JP2003036130A - User operation management processing program, and method and device for user operation management - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user operation management processing program for managing a history of user operations on computer processing by a man-machine interface and to easily confirm user operations needed to perform individual user processing. SOLUTION: Key operation information on user operation during the actuation of an application is stored in a key operation history management table 20T of a temporary history part 12a of a key operation history part 12B together with the contents of data processing carried out according to the key operation. The key operation history information stored in the key operation history management table 20T is displayed or printed out as a key operation history list 20; and a desired key operation history is selectively specified and then registered in a permanent history part 12b, and desired key operation information to be called is specified at a user's request to reproduce the data processing based upon the key operation information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user operation management processing program, a user operation management method, and a user operation management apparatus for managing a history of user operations in computer processing by a man-machine interface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in the process of document processing while an application of a word processor is being started, individual processing actions such as character input, "deletion", "copy", etc. Are associated with each other and stored in order, and when an input error or the like occurs, by calling the processing contents prior to it, the data state at any time can be returned in order.

That is, for example, when a deletion process is performed on a certain line of document data, if the "restore" instruction operation is performed once, the data for the one line immediately before the deletion is deleted. Is returned and displayed.

In this way, even if an undesired process is performed due to a key operation or a mouse operation error, the data state immediately before the error can be restored by performing the "undo" instruction operation. it can.

[0005]

However, with the conventional user operation storing function, although it is possible to return to the data state immediately before the currently performed processing in order and return, it is necessary to execute each processing. Since it is not possible to know how to perform a user operation such as a key operation or a mouse operation, even if a process that the user wants to meet on a daily basis or an unknown process is accidentally performed due to an input error, There is a problem that it is not possible to confirm how the operation was, and it cannot be used effectively thereafter.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a computer-readable user operation management processing program capable of easily confirming a user operation required for executing individual data processing. A user operation management method and a user operation management device are provided.

[0007]

That is, a user operation management processing program according to the present invention is a user operation management processing program for controlling a computer that operates according to a user operation. A user operation determination unit that detects an input corresponding to an operation and determines the user operation, associates the user operation determined by the user operation determination unit with the content of the processing operation executed in response to the user operation. It is characterized in that it functions as an operation history storing means for saving and an operation history displaying means for displaying and outputting history information including the user operation saved by the operation history saving means and the corresponding processing content.

In such a user operation management processing program according to the present invention, in a computer which operates according to a user operation, an input corresponding to the user operation is detected and the user operation is judged, and the user operation judgment is made. It is possible to correlate and store the user operation determined by the above and the content of the processing operation executed in response to the user operation, and display and output the history information including the stored user operation and the corresponding processing content. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the user operation that has executed each past computer process.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a computer system 10 in which a user operation management processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed.

The computer system 10 is composed of a computer which reads a program recorded in various recording media or a transmitted program and whose operation is controlled by the read program.
The electronic circuit includes a CPU 11.

The CPU 11 is a hard disk device, EE
A system control program stored in advance in the memory unit 12 using a P-ROM, a flash memory or the like, or from an external recording medium 13 such as a CD-ROM or a floppy disk to the memory unit 12 via the recording medium reading unit 14. The operation of each circuit unit is controlled according to the read system control program or the system control program read from the other computer terminal on the network N into the memory unit 12 via the communication control unit 15. The system control program stored in the memory unit 12 is a user operation input signal from the input unit 16 including a user interface such as a keyboard or a mouse, or is received by the communication control unit 15 via the network N from another computer terminal. It is activated in response to a signal.

The CPU 11 includes the memory unit 12,
Recording medium reading unit 14, communication control unit 15, input unit 16
In addition to being connected, a display unit 17 including an LCD (liquid crystal display) or a CRT (cathode-ray tube), and a printing unit 18 including a laser printer are connected.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory structure relating to a user operation management function in the memory section 12 of the computer system 10.

The memory unit 12 of the computer system 10 is used for data communication with other computer terminals on the communication network N via the system control program for controlling the overall operation of the computer system 10 and the communication control unit 15. In addition to storing the communication control program, as shown in FIG. 2, various application programs such as a document creation processing program, a spreadsheet processing program, and a user operation management processing program according to the embodiment of the present invention are stored. Application function unit 12
A: A temporary history unit in which key operation information based on a user operation according to the user operation management processing program and the content of the process executed in response to the key operation are stored and stored in association with the application being executed for each process. 1
2a and a key operation (process result) history section 12B having a permanent history section 12b, and key operation history information arbitrarily registered in the permanent history section 12b by the user is stored and saved according to the end of the corresponding application. Permanent history section 1 upon activation
A permanent history file 12C read out to 2b is prepared.

FIG. 3 is a key operation history management table 20T showing the management structure of the key operation history information in the temporary history section 12a and the permanent history section 12b in the key operation history section 12B of the computer system 10.

In the key operation history management table 20T, each processing action during the activation of the application selected by the user, the data to be processed, and the execution key operation information to be the execution start key of the processing are stored. It is sequentially stored in association with each history management number in the ascending order. For example, when the document creation processing application is being activated, the range of the character string of "Caution" in the displayed document is specified as "Ctrl" + "B". When the conversion process to the bold type is executed by the input operation of "", the process action "bold type conversion", the process target "caution", the process execution key operation information "Ctrl + B"
Is stored in the key operation history management table 20T in the temporary history section 12a.

The individual key operation history information stored and accumulated in the key operation history management table 20T of the temporary history section 12a is displayed and output by the display section 17 as the key operation history list 20 according to the user's need. Alternatively, it is printed out by the printing unit 18.

That is, in the key operation history management table 20T in the temporary history section 12a of the key operation history section 12B, the "processing action", "processing target", and "processing execution" for each individual processing based on the user operation during application startup. The "key operation information" is sequentially stored and saved, and the key operation history management table 20T in the permanent history section 12b includes a key operation history list 20 in the key operation history management table 20T in the key operation history section 12B.
Individual key operation history information that is arbitrarily selected and designated by the user from the display of is extracted and registered for each corresponding application.

Here, each key operation history information registered in the key operation history management table 20T in the permanent history section 12b is displayed in a window in response to a predetermined calling operation during activation of the corresponding application, and a desired key operation is performed. By selecting and specifying the history information, the processing corresponding to the key operation is reproduced and executed.

When the free space of the key operation history management table 20T in the temporary history section 12a is exhausted, the key operation history information corresponding to the oldest history management number is deleted and shifted to obtain the latest history. A free area corresponding to the management number is secured, and the key operation history management table 20 in the permanent history section 12b is provided.
When the empty area of T is exhausted, the key operation history information according to the user instruction is erased and shifted to secure the empty area.

Next, the computer system 1 having the above configuration
The user operation management function in 0 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a key operation history storage process executed during activation of each application according to the user operation management process program installed in the computer system 10.

For example, in the document input display processing state during application activation of the document creation processing, the input unit 1
When it is determined that there is a key input according to the user operation of the keyboard in 6 (step A1), the type of the key input by the user is determined (step A2).

If it is determined that the type of the key input by the user is simple input of characters or symbols, the character or symbol code input by the key is stored in the memory unit for each input operation. The data is written in the input buffer prepared in the work area in 12 and sequentially displayed at the cursor position on the display screen of the display unit 17 (steps A2 → A3).

The type of the key input in response to the user's operation on the input unit 16 is such as "Enter" key or "Ctrl" key other than the simple input of characters or symbols for starting the execution of the function. If the key is determined to be a key, data processing corresponding to the key operation is executed, for example, input confirmation processing or character modification processing for the input character / symbol string is executed ( Steps A1, A2 → A4).

Then, the "processing act" and "processing target" corresponding to the data processing executed in step A4.
The “processing execution key operation information” is, for example, “character input (processing act)”, “nice to meet you” (processing target), and “E”.
"key (key operation information)"
It is written and saved in the key operation history management table 20T in the temporary history section 12a of B (step A
5).

As described above, in the key operation history management table 20T in the temporary history section 12a of the key operation history section 12B, each time the data processing corresponding to the key operation accompanying the function key operation by the user operation is executed, The contents of the “processing action”, the data of the “processing target”, and the “processing execution key operation information” that is the execution start key of the processing are stored.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a key operation information output / registration process for registering and using the key operation information desired by the user, which is executed according to the user operation management process program installed in the computer system 10.

For example, when the icon for outputting / registering the key operation information displayed on the menu bar on the display screen of the display unit 17 is specified while the application for the document creation processing is being activated, the temporary operation of the key operation history unit 12B is performed. Each key operation history information stored in the table 20T (see FIG. 3) is read out from the key operation history management table 20T (see FIG. 3) in the history section 12a, and is used as a key operation history list 20 (see FIG. 2). The information is displayed and output on the display unit 17, and is also printed and output by the printer of the printing unit 18 according to a print instruction as necessary to inform the user (step B2).

In this case, as the key operation history list 20, each key operation history information read from the key operation history management table 20T is directly displayed in the form of a table.

Here, when the user selects and specifies a key operation history that the user wishes to use for performing similar data processing in the future in the key operation history list 20 displayed on the display section 17 (step B3), the specification is performed. One performed key operation history (“processing act”, “processing target”, “processing execution key operation information”) is registered in the key operation history management table 20T of the permanent history unit 12b in association with the currently activated application. (Step B4).

When it is desired to register another key operation history in the key operation history list 20 displayed on the display unit 17, a permanent history corresponding to the selection operation of the desired key operation history. The registration process in the section 12b is repeated (steps B5 → B3 → B4).

As a result, in the key operation history for each data processing stored in the key operation history management table 20T in the temporary history section 12a, the key operation desired by the user to perform similar data processing in the future. Only the history is extracted and registered in the key operation history management table 20T of the permanent history unit 12b in association with the currently running application.

The key operation history data registered in the key operation history management table 20T of the permanent history section 12b is stored in the permanent history file 12C as the currently running application is terminated. To be done.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a registered key operation history management process for managing a registered key operation history corresponding to an application, which is executed according to the user operation management process program installed in the computer system 10.

When a user-desired application icon is selected and designated on the desktop screen displayed on the display unit 17 of the computer system 10 and the corresponding application program (12A) is selected and activated (step C1), the activation application is started. The key operation history data registered in association with is read from the permanent history file 12C to the permanent history section 12b of the key operation history section 12B (step C2).

As a result, the permanent history unit 12
Each registered key operation history information read out to the key operation history management table 20T of b is displayed in a window in response to a predetermined calling operation during activation of the corresponding application, and desired key operation history information is selected and designated. By doing so, the data processing corresponding to the key operation can be easily reproduced and executed.

That is, for example, when the character string range to be processed is specified on the document processing screen and then the desired key operation history information displayed in the window is selected and specified, the key operation signal corresponding to the specified key operation history is selected. Occurs without performing an actual key input operation, and the data processing of the “processing act” registered corresponding to the specified key operation history is executed on the character string specified in the range. .

When the running application is terminated (step C3), the key operation history section 12B is set.
The registered key operation history data read out to the permanent history section 12b of the
It is stored again in C and saved (step C4).

Therefore, according to the user operation management function of the computer system 10 having the above-mentioned configuration, the key operation information of the key operation information operated by the user during the activation of the application is displayed together with the contents of the data processing executed based on the key operation. Temporary history section 12 in 12B
It is stored in the key operation history management table 20T of a. Then, the key operation history information stored in the key operation history management table 20T of the temporary history section 12a is displayed or printed out as the key operation history list 20, and a desired key operation history is selected and designated to set the permanent history section 12.
By registering in b and specifying the desired key operation information to be called according to the user's need, the data processing based on the key operation information is reproduced and executed. Therefore, the user key operation required to execute the immediately preceding processing is performed. You can easily know how to do the above, and you can confirm and register the operation and use it effectively for subsequent application processing.

Therefore, for example, when a process that the user wants to meet on a daily basis or an unknown process is accidentally executed due to an input error, it is possible to easily confirm what the operation was like and register and use it. You can

Further, since the past key operation information and the contents of the data processing executed based on the key operation can be easily confirmed as the key operation history, the processing result corresponding to the key operation procedure such as the preparation of the application manual can be obtained. Recording work can be easily performed.

In the above embodiment, the key operation history information stored in the key operation history management table 20T of the temporary history section 12a is registered in the permanent history section 12b in association with the running application, and the relevant application is registered. Although the case of calling and reusing with the start of is described, it may be registered by linking to a bookmark that can be called regardless of the start or start of the corresponding application.

Further, in the above embodiment, the user operation management function was mainly described in the case where the user operation is a key operation using a keyboard, but a mouse or a touch panel which is a user interface constituting the input unit 16 is used. Even for a user operation, the user operation history management table (20T) can be generated in the same manner as described above, and the operation history can be confirmed, registered, and reused.

The user operation management method in the computer system 10 described in the above embodiment,
That is, the key operation history storage process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the key operation information output / registration process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the registered key operation history management process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Programs that can be executed include memory cards (ROM cards, RAM cards, etc.), magnetic disks (floppy disks, hard disks, etc.), optical disks (C
It can be stored in an external recording medium 13 such as a D-ROM, a DVD or the like) or a semiconductor memory and distributed. Then, various computers that perform processing operations according to user operations read the program stored in the external recording medium 13 into the memory section 12 by the recording medium reading unit 14, and the operation is controlled by the read program. The user operation management function described in the above embodiment can be realized, and the same processing can be executed by the method described above.

Further, the program data for realizing each of the above methods can be transmitted on the communication network (N) in the form of program code, and the computer terminal connected to this communication network (N) can perform the above-mentioned operation. It is also possible to implement the above-mentioned user operation management function by taking in the program data of.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be variously modified at the stage of implementation without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, each of the embodiments includes inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, some constituents may be deleted from all constituents shown in each embodiment, or even if some constituents are combined, the problems described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, When the effects described in the section of the effects of the invention can be obtained, a structure in which these constituent elements are deleted or combined can be extracted as the invention.

[0049]

As described above, according to the user operation management processing program of the present invention, in a computer that operates according to a user operation, an input corresponding to the user operation is detected and the user operation is judged. , The user operation determined by the user operation determination and the content of the processing operation executed according to the user operation are stored in association with each other, and the history information including the stored user operation and the corresponding processing content is displayed. Since it can be output, it becomes possible to confirm the user operation that has caused each past computer process to be executed.

Therefore, it becomes possible to easily confirm the user operation required to execute each data processing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a computer system 10 in which a user operation management processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed.
Block diagram showing the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a memory section 12 of the computer system 10.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a memory structure relating to a user operation management function in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a key operation history management table 20T showing a management structure of key operation history information in the temporary history section 12a and the permanent history section 12b in the key operation history section 12B of the computer system 10;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a key operation history storage process executed during activation of each application according to a user operation management process program installed in the computer system 10.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing key operation information output / registration processing for registering and using user-desired key operation information, which is executed according to a user operation management processing program installed in the computer system 10;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing registered key operation history management processing for managing a registered key operation history corresponding to an application, which is executed according to a user operation management processing program installed in the computer system 10.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Computer system 11 ... CPU 12 ... Memory section 12A ... Application function unit 12B ... key operation (processing result) history section 12a ... Temporary history section 12b ... Permanent history section 12C ... Permanent history file 13 ... External recording medium 14 ... Recording medium reading unit 15 ... Communication control unit 16 ... Input section 17 ... Display 18 ... Printing department N: Communication network 20… List of key operation history 20T ... key operation history management table

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A user operation management processing program for controlling a computer that performs a processing operation according to a user operation, the user operation comprising: detecting the input corresponding to the user operation and determining the user operation. Determination means, operation history storage means for storing the user operation determined by the user operation determination means and the content of the processing operation executed in response to the user operation in association with each other, and the user saved by the operation history storage means A computer readable user operation management processing program that functions as operation history display means for displaying and outputting history information including operations and corresponding processing contents. 2. A computer read function that causes the computer to function as an operation history printing unit that prints out a list of history information including user operations saved by the operation history saving unit and the corresponding processing contents. The user operation management processing program according to claim 1, which is possible. 3. The operation history selecting means for selecting the history information of the user operation displayed and output by the operation history displaying means on the computer, based on the history information of the user operation selected by the operation history selecting means. 2. The user operation management processing program according to claim 1, wherein the program is readable by a computer and is caused to function as a processing execution unit that executes a processing operation according to the user operation. 4. A user operation management method for a computer which operates according to a user operation, the user operation determining step of detecting an input corresponding to the user operation and determining the user operation, and the user operation determining step. An operation history saving step of saving the user operation determined in step 1 and the content of the processing operation executed in response to the user operation in association with each other, and the user operation saved in the operation history saving step and its corresponding processing A user operation management method comprising: an operation history display step of displaying and outputting history information including contents. 5. A user operation management device for a computer that operates according to a user operation, the user operation determining means for detecting an input corresponding to the user operation and determining the user operation, and the user operation determining means. The operation history storage means for storing the user operation determined by the above and the content of the processing operation executed according to the user operation in association with each other, and the user operation stored by the operation history storage means and the corresponding processing content. A user operation management device, comprising: an operation history display unit for displaying and outputting the following history information.