7 when the document is created. This is accepted by the process 101, and the normal mode is changed to the date input mode (process 102).

Each means starts its processing after confirming that the mode is the date input mode. If the date input mode has been canceled and the mode has returned to the normal mode, no processing is performed.

Next, the date display format designation means 2 displays the date display format information 8 on the input / output screen section 6 (process 20).
1) (screen example FIG. 10).

The operator specifies the display format to be displayed on the keyboard 7 (process 202).

In the judgment 203, the number A of characters in the designated display format is compared with the number B of characters from the start position of the date display to the end of the line. If A> B, it is judged as an error, and an error message is displayed on the input / output screen section 6. Is displayed to cancel the designation of the start position of the date display (process 204), cancel the date input mode and return to the normal mode (process 205). If A ≦ B,
The specified display format is displayed on the input / output screen section 6 and the system date reference is specified (process 206).

Next, the system date display means 3 reads the system date (step 301) and edits it according to the editing method in the date display format information 8 so as to match the designated display format (step 302).

This is displayed at a designated place in the document on the input / output screen section 6 (process 303), the date input mode is canceled and the mode returns to the normal mode (process 304).

As a result of the above, the date can be displayed by referring to the system date in the document.

System date reference designation (process 206)
(Specified by) remains in the document, so that when the document is opened, the system date display means 3 always operates and the current date is automatically displayed. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a document automatic date display system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In the automatic document date display system of this embodiment, a date display designation means 1, a date display format designation means 2, a system date reference designation means 4, a system date display means 3,
It is composed of an input / output screen section 6, a keyboard 7, and date display format information 8.

The means other than the system date reference designating means 4 are constructed and operate in the same manner as the means in the automatic document date display system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The same reference numerals are given to those and the like and detailed description is omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the processing of the system date reference designating means 4 includes an option display processing 401,
System date reference designation processing 402 and reference determination 403
And a date input mode cancellation process 404.

In the automatic document date display system of the second embodiment configured as described above, the system date reference designating means 4 is
On the input / output screen section 6, the options of “refer to system date” and “do not refer to system date” are displayed (process 40).
1).

When the operator wants to automatically and surely display the current day's date every time, the operator "refers to the system date".
In addition, if the display date is fixed (for example, the proposal date) as in a proposal, but only the display format of the means 2 is used, "do not refer to system date" is specified from the keyboard 7 ( Process 402).

In the judgment 403, it is judged which one the operator has selected, and if "refer", the processing of the means 4 is terminated. If not referred to, the date input mode is canceled and the normal mode is returned, and the system date reference designation (designated in process 206) is also canceled (process 404).

As a result of the above, it is possible to display the date by referring to the system date in the document, and it is possible to display only the display format at the initial input stage when it is desired to display the date fixed.

System date reference designation (process 206)
(Specified by) remains in the document, so that when the document is opened, the system date display means 3 always operates and the current date is automatically displayed. (Third Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of an automatic document date display system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The automatic document date display system of this embodiment includes a date display designating means 1, a date display format designating means 2, a date input position stopping means 5, a system date reference designating means 4 and a system date display means 3. The input / output screen section 6, the keyboard 7, and the date display format information 8 are included.

The means other than the date input position stopping means 5 are constructed in the same manner as the means in the automatic document date display system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the second embodiment shown in FIG. Since the same operation is performed, the same reference numerals are given to corresponding means and the like, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the process of the date input position stopping means 5 comprises a mode confirmation 501, a date input position storing process 502, and a date input position display process 503.

In the automatic document date display system of the third embodiment configured as described above, the date input position stopping means 5 first confirms whether the mode is the date input mode or the normal mode (decision 501).

In the date input mode, the position is stored so that the date is always confirmed when the document is opened next time (process 502).

In the normal mode, the position stored in step 502 is displayed on the input / output screen section 6 so that the date can be confirmed without fail (step 503).

At the document input stage, the process 503 does not operate because it is in the date input mode, but the date input position stopping means 5 always operates when the document is opened, and the process 503 operates at this time. To do.

As a result of the above, the date can be displayed by referring to the system date in the document, and even when the date should be fixed, only the display format can be displayed at the initial input stage. The input position can be displayed on the screen so that the user does not forget to input and confirm the date when updating the document.

System date reference designation (process 206)
(Specified by) remains in the document, so that when the document is opened, the system date display means 3 is inevitably operated and the current date is automatically displayed.

A document that displays the date when the document was output,
For example, for a report or the like, the method of the first embodiment is suitable. The method of the second embodiment is suitable for a document such as a proposal that displays a fixed date. Further, for a document in which the dates to be displayed are inconsistent, the date is input every time, but the method of the third embodiment in which input is not forgotten is suitable.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, the date in a document is automatically updated by referring to the system date, thereby avoiding mistakes or forgetting to update the date frequently displayed in the document. The effect is that it can be prevented.

Further, even when it is desired to display a fixed date, there is an effect that the initial input can be simplified and the input can be promptly performed by using the display format.

When the document is opened after initial input for updating the document, the date input position is displayed and stopped, so that the date can be surely confirmed and updated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document automatic date display system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process in a date display designating means in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process in a date display format designating means in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing in the system date display means in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document automatic date display system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing in the system date reference designating means in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document automatic date display system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing in the date input position stopping means in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of date display format information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display format selection screen displayed by a date display format designating unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 date display designation means 2 date display format designation means 3 system date display means 4 system date reference designation means 5 date input position stopping means 6 input / output screen section 7 keyboard 8 date display format information

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A date is displayed in a document, and a date display designating means for designating a leading position of the date, an input format for inputting a date, and a date display format designating means for designating the date are displayed with reference to a system date. An automatic document date display system having a system date display means. 2. The automatic document date display system according to claim 1, further comprising system date reference designating means for designating whether to display or not to refer to the system date. 3. A date input position stop means for stopping at the date input position during calibration by designating the stop at the date input position, thereby preventing forgetting to update the date. Document automatic date display method described in.