JP2009069870A - Information processor, client/server system, ui control method, ui control program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce an operation burden on a user by allowing the user to confirm memorandum information and advance to the next operation only by selecting a document without performing operation to open a property, in an operation of the document. <P>SOLUTION: An XML data reading-writing part 33 reads an XML file (association information between operation and display data, association information between a view and the display data) from an XML data accumulation part 34, analyzes XML information (401, 402), decides whether operating information exists in tag information, and acquires the display data associated with the operation when the operating information exists in the tag information (403, 404). An XML←→WindowsUI data conversion part 32 converts the display data into WindowsUI data from XML, and repeats processing for generating the WindowsUI data just by the number of tags (405, 406), and a UI control part 31 receives the converted and generated WindowsUI data, and displays the display data on a display device of a client PC (407). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a client server system, a UI control method, a UI control program, and a recording medium, and in particular, an information processing apparatus and a client server system suitable for use in processing a structured file. The present invention relates to a UI control method for controlling provision of information relating to a document or the like as a file, a UI control program, and a recording medium on which the UI control program is recorded.

As a conventional technique related to an apparatus that handles structured files, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known. With this conventional technique, when information provided via a network is displayed in a plurality of areas divided into a plurality of areas on the screen, the information to be displayed in each area can be easily set via the network. It is what I did.
JP 2005-63412 A

  However, the above-described prior art does not consider obtaining information necessary for the operation when the user operates a file such as document information, and the user cannot obtain the property information until the final purpose is achieved. Many operations necessary for achieving the purpose, such as confirmation, are required, and the operation load of the user is large.

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. For example, when a document is operated, the memo information is confirmed only by selecting the document without opening the property, and the following is performed. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, a client server system, a UI control method, a UI control program, and a recording medium that are capable of proceeding to an operation so as to reduce a user's operation load.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first means of the present invention is the data storage means for holding the association information between the operation and the display data in the information processing apparatus, and the data for acquiring and analyzing the information from the data storage means A reading unit; a UI data converting unit that converts the analyzed information into UI data; and a UI control unit that outputs the converted UI data for display. The data reading unit includes: The association information between the operation and the display data is acquired and analyzed, the UI data conversion means converts the analyzed association information between the operation and the display data into UI data, and the UI control means converts the converted information UI data is displayed, and display data related to the operation is displayed in another divided display area by a user operation.

  According to a second means of the present invention, in the first means, the UI data conversion means displays a plurality of display data in another divided display area as display data related to the operation. Features.

  According to a third means of the present invention, in the first or second means, when the display data related to the operation includes view information, the display data to be displayed is changed according to the view information. .

  According to a fourth means of the present invention, in the first, second or third means, data obtained by converting UI data input by a user as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage means, The data is stored in the data storage means.

  According to a fifth means of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth means, the association information between the operation stored in the data storage means and the display data is a structured file based on XML data. It is characterized by being.

  According to a sixth means of the present invention, in a client server system configured by connecting an information processing apparatus and a document management server via a network, the document management server stores association information between an operation and display data. Holding data storage means, and data reading means for acquiring the information from the data storage means, the information processing apparatus, the data reading means for acquiring and analyzing the information from the data storage means of the server; A UI data converting means for converting the analyzed information into UI data; and a UI control means for outputting the converted UI data for display. The data reading means in the information processing apparatus includes data in the server. The association information between the operation and the display data is acquired from the storage means through the data reading means in the server and analyzed. The UI data conversion unit converts association information between the analyzed operation and display data into UI data, and the UI control unit displays the converted UI data and relates to the operation by a user operation. The display data is displayed in another divided display area.

  According to a seventh means of the present invention, in the sixth means, the UI data conversion means in the information processing apparatus is a separate display area obtained by dividing a plurality of display data as display data related to the operation. It is characterized by displaying.

  Further, according to an eighth means of the present invention, in the sixth or seventh means, when the display data related to the operation includes view information, the display data to be displayed is changed according to the view information. .

  According to a ninth means of the present invention, in the sixth, seventh or eighth means, UI data input by a user is converted as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage means in the server. The stored data is stored in data storage means in the server.

  According to a tenth means of the present invention, in any one of the sixth to ninth means, the association information between the operation accumulated in the data accumulation means and the display data is structured by XML data. It is a file.

  According to an eleventh means of the present invention, in the UI control method for an information processing device, the information processing device stores data associated with operation and display data, and stores the information from the data storage. A data reading means for acquiring and analyzing; a UI data converting means for converting the analyzed information into UI data; and a UI control means for outputting the converted UI data for display. The association information between the operation and display data is acquired from the data storage means and analyzed, and the UI data conversion means converts the analyzed association information between the operation and display data into UI data, and the UI control The means displays the converted UI data, and displays the display data related to the operation in a separate display area by the user's operation. And butterflies.

  The twelfth means of the present invention is characterized in that, in the eleventh means, a plurality of display data is displayed in a separate display area as display data related to the operation.

  The thirteenth means of the present invention is characterized in that, in the eleventh or twelfth means, when the display data related to the operation includes view information, the display data displayed by the view information is changed. .

  According to a fourteenth means of the present invention, in the eleventh, twelfth or thirteenth means, data obtained by converting UI data input by a user is displayed as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage means. The data is stored in the data storage means.

  According to a fifteenth means of the present invention, in any one of the eleventh to fourteenth means, the association information between the operation stored in the data storage means and the display data is structured by XML data. It is a file.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a UI control program for an information processing apparatus, the step of acquiring and analyzing association information between an operation and display data from a data storage unit, and the analyzed operation and display. A step of converting association information with data into UI data, a step of displaying the converted UI data, and a step of displaying the display data related to the operation in another display area divided by the user's operation, A CPU of the information processing apparatus is executed.

  According to a seventeenth means of the present invention, in the sixteenth means, the step of displaying the UI data obtained by converting the display data related to the operation displays a plurality of display data in a separate display area. It is characterized by doing.

  According to an eighteenth means of the present invention, in the sixteenth or seventeenth means, the step of displaying the UI data obtained by converting the display data related to the operation includes view information in the display data related to the operation. In some cases, display data to be displayed is changed according to the view information.

  According to a nineteenth means of the present invention, in the sixteenth, seventeenth or eighteenth means, data obtained by converting UI data input by a user is displayed as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage means. The data is stored in the data storage means.

  According to a twentieth means of the present invention, in any one of the sixteenth to nineteenth means, the association information between the operation stored in the data storage means and the display data is structured by XML data. It is a file.

  The twenty-first means of the present invention is characterized in that the UI control program by any one of the sixteenth to twentieth means is stored in a storage medium storing the program.

  According to the present invention, for example, when a user operates a file such as document information, it is possible to check memo information of document properties necessary for the operation just by selecting the document, thereby reducing the load on the user operation. In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect that information can be transmitted quickly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus, a UI control method, a UI control program, and a recording medium according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a network system provided with an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. The network system shown in FIG. 1 is configured such that a plurality of client PCs 11 and 12 and a document management server 13 can be connected to each other via a network 14. The document management server 13 is for storing and managing files such as document information used by the users of the client PCs 11 and 12 and association information between operation and display data. As is well known, the document management server 13 is not shown. Manages a storage device using a CPU, a hard disk device, etc., a main storage device loaded with a program stored in the storage device, data, etc., a server main unit 15 having an information processing function having a communication unit, and a server 13 A display device 16 as an output device used by an administrator or the like, and input devices such as a keyboard 17 and a mouse 18 are provided. The client PCs 11 and 12 constitute the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The user acquires document information and association information between the operation and display data from the document management server 13 and processes the necessary document. And the document management server 13 stores them.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a client PC as an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The client PC shown in FIG. 1 includes a CPU 21, a storage device 23 such as a hard disk device, a main storage device 22 loaded with programs, data, and the like stored in the storage device 23, and a display device 24 as an output device. An input device such as a keyboard 25 and a mouse 26 and a communication unit (not shown) are connected to each other via a bus 27.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing functional configurations of the client PC and the document management server.

  The client PC includes a UI (user interface) control unit 31, an XML ← → Windows (registered trademark) UI data conversion unit 32, an XML data read / write unit 33, and an XML data storage unit 34. The The UI control unit 31, the XML ← → Windows UI data conversion unit 32, and the XML data reading / writing unit 33 are programs stored in the storage device 23, loaded into the main storage device 22 and run under the OS 35. Each function is constructed by being executed by the CPU 21. The XML data storage unit 34 is configured in the storage device 23 and stores XML files such as association information between operations and display data and association information between views and display data.

  The document management server includes an XML data distribution unit 36, an XML data read / write unit 37, and an XML data storage unit 38. The XML data distribution unit 36 and the XML data reading / writing unit 37 are programs stored in the storage device, and loaded into the main storage device and executed by the CPU under the OS 39, whereby the respective functions are performed. Built. Similarly to the client PC, the XML data storage unit 38 is configured in the storage device, and stores XML files such as association information between operations and display data, association information between views and display data, and the like.

  In the above description, the UI control unit 31 is a Main Frame Window Application, and has a function of displaying a UI, a function of outputting Windows UI data received from the XML ← → Windows UI data conversion unit 32, and XML of input Windows UI data. ← → Has a function of passing to the Windows UI data converter 32.

  The XML ← → Windows UI data conversion unit 32 has a function of converting XML data into Windows UI data and generating Windows UI data, and a function of converting Windows UI data into ML data and generating XML data.

  The XML data reading / writing unit 33 (37) has a function of reading XML data from the XML data storage unit, analyzing the XML data, and a function of writing XML data to the XML data storage unit 34 (38).

  The XML data storage unit 34 (38) has a function of storing XML data as an XML file group.

  The XML data distribution unit 36 has a function of distributing the XML data held in the document storage server to the client PC, and a function of storing the XML data received from the client PC in the server.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation for displaying the display data on the display device of the client PC. Next, this will be explained.

(1) When performing operations on files held by the client PC itself, when the processing is started, the XML data reading / writing unit 33 first sends an XML file (operation and display data and data from the XML data storage unit 34). (Association information between view and display data) is read (step 401).

(2) Next, the XML information is analyzed to determine whether or not the operation information exists in the tag information. If the operation information does not exist in the tag information, the processing here is performed without doing anything. Is finished (steps 402 and 403).

(3) When the operation information exists in the tag information in the determination in step 403, display data associated with the operation is acquired (step 404).

(4) XML ← → Windows UI data conversion unit 32 converts the display data from XML to Windows UI data, and generates Windows UI data. This process is repeated for several minutes (steps 405 and 406).

(5) Thereafter, the UI control unit 31 receives the converted Windows UI data and displays the display data on the display device of the client PC (step 407).

  By performing the processing described above, one or more pieces of data that the user wants to know, such as checking property information, can be automatically displayed in another pane, and the operation load on the user can be reduced.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, after the display data associated with the operation is acquired in the process of step 404 described above, the presence or absence of view data is checked, and only the display data associated with the view is displayed. Next, the processing in this case will be described.

(6) After obtaining the display data associated with the operation in the process of step 404 described above, it is determined whether view (thumbnail, detailed list, calendar) information exists in the tag information, and the view is displayed in the tag information. If the information does not exist, the process proceeds to the process of step 405 described above, and the processes of steps 406 and 407 for displaying the display data associated with the operation are performed as described above (step 408).

(7) If the view information exists in the tag information in the determination in step 408, display data associated with the view is acquired (step 409).

(8) Then, of the display data associated with the operation, only the display data associated with the view is determined as display data, and then the process proceeds to step 405 described above. Further, in steps 406 and 407 The display data associated with the view is displayed by the processing (step 410).

  By performing the processing of steps 409 and 410 for displaying only the display data associated with the view described above, the user can change the data to be displayed according to the view (thumbnail, detailed list, calendar), and the pane. The data to be displayed can be arbitrarily set.

  The processing up to this point has been described as the operation of the file held by the client PC itself. However, in the present invention, XML data that is a file having association information is held in the document management server, and the client PC The association information can be distributed in response to a request from the user. Next, the processing in this case will be described.

(9) In this case, when XML data, which is a file having association information, is held in the document management server and the file is operated, when the processing is started, the XML data reading / writing unit 33 first starts. Then, the document management server is accessed to request distribution of the XML file (association information between operation and display data, association information between view and display data) (step 411).

(11) The XML data distribution unit 36 of the document management server responds to a request from the client PC via the XML data reading / writing unit 37 to store the XML file held in the XML data storage unit 38 of the document management server (Association information between operation and display data, association information between view and display data) is distributed to the client PC (step 412).

(12) The XML data reading / writing unit 33 of the client PC reads the distributed XML file (association information between the operation and display data, association information between the view and display data), and then the step 402 described above. Then, the process proceeds to the following process (step 413).

  The set association information is reflected on other client PCs by the process of distributing the XML file (association information between operation and display data, association information between view and display data) from the document management server as described above. Can be.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation for setting the association information, which will be described next. This process is a process in which the user of the client PC inputs the association information between the operation and the display data and stores it in the XML data storage unit of the own PC. Of course, when the administrator of the document management server sets the association information in the server, the same processing can be performed.

(1) First, a user displays an association information setting UI between an operation and display data on the client PC, and inputs association information between the operation and display data from this display screen (step 501).

(2) Next, the association information between the operation input from the information setting UI and the display data is converted from the Windows UI data to the XML data to generate XML data. This XML data generation process is repeatedly executed for the number of tags (steps 502 and 503).

(3) After the generation of the XML data is completed in the above processing, the generated XML data (association information between operation and display data) is written in the XML data storage unit 34 (step 504).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of association information between an operation and display data. This association information is stored in the XML data storage unit in the XML format as shown in FIG.

  The association between the operation and the display data in the example shown in FIG. 6 is to display a document property, thumbnail, full-text search data, update history, and document image as display data when a document is selected as an operation.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of association information between a view and display data. This association information is stored in the XML data storage unit in the XML format as shown in FIG.

  The association between the view and display data in the example shown in FIG. 7 is to display document properties, full-text search data, update history, and document image as display data when a thumbnail is specified as the view. When a detailed list is designated, thumbnails, full-text search data, update history, and document images are displayed as display data.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen example in which display data is displayed on the screen. In the screen example shown in FIG. 8, display data is displayed in the “document data” portion of the right pane. The operation, view, and display data at this time are displayed as a document selection ("fire truck") as an operation, a thumbnail as a view, and document properties, full-text search data, an update history, and a document image as display data. . Since the example shown in FIG. 8 is a “thumbnail” view, no thumbnail is displayed in the display data.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of an association information setting UI for an operation and display data. The contents set on this screen are stored as association information between operations and display data. Regarding the association between the operation and the display data set in the example shown in FIG. 9, the operation is document selection, the display data is document properties, and full-text search data.

  Each process in the above-described embodiment of the present invention is configured by a program and can be executed by a CPU included in the present invention. These programs are stored in a recording medium such as an FD, CDROM, or DVD. It can be provided and can be provided by digital information via a network.

  In general, in a client PC that performs document operations, when a user operates a document, it often requires operations necessary to achieve the purpose, such as checking property information before the final purpose is achieved. According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the association information between the operation and the display data is set to 1: 1. For example, document selection can be displayed as an operation and document properties can be displayed as a display data in another pane. The operation load can be reduced. That is, for example, when the user confirms the memo information of the document property and decides the next operation according to the content of the memo information, the memo information can be confirmed only by selecting the document without opening the property, You can proceed to the next operation.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the association information between the operation and the display data is 1: multiple, for example, document selection is performed as the operation, document properties, thumbnails, full-text search data, update history as the display data The document image can be displayed, and the operation load on the user can be further reduced by displaying as much data as possible. That is, for example, the user confirms the document image and the update history, confirms whether the user's edit is reflected, and if the user is trying to re-edit if not reflected, after selecting the document, Without starting up the viewer or displaying the update history screen, you can confirm by simply clicking the dub between the document image and the update history, and you can immediately proceed to the next operation for user operation. The advantage of being able to reduce the load of information and transmitting information quickly can be obtained.

  In addition, the data displayed in any view is usually the same, but displaying the data already communicated in the view in another pane is a waste of resources, and the user feels stressed by the display delay associated with this. However, according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to change data to be displayed by a view (thumbnail, detailed list, calendar), thereby eliminating waste of resources and delaying data display. Can reduce the stress of the user. That is, for example, when the view is a thumbnail, document properties, full-text search data, update history, and document image are displayed as display data. When the view is a detailed list, thumbnails, full-text search data, update history are displayed as display data. Document images can be displayed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the network system provided with the information processing apparatus by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the client PC as an information processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a client PC and a document management server. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation | movement which displays display data on the display apparatus of client PC. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation | movement which sets correlation information. It is a figure which shows the example of the correlation information of operation and display data. It is a figure which shows the example of the correlation information of a view and display data. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which displayed display data on the screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the correlation information setting UI of operation and display data.

Explanation of symbols

11, 12 Client PC
13 Document Management Server 14 Network 15 Server Main Body 16, 24 Display Device 17, 25 Keyboard 18, 26 Mouse 21 CPU
22 Main storage device 23 Storage device 31 UI control unit 32 XML ← → Windows UI data conversion unit 33, 37 XML data read / write unit 34, 38 XML data storage unit 35, 39 OS
36 XML Data Distribution Department

Claims (21)

Data storage means for holding association information between operation and display data, data reading means for acquiring and analyzing the information from the data storage means, UI data conversion means for converting the analyzed information into UI data, and conversion UI control means for outputting the generated UI data for display,
The data reading means acquires and analyzes the association information between the operation and display data from the data storage means, and the UI data conversion means converts the analyzed association information between the operation and display data into UI data. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the UI control means converts and displays the converted UI data, and displays display data related to the operation in another divided display area by a user operation.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the UI data conversion unit displays a plurality of display data in another divided display area as display data related to the operation.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the display data related to the operation includes view information, the display data to be displayed is changed according to the view information.   4. The information according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein data obtained by converting UI data input by a user is stored in the data storage means as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage means. Processing equipment.   5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the association information between the operation and the display data stored in the data storage unit is a structured file based on XML data. In a client server system configured by connecting an information processing apparatus and a document management server via a network,
The document management server includes data storage means for holding association information between operations and display data, and data reading means for acquiring the information from the data storage means,
The information processing apparatus includes a data reading unit for acquiring and analyzing the information from the data storage unit of the server, a UI data converting unit for converting the analyzed information into UI data, and displaying the converted UI data. UI control means for outputting to
The data reading means in the information processing apparatus acquires and analyzes the association information between the operation and display data from the data storage means in the server via the data reading means in the server, and the UI data converting means Converts the analyzed association information between the operation and the display data into UI data, and the UI control means displays the converted UI data, and the display data related to the operation is divided by the user's operation. A client-server system characterized by displaying in another display area.   7. The client server system according to claim 6, wherein the UI data conversion means in the information processing apparatus displays a plurality of display data in a separate display area as display data related to the operation.   8. The client server system according to claim 6, wherein when the display data related to the operation includes view information, the display data to be displayed is changed according to the view information.   The data obtained by converting UI data input by a user is stored in the data storage means in the server as display data related to operations stored in the data storage means in the server. 9. The client server system according to 7 or 8.   10. The client server system according to claim 6, wherein the association information between the operation and display data stored in the data storage means is a structured file using XML data. In the UI control method of the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Data storage means for holding association information between operation and display data, data reading means for acquiring and analyzing the information from the data storage means, UI data conversion means for converting the analyzed information into UI data, and conversion UI control means for outputting the generated UI data for display,
The data reading means acquires and analyzes the association information between the operation and display data from the data storage means, and the UI data conversion means converts the analyzed association information between the operation and display data into UI data. The UI control method converts the UI data, displays the converted UI data, and displays the display data related to the operation in another divided display area by the user's operation.   12. The UI control method according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of display data is displayed in another divided display area as display data related to the operation.   13. The UI control method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein when the display data related to the operation includes view information, the display data to be displayed is changed according to the view information.   14. The UI according to claim 11, 12 or 13, wherein data obtained by converting UI data input by a user is stored in the data storage unit as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage unit. Control method.   15. The UI control method according to claim 11, wherein the association information between the operation and the display data stored in the data storage means is a structured file using XML data. A UI control program for an information processing apparatus,
The step of acquiring and analyzing the association information between the operation and the display data from the data storage means, the step of converting the association information between the analyzed operation and the display data into UI data, and displaying the converted UI data A UI control program that causes a CPU of the information processing apparatus to execute a step and a display step in another display area into which display data related to the operation is divided by a user operation.   17. The UI control program according to claim 16, wherein the step of displaying the UI data obtained by converting the display data related to the operation displays a plurality of display data in another divided display area.   The step of displaying UI data obtained by converting display data related to the operation changes display data displayed according to the view information when the display data related to the operation includes view information. Item 18. The UI control program according to Item 16 or 17.   19. The UI according to claim 16, 17 or 18, wherein data obtained by converting UI data input by a user is stored in the data storage unit as display data related to an operation stored in the data storage unit. Control program.   20. The UI control program according to claim 16, wherein the association information between the operation and display data stored in the data storage means is a structured file using XML data.   A storage medium storing the UI control program according to any one of claims 16 to 20.