JP2870027B2 - Batch processing method by selecting multiple icons - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an interactive system between a computer and a user, and more particularly, to a system for transmitting a request from the user to the computer.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when an object-oriented dialogue is performed between a computer and a user, one executable process is selected for one icon corresponding to an object to be processed. Was. Also, when the user requests the same processing for a plurality of objects, the operations of selecting an icon and selecting a processing are repeated for each of the objects.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) When it is necessary to improve the operability by the above-described conventional interactive method between a computer and a user, the monotonous repetitive operation is replaced with a collective operation, and the utilization is improved. It is necessary to reduce the operation burden on the user. In the prior art described above,
In a process request from a user to a computer, an icon selection and a process selection operation must be performed for each object, and there is a disadvantage that a user's operation load is large.

An object of the present invention is to select a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed and determine one from processes defined in common among all objects corresponding to the selected icon. A batch processing method by selecting a plurality of icons so that the above-mentioned drawbacks can be eliminated and the operation burden can be reduced by repeating the determined processing for all the objects corresponding to the selected icons. Is to provide.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a batch processing method based on a plurality of selections of icons according to the present invention includes an icon selection unit for selecting a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed. A menu display unit that displays only processes commonly defined among all objects corresponding to the selected icons as selectable menu items, and one of the processes displayed as the menu items. A process selecting means for determining, and information of objects corresponding to the plurality of icons selected by the icon selecting means are transmitted one by one to a module for executing the process determined by the process selecting means. And iterative processing means for executing the operation until the object information is lost.

(Example) Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a collective processing method by selecting a plurality of icons according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 11 is an icon selecting means, 12 is a processing selecting means, and 13 is an iterative processing means.

In FIG. 1, an icon selecting means 11 acquires and stores information of each object corresponding to a plurality of icons on a screen selected by a user. Further, the information is transmitted to the process selecting means 12, and the executable processes commonly defined by the objects are displayed on the screen as a menu. The process selecting means 12 allows the user to select one of them, and acquires and stores information on the selected process. The iterative processing means 13 transmits the object information stored in the icon selecting means 11 to the module for performing the execution processing stored in the processing selecting means 12 one by one, and repeats the above operation until there is no more object information. Thereby, the present method is configured.

2 to 7 are explanatory diagrams each showing an operation example using the icons shown in FIG.

An operation example on the screen will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

In FIG. 2, when an icon is pointed by the pointer 20, the selection is made, and the folder icon 51 in which the selection is stored is highlighted. Subsequently, in FIG. 3, when another icon is pointed by the pointer 20, a plurality of selections can be made, and the document icon 52 in which the selection has been stored is similarly highlighted. These are performed by the icon selecting means of this system. In FIG. 4, when the menu 30 is pointed by the pointer 20, the processing commonly defined for all the icons 51 and 32 storing the selection is presented. At this time, menu items that can be commonly selected are represented by solid line characters as represented by 31, and
Other menu items are represented by dashed characters, as represented by 32. In FIG. 5, by pointing the menu item 33 in the menu 30 with the pointer 20, a process is selected and the selection is stored. These are performed by the processing selection means 12 of this system. In FIG.
As a result of the process of copying stored by the process selecting means being applied to the folder icon 51, a similar folder icon 53 is generated on the screen. Subsequently, in FIG. 7, the copying process is also applied to the document icon 52, and a similar document icon 54 is generated on the screen. This eliminates the need for the user to perform any operation while the processing in FIGS. 6 and 7 is being executed.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed are selected, and a process defined in common among all the objects corresponding to the selected icon is provided. One of the following,
By repeating the determined processing for all the objects corresponding to the selected icon, when a user requests a processing to the computer, especially when requesting the same processing to a plurality of processing targets, The monotonous repetitive operation is replaced with the collective operation, and there is an effect that the operation load on the user can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a collective processing method by selecting a plurality of icons according to the present invention. 2 to 7 are explanatory diagrams each showing an operation example using the icons shown in FIG. 11 Icon selection means 12 Processing selection means 13 Iterative processing means 20 Pointer 30 Menus 31 to 33 Items 40, 50 to 54 Icons

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An icon selecting means for selecting a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed, and selecting only a process defined in common among all objects corresponding to the selected icon. A menu display unit for displaying as a possible menu item, a process selection unit for determining one of the processes displayed as the menu items, and a module for executing the process determined by the process selection unit. Repetition processing means for transmitting the information of the objects corresponding to the plurality of icons selected by the icon selection means one by one, executing the processing, and repeating this operation until there is no more object information. Batch processing method by selecting multiple icons.