JP2000076085A - Information processor, resource lack reporting method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor and a resource lack reporting method capable of knowing it before the activation of application(AP) that a user can not secure resources (such as memory, idle disk capacity and use device) required for activating the AP. SOLUTION: An AP resource information storage part 14 stores the resource information required for activating the AP for each AP. A main body resource information acquiring part 15 acquires the resource information of main body of information processor. An AP resource information managing part 12 periodically compares the resource information for the main body of information processor with the resource information required for activating the AP and when the AP disabled in securing resources for activation exists, the icon display of that AP is changed into display showing the resources required for activation can not be secured by an instruction to an AP information display part 11. When the AP is activated, an AP resource information setting part 13 acquires the resource information required for activating the relevant AP from the difference of resource conditions before and after the activation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for performing various processes by activating various applications (hereinafter, referred to as an AP), and particularly to a case where resources required for activating an application are insufficient. (In case of insufficient memory / disk space or device (COM / sound, etc.) used by AP is occupied by another AP), use in advance that resources for starting AP are insufficient. Resource notification method for notifying the user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional information processing apparatus, when an AP that uses a lot of resources (memory, free disk space, used devices) is started / operated, the operation becomes slow, or resources are insufficient during startup. An error such as an error has occurred.

For this reason, various resource shortage notification methods for notifying a user that resources required by an application cannot be secured have been proposed as follows.

For example, the "main memory management method and apparatus" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-166536 is a system which displays a message indicating a memory shortage by having a remaining memory check function inside an application. .

[0005] In addition, a "memory shortage display method" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-63576 discloses a memory shortage check when a new application is started while a memory shortage monitoring application is running. I do. When the memory is insufficient, the amount of memory used for each application that has been started is displayed, and the user is allowed to select which application to end.

The "image reading system and information recording medium" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-116339 is designed to operate by changing the scan size in a scanner driver program if there is not enough free space. .

Further, the "data processing apparatus" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-213719 incorporates a function for checking the storage capacity of a hard disk or the like in a program, performs a check at the time of starting the program, and has a sufficient storage capacity. If not, a warning message is displayed to the user.

However, the conventional resource shortage notifying method described above notifies the user of resource shortage at the time of starting the AP or after starting the AP.
It is not possible to know that resources are insufficient before starting P.

[0009]

The conventional resource shortage notification method has a problem that a user cannot know that necessary resources are insufficient before starting an AP.

[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus which enables a user to know before starting an AP that a user cannot secure resources (memory / free disk space / used device) necessary for starting the AP. And a resource shortage notification method.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a main body resource information acquisition unit for acquiring usable resource information; and an information processing unit required for activating an application. An application resource information storage unit that stores resource information for each application; an application information display unit that changes the display of a specified application in accordance with a notified display switching instruction; Inquires about available resource information to the information acquisition unit, compares the returned available resource information with the resource information necessary for activation stored in the application resource information storage unit, and activates it. If there is an application for which resources cannot be secured, the application information display section displays Then, a display switching command for changing the display of the application to a display indicating that resources are insufficient is issued, and when there is an application for which resources for starting are secured, the application information display unit displays And an application resource information management unit that issues a display switching instruction to change the display of the application to a display indicating that the application can be activated.

According to the present invention, an application resource information management unit periodically compares resource information that can be used with resource information necessary for starting an application, and an application that cannot secure resources for starting the application. If there is, by giving an instruction to the application information display unit, the display is changed to a display indicating that resources for starting display of the application cannot be secured.

Therefore, the user can know an application which cannot secure resources for starting before starting the application.

According to another information processing apparatus of the present invention, when an application is started, resource information necessary for starting the application is obtained from a difference in resource status between before and after the start of the application. An application resource information setting unit for setting resource information in the application resource information storage unit is further provided.

According to the present invention, the application resource information setting unit automatically acquires the resource information required when the application is started, so that the user can obtain the resource information required when the application is started. There is no need to register in advance in the application resource information storage unit.

In another information processing apparatus according to the present invention, a time interval setting section for setting a time interval at which the application resource information management section inquires of the main body resource information acquisition section about available resource information is provided. Have more.

In another information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the resource information stored in the application resource information storage unit is information on a startup file name, a required memory, a required free disk space, and a used device.

In another information processing apparatus of the present invention, the display of the application is an icon displayed on a screen.

[0019]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus for executing a resource shortage notification method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing apparatus that executes the resource shortage notification method of the present embodiment includes an AP information display unit 11, an AP resource information management unit 12, an AP resource information setting unit 13, an AP resource information storage unit 14, It has a main body resource information acquisition unit 15 and a time interval setting unit 16.

The AP information display unit 11 changes the display such as the icon of the designated AP in accordance with the display switching command notified from the AP resource information management unit 12.

The AP resource information management unit 12 makes an inquiry about resource information to the main body resource information acquisition unit 15 at every time set by the user, and stores the returned information and the AP resource information storage unit 14. If there is an AP that cannot secure resources to start by comparing with information,
When a display switching command is issued to the AP information display unit 11 to change the display of the application to a display indicating that resources are insufficient, and there is an AP for which resources for starting are secured, A display switching command is issued to the AP information display unit 11 to change the display of the AP to a display indicating that it can be activated.

[0024] The AP resource information setting unit 13 allows the user
Is started, the free memory / disk free space / used device before and after the AP is started is obtained, the difference between the free memory / disk free space is obtained, and the resource information necessary for starting the AP and the startup file name / used device are used together with the AP. Register / update in the resource information storage unit 14.

The AP resource information storage unit 14 is registered / updated by the AP resource information setting unit 13 and stores resource information (starting file name / necessary memory / necessary disk free space / used device) required for AP startup. ing.

The main body resource information acquisition section 15 receives the inquiry about the resource information from the AP resource information management section 12 and reports the status of available resources (free memory / free disk space / used device) of the information processing apparatus main body. Get and return.

The time interval setting section 16 is an interface for the user to set a time interval at which the AP resource information management section 12 makes an inquiry about available resource information to the main body resource information acquisition section 15.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 5, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.

First, the operation of the AP resource information setting unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0030] The AP resource information setting unit 13 is provided for the user to access the AP.
Is started (step B1). AP
If is activated, the process of step B2 is performed, and if not activated, the process returns to step B1. AP
Is started, the free memory / disk free space / device used before the AP is started is acquired (step B).
2). The free memory / disk free space / device used after the AP is started is obtained, and the difference from the value obtained in step B2 and the difference between used devices are obtained (step B3).
An AP startup file name is obtained (step B4). The acquired difference between the free memory / disk free space, the used device, and the file name are registered in the AP resource information storage unit 14 (step B5).

Next, the operation of the time interval setting section 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, as shown in FIG.
0 is activated and displayed (step C1). The user inputs a time interval (step C2). The input time interval is registered in the AP resource information management unit 12 (Step C3).

Next, the operation of the AP resource information management unit 12 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The AP resource information management unit 12 waits until the time interval set by the time interval setting unit 16 is reached (step A1). At the set time, the AP
The resource information management unit 12 acquires the currently available resource information by inquiring the available resource information to the main body resource information acquisition unit 15 (step A2). Next, information stored in the AP resource information storage unit 14 is obtained (step A3). Then, the available resource information obtained from the main body resource information obtaining unit 15 is compared with the resource information obtained from the AP resource information storage unit 14 to search for an AP for which resources for starting cannot be secured (step). A4). As a result of the search, the corresponding AP is notified to the AP information display unit 11, and the display is changed to a display notifying that resources for activating the icon or the like of the AP cannot be secured (step A5). The change of the display state of the AP is registered in the AP resource information storage unit 14 (step A6). Further, the available resource information acquired from the main body resource information acquisition unit 15 is compared with the resource information acquired from the AP resource information storage unit 14, and an AP that can be activated is searched for (step A7). Applicable AP as a result of search
To the AP information display unit 11 to change to a standard state indicating that display of the AP icon and the like can be started (step A8). That the display state of the AP has been changed,
It is registered in the AP resource information storage unit 14 (step A9).

In this embodiment, the AP resource information setting unit 13
When the AP is activated, the difference between the resources before and after the
Although the resource information required by the AP at the time of startup is obtained, the amount of resources required by the AP is stored in the AP resource information storage unit 1.
4 may be registered.

In the present embodiment, the time interval setting unit 1
6 allows the AP resource information management unit 12 to set a time interval for acquiring the resource information of the information processing apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case. The interval may be constant.

In the present embodiment, whether the AP can be activated or resources for activation cannot be secured is indicated by the display state of the icon displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus. The present invention is not limited to such a case, and can be similarly applied to other displays.

Although not shown in the figure, the information processing apparatus of this embodiment includes a recording medium on which a program for executing the resource shortage notification method is recorded. This recording medium may be a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory or another recording medium.

This program is read from the recording medium into the information processing device and controls the operation of the information processing device. The information processing device executes the above processing under the control of this program.

[0040]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects. (1) Resources (memory /
AP with insufficient disk space / device)
Can be known in advance by the user, and a failure when the AP is started when resources are insufficient can be avoided. (2) Every time the user starts the AP, necessary resources (necessary memory / necessary disk space / necessary device) can be automatically registered for each application.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus that executes a resource shortage notification method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of an AP resource information setting unit 13 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of a time interval setting unit 16 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a time interval setting screen display 20.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the AP resource information management unit 12 in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 AP information display section 12 AP resource information management section 13 AP resource information setting section 14 AP resource information storage section 15 Body resource information acquisition section 16 Time interval setting section 20 Time interval setting screen display A1 to A9 Step B1 to B5 Step C1 C3 step

Claims (8)

[Claims] A resource information obtaining unit for obtaining usable resource information; an application resource information storing unit for storing resource information necessary for starting an application for each application; An application information display unit for changing a display of a designated application in accordance with a display switching command; and an inquiry about available resource information to the main body resource information acquisition unit at predetermined time intervals. Resource information and the resource information required for activation stored in the application resource information storage unit, and if there is an application that cannot secure resources for activation, the application information display Change the display of the application to the display indicating that resources are insufficient. If there is an application in which resources for starting up are issued by issuing a display switching instruction to further change the display, the application information display section displays a display indicating that display of the application can be started up. An information processing apparatus comprising: an application resource information management unit that issues a display switching command to be changed. 2. When an application is started,
2. An application resource information setting unit for acquiring resource information necessary for starting the application from a difference in resource status before and after the application is started, and setting the resource information in the application resource information storage unit. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The information according to claim 1, further comprising a time interval setting unit for setting a time interval at which the application resource information management unit makes an inquiry about available resource information to the main body resource information acquisition unit. Processing equipment. 4. The resource information stored in the application resource information storage unit is information on a startup file name, a required memory, a required free disk space, and a device to be used. Information processing device. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display of the application is an icon displayed on a screen. 6. Acquiring available resource information at predetermined time intervals, comparing the obtained available resource information with resource information for starting an application, and securing resources for starting the application. If there is an application that cannot be executed, the display of the application is changed to a display indicating that resources are insufficient, and if there is an application whose resources for starting are A resource shortage notification method that changes the display of the application to a display that indicates that it can be started 7. The resource shortage notification method according to claim 6, wherein the display of the application is an icon displayed on a screen. 8. A process for obtaining available resource information at predetermined time intervals, a process for comparing the obtained available resource information with resource information for starting an application, and starting the process. When there is an application that cannot secure the resources of the application, the display of the application is changed to a display indicating that the resources are insufficient, and there is an application in which resources for starting are secured. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of changing the display of the application to a display indicating that the application can be activated.