Data processing system having help-image revision means

• US 5,029,113 A
• Filed: 02/13/1989
• Issued: 07/02/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Miyoshi, Akito, Terai, Hiromitsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Herndon, Heather R.
• Application Number:
  US07/365,161
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 364/518, 364/521, 364/523, 340/721, 340/723, 273/1 E
• US Class Current: 715/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

In a data processing system, data processing is carried out in accordance with data fed in from an input, the results of the data processing are displayed on a display, and the data processing being carried out is interrupted when it is necessary to display a help image. A help image memory and an associated help image revising facility are provided to store help image data which can be freely revised (added, corrected and/or deleted). An operator can revise the stored help image data and read necessary help images out of the memory to the display at any time.

Claims

1. In a data processing system of the type comprising input means, display means, help image memory means for storing help image data, and data processing means for effecting data processing in response to data introduced through said input means, said system manifesting the outcome of said data processing on said display means and being operative to effect an interruption in said data processing and to cause the help image data stored in said help image memory means to be manifested on said display means, the improvement wherein said data processing system includes help image revising means for selectively altering the help image data stored in said help image memory means, and means for storing the altered help image data in said help image memory means.

2. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein said help image data are message data to be displayed on said display means.

3. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein said help image data comprise message data to be displayed on said display means and color data for designating the color of display of said message data.

4. The data processing system according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said help image revising means is rendered operative in response to input of an image code from said input means.

5. The data processing system of claim 1 wherein said input means includes a keyboard, and means coupling said keyboard to said help image revising means to permit an operator of said system to alter the help image data stored in said help image memory means by use of said keyboard.