PURPOSE: To improve the efficiency of input job, by displaying Kana (Japanese syllabary) characters designated with a Kana/alphanumeric selection signal to a Kana character input area or an alphanumeric input area of a display device automatically by key operation.
CONSTITUTION: When a cursor 18 moves to an alphanumeric input area 17, an alphanumeric designating signal to input alphanumeric is generated from a field control memory 13 and it is inputted to an encoder 8 via a field control section 12 and an auto/manual selection circuit 19. As a result, in the encoder 8, a position signal inputted from a keyboard 2 selects data in alphanumeric corresponding to the area 17 indicated with the cursor 18 and it is stored in a buffer memory 11 and the alphanumeric of the depressed key is displayed in the area 17 indicated with the cursor 18 of the display device 3.
KOBAYASHI HITOSHI
OOTA RIYUUICHIROU
ANDOU NORIYOSHI
KURODA REIKO