JP2002297403A - Application start-up system, application start-up method, application start-up program and computer-readable recording medium with application start-up program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a machine user to conduct stress-free work. SOLUTION: This application start-up system has an application monitoring device that, for the machine, monitors a start-up application and produces its linkage, and an application start-up control device that controls the start-up of an application in the background while calculating the machine load and monitors the machine load.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an application starting system for efficiently starting an application, an application starting method, an application starting program, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the application starting program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-013862 discloses "application program starting means" and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
No. 143695, “External application interlocking method and apparatus and recording medium recording external application interlocking program”, JP-A-09-006624
There is a conventional technique such as "Computer system with application start function" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H10-260, 1988.

[0003]

However, there is a problem in that any of the prior arts, in which the application is activated sufficiently efficiently to the extent that the user is satisfied, is included.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has an application starting system, an application starting method, an application starting program, and an application starting program that enable a user of a machine to perform work without feeling stress. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an application starting system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an application monitoring device that monitors an application to be started, and an application monitoring device that calculates a machine load in the background. And an application activation control device that activates the application.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application starting system comprising: an ordering device for ordering application starting; and an application starting control device for starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. It is characterized by having.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the application activation system according to the first or second aspect, the application information to be activated next is further acquired, and the acquired application information is added to the acquired application information. An application list acquisition device for inquiring the user of the next startup application based on the application list is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an application starting method includes an application monitoring step of monitoring a starting application and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application starting method including an ordering step of ordering application starting, and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. It is characterized by the following.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the application activation method according to the fourth or fifth aspect, further, application information to be activated next is acquired, and the acquired application information is added to the acquired application information. An application list acquiring step of inquiring a user of a next startup application based on the application list.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application starting program for a computer, comprising: an application monitoring step of monitoring a starting application; and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. It is characterized by being executed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application starting program for executing, in a computer, an ordering step of ordering application starting and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. It is characterized by being executed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the application starting program according to the seventh or eighth aspect further obtains application information to be started next, and stores the acquired application information in the obtained application information. And causing the computer to execute an application list acquisition step of inquiring the user of the next startup application based on the application list.

The computer-readable recording medium according to the invention of claim 10 is the computer-readable recording medium of claims 7 to
9. A program described in any one of No. 9 is recorded.

According to the recording medium which can be read by a computer according to the invention described in claim 10, claims 7 to 7.
By recording a program that causes a computer to execute the method described in any one of the ninth and ninth aspects, the program becomes readable by a computer, whereby the operations of claims 7 to 9 can be realized by a computer.

Thus, statistics of user operations on the machine are obtained, an application which is to be started next to the application currently used by the user is predicted, and the application is started in the background. When a user requests to launch an application that is running in the background,
You can move on to the next task without waiting for the startup time. That is,
Stress due to the user's application startup time can be reduced.

Also, the user assumes the work to be performed on the machine, specifies the order in which the applications are started, and the specification will cause the user to start the next operation while working on an application (user specification). The application is started in the background, so that the user can move on to the next operation without waiting for the start time of the application.

A list of applications to be started next by the user is displayed to the user, and an application to be started in the background is designated. With this designation, the application is started in the background.
As a result, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the start time of the application.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the accompanying drawings, an application starting system, an application starting method and an application starting program according to the present invention will be described below.
A preferred embodiment of a computer-readable recording medium on which an application starting program is recorded will be described in detail.

(Overview of Application Activation System)
First, the outline (principle) of the application starting system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The application starting system according to the present embodiment obtains statistics of user operations on a machine, predicts an application that will be started next to the application currently used by the user, and executes the application in the background. Let it start.

When the user requests the activation of the application activated in the background, the operation can be shifted to the next operation without waiting for the activation time. That is, it is possible to reduce the stress caused by the user's application startup time.

More specifically, the system includes an application monitoring device that monitors an application to be activated and an application activation device that activates the application in the background while calculating a machine load. As a result, the user of the machine can work without feeling stress.

Further, the application starting system according to the present embodiment assumes that the user performs the work on the machine, specifies the order in which the applications are started, and specifies the order in which the user starts the work with the certain application. The next application (user specified) to be started is started in the background. As a result, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the start time of the application.

More specifically, the user is provided with an ordering device for ordering application startup and an application starting device for starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. As a result, the user of the machine can work without feeling stress.

Further, the application starting system according to the present embodiment uses the above-described method to display to the user a list of applications to be started next by the user, and to display applications to be started in the background. To be specified. By this designation, the application is started in the background. As a result, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the start time of the application.

More specifically, an application that obtains statistics of user information, or obtains an application to be started next in a system in which the user specifies a next start application, and inquires the user of the next start application based on the obtained application The system includes a list acquisition device and an application starting device that starts an application in the background while calculating a machine load. As a result, the user of the machine can work without feeling stress.

(System Configuration of Application Activation System and Contents of Its Processing) The configuration of the application is such that the application is activated in the background of the machine based on the device that associates the applications existing in the machine and the association. Device. The association between applications refers to associating an application that is likely to be activated next after an application is activated (FIG. 1).
See).

The details will be described below with examples. Depending on the user, the operation performed on the machine (the order of the applications to be started) may be constant. For example, it is assumed that there is a series of flows in which a document creation application is activated, a document is created, printed on a printer, a spreadsheet application is activated, and after the creation is completed, the document is registered in a document management application.

The user operation performed on such a machine is monitored, and the applications are associated with each other. This is named an application monitoring device. In other words, this application management apparatus associates the document creation application with the printer, the printer with the spreadsheet application, and the spreadsheet application with the document management application.

These associations vary depending on the number of user operations.

Document creation application → Printer Printer → Spreadsheet application Spreadsheet application → Document management application

However, if the user's work content changes and the document management application is used and then printed on a printer, and then the document creation application and spreadsheet application are used more frequently,

Document management application → Printer Printer → Document creation application Document creation application → Spreadsheet application

The relationship changes to: Based on such an association, the user activates an application in the background during a certain operation. This is named an application activation control device.

The application activation control device activates the associated application in the background when the user is using an application based on the application association created by the application monitoring device.

At this time, the load state of the machine is also monitored, and the machine is started when the load on the machine is small. For example, when there is an association of document creation application → spreadsheet application, the application activation control device activates the spreadsheet application in the background while the user is using the document creation application.

Thus, when the user issues an application activation request according to the association created by the application monitoring device, the application is already in the background.
Since the next application is running, the user can directly use the application simply by displaying it in the foreground.

At present, the machine specifications have been increased and many applications do not take much time to start the application.
It seems to be anxious. By using this method, it is possible to reduce the user's stress due to the application startup time. (See FIG. 2).

FIGS. 3 and 4 show an operation flow showing the flow up to now.

The operation of the application activation control device in the above example is the same, but a method of leaving the association of the application to the user. That is, a list of applications existing in the machine is displayed, and the user is made to associate the applications. This is termed an ordering device.

That is, the association can be made more easily by inquiring the user, and in some cases, the association can be made more efficiently. Therefore, if the association is made based on the statistics of the user operation (the number of application startups), if the association weight (the number of times) from the document creation application to the spreadsheet application is large, the user's application use request is When it is changed to a document management application, it is not directly reflected. This can be immediately changed by the user's designation. (See FIG. 5).

FIGS. 6 and 7 show the operation flow showing the flow up to now.

Further, the association of the application is performed by using the above method. However, the relation of the application requested by the user is not always constant.
In other words, there are cases where both the document creation application → the spreadsheet application and the document creation application → the document management application are used at the same frequency.

When the user activates the application, the application list is displayed and the application to be activated next is designated.
This is named an application list acquisition device. Thus, the starting application can be changed according to the content of the work of the user at that time, and the work can be performed efficiently (see FIG. 8).

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation up to now.
As shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, statistics of user operations on a machine are obtained, and an application which is to be started next to an application currently used by a user is predicted. Start the application in the background. When the user requests the activation of the application activated in the background, the operation can be shifted to the next operation without waiting for the activation time, so that the user using the machine can perform the operation without feeling stress.

According to the present embodiment, the user
Assuming the work to be performed on the machine, the order in which the applications are started is specified, and the specification starts the application that will be started next (user specified) while the user is working on an application in the background. This allows the user to move on to the next task without waiting for the application startup time,
The user of the machine can work without feeling stress.

According to the present embodiment, a list of applications that the user will start next is displayed to the user, an application to be started in the background is specified, and the application is started in the background by this specification. Therefore, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the activation time of the application, and the user using the machine can perform the operation without feeling stress.

The application starting method may be a computer-readable program prepared in advance, and is realized by executing the program on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is
The program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as an HD (hard disk), FD (floppy (registered trademark) disk), CD-ROM, MO, and DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. Further, the program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

[0050]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, statistics of user operations on a machine are obtained,
Predict the application that will be launched next to the application that the user is currently using, and launch the application in the background. When the user requests to start the application running in the background, the user can move on to the next work without waiting for the start-up time, thereby enabling the user using the machine to work without feeling stressed. There is an effect that an application activation system can be obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user supposes the work to be performed on the machine, specifies the order in which the applications are to be started, and specifies the order in which the user is working on the certain application. The next application (user specified) to be started is started in the background. As a result, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the activation time of the application, so that there is an effect that an application activation system is obtained in which the user using the machine can perform the operation without feeling stress.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a list of applications to be started next by the user is displayed to the user, and an application to be started in the background is designated. Since the application is activated in the ground, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the application activation time, and an effect is obtained that an application activation system can be obtained in which the user of the machine can perform the operation without feeling stress. .

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, statistics of a user operation on a machine are obtained, an application which is to be started next to an application currently used by the user is predicted, and backup is performed. Start the application in the ground. When the user requests to start the application running in the background, the user can move on to the next work without waiting for the start-up time, thereby enabling the user using the machine to work without feeling stressed. This brings about an effect that an application starting method can be obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the user supposes the work to be performed on the machine and specifies the order of starting the applications. The next application (user specified) to be started is started in the background. As a result, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the activation time of the application, so that there is an effect that an application activation method that allows the user using the machine to perform the operation without feeling stress is obtained.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a list of applications to be started next by the user is displayed to the user, an application to be started in the background is designated, and the application is backed up by this designation. Since the application is activated in the ground, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the application activation time, and an effect of obtaining an application activation method that allows the user using the machine to perform the operation without feeling stress is obtained. .

According to the present invention, statistics of user operations on a machine are obtained, an application which is to be started next to an application currently used by the user is predicted, and a backup is performed. Start the application in the ground. When the user requests to start the application running in the background, the user can move on to the next work without waiting for the start-up time, thereby enabling the user using the machine to work without feeling stressed. This brings about an effect that an application starting program can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 8, the user supposes the work to be performed on the machine, specifies the order in which the applications are started, and, by the specification, the user is working while working on the certain application. The next application (user specified) to be started is started in the background. As a result, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the application activation time, so that there is an effect that an application activation program that enables the user using the machine to perform the operation without feeling stress is obtained.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, a list of applications to be started next is displayed to the user, and an application to be started in the background is designated. Since the application is started in the ground, the user can shift to the next operation without waiting for the application start time, and an effect is obtained in that an application starting program is obtained that enables the user using the machine to perform the operation without feeling stress. .

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention,
By recording a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, the program becomes readable by a computer, whereby the operation according to any one of claims 7 to 9 can be performed. There is an effect that a recording medium that can be realized by a computer is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an application activation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another configuration of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing of an application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another process of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another content of the process of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another process of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating another process of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating another process of the application activation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An application activation system, comprising: an application monitoring device that monitors an application to be activated; and an application activation control device that activates an application in the background while calculating a machine load. 2. An application activation system, comprising: an ordering device that performs application activation ordering; and an application activation control device that activates an application in the background while calculating a machine load. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an application list acquisition device that acquires application information to be activated next, and inquires a user of a next activation application based on the acquired application information. 3. The application activation system according to 2. 4. An application starting method comprising: an application monitoring step of monitoring a starting application; and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. 5. An application starting method, comprising: an ordering step of ordering application starting; and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. 6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of: acquiring application information to be started next, and inquiring a user of a next startup application based on the acquired application information. 6. The application starting method according to 5. 7. An application starting program for causing a computer to execute: an application monitoring step of monitoring a starting application; and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. 8. An application starting program for causing a computer to execute an ordering step of ordering application starting, and an application starting step of starting an application in the background while calculating a machine load. 9. The computer according to claim 7, further comprising obtaining application information to be started next, and causing the computer to execute an application list obtaining step of inquiring a user of a next start application based on the obtained application information. Application launcher. 10. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 7 is recorded.