JP2004272812A - Data editing device, program for executing data editing method on computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify an operator that there is a tag screen associated with a manipulated file when the file associated with the tag screen is manipulated. <P>SOLUTION: The data editing device is constituted with a generation part 105 for generating the tag screen displayed on a screen for a computer, a file associating part 109 for associating at least either information generated by the computer or the information stored with the tag screen, a file update detecting part 111 for detecting that the information associated with the tag screen is updated, and an update notifying part 107 in which a display state for the tag screen associated with the information, which update is detected, is controlled and the associated information updated is notified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data editing apparatus for editing information (multimedia information) such as text, images, and sound in a computer such as a personal computer (PC), and a program for causing the computer to execute a data editing method. The present invention relates to a data editing apparatus for editing multimedia information using a (Graphical User Interface), and a program for causing a computer to execute a data editing method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, in a GUI of a computer, an operation using a so-called WIMP (window, icon, mouse, pointing device) is common. Further, as software for improving the convenience of work in the GUI, there is software that temporarily displays (pastes) characters (text) or images on a display screen of a computer. Such software is generally called tag software, and in this specification, an area for temporarily displaying text and images is referred to as a tag screen. Some sticky note software associates a file with a sticky note screen in addition to text and images, and activates the file by operating the associated file (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2000-163414 (paragraphs [0034] to [0036])
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described related art, although the related file (file B) can be activated by operating the tag screen (tag A), when the file B is directly operated, the file B It is not possible to inform the operator whether or not it is associated with screen A. Therefore, it is necessary for the operator to always keep track of the file associated with the tag screen, and to operate the file B on the tag screen A when operating the file B. Such an operation may complicate the operation of the tag software, and may reduce the efficiency of editing multimedia information on a computer.
[0005]
Further, in the related art, one file is associated with one sticky screen, and a plurality of files cannot be associated. For this reason, in the related art, for example, when a file is updated, the file before the update cannot be sequentially associated with the tag screen every time the file is updated. I couldn't tell what was going on.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when a file associated with a sticky screen is operated from a position other than on the sticky screen, the operator is notified that there is a sticky screen associated with the operated file. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data editing device and a program for causing a computer to execute a data editing method. Further, the present invention provides a data editing device and a program for causing a computer to execute a data editing method, which enables a plurality of files to be associated with a sticky note screen, and enables an update record of the associated file to be known. The purpose is to do.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a tag screen generating means for generating a tag screen displayed on a screen of a computer, information generated by the computer, information stored in the computer Associating means for associating at least one of the information with the tag screen, update detecting means for detecting that the information associated with the tag screen has been updated by the associating means, and information having the update detected by the update detecting means. Update notification means for controlling a display state of the tag screen associated with the information and notifying that the associated information has been updated.
[0008]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to generate a tag screen displayed on a screen of a computer and associate the generated tag screen with information generated by the computer or information stored in the computer. Further, it is possible to detect that the information associated with the sticky note screen has been updated, and to notify that the information has been updated by controlling the display state of the sticky note screen associated with the updated information. .
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus, the update notifying unit notifies information update by changing a display position of the tag screen.
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the information update can be notified by changing the display position of the tag screen.
[0011]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus, the update notifying unit notifies an update of information by changing a size of the tag screen.
[0012]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the information update can be notified by changing the size of the tag screen.
[0013]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus, the association unit associates one or more pieces of information with the tag screen.
[0014]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, one or more pieces of information can be associated with a sticky note screen, and a plurality of pieces of information can be associated with one sticky note screen.
[0015]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus, the associating unit associates information with the tag screen by dragging and dropping an icon indicating information to the tag screen.
[0016]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the information can be associated with the tag screen by a drag-and-drop operation.
[0017]
A data editing apparatus according to a sixth aspect is characterized in that the associating means stores information associated with the tag screen and attribute information of the tag screen in association with each other.
[0018]
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to store information associated with a tag screen and attribute information of the tag screen in association with each other.
[0019]
The program according to the invention according to claim 7, further comprising: a tag screen generating step of generating a tag screen displayed on a computer screen; and at least one of information generated by the computer and information stored in the computer. An associating step for associating with the sticky screen, an update detecting step of detecting that information associated with the sticky screen in the associating step has been updated, and a display state of the sticky screen associated with the information for which the update has been detected And an update notifying step of notifying that the associated information has been updated, and causing the computer to execute a data editing method.
[0020]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to generate a tag screen displayed on a screen of a computer and associate the generated tag screen with information generated by the computer or information stored in the computer. Further, it is possible to detect that the information associated with the sticky note screen has been updated, and to notify that the information has been updated by controlling the display state of the sticky note screen associated with the updated information. .
[0021]
The program according to the invention of claim 8 is characterized in that the update notifying step notifies information update by changing a display position of the tag screen.
[0022]
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the information update can be notified by changing the display position of the tag screen.
[0023]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the program, the update notifying step notifies information update by changing a size of a tag screen.
[0024]
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the information update can be notified by changing the size of the tag screen.
[0025]
The program according to claim 10 is characterized in that the associating step associates one or more pieces of information with the tag screen.
[0026]
According to the tenth aspect, one or more pieces of information can be associated with a sticky note screen, and a plurality of pieces of information can be associated with one sticky note screen.
[0027]
A program according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the associating step associates information with the tag screen by dragging and dropping an icon indicating information to the tag screen.
[0028]
According to the eleventh aspect, the information and the tag screen can be associated with each other by the drag and drop operation.
[0029]
A program according to a twelfth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the associating step stores information associated with the tag screen and attribute information of the tag screen in association with each other.
[0030]
According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to store information associated with a tag screen and attribute information of the tag screen in association with each other.
[0031]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0032]
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining the data editing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated data editing apparatus is configured as an application incorporated in a computer, and includes a generation unit 105 that generates a tag screen displayed on a screen of a computer such as a personal computer (PC); information generated by the computer; A file associating unit 109 that associates at least one of the information stored in the tag screen with the tag screen, a file update detecting unit 111 that detects that the information associated with the tag screen has been updated by the file associating unit 109, An update notification unit 107 that controls the display state of the tag screen associated with the detected information and notifies that the associated information has been updated.
[0033]
Further, the PC includes an input device 101 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a storage device 103 for storing information associated with the tag screen, and a display device 113 for displaying a tag screen whose display state is changed under the control of the update notification unit 107. It has. The display device 113 can be configured as a CRT (cathode-ray tube), a liquid crystal monitor, a projector, or the like. An application as a data editing device is represented by windows and icons on a so-called graphical user interface (GUI) such as Microsoft Windows (registered trademark).
[0034]
Note that the information stored in the storage device 103 and associated with the tag screen may be text or an image created on a PC, or information acquired from outside using a network or a recording medium.
[0035]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the sticky screen, and shows the sticky screen displayed on the display screen 200 of the display device 113. On the display screen 200, a menu 201 is displayed. The menu 201 has a button 201a, a button 201b, and a button 201c, and the text of "text" is displayed on the button 201a. The button 201b displays the character "image", and the button 201c displays the character "file".
[0036]
When the operator selects the button 201a with the input device (the mouse is used in the first embodiment) 101, the sticky screens 203a, 203b, and 203c for text are generated and displayed. The text sticky screen is first displayed as a window, and is displayed on the display screen 200 as text sticky screens 203a, 203b, and 203c after the operator inputs character information using an input device (in the first embodiment, a keyboard). Is done. When the operator selects the button 201b, image sticky screens 205a and 205b are generated and displayed. On the image sticky screens 205a and 205b, handwritten characters and images (images captured on a personal computer from an external peripheral device such as a scanner or a digital camera, images acquired through a network, and the like) are displayed. When the operator selects the button 201c, file sticky screens 207a and 207b are generated and displayed. The file sticky screens 207a and 207b are associated with file information stored in the storage device 103 or file information created before display of the sticky screen and stored in the storage device 103.
[0037]
In addition, the data editing apparatus according to the first embodiment can associate files with not only the file sticky screens 207a and 207b but also the text sticky screens 203a, 203b and 203c and the image sticky screens 205a and 205b. . FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of the display state of the text sticky screen 203c with which the file 2 is associated. Although illustration is omitted, if the file is also associated with the image sticky screen, the image is displayed so as to overlap the image on which the image indicating the associated file is displayed. The association between the tag screen and the file will be described later.
[0038]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a tag screen according to the first embodiment. The operator selects any one of the buttons 201a, 201b, 201c of the menu 201. By the selection of the button, the type of the tag screen is selected (step S301). The generation unit 105 generates one of a text sticky screen, an image sticky screen, and a file sticky screen according to the selected button (step S302). Then, the generated tag screen is displayed at a predetermined position on the display screen 200 of the display device 113 (for example, at the center of the screen) (step S303).
[0039]
When the tag screen is displayed, the operator inputs information on the tag screen using a mouse or a keyboard (step S304). Input of information is performed by inputting a character string using a keyboard if the sticky screen is a text sticky screen. When the sticky screen is an image sticky screen, handwritten characters written using a mouse or images created by other image applications are allocated by cut-and-paste or the like. When the sticky screen is a file sticky screen, a file icon is dragged and dropped on the display screen 200 on the display screen 200 using a mouse. The information on the sticky screen can be input again by double-clicking in the display area.
[0040]
Next, an operation of editing the displayed tag screen will be described. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a moving editing operation of the tag screen. In the figure, it is assumed that the display screen 200 has an origin o at the upper left end, and has a size of a width Wmax and a height Hmax. The sticky note screen 401 has a rectangular window shape. If the upper left coordinate is (mx, my), the width is W, and the height is H, the lower right point q coordinate is expressed as (mx + W, my + H). You. The coordinates of the point P where the position of the mouse cursor is in the dragged state are (x, y), and the position where the mouse cursor is moved is (x ′, y ′). At this time, the relative distances gx, gy between the coordinates (mx, my) at the upper left of the tag and the point P are expressed as gx = x-mx and gy = y-my.
[0041]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the movement editing operation of the tag screen. When the operator selects a sticky note screen using a mouse or the like and presses a mouse button on the sticky note screen, dragging is started (step S501). At this time, assuming that gx = x-mx and gy = y-my, the vertical and horizontal relative distance between the coordinate value of the point P where the dragging is started and the upper left coordinates (mx, my) of the tag is calculated (step S502). When the operator moves the mouse cursor from x to x 'in the horizontal direction and from y to y' in the vertical direction (step S503), the generation unit 105 converts mx and my into mx = x'-gx and my = y. Update as '-gy' (step S504). Then, a tag screen is displayed on the display screen 200 based on the updated values of mx and my (step S505). Further, the generation unit 105 determines whether the drag operation has been completed (step S506). If the drag operation has not been completed (step S506: No), the tag moving operation is repeated. If the drag operation has been completed (step S506: Yes), the process ends.
[0042]
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a resize (size change) editing operation on the display screen 200 of the tag screen. An editing area 601 for resizing to a predetermined size is provided in the lower right corner of the window of the tag screen. The editing area 601 includes, for example, the coordinates (mx + W, my + H) of the point q, and the point r inside the point q by px in the horizontal direction and by py in the vertical direction. When the coordinate value (x, y) of the mouse cursor enters an area for resize editing, that is, when mx + W-px <x <mx + W, my + H-py <y <my + H, a tag including this area is included. Becomes resizable.
[0043]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the resizing operation of the tag. When the mouse button is pressed while the mouse cursor is in the display area of the sticky note screen, a size change function is selected and a drag state is set (step S701). In this state, if it is detected that the operator has moved the mouse cursor from (x, y) to (x ′, y ′) (step S702), it is assumed that W = x′−mx and H = y′−my. The values of W and H are updated (step S703). Furthermore, the generation unit 105 determines whether the drag state of the mouse has ended (step S704). If the drag operation has not been completed (step S704: No), the resize operation is repeated. If the drag operation has been completed (step S704: Yes), the process ends.
[0044]
Next, the association of a file with a tag screen will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a process performed by the file association unit 109, and shows a state in which a file icon 801 is dragged and dropped on the tag screen 803 using a mouse. When the icon 801 is dragged by the mouse and dropped in the window of the tag screen, the file is associated with the tag screen. To be associated means that, for example, the file is stored on the storage device 103 in C: \ home \ igaiga \ tmp \ resource. In the case of being represented by a path of xls, a character string indicating the path to this file is stored in association with the dropped tag screen.
[0045]
When associating a file with a tag screen, the file associating unit 109 adds attribute information of the tag screen to information (file) associated with the tag screen. The specific contents of the attribute information will be described later.
[0046]
The associated file can be activated, for example, by double-clicking the icon 801 displayed on the tag screen. To start a file, for example, on Microsoft Windows (registered trademark),
Public Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpdirDirListectory As String,
ByValnShowCmd As Long) As Long
A file can be started by an API (Application Programmers Interface) function like. It is obvious to a person skilled in the art how to use this function, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0047]
Next, another association process of the file association unit 109 will be described. In this association process, the file association unit 109 associates one or more pieces of information with the tag screen. FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining this processing. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the form of association between the left half window 901 and the right half window 902 of the tag screen is changed. The association form can be arbitrarily set according to the user's purpose, such as associating one as a “link source file” and the other as a “link destination file”.
[0048]
In other words, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the mouse cursor is inside the area bounded by the coordinates (mx, my) and (mx + W / 2, my + H) of the tag screen, the file association unit 109 And the form of association is “link source file”. Further, when the mouse cursor is inside an area ending at (mx + W / 2, my) and (mx + W, my + H) of the tag as shown in FIG. . By such a process, one file can be associated with one tag in the past, but multiple files can be associated with one tag by only a general and simple operation on the GUI called drag and drop. Can be.
[0049]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the process of the file association unit 109. The operator selects a file with a mouse or the like (starts dragging) (step S1001). Then, the mouse is moved (step S1002). The file association unit 109 detects whether or not the mouse cursor is within the mouse position area (Step S1003). If the mouse cursor is located in the window 901 (step S1003: YES), “link source file” is displayed on the display device (step S1008). If the mouse cursor is located in the window 902 (step S1004: YES), “link destination file” is displayed on the display device (step S1009).
[0050]
Next, the file association unit 109 determines whether the drag operation with the mouse has been completed (step S1005). If the drag has not been completed (step S1005: No), the mouse movement process is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the drag has been completed (step S1005: Yes), that is, when the file has been dropped on the tag screen, the final position where the file was dropped is detected (step S1006). When the file drop position is within the window 901, the file is associated as the link source file. If the drop position of the file is the window 902, the file is associated as the link destination file (step S1007).
[0051]
Through the above processing, a plurality of files can be associated with one sticky note screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state of a tag screen associated with a plurality of files. A plurality of files such as file 1 and file 2 can be associated with the tag shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIG. 11B, a file and a folder can be associated with one sticky screen. Of course, you can associate multiple folders.
[0052]
As described above, according to the present invention in which a plurality of files can be associated with one sticky screen, the file before update and the file after update are the same as the plurality of files. Can be associated with the tag screen. Therefore, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the operator can know what progress has been made in updating the file associated with the tag screen.
[0053]
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the processing of the file update detection unit 111. For example, assume that a file “file 2” is associated with the tag screen 1201. At this time, when the file 2 is edited and overwritten and saved, the file update detecting unit 111 detects the update. To detect that the file has been updated, for example, on Microsoft Windows (registered trademark), it is possible to detect that the file has been changed by using the following API functions.
Public Declare Function FindFirstChangeNotification Lib "kernel32" Alias "FindFirstChangeNotificationA" (ByVal lpPathName As String, ByVal bWatchSubtree As Long, ByVal dwNotifyFilter As Long) As LongPublic Declare Function FindNextChangeNotification Lib "kernel32" (ByVal
hChangeHandle As Long) As Long
Public Declaration Function FindCloseChangeNotificationLib "kernel32" (ByValhChangeHandle As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As LongPublic Declare Function WaitForMultipleObjects Lib "kernel32" (ByVal nCount As Long, lpHandles As Long, ByVal bWaitAll As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
It should be noted that a specific detection method is obvious to those skilled in the art, and the description is omitted here.
[0054]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of the file update detection unit 111. Here, for convenience of explanation, the description will be made using user-defined type data in the Microsoft Visual Basic (registered trademark) programming language. Information (tag information) of each tag screen is represented by the following user-defined type.
Public Type Type Husen
mx as Integer
my as Integer
W as Integer
Has as Integer
File () as String
intMaxFile as Integer
End Type
Dim Husen () as Type Husen
Dim intMaxHusen as Integer
[0055]
In the user-defined type described above, mx, my, W, H, File, and intMaxFile are attribute parameters of the tag information, respectively, and are the attribute information of the tag screen of the first embodiment. mx and my are coordinate values of the upper left corner of the tag window, W and H are window sizes of the tag screen, File is an array of paths to associated files and folders, and intMaxFile is the number of associated files and folders. is there. When files and folders are associated with the sticky note screen, the files and folders are referred to as file (0), File (1), File (2)... When it increases, the value of intMaxFile is counted up as intMaxFile = intMaxFile + 1.
[0056]
Husen () is a user-defined array of actual sticky screens, and is referred to as Husen (0), Husen (1), Husen (2),... As the sticky screen is generated. . intMaxHusen is the index number of the user-defined type array of the tag screen, and counts up as intMaxHusen = intMaxHusen + 1 as the tag screen is generated.
[0057]
Referring to FIG. 13 in accordance with the above data, first, the file update detection unit 111 sets i for identifying each tag screen to 0, and sets each Husen [0] to Husen [intMaxHusen] for each Husen tag. The file update of [i] is detected (step S1301). Husen [i]. If it is detected that the file or folder of File [j] has been updated (step S1302: Yes), the update of Husen [i] is notified (in the embodiment of the present invention, it is also described that a response is generated). (Steps S1304 and S1305). Update notification will be described later. In addition, the file update detection unit 111 determines that Husen [i]. File [0] to Husen [i]. File [Husen [i]. When the search up to [intMaxFile] is completed (step S1306: No), the file associated with the next tag screen is searched with i = i + 1 (step S1309). When the search has been completed for all the sticky screens (step S1306: Yes), the generation of the response is stopped (step S1307), the sticky screen is displayed, and the process is terminated (step S1308).
[0058]
It is desirable that the above processing be performed periodically. For example, by performing the above-described processing at an interval of 100 msec, it is possible to always detect an update of a file or a folder.
[0059]
Next, processing performed by the update notification unit 107 will be described. When the file update is detected by the API as described above of the file update detection unit 111, the update notification unit 107 visually changes the tag screen associated with the updated file on the display screen 200, Notify the operator that the file has been updated. The update notification unit 107 according to the first embodiment notifies information update by changing the display position of the tag screen.
[0060]
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a process performed by the update notification unit 107, that is, a process of generating a response. The response to change the display position of the sticky screen is made, for example, by randomly changing the display position of the sticky screen, and a visual effect as if the sticky screen is vibrating can be produced. As a specific method of changing the display position, for example, parameters sx and sy (see FIG. 14) indicating a change in the display position are considered. 0 is substituted for the initial values of sx and sy. By alternately or randomly substituting plus / minus values for sx and sy, an effect is produced as if the sticky note screen is visually vibrating. By changing the display position of the tag screen, the operator can easily grasp which tag screen is associated with the file being edited.
[0061]
Here, the process of changing the display position of the tag screen will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the file update detection unit 111 detects the update of the file, the update notification unit 107 sets i = 0 (step S1303). Next, the value of a Rand function that randomly generates a value from -5 to 5, for example, is substituted for the parameters sx and sy shown in FIG. 14 (step S1304). Further, the tag is displayed on the display device at the updated position (step S1305). This process is repeated assuming that i = i + 1 until i becomes 10 or more (steps S1306 and S1309). If i becomes 10 or more (step S1306: Yes), sx = 0 and sy = 0 are substituted, and the tag is displayed on the display device at the updated position (step S1308), and the process ends.
[0062]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of detecting a file update and notifying the update when a plurality of files can be associated with the tag screen. First, the file update detection unit 111 sets 0, which is a numerical value specifying the tag screen, to 0 (step S1501). Also, j, which is a numerical value specifying a file, is set to 0 (step S1502). Next, it is determined whether File [j] associated with Husen [i] has been updated (step S1503). As a result, if it is determined that the file has been updated (step S1503: YES), a response of the tag screen corresponding to Husen [i] is generated to notify that the associated file has been updated (step S1504). If it is determined that the file has not been updated (step S1503: NO), it is determined whether or not j has reached the maximum number of files associated with the tag screen corresponding to Husen [i] (step S1505). .
[0063]
If it is determined in step S1505 that j has not reached the maximum number of files (step S1505: No), j is counted up by one (step S1507), and the tag screen corresponding to Husen [i] is displayed. Detect updates for the next associated file. If it is determined in step S1505 that j has reached the maximum number of files (step S1505: YES), it is determined whether or not i has reached the maximum number of tag screens (step S1506). If i has not reached the maximum number of sticky screens (step S1506: No), i is counted up by one (step S1508), and the update of the file associated with the next sticky screen is detected. If i has reached the maximum number of sticky screens (step S1506: YES), the processing is terminated.
[0064]
(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the notification method of the update notification unit 107, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, illustration and description of the same parts as in the first embodiment are omitted.
[0065]
In the second embodiment, the update notification unit 107 notifies information update by changing the size of the tag screen. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a process of changing the size of the tag screen according to the second embodiment. In the process of changing the size of the tag screen, for example, values are randomly substituted for the sx and sy parameters in the figure in the same manner as described above, and the upper left corner of the tag is set to (mx-sx, my). −sy), the lower right corner is updated as (mx + W + sx, my + H + sy), the lower left corner is updated as (mx−sx, my + H + sy), and the upper right corner is updated as (mx + W + sx, my-sy) a predetermined number of times. is there. By such a process, the operator can see the tag screen as if it were moving.
[0066]
Note that the generation of the response is not limited to the above-described first and second embodiments, but changes the thickness of the frame portion of the window of the tag screen, and changes the line type of the frame screen. It is possible to change the background color of the tag screen. FIG. 17B shows an example in which the thickness of the frame portion of the window of the sticky note screen shown in FIG. 17A is changed. FIG. 17C shows an example in which the line type of the sticky note screen shown in FIG. 17A is changed. FIG. 17D shows an example in which the background color of the tag screen shown in FIG. 17A is changed.
[0067]
Further, the generation of the response is not limited to the above-described example, and any response may be generated as long as the user can be notified that the file has been updated. Therefore, it can be realized by a visual method, an audible method, or a method of transmitting a signal to another peripheral device.
[0068]
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a program that causes a computer to execute a series of processes of the first and second embodiments described above, and a medium that stores the program. The program can be provided in a state where it is installed in advance on a hard disk 1803 as a recording medium built in the computer 1801 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 18B, the program can be provided as package software by temporarily or permanently storing it in a recording medium 1807 and incorporating it as a unit in a computer 1805 or by storing it in a removable recording medium 1807. . Further, as a recording medium, as shown in FIG. 18C, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Only Only Memory), an MO (Magneto optical) disk, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), A magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like can be used.
[0069]
Also, as shown in FIG. 18D, the program is transferred from the download site 1811 to the computer 1809 by wire or wireless via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. You can download it.
[0070]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the invention according to claim 1 notifies that the information has been updated by controlling the display state of the tag screen associated with the updated information. This has the effect of providing a data editing device capable of notifying the operator of the presence of a sticky note screen.
[0071]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to the first aspect, the information update is notified by changing the display position of the sticky note screen, so that there is a sticky note screen associated with the operated file. This has the effect of notifying the operator of the fact in an easy-to-understand manner.
[0072]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the information update is notified by changing the size of the sticky note screen, so that the sticky note screen associated with the operated file is displayed. This has the effect that the operator can be notified of the fact in an easy-to-understand manner.
[0073]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, it is possible to associate a plurality of files with a sticky note screen and to know an update record of the associated file. This has the effect that it can be performed.
[0074]
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in the data editing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, there is an effect that the information and the tag screen can be associated with a simple operation.
[0075]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, information associated with the sticky screen and attribute information of the sticky screen are stored in association with each other. Is updated, the information on the tag screen associated with this information can be easily obtained and used for the update notification processing.
[0076]
The invention according to claim 7 notifies the user that the information has been updated by controlling the display state of the sticky screen associated with the updated information. Therefore, there is a sticky screen associated with the operated file. Is provided, which can provide a program for causing a computer to execute a data editing method capable of notifying an operator of the data editing method.
[0077]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in a program for causing a computer to execute the data editing method according to the seventh aspect, an update of information is notified by changing a display position of a tag screen, so that the program is associated with an operated file. This has the effect of notifying the operator of the presence of the attached sticky screen in an easy-to-understand manner.
[0078]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in a program for causing a computer to execute the data editing method according to the seventh or eighth aspect, an update of information is notified by changing the size of a sticky note screen. This has the effect that the operator can be informed clearly that there is an associated tag screen.
[0079]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in a program for causing a computer to execute the data editing method according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, it is possible to associate a plurality of files with a sticky note screen, This has the effect of being able to know the updated record of the.
[0080]
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in a program for causing a computer to execute the data editing method according to any one of the seventh to tenth aspects, information and a tag screen can be associated with a simple operation. To play.
[0081]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in a program for causing a computer to execute the data editing method according to any one of the seventh to eleventh aspects, information associated with a sticky note screen is associated with attribute information of the sticky note screen. When the information is updated, the information on the tag screen associated with this information can be easily obtained and used for the update notification processing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining a data editing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a tag screen displayed on a display screen of the display device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a tag screen according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a moving / editing operation of a tag screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a moving and editing operation of the tag screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a resize (size change) editing operation of the tag screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a sticky note resizing operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining processing performed by the file association unit shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a process of associating one or more pieces of information with a tag screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a file association unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state of a tag screen associated with a plurality of files according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining processing of a file update detection unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a file update detection unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining processing performed by the update notification unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of detecting a file update and notifying the update when a plurality of files can be associated with the tag screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a process of changing the size of a tag screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
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FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of notifying another update detection of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a program that causes a computer to execute a series of processes according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, and a medium that stores the program.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Input device
103 storage device
105 generator
107 Update notification section
109 File association unit
111 File update detector
113 Display device
200 display screen
201a, 201b, 201c Button
201 Menu
203a, 203b, 203c Text sticky screen
205a, 205b Image sticky screen
207a, 207b File Sticky Screen
401, 803, 1201 Sticky Note Screen
601 Editing area
801 icon
901 and 902 windows

Claims (12)

Sticky note screen generating means for generating a sticky note screen displayed on a computer screen,
Information generated by the computer, at least one of the information stored in the computer, associating means for associating with the tag screen,
Update detection means for detecting that the information associated with the tag screen has been updated by the association means;
Update notification means for controlling the display state of the tag screen associated with the information whose update has been detected by the update detection means and notifying that the associated information has been updated. Editing device. 2. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update notifying unit notifies an update of information by changing a display position of the tag screen. 3. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update notifying unit notifies an update of information by changing a size of the tag screen. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the association unit associates one or more pieces of information with the tag screen. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the associating unit associates information with the tag screen by dragging and dropping an icon indicating information onto the tag screen. The data editing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the associating unit stores information associated with the tag screen and attribute information of the tag screen in association with each other. A sticky note screen generating step of generating a sticky note screen displayed on a computer screen;
Information generated by the computer, at least one of the information stored in the computer, an associating step of associating the tag screen,
An update detection step of detecting that information associated with the tag screen has been updated in the association step;
Controlling the display state of the tag screen associated with the information for which the update has been detected, and performing an update notification step of notifying that the associated information has been updated, and causing the computer to execute a data editing method. And the program. 8. The program according to claim 7, wherein the update notification step notifies information update by changing a display position of the tag screen. 9. The program according to claim 7, wherein the update notifying step notifies an update of information by changing a size of the tag screen. The program according to claim 7, wherein the associating step associates one or more pieces of information with the tag screen. The program according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the associating step associates information with the tag screen by dragging and dropping an icon indicating information to the tag screen. The program according to claim 11, wherein the associating step stores information associated with the tag screen and attribute information of the tag screen in association with each other.

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