CN1155116A - Method for marking origin of document, storage unit and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

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CN1155116A
CN1155116A CN 96121830 CN96121830A CN1155116A CN 1155116 A CN1155116 A CN 1155116A CN 96121830 CN96121830 CN 96121830 CN 96121830 A CN96121830 A CN 96121830A CN 1155116 A CN1155116 A CN 1155116A
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To provide a method and a device to instruct a computer system to display the files by means of the identifiers of every master application. This method includes an execution step of a computer to designate the identifier position to every file in response to the command given from a user controller which controls the directories storing files and also includes a 2nd step to display the files by means of their identifiers. A computer system displays the files via the identifiers, and every identifier identifies the master application of every file. The system includes the memories to or a memory, a user controller which controls the directory storing files in response to the commands, a processor which designates the position of identifier to every file in a memory, and a display which shows the files by means of the identifiers.

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Method, storer and the equipment of markup document origin
The present invention relates to the graphical user interface (GUI) and the operating system of computing system, more specifically but and relate to without limitation be used for file with the origin female application icon associated method, storer and equipment.
Many routine operations system utilizes documentor will reside in file organization on the internal storage of computer system.GUI allow the user use mouse with figure watch these files and they handled as icon.Be identification document type (for example executable program, bit map, file, dynamic link) that each file name comprises a file type identifier, for example title expands (for example example.exe).Conventional GUI check tag symbol, Search Flags symbol in the question blank that generates by documentor, the type according to it shows the icon that is used to represent file then.For example, executable program can be represented that file then can be represented by icon B by icon A.As the type of GUI file not found in question blank, then it uses default icon (for example icon B) display file.
File management system described above can expose shortcoming and limitation when user and/or operating system will be integrated with a file (catalogue) from the file of two or more files (catalogue) or when single file (catalogue) comprises file from two or more application software.For example, the catalogue that may comprise from the file of many application programs is a dynamic link library (DLL) catalogues.The DLL catalogue comprises a collection of functional executable code from female application program (being DLL).And DLL can't leave its female application program and isolated operation.If application program must be carried out the function that is arranged in DLL, this application program dynamically links with one or more DLL, thereby allows female application program that the function of associated is loaded and carried out.
Fig. 1 sets forth the icon view of window 60 of different DLL that is used to show the DLL catalogue of a prior art.Conventional GUI gives an icon type to all DLL that are shown in the window 60.Therefore the user for example can't determine which DLL belongs to application A (for example Word Perfect) or belongs to other application program (for example Lotus 1,2,3) among the DLL62,64 or 66.Yet the application software that great majority are installed in the computer system comprises that one is used to identify its unique icon for activating the bit map file that application program is used.For example, Word Perfect 5.1 word processors and Lotus 1,2,3 application software all respectively comprise a bit map file that is used to define unique icon of corresponding application programs.Therefore need a kind of enhanced user interface and documentor, can file and their female application icon pass be linked up for the user.Mode like this, the user only need watch file icon simply, can determine which female application program which file belongs to.
According to the present invention, there are a kind of method, equipment and industrial product control computer system to use the identifier display file of female application program.This method comprises one by computer-implemented step, this step is in response to the order from customer controller (for example mouse), for identifier of each ff (for example defining the bit map file of icon), so that the catalogue of the file of depositing is handled (for example view content) to wherein having.Second step comprised uses identifier to show each file (for example using its female application icon to show each file).
This equipment comprises a processor, display, and storer and customer controller are used to use female application program identification of file that file is shown.
Fig. 1 sets forth a prior art icon view of using the window of the different DLL that the regular file management system shows dynamic link library;
Fig. 2 sets forth a schematic diagram that is used to implement example hardware environment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 sets forth the GUI display window of the different DLL of unique these female application programs of icon display of using female application program;
Fig. 4 sets forth a GUI display window that is used to show the catalogue of the file that comprises different female application programs, and wherein each file is represented by unique icon of its female application program;
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of setting forth the detailed logic be used to realize most preferred embodiment.
Following detailed is the optimal mode that is used to realize current imagination of the present invention.Yet these detailed descriptions there is no limited significance, and its purpose is just set forth General Principle of the present invention, and scope of the present invention is only by the appended claims defined.
Most preferred embodiment can be realized in any suitable hardware configuration, the computing system 100 of for example setting forth among Fig. 2, or above-knee or notebook computing system is another kind of scheme.Computing system 100 comprises any suitable CPU (central processing unit) 10, other peripheral hardware that passes through system bus 12 interconnection of for example standard microprocessor, and any amount.Be purposes of illustration, computing system 100 comprises storer (for example read only memory ROM 16), random-access memory (ram) 14, high-speed cache 15, and the External memory equipment (for example dish or tape drive 20) that is connected to system bus 12 by I/O adapter 18.Computing system 100 further comprises the display adapter 36 that is used for display device 38 is connected to system bus 12.User interface adapter 22 is with customer controller, and for example keyboard 24, loudspeaker 28, mouse 26 or other user input device (for example touch-screen (not shown)) are connected to system bus 12.
The person skilled in the art knows clearly that user's what use is made of mouse and cursor of mouse start the manipulation to peripheral hardware/file in graphical user interface.For example, the user can use mouse and cursor of mouse drop-down and shed peripheral hardware/file icon in window.In addition, the user can place cursor of mouse on the icon and with twice of one of mousebutton double hit (being called " double-click ") herein, thereby can open and/or close peripheral hardware/file.
Graphical user interface of most preferred embodiment (GUI) and documentor reside in the computer-readable recording medium of computing machine and allow the user to start manipulation to file.Any suitable computer-readable medium, for example ROM16, RAM14, dish and/or tape drive 20 (for example magnetic floppy disk, tape, CD-ROM, CD or other suitable storage medium) can hold GUI and documentor.In addition, in most preferred embodiment, GUI is with user and AIX TMOperating system interface, and documentor resides in the AIX operating system.Any suitable operating system or table are gone up environment and can be utilized.CPU 10 is only indicated and controlled to GUI and documentor, for ease of explaining that GUI and documentor will be described to finish following characteristic and function.
Such as preceding description, be installed in most of application software in the computer system and comprise the bit map file that is used to identify unique icon of being convenient to activate these application software.The GUI of most preferred embodiment and documentor use these unique bit map files thereby also are that unique icon identifies the file that belongs to concrete application program.For example, Fig. 3 sets forth the GUI display window of the different DLL of unique these female application programs of icon display of using female application program.The person skilled in the art knows clearly that any kind of application program and/or the icon of these application programs all can be used.The non-diagrammatic representation (for example literal) that also can utilize equivalence in addition is to replace user's icon representation.
Referring again to Fig. 3, GUI uses the idiotope image file of female application program of file in window 300 each DLL to be come out as icon display.Therefore, the user only need watch DLL icon 318, knows that promptly icon 318 belongs to Word Perfect application program.In addition, the user knows that promptly icon 314 and 316 is DLL of " B " application program after watching DLL icon 314 and 316.Similarly, the user knows that promptly icon 310 and 312 is DLL of " APP1 " application program after watching DLL icon 310 and 312.
Another example that shows among Fig. 4 is set forth the GUI display window of the catalogue that is used to show the different files that comprise female application program, and wherein each file is by unique icon representation of its female application program.Correspondingly, GUI uses the idiotope image file of female application program of each file that each file is come out as icon display.Therefore the user only need watch icon to know that promptly icon 412,414,416 and 418 is files of " D " application program.With the same manner, the user knows that icon 424,426 and 428 is files of Another Application program.Similarly, the user knows that icon 430 and 432 is files of the 3rd application program.
In addition, the user watches icon edge (being called " type designation symbol ") all around promptly to know file type.The file that edge 410 indicates by icon 416,412 and 424 expressions is a file.The file that edge 420 indicates by icon 414,428 and 432 expressions is a bit map, and the file that edge 422 indicates by icon 418,426 and 430 expressions is an executable program.Certainly, the person skilled in the art knows that other equivalent type designation symbol also can be used for the display file type.
Therefore, most preferred embodiment allows the user only to watch icon and icon edge all around can determine which female application program which file belongs to and determine file type.
The step of setting forth in the detailed logic of Fig. 5 is finished in the GUI control of most preferred embodiment.At 500 places, user or os starting are to the manipulation of file or watch, thereby start a concrete application program.For example, this concrete application program can be to be double-clicked on icon to open a dynamic link library directory or to open a catalogue that comprises from the file of several application programs by the user.At 502 places, GUI is with the conventional default document (not shown) RAM 14 that packs in internal storage (for example hard disk drive).Default document comprises the setting value that is used to be provided with the GUI original state, for example default directory, screen color, window size etc.Comprise a default directory as this default document, GUI will not show this catalogue when application program is not with the customer parameter operation for the first time.
At 504 places, GUI retrieval deposit in the internal storage file table (will be described in more detail) and with its RAM 14 that packs into.The documentor of operating system is set up this document table at first and when the user adds internal storage with a catalogue/application program it is upgraded.The quantity that is decided by catalogue and file, this document table may be master meters that is used to identify the address of one or more file table.No matter what situation, always the file table comprises the inlet that each resides in the territories such as path/title, mark, type, icon, origin and link of the file in the inside computer system storer.Documentor is specified one for each file and is used to identify unique tag (for example time mark) and its version when it installs.If therefore two files have same names, then unique tag will be distinguished them.Type field can be the expansion (for example example.exe) to title and be used for the identification document type, for example executable program, file, bit map etc.The pointer of the bit map file address of female application program is just pointed in the icon territory, and GUI uses the bit map file of application program to show the file that belongs to this application program.The version of origin domain identification document and the title of female application program thereof.The address of any duplicate copy of link field identification document and quantity.Catalogue under path/title-domain identification document.Show a representational file table in the following Table A:
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File Mark Type Icon Origin Link
Path/name 1 ?hhmms&MMDDYYYY ?exe ??Prod.Ico ?Prod&Ver # ←-path
Path/name 2 ?hhmms&MMDDYYYY ?doc ??Prod.Ico ?Prod&Ver # ←-path
At 506 places, GUI is that each file in the default directory reads filename in internal storage.Documentor has added unique tag in advance behind these filenames, (for example time mark) and type identifier (for example title expansion).Therefore each filename comprises that one is expanded and mark.Do not find default directory as the user in default document, then the place catalogue is promptly as default directory.At 508 places, GUI uses the filename of each file that reads in default directory that the file table is scanned with the file in the locating file table.Then retrieve the pointer that points to female application program bit map file in the icon territory of GUI in the file table.Correspondingly, at 510 places, GUI uses the bit map file that obtains identifying in the icon territory of file that each file is come out as icon display.Yet as the filename of file not found in the file table, GUI uses conventional general icon to come display file.
In addition, the type of GUI retrieving files in type field.Follow the type of GUI search file in the second table (not shown).As find, then the type of file is pointed to the second bit map file.GUI carries out the second bit map territory, thereby according to draw edge around the icon of the type of file.Be used for showing that the bit map document storage at edge is in second table of GUI.As the type of file not found in second table, then GUI gives this document with a conventional universal sideshields edge.Another kind of scheme is that GUI may not show the edge.
Secondly, manage an event loop everywhere 511.At 512 places, detect a duplicate event as GUI, wherein the user wishes xcopy, then at 514 GUI of place file copy is gone in the catalogue of internal storage.At 516 places, GUI adds one and is used for another copy of markup document and the new inlet of address thereof in link field.
At 518 places, detect the user as GUI and wish deleted file in catalogue, then in the catalogue of internal storage, delete this document at 520 GUI of place.At 522 places, GUI removes its inlet in link field, or as having only a copy, then removes whole inlet in the file table.At 524 places, as other miscellaneous incident occurs, then they are handled at 526 places.Control is back to 511.At 528 places, detect the user as GUI and wish to start a new application program (for example watching a new directory), then control is back to 506.
Other territory allows the user to finish unique search in the file table.For example, origin domain allows user ID all belongs to the file of a concrete application program.Therefore,, the user to show all Word Perfect files, then search " Word Perfect " in the origin domain of the All Files of GUI in the file table if keying in an order.Similarly, link field allows all copies of the concrete file of user ID.Type field allows the file (for example all executable programs) of all particular types of user ID.
Though the present invention shows and describe with reference to its specific embodiment, the person skilled in the art knows and can make aforementioned under the situation that does not deviate from essence of the present invention and scope in form and details and other modification.For example, documentor is the documentation file table that only resides in the internal storage in the most preferred embodiment.Yet the person skilled in the art knows clearly that documentor can be worked out and comprises from external memory storage, for example the file table of the file of CD-ROM, tape drive etc.

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  1. One kind be used to control have at least one display, the computer system of storer, customer controller and a processor is so that use the method for identifier display file, wherein each identifier identifies a female application program of a file, and described method is characterised in that following by computer-implemented step:
    In response to the order that is used to control the catalogue that wherein has the file of depositing, be each ff identifier from customer controller; And
    Use identifier to show each file.
  2. 2. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that finding step comprises the following steps:
    Be each ff bit map file, wherein the identifier of the female application program of bit map document definition; And
    Use the bit map file to show each file.
  3. 3. according to the method for claim 2, it is characterized in that an icon of the female application program of bit map document definition.
  4. 4. according to the method for claim 2, it is characterized in that the bit map document storage is in a table.
  5. 5. according to the method for claim 4, its spy is characterised in that this table comprises the unique file names of each file in the catalogue.
  6. 6. according to the method for claim 5, it is characterized in that each unique filename comprises a unique tag.
  7. 7. according to the method for claim 1, its feature further is the following step:
    Search file name in storer, wherein each filename is represented a file in the catalogue;
    Each filename of search in a table;
    In response in table to the searching of filename, be filename sign a bit map file, wherein icon of bit map document definition of searching; And
    Use bit map file display icon.
  8. One kind be used to control have at least one display, the computer system of storer, customer controller and a processor is so that show the method for the All Files that belongs to a female application program, it is characterized in that following by computer-implemented step:
    Be the origin domain in each documents verification table;
    In response in origin domain to the searching of the identifier of female application program, show this document.
  9. 9. computer system of using identifier display file, a female application program of a file of each identifier sign wherein, described system is characterised in that:
    Storer;
    Customer controller;
    One in response to the order that is used to control the catalogue that wherein has the file of depositing from customer controller, is used to each file to search the processor of identifier in storer; And
    A display that uses identifier to show each file.
  10. 10. according to the system of claim 9, its feature further is:
    Be used for the processor in the storer search file name, wherein each filename is represented a file in the catalogue;
    Be used for processor at each filename of table search of storer;
    In response in table to the searching of filename, be used to the processor of the filename flag image file of being searched, wherein icon of bit map document definition; And
    Use the display of bit map file display icon.
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