JP2003084892A - Command display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for displaying a display content determined by a user on a display when a command assigned to a function key is used. SOLUTION: This system is used for displaying a command inputted by a function key or a one-touch start button on the display 3, and provided with a function key table 5 for storing a command, an application program and display characters set for every function key or one-touch start button. The display characters set in the table 5 are displayed on the display 3 by the input of the function key or the one-touch start button.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display system of commands registered in function keys provided on a personal computer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Function keys and one-touch start button (hereinafter, both are referred to as "function key")
Executing a command or an application program (hereinafter abbreviated as “AP”) from the () is conventionally adopted. An example thereof is described in JP-A-4-273364. Also, a method of providing a display for displaying function key commands is also disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4
-266115 and JP-A-1-133124.

[0003]

However, the above method is
It was necessary to provide a display dedicated to displaying function key commands. It is also known from the past to display the function key command display on the normal use display without using the dedicated display, but in that case, the display area is taken up by the function key command display area and the actual work display area There was a problem that was reduced.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method of displaying a display content determined by a user on a display when using a command assigned to a function key.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a function key table for storing commands, application programs, and display characters set for each function key or one-touch start button. Alternatively, by pressing the one-touch start button, the display characters set in the function key table are displayed on the display.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a computer system to which the present invention is applied. The computer system comprises a personal computer 1, a keyboard 2 provided with function keys, and a display 3. There is. The personal computer 1 has a function key table 5 in which commands, APs, display characters, and display positions set for each function key are registered, and commands, APs, and displays from the function key table 5 in response to input from the keyboard 2. Executes a program 4 for reading characters and display positions, a display display program 6 for displaying display characters registered in the function key table 5 at a predetermined display position on the display 3, and a command registered in the function key table 5. And a command execution program 7 for executing. The setting contents of the function key table 5 are
It can be changed by the function key table changing program 8.

To give an example of setting the function key table 5, as shown in FIG. 1, a key (key number) =
"1", command = "execute", application = "Internet Explorer" (product name), display character =
“IE”, display position = “upper right” (may be indicated by coordinates). Furthermore, an item of display time (for example, 2 seconds) for displaying the display character on the display 3 may be provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. When the function key is pressed on the keyboard 2 provided with the function key (step 201), the function key reading program 4 sets the command, AP, display character and display position corresponding to the function key pressed on the keyboard 2 to the function key. Read from Table 5 (Step 2
02). The read display character is passed to the display display program 6 and displayed on the display 3 (step 203). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, display characters are displayed at the display position 3a (upper right) of the display 3.
Thereafter, the read command and AP are passed to the command execution program 7 and executed (step 20).
4). If the user is allowed to set the time at which the display character is displayed on the display 3, the command can be executed while the display character is being displayed.

In order to change the command or AP executed by the function key, the display character, the display position or the display time, the function key table changing program 8 is started and the command or AP registered in the function key table 5 is started. Or change the display characters.

With the above arrangement, firstly, it is possible to confirm whether the function keys are set correctly. Secondly, it is possible to confirm which function key the command is assigned to by actually pressing the function key. Third
In addition, when the function key is operated by mistake, it is possible to immediately know from the displayed content that the operation has been performed by mistake. According to the above system, the display area of the displayed characters is not fixed as in the conventional case, and therefore the actual work display area is not reduced. Further, the change program 8 improves the usability by changing the key allocation, the display characters, the display position, or the display time, and the table 5 can be changed even when the number of applications increases. .

Next, the configuration of another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4 is an example in which an application table 9 for associating a window class with a display character B and an application table editing program 10 for editing the application table 9 are added to the personal computer 1 in the embodiment of FIG. Is.

The window class is an identification code assigned to an AP by Windows (Microsoft OS), and a display character B is for displaying what the program currently being executed is. For example, a file name or the like may be set as the display character B. In addition, the currently executing A
Since P is known by the OS, information obtained from the OS (file name in execution, etc.) may be automatically used as the display character B.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. When the command is assigned to a specific AP such as “start” or “execute”, the above effect can be obtained by simply displaying the display character A set in the function key table 5 on the display 3. In the present embodiment, when a function key such as a command for "terminating the currently selected AP" is assigned to the function key, not a command for a specific AP, but a command for changing the target AP depending on the state at that time is assigned. This is an example of displaying on the display which AP the command was executed. In this embodiment,
An example will be given in the case where a command to "end the currently selected AP" is assigned to the function key.

The function key is pressed on the keyboard 2 with the function key (FIG. 5, step 501).
Then, the function key reading program 4 reads the command, AP name and display character A corresponding to the function key pressed by the keyboard 2 from the function key table 5 (step 502). The read display character A is passed to the display display program 6,
It is displayed on the display 3 (step 503).

Next, the command read at that time is "A
It is determined whether or not “P end” (step 504), and “AP
In the case of "end", it is checked whether the window class of the AP which is currently selected by the command execution program 7 and is to be ended is registered in the application table 9 (step 505). If it is registered, the corresponding display character B is displayed. Is read (step 506). Then, the read display character B is passed to the display display program 6 and displayed on the display 3 (step 507), and the command is executed (step 508). If the window class of the AP that is currently selected and is to be terminated is not registered in the application table 9, the command execution program 7 executes only the "AP termination" command (step 508). If the user is allowed to set the time when the display character A and the display character B are displayed on the display 3, the display character A and the display character B are displayed.
You can execute commands while is displayed.

Specifically, when the function key table 5 and the application table 9 are set as shown in FIG. 4, when the function key "5" is pressed, the display characters A and B as shown in FIG. 6 are displayed. Display 3
Is displayed in.

In order to end the display character B at the end of the AP, it is necessary to register the window character of the AP and the display character B to be displayed in the application table 9. In that case, the application table editing program 10 is used to register or delete the application table 9 or edit the display character B.

According to the above example, when a plurality of application programs are being executed simultaneously, it is possible to display which AP is to be terminated. For example, when the AP is terminated by mistake, an erroneous operation is performed. You can immediately confirm that you have gone

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display content determined by the user can be displayed on the display when the command assigned to the function key is used.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the first example.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display display.

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

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the second example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display display.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 personal computer 2 keyboard 3 display 5 Function key table 9 Application table

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A system for displaying a command by a function key or one-touch start button input on a display, and a function key table for storing a command, an application program, and a display character set for each function key or one-touch start button. , A command display system comprising means for displaying a display character set in the function key table on a display by inputting a function key or a one-touch start button. 2. The command display system according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing the setting of the function key table. 3. The command display system according to claim 1, wherein when the command is an end of an application program, a second display character corresponding to the application program to be ended is displayed separately from the display character. 4. A process of reading a command, an application program, and a display character from a function key table that stores a command, an application program, and a display character set for each function key or one-touch start button, and the read display character is displayed on a display. A program that causes a computer to execute a process of displaying and a process of executing a read command. 5. The program according to claim 4, further comprising a process of displaying a second display character corresponding to the application program to be ended separately from the display character when the command is an end of the application program. 6. A method of displaying a command by inputting a function key or a one-touch start button on a display, which stores a command, an application program, and a display character corresponding to the function key or the one-touch start button, A command display method characterized by displaying the corresponding display character on the display if the start button is input.