JP2000276342A - Device and method for design specification generation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease input items and to reduce user's input operation by updating the setting contents of a table group wherein information, etc., regarding an application are initially set according to inputted equipment specifications and generating design specifications of a user interface from the setting contents of the updated table group. SOLUTION: A function management part 2 once receiving a subject, an object, etc., inputted at a word input part 1 updates the setting contents of an application table 11 to a component table 14. After the function management part 2 completes the update of the setting contents, a display management part 3 updates the setting contents of a screen and user data table 17. A property management part 4 updates the setting contents of a component and property table 18 after the display management part 3 completes the update of the setting contents. A design specification output part changes the format of the component and property table 18 to an XML-adaptive format to generate the design specifications of UI and displays the design specifications of the UI on a display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a design specification creation device and a design specification creation method for designing a user interface (hereinafter, referred to as a UI) of an information device such as a mobile phone or a portable information terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional design specification creating apparatus is used for information on applications (for example, an address book, a scheduler, a memo pad, an electronic mail, a world clock, etc.) mounted on information equipment such as a mobile phone and a portable information terminal. This is for setting information on components (for example, a text box, an image box, an icon, etc.) constituting a screen (for example, a list screen, a browsing screen, an editing screen, a setting screen, etc.) of the information device.

[0003] The setting of these design information is performed by the design specification creating apparatus displaying an input screen in a tabular form using the application, screen, and display contents as an index. In consideration of the combination of the screen to be displayed and the display content of the screen (for example, the type of component, user data, the number of digits, the number of lines, etc.), such information is input to each input area of the input screen. . FIG. 28
FIG. 4 is an input screen diagram of the design specification creating device showing a state in which UI design information is set.

[0004]

Since the conventional design specification creating apparatus is configured as described above, a UI design specification can be created by inputting design information into each input area of an input screen. However, since UI design specifications are created by complexly combining basic specifications (for example, whether or not there is an application and whether or not to use a screen), if the number of applications and screens increases, the UI design specification becomes complicated. However, there have been problems such as a large number of user input items. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 226421/1990 discloses a technology for recognizing a natural language input in order to support a user's input operation and replacing a word constituting the natural language with a term of a design specification. Since this is merely a conversion of the expression and the number of input items is not reduced, there is a problem that the number of input items of the user becomes enormous as in the above-described conventional example.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a design specification creation apparatus and a design specification creation method capable of reducing input items and reducing user input work. The purpose is to:

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a design specification creating apparatus, comprising: updating means for updating setting contents of a table group in which information relating to an application and the like are initially set in accordance with a function specification input by an input means; Creating means for creating a user interface design specification from the setting contents of the table group updated by the updating means.

A design specification creating apparatus according to the present invention includes a table in which the type of an application mounted on an information device is initially set, a table in which a type of screen used by the application is initially set, and a table of data used by the application. A table with an initialized type, a table with an initialized component type,
A table in which the types of data to be displayed on each screen are initialized, a table in which the types of components displayed in each screen are initialized, a table in which the types of components displaying each data are initialized, A table group is composed of a table whose attributes are initially set.

[0008] According to the present invention, there is provided a design specification creating apparatus for updating setting contents of a table group in which information relating to basic operations of information equipment is initially set in accordance with a function specification input by an input means, Creating means for creating the design specifications of the user interface from the setting contents of the table group updated by the means.

A design specification creating apparatus according to the present invention includes a table in which operation keys to be used are initially set, a table in which screens to be used are initially set, and a table in which the correspondence between basic operations and screen operations is initially set. And a table in which a state that changes according to the screen operation is initially set, and a table in which the information of the screen that changes according to the screen operation is initially set.

[0010] The design specification creating apparatus according to the present invention displays an input screen in the form of a table in which a subject modifier, a subject, an object modifier, an object, and a predicate are used as indices, and a functional specification that can be input to each input area. Is provided, and input means for instructing selection of a function specification to be input is provided.

The design specification creating apparatus according to the present invention displays a tabular input screen in which the subject modifier, the subject, the object modifier, the object, and the predicate are indexed, and the natural language input to each input area. And an input means for acquiring the function specification is provided.

[0012] The design specification creating apparatus according to the present invention, when there is a contradiction between the respective functional specifications input by the input means,
An updating means for presenting an error message and prompting re-input is provided.

In the design specification creating method according to the present invention, when a function specification of a user interface is input, information on an application mounted on an information device or information on a component constituting a screen of the information device is initially set according to the function specification. The set contents of the set table group are updated, and the design specifications of the user interface are created from the set contents of the updated table group.

In the design specification creating method according to the present invention, when a function specification of a user interface is input, information relating to a basic operation of an information device or information relating to a screen operation of the information device is initially set in accordance with the function specification. The setting contents of the group are updated, and the design specifications of the user interface are created from the updated setting contents of the table group.

[0015] The design specification creating method according to the present invention displays an input screen in the form of a table using a subject modifier, a subject, an object modifier, an object, and a predicate as indices, and allows a function specification to be input to each input area. Is presented to instruct selection of a function specification to be input.

The method for preparing design specifications according to the present invention displays an input screen in a tabular form with subject modifiers, subjects, object modifiers, objects and predicates as indices, and a natural language input to each input area. Is interpreted to obtain the functional specification.

In the design specification creating method according to the present invention, when there is a contradiction between the input functional specifications, an error message is presented to prompt re-input.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a design specification creating apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a word input unit (input means) for inputting a word indicating a functional specification of a user interface (hereinafter, referred to as a UI). ), 2 has an application table 11, an application / screen table 12, an application / user data table 13, and a component table 14, and has a function of updating the setting contents of the tables 11 to 14 according to the word input by the word input unit 1. Management unit (updating means), 3 a screen / user data table 15,
A display management unit (updating means) having a screen / component table 16 and a user data / component table 17 for updating the setting contents of the tables 15 to 17 according to the word input by the word input unit 1; Table 1
An attribute management unit (updating means) for updating the setting contents of the component / attribute table 18 in accordance with the word input by the word input unit 1; and a component / attribute table 18 updated by the attribute management unit 4 Is a design specification output unit (creating means) for creating a UI design specification from the setting contents of the UI.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the connection relationship among the function management unit 2, the display management unit 3, and the attribute management unit 4. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an application in which the type of application mounted on the information equipment is initially set. Table (see FIG. 3), 12
Is an application / screen table in which the type of screen used by the application is initialized (see FIG. 4), and 13 is an application / user data table in which the type of user data used by the application is initialized (see FIG. 5). ,
Reference numeral 14 denotes a component table in which types of components to be used are initially set (see FIG. 6), 15 denotes a screen / user data table in which types of user data to be displayed on each screen are initially set (see FIG. 7), 16 Is a screen / component table in which the types of components to be displayed on each screen are initialized (see FIG. 8), and 17 is a user data / component table in which the types of components to display each data are initialized (see FIG. 9). ) And 18 are component / attribute tables in which component attributes are initialized (see FIG. 10). FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a design specification creating method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Next, the operation will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 15, the word input unit 1 includes the CPU 21 and the storage device 2.
2, a display 23 and an input device 24. When a UI design specification is created, as shown in FIG. 11, a table in which a subject modifier, a subject, an object modifier, an object, and a predicate are used as indices. A format input screen is displayed (step ST1).

At this time, the word input unit 1 includes a function management unit 2
A list of function specifications that can be input to each input area is obtained from the display management unit 3 and the attribute management unit 4, and the function specifications are displayed in a list (step ST2). That is, the user
Enter the application, screen name, user data or component, etc. in the subject qualifier, subject, object qualifier or object fields, and enter "include", "do not include" or "display" in the predicate. However, since the number of applications and the like that can be handled by the information device is limited, a list of applications and the like that can be input at the maximum is acquired.

For example, the application installed in the information equipment is initially set in the application table 11 (in FIG. 3, it is initialized so as to install all applications other than the calculator). Since eight applications are registered, a maximum of eight applications can be installed. Therefore, when there is a display request of an application that can be input from the user, eight applications are displayed.

As described above, when a list of the functional specifications that can be input (for example, applications installed in information equipment) is displayed in a list, the user operates the input device 2 of the word input unit 1.
4 to select a function specification to be input from this list (step ST3). As a result, the selected function specification is input to a specified input area on the input screen (the input area can be freely set by the user by moving a cursor or the like).

Although the predicates that can be entered in the predicate field are limited as described above, the word input unit 1 holds information (modification information) representing the meaning of the predicate (see FIG. 12). ), When there is a display request from the user, the contents of FIG. 12 are displayed.

Here, in the input screen of FIG. 11, "Subject" is entered as the subject, "List screen, browsing screen, edit screen" is entered as the object, and "Include" is entered as the predicate. There are examples. In the case of this example, the design specification generation device determines that “the address book includes a list screen, a browse screen, and an edit screen”
In order to execute the processing equivalent to the case where the natural language is input (see FIG. 13), the following processing is executed in consideration of the relationship between the subject, the object, and the predicate. However, if there is a problem in the grammar, such as the relationship between the subject and the subject modifier or the relationship between the subject and the object, an error message is displayed to prompt the user to re-enter the word.

When the function management unit 2 receives the subject, object, and the like input from the word input unit 1, the function tables 2 to 11
Update the setting contents of the component table 14 (step S
T4). Specifically, first, the application installed in the information device is initially set in the application table 11 (see FIG. 3). Update the settings. For example, in the case where the world clock is initially set to be mounted, if an input indicating that the world clock is not mounted is made, the world clock is changed from "presence" to "world".

Next, since the type of screen used by the application is initially set in the application / screen table 12 (see FIG. 4), the function management unit 2 differs from the application / screen table 12 in the setting contents. Is entered,
The setting contents of the application / screen table 12 are updated. For example, when an input indicating that the address book uses the editing screen is made, the editing screen is changed to add the editing screen as the screen used by the address book.

Next, since the type of user data used by the application is initially set in the application / user data table 13 (see FIG. 5), the function management unit 2 sets the contents of the application / user data table 13. If a different content is input, the setting content of the application / user data table 13 is updated. For example, when a name, a reading, a telephone number, and a mail address are input as user data used in the address book, a change is made so that the home page address and the photo which are initially set are deleted.

Next, since the type of component to be used is initially set in the component table 14 (see FIG. 6), the function management unit 2 The setting contents of the component table 14 are updated. For example, in the case where the analog clock is initially set to use the analog clock, if an input indicating that the analog clock is not used is made, the analog clock is changed from “present” to “not present”.

As a result, the updating of the setting contents in the function management unit 2 is completed. However, if inconsistency occurs in the setting contents of the application table 11 to the component table 14, an error message is presented to prompt the user to re-enter. To That is, the information of the application set in the application table 11 is compared with the respective setting contents of the application / screen table 12 and the application / user data table 13. For example, if "setting not including a calculator" and "setting that a calculator uses a list screen" are performed, an error message is presented because there is a logical inconsistency.

When the function management unit 2 completes the update of the setting contents, the display management unit 3 displays the screen / user data table 15.
Update the setting contents of the user data / component table 17 (step ST5). Specifically, first, the type of user data to be displayed on each screen is initially set in the screen / user data table 15 (see FIG. 7). When input, the setting contents of the screen / user data table 15 are updated. For example, in the input screen of FIG.
A list screen, a browsing screen, and an editing screen are set as screens used by the address book, and a name screen, a reading, a telephone number, and a mail address are set as user data used by the address book. Then, the setting is changed so that the address book is included in the user data (name, reading, telephone number, and mail address) on the editing screen (for example, the setting is changed to name {address book}).

Next, since the type of component to be displayed on each screen is initially set in the screen / component table 16 (see FIG. 8), the display management unit 3 differs from the setting contents of the screen / component table 16. If the content is entered,
The setting contents of the screen / component table 16 are updated. For example, if it is initially set not to include a text box with a browser as a component to be displayed on the edit screen, and if an input is made to include a text box with a browser as an element, Set to add a text box whose element is.

Next, since the type of component for displaying each data is initially set in the user data component table 17 (see FIG. 9), the display management unit 3 sets the contents of the user data component table 17. If a different content is entered, the user data component table 17
Update the settings of. For example, when a text box whose elements are an address book and an edit screen is initially set as a component corresponding to a title, and an input is made to include a text box whose elements are an address book and a list screen , Set to add a text box with address book and list screen as elements.

Thus, the updating of the setting contents in the display management unit 3 is completed, but the screen / user data table 1 is updated.
If a conflict occurs between 5 and the setting contents of the user data / component table 17, an error message is presented to prompt re-input. That is, the information of the user data set in the screen / user data table 15 is compared with the set contents of the user data / component table 17.

The display management unit 3 includes setting contents of the screen / user data table 15 to the user data / component table 17 and tables 11 to 1 managed by the function management unit 2.
4 may cause a logical inconsistency (for example, when the address book is set to “absent” in the application table 11, the description about the address book is displayed in the screen / user data table 15). If there is, there is a logical inconsistency.) Check the logical inconsistency of these setting contents. If there is a contradiction in the setting contents, check the settings of the tables 11 to 14 managed by the function management unit 2. The setting contents of the screen / user data table 15 to the user data / component table 17 are corrected according to the contents. That is, the information of the screen set in the application / screen table 12 is compared with the respective setting contents of the screen / user data table 15 and the screen / component table 16. Further, the information of the user data set in the application / user data table 13 is compared with the setting contents of the screen / user data table 15 and the user data / component table 17. Furthermore, component table 14
Is compared with the setting contents of the screen / component table 16 and the user data / component table 17. However, if there is a problem in the input contents of the user and the logical inconsistency cannot be resolved even by correcting the screen / user data table 15 or the like, an error message is presented to prompt the user to input again.

When the display management unit 3 completes the update of the setting contents, the attribute management unit 4 updates the setting contents of the component / attribute table 18 (step ST6). More specifically, since the component attributes are initially set in the component / attribute table 18 (see FIG. 10), when a content different from the setting content of the component / attribute table 18 is input, the component / attribute table 18 is displayed. Update the settings of. For example, when the scheduler, the edit screen, the type, and the number of digits including seven digits are initially set as the attributes corresponding to the pull-down menu, the scheduler, the edit screen, the type, and the number of digits including the five digits are used as the attributes. When input, the setting is changed from 7 digits to 5 digits.

Thus, the updating of the setting contents in the attribute management section 4 is completed. The setting contents of the component / attribute table 18 and the tables 16 to 17 managed by the display management section 3 are completed.
In some cases, logical inconsistencies may occur between the setting contents. Therefore, the logical inconsistency of these setting contents is checked, and if there is any inconsistency in the setting contents, the table 16 managed by the display management unit 3 manages. The setting contents of the component / attribute table 18 are corrected in accordance with the setting contents of Nos. To 17. That is, the component information set in the screen / component table 16 is compared with the setting contents of the component / attribute table 18. Also, the component information set in the user data component table 17 is compared with the setting contents of the component / attribute table 18. However, there is a problem with the user input,
If the logical inconsistency cannot be resolved even by modifying the component / attribute table 18, an error message is presented to prompt re-entry.

In this way, the attribute management unit 4
When the update of the setting contents of the attribute table 18 is completed, the design specification output unit 5 changes the format of the component / attribute table 18 to a format corresponding to XML (description format in which HTML is extended) as shown in FIG. Create UI design specifications,
The design specification of I is displayed on the display 23 (step ST7).

As is clear from the above, the first embodiment
According to the above, when a UI function specification is input, information on an application mounted on an information device or information on components constituting a screen of the information device is initialized according to the function specification.
8 are updated, and the updated tables 11 to 1 are updated.
Since the design specification of the UI is created from the setting contents of No. 8, the user only needs to input a function specification having a small number of items to make the U
It is possible to create the design specification of I, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the user's input work.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram showing a design specification creating apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same or corresponding parts, and a description thereof will be omitted. A specification management unit (updating means) 31 has a basic operation table 41 and a screen information table 42, and updates the setting contents of the basic operation table 41 and the screen information table 42 according to the word input by the word input unit 1. Has a screen operation table 43, an operation management unit (updating means) for updating the setting contents of the screen operation table 43 in accordance with the word input by the word input unit 1, 33 has a screen operation / state table 44, Screen operation according to the word input by the word input unit 1
A state management unit (updating means) 34 for updating the setting contents of the state table 44 has a screen operation / transition screen table 45, and sets the screen operation / transition screen table 45 according to the word input by the word input unit 1. A transition management unit (update means) for updating contents.

FIG. 18 shows a specification management unit 31 and an operation management unit 3.
2 is a configuration diagram showing a connection relationship between a state management unit 33 and a transition management unit 34. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a basic operation table in which operation keys to be used are initially set; and 42, a screen to be used is initially set. A screen information table, 43 is a screen operation table in which the correspondence between the basic operation and the screen operation is initially set, 44 is a screen operation / state table in which a state that changes according to the screen operation is initially set, and 45 is a screen operation / state table. Is a screen operation / transition screen table in which information of a screen to be transitioned is initially set.

Next, the operation will be described. In the first embodiment, when the word input unit 1 inputs a word representing a basic specification, the function management unit 2, the display management unit 3, and the attribute management unit 4 update the setting contents of the tables 11 to 18 according to the basic specification. Although the specification for creating the design specification for the display part of the UI has been described, the specification management unit 31, the operation management unit 32, the state management unit 33, and the transition management unit 34 are configured in the table 4.
By updating the setting contents of 1 to 45, a design specification for the operation part of the UI may be created. The operation of the word input unit 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. 25 shows the modification information displayed by the word input unit 1, and FIG. 26 shows an example of interpretation by the design specification creating device.

When the basic specification is input by the word input unit 1 (see FIG. 24), the specification management unit 31 updates the setting contents of the basic operation table 41 and the screen information table 42. Specifically, first, since the operation keys to be used are initially set in the basic operation table 41 (see FIG. 19), when the contents different from the setting contents of the basic operation table 41 are input, the basic operation table 41 is set. Update the settings of. For example, in the case where the space is initially set to use the space, if an input indicating that the space is not used is made, the space is changed from “presence” to “no”.

Next, since the screen to be used is initially set in the screen information table 42, the specification management section 31 (FIG. 2)
0), and if the content different from the setting content of the screen information table 42 is input, the setting content of the screen information table 42 is updated. For example, if the initial setting is to use the alarm display screen and the user inputs that the alarm display screen is not used, the alarm display screen is changed from "Yes" to "No". I do.

When the specification management unit 31 completes the update of the setting contents, the operation management unit 32 updates the setting contents of the screen operation table 43. More specifically, the correspondence between the basic operation and the screen operation is initially set in the screen operation table 43 (see FIG. 21). Table 43
Update the settings of. For example, if the “clear” key is operated and the “character” is initially set to be deleted, if the “clear” key is operated, the “character”
And the input to delete "number" is made,
Change to delete "character" and "number".

Thus, the updating of the setting contents in the operation management unit 32 is completed. The setting contents of the screen operation table 43 and the basic operation table 4 managed by the specification management unit 31 are completed.
Since logical inconsistencies may occur between the settings in item 1, check for logical inconsistencies in these settings.
If the settings are inconsistent, the settings in the screen operation table 43 are corrected according to the settings in the basic operation table 41 managed by the specification management unit 31. That is, the information of the basic operation set in the basic operation table 41 is compared with the setting contents of the screen operation table 43. However,
There is a problem with the input contents of the user, and the screen operation table 43
If the logical inconsistency cannot be resolved even by correcting, an error message is presented to prompt for re-entry.

When the operation management unit 32 completes the update of the setting contents, the state management unit 33 displays the screen operation / state table 44.
Update the settings of. More specifically, since a state that changes according to the screen operation is initially set in the screen operation / state table 44 (see FIG. 22), a content different from the setting contents of the screen operation / state table 44 is input. In this case, the setting contents of the screen operation / state table 44 are updated. For example, when the "on-hook" key is operated, the operation indicates the end of the telephone call. At this time, if an input to shift to the telephone standby state is made, the telephone is set to shift to the telephone standby state.

Thus, the updating of the setting contents in the state management unit 33 is completed, but the screen operation / state table 44
In some cases, a logical inconsistency may occur between the setting contents of the setting and the setting contents of the screen operation table 43 managed by the operation management unit 32. Therefore, the logical inconsistency of these setting contents is checked, and the setting contents are checked. If there is a contradiction, the operation management unit 32
The setting contents of the screen operation / state table 44 are corrected in accordance with the setting contents of the screen operation table 43 managed by.
That is, the information of the screen operation set in the screen operation table 43 is compared with the setting contents of the screen operation / state table 44. However, if there is a problem in the input contents of the user and the logical inconsistency cannot be resolved even by modifying the screen operation / state table 44, an error message is presented to prompt the user to re-enter.

When the state management unit 33 completes the update of the setting contents, the transition management unit 34 updates the setting contents of the screen operation / transition screen table 45. More specifically, since the information of the screen to be changed according to the screen operation is initially set in the screen operation / transition screen table 45 (see FIG. 23), the contents that are different from the setting contents of the screen operation / transition screen table 45 Is input, the setting contents of the screen operation / transition screen table 45 are updated. For example, when the user operates the “on-hook” key, an input is made to make a transition to the standby basic screen, so that the screen is set to transition to the standby basic screen.

Thus, the updating of the setting contents in the transition management section 34 is completed, but the setting contents of the screen operation / transition screen table 45 and the screen information table 42 or the operation management section 32 managed by the specification management section 31 are managed. Since logical inconsistencies may occur between the setting contents of the screen operation table 43 to be executed, the logical inconsistency of these setting contents is checked. If there is any inconsistency in the setting contents, the specification management unit 31 The setting of the screen operation / transition screen table 45 is corrected according to the setting of the screen information table 42 managed by the user or the screen operation table 43 managed by the operation management unit 32. That is, the information of the screen set in the screen information table 42 is stored in the screen operation / transition screen table 45.
Compare with the setting of. Further, the information of the screen operation set in the screen operation table 43 is compared with the setting contents of the screen operation / transition screen table 45. However, there is a problem in the input contents of the user, and the screen operation / transition screen table 45 is displayed.
If the logical inconsistency cannot be resolved even by correcting, an error message is presented to prompt for re-entry.

When the transition management unit 34 completes updating the setting contents of the screen operation / transition screen table 45 in this way, the design specification output unit 5 shows the format of the screen operation / transition screen table 45 in FIG. Thus, the UI design specification is created by changing the format to the XML format, and the UI design specification is displayed on the display 23.

As is apparent from the above, this embodiment 2
According to the above, upon input of the functional specification of the UI, according to the functional specification, the information on the basic operation of the information device or the information on the screen operation of the information device is updated, and the setting contents of the tables 41 to 45 in which the information is initialized are updated. Since the design specifications of the UI are created from the setting contents of the updated tables 41 to 45, the UI design specifications can be created only by inputting the functional specifications having a small number of items. As a result, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

Embodiment 3 In the first and second embodiments, when a user inputs a function specification, a list of function specifications that can be input is presented in each input area, and an instruction to select a function specification to be input is given. But,
In particular, the input of a natural language is allowed without displaying a list of the functional specifications that can be input, and the word input unit 1 interprets the natural language input to each input area (interpretation of the natural language is known. Technology may be used), and functional specifications may be obtained. Thereby, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the updating means for updating the setting contents of the table group in which the information on the application and the like are initially set in accordance with the functional specification inputted by the input means, and the updating means And a creation means for creating a user interface design specification from the set contents of the table group updated by the above, the user interface design specification can be created only by inputting a function specification having a small number of items. As a result, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, the table in which the type of the application mounted on the information device is initialized, the table in which the type of screen used by the application is initialized, and the type of data used by the application are initialized Table, the type of component to be used is initialized, the type of data to be displayed on each screen is initialized, the type of component to be displayed on each screen is initialized, A table group is composed of a table in which the type of component that displays each data is initialized and a table in which component attributes are initialized, so that a functional specification with a small number of items can be converted into a complex design specification. There is an effect that can be performed.

According to the present invention, the updating means updates the setting contents of the table group in which the information on the basic operation of the information equipment is initially set in accordance with the function specification inputted by the input means, and the updating means updates the setting contents of the table group. And a creation means for creating a user interface design specification from the set contents of the set of tables, so that the user interface design specification can be created only by inputting a functional specification having a small number of items. As a result, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, a table in which operation keys to be used are initially set, a table in which screens to be used are initially set, a table in which the correspondence between basic operations and screen operations are initially set, The table group consists of a table in which the state that changes according to the screen is initialized and a table in which the screen information that changes according to the screen operation is initialized. There is an effect that it is possible to convert to a design specification.

According to the present invention, a tabular input screen is displayed in which the subject modifier, the subject, the object modifier, the object, and the predicate are indexed, and a list of the functional specifications that can be entered in each input area is presented. Then, the input means for instructing the selection of the function specification to be input is provided, so that there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, the input screen in the form of a table using the subject modifier, the subject, the object modifier, the object and the predicate as an index is displayed, and the natural language input to each input area is interpreted. Since the input means for acquiring the function specifications is provided, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, when there is a contradiction between the respective functional specifications input by the input means, an updating means for presenting an error message and prompting re-input is provided, so that there is no conflicting design specification. There is an effect that can be created.

According to the present invention, when the function specification of the user interface is input, the function specification is performed according to the function specification.
Update the setting contents of the table group in which the information on the application mounted on the information device or the information on the components configuring the screen of the information device is initially set,
Since the user interface design specifications are created from the updated table group settings, the user interface design specifications can be created simply by inputting the functional specifications with a small number of items. As a result, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, when the function specification of the user interface is input, the function specification is performed according to the function specification.
The information on the basic operation of the information device or the information on the screen operation of the information device is updated so that the initial setting of the table group is updated, and the design specifications of the user interface are created from the updated table group setting. With this configuration, it is possible to create a user interface design specification only by inputting a function specification having a small number of items, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the user's input work.

According to the present invention, a tabular input screen is displayed in which the subject modifier, the subject, the object modifier, the object, and the predicate are indexed, and a list of the functional specifications that can be entered in each input area is presented. Then, since the configuration is instructed to select the functional specification to be input, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, a tabular input screen is displayed in which the subject modifier, the subject, the object modifier, the object, and the predicate are indexed, and the natural language input to each input area is interpreted. Since the function specifications are acquired, there is an effect that the input operation of the user can be reduced.

According to the present invention, when there is a contradiction between the input function specifications, an error message is presented to prompt re-input, so that a design specification without contradiction can be created. There is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a design specification creating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a connection relationship among a function management unit, a display management unit, and an attribute management unit.

FIG. 3 is a table diagram showing an application table.

FIG. 4 is a table diagram showing an application / screen table.

FIG. 5 is a table diagram showing an application / user data table.

FIG. 6 is a table diagram showing a component table.

FIG. 7 is a table diagram showing a screen / user data table.

FIG. 8 is a table diagram showing a screen / component table.

FIG. 9 is a table diagram showing a user data component table.

FIG. 10 is a table diagram showing a component / attribute table.

FIG. 11 is a screen diagram showing an input screen of a function specification.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing decoration information.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an interpretation example of a function specification.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a design specification of a UI.

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a word input unit.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a design specification creating method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram showing a design specification creating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram illustrating a connection relationship among a specification management unit, an operation management unit, a state management unit, and a transition management unit.

FIG. 19 is a table diagram showing a basic operation table.

FIG. 20 is a table diagram showing a screen information table.

FIG. 21 is a table diagram showing a screen operation table.

FIG. 22 is a table diagram showing a screen operation / state table.

FIG. 23 is a table diagram showing a screen operation / transition screen table.

FIG. 24 is a screen diagram showing an input screen of a function specification.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing decoration information.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing an interpretation example of a function specification.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a design specification of a UI.

FIG. 28 is an input screen diagram for inputting UI design specifications.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 word input unit (input means), 2 function management unit (update means), 3 display management unit (update means), 4 attribute management unit (update means), 5 design specification output unit (creation means), 31
Specification management unit (update means), 32 operation management unit (update means), 33 state management unit (update means), 34 transition management unit (update means).

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[Claims] An input unit for inputting a function specification of a user interface; a table group in which information relating to an application mounted on the information device or information relating to components constituting a screen of the information device is initially set;
Updating means for updating the setting contents of the table group according to the function specification input by the input means; and creating means for creating a user interface design specification from the setting contents of the table group updated by the updating means. Design specification creation device. 2. The table group includes a table in which types of applications installed in the information device are initialized, a table in which types of screens used by the applications are initialized, and a type in which data types used by the applications are initialized. Table, the type of component to be used is initialized, the type of data to be displayed on each screen is initialized, the type of component to be displayed on each screen is initialized, 2. The design specification creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the design specification creating apparatus comprises a table in which a type of a component for displaying each data is initialized, and a table in which attributes of the component are initialized. 3. An input unit for inputting a function specification of a user interface, a table group in which information relating to a basic operation of an information device or information relating to a screen operation of the information device is initially set, and a function input by the input unit. A design specification creating apparatus, comprising: updating means for updating the setting contents of the table group according to the specification; and creating means for creating a user interface design specification from the setting contents of the table group updated by the updating means. 4. A table group comprising: a table in which operation keys to be used are initially set; a table in which screens to be used are initially set; a table in which correspondence between basic operations and screen operations is initially set; 4. The design specification creating apparatus according to claim 3, comprising a table in which a state that changes according to the screen is initialized, and a table in which information of a screen that changes according to the screen operation is initialized. 5. An input means displays an input screen in a tabular form using a subject modifier, a subject, an object modifier, an object, and a predicate as an index, and presents a list of functional specifications that can be input to each input area. The design specification creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the user is instructed to select a function specification to be input. 6. The input means displays an input screen in the form of a table using a subject modifier, a subject, an object modifier, an object, and a predicate as an index, and interprets a natural language input to each input area. The design specification creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a function specification is acquired. 7. The updating unit according to claim 1, wherein, when there is a contradiction between the respective function specifications input by the input unit, the updating unit presents an error message to prompt re-input. The design specification creation device according to any one of the preceding claims. 8. When a function specification of a user interface is input, information on an application mounted on an information device or information on a component constituting a screen of the information device is initially set according to the function specification. A method for creating a design specification for updating a user interface and creating a user interface design specification from the updated table group settings. 9. When a function specification of a user interface is input, information relating to a basic operation of the information device or information relating to a screen operation of the information device is updated in accordance with the function specification, and a set content of a table group in which information is initially set is updated. A design specification creation method for creating a user interface design specification from the updated table group settings. 10. An input screen in a tabular form using a subject modifier, a subject, an object modifier, an object, and a predicate as an index is displayed, and a list of inputtable functional specifications is presented in each input area. 10. The design specification creating method according to claim 8, wherein an instruction to select a functional specification to be performed is given. 11. An input screen in a tabular form with subject modifier, subject, object modifier, object and predicate as an index is displayed, the natural language input to each input area is interpreted, and the function specification is defined. 10. The design specification creating method according to claim 8, wherein the design specification is acquired. 12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein when there is a contradiction between the input function specifications, an error message is presented to prompt re-input.
How to create design specifications described in section.