JPH07160633A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the command selecting operation of a user by rearranging the display positions of plural command names on a display screen in the order of higher selection frequency of commands. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 101 reads the command names out of a storage 102 and displays these names on a display device 104 in the order of higher using frequency. A user shows and designates his desired command name and command by means of a scroll bar, etc. Thus the CPU 101 adds '1' to the designated command use frequency information stored in the storage 102. Then the CPU 101 compares the using frequency of a group of adjacent command names with the use frequency of a designated command and then rearranges the storing positions of the command names and the command using frequency information in the storage 102 so that the use frequency is set in the order of lower levels. As a result, the command display positions of a popup menu are always rearranged on a display screen in the order of higher use frequency of commands.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system such as a window system.

[0002]

[Prior art]

<First Embodiment> Conventionally, in an information processing system that provides a graphical user interface such as a window system, a pop-up menu is used when a processing command is input to the information processing apparatus using a pointing device such as a mouse. There is. The pop-up menu refers to a plurality of processing instructions represented by figures and / or character strings displayed on the display device. The user gives an instruction from the pointing device to display a pop-up menu on the display screen of the display device of the information processing device.

When there are a large number of items in the pop-up menu, the user displays the desired menu item by switching the screen or scrolling the window screen of the pop-up menu in accordance with an instruction from the pointing device. Next, the user inputs a command to the information processing device by moving the cursor to a desired command display on the pop-up menu window screen according to an instruction from the pointing device and selecting the command display.

The display order of the pop-up menu screen and the display position of the command in one screen are predetermined and fixed.

[0005]

In the above pop-up menu display method, if the frequently used command is located at the rear end of the menu, for example, the user needs a large amount of scroll operation to move the cursor, which is inconvenient. Feel The same applies when screen switching is required. Further, in the conventional information processing system, all the command names prepared in advance are displayed in the pull-down menu, so that those who are unfamiliar with the operation of the device take time to select the command.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system capable of simplifying a command selecting operation by a user.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention of claim 1 is a program for selectively designating from a plurality of command groups displayed in a pop-up menu with a pointing device. In an information processing system for inputting a command used for execution of a command, counting means for counting the number of times each of the plurality of commands is selected, and displaying the plurality of command names on the display screen in descending order of the number of selections Display control means for rearranging and displaying the positions.

According to the invention of claim 2, (in an information processing system for inputting a command used for executing a program by selectively designating a plurality of command names displayed on a display screen with a pointing device), Considering that the required execution time of the program indicates the operation skill of the program, a storage means for storing a plurality of command names corresponding to the required execution time of the program, and a clocking means for measuring the required execution time of the program A means for reading a command group corresponding to the operation skill level indicated by the timing result of the timing means from the storage means, and a display control for displaying the read command name on the display screen for use in the command input. It is characterized by comprising means and.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since a command that is frequently used can be displayed preferentially at a position where it is easy to see, the information input operation by the user can be speeded up.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of commands displayed on the display screen is increased or decreased according to the operation skill of the user, so that the information input operation by the user having low operation skill is accelerated.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows the system configuration of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a pointing device 103 such as a mouse and a display device 104 are connected to the information processing apparatus main body 100.

The central processing unit 101 such as a microprocessor performs predetermined system processing based on a system program stored in the storage device 102. The pointing device 103 designates the command name in the pop-up menu AA (see FIG. 2) displayed on the display device 104 to instruct the execution of the information processing provided by this command. In addition, the pointing device 10
When the scroll bar BB is designated by 3, the commands in AA are moved up and down and displayed.

In such a configuration, when the user clicks, for example, the right button of the pointing device 103, the central processing unit 101 detects the operation of the right button click according to the processing procedure of FIG. To (S1 in FIG. 3
00 → S101).

The details of the popup menu process are shown in FIG.

The central processing unit 101 sequentially reads the command name group stored in the storage unit 102. Storage device 1
In 02, a command name and the number of times indicating its usage frequency are stored in the usage frequency storage area as shown in FIG. The central processing unit 101 reads the command name from the storage device 102 starting with the command name that is frequently used and displays the command name on the display unit 10.
4 is displayed (S110 → S111).

When the user displays a desired command name using the scroll bar BB shown in FIG. 2 and designates the command, the central processing unit 101 uses the frequency information of the designated command in the storage device 102 (see FIG. 5). Is incremented by 1 (S113 in FIG. 4). At this time, the central processing unit 101 operates as the counting means of the present invention. Next, the central processing unit 101 compares the frequency of use of the adjacent command name group with the frequency of use of the specified command, and the storage device 1 is arranged so that the frequency of use is in descending order.
The command names in 02 and the storage positions of the usage frequency information are rearranged (S114 → S115).

As a result, the display positions of the commands of the pop-up menu on the display screen are always rearranged in the order of high frequency of use. When the usage frequency information is updated and the command name storage location is changed in this way, the central processing unit 1
01 executes the designated command. Thereafter, the central processing unit repeats the above-mentioned procedure to preferentially and early display the command that is frequently used.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 6 shows the system configuration of the present embodiment.

The central processing unit 201 having a CPU displays a menu command on the display device 203 by executing a built-in system program. Central processing unit 20
1 executes an instructed menu command in response to an instruction for the menu command of the pointing device 205 or the like.

The keyboard 202 inputs data and instructions used for calculation to the central processing unit 201. The storage device 204 stores application programs executed by the central processing unit 201 and information used in execution of these system programs and application programs. As information relating to the present invention, level information indicating the proficiency level of the user of the apparatus, time information for acquiring this level information, and a menu command name group corresponding to the level information are prepared. These pieces of information will be described later.

In this embodiment, when a certain one application program is executed by the central processing unit 201,
The time from the start to the end of the program is measured by the central processing unit (201 which functions as the time measuring means of the present invention. This time measurement is regarded as the user's operation proficiency level of the program, and the number of menu commands corresponding to the proficiency level In this way, the user's proficiency level is improved without displaying the advanced command menu, which is rarely used for users with low proficiency level.

The processing procedure of the central processing unit 201 for performing such processing is shown in FIGS. FIG. 7 shows the procedure of the initialization process executed for starting the program.
FIG. 8 shows a processing procedure for accessing the level file of the storage device 204. FIG. 9 shows a procedure for reading the menu command corresponding to the user level from the storage device 104.

In FIG. 7, when the central processing unit 201 detects that an instruction to start a specific program is given,
The program of FIG. 7 is stored in the storage device 204 for initialization processing.
Read out from and executed in the central processing unit 201. The central processing unit 201 determines the user level in S210.

Therefore, the time information indicating the time required for the program processing since the last level-up and the level information indicating the skill level of the user are read from the user level file in the storage device 204 (S211 in FIG. 8). . In the example of FIG. 8, the time indicated by the time information is 13 minutes 8 seconds, and the user level is “13”. When the time indicated by the time information is longer than the time width corresponding to the level “13”, the central processing unit 201 considers that the user's proficiency level has increased, and the numerical value indicated by the level information in the storage device 204 is “1”. To the value added (S212 → S21 in FIG. 8)
3). If there is no level upgrade, the level information in the user level file will not be updated.

Next, the processing procedure of the central processing unit 201 shifts from the step S220 of FIG. 7 to the detailed procedure of FIG. 9 to make a comparison judgment of the level information of the user level file being “1” or “2”. Loop processing of S251 → S252 in FIG. 9).

In this example, since the level information (“13”) starts from the numerical value “1”, in step S252, the command corresponding to the level “1” from the prepared level corresponding command group file in the storage device 204. The name is read by the central processing unit 201. Below, until the comparison target value (“14”) exceeds the value indicated by the level information,
That is, the command names corresponding to the levels of the numerical values "1", "2" ... "13" to be compared are read by the central processing unit 201 (S252).

In this way, when the command name below the user's level is read, the central processing unit 201 displays the command name read as the display control means of the present invention on the display device 203 for use as a menu command. (S
230). At this time, the timer (time measuring means of the present invention) in the central processing unit 201 is started, and other initial processing similar to the conventional one is performed (S240), and the initial processing procedure of FIG. 7 ends.

When the end of the application program is detected by, for example, an end instruction in the application program, the execution procedure of the central processing unit 201 is S2 in FIG.
The process moves to 41, and the time measured by the timer is read. The central processing unit 201 determines this time count, program start start time,
More precisely, the elapsed time from the start of the timer (S240) to the end time of the program, more precisely the start time of the end processing (S241) is added, and the added time is stored in the storage device 204 for the next user level determination. The data is updated and stored in the user level file (S242 → S243 in FIG. 8).

Thereafter, the central processing unit 201 performs the above-mentioned processing each time the application program is activated.
The time from the start to the end of the application program is the total program execution time of the central processing unit 201. Therefore, the higher the user's proficiency level, the shorter the operation time, and the shorter the time from program startup to program termination. It is possible to measure the user proficiency level by measuring this time. Becomes In addition, the lower the user's proficiency level, the smaller the number of menu commands displayed on the display device 203. Therefore, the time required to search for and select a desired menu command is short, which contributes to shortening the program processing time. can do.

In addition to this embodiment, the following example can be realized.

1) In this embodiment, an example in which the number of displayed menu commands is automatically variably set is shown. In the initialization process, a desired user level is designated from the keyboard 202 and stored in the storage device 204. You can also leave it.

2) In order to detect the proficiency level of the user, the time from the start of the program to the end is measured in this embodiment, but it is also conceivable to measure the time required to select the command.

3) In the level-corresponding command group file stored in the storage device 204, a method of preparing different commands for each level from level 1 to the maximum level as in the present embodiment, and There is a method that allows duplicate commands and prepares all commands that can be used at each level.

[0035]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to preferentially display a frequently used command at a position where it is easy to select,
The information input operation by the user is speeded up.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of commands displayed on the display screen is increased or decreased according to the operation skill of the user, so that the information input operation by the user with low operation skill is accelerated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing command display contents according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a central processing unit 101 of FIG.

4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a central processing unit 101 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an example of an explanatory diagram showing the contents of information related to command names.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a second embodiment.

7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the central processing unit 201 of FIG.

8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the central processing unit 201 of FIG.

9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the central processing unit 201 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Central Processing Unit 102 Storage Unit 103 Pointing Device 104 Display Unit 201 Central Processing Unit 202 Keyboard 203 Display Unit 204 Storage Unit 205 Pointing Device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An information processing system for inputting a command used to execute a program by selectively specifying a plurality of command names displayed on a display screen with a pointing device, wherein each of the plurality of commands is selected. An information processing system comprising: counting means for counting the number of times; and display control means for rearranging and displaying the display positions of the plurality of command names on the display screen in descending order of the number of times of selection. 2. An information processing system for inputting a command used to execute a program by selectively specifying a plurality of command names displayed on a display screen with a pointing device) Is regarded as indicating the degree of operation skill for the program, and a storage means for storing a plurality of command names corresponding to the program execution required time, a time measuring means for measuring the execution required time of the program, and a time measuring means of the time measuring means. And a display control unit for displaying the command name corresponding to the operation skill level or less indicated by the timing result from the storage unit and displaying the read command name on the display screen for use in the command input. An information processing system characterized in that