JP2001051841A - Personal computer, application starting method of personal computer, and recording medium where application start program is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To start an application by making a link with a file shortcut folder that an OS(operating system) has through the easy operation of a pointing device. SOLUTION: This personal computer previously sets and stores shortcut transition data indicating movement to a shortcut in a shortcut transition storage part 41 in response to specific operation of the pointing device 1, previously sets and stores the link destination of one arbitrary folder among file shortcut folders in a shortcut file link destination storage part 42 corresponding to the shortcut data, and discriminates whether or not specific operation for which the shortcut transition data is set is done with the pointing device 1 to perform normal functions by the OS when not and displays a list of files in the link destination folder corresponding to the shortcut transition data in a shortcut window on a screen when so.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal computer for activating an application and reading a file by a shortcut process using a pointing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pointing device activates an application using a personal computer.
According to the program search menu of S (operating system), the user repeatedly moves and clicks the cursor on the corresponding item on the screen several times to select and start a desired application.

Another example is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-23 / 09.
There is a method disclosed in the portable terminal device and the shortcut processing method in the portable terminal device of Japanese Patent No. 7149. In this publication, a pointing device is moved while pressing a drag button, a coordinate position on the display screen indicated by the moving pointing device is detected at regular intervals, and a set of points formed by time division at regular intervals. A trajectory is detected and vectorized, and the vectorized trajectory is compared with a pre-registered vectorized trajectory. If the comparison results in a match, the corresponding trajectory is registered. It is described that the executed shortcut processing is performed.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems.

In the method using the program search menu, it is necessary to know where the desired application is stored. Further, it is necessary to move and click the cursor many times until the desired application is reached. There is annoyance that it does not become.

In addition, in the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-237149, it is inevitable that the trajectory input by the operator is generated. Therefore, if the trajectory is not registered by the operator himself, the intended shortcut processing is not performed. That is, more cases cannot be executed. Furthermore, in order to start the application and read the file, it is necessary to register a large number of trajectories for each read-out file, and it is difficult for the operator to memorize all the registered contents. In addition, there is also a problem that inconveniences such as carrying the list with the user and referencing the list during operation are caused.

An object of the present invention is to provide a personal computer and a personal computer which solve the above-mentioned problems by linking to a file shortcut folder which the personal computer OS has recently standardized by a simple operation of a pointing device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium in which an application starting method and an application starting program are recorded.

[0008]

A first personal computer of the present invention is a personal computer in which an OS is provided with a file shortcut folder, and corresponds to at least one specific operation of a pointing device. Shortcut transition data indicating a transition operation to a shortcut is set and stored in advance, and a link destination to any one of the file shortcut folders is set in advance corresponding to each of the shortcut transition data. It is stored, and when the pointing device is operated, it is determined whether or not this operation is one of the specific operations for which the shortcut transition data has been set, and if not, it is correlated by the OS. Perform the normal functions Is displayed, a list of files in the link destination folder corresponding to the shortcut transition data is displayed in a shortcut window on the screen, and then the operator selects a file to be executed, so that the application is started and the file is deleted. The reading is performed collectively.

The second personal computer of the present invention is the first personal computer of the present invention,
The specific operation is a press of a click button.

The third personal computer of the present invention is the first personal computer of the present invention,
The specific operation is tapping of a specific portion of an operation surface of a pointing device using an absolute coordinate system.

In a fourth personal computer according to the present invention, in the first, second or third personal computer according to the present invention, the file shortcut folder is used for starting an application and reading a file.
Including Internet activation and web connection.

According to a fifth personal computer of the present invention, in the first, second or third personal computer of the present invention, the shortcut window on the screen is displayed at a cursor display position.

A sixth personal computer according to the present invention is a personal computer in which a file shortcut folder is provided in an OS, and specifies a pointing device as an input device of the personal computer and a press of a click button of the pointing device. In response to the above operation, shortcut transition data indicating that the operation is a transition operation to a shortcut is set and stored in advance, and a shortcut type such as starting an application indicating what the shortcut transition data is and reading a file is set. A shortcut transition operation storage unit that is set and stored in advance, and a file shortcut in which an application file exists corresponding to the shortcut type stored in the shortcut transition operation storage unit. A shortcut file link destination storage unit that stores a link destination of the shortcut folder and a display method of the shortcut window in the display unit, and that the operation data input from the pointing device is used for a specific operation in which the shortcut transition data is set. It is determined whether there is one by referring to the shortcut transition operation storage unit. If not, the normal function associated with the OS is executed. By notifying the shortcut type from the input data type determination unit and the input data type determination unit that obtains the shortcut type of the transition data from the shortcut transition operation storage unit and notifies the shortcut window display unit,
Referring to the shortcut file link destination storage unit,
Shortcut window display means for displaying a file list of the link destination of the file shortcut folder corresponding to the shortcut type as a shortcut window at the cursor position of the display means, and an operator for the file list displayed on the shortcut window display means When the file selection is performed, the application is started and the file is read in a batch. On the other hand, when the operation outside the shortcut window is performed, a selection / execution file activating means for deleting the shortcut window display is provided. Display means for displaying the file list by the shortcut window display.

The first method for starting an application in a personal computer according to the present invention is a method for starting an application in a personal computer in which an OS is provided with a file shortcut folder, and corresponds to at least one specific operation of a pointing device. In addition, shortcut transition data indicating a transition operation to a shortcut is set and stored in advance, and a link destination to an arbitrary one of the file shortcut folders is set in advance corresponding to each of the shortcut transition data. It is set and stored, and when the pointing device is operated, it is determined whether or not this operation is one of the specific operations for which the shortcut transition data has been set. Executes the normal function associated with the shortcut transition data, and if so, displays a list of files in the link destination folder corresponding to the shortcut transition data in a shortcut window on the screen, and then the operator wants to execute By selecting a file, activation of an application and reading of the file are collectively performed.

The second method for starting an application in a personal computer according to the present invention is a method for starting an application in a personal computer in which an OS is provided with a file shortcut folder, and corresponds to at least one specific operation of a pointing device. Shortcut transition data indicating that the operation is a transition operation to a shortcut is set and stored in advance, and an arbitrary one of the file shortcut folders is stored in correspondence with each of the shortcut transition data.
A first step of preliminarily setting and storing link destinations to the two folders, and preliminarily setting and storing a method of displaying a shortcut window on the screen; and storing the shortcut transition data when the pointing device is operated. A second step of determining whether the operation is one of the set specific operations, and, in the second step, when the shortcut transition data is not the set specific operation, the shortcut transition data is correlated by the OS. In the third step of executing the specified normal function and in the second step, when the shortcut transition data is a specific operation set, a file stored corresponding to the shortcut transition data is stored. The second to get the link destination to the shortcut folder and how to display the shortcut window on the screen And a fifth step of accessing the link destination obtained in the fourth step, and displaying a file list in the link destination folder in a shortcut window at a cursor display position 6 on the screen, and in the fifth step, The operator selects a file to be executed, and in the sixth step of activating the application and reading the file in a lump, and in the fifth step, an operation outside the shortcut window is performed by the operator. And the seventh step of erasing the display of the shortcut window.

According to the recording medium of the present invention, shortcut transition data indicating a transition operation to a shortcut is set and stored in advance corresponding to each of at least one specific operation of the pointing device. Corresponding to each of the above, a link destination to any one of the file shortcut folders is previously set and stored, and a method of displaying a shortcut window on the screen is previously set and stored.
And a second process of determining whether the shortcut transition data is one of the specific operations set when the pointing device is operated. In the second process, the shortcut transition data If it is not the specific operation for which the data has been set, in the third process for executing the normal function associated with the OS and the second process, the specific process for setting the shortcut transition data is performed. If the operation is an operation, a fourth process of acquiring a link destination to a file shortcut folder stored corresponding to the shortcut transition data and a method of displaying a shortcut window on a screen; Access the link obtained in the processing, and display the file list in the link destination folder at the cursor display position 6 on the screen.
A fifth process of displaying a shortcut window in the fifth process, and a sixth process of collectively launching an application and reading the file by selecting a file to be executed by an operator in the fifth process; In the fifth process, when an operation outside the shortcut window is performed by the operator, an application starting program for causing a computer to execute a seventh process of deleting the display of the shortcut window is recorded. I do.

[0017]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The personal computer of the present invention is a personal computer having an OS provided with a file shortcut folder, and has a pointing device as an input device. It includes a device 1, a data processing device 2 operated by program control, a display device 3 such as a display, and a storage device 4 for storing information.

The storage device 4 includes a shortcut transition operation storage unit 41 and a shortcut file link destination storage unit 4.
2 is provided.

The shortcut transition operation storage unit 41 is a transition operation to a shortcut corresponding to data input by operating the pointing device 1 (for example, data indicating that a left click button is pressed, a right click button is pressed, etc.). Is set and stored in advance. Then, a shortcut type indicating what the shortcut transition data is, for example,
When the left click button is pressed, the settings of the application and the file are read, and when the right click button is pressed, the settings of the Internet and the web connection are stored. These settings are made in advance by the operator, and the contents are stored in the shortcut transition operation storage unit 41.

Shortcut file link destination storage unit 4
2 is a link destination where the application file to be displayed on the display device 3 exists when the application is started and the file is read, or when the Internet is started and the web connection is executed, and a shortcut window display method on the display device 3 ( For example, (displayed at the cursor position). This link destination is a folder that the OS for a personal computer normally has, and is sequentially updated by file reading / web registration by each application. For example, in the case of starting an application and reading a file, a shortcut folder of “recently used files” is set, and in the case of starting the Internet and connecting to the web, a link destination address to “registered Internet web” is set and stored. I have.

The shortcut file is
It is not limited to the “recently used files” and the “registered Internet web” described above, and any shortcut file can be set.

The data processing device 2 includes input data type judging means 21, a shortcut window display means 22, and a selection / execution file starting means 23.

The input data type judging means 21 converts operation data (for example, data indicating that a left click button is pressed, a right click button is pressed, etc.) input from the pointing device 1 as an input device by a transition operation to a shortcut. Whether or not the shortcut transition data is set and stored as shortcut transition data indicating that the shortcut transition data is present, and if the shortcut transition data is set and stored as shortcut transition data, what the shortcut transition data is is referred to by referring to the shortcut transition operation storage unit 41. Determine.

The shortcut window display means 22 displays the shortcut file when the determination of the shortcut transition data in the input data type determination means 21 is determined to be application startup and file reading or Internet startup and web connection. Referring to the link destination stored in the link destination storage unit 42 and the method of displaying the shortcut window on the display device 3 (display at the cursor position), the file list of the link destination is used as a shortcut window for the display of the display device 3. Is displayed at the cursor position.

The selection / execution file activating means 23 performs a process of selecting and executing the file list displayed on the display means 22 of the shortcut window. On the other hand, when the shortcut window selection operation is performed, the selection /
The execution file activation unit 23 deletes the shortcut window display.

In the present embodiment, the transition to the shortcut function is assigned to the operation of the left and right click buttons of the pointing device. However, the transition to the shortcut function may be assigned to the operation of the center click button of the pointing device of the three click buttons. In an operation, for example, a pointing device using an absolute coordinate system such as a slide pad may be assigned to a tapping operation of tapping a specific portion of the operation surface lightly.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the shortcut window 5.

First, operation data such as a left click button press and a right click button press provided from the pointing device 1 is supplied to the input data type judging means 21 (step A1 in FIG. 2).

The input data type determining means 21 determines whether or not the operation data input from the pointing device 1 is set and stored as shortcut transition data indicating a transition operation to a shortcut.
The determination is made with reference to the shortcut transition operation storage unit 41 (step A2).

In step A2, if the data supplied to the input data type judging means 21 is not stored in the shortcut transition operation storage section 41 as shortcut transition data, a normal function controlled by the OS, for example, Processing is performed as a normal cursor operation or button operation (step A9).

In step A2, if the data supplied to the input data type judging means 21 is stored in the shortcut transition operation storage section 41 as shortcut transition data, a shortcut type indicating what the shortcut transition data is ( For example, in the case of the operation data of the left click button press, the activation and application reading of the application are determined by referring to the shortcut transition operation storage unit 41, and the shortcut type is notified to the shortcut window display unit 22. The operation shifts to the operation of the shortcut window display means 22 (step A3).

When the shortcut type is notified in step A3 that the shortcut type is application startup and file reading, the shortcut window display means 22 refers to the shortcut file link storage unit 42 and responds to application startup and file reading. The link destination address to the shortcut folder of the “recently used file” stored and accessed is accessed, and the shortcut file link destination storage unit 42 is accessed.
The file list of the folder is displayed in the cursor display position 6 of the display device 3 with reference to the display method of the shortcut window (display at the cursor position) on the display device 3 stored in the display device 3.
Window display.

FIG. 3 shows an example of this window display. Display device 3
Is displayed at the cursor display position 6, and a file list of "recently used files" link destinations stored in the shortcut file link destination storage unit 42 is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, the shortcut window 5 in which the file list is displayed is displayed in accordance with the cursor display position 6, so that the operator does not need to move the cursor when selecting a desired file (step A4).

The shortcut window display means 22
In step A3, when the shortcut type is notified that the Internet is activated and the web connection is established, the shortcut file link destination storage unit 42 is referred to and the “registered” registered corresponding to the Internet activation and the web connection is stored. A link destination to a shortcut folder of "Internet Web" is acquired, and a file list of the folder is displayed on the display device 3 at the cursor display position 6 as a window (step A8).

Next, the selection / execution file starting means 23
Determines the next operation by the operator (step A
5).

In step A5, when a file selection / execution operation in the shortcut window 5 is performed by the operator, the selection / execution file activation unit 23 activates and selects the application to which the shortcut file is assigned. The read file is read (step A6).

On the other hand, if the operator performs an operation outside the shortcut window at step A5, the activation means 23 for the selected / executable file sets the shortcut window 5
Is erased (step A7).

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.
It is composed of The configuration of the computer 7 is basically the same as that described in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. The recording medium 8 records an application starting program. The recording medium 8 may be a magnetic disk, an optical recording disk, a semiconductor memory, or another recording medium. The application starting program is stored in the recording medium 8
From the computer 7 to control the same operation as in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0041]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

The first effect is that the shortcut window is displayed at the cursor display position by only one click operation with the pointing device, thereby improving the usability by simplifying the operation of the operator.

The second effect is that it is not necessary to individually register the shortcut destination because the personal computer OS is linked to the folder of the shortcut file which the OS of the personal computer normally has.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a display of a shortcut window 5;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pointing device 2 Data processing device 21 Input data type judgment means 22 Shortcut window display means 23 Selection / execution file starting means 3 Display device 4 Storage device 41 Shortcut transition operation storage unit 42 Shortcut file link destination storage unit 5 Shortcut window 6 cursor display position 7 computer 8 recording medium

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A personal computer in which an OS is provided with a file shortcut folder, and shortcut transition data indicating a transition operation to a shortcut corresponding to at least one specific operation of a pointing device. In addition to setting and storing in advance, corresponding to each of these shortcut transition data, a link destination to any one of the file shortcut folders is set and stored in advance, and when the pointing device is operated, Determining whether this operation is one of the specific operations for which the shortcut transition data has been set, and if not, executes the normal function associated with the OS, and if so, Is the link corresponding to the shortcut transition data. Personal computer, in which a list of files in the destination folder is displayed in a shortcut window on the screen, and then the operator selects a file to be executed, so that the application is started and the file is read in a batch. Computer. 2. The personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation is a press of a click button. 3. The personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation is tapping of a specific portion of an operation surface of a pointing device using an absolute coordinate system. 4. The file shortcut folder is used for starting an application, reading a file,
4. The personal computer according to claim 1, 2, or 3, including activation of the Internet and a web connection. 5. The shortcut window on the screen is displayed at a cursor display position.
Or the personal computer according to 3. 6. A personal computer provided with a file shortcut folder in an OS, comprising: a pointing device as an input device of the personal computer; and a shortcut corresponding to a specific operation such as pressing a click button of the pointing device. Shortcut transition data indicating that the operation is a transition operation to
A shortcut transition operation storage unit that pre-sets and stores a shortcut type such as application startup and file reading indicating what the shortcut transition data is, and the shortcut transition operation storage unit A shortcut file link destination storage unit that stores a link destination of a file shortcut folder in which an application file exists, and stores a method of displaying a shortcut window on a display unit, in accordance with the type of shortcut that the application file exists. It is determined whether the operation data is one of the specific operations for which the shortcut transition data has been set, by referring to the shortcut transition operation storage unit.
The normal function associated with the shortcut transition data is executed, and if so, the shortcut type of the shortcut transition data is obtained from the shortcut transition operation storage unit, and is notified to the display means of the shortcut window. Means and the input data type determination means are notified of the shortcut type, thereby referring to the shortcut file link destination storage unit, and using a file list of a link destination of a file shortcut folder corresponding to the shortcut type as a shortcut window. Display means for a shortcut window to be displayed at the cursor position of the display means; and when an operator selects a file with respect to the file list displayed on the display means for the shortcut window, the application starts and the file is read. When the operation outside the shortcut window is performed on the other hand, selection / deletion of the shortcut window display is performed.
A personal computer comprising: an execution unit for activating an execution file; and a display unit for displaying the file list by displaying the shortcut window. 7. A method for activating an application in a personal computer provided with a file shortcut folder in an OS, wherein the method is a transition operation to a shortcut corresponding to at least one specific operation of a pointing device. Shortcut transition data is set and stored in advance, and a link destination to any one of the file shortcut folders is set and stored in advance corresponding to each of the shortcut transition data, and the pointing device is operated by the pointing device. When this operation is performed, this operation is one of the specific operations for which the shortcut transition data is set.
If not, the normal function associated with the OS is executed. If so, a file list in the link destination folder corresponding to the shortcut transition data is displayed. A method for starting an application in a personal computer, wherein the application is started and the file is read by displaying the file in a shortcut window on a screen and then selecting a file to be executed by an operator. 8. A method for activating an application in a personal computer provided with a file shortcut folder in an OS, wherein the method is a transition operation to a shortcut corresponding to at least one specific operation of a pointing device. Set shortcut transition data in advance,
In accordance with each of these shortcut transition data, a link destination to any one of the file shortcut folders is set and stored in advance, and a method of displaying a shortcut window on the screen is set and stored in advance. A first step of performing a first operation, wherein when the pointing device is operated, one of the specific operations in which the shortcut transition data is set
A second step of determining if the shortcut transition data is not a specific operation set in the second step, and executing a normal function associated with the OS when the shortcut transition data is not a specific operation. In the third step and the second step, when the shortcut transition data is a specific operation set, a link destination to a file shortcut folder stored corresponding to the shortcut transition data; A fourth step of acquiring a method of displaying the shortcut window on the screen; and accessing the link acquired in the fourth step;
A fifth step of displaying a list of files in the link destination folder in a shortcut window at a cursor display position 6 on the screen; and in the fifth step, an operator selects a file to be executed, thereby activating an application, A sixth step of reading files in a lump; and a seventh step of deleting the display of the shortcut window when the operator performs an operation outside the shortcut window in the fifth step. A method for starting an application in a personal computer, characterized in that: 9. At least one of the pointing devices
Shortcut transition data indicating a transition operation to a shortcut is set and stored in advance corresponding to each of the specific operations, and an arbitrary one of the file shortcut folders is corresponding to each of the shortcut transition data. A first process of setting and storing a link destination to two folders in advance, and setting and storing a display method of a shortcut window on a screen in advance; and storing the shortcut transition data when the pointing device is operated. One of the specific operations set
A second process of determining whether the shortcut transition data is a specific operation in which the shortcut transition data is not set in the second process.
In the third process for executing a normal function associated with the shortcut transition data, if the shortcut transition data is a specific operation set in the second process, the shortcut transition data is stored in correspondence with the shortcut transition data. Processing for obtaining the link destination to the file shortcut folder thus obtained and the method of displaying the shortcut window on the screen; and accessing the link destination obtained in the fourth processing to obtain a file in the link destination folder. Fifth processing for displaying a list in a shortcut window at a cursor display position 6 on the screen, and in the fifth processing, an operator selects a file to be executed, thereby simultaneously starting up an application and reading the file. In the sixth process and the fifth process, an operation outside the shortcut window is performed by the operator. A program for causing a computer to execute a seventh process of deleting the display of the shortcut window when the program is executed.